Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-08-13
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT Receipts To-DAY.-1nternal reve-
nua, $685. 719; customs, s5s1 1896.

washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-1nternal reve-
nue, $655. 719; customs, s5sl 1896.
ACTING SECRETARY OF THE NAvY.-Rear Ad-
miral Nichols, who Is acting as secretary o; the
Navy in the absence OF Secretary Chandler. will
leave Washington in few days for Richfieid
lsh, chief OF the bureau OF equipment and recruit
Ing, will be designated to act as Secretary after
the departure OF Admiral Nichols.
. NOT ENTITLED TO PAY.-C. NJ. Horton, OF Bos.
ton, claims pay for services as special agent OF
the internal revenue bureau. The claim has been
refused on the ground that as he was suspended
upon charges OF previous misconduct In office the
morning following his assignment to duty, anu
was dismissed before the order OF suspension was
revoked, he performed no service ana Is not en-
titled to pay.
OUR As1AT1c sQuADRoN.-Under date OF Yoko-
hama, Japan, July 18th, Rear Admiral Crosby,
commanding the Asiatic station, reports the fol-
lowing distribution or vessels OF the squadron: -
The Richmond left SHANGHAI June 30th for Nagas-
aki, In good condition: the Monocacy was at an
June: she is In good condition. Tile Palos was at
Hong Kong during the whole month, undergoing
repairs
POSTAL CARD LABEL QUESTION SETTLED.
Chief Brooks, OF the secret service division,
to-day submitted to the Solicitor OF the Trea-
sury specimens of imprints OF a postal card,
intended by a Philadelphia firm as a label for q
brand of cigars, for an opinion reg arding the legal
lty or such use OF government property and
devices Acting Solicitor Robinson at once de-
clded That the ue OF the label was violation OF
sections 5413 and 54l6 R. S., and would nave to be
discontinued or the parties prosecuted. They will
be notified, and will undoubtedly discontinue its
use.
BILLS OF HEALTH FOR TUEKEY.-The minister
plenlpotentiary OF Turkey at Washington has no.
iftadf nono ptnfN Oh
inst, that all bills OF health OF vessels entering
that empire must bear the visa OF the Turkish
consuls, under penalty OF incurring fine in case
or non-observance OF the above regulation OF that
government
BOUNDARY SuRvEY.-A telegram from Port Pua-
ehuca, A. T.. August 9, says: The United States
boundary survey party, Lieut.. Symons command
ing. left here this morning to survey the line
through the Colorado desert. They took three
Yuma Indians ana one Mojave Indian as guides
This Will be the most difficult and dangerous part
OF the trip. The health OF the party is excellent
THE IMPORTATION OF CATTLE-Dr. Law, men,
Der OF the United States cattle commission, was
at the Treasury department Saturday, and recon-
mended that additional sheds be erected at Bos-
ton for the accommodation Of imported cattle. The
Importation OF fancy cattle has largely Increased
OF late.
THE FURLoUGHED PENSION OFFICE CLERKs-Ow-
ing to the lack OF funds it is found necessary {as
heretofore stately to furlough large number OF
the force employed in the Census bureau. The
names OF all the employees were written on slips of
paper, placed in a small box, AMI then shaken up,
10 De drawn as occasion required. Those first
drawn are furloughed for two months, at the ex-
piration OF which time they will return to their
duties, and an equal number OF Others will be fur
have been rurongRed in this way More viii be-
furloughed from time to time The number OF
employees now on the roll is no. 1t is proposed to
thought will be sufflcient TO keep up the work OF
the bureau now drawing to a close. 1t has also
been decided that these turloughed clerks can be
paftment, Where additional force may be re-
Quired.
PERsoNAL--Mr James E. Bell Mrs. NJ. 8. Wat
kins Son, Mrs. 8. b. Craig and Edith Craig, Of
Washington, are at the Clark house, Asbury Park
JMfs Coston On. OF villa Gost1n 7th street, is
OF Hyattsville. is the guest of Mrs Capt Wood, Of
this city. at her cottage on "Prudence Island"
ters are summering at the Virginia White Sulphur
springs.--Mr. Oscar Wilde, the esthete, and Mr.
John 7: Raymond, the actor, were passengers on
New York Saturday.-Dr. James f. Morgan and
James Jan o Du iey Morgan have gone to Atlantic city
at aqa aamy
returned from Cape May-.Mahone, Virginia"
was at the Arlington yesterday, and left for New
at at the f Hotel Kaatersk Catski Is
Rev. S. NJ. Hartsock and wire have gone to As
bury tal Park, n J. They are the gnests Of Hon
Mrs H. Thompson Murray left this morning for
Cape May. Fitzgerald. Of th!s city, IS at
IS N Ne!G the s. B%n o
Place, left this morning for the Warm Springs Of
Virginia His sisters. Miss Clara and Mrs f.
Henry Baldwin and Miss Fannie are with friends
In Winchester.-Mrs. Maynadier and Miss Eve
!eth are with Rev: Father Maynadier at Tenley-
TOWN.. 8. Teel and family are summering
at the Capon Springs.-Joseph Fought, OF the
adJutant generals office, and family viii leave the
trip through the country to Pennsylvania.-Dr.
Taber johnson has gone to Boston by the steamer
Hopkins from Baltimore. He will return in ten
State, left last evening for his old home Cayuga,
n Y, where he will stay couple OF weeks with
Ss LM sn5 %r. p1m v Is in
daughter, Mrs. Farr, leave for Long Island on
Wednesday, to meet Lieut. and Mrs Hunt, and
J. T. DAVIS. j., Is IS a. at capon sprlnszMsso: R.
Brown has gone to Saratoga Henry Polkinhorn
Is Ocean Baker Is at
81 %seiRS az sS
Admiral Radford is at Barnstable. Caps Cod.-F.
II. Glenn is at Harrisburg, Va.-Rob't H. Ward
is at Big Springs. Texas@Mrs. W. surbridge is
Mass.@T. W. Smile IS at at Vest Vest shoEan. NY.@s,
Miss Fannie 9; Palmer Is at Oakland.-Miss M l.
Manager IL at the fauQuler Wnlte sulphur Springs
w. Il Burnett Is visiting Atlantic City.-A E.
Dalton has gone to Mif1iIntown. Pa.-Geo. Mauls-
by has gone to Bedford Springs.-J.A. Buchanan
has left Nantucket for Morristown, N. J.-Henry
johnson Is at Wheaton, Montgomery county, Md.
shend. the health officer, Is at the Colorado hotel
Atlantic City.
Competing Steamboat Lines.
THE PROPOSED NEW LINE OF STEAMERS TO NEW
YORK, ETC.
~ don't think there is anything in it. It is in
tended rs a hlufY for us - remarked Mr. Alfrod