Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-07-03
Washington News and Gossip

Washington News and Gossip
TOMORROW being a legal holiday, TIE STAR
Will not be issued. The business ONCE will be
open day and evening as usual
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
hue, sl51 63a; customs, sl,S57S4a
YELLOW FEvER-The surgeon general OF the
marine hospital service reports that the United
States is free from yellow fever, with the excep-
ton OF two cases on board foreign vessel Ia quar-
antine at Ship island.
RETIREMENT AND PRoMOT1oNs.-CoL Galusha
Pennypacker, 10th infantry, has been found inca
pacitated for active service by ON army retiring
board. and was to-day placed upon the retired list
OF the army. This retirement promotes Lieut.
Major David Fl. Broti,ertOn to be lieutenant col
Onel 18th infantry, Capt Alfred T. Smith to be
major 9TH infantry, First Lieut. Jas. w. Powell to
be captain 9Th Infantry aud Second Lieut. Henry
johnson, jr, to be first lieutenant 9Th infantry.
FUNERAL OF REAR ADMIRAL SANDs-The funeral
OF Rear Admiral Sands took place at 10 O'Clock this
morning from st. Matthew's church. The funeral
was a private one. and no military display was
made. The interment was made at Mount Oivet.
The pall-bearers were Gen. Wright. Admiral Por-
ter, Gen. Poe. Admiral Ammen, Admiral G. r. p.
Rodgers and Capt. Dutton.
THE PRESIDENT left Washington yesterday af-
ternoon on Pennsylvania railroad car No. 106.
president Roberts cary, attached to the Congress
sional express train, from the B. & p. DEPOT This
is the same car on which President Garfield was
TO have left this city on the morning Of his assas-
President arrived in New York last night. and
went to the FL lth avenue hotel
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lteut. Commander A. 8. Snow
has been ordered to duty in the coast survey; En-
sign Geo. Blow to duty aboard the Pinta; Naval
Cadets Wm F. Darral, Robt. II. Woods Alex. 8.
Ha;stead and Harry A. Fields to the Kearsarge;
Assistant Engineer VIM. s. Smith to the kear-
sarge; Ensign Guy ". Brown has been detached
from the coast survey schooner Drift and ordered
to the Pinta; Assistant Engineer +. j. Schell, from
the Kearsarge and ordered to the Tennessee: Sail
maker Herman Hanson, from the Michigan and
placed on waiting orders; Naval Cadets O. b.
Shallenberger and Gustave kremmerl'ng, from
ordered to proceed home; Naval Cadet T. II. Mat
thews, from the Swatara and granted Sick leave
until the 1st OF September.
ADJUTANT GENERAL DRUM will leave here on
Thursday for tour Of inspection OF the military
posts along the Union Pacific and Northern Pacific
railroads.
PRoMoT1oN-Commander ByronWilson, W no was
yesterday before the naval examining board for
promotion tc be- captain, successfully passed the
examination and Will at once be promoted
JOHN ROACH TO BUILD THE NEW CRu1sERs.-The
contract for constructing the four naval cruisers
Will be awarded today to John Roach & Sons, of
Philadelphia the lowest bidders.
NEW SUITS IN THE Court OF CLA1Ms.-Forty-o -one
suits have been commenced in the Court of Claims
by j. w. & G. L. Douglass, as attorneys for mem
bers OF the New York stock exchange under the
terms OF joint resolution passed at the last ses-
sion OF Congress-. This resolution specially au-
thor;zed suits to be brought for the recovery OF
certain taxes errOneOusly collected on banking
capital in the Old thirty second internal revenue
district CT New York. 1t is expectel that there
Will be about $50 cases arising under 1t, all OF
which must be brought WITHIN one year.
