Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-01-31
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-1nternal reve-
| nue., SIS, $50 .7s; customs, $s4a.so7.62
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House to-day
| were Senator's Jones (Fla.), Dawes, Blair. Sawyer
Harris, Mcpherson, Logan, Hale, Mcmillan ant
Camden; Representatives Chace. Anderson, Petit
terworth, Converse, Miller, Thompson, Pierce ant
w. A. Wood, and Secretary Teller accompanied by
Red Cloud and bis interpreter
TIE HARPER's FERRY PRoPERTY.-Solicltor Ray
nor stated to STAR reporter to-day that he had
as yet received no formal proposition for the sale
OF the Shenandoah water power at Harper's
Ferry to Col. Anson Mills, patentee Of the Mills
cartridge belt. He has given no intimaton tina,
he favOrs the sale OF the Shenandoah property
separate from the Potomac property, and at pres
however, hold the mltter under advlsement when
ever formal proposition for the purchase OF the
property Is made.
NAVAL PRoMoTIoNs.-The retirement OF Real
Admiral G. B. Balch and Real Admiral Andrew
Bryson has promoted Commodore Charles H.
motion dates from to-day. Rear Admiral Baldwin
board. He viii be relieved from that duty in a
short time and ordered to take command OF the
European station, relieving Rear Admiral j. w. A.
Nicholson who Will be retired on the 10th of March
next The retirement OF Rear Admiral j. W. A.
Colhoun in the following month, will promote
Commodore r. w. Shufeldt. who is now president
OF the naval advisory board, to be rear admiral.
Observation-Disclosures Gilhllan to-day received
conscience contribution from Boston OF $500,
which, the sender states, was received by an
offcer OF the government through the mistake OF
paymaster.
THE PROPOSED RAID ON INDIAN TERR1roRY.-The
Commissioner OF Indian Affairs has written a let
fnr
that the attention Of the War department be called
to Capt. Payne's contemplated raid in the Indian
territory. II ne is arrested and convicted of tres
money or property he has never paid the fines
previously inflicted for the eofense and there
Is no probability that he Will this time. He will
go 1ree again. Commissioner Price said this
morning that he had been endeavoring to get Con-
gress to amend the law so as to make the penalty
imprisonment as well as fine, but so far had not
succeeded.
THE CONTRACT for painting and glazing OF the
Danvlle, Va, post Office and court house was to-
day awarded to j. W. Carr, OF this city.
DEATH OF AN ARMY OFFICER.-The War depart
c. keeney, Of the medical department, which oc-
CURED at San Francisco yesterday morning.
ARMY ORpERs-Capt. Chas Bird. now on duty
at headquarters department of Dakota, Is assigned
to duty as post quartermaster at those headQuar-
ters. The leave granted Capt Henry s. Kill
bourne, assistant surgeon, Is extended Two
months Rinan s Ihe resignation Of Cadet BENJAMIN NJ
accepted by the Secretary OF War.
THE COMING SENATOR FROM NEBRAsKA.-A tele-
gram received by Senator Van Wyck to-day an
nounced that the republican caucus in Nebraska
had nominated Gen. Henderson for O. s. Senator
Mr.. Van Wyck says Gen. Manderson Is an excel
lent man; that he was general in the union
army during the rebellion, and did good service
He Is a staunch republican, and his nomination
seems to give general satisfaction to the repub-
ncanS.
APPOINTMENTS, PROMOTIONS, ETC, IN THE WAR
DEPARTMENT.-The following changes are an
nounced In the clerical force OF the War depart
ment: Adjutant Generals On1ce-Henry A. john
son. promoted from $1,000 to s., 400; Charles o.
Walkup, New York; George X. Brown, Michigan,
and Albion NJ. Pushaw, Maine, appointed to 81, 400
Henry stevens es appont s1snt
ed ed to 81 200 clerkshp; William KsHortpn. promo
ted from 81 600 to $1,000; Robert ". Young, Wvo-
mum; George c. Videto, Pennsylvania, appointed
to $1,000 clerkshtp. Secretary offceEJohn NJ
DWye' ciesk per an
AGENT Charles B. Bostwick, appointed agent;
John A. Chapman, agent, resigned
OFFICERS OF THE ARMY are very much exercised
because the army bill, as reported to the Senate
makes no provision for Communication for quarters
for commissioned officers where no quarters are
furnished.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Boatswain Timothy Sheean,
ordered to the receiving ship independence; Lieut.
Nathan Sargent, detailed from temporary duty
On the regulation board and ordered to duty In the
equipment department Of the Washington navy
yard; The rurl0ugh OF Passed Assistant Engineer
h. S. Ross has been extended six months; the
leave OF Passed Assistant Engineer Charles H.
Manning has been extended six months from the
9Th OF February next
URY PRINTING BUREAU.-The Secretary of the
Treasury has already received great many ap-
picattons for the position of chief of the bureau of
engraving and printing, made vacant by the re-
cent death of Col. Q. II. Irish. Among the more
prominent applicants are Mr. A. NJ. Clapp Can't.
T. NJ. Burrlll Mr. r. j. Sullivan, acting chief OF the
bureau; %9 & MT: c; W. Gilhlan, OF PENNSYLVANIA Mr..
diana; Mr. b. L. Berry, or Pennsylvania: and E.
NJ johnson. The appointment is not presden-
tial one but rests entirely with the Secretary OF
the Treasury.
BIDS FOR PAPER FOR GOVERNMENT PRINTING OF
FICE.-The sealed proposals for supplying the Gov
ernment Printing Of1ice with paper for the ensu-
ing year were opened to-day in the presence OF the
Senate committee on printing and the bidders.
twenty-five gentlemen, representing firms in Bos-
ton, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and
Washington, were present at the opening. The
than the proposals for last yeaT, while those for
writing paper are a little higher The awards,
Whtcn Will Oe made to the lowest bidders, will be
announced tomorrow.
THE Secretary of the Interior decided to-day
that "Porterfield scrip" cannot be located only on
public lands in state OF nature The decision
was made In connection with an attempt to seize
about 10 acres of land, worth $4,000, lying be-
tween the canal and the river near the tow n of
Sault st. Marie, Michigan.
PAYING INTEREST ON BONDs-Treasurer Gil
hllan to-day mailed 1856 checks, representing
$2.9A, 1857, being the amount OF interest due
February 1, 1888, United States and District of
Columbia bonds. OF this amount $573565 Is in
terest on the funded loan of 1881 continued at
three and a-haf per cent; 81 1S5 OF interest on
the three per cent loan OF 1882 and $S4 so In
terest on ID. c. three sixty -nves
PENSION BUILDING CONTRACT AwARDED.-The
work on the new pension building, which has been
suspended durin & the severe cold of the past few
weeks, IS being gradually resumed, and operations
VIII be continued when the weather Will permit
The contract for furnishing rs window frames
ana 40 door frames has been awarded to T. II.
Barrow Son for 1892
PERsONAL-Henry Watterson, OF the Louisville
Courier-J journal, and Richard smith, OF the Gin
cinnau Commercial Gazette, are in town.-Ex-
Senators Plerpoint and Wiley, of, West Virginia,
are Still In the public Serycetha former "a inter-