Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-29
Washington News and Gossip.
New Year Calls.

Those who wish announcement made in THE
STAR either that they ariu or iet1 not receive on
New Year Day are requested to send notice to that
effect, duly authenticated, with such particulars
as may be desired, to the office betore 10 O'Clock
Saturday morning. For obvious reasons this list
which will appear in the edition Of Saturday even.
| ing, will be confined to the names authorized
| and sent in as above, for which, of course, nc
| charge will be made
The Presidents New Year Reception.
The President Will hold reception at the Execu.
tive Mansion on Monday, according to the follow.
ing program:
At II a. m. the Members of the Cabinet and the
Diplomatic Corps
At 11:15 o. m. the Chief Justice and Associate
Justices Of the Supreme Court OF the United
States.
AT II 30 a. m. Senators and Representatives In
Congress, the Judges of the Court OF Claims, the
Judges OF the Supreme Court OF the District OF
columbia, the commissioners or the District OF
Columbia, eX-members OF the Cabinet and ex-Inln-
1Sters OF the United States.
At 1s m; the Officers OF the Army and Navy.
AT 1880 p. m. the Secretary of the Smithsonian
Institution, the Commissioner OF Agriculture, the
Assistant Secretaries OF the departments. the AS
sstant Postmaster General, the Solicitor General
the Assistant Attorneys General, the Superinten-
Gent OF the Coast Survey, the heads Of bureaus OF
of Health.
At 12:45 p. m. the Associated Soldiers OF the war
OF 1872 the Associated Veterans OF the war Of 1s46
tlOn OF the District OF Columbia and the Grand
Army OF the Republic.
At p. 10. reception of citizens, which Will ter
inmate at p. m.
Carriages Will approach the Executive Mansion
by the eastern gate and leave by the western.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DaY.-Internal reye-
hue, s423, ,9S0.73; customs, s650, ,3a249.
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CUSTOM HOUSE FRAuD.-Secretary Folger has re-
ceived report from Special Agent Brockett at
New York, relative to the arrest OF Examiners Co
chue and Smith and George T. Heney IN importer
OF New York, for fraudulent dln1age allowa nee on
cargo or potatoes. The report gives detailed
account OF the alleged conspiracy, confirmn g
accompanied by copy of aff11avlt made by
Mr. Heney In which he makes full confession OF
the part taken by him.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House to-day
were Senator's Sewell, Harrison and Window and
Representatives Willis and speer.
THE JEANETTE BOARD vest rday adjourned un-
TIL next Tuesday. Lieut. Danenhower, who Will
be the next witness before the board is at present
confined to the house by an attack of bronchitis
AS soon as he Is able he will appear before the
board lie will be examined on behalf OF Mr.. Je-
rome ). Collins 1t will be remembered that when
MI. DancnhOwer was first examined the Collins
matter had not come up.
WHITE HUNTERS IRESPASSIEG ON INDIAN RESFR-
VATIONs.-The commissioner OF Indian affairs to-
day received a telegram from IIdlan Agent por-
ter at the Fort Peck agency, dated Poplar Greek
Montana, December 2sih in which he reports the
MILK River county. On the ASS1nnaboine and Yank-
tonials Sioux 1t rServatiOn overrun with white
hunters, who are slaughterug buffalo by the
thousand every day. The Indians. he saws are
becoming restless because the tfespassers are not
niVen away, and unless something is done at
once there Will be trouble between the hunters and
the Indians Agent Porter asks that the military
De directed to drive the hunters Off. He says the
impression prevails among these trespasSers that
the army Is In sympaty with them, and asks that
such orders be issued as VIII teach white hunters
rights Commissioner Price, upon receipt OF this
telegram, telegraphed Agent Porter that the
Whlte hunters had no right on the reservation,
ana that the Secretary of War would be asked to.
day TO have them removed.
FINAL ACTION IN THE CASE OF SURGEON OWEN
The court-martial In the case OF Surgeon owen. C.
S. N. recently tried at the Washington navy yard
on charge Of having advised and urged Cant
Hopkins (rccently dismSsed) to leave without lIl-
thority, the Pensacola. Fla, navy yard during the
yellow FEVER epidemic, have found him "nOt
guilty" The Secretary OF the Navy has disa D.
proved OF the findings. however, on the ground
that Dr. Owen knew that he was helping Can't
HOPKINS TO make an excuse for running away
from his post when he also knew that the captain
was IN hourly communication with the depart
Snnce or such orders as might govern his action.
while d1sapproving the acQutttal, the Secretary
ordered Surgeon ovens release from arrest q nd
return to his station and duties.
OFFICERS OF THE ARMY in this city will assemble
IN 1ull uniform. at the adjutant generals Office by
or before 11:3O a. m, Monday, January /, 1888, to
pay their respects to the President of the United
81 ttes TEey will form by corps and regiments in
The order given In the Army Register.