Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-04-09

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS fG-D4Y.-Internal reye-
nue., :795 35o.7 IS; customs, s46S S0a 43.
PASSED ASSISTANT ESGINEFR HERscHEL MAIN. OF
the navy, has been ordered to hold himself In
readiness for sea service
THE LATE LIEUT.. COALB.-Co' j. P Hatch, COM
manding the 21 cavalry at Fort Custer, NJ. T., in
an order announcing the death of First Lieut.. John
II. Coale, of Maryland, speaks of him in the highest
terms as an officer and gentleman.
THE president AND PARTY arrived Saturday at
Sandforl. which is 2o0 miles from Jacksonville and
in the heart OF Florida. The party go to Kissimee
City by rail to-day, and thence up XII s.mmee river
to Gardeners Island. where they VIII camp. After
leaving Kisslmmee City they viii be beyond easy
teegraphc communcation: -, The President al
party begin to show the results OF the exposure.
ARMY ORDERs.-The resignation OF Lieut. Chas
NJ. Schaeffer, 9th cavalry, is accepted, to take
effect July 81 and his leave is extended until that
date. The leave of First Lieut.. VIM. Stanton, 9th
cavalry, is extended two months. Capt. o. E.
MNiehaes ordnance e3fps VIII proceed from the
DEL, and return on official business. Lieut.. Col.
Geo. II. Elliot corps OF engineers OF the army, has
been assigned to temporary duty In charge OF the
works recently under charge of the late Major
Franklin HarwOod.
NAVAL NOTES.-The Q. S. S. Kearsarge arrived
at Matanzas April 9th. All we'll on board. She
will sail On the 10th for Charleston. The Ports
mouth has arrived at New York. The Saratoga
arrived at Lisbon on 22d of March from New York
alter rough passage. All well.
LIVINGSTON, GUATEMALA, has been declared a
free port from the Ist of January, 1888 for the i'm
portation OF foreign merchandise for consumption
within a certain district. described in the decree,
ana for reexportation, in bond, during the period
or one year.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL returned from Pnila-
delphia Saturday evening.
REsIGNED.-Mr. Richard Crowley, O. S. special
assistant attorney in the prosecution OF the elec-
tlon frauds In South Carolina, has resigned.
FORWARDING POSTAL CARDS AND LETTERS
Acting Postmaster General Hatton to-day re-
voked the order requiring the prepayment of one
cent for fOrwa riding postal cards. and authorizing
them to be forwarded without additional charge.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY NEW SATISFIED WITH HIS
PRESENT OFFICE.-The Indianapolis Journal. in a
leading article defines The political attitude of its
owner, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury John
{. New. 1t says that Mr.. New has not been can
didtte for any office within the gift OF the Presl-
dent; that he has Strtven earnestly for unity and
harmony In the republican party, and to this end
has urged the recognition OF Indiana by Cabinet
appointment, but Insisted upon excluding his own
name from any consideration In that connection.
SMALLPOX AT New ORLEANs.-The published
weekly reports of the board of health of New
Orleans show that from January 1st to April 1st,
1883 out OF a population OF 158,379 whites and
51,16l colored there have been 42S deaths from
sInallpoX-144 whites and 2s4 colored. In the same
time deaths from all diseases footed up 1877
1.150 whites and S27 coored. In this same time the
deaths, white and cOlOred. from phthiSiS pulmo-
nails were 227 1t VIII be seen that there was
double the number OF deaths from smallpox
among the coored peone than there were among
the whites, although the whites outnumber the
c0lored nearly three TO one. Daring the entire
year OF 1882 the total deaths from smallpox in
New Orleans We're 415-whites, I16; colored, 299
PERsoNAI--Mr and Mrs. F. @. ST. Clair, Mrs E.
$. Hill, Miss Agnes Hill, Mrs. Sherman and +. d.
Hobbs, OF Washington, Were registered at JACK
sonVllle on Saturday.-Franklin B. Gowen. gen.
eral manager or the Heading Railroads. at Worm
ley's, accompanied by his wife.-Mr. and Mrs.
John A. Lockwood, of Buffalo, n. Y, on their way
to Florida are In this city, visiting their relatives,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robinson Colbourn, No. 1851 Cor
cOran street-AssiStant secretary New, Of the
Treasury department, has returned from Indian
apols.-Col. Thompson, SUPERINTENDENT II the
railway mail service, has returned from {. trip
through the south.--Governor Butler, OF Massa-
chusetts, arrived. here yesterday.-Dr. Mark
Hopkins, ex-prrsiient of Williams College. is vs-
1tng his son, Mr. A. Hopkins, clerk OF the Court OF
Claims,