Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-26
Washington News and Gossip.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal rev.
enue, S7os, ,03S; customs, $679,969
THE PRESIDENT, accompanied by Secretaries
Folger and Lincoln, left Washington at 10 O'Clock
last night for New York to attend the evacuation
day celebration.
THE CLOCKS IN THE TREASURY department were
set forward eight minutes and twelve seconds to-
day to accord with the new time, which has been
adopted by the Treasury department from to-day.
Visitors who had heretofore been In the habit of
entering the department building up to two O'Clock
found themselves nearly ten minutes late in many
| instances, and were shut out In the rain.
THE FUNERAL OF Mr.. Joseph H. Blackfan Will
take place from his late residence 1130 12th street.
ter General, Mr. Iiatton, to-day directed that the
flag on the department should be hung at half
mast on the day OF the funeral and that the foreign
mail Office should be closed on that day.
THE BIG BRIDGE NOT A NuIsANcE-A decision
was rendered by the United states Supreme Court
today in the Brooklyn bridge Casa suit of A. b.
Miller to restrain the building of suspension bridge
between New York city and Brooklyn, and to have
1T declared a nuisance. The decree of the court be-
low. dismssing Millers bill, is affirmed. Opinion
by Justice Field.
TREASURY PERsONAIs.-Secretary Folger is ex-
pected to return to Washington from New York to-
morrow. Commissioner Evans and Controller
monies connected with the celebration of evacua-
ton day.-Surgeon General j. B. Hamilton, OF
the marine hospital service, went to Baltimore this
morning with special committee to select the site
Tor the new marine hospital
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL accompanied the Presi-
dent to New York last night.
SENTENCE APPRovED-The naval court-martial
which tried Ensign Guy w. Brown, officer of the
deck Of the Pfnta, at Boston, on charges OF culp-
inpff1pipncV m ar
the time Of the collision OF the Pnta with the brig
Tally Ho, found him guilty and sentenced him to
tain his present rank during that time and to be
! reprimanded in public orders The sentence has
been approved by Secretary Chandler and the
order containing public reprimand will be issued
at once.
THE TINE QUESTION TO GO BEFORE THE CABI-
NET-The order of the Secretary OF the Treasury ON
Saturday adopting the new time standard for the
Treasury department has given rise to considerable
discussion in the other departments. Under the
decision OF the Attorney General 1t was supposed
thOriZed by act of Congress- The matter will be
brought up at the meeting OF the Cabinet to-mor-
row, and the question OF the adoption OF the new
time by the departments generally will be decided
DEATH OF CAPT r. A. BAYLEY.-The many friends
in this community Of Capt. R. A. Bayley, Of the
warrant division of the Treasury department, will
regret to be informed that he died this morning at
11:50 O'Clock at his residence, No. 225 18th street
southwest
THE Tallapoosa arrived at Portsmouth, Va, yes
terday.
NAVAL ORDERs-Iieutenant Chas. II. Judd has
been detached from the torpedo station and ordered
to the Galena. Assistant Engineer C. G. Talcott,
from the Trenton and granted three months sick
leave.
A NAVAL BOARD, consisting OF Capt. Philip C.
johnson, commander, w. L. Schley and Naval Con-
structor Philip Hichborn, has been appointed to
examine into the merits of the claims OF John
Roach, Cramp u Co. and Harlan, HOllingSwOrth g.
Co. for expenses incident to the care of the untin-
ished monitors now lying at their yards. The board
will visit Philadelphia in day two for the pur-
pose OF consulting with the claimants.
GOOD WORK OF THE REVENUE MARINE SERVICE
In his annual report Mr. Clark. chief OF the revenue
marine service. says that the 80 vessels cr!sed
miles and boarded and examined 25,5S7 vessels, OF
which number 2,240 were seized or reported to the
proper authorities for violating the law; they have
assisted pa vessels In distress. which, with their
caTgOeS aggregated in value 81 SS7 175 and on board
which were 2,497 persons Sixty people have been
saved from drowning
THE LIFE SAvERs-The report OF the general
superintendent OF the life saving service shows that
the number OF disasters to documented vessels
within the field OF station operations during the
year was 300. There were 3792 persons on board
these vessels OF whom !. III were saved The num-
Der of the shinwrecked who received succOr at the
lost was 6S There also 116 disasters to smaller
craft such sail boats, rowb boats, etc. on winch
were pa persons, 2io OF whom were saved.
SERGEANT MAsoN's RELEASE. President Arthur
late Saturday afternoon issued pardon to Sergeant
Mason, now confined in the Albany penitentiary
under sentence OF eight years. imprisonment for
attempting tf shoot Guteau. All the officers OF
the institution evnce pleasure at the prospect OF
Masons release on receipt OF the official pardon to-
DAY as he he has the respect and good wishes Of all
worked steadily in the shoe shops ever since his
commitment Sergeant Mason Will find no diff
Guilty In finding renumerative employment when
once out of prison lie signed contract when TN
prison with prominent Chicago clothing firm to
work for them when released as clerk at salary
OF Fl 500.
In an interview On his arrival at the prison in
March last Mason said: 81 meant to kill Guiteau.
knew 1t was against the law and the military code
to do such thing but l was mad enough at
Guteau to kill forty like him. Every soldier around
there wanted to dispose OF him and get him out Of
sight. They all hated him"
GENERAL SHERIDAN is expected to return to WASH
ington tomorrow morning from Chicago.
IT IS EXPECTED that the U. s. s. Trenton will sail
from New York on Thursday for the Asiatic station.
1t was thought that she would be ready for sea be-
fore that date, but delay has been caused in some
OF the details OF her preparation
PERsONAI--Senator Camden and Representative
Elliott, OF Pennsylvania, are at the Arlington.-U.
S. District Marshal McMichael has gone to New
York on short Representative Anderson,
Of Kansas, and eN-Deegate Cannon, OF Utah, are at
| the Riggs s-Assistant Postmaster General Hazen
is in New wYOrk-Representative Buckner, of Mis-
souri,. and McMiln OF Tennessee are at the Metro
pOlttan.-The wife of Charles II. Reed, the attOr-
ney who defended Guiteau, has commenced pro-
ceedngs for divorce, on the ground OF deserOn and
| non-support-MrS. Senator Logan is visiting her
denies that his daughter is engaged to be married.
RnviSiuDo tho SDnorn n,>loe
WORK OF THE COMMITTEE SO FAR.
The Senate committee on rules have decided to
recommend several changes in the rules The first
change proposed is the substitution of new rule
relating to the election Of president pro tempore
1t provides for the election OF such presiding officer
In the absence OF the Vice President, and author
ICES the president pro tempOre to designate In open
Senate by writing II absent Senator to QccunY