Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-11
Washington News and Gossip.

SECRETARY TELLER returned from New York
last night and was at his desk today.
CoMNIssIoNED.-A. T. Low1en was to day com-
ln1ssioncd postmaster at Copper Hill, Floyd
county, Va.
ANOTHER COMET DIsCovERED.--T'he Smithsonian
Institution has received froua the Academy OF Wen
m the announcement OF the discovery by Schmidt
at Athens on the Sth OF October, 1892, OF q comet
four degrees southwest or great comet with same
motion, in right ascension and declinatlon.
NEARLY MILLION FOR UNCLE SAN-There was
received at the Treasury department yesterday
the sum OF $4,000 in U. S. bonds bequeathed to
the United States by an eccentric millionaire of
IlObOken. " j., named Lewis. The viii OF LrWlS
was COnteSte by Il woman claiming to be his wife,
but the courts decided in favor OF the United
States. The bonds will be Cancelled and retired,
and the public debt diminished by that amount
which Will be indicated in the next debt state
ment
THE PRESIDENT AND CABISET-The conference
OF President Arthur with the cabinet ministers,
in New York yesterday, lasted two hours. Secre-
tary Chandler said that the name OF Secretary
FOlgcr was not mention J. neither was anything
said about his or anyone elSe'S resignation. The
President left New York city yesterday afternoon
Tor Boston He was accompanied by his son Allen,
his private secretary, Mi: Philips; Secretaries
Chandler and Lincoln, Assistant Postmaster Hat
ton ana MeSsrs. Bliss, stephen NJ. Allen Miller
and cooper.
NEW NATIONAL BANKs.-The controller OF the
currency has authorized the First National Bank
of Marysville, Kansas capital $50 ,OOO}, and the
First National bar OF CasSelton, Dakota Capital
S6O,COO). to commence business
THE WAY RAILWAY NABoBs TRAvEI--Not long
ago "Commodore Garrison took trip west
with several gentlemen, directors OF railroad
with which he also is connected and was absent
twelve days, paying s., 400 for the trip. He had
declined the private cars rendered him by presi-
tions with them. and did not wish to embarrass
himself by accepting any favors. He paid S15 per
day for sleeptng-car for the party, paid the full
railroad fare OF each person, and the restaurant
bill brought the cost OF each days travel up to
S2O0 lie has sold the private he formerly owned
to jay Gould for s10,CG0 That is, or course mere
bagatelle TO these railroad kings, for when Mr..
Gould once asked the loan OF this car and COmmO-
dore Garrison answered that he would lend It to
nm &c Ior good II he he would pay the price above
promptly sent by Mr.. Gould.
NAVAL ORDERs-Assistant Naval Constructor
John F. Hanscom has been ordered to the Boston
navy yard. Assistant Naval Constructor Joseph
Feaster, TO the Mare Island navy yard. Assistant
Naval Constructor Geo. F. Mallett, TO the Norfolk
navy yard. Passed Assistant Paymaster T. d.
Hoxsey, jr., has been detached from the n. Y.
navy yard (Oct 15) and granted leave of absence
for one year. Midshipman Harry B. Ashmore
o. s. steamship Juniata the 25th instant.
Midsh1pmen Albert p. Nlblack, Franklin swift
Manning R. Eyre, FrltZ AuDert HuntOn, Geo. X
French, Theodore G. Dewey, John F. Luby, Pat
rick ". HOungan, Joseph Beale Thomas Worth
ington, James Gray and Hugh Rodman, from the
naval academy and placed on waiting orders:
Leave OF absence Tor six months has been granted
Passed Assistant Engineer Thomas p. Howell,
with permission to leave the United States
PERsOSAL.-Associate Justice Field, OF the e. S.
Supreme Court, and AdmiralS BOggs and Selfridge
were registered in New York last evening.
tor HaLe's health is so poor that he must abstain
from further political labOrs this falls. III.
Bodiish and wife, or Washington, We're registered
In san Francisco last Wednesday.-Wm. Allen
Butler. OF New York, and w. C. Goodloe, ex-Minis-
ter TO Belgium, are at the Riggs
How the Election News was Received
Here. ..-r~ ~-sr-- e..
DISCOURAGED REPUBLICANS AND EXUBERANT DEMO-
Gratis
1t was after midnight last night before the
crowds which early besieged the newspaper offices
and newspaper row went home fully satisfied that
the victory claimed by the democrats of Ohio was
reality. Elrly In the evening the rooms of the
republican congressional campaign committee
were beSeiged by those anxious to hear the news,
but strange enough Secretary Henderson did not
receive single telegram from Ohio, save one from
Speaker keifer, from his home In Springfield, an
nouncing his own election and closing with a dis
cOurag1ng report for the republicans III the state
Before nine O'Clock Secretary Henderson aban-
dOned his official headquarters and sought the
privacy Ol MS own room, receiving at intervals
the dispatches sent the correspondents of the
Cincinnati newspapers. The general comment
among the republicans over the result was that
the Germans held the balance OF power in
Ohio, and owing to the action OF the
last republican legislature, which they deemed af-
fected their personal liberty, had almost in body
voted the democratic ticket. OF course the result
was mortify1ng surprise to the republicans but
there were not a few who took the view that the
defeat in Ohio would tend to strengthen the line
In New York and overcome the present detection
The democrats are OF course jublant They
have had TO bear up under SO many political dis
appointments that 1t is not to be wondered at they
were little exultant last night and mighty cheer
ful to-day. The more enthusiastic ones predict
that the ''grand old republican party will go to
the demitfon bow wow," and that the democratic
mellenium IS not now afar of.
a goOd-natured republican gave it as his opinion
that the republican defeat could be aScribed to
the comet because comets were always the
fOreruhnerS OF great calamitieS.
The Alleged Conspiracy Against Chief
Irish.
AFFIDAVIT OF SAMUEL. STRONG.
Mr.. Samuel Strong, yesterday, made an am
davIt In relation to the alleged conspiracy against
Chief Irish, OF the Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing. Mr.. Strong sets out that in August last he
arranged to meet woman named E. III. Stanton,
empIoye the SuperIntendaDt OF the Treas