Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-01-05
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS Tu-BAT.-Internal reve-
nue., s544,173 So: customs, e604, ,6o6 81.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS Tu-DAY.-Interna1 reve-
nue., s544,17 63: customs, ebo46o89l.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House to-day
were Senators Voorhees,, Hale, Van Wyck and
Saw yer. and Representatives. Flower, ,ShallenberS-
er, Robinson, Ohio; Speer, Steele and Luna
PAKDoNED D-President Arthur has directed that
a pardon be issued for William Pendergrast, now
confined in the Auburn (N.Y.) penitentiary under
sentence for passing counterfeit mODey-a silver
dollar, which it has been discovered Was genuine
Mr.. T. F. SINGsLER, who was elected a delegate
to the next Congress by the republicans Of Idaho,
was two years ago clerk in the Z. S. TreasurerS
Office. He resigned and went to Idaho as the re-
ceiver or the public land Office, and was after
wards elected secretary OF the Territory.
THE WEEKLY STAR for this week is now ready
for mailing, in wrappers, at the counter, price
three cents 1t win be sent for one year, post
paid, for one dollar The price has been reduced
from two dollars 1t Is large sheet OF ffty-Six
columns, cut, pasted and folded.
AS MUCH DESERVING OF PUNISHMENT AS FRANK
JAMEs.-The President has decided not to inter-
fere In the case of Dick Lddi, who is now in jail
at Huntsv Tile, Ala, for robbery. Petitions were
sent to the President for h PARDON in order that
Gus Frank James The Attorney General rem
dered an OPT niOn in the case to the effect that
aa is d as o much tGis e, OF as
his action
.
s1 100000 is to-day about sl2 oCO, and is ex-
pected to gradually RISE The decline was due to
the s. 100000 interest which had to be paid the
2d inst
GEN. GRANT, who is now visiting Gen. Beale,
wi probably return to New York next Thursday.
Next Monday he will dine with Senator Miller, Of
n 0n on I1ssday WITH a, the state
meantime he will receive friends who call upon
him at the residence OF Gen. Beale. At one O'Clock
f0-6nv hn icjt
lister by special appoiutment and in the afternoon
he returned the visits or the foreign ministers who
d ave called upon him.
DELEGATIONS from Toledo, Ohio, are in the city
In connection with the appointment OF collector
of customs at that place. The leading candidates
are Gen. Fuller and Mr.. Batte1l.
| CATTLE DIsEAsE.-The board OF medical and SCI
entihc experts Of the United States Agricultural
| department, who have been engaged in inyesti-
eating. the epidemic diseases among domesttcated
animals OF the United States are busy in prepar-
Ing their report to Commissioner Lorlng, of that
department. They have been successful in devel-
oping important facts relative to the disease pecu-
liar to the cattle OF the southern Atlantic and gulf
| fever, but more commonly known as Texas cattle
FEVER. The board have Information that entire
herds OF blooded and graded cattle in the western
and eastern states have been swept away by this
disease being brought among their herds by one
ouliock from the southern states. The board find
that the propagation Of the disease occurs only in
| the summer and early autumn and hardly ever
occurs alter heavy frost. The last reported
was on November 80 NOcaseS are reported as eX-
listing at the present time.
A GENERAL NAVAL COURT MARITAL has been or
dered to convene at Annapolis, Md. On the Sth inst
for the trial OF sergt Timothy Shea. Of the marine
corps The court is composer as follows: Com
mander Cbas: d. Sigsbee (pIesidenr, Capt. r. W.
Huntington. NJ. c.. Lieut.. Asa Walker, Lieut.. r.
G. Peek, Master Chas. d. Galloway, Ist Lieut.. Geo.
I: Bates, NJ. c., and Master F. II. Holmes, with
Lieut. Walter Goodwin. judge advocate.
CAPT CHARLES w. RAYMOND, corps OF engineers,
has been relieved from duty as member OF the
general court-martal appointed to meet at Wlllets
Point, New York harbor, and Cd Lieut.. LIZ nsing
H. Beach, corps OF engineers, detailed as mem
Der thereof.
PERsoNAL.-Senator Mitchell was yesterday
called to his home in Pennsylvania by the alarm
ing Intelligence that his three Chill were i'll OF
diphtheria. - Ex-Representative Green Clay
Smith, OF Kentucky, is now pastor of Baptist
church In Louisville Secretary EvartS is at
WOrmley's-Col. Seat0n, the superintendent OF
the census, is rapidly recovering the use OF his
eyes His general health is such tina: he is able to
be out.