Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-18
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve.
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| Verted into bars and coin during the year wa;
about SIS, coo 900. He thinks tnat there will be
in that Of silver over last years production.
SENATOR DAVID DAVIS and wife Will come to this
| city about the middle OF November, where they
will remain the greater portion of the winter. A
Bloomington, ILL.,, dispatch says: The day the Sen
| atOr departed for the south he said to Hon. Law.
| renee Weldon, an old friend, that he was out OF
politics. He Intended to live the remainder OF his
| life quietly.
| THE PRESIDENT AT THE THEATER-Presiden,
Arthur occupied a box at the Standard theater In
| New York last evening and listened attenttvely
to ''The Merry Duchess" At the conclusion OF
| the performance demands were made for 'sAr
! thur," in response to which he bowed to the au
| dtence and to those upon the stage. On THURSDAY
| the President will probably leave New York fol
| Newport
ARMY MEDICAL CORPS CHANaEs.-Surgeon Ap,
| drew X. Smith is ordered from Wilett's Point, ,
| y, to the military academy, West Point, n Y;
and Surgeon Charles T. Alexander is ordered from
| the US. military academy to the department OF
| the Missouri The following named medical Off
| GERS are ordered from the department OF the East
to the departments indicated: Surgeon Morse X.
Taylor, department OF the Missouri: Surgeon
Frank Meacham. department OF the Platte; AS
sistant Surgeon Daniel We1Sel, department of the
Platte; Assistant Surgeon Curtis f. Price, depart
| ment OF Dakota; Surgeon William ID. Wolvttrton
and Assistant Surgeon James c. Merrill, U. S.
Army, are ordered from the department Of Dakota
TO the department Of the East.
ARMY ORDERs-The leave of First Lieut. Josiah
II. King, 9Th cavalry, is extended two months.
The leave OF First Lieut.. VIM. p. Vose 2d artillery
Is extended two months The leave OF Assistant
surgeon Aaron II. Appel is extended one month.
The leave Of First Lieut.. Benjamin H. Cheever tr
6tn cavalry, is extended one month. Leave for six
months on surgeons certificate of disability Is
granted Capt. John Lee. 4th cavalry.
THE NIoBRARA STAR ROUTE D1scoNr1NuEp.-By
NJ fhaC cfo, TY1.x
eral. to take effect September 3Oth the star route
from Niobrara to Fort Randall, Dakota, has been
discontinued. John X. Miner was the lowest bid
Ger LOT supplying service upon this route, and was
awarded the contract, which was afterwards an
nulled because OF technical 1mperfectons. The
reasons given at the Post Office department for
advertlsement for proposals the railway system in
In that section OF the country has been extended
so greatly that the necessity for the star route
service no longer exists
ANOTHER YELLOW FEVER DEATH.-The following
telegram was received by the Secretary or the
PenSacOla, Fla, navy yard:-" No new cases; one
death.Thomas Shepard, landsman, of the tug
Rose"
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lteut. Commander George B.
Livingston ordered to the Colorado; Lieut.. WASH
1ngton O. Sharrer to duty in the photographic Of
nee, October 1st; Lieut. John P. A. Augur to the
CoIorado; BoatSWain VIM. L. HIT to the Galena :;
Carpenter VIM. D. Toy to duty In the construction
department OF the New York navy yard: Carpen-
Yer AlOnZo G. Burroughs to the Franklin. Gunner
f. d: Beacnam has reported his return home, law
Ing been detached from the Hartford, Pacific sta
ton, and has been placed on sick leave; Carpenter
ana placed on waiting orders; Acting Carpenter
! Ben1 Markham from the Franklin and ordered to
the Galena.
BLOWN ASHORE IN THE SToRM.-Signal station Bar
negat City N. j., reports: "Three masted schooner
John B. Connor went ashore on stone pile ON Bar
negat inlet, 300 yards northwest OF lighthouse, at
a. m. Lies in dangerous position. Life saving
crews from Barnegat City and Loveladys Island
boarded aer: No assistance can he rendered until
SURF"
DIsEAsE-INFEcrED vEssELs-surgeon General
Hamilton has received the following telegram
from Surgeon Bailhache, at Fortress Monroe ::
Boarded bark Quidneck, from Rio. Two cases
smallpox, one death-Andrew Costello. No case
developed since August 11th. Bark disiniectcd
nearly month ago. Vessel perfectly healthy, but
ordered her to Baltimore Quarantine"
COMMISSIONS were issued to-day to postmaster
as follows: Emma !. Cunningham, Ashby, Va.
