Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-08-16
Washington News and Gossip.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY-Int,rnal reye-
nue., 352,25.74; customs. 81, s42. 3s4a OF.
NATIONAL BANK NOTES received to-day for re-
demption, $4,000.
Mr. W. j. WARREN, chief clerk of the engineers
bureau of the War department.. who LETT the city
some time ago to attend his dying brother, the
late Gen. G. X. Warren, at Newport, II. l., re-
turned last evening.
CHARLES s. HILL, statistician of the State de-
partment, has been granted leave OF absence to
assist the Metropolitan Indu strial League OF New
York In preparing and harmoniZng statistical
reports of the various Industries TO be submitted
to the tariff commission.
THE SOCIETY, Army of the Cumberland, enjoys
the distinction Of having its rolls three justices
OF the Supreme Court Of the United States viz:
Col. Mathews, Col. Harlan and Col. Wood.
THE TALLAPoosA, with Secretary Chandler on
board, left Norfolk last evening at $50. She IS
expected to reach Wilmington, Del, this after
noon, where the Secretary will inspect the unfin-
ished iron-clad Amphritrite. From Wilmington
the Talapoosa will proceed to League Island, Pa,
navy yard.
NAVAL ORDERS.-Lieut. Commander Edward T.
Strong, ordered as executive OF the training ship
Minnesota Lieuts Chasl A. Clark, r. b. Peek
and Webster DOty, to the Minnesota. Master A.
81.
ID. Castillo to the navy yard, Washington. Lieut..
r. NJ. Cults, detached from the navy yard, Mare
Island. 9Th OCTOBER and ordered to duty in the bu-
reau OF ordnance, 18th October. EnSlgnS f. b. VIM
ton and ThOs. NJ. Brandy, from the jamestown,
and ordered to the Minnesota Ensign A. E. Cal
Yer, from the POwhatan, 21St inst, and placed on
waiting orders Midshipman John E. Mcdonald,
from the Ranger 25th inst, and granted one years
leave from that date.
TRANSIT OF VENUs--Leut. Samuel w. Very, q.
s. navy, will have charge OF the transit OF Venus
party to be stationed at Santa Cruz, Patagonia.
The other persons attached to the party are: Q.
photographer, and Irwin Stanley, assistant pho
toSrapher. The party will leave in a few days from
New lorh Ior Souln america, via europe. The
flagship Brooklyn will take them from MOntevideo
10 Santa Cruz
THE WHITE House is being thoroughly renovated
and repaired. Sanitary improvements are also
being made An iron sewer pipe of twelve inches
In diameter. with sealed connections and improved
taps Is to be substituted for the large brick old
fashioned sewer, which was somewhat defective
and allowed the escape Of sewer gas. In tearing
up this sewer 1t was found to be filled with an ac-
cumuation OF filth. Such state OF affairs will
also being taken to improve the ventilation OF the
building and render it more habitable in every
way. The entire front OF the mansion is also to
be scraped ald painted. 1t is far from present
able in its present condition, being covered with
eobwe6s and badly soiled and aiscoored. The
East Room Is now about the only part OF the
building open to the public.
PATENTS were issued yesterday as follows: Frank
s. Anderson and C. Sauer. Easton, Md, feed water
apparatus; T. A. Connolly, Washington; M. DAN
iel Connolly, Philadelphia, and T. j. McTighe,
Pittsburg, automatic telephone exchanges; Willard
u. D0remus, Washington, paper file holders; john
Lang. Washington, metallic bill file; % JOHN T ". NC
Knight, Washington, manufacture OF artificial
marble, stone and tile; Chas. F. Meyers, Washing
ton, two patents, one for toy flying machine and
The other for flying machine; EIward Small, Bal
timore, apparatus for making wire solder.
DECISION UNDER TIE COPYRIGHT LAw.-The law
provides that reprints abroad OF American copy
righted books shall be subject to forfeiture upon
importation or sale in the United States There is
no law, however, expressly providing for proceed
toms Officers on the importation OF such reprints.
The Acting Secretary or the Treasury has, how
ever, decided that the customs officers may detain
the reprints, and notify the owners or the copy
rights to the end that the latter may take such
measures for the forfeiture OF the books the Cir
Gums tanceS may warrant.
PERSONAL. W. Thompson Is at Asbury PARK
j. o. Wilson and family and VIM. Ballantyne
and family are at Nantucket-Nrs. C. E. SchOtt.
Miss Mary Awkward and Miss Minnie SchOtt. who
were at the seashOre during the month OF July,
viii spend the remainder OF the summer at Rock
EnOn SpringS.-Mr. and Mrs Lewis Williams, OF
theWar department., have gone tOWi!lOw GrOve,Va
Treasurer Gilfllan has returned from Fortress
MOnroe.-Jujge Advocate General Remey, US.
navy, has gone to New York for few days
Mr.. H: C. Darlington, of the Secretary of Wars
office, has returned from his vacation. Mrs. Car
rington is stu at Ocean GrOve-MrS. Nellie Sar-
toriS and two children and maid and Mr.. John L.
Stevens, United States Minister 10 Sweden and
Norway, will sail from New YORK in the Eibe to-
day.-Arstarchi Bey, Turkish Minister at Wash
ington, aud Assistant Postmaster General Hazen
are in New YOrk.-MrS. William S. Kelly, l. G..
Bayton. A j. Meyers and r. d. Harlan. Of this
city, are registered at Newport.-R Ii. Graham
is at Mountain Top. Alton Va.-Commlssione
\. X. West has gone 10 New London, Conn, for
two weeks.-MrS Emma Raymond is at Atlantic
City, +. COrvazier is at Cape May
Capt. /. \. Burritt has gone to Uniondale,
Pa.-Ralph jefferson is at North Deer Island,
&e.-ThomaS Walsh is at Rock Enon--John
Morgan has sufficiently recovered from his rheu-
matte attack TO BE- able to attend 10 business
through the day and make trips over night to the
Washington Grove camp meeting.