Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-29

AiileS duluoIiLeu ana sent In as ABOVE, Ior Wlcn,
OF course, no charge will be made.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue., s3i1 ,9l2.S1; customs, s6O3S74.42
NUMBER OF PROMINENT ARCTIC EXPLORERS will
be invited to appear before the Greely relief board
Which resumes its sessions on Wednesday next. and
express their views regards the chances OF efrec-
tual reiief being afforded the party and the best
plan TO be adopted
TEE MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION submitted to
the Secretary of War, yesterday afternoon, their
report showing the progress Of the surveys and ex-
aminatiOnS in the improvements OF the Mississippi
during the year ending December !, 1883 They re-
port that the work done has been found satiSfac-
tory, and recommend the cooperation Of the gen
eral government, in order that the levee system
shall serve to improve the channel as well as pre-
vent overflow.
MOVEMENTS OF UNITED STATES NAVAL VESSELS
The TallapoOsa viii leave the Washington navy
yard next Wednesday with freight for Norfolk
me SpeedWell viii leave the same yard as soon as
ready fOr cruise 10 Norfolk New York and Ports
mouth, \. IL. The Trenton arrived at Gibraltar
1S ms qmrnlnS am twenty-eisht days from New lork
Asiatic station as soon as possible.
LIEUT.. GREELYs FATr-Capt Pike says that ii
Lieut.. Greely remains in his winter quarters he
Will be safe, but the danger is that he viii move
south, expecting to find supplies.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Medfcal Inspector Adrian Hud-
son has been detached from duty in the bureau of
medicine and surgery, and ordered to the T. s. S.
Lancaster, on the European station relieving Medi-
cal inspector L. J.. Bates who is ordered home:
Lieut. Austin NJ. Knight. to instruction IN ordnance
at the navy yard In this city; Ensign De Witt C0fI-
man, from the Franhln to the Yantic: Mate John
A. III. Wilmath and Boatswain Perrhnond, from the
navy yard in this city to the Spaedwell Lieut.
Charles d. Stone detached from the Powhatan.
DIR. j. MORRISON, of the Nautical Almanac office,
Washington, d. G., has been elected a fellow of the
koyal Astronomical society, OF London, England.
The PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day were: Senators
Anthony, Blair and Plumb representatives, Sinziser
and Kasson, AdInlral Porter, Judge Cresswell and
General and Mrs BEEN.
ARMY AND NAVY OFFICERS AT THE PRESIDENTS
General Drum has issued
the usual order the officers OF the army in this
city to assemble I'm full uniform at the Adiutant
Generals Office by 1870 H. Tuesday january lst,
1884, to pay their respects to the President OF the
United States. The Secretary Of the Navy has
Issued similar order.
RESIGNATION OF A BRAVE KEEPER.-Capt Charles
Ii. Valentino, keeper OF ltfe-saving station No l. on
Monmouth Beach, New Jersey, has sent In his re-
signatlon, to take place on January 1st. 1t was
Capt. Valentine who led his crew through the icy
surf to the Spanish bark Augusina in the terrible
storm On February /. 1880, and rescued the ships
crew after their captain had shot himself through
the head when he saw his vessel going to pieces
under him.
GEN. HUMPHREYS FUNERAI--The funeral OF
Brig. Gen. A. A. Humphreys L. S. A, will take
place On Monday. The services Will be conducted
by Rev. DR.. Paret, Of the Church OF the Epiphany,
Philadelphia last night, and tne other con is ex
pected TO arrive from Florida tomorrow evening
The fnal arrangements for the funeral viii then
be made.
THE CASE OF LIEUT.. STREET.-The Secretary Of
War has filed his answer to the Supreme Court OF
the District OF Columbia TO the application for the
reinstatement OF H. l.. Street to his former rank In
the army first lieutenant 1st cavalry or show rea-
son why a writ of mandamus should not fsS1e
The Secretary says that when Mr. Street accepted
clerical position In the AdJutant Generals Office
he forfeited all right to reinstatement. The case
Will De heard In court in a few weeks.
GENERAL HANCoCK.-The War department is in
formed that the health OF Gen Hancock now in Cal
1forn1a, has been entirely restored.
THE INVENTORS Of the various torpedoes designed
for use in the navy have asked for an extention of
the time In which TO perfect the details OF their
models and the board Will not meet for some time.
THE U. 8. S. OssIPEE. now being fitted out at
will be lighted by electricity in the
same way as the Galena.
THE PRoTEUs INQUIRY-No witnesses were ex-
amlned by the Proteus court OF inquiry to-day.
Next Thursday the argument In behalf of Lieut..
darlington Will be made by Mr.. Linden Kent, his
counsel. The future meetings OF the court with the
exception of that OF Thursday WILL it is expected,
be for consultation only.
PERsONAL-SenatorS Fair and German. Repre-
sentative Spriggs, and Prof c. V. Riley, of Wash
ington, were registered In New York last night
MesSrs. A. johnson and w. w Hicks, OF WASH
ington, were registered in Jacksonville On Thurs
day.--11eut. Carlisle Porter is In town on
weeks leave OF absence, with his family. at 1870
Connecticut ayenue.-Senator Sabfn was regis
+. Ward, OF this city. has been elected one OF the
executive committee at large OF the Society OF
NaturaliStS OF the Eastern StltCS.-Nayal Surgeon
Nash, OF the navy, has just returned from Sioux
City, and will pass the winter here.-SeTgeaut-a
Arms Leedom has returned to the city.