8. G. BOzer, Marydale, Nd; j. 8. Yost, Lndell.
va, and W. T. James, Pleasant Ridge, Va
PATENT DECIsIoNs.-The commissioner Of patents
has decided that an application for patent will
not be regarded as abandoned for the reason that
it has been envoved for many years in an inter-
mas also decided that an inventor cannot include
In second patent matter which was shown and
described In former patent granted to himself.
REVENUE AGENT APPo1NTED-The commissioner
OF internal revenue to-day appointed Emery V.
DonelSon, OF Md, q revenue agent vice A. A.
Knight OF Fla, resigned.
PROTECTION OF THE DISTRICT AGAINST CoNrA-
GIoUs DIsEAsEs.-In regard to the bark Arlington,
belonging to Bareour's Trinidad line, 1t Is ascer-
tained that she was spoken by the pilot boat out
side the capes and replied all well, SO she was not
Tequlre9 10 remain IN quarantine below. On her
ARRIVAL mere the collector or customs at George
town found that she had no permit, and in accord
Of TT the an ne h h 30 tne
he notified Health Officer Townshend before per.
mitting the entry OF the vessel or the discharge OF
Georgetown and Alexandria will insure the pro-
OIL the Dssrct against the Importation OF
that may chance to skip quarantine.
THE RECEPTION TO LORD CHIEF JUSTICE COLE
RIDGE-Ihe Bar Association will hold special
meeting on Monday next to arrange for q recep-
ton to Chief Justice Colerldge, of England. on the
occasion OF his visit to this city 1t is most likely
that the reception will take the form of banquet
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Hllgard and wife have re-
turned from Mount Desert, both much improved
In health their large parish Of friends will be glad
to learn-W. B; Moses, Mrs. M. G. Smith, T. NJ
H"lo auu WIZ, MAYOR w. Arthur, u. 3. A., and
Capt L. A. Beardsley, u. s. n, were among the
washington arrivals at the Hyge1a HOTEL Old
folnt, yesterday.-Hon Robert C. Schenck Is at
Cranston's Hotel. West Point, N. Y.-J. Sayles
brown is at Eddytown, N. Y.-Senator and Mrs
w. s. Palmer, OF Michigan, will entertain hand
somely IN Washington the coming winter.-Con-
gresham Perry Belmont, OF New York, is furnish
Ing MS new residence On the corner OF 18th street
ana Khode Island avenue, in lavish Style.-Gov.
" Wililam T. cameron, OF Virginia, and Mr.. George
=: dorham. OF Washington, are In New York.
MIS- EmDfy, OF this city, was registered in Paris
yesterday:--Hon. Eppa Hunton. of Virginia; Ad-
Hlrai NlcholS and Commodore Quackenbush, q. s.
n, are at the Ebb1tt-POstmaster General
Gresham has returned from Philadephia.-B X.
ram ana family have returned from ROckbrfdge
Alum springs. F. Cake has returned from
Ihe stockton hotel, Cape May.-Gen. Green B.
haum, ex,comm1sstoner of internal revenue. has
gone 10 oalo TO engage in the political campaign.
Maryland Democrats.
MLANE CARRIES THE PRIMARY EhECTIoNs IN BALTI-
MoRE-oTHER ElECr2oNs.
The primary elections in Baltimore city yester-
day resulted In the election In most Of the pre-
cincts OF delegates to the state convention which
meets In Baltimore tomorrow, known to favor the
election OF McLane. The anti-ring democracy car
ried the eleventh ward, and the city delegation
will probably stand 20 for McLane and opposed
the baltimore county convention met
at Towsontown yesterday and elected dele
gates and adopted RESOLUTION In favor of the
nomination of Hon rfo ohorf