Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-01
Washington News and Gossip.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-1nternal reve-
nue., s4Ss. .1sass; customs, s5aO,5a65a
A LARGE NUMBER OF NOMINATIONS will be sent
to the Senate late this afternoon including naval
officer and surveyor for the port OF New York and
civil service examiner.
SECRETARY CHANDLER will send to the Senate
to-day list of naval officers on duty at Washing
ton, with the length of time they have been here.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Ensgn James P. Parker or
dered to duty on the coast survey; Lieut. Com
mander y. H. Pendleton, to Washington, for re-
examination; Paymaster C. D. Mansfield, as
member OF the board on naval regulations at
Washington; Ensign Charles F. Pond, detached
and placed on waiting orders ] Paymaser 1ssiH[ r
Swan, from the board on naval regulations and
placed on waiting orders; ate Francis H. Poole,
ship New Hampshire; Nate Thomas W. BonsalI
from the TallapOosa and ordered to the receiving
ship ST Louis.
NEBRASKA REPUBLICANs AND THE TARIFF CUES
TIoN.-The Nebraska republican association held
reunion at St Georges hall tuesday evening,
which was attended by Gen. Henderson, the Sem
tives-elect. and other prominent republicans of
that state: Speeches were made and the tariff
Laird favored reductions OF the tariff and opposed
the high protective system. Their views were In
accord with those expressed during the pendency
OF tariff legislation by Senator Van Wyck, OF Ne
braska.
NAVAL MEDICAL BoARp.-Medical Director p ].
Horwitz has been appointed president, and Medi-
Cal Inspector >. c. Spear. Surgeon j. H. Clark ana
Surgeon j. r Tryon, members of medical board
to meet in Philadelphia to-day for the examina-
ton OF candidates for admission and promotion in
the medical corps OF the navy.
The public debt statement issued to-day shows
the decrease OF the public debt during the month
OF February to be s., $50 6a 54 cash in the Treas
ury, $3O6 70: gold certificates &74 $50 740.
silver certihcates, es5, ,s7O certificates OF de.
Gates legal tenders eeEsa s
68l. .016; fractional currency outstanding,
$70l.649sl7
WHERE IS THE SCHOOLNASTER?-The PennSyl-
vania papers are making a member Of the state
legislature conspicuous because of his bad gram
mar and worse photography. There are members
tinction on the same ground. On the same day
recently one member OF Congress said In reply to
done it, sr;" and another referred to a Certain
class OF pension cases as more 'voluminous"
than any other, meaning more numerous.
PERsoNAL-1t is stated that Mr. Justice Field.
OF the U. s. Supreme Court expects to visit Japan
during the coming season --Representative-elec
G. D. willard and Mra Sherman, OF washington.
were registered at Jacksonville. Fla, on Tuesday
MI: and Mrs T ". Webster. OF Washington,
were registered at savannah on M0nday.-Rep-
resentative-elect Elwood, Of Illinois, is at the
Arlington.
The Potomac Flats Improvements.
ANOTHER APPROPRIATION NEEDED OR THE WORK
WILL HAVE 10 STOP THIS FALL
Major Haines, the engineer In charge OF the Po-
tomac 11ats improvement, told q STAR reporter
to-day that the present appropriation OF 100000
would be exhausted on the 18th OF September, at
which time the contractors say that they
will have carried out the terms OF their
contract II they have not finished the work BY
that date their time VIII be extended on account
Of the delays occasioned by the weather during
the past winter II no appropriation IA made BY
the present Congress the work WIN come 20
to start again. Major Haines thinks that Com
gress should appropriate $S00000 at this session.
and then plans could be made for Continuing the
work during the next fall and winter.
DIVORCE GRANTHD.-India Il Adds was granted
q divorce BY Judge James In the Equity Court to-
day from the bonds OF mat1mOny with Charles n.
Aodla She stated In her petition that she was
married g fsspondent e June. 1879, ey Rev. John
charged that On August 18th, 1850, he Wiifuny de-
serted her and has remained away. refusing to
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