Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-06-05
Washington News and Gossip.

aSn1ngJ0n news anu G0SMp
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue.. $S79, ,5o3.8 81; customs 1851 ,S7a56
THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT has reached q
height OF go feet new shift will be commenced
next week.
SIeNED-The President to-day signed the Ge-
neva award bill.
TIE CONDITION OF Mr. DEFREEs remains un-
changed, but his physicians anticipate a change
within the next 12 hours. There Is only q slight
prospect Of his recovery.
THE GU1TEAU PETITION, ror sending Guiteau to
an insane asylum,> which has been opened at
Ashby's bookstore, on Pennsylvania avenue. near
17th street, has only twenty-five signatures.
Among them is that of Belva A. Lockwood.
DEAD.-The War department has received in
formation OF the death OF Second Lieutenant A.
F. Hewitt, Of the 22d infantry, which occurred
from intermittent fever, on the I'd Instant at San
Antonio, Texas.
SECRETARY FRELINaHUYsEN's INSTRUCTIONS TO
Mr.. LowEIL.-The President transmitted to the
Senate to-day the instructions from Secretary
Frelinghuysen to Mr.. Lowell OF the 9Th OF May,
giving the opinions entertained here respecting
the traditional continental policy OF the United
States, and the ClaytOn-Bulwer treaty.
AT THE WHITE HousE.-Senator Brown and Rep
resentatives Clardy, Hubbell, and Governor Young
called upon the President this morning.
THE PRESIDENT and his private secretary, Mr. F.
j. Phillips, and Secretary Foger were all at their
desks this morning, having returned from New
York Saturday night
SECRETARY CHANDLER will attend the graduat-
ing exercises at the Annapolis Naval Academy on
Friday. He will leave here Thursday night.
THE TARIFF COMMISSION will probably be finally
considered at the Cabinet meeting tomorrow
afternoon, and the names OF those nominated sent
to the Senate wednesday probably.
NEWS FROM THE EUROPEAN SQUADRoN.-Rear
Admiral Nicholson commanding the European
squadron, reports to the Navy department that
the flagship Lancaster arrived off Gibraltar on the
18th OF May In company with the Nipsic. Quinne-
The squadron left villefranche on May 4th, arr1v-
Ing at Port Mahon on the 9th. The Galena was to
proceed from Gibraltar along the coasts OF Africa
Egypt. and Syria; thence to the ports OF the Adr1
attic. The NipSic would go to Palermo, to the ports
in the Adriatic, and thence eastward to Syrian
ports returning to vilefranche via African ports.
races took place between the boats crews belong
ing to the different vessels of the squadron.
AT THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE John
Kelly has been appointed clerk, vice j. R. Offiey
dismissed; C. B. Hough, clerk, and o. h. Reed !,
foreman of the press room, have been dismissed /,
and H. Il. Twombley, clerk, reduced
Com CoUNTERFRITERS ARREsrED.-The agent of
the secret service at Philadelphia reports to the
Treasury department the arrest there last night
Of Henry l. Alfred, with $3.50 in counterfeit coin
10 his possession, consisting of sBland" and trade
machine, metal, and several blank dies for coun,
terfeit gold coins. William H. Robinson alias
"G0pher Bill" was also arrested, with 26 counter
felt standard dollars on his person. Robinson is
an old offender, having served several terms OF
imprisonment in the Eastern penitent1ary OF Penn
Sylvania for cOunterfeiting
THE DESPATCH arrived at the navy yard satur-
day afternoon from Samana Bay. The Tallapoosa
arrived at Portsmouth, Va, last evening
CoxAANDsR VIM T. SAMPSON has been appointed
superintendent of the naval observatory until
Vice Admiral Rowan shall assume charge, which
Will be on the 1St Of July.
NOT FOR Mr.. CARsoN-Mr. John M. Carson says
be appointed to a place in the Interior depart
ment
Mr.. W. w. CoRcoRAN was able to lie on lounge
his condition are not very encouraging. He was
not SO well to-day, and was obliged to keep his
bed.
NAVAL ORDERs--Master Warner Fl. Nostrand,
ordered to the Vandalia; Cadet Engineers How
ard Gage, F. C. Beig and Geo. E. Burd, to exami-
nation for promotion; Lieut.. S. c. Paine, detached
from the New Hampshire and ordered to the Van
dalia; Lieut. Rich'd C. Derby, from the Vandalia
and placed on waiting orders; Ensign w. M. Con-
slant, from the Vandalia and ordered to duty in
the coast survey; Passed Assistant Engineer Geo.
w. Baird, from duty connected with the irOnclads
at Washington, and to continue on special duty
connected with the fish commission; Assistant
Engineer +. III. Eldredge, from the Tennessee and
ordered as professor in the department of steam
engineering and iron ship building in the Ohio
university. at Columbus.
PERsoNAL.-Hon. Aleck Stephens is daily improv-
ing in health and he hopes soon to be able to take
a drive. He has not been out since his accident,
four weeks ago.-Mr. s. v. Niles has gone to Bal
was the only other surviving member OF his family.
H. r. McCalmOnt. chief OF special examiners
Grove, \. j., this morning for the summer
Leland Stanford, OF California. is at Wormley's-
Prof. Raymond Newcomb, the naturalist OF the
Lieut.. John ". ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. j. Comley of
the CONFEDERATION Opera Company, was married
yesterday to Miss Lizzie Harold, of Philadelphia
John Van voorhis, OF New York, were In New
York city last night-Dr: John F. Gray, of New
York city. who is regarded as the "King OF Ho-
moepaJhS," Is lying at the point of death. His
illness Is senile gangrene OF the leg.
The Whisky Ring Investigation.
TESTIMONY OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL
DISTILLERS' ASSOCIATION.
The investigation Of the so-called whisky ring
was resumed by the Senate select committee this
morning, Mr.. Shufeldt, the president OF the Ma
tional dist1llers' association being the first and
only witness examined. He explained the provi-
sions OF the bill Of the liquor men as 1t was org-
nally introduced, and said all the provisions ex-
cept that for indefinite extension OF the bonded
period were struck out by the ways and means
committee. He said he had received $1,000 which
was raised by the Kentucky distillers. 1t was
raised as he understood It. to be used in present
Ing the subject OF reduction of the whisky tax to
Congress; 1t was the purpose OF the distillers to
employ able legal talent upon this matter to urge
1t earnestly, and the money was raised for that
purpose. He still had and holds that a. 900 intact