Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-02-05
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve
nue., s7s3, ,2sO61; customs, s573, ,s75.te.

GOVERNMENT REcErPTs To-pAY.-Internal reve-
nue.. s7sa, ,2so 81; customs, s57s, ,775.te
SECRETARY FoLaER will leave tor New York this
evening. Wednesday he will GO to his home in
Geneva, for the purpose OF separating the law
books belonging to his private library from those
session for eleven years. He viii be absent prob
ably week.
ARREST OF exit. CARsoN."-The secret service
division OF the Treasury department has received
Information OF the arrest at Bloomington, In
diana, yesterday, OF Exit Carson" for passing
terfeit five dollar gold pieces In his possession
when arrested
PRESIDENTS RECEPTION TO ARMY OPFIcERs.-Ad-
Jutant General Drum has issued a circular to the
effect that the President will receive the officers
OF the army and the ladies Of their families to-
morrow from 9 to II p.m., and directing the of11-
GERS to be In full uniform.
COUNTERFEIT s. NoTE.-Chief Brooks, OF the
secret service division OF the Treasury, has re.
ceived from New York photo-lithographlc coun-
terfeit S United States note. series 1875, check
letter A. The note has a dark blurred appearance,
which should be sufficient warning to the public.
counterfeit IS note of the same series and printed
Been on tine w1 ene R etHt p mas
first seen with check letter A.
PAYxAsTER RAND FULLY ExoNERArEp-A dis
patch from Newport. r. L. says that the session
OF the court of inquiry closed Saturday afternoon
.'and although the findings were not known, there
Is good authority for the statement that Pay
master Rand will be fully exonerated from the
allegations made against him."
The INsUBoRD1NArE NAVAL CADErs-secretary
Chandler said this morning that he knew nothing
OF the troubles at the Annapolis academy further
than was published in the papers; that he had
received no official report on the matter, and was
ignorant OF the reported intention OF the cadets to
aDOlOglZo conduct Sllnpr1ntpndenf
Ramsay.
THE BODIES OF DE LONG AND PARTY-The Sec
retary OF the Navy has received q cable message
from Minister Hunt, under date of st. Petersburg,
FEBRUARY 3d. stating that Lieut. Harber is reported
10 nave left Yakutsk to get the bodies OF De Long
and party.
RAID ON INDIAN TERR1ToRY.-Indian Agent
Miles, at Cherryvale, Kansas, telegraphed to Com
missioner Price this morning as follows: "Party
OF forty left COfeyville yesterday for oklahoma"
NOMINATIONS To-pAY.-The President sent the
following nominations to the Senate today
Eugene II. Plumacher, OF Tennessee, now COM
mercial agent at Maracatbo, to be U. S. consul at
that place; Cyrus Harris, OF Rhode Island, to be
collector OF customs for the district OF Provdence
M. X. Robertson to be postmaster at GreenvIlle
s. c.
THE SANTA CRUZ TRANSIT PARTT.-The Navy
department IS informed OF the arrival OF the
Brooklyn at Monteyideo from Santa Cruz with
Lieut.. Very apd party, which took observations
OF the Transit OF Venus In Southern Patagonia,
on board.
Presentation. Jay A. Hubbell has returned to
WashingtOn.-Mr. Liliord Arthur, OF England, is
at the Arlngton-Mr 8. Fl. Kaufman and F.
B. MCGUIRE are In New York.-Mr. L. A. Bruner,
OF Sandusky, Ohio, is at the ST. James.-Mr. w.
w. Story, the artist, has gone to New York.
Memorial exercises on the death Of Elijah II.
Allen, who died at the White House New Year
day. will be held to-day at Bangor, Maine, and
Hon. Hannibal Hamlin Will be one OF the speakers.
Springer, who has been seriously
i'll, Is repOrted better,