Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-07-05
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-pAv.-1nternal reve-
nue., $57s,7s la; customs. $soe ga. c.
ACTING SECRETARY OF THE TREAsuRY.-Judge
French. Assistant Secretary OF the Treasury, has
returned to Washington from Concord, N. H.,
where he went 10 attend the funeral OF his daugh-
te!: He is now acting as Secretary. Secretary
Folgcr Is expected to return to Washington about
the 10th Instant
DEATH OF AN ARMY OFFrcER-Afjutant Gen.
eral Drum this morning received telegram an
nounctng the death on the afternoon of the Sd
inst OF Major Francis U. Farquhar at Detroit.
Major Farquhar was appointed TO the military
1867 He attained the rank Of prevef lieutenant
colonel and at the time OF his death was on duty
connected with the survey OF the northern lakes.
CoUNTERFEIrERs ARREsrRD.-The Treasury de-
partment is informed of the arrest at Chattanooga
Tenn, yesterday, OF Dudley r. Hooper. Alex. II.
La Land ana j. w. Atkinson for dealing in counter
fet silver coin, and the capture OF 217 counterfeit
standard silver dollars
CONTRACT AwARDED.-The lighthouse board has
awarded the contract for reconstructlng the light
station at Waughoshance, Mich, and establishing
fog signal at that point, to the Buhl iron works
OF Michigan, at their bid OF $230Oa
Both COMMIT SCIC1DE-The Postmaster General
to-day received letter from Albion, Idaho, stat
ing that Charles E. Eggleston, postmaster and
Frank %. Egyleston, assistant postmaster at SAL
mon FAN. are both dead, both having committed
suicide.
ATTORNEY GENERAL BREWSTER will 60 to Long
Branch next week.
GENERAL CROOK is expected to arrive this after
noon or this evening. After consulting with him
upon the Indian situation the Secretary Of War
will go to New York for few days AMI confer
with the President.
NAVAL ORDERs.-CapL John H. Russell has
been detached from duty at the photographic
Office, ana placed on waiting orders; Lieut. Edw.
w. Renney, from the Tennessee, and ordered to
the Portsmouth; Naval Cadet S. D. Green, lr,
ordered to the Kearsarge.
REs1GNED.-The Attorney General has received
the resignation of Marshal Blithe, OF South Caro-
lima.
The VIRGINIA CADETS AND THE PREs1DsNT.-
The Cadets Of the Military Institute OF Virginia,
who yesterday, in New York, returned the flag
captured from the 164th New York regiment In the
late war, also went to the Firth-avenue hotel,
where President Arthur presented to the gradu-
ateS their diplomas
LIEUT.. COL MARSHAL I. LUDINGToN, deputy @.
NJ. G., has been relieved from temporary duty in
the oice OF the Quartermaster general and ordered
to Philadelphia to relieve Brig Gen. HOabird,
Guartermaster general, OF immediate charge OF
the quartermaster's depot In that city.
RESTORED TO PRACTICE.-Mr. Benjamin F. Lloyd,
OF this city, recently dsbarred from practcing as
an attorney before the executive departments, has
been restored.
NAVAL OFFICERS FAMIIIEs-Secretary Chandler
to-day issued order that naval officers attached
to cruising war vessels, especially commanding
officers. are expected TO leave their families at
their usual or fixed places Of abode, and not to at
tempt TO transfer them to more convenient visit
ing points: Oricers disregarding this Injunction
will be liable TO be relieved from duty.
U. s. NAVAL VEssELs-The' q. 8. s. Tallapoosa
sailed from Washington navy yard this morning
for New York and Boston, with Commodore John
G. Walker on board. The U. s. 8. Constellation
sailed from the Delaware oreakwater early this
morning for Portsmouth, N. II.
The NrcKERsoN DIVORCE CAsk-This morning,
in the Equity Court OF this District, the Nckerson
case Was set for a hearing On Saturday next
TIE Loss OF THE AsHuELor.-The record in the
court-martial case OF Commander Horace E. Null
Ian who commanded the lost U. 8. 8. Ashualot,
has been received by Judge Advocate General
R"mey. The sentence OF the court is that he be
dismissed from the service. 1t has not yet been
approved by either the President or the Secretary
or the Navy.
The charges preferred against Commander Null
Ian were drunkenness on duty, neglect OF duty,
and unnecessarily hazardihg the safety Of the ves-
sell The order OF dismissal has already been pro-
WuiSateu Uy Redr AQmlFal CROSBY, commanding
the Asiatic station, and Commander Mullan has
been detached and ordered homa This action is
irregular. and therefore does not affect TIE case,
and he Will not be dismissed until the sentence is
approved by the President. Lieut. Samuel Lemly,
the judge advocate OF the court. has re, Irnel to
Washington and has been assigned to duty in the
Office OF the Judge advocate general
PERsoNAL--Secretary Folger spent his 4th of
July at Coney Island.-Senator Palmer and wife,
of Michigan, sailed for Europe eyesterday.-Judge
l.
Pier for the eseason.-:Mrs. Andrews, wife Of the
Bishop, will pass the months OF July and August
among Mas,Ig the highlands Of Sullivan county. New
cottage at Berkeley Springs for the season.
Mrs. W: B: Kiobey has gone to Oakland for two
nois. is at the EooitI@1udge Davis. Of the Court
OF Claims, was registered In New York last night
E =, E;r s. Hutchtnson has gone TO tue Hot Springs
heated term at Lake George-Professor Coffin
has gone to Fishers Island, Long Island Sound,
for the II Rodgers and family
Mrs. W. J. Cowing will spend the month Of
July at Blue Ridge Summit. Pa.-Mr. W: P: Hux-
Justice W iS Drake. a. OF ' the Court Of
Claims, and his daughter. Mrs Westcott, accom-
panied by Misses May and Fanny Childs, daugh-
Liverpool on Saturday next to be absent till about
the middle OF Observation-Disclosures COmmis-
sioner Edmonds. who has been Ill with rheuma-
attend to hts duties.-Mr. Nathan Smith, OF the
Post Office department., has returned from Hot
Springs, Arkansas. feeling much improved in
health. -Adjutant General Drum and Colonel
Barr will leave this evening on a tour Of inspec-
toa OF the military posts on the U. P. and N. p.
R.R They will be gone about q month.
The Hill Investigation.
THE BARTLETT-ROBBINs CASE
The Hill investigation was resumed this morn.
Ing. Mr.. Enoch Totten, OF this city, appeared as
additional counsel for Mr. HilL The inquiry into
the Bartlett, Robbins & Co. case was resumed.
Mr. Coleman introduced q copy Of a letter dated
January 1e, 1877, from Mr. Hill - Superintendent
Oakshott enclosing for eerttnrataon vouchers for
extra iron work the New YdEk most Office hnild-