MOVEMENTS OF US NAVAL VEssELs.-The Navy
department has been informed that the US.
steamers Brooklyn and Galena arrived at Monte
vieo, Uruguay. on June I'd. The Galena has
been ordered 20 return TO Hampton Roads by Sep
tembec 1st fhe U.S.S. Talapoosa Will leave the
VAS ngton navy yard Thursday morning for
New York and the northern yards
WHAT SECRETARY CHANDLER SAID AND DIDN'T
SAY-SecTetary Chandler was asked by STAR
reporter to day about the report that che will
accept ShOul1 he be electe1 Senator, but he does
not think much OF his chances" He replied, 1.-THE
last part is correct. I don't think much OF the
chances: bit as fOr saying that man Will accept
II elected, that is absurd"
PROMOTIONS IN THE QUARTERMAsTER GENERALS
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES upon the promotion OF
Col Samuel B. Holabird to 90 quartermaster gen.
erll, the following pfOMOLlOQS IN the Qu8fternaS-
ter's department. have been made: Lieut.. Col
Judson ID. Bingham, to be colonel and assistant
quartermastcr: Major James NJ Moore, quarter
master, 10 be deputy quartermaster general. with
rank Of lieutenant colonel; Capt. John H. Belcher,
assistant quart ormaster, TO be major and quarter
master As stated in yesterdays STAR, 1st Lieut..
Charles Ingalls, was appointed to nll the vacant
ass1otant Quartermastership.
THE REDUCTION In the 1Eterest-bearing debt OF
the government for the fiscal year just closed IS
q
reduction In the interest charge OF $500, ,4S1.
A DEPUTY U. 5. MARSHAL SENT TO PR1soN-A
telegram received at ths Department OF Justice
announces that Joseph T. Brown, jr.. late chief
deputy United States marshal for the eastern dis
trict OF Arkansas, ut Little Rock had beel Goa VIC
ted OF forgery and sentenced to five years 1mprtS-
onment and to pay fine OF $1,000.
THoMPsoNs ALLEGED DENIAL-Possibly the de-
Eial G; THE STAR interview with Col John G.
Thompson, imputed to that gentleman, is piece
OF gratu'tOus work on the part of the afternoon
paper in which It appears; but II there was any
authority for It's publication, either expressed or
rTE by
ers. and that he was reported with entire accu-
racy SO far as he was quoted at all Some things
llshed. as for instance, after remarkng that Thur
mans son, who has announced his purpose to vote
for Foraker, was an 1mbecile, he added In sub
stance that this scion OF the Thurman family was
kept hidden on an obscure farm because his family
we're ashamed OF him. II necessary, the authen-
ticity OF the interview can be established by
witnesses.
THE FOLLOWING ARMY PROMOTIONS have been
made: First Lieut. Abram E Wood, 9TH cavalry,
to be captain of the same regiment, June 90;
Second Lieut.. Abie 1. Smith, to he first lieutenant,
4th cavalry; Second Lieut. Charles Dodge, j., Gath
infantry, to be Tirst lieutenant, June 30; Second
Lieut.. John McMartin, 25th infantry, to be first
lieutenant, same regiment
PERsoNA1.-Ass't P. M. General Hazen has re-
turned from New York.-Mrs. Garfield has gone
to Saratoga with her daughter Mollie.-Peter
Herd'c, OF pennsylvania. is at tae Riggs-Mrs
George S. koontZ and her daughter, Mrs. ODon-
nell, left last evening for Columbus. Ohio, from
which place they Will go to Niagara Falls before
returning home.-Senor Gcdoy. the Chilian min
lister, has gone to New York.-Bishop Simpson, of
Of the NJ. E. church, who is not in good health Will
spend the summer travelling with his daughter in
Colorado.-The widow or Senator Chandler is
visiting her daughter, wife OF Senator Eugene
Hale, OF Maine, In EllSworth.-Mr. Simon Wolf
and family will spend the season at Oakland.-
District Commissioner Edmonds Is Improving but
is not able to attend to his Office duties today
Rev. Richard Hayward, U:s.N,. and ". Kent Le-
mon and F. p. Coles, London, were registered at
the Arlingtcnths morning. -Commodore Quack-