Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-18
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal rev.
enue, $4S4, ,74011; customs, SIC, ,2f152

enue, $4S4, ,740,1 II; customs. SIC, ,2d.52
NATIONAL BANK NOTES received to-day for re-
demption, $4,000
THE PRESIDENT, accompanied by a small party
OF friends, went to Harpers Ferry this morning in
the private car of President Garrett, of the B. O.
R. R. It is understood that days bass fishing was
the object OF the trip. The party consisted OF the
President, Secretary Foiger, Attorney General
thu, Mr. Frye, OF New York, and a few others
They will return to washington this evening. The
to the government property at Harper's Ferry,
and as the Baltimore and Ohio railroad company
Is interested In getting possession OF that prop
of the objects Of the visit The visitors are the
guests OF Mr.. Garrett
SECRETARY TELLER receives callers daily until
IL O'Clock, except on Thursday.
BIDS for furnishing stationery in the Interior
department were opened to-day, but no award was
made.
Ex-ATToRNEY GENERAL TAFT, appointed minister
to Austria, telegraphed the Secretary of State to-
day that he would be In New York on the 18th
inst. and sail On the day following In the steamer
Alaska for his diplomatic post
THE TARIFF COMMIssIoN.-It is not expected
that the names Of the nine commissioners to re-
wise the tariff will be sent by the President to the
Senate until the middle OF next week.
MR. DEFREEs, ex-public printer, who has been
seriously Ill for some time, was reported better
to-day.
LIEUT. DANENHowER SAILS TO-DAY.-Secretary
Chandler to-day received the following cablegram
from Liverpool. dated this morning: "Will sail to-
day in the Celtic. Party well. Danenhower."
THE DISASTER TO THE ALERT-Secretary FreIing-
huysen has sent to the Secretary of the Navy
Of tch from, t,o mil n, ,l-oi
reporting the collision between the Alert and the
japanese man OF war Jinger Kan, on the 18th
Alert was cut down to the water line, but, happily,
without injury to any OF the officers or men.
STAR ROUTE WITNESSES Titus W. Fouch, ]. A.
Showalter and J. F. Stokes were before the grand
jury to-day in the star route cases
THE COMET can now be seen between 10 and II
o'clock p m. with the naked eye in the northern
heavens. about half way between the horizon and
the pole star and little TO the east 1t will dis
appear about the 4th of June. and then reap
helion June 11th, 10 minutes past midnight. The
distance from the sun Is GOO miles, and its We
locity at that time win be f1s miles per second.
It's velocity at present Is very nearly SO miles per
second The ant1cipatiOns formed Of its brilliancy
are doomed to disappointment. This is on account
OF its smallness. It has not enough material to
make display.
THE CIVIL ENGINEERS CoNyBSTIoN.-Att the close
Of the afternoon session OF the Civil Engineers
Convention yesterday. the members called at the
White House and paid their respects to the Presi-
dent At the evening session Mr.. A. G. Menocal,
s =; M & read "a paper on Che Reconstruction OF
ON Tests Of Structural Material, and the Overflow
OF the Mississippi. The report OF the committee
on ns standard time favored pasing it on the one
luton OF the earth as determined by the mean so
lar passage at one particular meridian. The con-
vention adjourned until Friday morning To-day
members a Vernon
their return they stopped at the navy yard and
then then continued m up the harbor and inspected the
fats. This evening the president Of the society
Will give reception at WIZARDS
FoREBoDINGs FROM THE MxscALERo AGENCY
The Commissioner OF Indian Affairs has received a
telegram from Indian Agent Llewellyn concern
Ing apprehended trouble with the Mescalero
Apaches because Of the failure of Congress to
The agent says: an view OF the facts that beef
and flour on hand will only last until about July
l, and that these Indians have no means OF sub
policy to transfer them to the War department,
who should take charge OF them before starvation
compels them to coramt depredations which will
ton OF valuable property"
A GENERAL COURT MARTIAL is appointed to meet
at the Washington barracks tomorrow. Detail
for the court:-Capts. A. G. NJ. Pennington ana
VIM ?. Graves, OF I'd artillery, and 1st Leuts. j.
Eastman. A. d: Schenck. Medorem Crawford,
M He
FL artillery. The last-named to act as judge ad-
VOcate.
MAJOR ASA BIRD GARDNER, Judge advocate, has
been ordered to Albany, N. Y, on public business
and will afterwards return to headquarters.
THE PROPOSED GARFIELD MONUMENT.-Col. Cor
bin has received about five hundred responses in
the past three days from newspapers In all parts
or the country, expressing interest in the pro-
1ecC or erecting monument to the memory Of
Gen Garfield, and willingness to assist In the
scriptiOn list for this purpose will be opened in
every town In the country on Decoration day.
ENVOY TREscorT is on his way to Washington
via Panama, having sailed from africa on the
Lackawanna May 18th.
PERsoNAL--Ex-Secretary Hunt was not so well
yesterday as he had been for a few days-Mrs.
Flora A. Darling has gone to the Hygeia Hotel,
Fortress Monroe, where she will stay some weeks
The appointment OF VIM. A. Maury to be as
sistant Attorney General is considered an excel
VIM, A: Darling, OF New York, IS at the Ebbitt.-
ExAssistant Secretary OF State Hit is the Arlng
tOn.-Mr. and Mrs NichOias Fish, OF New York,
are at WOrmley' US Mr.. John Russell Young,
Minister to China, arrived at San Francisco yester
ay-Ex-Presidsnt Hayes and Gov Foster, of
Ohio, are in New York.
General Conference @. M. e. Church,
PROCEEDINGS TODAY.
The session OF the G. NJ e. conference was re-
sumed this morning. Devotional exercises were
conducted by Rev. James Briller. Bishop Lane
presided. The Kuhessick claim was made the
special order for tomorrow. Bishop Beebe called
attention to the necessity OF special Sunday
school committee to Superintend the general work
RiShOO Andrews the M r. church and Row Mr.