Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-04-05
Washington News and Gossip.

w dSuiuSlOll NEWS duu UoSSiU.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-rAT.-Interlal reve-
nue, 1853, 199. 90; customs, 1868 153 SO.
On THE FRAUD LrsT.-TAe Marion Trust Com
pany of Indianapolis has been placed on the fraud
list by order Of Acting Postmaster General Hatton
sETTLED.-The Leavenwor (Kansas) post office
fight was ssttled to-day by the commission Of
John Mckee in place OF .. r. Anthony, the pres
COMMISSIONS have been issued to postmasters as
follows: j. d. Beloce Savageville, Va; j. Richard
son. Shraders'. Va; Miss G. L. Scruggs, Stapleton
Mills, Va. F. p Swisher, MIL Brook, West Va
Cora J. Blades, Goodwill, Md: X. A. Harker Har-
risonville, Nd; E. W. McMartin, Cottingham, Md.
A DISTRICT CASE IN THE u. S. SUPREME COURT
The case OF the Fifth Baptist church OF this city
versus the Baltimore and Potomac railroad COM
pany has been submitted, with argument only on
one side. to the U. s. Supreme Court This IS an
action OF the Fifth Baptist church for damages by
reason OF The annOyances to The congregation by
the running OF Trains on Sunday. The court below
gave the church damages and the railroad COM
pany appealed to the Z. S. Supreme Court
COMMODORE BALDWIN reports to the Navy de-
p rtmeni, from Havre, France, that the repairs
being made upon his flagship, the Lancaster, will
be completed by April 18th. He requests that
another engineer officer be ordered to his ship to
take the place of Passed Assistant Engineer Ed
WIN r. phlippi who was % LETT in the hospital at
officers and men OF the Lancaster was good. Com
modore Baldwin expects to proceed to Antwerp,
Belgium as soon as his ship is ready for service.
THE INVENTOR OF THE TELEGRAPH.-The house
No. II, via del Pretattt, p. now bears a tablet
inscription, which, translated into English reads:
$. p q. r. In this house, from the goth February
1875, to January 5th, 1885, resided Samuel Finley
Bree Sc Morse the inventor OF the electric tele-
graph. He was born In Charlest0wn, April 27th,
tablet was unveiled on the 5th March, 1883, with
ceremonies, In which our minister at Rome took
part.
THE JEANETTE COURT OF INQUIRY this morning
adjourned until tomorrow morning, as the list OF
questions to be asked the witnesses, forwarded by
DR.. D. F. Collins, had not arrived. A telegram
was sent to Dr. Collins, stating that the Court
was ready TO ask the questions soon as they are
GOLD, SILVER AND NOTES.-The statement OF the
C. S. Treasurer shows gold, silver and @. 8. notes
IN the Treasury to-day, as follows: Gold coin and
bullion, S1s4 1921, ,264; silver dollars and bullion,
notes, $43 3S4; total 1864 095 246 Certificates
outstandng.Gold 81, e67 ESQ; silver, s71,073, ,79l;
currency, $9,3t0,OOO.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Surgeon John II. Clark and
Passed Assistant Surgeon p. A. Lowering have
been ordered to the. U.SS. Lackawanna, Pacific
squadron, by steamer from New York April Goth:
Surgeon Charles H. White and Passed Assistant
surgeon A. c. HeHenger, have been detached
from the Lackawanna on the reporting OF their
relief and ordered to return home and report their
arrival During the absence Of Secretary Chand-
Ter Rear Admiral Nichols Will act as Secretary of
the Navy.
Rooms FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE CoMMIss1oN-At
the request OF the Secretary OF the Interior Com
missioner Lorlng has assigned four rooms In the
handsome new building Just erected on the
grounds OF the Department of Agriculture, to the
use OF the Civil Service Commission, the to
be immediately available If desired. 1t has been
found that the expense OF fitting up the rooms in
the City Hall will be greater than the appropr1a-
ton VIII warrant. and beside this, the rooms ut
the department are far more light and cOminodi-
Gus than those at the City Hail.
THE ELGOBRANTE CAsE-Secretary Teller has
rendered decision denying the motion for re-
hearing in the famous " Ell gobrante' case of Cali
fOrnia.
IT WAS Hon. c. C. TRowBKIDGE who died at
Detroit Mich, Tuesday, the uncle OF ex-Represen-
tative Rowland E. Trowbrldge. The latter died
some two years since.
ACTING POSTMASTER GENERAI.-Ju1re Walter O.
Gresham, the newly-appointed Postmaster Gen
eral, Is at present holding court at Evansville,
ind, Where ne VIII be detained until the last OF
the week. SO that he Will not reach this city until
the middle OF next week. The President has de-
s1gnated the First Assistant Postmaster General
TO act as Postmaster General for ten days beg In
ming to-day. Mr.. HattOn was not an applicant for
the position OF Postmaster General at any time
THE WEEKLY STAR for this week IS now ready
for mailing; price, three cents per CODY 1t is a
large, eight-page paper, OF tty-six columns, cut,
pasted and folded, and will be sent anywhere in
the United States and Canada, postpaid, for one
dollar year.
SETTLEMENT OF THE NORTHWEST TERRIToRY-
Saturday, the 7th instant, being the 9th ami |
yersary Of the first settlement of the northwest
territory at Marietta, Ohio, exercises COM
Commissioner Loring has accepted an in |
vitation to deliver the grafton and leaves for |
ress at @ yo 1as evening The subject his
ritory and the establishment OF the ordinance of
WANTS AN EYE.-The Commissioner of Indian |
Affairs has received the following. written at the |
dictation Of Blue Horse, Sioux Indian, at Pine |
Ridge agency, Dakota: II have noticed white men |
cutting wood, and l thought l would be like a
piece OF wood flew up and put out my right eye,
and now would like the Great Father to send me |
another nsye eye sw.Is can naon have it pu; in here
white man, and am bringing my children
up IN the white mans ways am getting old and |
send the eye, please send me brown one, as that |
Is the color OF my other eye. l hope the great |
aa,nes oad ~l Mas 40 as Sna ask shake hands with
brown glass eye asked for is still under advise
PERsONAI-Mr. j. @. A. Ward, the sculptor, is |
IN the city on short visit, the guest OF Mr.. j. c.
j. J. McElhone, the Official stem
ographer OF the House Of Representatives, has |
Just returned from trip to Bermuda.-Mrs G. |
j. Walker, R. H. Graham and Sidney /. Wales Of |
w washington, were registered at Jacksonville on |
:, Iuesoay'- j. H. Haverly is in the city for
tionaL Representative Robinson, OF BROOKLYN. |
is IS IN Cuba.-General j. W. Foster and ex-Sena.
Ior Wlndom were registered In New York last |
Iespondent OF the Philadelphia Telegraph has
gone 10 Mexico for a visit OF several weeks
home to Boston from Florida.-W. H. Morrison
ana II T. Jackson. OF Washington, were registered
IM L, I'M fnliaaeiphla last evening. - Commodore |
stating that Captain Dewey, who has been seri.