Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-07-26
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve
hue, s232, 1880; customs, s991, ,969 49,

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue. s232, 1880; customs, 1891 ,969.33.
THE CONTRACT for standard furniture for the
Philadelphia courthouse AMI post office has been
awarded to A. II. Andrews & Co., OF Chicago, for
Sl4,200.
BOND CALL.-The proposed call for all the out
standing3k per cent bonds not yet offered for ex-
Change will be issued this afternoon.
INDIAN ELECTIONS AS BAD AS WHITE MEMS
Special Agent Townsend, who was sent to inves-
tgate the reported frauds in the elections recently
held by the Seneca Indians, in New York state, is
preparing his report. He will state that he found
few OF the Indians had sold their votes for ten
and twenty cents to the victorious party. This
caused the minority to complain. The agent.
however, thinks that in spite OF these facts the
Interior department has not the right to declare
the election void.
THE Posi- OFFICE EXHIBIT AT LoU1svILfE-The
Postmaster General has furnished Mrs Thompson,
the postmaster at Louisville, KY, with a complete
set OF the post Office stamps, envelopes and
registered letter envelopes, with other articles
pertaining to the handling OF the mails. This
collection will form the exhibit of the Post Office
department at the Louisville exposition.
COMMISSIONS were issued today to ]. P. Shan
non postmaster at Washington, Md; G. N. Flor
Va.
county, Ind, with the name of "Cyclone."
NEW BANKs.-The acting controller of the cur
rency has authorized the First National bank, OF
Brenham, Texas to begin business with a capital
of s5O,0OO and the Hunt county Nat onal bank, OF
GreenviIle, Texas, with capital Of $4,000.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Ensign H. c. Wakenshaw has
been detached from the coast survey and placed
on waiting orders. Ensign Daniel P Menefee, from
tratntDv Ntw nd IN
duty IN the coast survey.
AN ARMY CHAPLAIN IN TRoUBLs-Post Chap
lain Toussaint Mesplie, U. S. A., Catholic priest
has gotten himself into trouble, which may result
In his being dropped as deserter. He was absent
In Europe without leave, reporting that he was
sick, but has recently returned to California.
ChargeS or having duplicated his pay accounts
have also been preferred. Secretary LincOn will,
undoubtedly, order court martial for the trial of
the case: II is intimated that, being unused to
leaves Of absence, he drew pay orders for full ac-
tive nay instead of for leave pay Mr.. Mespile is
the only Catholic chaplain In the army. His friends
say they are confident that he will be able to clear
himself.
DIED AT WARM SPRINGS. yA.-Col. A. D. Robin
son, one of the law clerks in the Department OF
Justice. died at o'clock yesterday morning at
Warm Springs, Va. He had been suffering from
complication of diseases, and went to the Warm
Springs In the hope OF benetittng his health. Col,
Robinson % was from New YORK. He served in the
army during the war, and had been connected
With the Department Of Justice for some years.
He leaves a wife and several children. The re-
mains Will reach here to-day.
THE REMAINS OF COMMODORE JEFFERs, UsN,
who died here Monday, arrived In Philadelphia
yesterday afternoon. The party accompanying
the body comprised Comdr. Casey and Lieut.
from the Washington naval arsenal,
and number OF rel3tive5 and friends OF the dead
commodore. The train was met at the depot by
Pay Director RUSSELL of the naval Office in Phla-
RnSchpnh h nd n arht
seamen from the League Island navy-yard had
been ordered to act as special bearers, and stool
In line as fhe train entered the depot The party
took carriages and Were driven to Laurel Hill
cemetery, where the interment took place.
: THE PRESIDENT met his sister. Mrs. McElroy, at
the Grand Central depot, New York, yesterday, on
her arrival from Albany. and accompanied her to
the Fifth Avenue hotel. Last evening he received
Gen. Hancock, ex-senator Thomas c. Platt, Geo.
w. Pullman, Secretary Frelinghuysen and Spcre-
tary Lincoln. The President was to go to Rar.
1tan, Nd, this morning.
THE WEEKLY STAR for this week is now ready
for mailing; price, three cents per copy. 1t Is a
large. e1ght-page paper, Of fifty-sx columns, cut,
pasted and folded, and will be sent anywhere in
the United States and Canada, postpaid, for one
dollar year.
PERsoNAL-Ex-Secretary and Mrs. Window and
family sailed for Europe from New York yester-
day.-President Gallaudet, OF the Deaf and Dumb
Institute, returned to the city last evening on a
business visit from Brantford, Conn.,, where he is
spending the summer with his family. .-Mr c. E.
Foster has gone to Ocean Beach, where he will
spend the month OF fAugust.-Ex- Representative
Phillips, OF Kansas, is at the Metropotan.-R.
II. Graham Is spending some time in the Catsk1ll
mountains region:-Mr Thomas Francis and
family have LETT Nantucket for Ocean Grove
Mr. W. w. Burdette is at Rock Enon Springs
S. S. Sumner, OF the internal revenue bureau is
spending his vacation in Chautauqua county, n
Y.--Secretary Teller reached Chicago yesterday
Morrison w here
resides s-Longfellow's estate has been valued by
appraisers at 1856, 6,320.-Among the arrivals at
Newport yesterday was Mr.. W.VR. Berry Of Wash
ington. n.-Assistant Adjutant General McKeever
returned to tie city last evening.-Mr. Randolph
Rapley and his sister, Mrs. Stone have gone to
Long Branch for stay OF some time.-Rev J.
Owen Dorsey. OF the Smithsonian, is spending his
vacation In West Virginia.
Yellow Fever I'm Hampton Roads
THE INFECTED VESSEL NOT TO BE ALLOWED TO RE-
MAIN AT CRANEY IsLAND-vESSELs WITH SICK
MEN ON BOARD TO BE KEPT OUT OF THE CAPES"
The surgeon general OF the marine hospital SER
Vice yesterday received a telegram from Surgeon
GlennOn, at the Norfolk custom-house stating
that dispatch had been received from Newport