Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-11-19
Washington News and Gossip.


GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY-Internal rev.
enue $7l4,55551; customs, s3'1 1891.
THE COMMITTEE OF FIVE appointed by the secre-
tary of the Treasury to count the securities at the
bureau OF engraving and printing viii begin their
work on Wednesday.
POSTMASTER GENERAL GRESHAM Will leave for his
home In Indiana on Thursday.
THE SHENANDOAH.--It has been stated that the
Shenandoah is already to sail from Boston. but is
detained there on account of being short of officers
1t is learned at the Navy department that she is not
ready 10 sail, not having been Inspected yet. Her
complement OF officers was ordered, but two are
now in the naval hospital at Boston, one is still I'm
Texas. and the executive officer. Lieut.. Commander
TalCOtt has resigned making her four short 1t is
stated. however. that when she has been iuSDectcd
and has her cOmpaSSeS on board, She Will not be
detained for lack of officers, there are plenty who
are available. She will so TO the Pacific station.
AN ARMY RETIRING BoARD.-By direction OF the
President an army retiring board Will convene at
headquarters department of the Columbia. VAN
couver barracks. Washington Territory. The fol-
lowing Is The detail for the board: Brigader Gen.
Major Francis l.. Town, surgeon Capt Evan Miles,
alst infantry: Capt. Timothy E. Wilcox, assistant
surgeon: Capt. Stephen q. Whpplc, 1st calvary, is
ordered before the board
THE SALE OF AMERICAN GOODS IN GERMANY
{. S. Consul Potter, in his report to the Depart
ment OF State, says that during the past year
there has been considerable Increase in the sale
IN Germany Of useful articles and household goods
1mpOre ed from the United States, Notwithstanding
the active opposition OF German manufacturers to
the Introduction OF impoTtatonS from America.
There seems TO exist in PruSSian Germany lie
says. an organization OF. manufacturers and nler-
chants for the purpose Of checking the introduce
ton and popularity OF American goods in Ger
many. II an article OF American Manufacture is
put upon the market which commends itself to
po)tlar 1ivoT W IL Is Immediately initiated provided
IL cannot b" kept away 10y free Interpretation of
the tariff laws.
CONTROLLER KNoxs REPoRT.--The report Of the
controller Of the currency shows the resources of
'8S state banks in ai states to be :72il796l3. SIX
hundred and thirty savings banks show tolal
resources Of S1,1iS,190.9i.. with despOsitS OF
sl,t2lh1b,1S1. The open deposit accounts OF the
savings banks IN New England are Sl.:iS .9,9 equal
10 81 per cent to each 100 Of the population. The
average amount of each account i'll New England
Is $;'l 81 In 1852 Baltimore had 35 private banks,
win :i126,13S c3pita Washington had s, with
sl2S. .i50 capital. Maryland has but private bankers
OutSiuc OF Baltimore.
LEEDoM DEIEGATIoH.-Col c. A. Scott, OF Gin
cinnati. has arrived here at the head Of de!ega-
ton selected by the Young Mems jackson club, Of
thai city This delegation viii work in the interest
OF hr !eeGon, candidate for the Office OF sergeant
alarms OF the House OF Representatives.
ARMY ORDERs.-The leave of Major Eugene NJ.
Baker. 2d cavalry, is extended three months on
account OF sickness. The leave of First Lieut.
Henry c. Danes. 81 artillery, is further extended 30
days. The leave of Capt. BENJAMIN II. Rogers 18th
infantry. is extended three months First Lieut.
John OConnell is transferred from company B to
company /. and First Lieut.. VIM. l.. Pitcher frCm
company to company i, Sth Infantry. The leave
or First Lieut.. Geo X. spencer. 18Th infantry IS
further extended one month Oh surgeons certificate
OF ulStbilly The leave OF Major Abr ham X. AZ
hod, oth cavalry, is further extended ten days.
II
State department on British ship building, Consul
E. ID. Jones. at Newcastle-on-Tyne SAYS that it is
to be hoped that American builders will direct their
attention to steel. and thereby they may be placed
on equal 1ootnS In the race with British ShipDuld-
erS.
FICTITIOUS ISrEavIEw.-We are requested to
state that an alleged interview between the Chi
nese minister In Washington and an '.old officer
published in the New York H,'a'dld Of the 18th inst
III which the former IS reported as having expressed
decidei opinions III regard to the complications be
tween China and France IS fictitious, 10 such in
tcr|ieW having taken place.
STANDARD Notwithstanding the week ended No
vehbHr nth there were issued from the mnts
}}s ooS standard silver dollars. During the CORE
spending period last year 939,@g2 were issued
To APPEAL TO CoNGREsS-A delegation Of vine
gar manufacturers had an interview with the COM
missioner of internal revenue today. ut which they
dcdcd 10 appeal to Congress for further legislation
respecting the vapoFizing process.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Capt. Jas. a. Greer, ordered to
duty as captain Of the Washington navy yard: Med
cal Inspector G. j. C!ebOrne to duty at the Ports
mouth, n. H., navy yard. Commodorcs Z. Y. Nc
Clulry and T. $. Fillebrown, Capt VIM. p. Mccain
and Commander III. T. Robson, having report ted
waiting orders. Passed Assistant Engineer Sidney
l. smith has been granted a tur0ugh for three
months from the 2,l OF December, the expiration OF
his present leave OF absence.
PEEsoHAL~-Mr Corcoran was one Of the honorary
pa bearers at the funeral of Mrs J. W. Garrett, In
Baltimore, on Saturday.-Mrs. Gen Silas Casey
and Miss Casey are brief visit to Philadelphia
and New ICIk.-Senator Logan and cX-POsmas-
Ter General Tyner were registered in Chicago on
in Philadelphia next Saturday evening.-Mrs
VIM. Wall and her mother, Mrs Franks, left Wash
ingion this afternoon for Newark n j., where they
Will Spcnt tjie greater part OF the winter.-Sena-
tor Fair Is in New York-NIiss Lille G. Pearce
left this morning for Philadelphia, to be gone for
few days.-SeGatOr Camden is at the Airing
ton.-Mr. F. sInyth. of Washington. was regis-
tered ct the office Of the New York Herald in Lon
don. yesterday = Senator Butler is at the
eir0pol!tan.--ReprcScnta Springer and WIFE,
and ei,lesentatiyes-eiect Riggs, OF Illinois, and
Iuy, OF California, are at the Nationtl.-Mr
John c. New. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury,
who has been absent for several days, returned TO
WaShingj0n on last n%ht.-Maior f. w. Clark. chief
OF the revenue marine service has gone to New
York on Official bHsincs5 ExGoEernor Hart
Cockrell. of Missouri and faIniiy. have arrived nd
are at Wiliaid.s.-MajorJ John NJ Carson has gone
10 Philadelphia, called thitner by a telegram in
forming him that his father was not expected to
live-Mr Albert III. Scott, chief OF the salary and
allowance division, Post Office department, has
returned from his vacation.
The New Naval Uniforms.
CHANGES WHICH HAVE REEN APPROVED BY THE
SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.
The revised naval uniform circular has been
signed by Secretary Chandler. 1t is now in the
hands OF the government printer and will be issued
In few days. 1t will go into effect the first day
OF January, 1884, and by July /, 1884, officers must
have completed all the changes made. The regula-
tons do not differ materially from those partially
issued last summer. The most important modifica-
t1on of those regulations is the retention of the
most typicaliy American portion of the uniform,