Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-14
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAr.-1nterna reve-
nue.. s546, ,aS5 ST. customs, s52l.24oS2
AMONG the callers at the White House to-day
were Senators Dawes, Conger, Pike, Allison, Haw-
ley, Platt, Butler, Logan and Sawyer; Representa-.
tves Lacey, Breitung, Cutcheon> Adams, Smith
Wise Lbbey, Hooper, Mayo and McKin ey with
Townsend Ohio, and Stone lMich)
NAVAL ORDERS--ASsistant Paymaster s. 1. Heap
ordered to duty on board the iron-clads at City
Point, Va, 1st January; Lieut.. j. c. Burnett, de
tached from the Quinnebaug and granted leave Of
absence; Assistant PaymaSter r F. NJ. Ball, from
the 1ron-clads at City Point, Va, 1st January,
dered to settle accounts and wait orders; CHIEF En-
works, and ordered to duty at Chester, Pa; Chief
Engineer Jno. B. Carpenter, ordered before the
naval retiring board.
GENERAL SHERMAN's MILITARY LIBRARY.-When
General Sherman relinQuished command Of the
army he turned over to the War department library
eight hundred and sixty volumes, being mainly
military histories and biographies which he had
collected at the army headquarters The library
Will be closed for month, TO give the librarian an
opportunity to arrange the new books properly
according to the subjects on which they treat.
NAVAL COURT-MART1AL FINDINGs.-Captain A.
W. johnson, the commander OF the Pow
hatan, who was tried by cOurt-mart1al, Com
modore Temple president on charges OF culpable
negligence ana nefficiency in the discharge OF his
duties al the time OF the collision between the
Powhatan and the schooner Druid, was found not
guilty and acquitted. The finding OF the court will
probably be disapproved. Lieut.. Charles A. Stone,
who was the watch officer OF the POwhatan at the
time OF the collision, and who was also tried by
court-martial On similar charges. was found guilty
and sentenced to be suspended from rank and duty
for te period Of two years on waiting orders pay,
to retain his present number in his grade during
that time. and to he Oublfcly rpnrfmAnEip6 nv thR
Secretary OF the Navy in general orders The action
OF the court in this case Will undoubtedly meet
with the approval OF the Navy department.
THE VOYAGE OF THE PINTA-Leut. Com. Cald-
well, commanding the Pinta reports to the Navy
department the arrival Of that vessel at Bridge
town, Barbados, December 3D. on her trip to
Alaska. She encountered two short gales, In which
the vessel was lively and uncomfortable, but
proved herself 4 good sea boat and capable Of 60
ing where any steamer can go. Her engines per-
formed admirably. Lieut. Com. Caldwell expected
to leave for Maranhaln, Brazil not later than De-
cember 10TH
THE TALLAPoosA.-The Navy department is in
formed OF the arrival OF the Tallapoosa at New
York yesterday. No mention is made Of the ILL
ness OF Lieut.: Merry, her commanding officer, re-
ported by telegraph.
LIEUT.. SEBREE's SENTENCE-Lieut. Triel Sebree,
who commanded the Pinta at the time of her COL
dSion with the brig Tally HO, has been found
efficiency in the discharge OF his duties on that
cason and sentenced to be suspended from rank
and duty ior the period OF three years, to retain
his present number in his grade during that time
and to be publicly reprimanded by the Secretar Of
the Navy The sentence Is considered too severe,
and will, it is thought, be mitigated.
THE NAVAL INSPECTION BOARD returned this
morning from an inspection of the Franklin and
the Sn"wdrop at Norfolk. The inspection Of the
Franklin was satisfactory, but the board recon-
q q
Gaigua. which is being broken up at Norfolk, is re-
ported to be almost completely demolished.
ILLNESS OF LIEUT. MERRY.-A dispatch from New
port, r. l. states that Lieut.. j. F. Merry the COM
mander OF the L S S Taapoosa. is critically Iii on
board the vessel. He VIII be landed at New York
for medical treatment
CouSrERFEITERs ARREsrED.-The Treasury de-
partment is Informed OF the arrest at Denver, Co..
OF Charles Thompson, alias the ''Oplum Fiend Of
dollar coins Information has also been received Of
the arrest OF Jarett Stt,yeil, at Stendel 1nd for
counterfeitiny silver coins
PROTEST AGAINST 4 LAND GRANT.-H. Skipw1th,
attorney in fact OF the Florida parishes OF Louis-
ana. and West Seever, OF counsel presented to the
Secretary Of the Interior to-day the protest OF those
parishes against the granting Of lands within their
limits 10 the New Orleans Pacific railroad company
OF TO any other corporation
THE WEEKLY STAR for this week Is now ready
for mailing; price, three cents per copy. 1t is
large, eight-page paper, Of flitySiX columns. cut
pasted and folded. and will be sent anywhere in
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dollar Il year.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Reed. Commodore
Temple. Mr.. ]. u Wilson. and William II. ARM
strong. commissioner OF railroads, We're registered
in New York last eyening.-lir. J. r. Dawson,
who has been painfully Ill for a long time. was yes
teriay able To report fOr duty ut his desk in the
pension ofiicc.-the occasion being marked by Il
handsome Moral tribute from some OF his ofhc.al
assoriltes.-Iie'lt. Whippie, Of the marine corps.
is living dangerously i'll 1T Eof:o!k. consumption
having developed since his recovery from yellow
fever. EX-RepreSentativc Deern., OF Iowa. is at
the Riggs.-Iteu,. Young. OF the Marine corps,
stationed at Mare Island for year past is in town
for short yiSit.-EX Representatives Henkle, OF
Maryland, and Wilson. of West Virginia, at the
National.-tlr. Vim. T. kisscburgh. editor OF the
! Troy Tn'es. is III the city.--Mr. Edward Lasker.
the eminent German who has been i'll tie city foa
some time, lefo yesterday for Baltimore, accoln-
panied sJ several aaniring friends s-Mr. J. Add
Thompson. OF the First Cont;otl"f Office, who
stricken with paralysis yesterday, is somewhat
better to-day.