Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-01
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue., 4S6,so412; customs, 1891 ,S9oa5
THE NATIONALS BANK NOTES received to-day fol-
redemption, $166. 900.
SECRETARY TELLER is expected back on Wedncs-
day next
COL CoRBIN, assistant adjutant general T. S.
A. lett this morning for his new station at New.
port, Ky.
SECRETARY CHANDLER inspected the Boston
navy yard yesterday, and said he would to-day &c
TO PrOy1dence and Squantum to meet President
Arthur, but will return to New York tonight to
sleep on board the Tallapoosa, and be ready fo-
an early start tomorrow for Portsmouth.
APPOINTMENTS IN THE WAR OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
tary Lincoln has appointed w. c. Tilden OF VT, to
$1,000 clerkship in the Surgeon Generals office,
): +. Culen,of Tenn, watchman in the Adjutant
Generals office.
INVADER PAYNE.-Acting Secretary Joslyn to-
day directed the military authorities to turn Capt.
Payne over to the civil authorities, and that he be
trled at Fort Smith. Arkansas
THE PAssAIC went into sea service at twenty
minutes past ten this morning. The Wyandotte
is now the receiving ship.
THE PRESSURE for the assistant secretaryships
of the War an Navy departments does not seem to
be great The salary fixed is $500 year. Con-
gresS evidently anticipated that the President
would make these appointments before the Senate
again convened, for the law contains a proviso
tnat II such assistant secretarys Shall be first ap
pointed during the recess or the Senate, that Saa-
rieS may be paid them until the end Of the next
session OF :he Senate.
SUPERVISING INSPECTOR GENERAL OF Steam ves-
sells Dumont has gone to Albany, N Y, where he
will establish his headquarters during the month
OF september, and where he will prepare the reg
ulations for the government OF the special inspec-
TORS OF foreign steam vessels.
THE MONITOR NANTUCKET, now at the Norfolk
navy yard, will be ready for sea in about twelve
days. She will then proceed Oh cruise to New
York, and be followed In a few days by the moni-
tor MOntauk.
COINAGE executed at the mints Of the United
States during the month OF August, 1882: Double
eagles, 262 5l5 eagles, 147750; half-eages AIS;
three dollars Is; quarter eagles, IS; dollars, IS;
Standard silver dollars. 2425 0a0 five cent pieces,
1,G920C0; one cent, 5,110.0C0 making 9O49, 725
pieces Of the value OF s., BIC, ,922.50.
THE PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT, issued to-day,
shows the decrease of the public debt during the
month of August to be s16,123 26i "a; cash in the
S242. ESQ 49,. gold certificates out
standing 90; silver certificates outstanding.
Sl200o.0 .0CO; refunding certificates outstanding,
S42 lo0 legal tenders outstanding. S3l5 6S1 ,016;
fractional currency outstanding, 81 02 O66 Il: cash
balance available, Sal, ,629, ,21I.22.
PEACE AT PINE RIDGE AGENCY.--Indian Inspec-
tor Pollock, who was sent out to Pine Ridge agency
to ascertain the cause Of the difficulty between
Red Cloud and the Indian agent telepraphed to-
d ~ to Acting Secretary JoSlyn, as follows: car
rived this evening. Everything quiet. Red Cloud
over whose house floats the American flag, came
with the police and others out On the road TO meet
and welcome u.s.
THE CONTRACT for the lease of portion OF the
Yellowstone Park, Dakota, to c. T. Hobart, John
Douglas and H. F. Douglas, for period OF ten
years, was approved to-day by the acting Secre-
tary, JOSlyn These gentlemen will erect Hotels
run stage lines, and in other ways make general
improvements, with the view OF accommodating
the visitors. The annual rental will be merely
In consideration OF the extensive Inn
pr0vementS made by the leSSeeS.
NAVAL CHANGEs-Passed Assistant Surgeon
Howard Smith has been detached from the Stand
ish and ordered to the Passaic, and Passed As
Sstant Surgeon Robert Swan from the PaSsatc
and ordered to the receiving vessel Wyandotte.
THE U. S. s. Wyoming arrived at Port ROYAL
last night, from a cruise Off the coast. us.l9-
RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED. - The
President has appointe1 Arthur B. Johnson, OF
New York; John P. Sanborn, Of Rhode Island, and
Henry w. Scott, OF oregon, commission to eX-
anime twenty-five miles OF railroad constructed by
the Northern Pacific railroad company In the Yei-
lowstone Valley and Montana territory.
EXCHANGE OF BoNDs.-United States bonds with
drawn from securities OF national banks OF the
United States treasurer for exchange into per
cents from August 18th to date, $1S325 $780, to-day
s4.946,45O. Total, ga, 3,272, 400
THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT SOCIETY has re-
ceived letter from E. s. N. Morgan, secretary Of
the territory of Wyoming, stating that the legis-
lature of that territory wanted to send Wyom-
Ing stone for the Washington monument, and ask
&C. The Kansas stone is on the ground and will
be shortly laid on the monument. The work OF
ne new section On @ the monument Will be
Will bring the monument up to height OF $50
feet.
PERsoNAL-Mrs Garfield has been suffering from
malaria. and has been attended by DR.. Boynton at
McKeever and family are among
latest arrivals at Saratoga-Mr. VIM. Fl. Hunt,
son OF the exSecretary of the Navy, and Miss Ger
known In Washington society, were married in
Grace church, Brooklyn, last evening.-Judge
of the Court OF Claims, and Mr. l.
office of the New York Herald in Paris yesterday.
Inspector Hudson and family have
Mrs. j. p Palmer Of this city. Was among the ar
rivals in New York from Europe, by the steamer
scythia, day before yesterday.---Mr and Mrs.
where they attended reception given by the Mar
Quis OF LOrne and Princess Louise at the Citadel
MIR. s. b. Milton has returned to the city after
Q prolonged stay at River Sprngs.-MessrS. H. q.
Bowers and wife, l. W. Porteffeld, C. E. Town and
v. D. Stockbridge, OF Washington, were passengers
by the steamer sailing from Baltimore for Boston
yesterday.--EX-Senator Gordon, OF Ga, has left
Paris for visit to the Duke OF Sutherland, at his
home, Dunrob1n Castle, in the north of Scotland.
MIR II. II. Hempler has returned from Cape
May.-Lieut. Com. Winn and Mrs. Winn left the
city this morning for their home at Chelsea, Mass
Mr. Edward Clarke, architect OF the Capitol, re-
turned last Stickney, who has been
spending some time in the north, IS now at Oak
land.-Dr. and Mrs. Kellogg have returned from
their trip 10 the mountains in western Virginia.
Gen. T. Granam has gone to Spring Lake, N. J.,
where he will pass the greater part OF Septem-
ber:-senator Bayard and party left New York
to-day for the Yellowstone National Park.-Gen.
and Mrs Il. v. Boynton are passing their septem-
ber vacation at Rye Beach.-Mr. Harvey, secre-
tary OF the Washington Monument Society, re-
turned last evening from trip to COney Island
and New England.-Dr. j. T. Howard has re-
turned from a two weeks visit to his family at
Cape May and Salem, N.J.-Miss Lucy Chadwell
left the city on Wednesday to visit friends In Cleve
land and ChicagO-Mrs. E. Ferris and family
returned yesterday from the mountains of west