Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-18
Washington News and Gossip.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reye-
nue., s443, ,sio.9O; customs. $685., $3.50.
WIN. A. NICHOLSON has been commissioned post
master at Mangohick, Va
COMMITTEE, consisting of Charles P. Lincoln,
William Webster and John Hancock. appointed to
invite the President and Cabinet Gen Sherman,
Gen. Drum and others to attend the commencement
OF the National University law school, at the Ma
tional Theater June 7th, performed that duty TO-
day.
DIVIDEND DEcLARED.-The Controller OF the Cur
rency has declared dividend OF 10 per cent in
favor OF the creditors Of the First National Bank
OF Butler Pa., making In all 20 per cent, amount
ing to s69 81 paid to the creditors OF the bank.
TRADE MARKa-The Secretary Of the Treasury
has issued circular calling the attention of Gus
toms officers to the section OF law in regard to
trade marks, embodied in the act approved March
8, 1883, and promulgating Instructions.
VALENTINE SCRIP-Tbe Secretary of the Interior
has decided that Valentine scrip cannot be located
within the claimed limits OF q confirm d Mexican
grant until the grant has been surveyed and the
survey has been approved.
THE CASE OF PAYMAsTER WAssoN.-Secrctary
Lincoln this morning received Jhe report of the
investigation OF Paymaster WassOn, the DEFAULT
ing officer In Texas He has not vet considered
the report Unless 1t contains some Information
which will necesState change the cOurt-marti Il
which was ordered by Gen. All .er and suspended
by order or the Secretary pending the eXamna-
ton will stand.
GEN. CROOKS FoRcE.-Adjutant General Drum
has received a telegram from Whipple barracks
Arizona, stating that from the best inform tlon
obtainable there Gen. Crook has with him in his
expedition into Mexico TWO hundred Apache
scouts, fifty cavalrymen under Chan 'e OF the 9th
cavalry, and fifty civilian packers, =, force of
three hundred In all. The Secretary OF War said
mis- morning that this was q larger force than
Gen; Ge Crook was supposed 10 have taken with HIM
been received at the War dep ,rtment.
Navy department to-day.
suPERsEDED.-Mr. de Geofrray has been SUPER
seded as representative OF France on the French
and American claims comni sSion, AMI Will prob l.
bly, be succeeded by Mr.. la Place, the French con.
Sui general at New York.
NAVAL ORDERs-Lieut. George M. Totten,
ordered to tn, Minnesota 1st June; Passed AS
sistant Engineer John D.. .Fcri, to duty in the
Duieau Of steam engineering; BOatswain Andrew
Milne, 10 Tue reCetvtng chip Franklin.
BACK FROM TExAs-General Drum anu colonel
Barr returned this morning from Texas They re-
port that the inspection OF the military prison at
Fort Leavenworth, where they flrst went, Salts
f,ctOry. Military affIirs In Texas they found In a
hourishing condition. and the trip was very
pleasant one.
COMMANDER SMITH OF THE NAVY ON TRIAI.-A
naval court martial was duly organized in Brook
lyn yesterday for the trial OF Commander Fred
erick r. Smith, charged with making duplicate as
s1gnments of his pay. The following Is the detail
OF the court: Commodore Edward Y. McCauley,
president or the court; Lieut. JAS. d. j. Kelly,
judre advocate. Jurors-CCmmodOreS J. f. Jou" 1t
and r. Scott Fillebr0wn: Capts. Lewis A. Kimber-
ly. Henry Erten and VIM. A. Kirkland. and Com
manders Alfred It. Mahan. Tn O lore +. K me and
JAS. O'Kane. At the request oi Commander Smith,
who said his counsel, Ex-Governor Walker, OF Vtr-
6 MIA. had not yet reached the city, and that he
wished time to consult with him, the trial was adj
journed until this morning.
TRADE MARKS, UNITED STATES AND SwITzEK-
LAND.-The fact that the laws OF the United States
and OF Switzerland reciprocaFly extend the bPne-
fits OF the trademark system OF the respe, We
governments to the citizens OF either ~ just been
sufficiently tablished at the Department OF
State and due notice or such reciprocity has just
been given to the Interior department Citizens
of the United States can hereafter. by con- orming
to the regulations governing the subject, receive
the same protecLiOn in SWtlZerl nj regarding their
trademarks as do the citizens OF that country.
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