Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-28

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Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue., s4T0, ,4l6 90; customs, s8i9,39l.55.
TIRE PRESIDENT left Newport yesterday morning
for West Island.
THE mail messenger service at Eggleston
Springs, GILES county, Va, has been discontinued.
WEISS sBEER.-Commissioner OF Internal Revenue
Evans has reafflrmed his decision that bottled
weiss beer is liable to taxation when taken from
the original stamped packages.
GEN. HANCOCK CONyALEscENT-Gen. Hancock
was better yesterday. and the surgeon attending
him says there has been no injury to the knee
joint; an abscess is forming above the knee, but
no serious result Is apprehended; and that the
general may be said in fact to be already conva-
lescent.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut VIM. Winder, ordered
to the receiving ship Wabash, list October; CON-
Chas L. Huntingdon, detached from the navy
yard, Norfolk, and ordered TO the naval academy
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL vEssELs-The speedwell
arrived at the Washington navy yard yesterday
afternoon from Norfolk. The Tallapoosa is on her
way froEa Norfolk to Washington and is expected
to arrive to-day. The Tennessee passed Sandy
Hook Bound for New York yesterday afternoon.
THE SITUATION AT PENSACOLA Secretary Chand-
Ter has received a telegram from Commandant
Welch, at the Pensacola navy yard, dated Septem-
ber 9th, as follows: "No new cases nor deaths
from yellow fever. Through sickness OF officers
and delay in getting witnesses the court Of inquiry
will be unable to complete its work by October
1st have to ask that the the be extended iif-
teen days"
COMMODORE MAYO TO BE The
Secretary of the Navy says he proposes to make a
thorough investigation into the case of Commo-
dore Mayo, in command OF the Norfolk navy yard.
with special reference to the charges preferred
against him by ex-Representative D. zendorf.
ATTORNEY GENERAL BREWSTER and family left
Newport yesterday for cruise, in the revenue
cutter Samuel Dexter, along the Massachusetts
coast When the party boarded the cutter ga
salute OF seventeen guns was fired"
DINNER TO oEx-PosTMAsrERGENERAL JAMEs-Gen
E. A. Merritt, US. consul general at London, gave
dinner to ex-Postmaster General James at the
tember l3. Among the guests were Hon. John NJ
Francis, minister to Portugal, and Mrs. Francis:
J. IL: Puliston, member OF parliament, and Miss
Mrs. James, wife OF the ex-POstmaster General,
and her daughter; Vice Consul General Mitchell.
MI. Henry +. Gillig and Others
CIVIL SERVICE APPOINTMENTs-The Secretary Of
War to-day appointed Joseph w. Piles, of Mis-
souri,, to 81 600 position in the Adtutant Gen.
erals office, and w. w. Chapman, of North Caro-
Office. These names were selected from those GER
titled by the civil service commission.
THE SANTA FE CoLLEcroRsHIP.-Cltizens Of Al
N NJ. q Str fO
secure the removal OF the Office of collector OF In
ternal revenue from Santa Fe, N. NJ to Albu.
Querque. They have laid the matter before the
commissioner OF Internal revenue, who is now con-
siderlng 1t. but has not yet reached a cOnclu-
sion 1t is not probable that he will decide the
question until the citizens Of Santa Fe have been
gwen an opportunity to present their views upon
THE CASE OF LIEUT. DAVIS, U. S. Mt is .un-
derstood that the Secretary of the Navy has ap-
proved the action OF the courtmartial in the case
OF Lieut. Daniel w. Davis, convicted of gross vio-
s,ons OF tne navy regulations and sentenced
awaits the action OF the President.
THE COMET OF 1s12-An observation of the
comet Of 1912 was made at the Naval Observatory
last night 1t had quite a large nucleus, with
small stellar nucleus in the center. Professor
Frlsby says: 81 have no doubt that it Will become
visible 10 the nake1 eye before long. 1t can be
observed on the meridian about four O'Clock in the
morning as 1t passes its lower culmina alton for a
few days. but 1t will then pass below the horizon
and will only be seen in the evening""
LIEUT.. HARBOR is expected to return to America
with the bodies OF De Long and his companions next
January.
NEW BANKs-The Controller OF the Currency
has authorized the State National Bank OF Deni-
son, Tex, to commence business with a capital of
100000. and the First National Bank of North
BENZ, NeD, 10 commence with capital of $4,000.
YELLOW FEVER DEATHs-The inspector of the
marine hospital service at Vera Cruz reports to
Surgeon General Hamilton that a colony OF Door
Italians arrived at that port on board the Spanish
steamer which arrived on the 1st Of September.
One OF them died OF yellow fever on the fourth
day afterwards and another on the twelfth.
PREFERENCE TO Ex-SOLDIERs AND SAILORS IN
CIVIL APPoIsTMENTs-It was stated in The STAR
some days ago that Secretary Folger had inquired
OF the civil service commission whether any OF
four names certified to him on the 18th inst by
the commissioners as those OF proper persons from
whom to make selection to fill 5000 vacancy,
were the names OF persons entitled to preference
under section 1.754, Revised Statutes, which pro-
vides that preference be given in appointments TO
seee Of b nee aas the military
OF wounds or disability incurred In the line of
duty. He received communication yesterday
from tnc secretary OF the commission stating that
one OF the four persons named claimed preference
on account OF honorable discharge from the MILL
tary service, DuC adding that the commission had
no Information as to whether or not he was en-
titled to preference under the section OF the statues
in question.
JUDGE RAYS REs1GNATIoN.-The resignation of
Judge G. A. Ray, the law clerk OF the Post office
department, which was handed in some time ago.
has not yet been accepted. The Postmast er Gen.
eral deferred action until his return, when, 1t is
said that he will accept the resignation and
appoint friend OF his from Indiana to I'LL the
vacancy. II Is understood that position, with
similar duties. Will be rendered Judge Ray in
another department. There Is no rupture In the
friendly relations which exist between the Post
master General and Judge Ray, the latter's resig-
nation being based entirely upon personal
GROUNDS. When Mr.. Gresham determined to con.
soltdate the Office OF law clerk with that OF the
assistant attorney general OF the department,
Sudge Kay being unwilling to act under Judge
freeman, at once rendered his resignation.
"THE" MEMBER FROM TexAa-"Tom Ochltree
went abroad with the best credentials ever carried
by any person from this country" said promi-
nent ex-confederate general He claimed to
nave an autograph letter from President Arthur
addressed to all United States ministers and con.
SulS, asking their best offices for Tom. and telling
them that any attentions bestowed upon the red
headed ranger of the prairieS Qhough the PreSi-
dent called him the Honorable, etc., would be
regarded In the light OF special favor to him, the
PRESIDENT That letter was written by the Pres1-
Dent himself, every word OF II. Tom wouldn't put
up with any document written by secretary
Then he had similar LOTT