Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-08-31

WASHINGTON.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY-Internal reve-
nue., sas9 9iOss; customs s617, $685.
NATIONAL BANK NOTES, received to-day for re-
demption, s2Os,0 ,0O0
Mr. GEO. N WEST, of the Treasury department.
has Deen promoted to be chief clerk OF the office of
supervising inspector general OF steamboats,.
ONE HUNDRED AND SIxTY-FIvE PENSION CERTIF1-
Gates were issued from the Interior Department
to-day.
THE AREA OF LANDS surveyed by the General
Land Office during the past fiscal year is 6Ss
acres.
COMMISSIONS were issued to-day to Clifton M.
Graves, postmaster at Sycamore station, Va, and
NJ j. W. White, at Waverly station, Va.
CAPT. B. F. RIrrENHoUsE (retired) has reported
Tor duty as secretary and treasurer Of the Soldiers
home, relieving John F. stevenson.
COL H. C. CoRBIN. assistant adjutant general,
Will leave this evening for his new post Of duty at
Newport, Ky.
SExPENsBs OF THE LATE PRESIDENTS ILLNESS
The board OF audit to pass upon the expenses Incl
dent to the last illness of President Garfield to-day
received bill amounting to S75, for an invalid
bed, from James Goodwin, OF Boston, Mass The
board also received from the clerk OF the House
all the bills which were filed with the Taylor COM
mlttee.
PAYING THE INTEREsT.-Treasurer Gilfllan to-
day mailed 12043 checks representing 81 $685. 533 0S,
being the amount OF interest due tomorrow on
registered four-and-a-half per cent bonds Of the
funded loan OF 1884,
COL A. F. ROCKWELL will leave here tonight
for Mentor Ohio where he will spend a few weeks
as the guest Of Mrs. Garfield.
EXCHANGE OF NDs-Three-and-one-hal per
cent bonds to the amount OF $3.50 200 were with
drawn from the TreasurerS Office to-day by the
controller Of currency for exchange into the new
three per cents.
LARGE PROPORTION, probably two-thirds of tn e
new appointees in the War department, have not
yet received notice OF designation for examination
previous to appointment and assignment to duty
AS fast as the Adjutant General can procure the
furnit ure and rOom the notices to appear for ex-
amin alton In the Hoffman building, corner 10th
and streets, are mailed to the various addresses.
ana as yet there is quite large batch OF them in
the Adjutant Generals Office awaiting transmittal
1Or the reaS OnS above stated.
On THE "FRAUD LIST. ."-The acting postmaster
general has placed the fraud list" the institu-
tlon for feeble-mnded children at Englewood Ill.
rms institution has no existence except on paper,
and the man who has been collecting money for it
has been imprisoned
THE TAYLOR COURT MARTIAI.-The Secretary of
War to-day approved the record of the court mar
tial in the case Of Col Joseph H. Taylor assistant
adJutant general, and forwarded 1t to the PreSl-
dent Tor his action. COL Taylor will be repri-
manded in general orders by the general OF the
army.
THE YELLOW FEVER AT PENsACoLA.-The COM
mandant OF the navy yard at Pensacola, Fla,
applied to the Navy department for authority to
employ fifty additional watchmen to prevent the
lntrOductl0n or yellow fever In the navy yard,
Acting Secretary Walker has decided to allow the
employment OF five additional watchmen.
PAYNE AND HIS INVADERS CApruRED.-General
sherman stated to-day that he had received word
from General Pope, that Captain Payne, OF Okla
homa notoriety, and six Of his companions had
been been arrested and were confined in the guard
mouse, at Fort Reno The intended requisition OF
the Secretary Of the Interior to have United
States troops ordered to drive Payne and his COM
panl0ns out OF the Indian Territory, will therefore
De unnecessary. The War department sent the
telegram giving this information to the Commits
sioner OF Indian Affairs. The party Will be kept
pears against them they will be allowed to 90
II they were convicted, the penalty is fine OF
SlOCU. put this amounts to nothing, as these peo-
pie have no money.
GENERAL OBLI CATIONS TO BE MET-On the 1st of
September there will be due the interest on the
AZ per cent bonds, over s3,OoO,OOO; on the 4th of
september there will be due pensions payable.
about $4,000 600: on the 18th Of September there
VIII be due called bonds to the amount OF S15OOO.-
OOO on the 1st of October there will be due interest
On per cent bonds over ST. 000 COO; in October the
call OF the continued IS will be due, about $780,
oOo; on the lst OF November there Will be due the
interest IN @ on the per cents and 3per cents about
600; total, $41 100000.
THE DECREASE in the public debt for the month
OF August, ending to-day, is about s16,0GO.OC0
THE POTOMAC IMPROVEMENT QuEs11oN.-Th The
Attorney General stated to STAR reporter this
morning that the question referred to him by the
Secretary OF War, whether the work of improve
ment OF the Potomac flats can be commenced be-
reached him. He further said that the question is
serious one, and he will be compelled to give it
his careful attention before he will be able to ex-
press an opinion in the matter.
IMPROVEMENTS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
BuILDING.-Workmen are cutting through the west
wall on the second floor of the Department of JUS
shaft The Attorney Genera some s@e aae gave
notice to the occupants of the buildings on Penn
sylvan1a avenue between the Department of JUS
buildings Will be sold at auction and removed as
soon as possible. 1t was at first intended to allow
avenue and isS Street to remain until next spring
but recently it has been decided to have it re,
moved with the others The ground when vacated
will be made into handsome lawn.
PROPOSED MONUMENT TO GARIBALDL-The Act
ing Secretary OF the Navy has granted permission
to the Marine band to play on the occasion of
picnic to be given by the Italian residents of
Washington on the 9TH OF September, for the pur-
pose OF raising money to erect monument in this
city to the memory OF Garibaldi
IMPORTANT ARMY CHANGES IN SrprrMprR -Rv
direction of the President the military department
of West Point will be discontinued tomorrow from
which date the United States Military Academy
will be under the supervision and charge the Gen.
eral OF the army Col Wesley Merritt, 5th cavalry,
Will tomorrow assume the duties OF superintend.
ent Of the military academy, relieving Brig. Gen.
o. o. Howard, who will proceed to Omaha to re-
lieve Brig. Gen. George Crook OF the command OF
the department. OF the Platte Gen. Crook upon
being relieved will proceed to the headquarters OF
the department of Arizona and relieve Col. o. B.
Wilcox, 18th infantry, of the command Of the de-
Rartment OF Arizona; Immediately upon Col
Wilcox being relieved, the 18th infantry will be
transferred from the department OF Arizona to
Fort Madison, sacketts Harbor, N Y, for duty
under Major Gen. Hancock. All the above
changes will be made between the 1st and 18th