Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-02-08
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECKIPTs To-DAY.-Internal reve
nue., $52a $50 92 customs, $948, ASSIST.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-Internal reve.
nue.. $62s, ,5aas s2; customs. ssAabsasl.
ANOTHER NoTARY.-The President has appointed
Enoch L. White to be q notary public for the Dis
trtct OF Columbia.
THE CONTRACT for supplying furniture for the
barge Off1ce at New York and the new government
buldinQat Danville, Va, hasibeen awarded to the
Middletown Furniture company, Of Middietown
Pa. for $3,395 and So, ,2o5, respectively.
COMMISSIONS were issued to-day to p. A. Ber-
s,aas s1an KVsezleton Vs Va Miss Hugh aamp
HON. EDWARD T. LEWIS, democrat, of Opelousas
was yesterday elected member OF the next Con.
gress from the 9Th Louisiana district vice Andrew
8. Heron, deceased
Ex-Governor EDMUND j. DAvB, of Texas, died
at Austin yesterday evening at O'Clock, after 9
short illness, OF pneumonia He was born in San
was conspicuous for his attachment to the Union
during the war. In the Red river campaign he
served with great distinction. In command OF the
dier generalship for valorous conduct During the
war, while waiting at Bagdad, Mexico,fo his fam.
lily to escape from Texas, he was kidnapped by a
gomery, and brought across the Rio Grande river.
HIS Fellow prisoner was hung, but he escaped
through the timely interference Of one OF the
party, who knew him so well. Being prominent
In reconstruction after the close OF the war, he
was made president OF the convention, and was
ter Of the late Capt Forbes Britain, of the regu-
lar army. There are two sons; one OF them lieu
tenant in the sixth cavalry, and the other study
Ing law In Ann ArbOr, Mich, University.
THE GOVERNMENTS CLAIM TO iowa LANDs.-The
Secretary of the Interior has written letter 20
Gov Sherman, of Iowa, in relation to the excess OF
83043 0 acres of land patented to the state ac-
count of the Sioux City and St Paul railroad and
which the state has not transferred to the rail-
road. He is requested to call the attention OF the
legislature to this matter, and sunless some early
come the duty Of this department to recommend a
resort to legal proceedings for the restoration OF
such lands to the general government"
TIE NAVAL ACADEMY TRouBLEs.-Capt Ram
say. superintendent OF the Naval Academy, who
arrived here yesterday, denies that he had been
harsh or uncivtl to newspaper men who had called
at the academy for information in regard to the
situation. He says that he gave correspondents
permission to get whatever Information or views
the other officers OF the academy, or even the
press his own views, on the ground that it was
his duty u Scc0rt first to the Secretary OF the
Navy. Capt Ramsay viii IS q official report
time. The seven cadets who were placed in soil
tary confinement on the ship Santee for week
were released YESTERDAY afternoon, the sentence
1nsubordination, 1t is understood, have prepared
separate apologies, and win present them to
Iutcuueuu naWSdys tuc5 UOCuInenC signed
by q majority OF the mutlnous cadets last Friday
not having been satisfactory.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Rear Admiral Pierce Crosby.
detached from the command OF the South Atlantic
station, and ordered to proceed via London to
Hong Kong, China, and relieve Rear Admiral
Clitz OF the command Of the As.atic station. Com
mander Geo. c. Remey, from Che Lancaster, Apd
ordered to return home and report arrival. Liedt.
Chas. H. Black from the Miantonomah and
placed on sick leave. Lieut. F. P. Gilmore,
granted leave for one year. Leave OF Midshipman
Jno. l. Purcell extended three months from 14th
inst.
PERsoNAL-Col j. j. Coppinger and his bride,
nee Blaine, were registered yesterday at the Bre-
WORT House, New York.-Eord John Hervey
sailed for England yesterday.--senator Window.
OF Minnesota, was in New York last night.-Gen.
Felix Angus. Of the Baltimore Anertcdn, is at the
AArlington.-Mr. F: N. Bassett. chief clerk Post
~Gen - c. Bradley 7. Johnson, Of Maryland, is at
is at the tropolitan.-Henry F. Gillig, OF the
American Exchange. London, is at the Riggs.