Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-11-17
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RKcEIPTs To-DAY.-Internal reve-
| nue., $3.50, ,79a. IA; customs, $5i8s<s9.A
THE CoRwIN AT SAN FRANHsco.-The Treasury
department is informed Of the arrival Of the reve-
| nue. cutter Corwin ct San Francisco from
sitka.
AN "ELEcTRIc STORM. is prevailing to-day be-
tween Washington and New York, rendering tele-
graphic communication dificult, and at times Inn
possible
CONGRESSMAN lLL-The latest news received
touching the condition OF Representative Upde-
gran of Ohio, is that he Is extremely Ill and may
not recover.
CALL OF THE DISTRICT CoMMITTEE-Chairman
Neal will soon issue a call for meeting of the
District OF Columbia committee to be held Decem-
Der 4th, at am.
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT PROMOTIONS. Josiah
Millard, DC. OF the Post Office department., was
to-day promoted to {. second class clerkship, Wm
E. Nye, Va, to first class and John P. Clum was
appointed to 1000 place.
THE GARFIELD BOARD OF AUDIT held two ses-
soES to-day, and went over all the claims on fle
In several instances clerical errors and mistakes
In dates were found In the claims, and 1t was de-
cued that all such be returned to the sender for
correction
HOWARD PAYNE's REMArNs.-Mr. w. W. Corcoran
was met by STAR reporter at an early hour to-
day, attending to private business as usual. He
denied dc most emphaticaiy the report that he was
or is at all indSposed. His interview with Secre-
tary Chandler yesterday was for the purpose OF
making arrangements for the removal of the re-
country In naval vessel The Secretary assured
him that 1T should be done II possible and at once
cabled to Europe to ascertain If any naval vessel
could return to this country by way OF Tunis. 1t
Is thought very doubtful at the Navy department.
II The transfer can be made by naval vessel Mr..
Corcoran told STAR reporter to-day that II the
have the removal made at hls own expense. He
was was at at the Navy department again this morning,
and had Interviews on the subject with Secretary
Chandler and Commodore Walker.
THE CASE OF APPRAISER HowARp.-special
Treasury Agent Brackett in his supplementary
report to the Treasury department, upon charges
against Appraiser Howard, OF New York, says he
has seen no reson to change the views expressed
In his former report. Capt Brackett takes issue
with Appraiser Howard in regard to appointments
and promotions in the appraisers office without
clvll-Servlce examination. He holds that the re-
appointments Of Townsend and Knoblack, after
suDOrdinates, clearly constitute evasiOns OF the
civil service regulations
SPECIAL AGENT OF THE INDIAN BrREAU.-Mr
George r. Milburn. formerly of this city, and now
or Santa Fe, New Mexico, was today appointed
special agent OF the Indian Bureau, vice William
CHANGE OF DRAuGHTsMEN.-Gustav P. strum OF
the engineer bureau War department, was today
appointed principal draushtsrnan In the Land
oi1lce, Vice Carl Rosser, resigned
OUR AsIATIc SQUADRoN.-Rear Admiral Clitz
commanding the Asatic station, reports to the
Navy department, under date OF Yokohama
Japan, October 18th, that the Richmond was
docked on the 25d OF that month at that place,
ana that the repairs to her propeller would prOba-
bly, occupy a week. The MOnocacy arrived from
ChefOO on the 23i October The AShuelot and the
MonOcacy were at Yokohama and the Palos at
Kobe The latter will winter at Tientsin.
NAVAL ORDERs-surgeoI. J. W Clark has been
ordered to the U. s. receiving ship wabash; Sur
geon B. II. k1dder has been detached from the
Wabash and ordered to duty at the naval station
at Port Royal, 8. C.
OPPOSITION TO GEN. PORES CuNF1RMATIoN-The
democrats, it is understood, will make a bitter
fight in the Senate against the confirmation of
Gen. rope TO be major general The friends OF
overthrow OF Porter, and this together with Popes
Well-knOwn ant1-demOcratic principles will, It is
thought, combine all the democrats against him.
He has, ,toO few enemies in the republican party,
and 1t Is said three republican Senators will vote
against him.
RIVER AND HARBoR MISUNDERSTANDING
Lincoln thinks 1T unnecessary to recommend to
Congress the passage OF an additional river and
harbor bill at the coming session OF Congress, for
Ine reason CnaC IL Is lmpOSSlO4e 10 eXpen0 all OF
the appropriations made for The present fiscal
year during the year. There was a balance OF
$4,COo0C when the last river ana harbor bill was
passed. and Mr. Lincoln thinks there will be over
$S.OOOOO0 unexpended atthe end of this fiscal year.
GENERAL AND MRS. SHERMAN gave a reception
last evening to the army officers residing in this
city. The guests were received by the General
and Mrs. Sherman and MISS Sherman who stood
in the upper end OF their parlOrs. The halls and
apartments thrown open to guests were decorated
with flowers and plants The army Of11cers were
all in full uniform. and the toilets OF the ladies
were in many cases elaborate.
PERsoNAL.-The report OF the illness Of Mr.. w.
w. Corcoran is without foundation, the public will
be glad to know. Mr.. Corcoran was riding out to-
day, in his usual good health.-Commissione of
Railroads Armstrong returned to the city yester-
day.-Hon. II. H. I1bbey, the newly elected re-
adJuster Congressman from the Norfolk {Va.)
district, and G. E. Bowden of Norfolk, Va, are at
the Ebbltt. Judge J. T. Dillon, OF New York, is
at the Ebbitt-Mr George Bliss Is at the Arling-
TONI. Megler and wife, of Washington. were
registered at the Paris Office OF the n. Y. Herald
yesterday.-SenatorM Mcpherson, OF New Jersey,
Is In tOwn.--Capt James B. Eads, OF Mississippi
Jetty renown, will remain In Washington during
the ewinter.-Senator voorhees, is in the CITY,
Gen. Nelson A. Miles returned to Washington last
evening.
Congressman Kelley at the White