Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-30
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
There are 204 new advertisements in TIE STAR
to-day.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue., s45s, ,s92.56 customs, s47s,o7oA
THE q. s. s. JAMESTOWN, at Hampton Roads,
has been ordered TO sea for cruise OF ten days,
and afterwards to proceed to Gardner's bay, L. !.
Sound.
THE AMOUNT of lawful money on deposit in the
Treasury for the redemption OF notes OF banks re-
ducng circulation IS s25,O19. $3.50; failed banks
81 sos 20; banks In liquidation: si2,s4a 4l74O;
making total fund OF $3S,9i5,3oS1O
NATIONAL BANK NOTES received for REDEMPTION
during the week, 81 ,OO0 for the corresponding
week last year, s755. .0OO received to-day sl42 OOO
CoUNTERFE1TERs ARREsTED.-The chief of the
secret service has received Information by tele-
graph that an agent OF the service at Gainesville,
Ga, arrested Henry May and d. w. Kellet, and
captured 115 counterfeit silver dollars and the
molds for making the same.
THE OCTOBER INTEREsT.-Treasurer Gilfillan to-
Gay mailed ESQ checks for S. 659 71050 interest
due October 1st on registered consols OF 1897. The
total interest due tomorrow on coupon and regis
tered bonds aggregates 81 ,3S9 093 50.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Passed Assistant Engineer A.
V. Zane, ordered to duty in the bureau Of steam
engineering. Commodore A. c. Rhind, detached
from duty as president of the board of inspection,
and placed on waiting orders. Capt. r. w. Meade,
Commander Henry L. Howson. Medical Director
A. L. Gihon, Chief Engineer Jas; W. Thompson, Jr.,
and Captain p. G. Pope. OF the Marine corps, from
duty as members of the board of inspection, and
placed on waiting orders. Lieut.. j. w. Miller, from
the h jamestown, and granted SIX n months leave OF
Newton L. Bates, from the naval hospital YOkoha-
ma, Japan, and ordered to the Lancaster, and as
feet surgeon of the European station. Capt Geo.
the Alaska, which left CalaO, Peru, July 29th,
rived at Honolulu September 9Th. ALI well on
board.
The NAVAL RETIRING BoARD.-As predicted In
yesterdays STAR, the members OF the naval exam
lining and medical boards have been designated as
a retiring board, which will be composed OF Rear
Admiral John L. Worden and Commodores Samuel
r. Franklin and John Lee Davis. Medical Directors
F. NJ. Gunnell and John M. Browne.
MIR. FRANK NJ. HEATON, who has been a clerk in
the General Land Office for 81 years, has resigned
and will go into the land business at Huron, Da-
kOta.
INDIAN AFFAIRS IN ARIzoNA-Gen. Mcdowell
reports to the War department. from the Preside,
San Francisco, that Indian matters seem to be
quiet on the Arizona frontier, and that the only
trouble expected is from possible return of the
Chlracachuas, now in Mexico, for which ample
preparation has been made.
INDIAN EDUcArIoN.-The estimates agreed upon
by the Secretary of the Interior, after conference
with Inspector Haworth, for establishing indus
trial schools among the Indians. will, If granted
by Congress, place Indian EDUCATION upon a foot
ing that will extend to the Indians more facilities
than ever before. Besides making provision for
strengthening and increasing the schools at the
agency, the policy OF the Secretary Is to establish
at suitable localities schools where the older pupils
m " hn inS fnd in fhn r. md In
duStrieS which Will be useful in their daily lives.
Agriculture and the trades will be taught, and the
instruction will be saved. The schools, two OF
which will be started this year In Nebraska ana
Indian Territory will be modelled after the plan OF
the schools at Carlisle and Hampton, and the ef-
feet OF the policy Will, 1t Is believed be not only
beneficial to the Indians, but give permanency to
the system OF education among the Indians. The
$780, 600 the amount to be expended this year for
the same purpose.
ARCTIC RELIcs.-The sealskn clothes worn by
Engineer Melville during his terrible experiences
In the Arctic regions were objects OF much interest
at the Navy department to-day. Among the relics
was brilliantly cOlored fox skin cap, belonging
to Lieut. Berry, which was presented to him by an
ESquimaux damsel. She cOnf1scated his old cap
because 1t was not pretty, and gave him one she
had made herself in return.
THE WORK OF TIE TARIFF COMMIssION.-Since
the tariff commission left Long Brtnch five weeks
ago. 1t has Travelled 200 miles, has passed through
twenty states, visited twenty-five cities, and
heard the statements OF about $50 persons. The
testimony, which will fill at least a thousand
BILE at the Governme Mt Printing ONCE.
Coz. HowLErr, president Of commission to select
site for the Louisville federal building Qor be-
ginning which Congress appropriated last session
$5000j0), left this morning for Louisville. where
the commission meets next week. The commits
D. C.. !; Rev. Green Clay Smith, OF Mount Sterling,
KY; and g. w. Bagby, OF Paducah, KY.
REDUCTION OF THE PUBLIC DEBr.-It IS estma-
ted that the reduction OF the public debt for the
month OF Septem Der will be in the neighborhood
OF 81 100000
PRESIDENTS ARrHUR's RErREAr-President Ar
thur and his friend r. G. Dun, of New York, are
snugiy quartered in the Vanderbilt suite OF rooms
in the Crossmon house, at Alexander bay, and
will remain there until october 8. The steam
yacht Minnie, owned by ex-Commi ssioner Fred.
Massey, OF Brooklyn, Is at their service.
DEMOCRATIC ExPEcrATIoNs.-The democratic
COMPRESSION al campaign committee have received
adv ices from the northwest, upon which they pre-
dicate substantial congressional victories.
COMING WEDDING.-Cards are out for the we'd
ding Of Miss Ida Schneider, daughter of Mr.. L. H.
Schneider, to Mr.. Harry c. Davis, recently profess
sor Of Greek at Columbian College, and now con-
nected with the WilKesbarre (Pa.) academy. The
wedding is to take place on the evening OF october
9th, at st. Pa uls Lutheran church.
PERsONAL.-The Rev. DR.. Elliott, OF the church
Of the Ascension, has returned to the city.-Capt.
Isaac Bassett, q. s. Senate, returned from his
western trip much improved in health.--Dora
Tichenor-BOyer, better known by her nom de plume
"Dora DarmOOre," who has been resident OF
California and the Pacific coast for the past ten
years. now resides In this cty.-COmmander Il.
d. Manley is stopping at 1874 10th street.-Lieut.
+. N. Wise, U.S.N, is at 2O27 P streeL-MasterJ j.
o. Nicholson, OF the Jamestown,is is at 22o7 Penn
sylvanta avenue.-Rev. w. b Evans is quite Ill
at No. 222 18th street southwest--6enatOr Van
Wyck, OF Nebraska, Is in the cfty.-Rev Samuel
H. Greene. pastor OF Calvary Baptist church, has
just returned from two months vacation In New
England.-MrS. e. s. Hoover and Miss Clara P.
Hoover, who have been in Maine, hare both re-
turned to the ctty.-Gen. II. v. BoyntOD, OF the
Cincinnati Gazette, Is back from his vacatiOn.-
Gen. VIM. B. HaZen and Assistant Postmaster
General Hazen and Robert G. hgerseG, OF Wash
tngtOn, are in New York.
Promoted Clerks.
RESULT OF THE RECENT EXAMINATIONS IN THE
TREASURY DEPARTMENT..
The following additional promotions OF em.
ployes In the Treasury department. who have sue
cessfuily passed their Examinations, were an
nOunced TO-DAY: