Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-05
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue., $685., ,15615; customs. s71o,o1o.A
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House to-day
WA Senators Sewell, Rollins and Sawyer. and
representatives Aldrich, Prescott, DeMott,
wheeler and Pettigrew.
THE CHINESE BILL was transmitted to the Presk
dent this morning. He will not act upon it until
1t has been considered at the Cabinet meeting.
SERGEANT A. T. SHERWOOD, O. s. signal corps, is
ordered to Wilmington, N. c., and Sergeant E w.
McGann to Rochester. N. Y. -
DISASTER TO THE BRooKLYN.-Commander
Weaver, Of the Brooklyn, has informed the Navy
department that his vessel was run into by the
Liverpool steamer Mozart while anchored at Mon
tevideO, and the StarbOard quarter cut down be-
low the water line. She will be repaired at the
expense OF the owners OF the colliding steamer.
ATTORNEY GENERAL BREWSTER has given a writ
ten opinion In which he cOmeS.tO the same conclu-
lately indicated by the Secretary Of the Treasury,
viz: That those bonds must by law be called, the
highest number first.
COURT MARITAL has been ordered to-day at the
navy yard, New York, composed OF Captains ID. L.
Braine and Milton Haxtun, Commanders c. NJ.
Schoonmaker and VIM. s. Dana, and Lieuts a. L.
Tremafn, F. j. Drake and ii. G. I. Nye, for the
Trial OF Seaman Geo. N. Shepherd.
THE Secretary OF the Navy has received COM
munication from Lieutenant Berry, commanding
the Rodgers, confirming the loss Of that vessel by
nre, Which took place November 50th.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Pay Director Alex. W. Russell
ordered as navy pay agent at Philadelphia, 10th
May; Commander A. 8. CrowninShield detached
from duty in the signal Office. and granted leave
of absence for one year; Pay Director j. 8. Cum
ningham detached from duty as navy pay agent at
Philadelphia, 10th inst and ordered to settle ac-
counts The orders of Commodore E. Y. McCauley
a nen Ve 1s o
Captain L. A. Beardslee has been extended until
the 18th OF November. Assistant Engineer II. w.
Spangler will be continued on duty at the Uni
versity OF Pennsylvania for another year.
DISPATCH from Capt Pearson, commanding
the U.s. s. Wachusetts, at Sitka, Alaska, reports
affairs quiet in that territory, and the health of
oncers and men good.
L1EUT GEN. SHERIDAN has sent telegram to
Gen. Pope at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, in which
he expresses his qualification at the successful
results obtained from the fndefatigable pursuit
o. %ota .he hostile Apaches by Lieut. Col George A.
Major Tupper's command, and speaks in a COM
plimentary manner OF the careful management OF
egram to the adjutant general, in which he says
that the success In the Apache war is due to the
1ndefatigable energy OF Col. Forsyth and to the
good management Of Col Mckenzie.
SECRETARY FoLGER has rendered the thanks Of
the Treasury department to the Meline investigat-
ing committee "fnr the independence and fidelity
to duty with which they went through their work.
The committee was composed OF J: f. Meline, OF the
Treasurer's office; J. Walker, First Controllers
Office, and w. Hill, Of the Registers Office.
GOOD DEAL OF INCoNvENIENCE was caused
to the regularly enlisted men doing duty in the
different bureaus OF the War department, number
ing about four hundred, by being paid the commu-
tation OF ratiOns s3O per monthly for the month of
April with check on the United States Treasury,
payable to order, instead OF cash, as has usually
been done. AS the men were not known at the
Treasury, 1T was necessary for them to be 1denti-
ans as oss he1 Put them to hVs
avoided by making the check payable to bearer,
or by continuing the practice of paying money.
IT WAS REPORTED to-day that the Senate
finance committee had requested Secretary Folger
to appear before them with reference to the
whisky bill investigation The Secretary this
afternoon said he had not been notified to appear
and did not think it likely he would be.
To-DAYs CABINET MEETING.-Al the members
of the Cabinet were present at the regular meet
not return from Philadelphia until tomorrow.
The session was unusually short, and nothing of
Importance resulted. The new Chinese bill was
read and discussed, but it Is not probable that i'm
mediate action will be taken upon it.
MARINE CoRrs ORDERs.-Capt H. A. Bartlett, of
duty at the marine barracks, Brooklyn, N Y
Major Green Clay GOedlOe, ordered to Norfolk,
Va, to pay of the marines stationed there. Sec
barracks Washington, and ordered to the marine
barracks at Brooklyn, N. Y. First Lieut.. George
Keed, desached from ,r the marine barracks,
marine guard on board the Vandalia, at Hampton
Roads, relieving First Lieut.. E. r. Robinson. who
Is ordered to duty at the marine barracks, Brook
lyn.
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at the Tooth anniversary Of Phillips Exeter Acade-
my, New Hampshire, In June.-Col w. F. Shat
fer, OF New York, arrived in town yesterday after
prolonged visit to the mining regions OF southern
Colorado, Mexico and Artzona.--Nir j. P. Voor-
hees son of the Senator from Indiana, who has re-
Gently written a play, has concluded arrange
ments by which he expects to its production
United States Consul General to Egypt, % was sin in
Paris at last accounts, and expects to come home
shortly on leave OF fabsence.-Managers Albaugh,
York, are at Willard ds.~Minister % Young, ing who Who
starts, via San Francisco. to-day, for China, was
dined last evening at the Union League Club House
in Philadelphia by the directors OF that institu-
tion.-The report OF the illness OF ex-senator
Morrill, OF Maine. appears to have been exagger-
tiOn OF Admiral John Rodgers is not so favorable
to-day as 1t has been since his removal to George
Ea e. smaS padetos M is in New
Naples, arrived in the city this morning. and is
staying with his father, Hon. j. Amber Smith,
WHO met MIN III new fOrk."G6noTal Grant ana
family will. for the summer, occupy q cottage on
the farm Of his son, u s. Grant, comprising about
Ao acres, IN Mestcnester county, near New York
he and his party Will reach st. Louis Monday
morning.
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Commissioner TWining Dangerously
Major Twining is reported as being In a critical
condition to-day. His physicians, Drs. Norris and
Hawk, state that he has incipieut pneumonia In
both lungs, and that his condition is DANGEROUS,
though not hopeless. Commissioners Dent and
Morgan, and Lteutenants Hoxie and Greene have
visited Ills lodgings this morning. At one O'Clock
Major Twining was no better, and the physicians
say the critical time is between noon and night