Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-01
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RzCEIPTs To-DAy-Internal reve
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| GOVERNMENT RzoKIPrs To-D.y.-Internal reve-
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| WASHINGTON SERIES OF GOLD CERTIFICATES
| Treasurer Gilfllan to-day received from the bu-
reau OF engraving and printing the first lot OF the
| Washington series OF gold certificates amounting
! 10 $50, 900 In denomination OF $50.
| THE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL which will be
| reported to the House on Monday, makes rcduc-
| ton OF more than a million dollars from the
| amount asked for In the estimates and cuts down
the expenses OF the government on account OF the
Indians to the extent OF SCI, 600 below the amount
| appropriated last year.
| PAYMAsTER RODNEY, U.SN., by having Senate
amendment corrected In conference, saved the
naval retired list being raced from seventy five
| to Its former fifty per cent pay.
| Col THEODORE T. s. LAIDLEY, who has been
| relieved from the command of the Watertown
arsenal, Watertown, Mass, is assigned to the COM
relieving Major Francis Il. Parker, who is assigned
to the command OF the Watertown arsenal, Water
| town, Mass
CONTRACTS AwARDED-Bartlett, Hayward Co.
have been awarded the contract for furnishing
heating apparatus for the Paducah post office and
custom house, and K1nSely Brothers & Miller, Of
Chicago the contract for Stating and iron work at
| Charleston, w. Va.
| Mr.. P. SANFORD Ross, the contractor for dreig-
ing the Potomac fats is expected to arrive here
| this evening or tomorrow. He intends to COM
mence the work next Monday.
THE PRESIDENT and his daughter attended the
| Thanksgiving services at St. Johns (P. E) church
yesterday morning.
Not TRUE.-vice President McCurdy, of the n
Y. Mutual Life Insurance company, says 1T is not
true that the company has offered to Secretary
Folger the position Of its legal adviser.
NAVAL ORDERs-Medical Inspector Michael
Bradley appointed president, and Passed Assistant
Surgeon w. G. G. Wilson member OF a medical
board to meet at the League Island navy yard
| December 4th. Chief Engineer Henry Fl. Stewart
appointed president, and Chief Engineers S. d.
bers OF a naval examining board to convene at
Philadelphia on the 4th OF December. Assistant
Engineer A. W. Morley to Exam examination for pro
tached from the navy yard Mare Island, Cal, and
placed on waiting orders.
REPRESENTATIVE UPDEGRAFF's FUNERAL
Speaker Keifer to-day telcgraphed to the follow
| ing MEMBERS requesting them to attend the
| funeral Of Representative Updegrafr, of Ohio,
Mckinley, ~ ToWnsend. @ C conVerse' verse; Meciure Ic and
Atherton. OF Ohio; Mr.: Caldwell, OF KY; and Mr.
Baynre and Miller, OF Pa. The flag on the Capitol
| sent the following telegram to I. w. Updegraff:
| The death OF Hon. J. T. Updegraff causes the
greatest sorrow. The flag has been placed at half
| mast over the hall of the House. Complete all
necessary arrangements for the funeral Con-
| gressional funeral escort will attend on Monday"
COMMITTEE VACANCIEs.-The following vacancies
| on the several committees of the House now exist
and will be filled by the Speaker: place on pat
ents and Garfield expenses, vacated by Mr.. Shelly;
| on military affairs, by Mr. Wheeler; on manutac--
lures, by Mr.. Finley; on coinage, weights, and
measures and election OF president and vice
| president. by Mr. Stephens; on militia, PENSIONS
bounty, and back pay, by Mr.. Hawk; on railways
and canals, by Mr. Chalmers; on education and
| labor, & =. Dlbble; on the census and expenses
| in the ~ Of1ce Department, by Mr.. Ttlman; on
agriculture education, and public health, by Mr.
| Updegrafr.
GENERAL MCKENZIE is In the city. In company
with Secretary Lincoln he called at the White
House to-day, but the President had not then ar
rived from the Soldiers Home.
PERsoNAI--Acting Vice President Davis has
arrived in town and is at his old quarters at the
Nat1onaL-Senator Fair arrived In New York
| from Europe on ,Wednesday.-The wife and
| terday for Key West, where they Will spend the
winter.-SenatOr Harris, Of Tennessee, is at the
Metropolitan.
Rear Admiral Wyman Stricken With
Paralysis.
Rear Admiral Robert H. Wyman, chairman OF
the light house board, was this morning, shortly
after 10 O'Clock, stricken with paralysis in Riggs
! bank. Surgeon General Crane was called In, and
by his advice the sufferer was at once removed to
his apartments S26 14th street, where he now lies
in very precar1ous condition. and 1t Is thought he
will not live through the day. He Is attended by
| Surgeon General Wales, OF the navy, and others.
His family have been sent for Admiral Wyman
has not been feeling well for several days and this
| morning complained of pain in his head. and
feared he would have an attack Of vertigo. He is
| about sixty years OF age.
The Jeannette Investigation.
SEAMAN ZIMMERMAN EXAMINED AS AN ARCTIC EX-