Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-11-07
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue., 1912, ,2l0.59: customs, s527. .295O 90.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY-Internal reve-
nue.. ss12, ,210.59: customs, s527. .29a. 90.
DISTRICT APPoINTMENTs.-TheP President has ap-
pointed Rutledge Wilson justice OF the peace for
the District OF Columbia aid Nelson D. Adams a
notary public for the District o; Columbia.
CHIEF CLERK MULLIKEN REsIGNs.-Samuel Null
liken, chief clerk OF the Department of Justice,
haStendered his resignation to take effect on the
l4th instant. His successor has not been Sc
lected.
THE SOLDIERS HOME BEEF CONTRACT INvEsTI-
GATION.-Gen. AbsalOm Baird, assistant inspector
general, has been detailed by the Secretary OF
War to investigate the charges preferred against
the officers OF the Soldiers Home in connection
with recently annuled beef contract. The com
mSSiOnerS of the home requested that the matter
be investigated. Gen. Baird is now engaged in
that work.
PoSTMASTERs COMMISsIONED-CommiSs were
Issued to NJ. NJ. GIesner, postmaster at Prince
town, Va; Lewis Swain, Indian Valley, Va. :;
Thomas II. West, Melrose, Va; VIM. Beans. Irene,
Va.
THE PRESIDENT, accompanied by Private Secre-
tary Phillips, left here yesterday afternoon at 20
O'Clock, for New York city, where he will cast his
vote for the republican ticket. He arrived before
midnight. He expects to return to this city by the
end OF the week.
THE TENTH Observation-Disclosures of the Gen.
sus Seaton has about three hundred clerks at work
under his direction, and expects to have the wolk
OF compiling the tenth census completed by the
end or the present fiscal year, June go 1888 1t is
possible that one or two OF the volumes of census
statistics may not be issued from the printing
once until after that date. but the work of the b
reau Will then be practically completed The total
cost OF taking the census including printing and
expenses not provided for In the direct apprOpra-
tlons Tor the maintenance OF the bureau, will be
DetWeen nve and six millions, probably about
S5,CO0,000.
A. Healy, commander of the United States revenue
steamer COrwin, has sent to the Treasury depart
ment report Of the cruise of that vessel in north
efn waters after she brought the officers and crew
or 1i the burned steamer RODGERS to San Francisco
Kindness Of the natives at st. Lawrence bay, and
suggests that vessels which go there should make
them liberal presents OF useful articles. The Corwin
touched at the United States signal station at
folnt Barrow, and delivered q mali. Two Indian
villages, containing about 400 people, are in the
immediate vicinity OF the station. Lieut.. Healy
visited the bituminous coal mines In this yfon.
The veins vary in thickness from inches to as
making ruaposes. Lieut.. Healy visited the habi-
tttons OF the natives CT Kings island. inthe Arctic
ocean; ocean; who build their houses on a precptous
h1iside and differ greatly from all the other In
dlans In their architecture and modes OF life. He
says the houses are erected upon poles. The
entrance to each is effected through hole in the
'front.' wall, about fourteen inches In diameter.
HAVING clambered through this entrance, one
mas oneself in room about eight feet square,
iiANh 10 'nC CouiiIOu TOOIl OI eHCn mouse.
From the sides OF this room are found several
apertureS similar to the main one OF entrance,
which lead to as many sleeping apartments She
IS now on her return voyage, by way of Sitka, to
San Francisco
PERsoNAL.-Representativ Wilson, OF West vr-
glnla, IS at the National.-Commander HOff q.
SN., Is at the Ebbitt.-Quartermast General
ingalls, has returned to Washington, and IS at the
Arllngton.-Eon. Samuel Shelabarger and Col.
Jerome n Bonaparte and family, OF Washington,
Tor voorhees, Is expected i'll Washington this week,
to remain for the season.