Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-19
Washington News and Gossip.

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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS T0-DAY.-Internal reye
nue., s47, ,l5s.57; customs. s57s.a5s %.
The NATIONAL BANK NOTES outstanding to-da,
amounted to $s5s.oOO.
MORE DlcHARGEs.-Twelve employees were dis
missed from the bindery at the Government
aao priaaalng E. yt ONCE last evening The fatal AK ha
tnat It's operations will be suspended for the pres
ent, at least.
Observation-Disclosures Edward Brinley ha
resigned, to take effect October 20, 1sss He ha
been detached from the Montauk and granite,
leave OF absence until that date.
NAVAL NOTES.-The Navy department is inform
ed that the u S. S. Wachusett arrived at Vallejo
Cal, yesterday from Sitka, Alaska, and that th,
| nagShip Hartford arrived at Montevideo on The
l7th inst, and that the U. s. S. Swatara sailed
from simontown, Cape OF Good Hope, to-day fol
Hampton Roads.
THE NEW MONEY ORDER OFFICE BUILDING
The new building for the money order Office, or
| the corner of 8th and e streets, was TO-DAY ac.
the contract having been complied with and the
building being ready for occupancy. The furni.
pected that the clerks will be In before the 1st OF
November. The contract cost OF completing the
building, With the connecting bridge, was sc, 600
AN OLD LOUISIANA CLAIM.-Major W. B. Brock
EFT. Of Louisiana, is in the city. He has been ap-
pointed by Governor NcEnery OF Louisiana the
amount due that state by the general government
Tor funds advanced by the state On account OF the
war OF 1872
ATTORNEY GENERAL BREWSTER is expected in
Washington in few days He has taken the
mouse e recently occupied by the French minister,
ana ne is now arranging to forward his furniture
and books from Philadelphia to this city.
| TIE 7 Arp pr-py ,c Dprvnpp nn,...
D. Defrees. whose death Is announced in the
| telegraphfc columns of The STAR to-day was born
| IN Sparta, Tenn, November 10, 1910, and after
having attended school or short time at an old
TO- og ssro INC when thirteen years DID,
| studied law with Thomas Corwln, In Ohio. In 1881
ne ne settled IN South Bent, Ind. Shortly afterward
ne was elected a memter OF the Indiana legtsla-
ture, and served for eight years; afterwards be-
coming owner and editT OF the Indianapolis State
;JonfmaI He was appointed by President Lincoln,
held that Office till 1Ss, When the ONCE was was
changed g by an act Of Congress-, and he was sue
| pointed public printer by President Hayes. and
held the Office until April 1st last, when he re-
| signed on account of ilhealth The Public Prin-
CeF, IN circular this afternoon announcing to the
employees of the Office he death OF Mr. Defrees.
| say says: the nag win beplaced at half-mast, and
| will be closed on the dayof the funeral"
M. NJ GLEIsNER has hen appointed postmaster
MR. JAY HUBBELL, chairman of the republican
congressional campaign committee, remains in
the city looking, in per9n, after assessment de-
.alis ne Is a visitor q some one OF the depart
ments every day.
DEMOCRATIC EXPECTATIONS. - The democratic
congressional campaign committee claim to have
very che ertng advices fpm Wisconsin and Indt-
ana In the former state the democrats exnect
10 gam three CongreSsmnsan five in the latter
nne esdimate @1 OF the denocrstc majority in the
OF even larger majority
ARMY OFFICERS WHO d NOT PAY THEIR DERrs.
The Secretary OF War ha submitted to the Judge
Advocate General for a opinion the question
whether the persistent efusal on the mart of an
oeer the army to payhis just debts and obii-
martial upon charges of conduct unbecoming an
oilcei and a gentleman ~--
THE NAVAL ADVISORY Be nm mil, ,,oo. ..
Navy department for thepurp0se of organizing a.
soon as its president, Commodore Shufeldt arrives
Francisco. The two civilln members Of the
board will be designated in few days.
NAVAL ORDERs-Commaner George Dewey has
been ordered to command ne Juniata Oct 25th:
Lieut. Commander Geo. GReiter to duty as ex
ecutire OF the Juniata, Get 26th; Midshipmen
Thos. A. Parke and Arthr P. Nlblack to the Yam
tic, Oct ssth: M1dshipma NJ. x: Eyre and Frank
lin Swift to the receivin ship Wabash; MidshiD- !
men Geo. R. French andEdward L. Leeper to the |
receiving ship st. Louis ;Midshipmen W. II. EN-
ersOn and James Gray to the receiving shin |
Franklin; Midsh1pman go. F. Luby to the train |
Ing ship jamestown, 0t 25th: Master Reginald !
+. Nicholson has been dached from the training
ship Portsmouth and Piled on waiting orders.
THE PRESIDENTS RERN.-Mr O. l. Pruden.
the assistant private Seetary of the President
has no information thathe President will return
Tomorrow. He sent a tegnm to New York to-
day asking when the Prsidnt would arrive II |
the President comes tO-m.rw, as announced in
the New York papers, it eDectel he will be the
guest OF Secretary Frelin.hysen.
THE RAILWAY MAIL SERvu-Mr W. B. Thomp-
son, the superintendent OF railway mail ser
vice, completed his annual ,port this afternoon.
1t gives the figures of therowth OF the service
during the past year, and saks Of its Increased
of May, issl. An interestineature of the report
| is the table showing the tent and amount of
the work in each OF the incipal cities in the
| table is new feature Of report and forms n
valuable addition. stat.ent is also given of
Chicago and the failure Ong to the refusal Of
| the railroad companies tsubmit reasonable |
terms.
ARMY ORDERs.-Second LIT j. Rozier Clagett.
23d Infantry. now on leave absence, will report
in person to the Superintentt General Recruit
ing Service. New York cito accompany de-
q he NJ Of the
granted Capt Charles B: Bye. assistant surgeon
US: army, is further exten. ten days, Second
professor 81 military scienand tactics at Rut-
gers College, New Brunsw Nj, relieving 1st {
| Lieut. Samuel N. Holmes.h infantry. Acting
Assistant Surgeon George bbinson, US. army,
| will proceed from Philadelp, Pa, to San Anto-
MO. Texas and report foIity Leave for four
months is granted Capt Lecd Y. Lortng, assist
ant surgeon. The leave grad 1st Lieut. Edgar l
z. Steever, Sd cavalry, is exaed three months. !
PERsoNAL-Assistant Poaster General Hat +
ton has returned to the citNd with his family =
is at the Ebbitt.-Mr deeckherlin. minister {
here from the Netherlandsnd Gen. Van vliet l.
| were registered in New YoLst night-Frank b
gu queen, wen known as the er and proprietor Of
| terday. - Baron Fava, An minister here. s.
sailed sailed from m IN New York for Hayesterday, accom-
recorder OF deeds, ts in toN-Speaker Keifer tt
returned to the city yesterda- -Ex-Sergeant-at- tt
Arms Thompson leaves to- for Ohio.-Mr 8.
John H. Taggart, OF Taggarphiladelphia Sun q
day Times, was In the city to- ct
| An Appeal to .bbell.