Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-09
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAy.-Internal reve-
nue., Ss5,65611; customs, $685., 23
NATIONAL BANK NOTES outstanding, 1851 ,O93, ,753
The AMOUNT OF UNITED STATES BONDS with
drawn from securities OF national banks by Treas
urer Gilflllan today, and surrended to the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury for exchange into three per
cents, is sl0,3lS,0J0. Total, s?635O,350.
THE LAWFUL MONEY on deposit in the Treasury
to-dayfor the redemption of notes OF banks reducing
circulation IS s25C3 $3.50; failed banks s1044-
459a btnks in liquidation s13,569, ,49o50. Total,
SO GA 521. %.
NAVAL ORDERs-Passed Assistant Engineer
Robert w. Milligan ordered to the Kearsarge, and
Passed Assistant Engineer Robert Crawford de-
t'ched from the kearSarge and ordered as instruc-
tor In the Spring Garden Institute, at Philadel-
phia.
| THE NORTH ATLANTIC SQUADRON sailed from
Elstp1rt Me. yesterday afternoon for Portsmouth,
New Hampshire.
THE TRAINING SQUADRoN.-Co Luce,
comm aniing the training squadron, reports to the
Navy department, un'ier date or Gibraltar, Au-
gust 2l>t that the Portsmouth arrived at that port
August 18th, fourteen days from Genoa, and the
1ranche. The Saratoga had to put into Villefranche
for stores, to be drafted from the United States
stoTehouSe at that place. The health OF officers
and crews Is reported TO continue good
| THE CASE OF SERGT. MAsoN.-Mr. j. G. Bgelow
COUNSEL for Sergt. Mason, convicted by court-mar
tal and under sentence in the Albany penitentiary
| fer shooting at Gutteau, yesterday received a
letter from the Secretary Of War declining to fur
Dish him with copy OF the opinion or Judge Ad-
vOcatc General Swain on the case for the reason
nn
Mr. Bigel0w will probably make his attempt to
secure tue release OF Mason through writ OF
haDcaS corpus next week, Mrs Mason is detained
at her home in Virginia by the sickness OF her
baby.
THE PRESIDENT, accompanied by Judge Carter,
Senator Rollins, and his private secretary, Mr..
Phillips went ashore at Marblehead, Mass, yes
terdly. The people OF the town assembled at
Abbott hall, where, In brief speech, the. Presi-
dent welcomed by Chairman Orne, and intro
du"ed to the assembly. The President made a
few remarks, thanking the people for their cordial
reception. He was received in the most enthusi-
astic manner by the large assembly, and every
demonstration was made that time would permit.
The President and party drove from Marbehead
tCSalem yesterday forenoon and spent a couple OF
hours visiting points OF interest. No formal re-
ception was held. The Despatch left Marblehead
with Secretary Chandler On board, dropped down
the river at Portsmouth last evening" and will
IN In In the lower harbOr to await the Despatch
with the presidential party. citizens commit
tee has been apponted-to cooperate with COM
tee from the board or trade In receiving PreS
dent Arthur, with the Hon. Franz Jones at its
head
PERsoNAL.-Mr. Allan Arthur, son OF the Presi-
dent, is visiting Representative Crowley, at Lock-
port, n. Y.-Dr. Duiey A. Denson, OF the Navy
department.. and family are spending the month
OF September at the Old homestead in Mystic
River COnn.-Cards are out for the marriage on
Thursday next, OF Mr.. George Bou ,inot and Miss
Jessie Boyd, daughter OF Col. Vim. IL. BOYD, OF this
| city.-Mss Minnie Crowley is spending some
Glen--Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Squier and daughters
leave on Monday Tor Melrose. Mass, where they
will be the guests OF ex-RepreSentative Gooch and
family-Miss Pollock and Miss Noerr have
turned TO the city.--Mr. ana Mrs w. S. Thomp-
| National Pharmaceutical Convention, OF which
Mr.. I. IS 1st Vice President, after which they Will
being absent about four weeks-Mrs. John d.
