Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-06-12
Washington News aud Gossip.
GovRRSMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.--1nternal reve
nue., S214, ,471.1S: customs, s9i9.359

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.--1nternal reve-
nue.. S214. .471.1S; customs, s9i9.S59.
DURING TIE ABSENCE 0, Secretary Lincoln and
Gen. Sherman, Chief Clerk Tweedale, OF the War
department, has been designated to sign Official
papers OF the department.
THE JAPANESE INDEMNITY.-The Department OF
State has been recently apprised by Mr.. Bingham,
the United states minister at Tokei, OF the dellv-
cry to the government OF Japan OF the treasury
drast for 9s the amount ,h Of the Lmnosek
suant to the act of Congress approved February
20, 1888.
NAVAL. ORDERS.-Capt Henry Erbe1 has been
ordered to command the T. S. 8. Pensacola, Pacific
station, per steamer OF June 10th, from New York;
Lieut. c. H. Wesr, to ordnance duty at the New
I YORK navy yard. June 10th; Ensign John Il. l.
Nlpsic. and placed on waiting orders: Naval Cadet
John A. Jackson has resigned, to take effect Au-
gust II. 1888 His orders to the N!psic have been
revoked. and he has been granted leave OF absence
until that date.
THE CONTRACT for building lfe-saving station
near Great Point, Nantucket, has been awarded to
A. F. Blossom, OF New Bedford, the lowest bidder.
The station Is to be completed by october first,
next.
PRoMoTIoNs.-As the result OF recent competi-
tive examination the following named cadets in
the revenue marine service have been promoted to
the grade OF third lieutenant. viz: D. II. Jarvis
OF Pennsylvania: d. l. Sill, OF New York, and A.
II. Ewing, OF Pennsylvania. These gentlemen
passed the examination in the order named.
REsIGNED.-Naval Cadet Arthur L. Hughes, a
"star" member Of the first class at the naval
academy. to-day sent In his resignation, but 1T
has not yet been accepted by the Secretary OF the
Navy.
THE HILL INvEsTIaATIoN.-In the Hill investiga-
tion yesterday Mr.. Stnemetz, the expert, testified
that for two OF the fronts of the third story OF the
Philadelphia post Office the government had paid
In excess for stone $S5 600. Homer Campbell, stone
Sadng m sna. ss ha e eys II
inches OF stone In 30 days. and was paid at the
rate OF 81. per day. He was employed 10 days
upon up one stone, which measured feet. by 3feet,
10 inches. Mr.. StinemetZ was then recalled and
testified that for the stone described by Campbell
the government paid to the contractors SS72. 26
them capse Was 1aid pey By them RaHn' ,op
his entire work s1O2 while they charged the gov
ernment and received under their contract with
this man Of s745. The committee viii not meet
again until Friday morning.
PERsoNA1--Judge and Mrs. Field and Sarah Nc
Arran, OF Washington, were passengers by the
overland train to arrive at San Francisco last FRI
day.-Senator Hull is in town, staying at the
Arlington.-Mr. Randolph l. Geare, OF the
smithsonian Institution, sails on Saturday for
London, where he will remain during the summer
In connection with the International Fisheries
Exhibition. - Ex-RepreseDtatives MorreIl, OF
pennsylvania, and Southland. of Ohio, are at the
Riggs---Chfef Justice Cartier left Sunday even
summer.-Representatl Ketcham who has
been confined to his residence here by illness ever
since the ad1ournmento OF Congress- has sufficiently
recovered to leave for his home ON the Hudson
Ex-Attorney General PIerpont i. travelling in Call
fornia with his son.-Gan E. F. Beale, OF Wash
ington, was registered in New York last night.