Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-14
Washington News and Gossip.

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GOvERSNENT RECEirTs TO-DAT.|nternal reve-
nue., S5jS ,59li2; customs, fSl4,9;S27.
EX-GOVERNOR ALvARADo, OF California. died
yesterday at his residence in San Pablo, Cal.
THE PRESIDENT has signed the commission of
M. J. A. J. CresweN to be counsel on behalf OF the
Uuted states before the French-AmCricIn Claims
Commission.
NATIONAL BANK NOTES received to-day for re-
demption, s36SOol.
The BROOSEyN NEEDS RECoPPERING.-Secretary
Chandler this morn!n received the following teie-
gram from Relr Admiral Crosby. commanding the
South Atlantic station, from Rio de Jlneiro:-
brooklyn d0cked: copper very much worm many
sheets entirely destroyed by cOrrosiOn; entire new
copper urgent cost about 5000; request instruc-
tiOnS" The Brooklyn was newly co JDerai about
yelr ago at New York. Secretary Chandler has
decided what action he will take. Secre-
tt.y Chandler Will telegraph thn admiral to IN IKE
the necessary repairs to the Brooklyn ut RIO de
Janeiro bat he does not understand how the cop
per could b. destroyed so soon
CAPT PAYNE. OF " OKLAHOMA" called upon Sec
retary Teller tO-1ay. The Secretary assured him
that so Tong as the law regarding ntruler5 in the
he will DO all in his power TO enforce IL, and that
it would be iInpruient for the capttn 10 attempt
to settle In the territory him self, AMI perhaps dis
aStrOuS to lead others there
AMONG THE CALLERS 1T the White House to-day
were SrnltO-s Dawes, Plumb. Lapham and Hamp-
ton, ex-senator Mcdonald, Representatives, Bel
ford, Valentine, Bsbee. Tucker, Paul AMI Smith
(N. ", Mir Urner and Mr.. Darby, Assistant Treas
urer, OF Baltimore.
REPRESENTATIVES, NEAL, OF Ohio, who was re-
ported as having arrived at Portsmouth last night
to participate in the district republican Congress
SlOna cOnventf0n was in his seat in the House to-
day. He says he has no intention OF leaving Wash
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AMERICANS MISUNDERSTANDING Ere
lnghuysen says. In answer to inquiries as to the
safety or our officials and cOuntrymen at Alex
andra, that we have no consul in that city, but
that the vlce-cOnSul is resident OF position, be-
ing rich Israclite; that one of the members of
the court at Alexandria, Judge B2cheller, is in
this country on leave, and he understands that
the other two American Judges have gone into the
country About 4 month ago one vessel from the
Mediterranean squadron WAS sent to Alexandria
for the protection OF American residents and as
tn" danger increased two ether SHIPS were sent
thtther from the same squadron. About ten days
board OF foreign Missions, Secretary Frel.nghuySen
telegraphed To the vice-cOu-ul asking as to the
safety Of the missionaries. He received an answer
10 the effect that they were aletther on our vessels
or had gone into the interior. He trusts there
fore, that the American residents at Alex 1ria
have suffered no harm. An official cOmmu-
nication received from Admiral Nicholson,
who IS In command or the vessels OF the United
States at Alexandria. Egypt, states that there has
Americans in that city, bu TO loss OF life among
them so far as he has yet been able to ascertain.
GALLANT REsCUE.-Capt j. II. Glllis COM
manding the Minnesota, reports to the Secretary
of the Navy that on the evening OF the 10th In
slant the crew OF the steam launch of the Mime
sofa had the good fortune TO rescue from drowning
MI. AnSen Phelps Stokes, of New York city, two OF
his young sons, and one seaman Mr.. Stokes and
party were OUT sailing In SIN I'll boat, and in at
tempting to jibe, the boat upset, filled, and went
DOWN. l. EpinCr M
went TO the rescue, ana saved four OF the party.
seaman belonging to Mr.. Stokes party sank as
soon as the bout capSlZcd, an did not rise. Capt.
Gllis praises particularly the prompt and intcili-
gent action OF John w. ViggcrS, the cOXSwain of
edly saved. Mr.. Stokes wished TO reward the crew
pecuniarily, but they refuse He, however ad-
dressed letter OF thanks TO Captain Gillis, and
enclosed check for 500, to be divided among the
crew OF the launch, which consisted OF five men.
Capt. GillS recommended that medal OF honor be
awarded TO CoXswain Flggers-
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieutenant John f. Pilsbury
ordered to the coast survey. Master A c. Ho1g-
son granted leave for one month, then detached
from the Despatch and placed on waiting orders
Ensign Henry L. Mayo from the coast survey and
ordered TO the Yantic. E1sign Alfred JefIres
from the Iantic and ordered TO the lst survey.
ordered to the coast survey. Passed Assistant
surgeon George Arthur from the naval hospital
Mare Island, Cal, and ordered to the Iroquo1s.
PERsoSAL--Mr. John NJ. Young and the Misses
Shepherd, from Batopilas, and Mrs A. j. Bentley,
OF this city, have gone to RehOboth Beach, where
has gone To Cobb's Island.-Mrs. w. S. Roose Is
sumnerng with her family in Loulon county
Medical Director Maulsby has gone to Deer Park,
for two months stay:-Mrs. j. G. Judd has left
Annapolis for Orkney Sprlnga-Mrs. j. NJ. March
is spending the heated term in Chester county, Pa.
Rev. J. owen Dorsey has gone to Berkeley
county, West Va, for a vacation OF n few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Giles Blague, Mrs. E. F. Riggs,
and Mrs. and the Misses McCeney are at New Lon
Court OF Claims is recreating among the White
MountainS.-MeSsrS Kenner and Porter, OF the
tariff commission, Prof c. V. Riley and Halet XII
York last NEx-Sergeant-at-ArmsT Thomp-
son is at viii ,rds.-Emma L Hopkins, of WASH
ingtOn, was passenger by the overland train to
the artist, is at the Arlington.-Mrs. J.P. Palmer,
OF street sailed on Wednesday for Europe
spend the summer at the White Mountains, while
his brother James will pass his vacation at Men
tor.-Francs Tourney and John Gilmore are
guests at the Atlantic Hotel, Ocean City.
The Peru Investigation.
MR. ROBERT h. RANDALL CoNTRADICTs MR. BLAINE.
Mr.. Robert K. Randall, counsel for the Credit
In1ustriel, has been permitted by the chairman Of
the House committee on foreign affairs to file with
the papers in the Peruvian Chilan investigation
sworn statement in the nature OF an argument to
| show that at one time Mr.. Blaine favorably re-
ceyed the proposition OF the Credit Industriel to
assume the payment or the Peruvian war indem-
nifty, and TO utilize the cOmpany's program" re-
| storing peace between the belligerents. After
submitting his proofs upon this pOint-whfch con-
siSt mainly OF extracts from the official correspond
ence-Mr. Randall states his conclusion thus
Z" This must convince every fair-minded man of
one OF three thing+e1ther that Mr. Blaine at that
time when Ii occurred was, we believed him to
be, honestly and earnestly In favor OF utilizing the
program OF the Credit InduStriel at all hazards
that he pushed the conventional diplomatic license
| OF Misrepresentation beyond all precedent and
example, or that when he testified before your
committee he had utterly forgotten every material
| fact connected with his South American policy"
Capitol Notes.
CONTESTED ELECTION CASES.
The House committee on elections Will meet on
Tuesday next, when 1t is thought that the con-
| tested election cases OF Buchanan vs. Manning
irInt. Lee uS RInhn Caro Limo