Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-11-28
Washington News and Gossip.

w dSulngLOu NEWS anu G0SS1p.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-InternaI reve-
nue., $19S, ,5S5 35; customs, $3.50 i3e6.
THE EXCHANGES into three per cent bonds from
November 1st to date amount to 500.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Medical Director William T.
Hord has been ordered to duty as member of the
medical board at Washington. Passed Assistant
Surgeon I. D. Myers has been ordered to appear
before the retiring board. Passed Assistant Sur
geon J. NJ Murray has been detached from the o.
s. steamer Juniata and has been ordered to await
the result Of his trial at New York.
GOLD CERTIFIcATEs-It is expected that the
Washington series of gold certificates will be
ready for issue bv December 1st Treasurer Gill
fillan has disposed OF all the New York series of
gold certificates received here from New York,
and upon which the name OF Assistant Treasurer
Acton was printed at the bureau Of engraving and
printing.
THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE OF the House to inspect
the improvements of the Mississippi river reached
Washington from New. Orleans this morning.
Chairman Burrows will at once commence the
preparation OF the report OF the committee.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS met
this morning. There were present Messrs His
cock. chairman; Ketcham, LeFevre. O'Neil, Cas-
well, Burrows and Ryan. Mr.. Cannon telegraphed
from Columbus, Ohio, that he was en- route to this
city The committee without 10 ut transact!ng any
when the Indian appropriation bill viii be re,
ported by Mr.. Ryan, who has 1t In charge, to the
full committee.
THE NEW YORK Herald Of to-day says: "Geo.
E. Spencer arrived yesterday from Havana" Is
this the star route man?
THE CABI NET MEETING To-DAY.-The President
arrived at the White H ouse at exactly noon to-
day. All the members of the Cabinet were
present at the Cabinet meeting, which was held
q a1 no yvac obi
shortly after one O'Clock. The entire session was
devoted to the discussion Of the topics to be con-
sidered in the Presidents coming message.
Neither further dlsmissals nor appointments were
considered.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY NEW went to Baltimore
this morning on private business. He will return
this evening
The INVESTIGATION OF the accounts of United
States Marshal LOngstreet Will not be finished for
some time. The main difficulty lies In the exam
ination of the accounts OF the deputy marshas.
Gen. LongStreet Is now In this city.
Mr.. R. j. W1NTERsMIrH arrived to-day from
Texas He says that Tom Ochiltree was elected
by 1000 majority, reversing the former democratic
majority, making gain OF COG. Col. Ochiltree Is
expected here In about week.
HON. NATHAN GoFF, jr., is in the city. He was
this morning appointed by the Attorney General
to assist In the prosecution OF three highway mail
robbers recently arrested in West Virginia who
belong to the band who have long been a terror
TO Ger tain portions OF that sttte.
NAMES CHANGED.-An order has been issued
changing the name of Fort Point on the south
side OF the Golden Gate entrance to the bay OF
San Francisco), California to Fort Winfield Scott,
and the military post at Black Point, San Fran
cisco harbor. now known as Fort Point San Jose,
to Fort Mason.
DEATH OF ADMIRAL STRoNG-The Navy depart
ment is Informed that Rear Admiral James H.
Strong. RETIRED died at Columbia, s. c., this morn
Ing from hemorrhage Of the lungs. Admiral
was placed on the retired list August, 1874 He
had been In the service nearly f1ity-three years.
AvEN PEARSON, of Chicago, has been appointed
superintendent of the Congressional Record by Mr..
Rounds.
Mr.. sPENcER's succEssoR-The President has
appointed Colgate Hoyt, of New York city, a gov
ernment director of the Union Pacific railroad,
vice George E. Spencer, dismissed
THE LIFE SAVING SERvICR.-The annual report
of the general superintendent OF the life saving
service shows that there were 100 stations at the
close OF the fiscal year. Number of disasters dur
765 1862; property saved, So 106 0O7 property lost
9755; persons involved, 1886; persons saved,
PERSONAL---VERY.. Longstreet Admiral Stembel
and Commodore Upshur are registered at the Eb-
bitt-Representative Hazleton is at willards.
Mayor Morbley, OF Frederick, was in town yes
terday:-Mrs: Mary E. Halnes, of Hamilton, Va,
is visiting the family OF w. W. Hough, 1924 Penn
sylvania NOTWITHSTANDING Postmaster General
Elmer s,de LETT a31r for New York last evening A
n. Br1ce, editor OF the Sunbury, Pa, Ne,cS, and
Mrs. j. B. Reed, OF that place. are in the CITY,
Representative Updegraff, OF OHIO, who has been
critically Ill for some time past, Is improving, and
It Is now thought he vii! recover: Judge Sco-
field, OF the Court OF Claims, returned TO the city
yesterday for the season, and is at the Riggs
The health OF Representative Orth is giving his
friends much concern. 1t is said that he Is stead
lily losing both weight and strength.-Anne E.
Ellis the correspondent, is domiciled for the VIM
ter at 1911 Nstreet.-senator Butler will deliver
the Grafton at the unveiling OF the confederate
monument in Charleston on Thursday.-Repre-
sentative O'Nelll is quartered at 1926 New York
avenue for the SeaSOn.-SenatOr Camden, Repre-
s@entatives sent Hiscock and Hit, and Charles Nord-
hon, or the New York Herald, have quarters at
the Arington.-Mrs. E. Droop, with her two chill
dren, has returned from Europe after sojourn Of
about ten months, much improved in health. The
steamer Donau, on which they came, experienced
very rough passage.
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