Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-08-30
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY-InternaI reye-
hue, s39z, ,5s50a; customs. ssO5,Ooo9a
NATIONAL BANK NOTES received to-day for re-
demption, sl45,O00
NO FURTHER EXCHANGE OF BONDS AFTER SEP
TEMBER 2oTH.-The Secretary OF the Treasury this
afternoon issued circular to the effect that after
the 10Th OF September there VIII be no further
surrender OF bonds Tor exchange into the new
per cents until after the 1st OF November.
CONVERSION OF Bosps.-s5, ,sC9, 400 in three-and-
a-half per cent bonds were withdrawn from the
Treasurer'S Office to day for conversion into the
new three per cent bonds.
CONTRACTS AwARDED.-The contract for furnish
Ing an elevator for the Department of Justice has
been awarded to Otis Brothers Co.. of New York,
for 80 500. Robert Davidson & Co, of Washing
ton, have been awarded the contract for building
the elevator shaft.
Mr. JAY A. HUBBELL, who has charge OF the
republican committee barl, is expected to reach
Washington tonight to learn chow the depart
mentS generally are doing"
THE MAINE CAMPAIGN.-A letter received here by
Senator Frye,5 clerk from the Senator, dated In
Maine day or two ago. predicts that the repub-
hcans VIII carry Maine by about 5000 majority.
THE NEW GOLD CERTIFICATES will not be ready
for issue until Oct. 1St next
THE NEW THREE PER CENT BONDS will be issued
in the early part OF next week. The work OF trans
ferrng the bonds is being prosecuted rapidly as
possible.
THE LATE PRESIDENTS PHYsiC IANs.-It is prob
able that but for the dissent OF DIR. Agnew the
physicians who attended President Garfield would
nave ignored the appropriation made by Congress
ior their payment, and collected from the estate OF
the deceased President compensation for their
vices. Dr. Agnew vetoed this proposition. 10
letter he set forth that he would rather lose all
than take such course, because, he thinks, it
would invite criticism from the newspapers which
are against the profession far as the case is con-
cerned In substance, DIR. Agnew says: "We must
submit to the tndignity heaped upon us; pocket
the insults OF Congress, and hereafter, II called
professionally, refuse to attend President, king,
potentate or prelate."
PATENTS were issued yesterday as follows: WAL
ter e. Gard, brick truck; Jacob G. Jones, can
soldering machine; Geo. W. Knapp and n. G.
Numsen, soldering iron Edmund I. Leonard, car
coupling; Nicholas NJ. Rittenhouse carriage for
laying multiple wire telegraph cables In pipes;
all OF Baltimore; Otho j. Z. Norris, Rohrersville,
Nd, drag saving machine; Michal Robinson,
Washington, cart saddle; Frederick w. Schultz
Baltimore, can soldering machine: Mathew A.
SIMS, SINS, Warrenton, Va, spark arrester: Hiram NJ
smith, richmond, Va, press; Robert w. Traylor
Richmond, Va, one patent for journal bearing
and box. and another for machine for reducing
THE CASE OF GEN. SrURGIs.-Secretary Lincoln,
Gen. Sherman and Adjutant General Drum had a
conference yesterday touching the removal of
near this city. The removal was made by the
commission or army officers Who constitute the
board OF managers 1t is still threatened that If
the order Is not countermanded an investigation
by Congress viii follow next winter. The plans OF
Sturgls friends were, it is sad TO have the Secre-
tary OF War. through the President, as comman-
der-in-chef or the army, to re-assign Cen Sturgis
10 the place.
THE REPORTED INVASION OF INDIAN TERRITORY
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs has not been
officially informed that Capt Payne has entered
the Indian Territory He has telegraphed to the
agent of the land oice in that territory to ascer-
tain the report Is true, but has yet received
no reply.
LateT.-The following dispatch has been received
from the register OF the land Office at Wichita
Kansas, In response to telegram from the Com
missioner of Indian Affairs: "From what we can
learn from Oklahoma men Payne started there
three weeks ago and is there now with a number
9l ON men: Inc matter has been referred to the
Payne and his men be removed
ONE OF THE NEWLY APPOINTED internal revenue
collectors, who is ordered to begin the discharge
OF his duties on the first of September has written
to the Commissioner ofInternal Revenue objecting
10 taking charge on that date, because it falls on
Friday.
REPRESENTATIVES, THOMPSON, secretary OF the
democratic congressional campaign committee Is
in the city. He viii remain month or longer
Mr. Thompson viii be renominated for Congress,
his opponent having withdrawn. He has but
NIUE Goubt that Kentucky will send solid demo-
cratic delegation 10 Congress, which will be q
gain or one AS to the ma jorty OF the committee
Mr.. ThompSon~ays it is true they have no MONEY
but that effective work is being done in q more
satisfactory manner than through the distribution
OF campaign tracts.
FIRST CONTROLLER LAWRENCE has nearly COM
pleted the second volume OF his official decisions
The third volume will be commenced In a few
days. These decisions cover many important
cases.
TwENTY-SIy Posi- OFFICES will become prestden-
ta October 1st, and before the end OF the quarter
there VIII probably be twenty-five more advanced
TO this grade. During the present calendar year
the largest number OF offices have been made
presidential than during any previous year in the
history OF the Post Ofiice department.. The total
number Tor the year will probably aggregate 200.
MOVEMENTS OF COMMISSIONER WEsr-Mrs. West
the wife OF the Commissioner, told STAR re-
porter to-day that she did not expect the General
home for several days yet He left New London
last evening for New York.
ADJUTAST GENERAL X. c. DRUM left last evening
for Greenburg, Pa, where he was called by the III
ness Of relative. Col. n. S. Benjamin is acting |
adJItant general during Gen. Drums absence.
JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL SWAIN left here last |
night for visit OF inspection to ST. Paul, Minn.
and Fort Leayenworth, Kansas. He was accom-. ]
panied by his family.
ASSISTANT PAYaAsTER j. D. DOYLE, U. 8. n, has
been ordered to the receiving ship Wyandotte |
Passed Assistant Payma3ter o. c. Tiffany has been
detached from duty connected with the accounts |
OF the Wyandotte.
A WELL-lNFORMED NEW YORK POLITICIAN now |
In the city is Of tie opinion that Secretary Folger
Will receive the New York gubernatorIal nomina- |
tlon, as the candidate upon whom both factions |
can unite.
ANOTHER CITY POSTAL SrATIoN.-Mr Frank Hat
ton, the Second Assistant Postmaster General to-
day decided to establish postal station |