Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-26
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GovERNIRsT kEcErrTs To-DAY.-Internal rove
nue. se5S, ,560.57; customs, S623,e61.Sa
NATIONAL BANK NOTES received to-day for re-
demption, s262, ,00l.
JUDGING from the demand for rooms and houses,
furnished and unfinished, and for quarters in the
hotels, Washington is to have a crowded and
brilliant season.
A DIVIDEND DEcIARED.-The comptroller of the
currency has declared q final dividend OF nine
per cent in favor Of the creditors
OF the First National bank, OF New
Orleans making in all dividends OF seventy
nine per cent The aggregate amount Of claims
dend is $780, 469 g. and IS to be distributed among
about five hundred claimants and IS payable at
ps6s 81 ses to so
presentation, properly assigned.
AMONG THE CALLERS received by the President
In New York yesterday were Secretary Folger, Mr..
Robert G. McCord, Supervisor John j. O'Br.en,
School Commissioner VIM. e. Dowd, Surrogate
Daniel j. Rollins and Police Commissioner stephen
b. French.
THE CONTROLLER OF the currency has author
lied the Second National bank Of Altoona, Pa,
to commence business with capital OF 100000
dS,
capital $4,000
ARRIVED At MoNRovIA.-John Fl. Smyth, IL. D.,
minister resident and consul general OF the q. s.
to Liberia, arrived at Monrov1a on the % of Au-
gust, via Liverpool, and was formally received by
President Gardner on the 4th Mr. Smyth was in
excellent health, and met with cordial reception
from the authorities and people Of the young AfrI
can republic.
THE FALL EXPEDITION for Liberia by the Ameri-
can colonization society will be dispatched by the
bark Monroyia from New York, November next
1t will be composed OF Intelligent, enterprising
and religious people, mostly in families, from
sas-a careful selection having been made from
thousands OF voluntary applicants for homes in
fatherland
SECRETARY FoLGER--It1 is stated that Secretary
Folger will remain in New York for a few days,
and win then visit Geneva, where, in all probabil-
the Saratoga convention.
EVERY day there are number OF visitors to the
Capitol. and the guides who pilot these strangers
are doing better business than in mid winter
when Congress Is in session.
THB EXAMINATIONS AT ANNAPoIIs-The mental
examination OF candidates for admission to the
naval academy began at the academy yesterday
before Commander II. B. Robson, Prof. W. W.
Hendrickson and Lieut.. Commander j. E. Craig.
The physical examination. begun last Friday, Is
still In progress. So far IS candidates have ap-
peared for examination.
BREAKING THE QUARAETINE.-S Surgeon General
Hamilton was notified last night that the Spanish
steamer Rita arrived at the wharf at Newport
News last night without having been inspected by
quarantine officers. Special Agent Chamberlain,
or the treasury department.. requested Marine
Hospital Surgeon Long to inspect her. Acting
Secretary OF the Treasury New telegraphed that
the eiyl authorities should order the vessel back
TO quarantine, and II she refuses to return the
revenue cutter OF q war vessel can compel her to
do so.
ARRIVAL OF A FRENCH ELAGsHIP.-Capt. j. 81.
Gillis reports to the Navy department, under date
OF New York, September Is, the arrival of the
French frigate Nnerve, bearing the flag OF the
rear admiral commanding the French naval forces
on that station. The national salute fired by the
Mfnerve was returned by the U. S. s. Minnesota.
The rear admirars flag was then saluted with
thirteen guns, which was returned by the M1nerve
gun for gun.
ing blue stone tagging for the approaches of the
north wing of the new State, War and Navy de-
partment building, has been awarded to Acker &
Co., OF this city, for 165 and the contract for
furnishing cut stone for these approaches to David
Tilson, OF Rockland, Me-, for s59,648.17.
THE WEST VIRGINIA CANvAss.-Advices from
West Virginia represent that the republicans have
fighting time to carry the district in which ex-
Secretary of the Navy Gon is candidate. In the
1st district, now represented by Mr.. Wilson, in
which the democrats have nominated a man by
the name OF Goode, there Is chance OF the defeat
OF the democratic candidate because OF local dis
sensions and the determination OF the greenback-
ers to vote for distinctive candidate OF their own.
IT IS RUMoRED that NJ. RouStan, the French min-
lister at Washington, has applied for leave or abb
sence. He VIII go to Paris in November for the
purpose, it is said, OF making application for a
transfer from Washington to some new post in the
Orient
MI
clerk OF the House of Representatives,, nominated
by the democrats OF the 9th district Of Kentucky
for Congress. is ID the city. He Will leave tonight
MI. Adams thinks Kentucky will send a solid
democratc delegation to the Forty-eighth Con-
gress, which will be gain of two-the district
now represented by White Tepubican) and the
addltiona1 district given the state under the new
reapportonment
JUDGE RAYNoR, Solicitor of the Treasury, has
decided In the case of Bailey. agent OF the French
paving company, that the reserved ten per cent,
retained on his contract for repairs to concrete
pavernents must be delivered to Bailey, thus set
ting t rest the disputed question, as to the proper
person 70 receive the reserved fund under the con-
tract, and the assignments OF the interests In.
vOlved In the same
NAVAL ORDERs-Assistant Engineer Edward R.
Freeman has been ordered to duty with the bu-
| reau OF steam engineering; Passed Assistant En-
ineer Ralph Aston has been detached from the
Assistant Engineer John W. Gardner from the
naval station New London, Conn.,, and placed on
waiting orders; Naval Constructor Edward Hartt
from the naval station New London, Conn.,, and
placed On atting orders; Naval Constructor Geo.
K: Boash from the navy yard, New York, and or
Constructor R W. Steele efn from the navy Yard yard.
Portsmouth, A. H., On October 10th, and ordered to
duty at the naval station, New London, Conn.
A CouNTKRFRrTER ARREsTED.-Davld Wilson was
arrested IN Denver yesterday by secret service de-
tectives for passing counterfeit $50 bills He viii
De taken for trial to Kansas City, where the Of
tense was committed.
INV FRESC0ING IN THE RoTUNDA.-The work OF
frescoing the circular space in the rotunda OF the