Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-26
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip
THERE are 2O3 new advertisements In THE STAR
to-day.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue., $s2A, rs; customs, s462, .2a
BErrRR.-Chief Clerk Webster is considered
much improved to-day 1t is expected that he
will be able to resume his duties next week.
REsIaNEp.-Thos. Q. Luckson has resigned
1000 clerkship in the ordnance department.
LIEUT. E. P. MCCLELLAN has been detached from
tho receiving ship Franklin and granted six
months leave, with permission to leave the
BR1GADIER GENERAL ALFRED Il. TERRY has been
ordered to proceed from Fort Smelling, Minn., to
West Point, N. Y, to participate in the gradual
academy June nth and 18th.
TuE PACIFIC seuADRoN.-Rear Admiral Hughes
under date OF Callao Peru, April 3Oth reports the
disposition OF the vessels Of the Pacific squadron at
that date as follows :The Essex repairing machinery
at Calla0. having orders to proceed to Yokohama,
S9apan zap and Join the Asatic squadron. stopping
sail In about ten days. The IroQuois at Valpa-
ralso with orders to remain for the present the
Calla0 TO Honolulu via Caroline isla nds, had been
ordered to return to CaIlao. The Lackawanna
M had orders to return to Callao on the completion
or the coronation ceremonies at Honolulu. The
Wachusett had orders to return to Calloa via
Samoa The Adams was at sitka by orders OF the
station at San Lorenzo island, Callao bay, on &C.
count OF q suspicious case Of fever having ap-
peared on board: At the date Of the report. how
ever, she was entirely free OF infectious disease.
The health OF the squadron was good.
THE u. s. 8. PowHATAN arrived at Key West
this morning from Cartagena-
THE ENLISTED MEN selected for the Greeley re-
lief expedition have been making experiments
with the telegraph apparatus In the white Lot,
under instructions of Lieut.. Powell OF the signal
cor corps, and have also been pract!cng signaling by
THE PEAcE TREATY BKTwEas CHILL AND peril.
The State department received cable from Min
ister Cornelius A. Logan, at Santiago, Chilli,
set sssag '1at 4h treaty OF peace had been signed
paca shah become @ the that Tara
and africa are to be occupied by Chilli for period
OF ten years. at the expiration OF which time a
belong The nation possessing them is to pay the
Mr. MURCH NOT READY YgT-The committee
appointed to Investigate the affairs of the SUPER
vislng architects Office of the Treasury depart
ment to-day adjourned over till Monday, MIR.
Murch not yet being ready to go On.
Four MORE NATIONAL BANKs.-The Controller OF
Currency has authorized the following banks to
begin business: First National Bank OF Friend,
Neb.; capital, 600. First National Bank of
Montezuma, Iowa; capital, $4,000 First National
Bank OF Idaho Springs Col; capital, So. 600 Au-
rora National Bank or Indiana; 100000
A LETTER FROM THE PREsIDRNT.-The President
has addressed a letter to Hon. Alex Fl. Rice pres
1dent OF the Psi Epsilon Society at Albany, saying:
~ heartily regret my inability to share with my
ton at Albany. the enjoyment OF this evenings
festivities. To them all, and through them to all
cne members OF our fraternity, send cordial
t,l the sands OF life are rum we' sing to thee Psi
upsilon.' Long live Epsilon, Psi Epsilon"
THE CASE OF LIEUT. coL1Iars1 r es,gnat,dh'
OF Lieut.. Col. Ilges, which was wfelsrawn by tel
egraph, as stated in yesterdays STAR, had not
been received at the War department this after
Lieut. Col Ilges viii be at once court martiaied.
but the detail for the court Will be made by Gen.
Terry. Col Ilges has been in trouble twice before
this FOR the same thing-duplicattng his nay ac-
counts, but succeeded in scraping through His
resignation as first rendered was to take efIect In
thought he could straighten things and avoid an
investigation. The resignation was refuse unless
to take effect at once. To this he acceded, but
be court-martialed. 1t is thought that he has ar
ranged matters so that he does not fear any Sc
rlou5 results.
The PRESIDENTS CALLERS IN NEW YoRK-Among
those who called on President Arthur yesterday
at the Fifth Avenue hotel, in New York were
William NJ. Evarts, Henry Willard, Perry Belmont.
Judge Gresham, Jesse seltgman and Roscoe Conk,,
ling Last evening the President was dlned at the
University Club by Mr.. Willard Bartlett The
gate Rollins, Mayor Love- OF Brooklyn; Charles A.
Dana, William Dowd. Chauncy NJ. Depew. Judge
Richard ,,,Ia oGo1man' Robert Bonner, Judge Henry
H. Buf1um, Thomas Hitchcock and Sherman W.
Renewals.
PERsoNAL-Mrs E. D. E. N. Eouthworth Is back
at Prospect Cottage, Georgetown, for the month
OF June, and will resume her pleasant Sunday
evening evening teas; commencing to-morrow:-Mr
De Ot sh Of this city
was recently married to Miss Adeline Murray, one
OF the bellies OF that clty.-Mr. g. G. Cornwall
Dr. and Mrs George Kellogg have retured to their
i0rmer residence l4l6 street--Baroh Schaener,
who has been spending some time in Alabama, has
returned to this city.
THE WEEKLY STAR for this week is now ready
for mailing; price, three cents per copy. 1t is a
large, eight-paGe paper, of fifty-Six columns cut
pasted and folded, and will be sent anywhere in
the United States and Canada, postpaid, for one
dollar year.
The Virginia Election.
GAINS AND LOSSES EOTKD-COALITIoNIsTS LOSING
GROUND.
Ine returns 80 far received from the Virginia
county elections are chiefly from those points ac-
cess,ble to the telegraph, leaving many of the
remote counties still unheard from. Reports from
democratic sources indicate decided gains for that
party. According to the returns Goochland
county. which gave the coalitieniSts about 800
majority last fall,has gone democratic. The demo-
Gratis have also gained Halifax, 6pottsylyan1a.
Louisa, STAFFORD, Goochland. Fluvanna, South