McChesney and family have returned to the city
from Orkney fS Spr ngs, where they have been
Brewster has taken his family to Long Branch.-
Miss Jennie Rawlins, eldest daughter Oh President
Grants Grants first Secretary Of War, was married
byterian Church at Goshen. n. Y.--S w. Small,
| c'Old SIP editor OF the Atlanta Herald, was in
| York to procure new and faster press for his
prosperous Journal.-Juige Advocate General
| the city.-Mr Ierndon Norsell Will leave on
| Monday for New York, where he will pass few
days, and then go ON to Boston to join the Ideal
Opera Company, OF which he is 10 be one OF the
| stars this selson.-Mrs. G. W. Adams and family
! have gone to Cape May, on account OF the iii
| health OF one OF her daughters-Gen. Hazen,
| chief signal officer, has returned to the city,
Mrs. SGger has returned to the city from Beverly,
Mass, where she has been Spending some time
day, via England whittier he was accompanied by
his mother.-Miss Osborne has returned to the
Of the Sauveur College OF Languages, at Amherst
COllegc.-Representativ Bsbee, OF Florida, is In
the eity:~Capt. N NJ Brooks Of the office OF
interesting examination OF the Gettysburg battle
neld, which he maze In company with several
Grand Army friends who, like himself, had rem
dered gallant service Oh that field.
SUIT AGAINST STEAMBOAT CoMPANY.-To-day,
Georgetown Catholic Union, entered suit by Rob't.
Christy agt. the Washington Steamboat Co.
limitedD for s2,5OO damages. The plaintiffs
arranged for an excursion to Marshall Hall on
July 25th last, engaging for the conveyance or
their patrons the steamer ArrOwsmith, which they
the defendants) failed to have at the wharf here
at ~ O'Clock as agreed upon, and to have tie same
at the. wharf at Marshall Hall between ~ and
O'Clock as agreed upon, and ready to receive pas
sengers and leave here att O'Clock, and cOnSe-
quently large number OF their patrons were dis
appointed, both at the wharf here and at Marshall
fund 1900 to those who had purchased tickets, and
also lost the sale of large number OF tickets to
parties who were at the wharf With the intention
OF going.
PLAYED 'OUr.-Joseph Kelly, a respectfully
dressed old man, was before the Police Court this
morning again. He was released a few days ago
on promising Judge Bunuy, to sell out and leave
the city. This morning he was fined $40 or 80
days on the farm, for loud and bosterous and dis
orderly conduct on the street. His face and
clothes were Spattered with blood, and he put IN
one OF his best appeals, but to no avail this time
I as Judge Bundy won't be fooled more than once
by the same person.
DEEDS IN FEE have been recorded as follows:
Al Amelia M 7 Hempter to j. W. Bailey. sub z. So. 194
5000. Rich1rd Rothweil to John A. Peake, sub.
16, 81. 965; s., 500 E. A. Bailey trustee, to E. D.
wright, part ], So. 464; S225. w. +. Kengla to
John Harrington, "Frlendship;" s90lS.S0
WASHTNGTONIANS IN THE OLD ORCHARD BEACH
FIRE.-AmOng the occupants of the Hotel Bruns-
wick. at Old Orchard Beach. when it was con-
Sumed by IRE last week, were Mrs. A. s. French
and daughter, OF Capitol HILL Fortunately they
both escaped without serious injury, although
they still suffer from, difficulty In breathing,
caused by inhaling the hot smoke and poisonous
fumes consequent upon the confagratiOn. Hap
PLY both were improving at last accounts. The
fire originated directly beneath their room In the
hotel little after midnight, and the wonder is
that they escaped alive They lost their entire
wardrobe, and, after struggling through flame and
smoke, they found their way. as they sprang from
their beds, to a neighboring hotel, where they