Evening star., 1883-10-01
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-p4Y.-Internal reve-
nue.. sSol ,dj).o+; customs, sais,1sS.l2.
THE CoREAN EMBASSY to-day made official calls
upon the heads of the different foreign legations.
Tomorrow they will visit the State, Var and Navy
departments.
WULARD's HOTEL, which during the summer has
been thoroughly renovated. was to-day re-opened for
the season by the lessee. Mr.. Staples.
STAR ROUTE ADvERTIsEMENTs.-Advert
for the star route mail lettings in the southern states
being prepared at the Post office department to
be published october 18th.
POSTMASTER COMMIssIONEp.-James T. Scales
has been commissioned postmaster at Byrdvile, Va.
NAVAL NOTES.-The practice ships Dale and Con-
steliation have arrived at Norfolk, va.-The Sara
toga has sailed from Newport for New York. She
will continue up the Hudson to attend the celebration
At NewbuTg.
REAR ADMIRAL NICHOLS is acting as Secretary of
the Navy in the absence Of Secretary Chandler who
has gone to Warner, n H.. to visit his family.
SECRETARY LINCOLN left Washington Saturday
night for Sanlusky, Ohio, to spend few days at or
near there, on the shore OF Lake Erie
THE POST OFFICE COAL CoNrRAcr.-Messrs.
Clarke 4 Given were the lowest bidders for fuel at
the Post Office department to-day as follows: For
best white ash furnace COAL at S5.9S per ton. For
best bakers pine wood, at S5.4s per cord.
THE DAUpH1N MONEY oRDERs.-Money orders
payable to NJ. A. Dauphin, received at the Washing
ton Post Office prior to the date of the Postmaster
General forbidding such payment, have, upon pre-
sentation, been paid by the postmaster which fact
has given rise to story that the promised suit against
Postmaster Conger had been dropped because the
money orders had been paid No such orders received
since the date of the Postmaster Generals order
have been cashed.
THE FRIENDS OF COL SEAToN, the superintendent
of the census feel some anxiety as to his health,
which has been impaired by his official labors, and
wish him to take another vacation and rest It is de-
MED at the office that Col. Seaton is not taking
i've snare IN bureau work, or that the reports are
SIX thousand folio pages of the will be ready
Tor publication in January.
THE MONUMENT.-The work of laying stone on
the Washington monument was resumed at an early
hour this morning. There is sufficient marble on
hand to raise the monument to height of 40 feet
this season.
WAsHINGT0NIANs recently returned from abroad
report that Bonanza Mackey has taken great fancy
to Col. Tom Ochiltree, the member from Texas, and
tnat Col Tom is sIpremely happy when he gets men,
toned IN the Partisan Journals
GEN. HANcoCK's ILLNESS SAID TO rE SERIOUS
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the authority of an officer who has just returned
from visit to Governors Island, that Gen. Hancock
ls seriously i'll. This officer quoted as saying:
1.-The trouble with the knee, which has been men
toned as the cause of his confinement is not the
real one. Gen. Hancock has bad kidney trouble.
He sees none of his officers except Adjutant General
Whipple Both Gen Whipple and the doctor in
cock is mentioned. His blood has become deteriO-
rated While his friends hope for the best they fear
the worst"
Poor FISHING AND COLD WEATHER AT WEST
1sLAND.-Mr. A. Wright Sanford, of New York, re-
turned from West Island to Newport, r. l., last
evening. He reports the President as enjoying his
temporary sojourn there The fishing, however, is
poor and the weather yesterday cool and threat
enng, and rain fell during the afternoon and even
the island on Tuesday. Another dispatch credits the
PRESIDENT with having caught bass weighing 80
pounds.
ABOUT FIFTEEN VACANCIES in the signal service Will
be filled this month Preliminary examinations were
held at different stations time ago. and the can
didates who successfully passed these examinations
Will appear shortly before board of officers here for
nnal examination. The final examination was to
have been held to-day, but it will be delayed on
account Of the inability of many of the candidates
from distant points to be here on time. They are
greatly In excess Of the number of vacancies, but is
said at the signal Office that many fail on both the
preliminary and final examinations
NEXT YEARS TINE CoNGREss-Mention was made
in Saturdays STAR Of the Time congress of the nations
to be held In this city in 1884, to select common
prime meridian and standard of time for the globe
The Secretary OF State has issued circulars to the
foreign ministers of the United States concerning the
project but the President has not yet fixed the date of
meeting. uniform system of time for the oohe ia
demanded in the interest of commerce, as well as of
science. and. as stated in THE STAR the subject will
be considered by the international geodetic commits
sion which meets in Rome on the 18th instant The
suggestion has been made that the ancient meridian
OF Ptolemy, about 81 Il degrees from Paris be chosen
as the common prime meridian, and the meridian
passing by Behrlng Strait has also been suggested.
HAzING AGAIN AT ANNAPoLls.-Naval Cadet Ten
nant, of the second Glass; naval academy was placed
on board the U. S. ship santee yesterday, charged
with hazinga fourth class man, Saturday night Cadet
remnant only returned from leave Saturday and had
not yet taken of his citizens suit before he had COM
mltted the act for which he was put under arrest
The cadet repudiates the charge that his conduct
haZng. Two other cadets are also charged with
haZng other fOurthclass men. court of inquiry is
In progress in their cases. but they have yet been
arrested.
PERsoNA1--Assistant Secretary French resumed
his duties at the Treasury department to-day-Ex-
Gov. Fletcher, of Missouri arrived in the city this
morning Gen. A. P. Ketcham, appraiser Of the
port OF New York, left washington last night
for home, having spent the day with Secretary
cussed was Of POLITICAL nature m i'ii and the I re-
suit will be made known In short time.-Gen.
%nas T. A. is in New York York
Hunton, Va; Capt. Chas: s. Smith, Q. s: A., and
Lieut.. F. P. Gilmore, U. S. n, are registered at the
p Ebbitt this morning.~Pay Director Cunningham,
Shock, O. s N, has taken rooms for the winter at
The Virginia Campaign.
FULL CoLoRED VOTE.
The extra exertions being made by the Mahoneites