Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-07-10
Washington News and Gossip.

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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY-Internal reve.
nue, s2i5,4oS; customs. s1,026, SCI.
DOCKET FEEs.--The first controller OF the Treas
ury has given an opinion that circuit court COM
miSsloners are not entitled to n docket fee for
entering criminal cases on the docket.
New BANK-The acting controller of the cur
rency has authorized the Bridgeton national bank
Of Brldse:on. N. j., to begin business with cap
ital OF 100000
SMUGGLED CHINAMEN.-The Treasury department
has been informed OF the arrest at Port Townsend,
w. T., OF nine Cinnamon who had been ''smug-
gled' into this country through British Columbia.
The fact has been reported to the Presid ,nt. who
VIII, under due process OF law, order their depor-
tation.
THE SENATE RULES CoMMITTEE.-Senator Sher-
man says that the whole Senate committee on
rules will not go to Bar Harbor to work upon the
proposed revision. After it had been proposed
!nat the entire committee should go to Maine
10 complete the work. 1t was decided to be
scheme and present the work to the whole
committee In october, in this city, to be fin
1Shed by them before the assembling OF Con-
gress. That plan viii be carried out Senator
Harris. o: Tennessee, member OF the committee,
arrived at Boston yesterday, and found dispatches
the time OF meeting had been changed, and from
senator Harrison. stating that he could not we'll
join the committee at this time. Senator Harris
was accompanied by Sergeant-at-ArmS Bright, Of
the Senate. his two sons and c. b. Reade, clerk OF
the committee. The party left for Bar Harbor
iast evening, expecting to meet Senator Frye
there.
POSTAL SURPLUS. A statement prepared by
Sixth Auditor Ella shows that during the third
quarter of the last fiscal year the receipts OF the
expenditures $10.792 499. leaving a surplus of
s1,ll9.Sn. For the nine months Of the fiscal year
endei March 81 1885, the receipts were $685. 94a 356
and the expenditures $31, ,436,914, leaving surplus
OF s., so 9, ,442.
The TROUBLE AT THE NORFOLK NAVY YARD TO
BE INvEsTIGATED.-Admral Nichols. acting Secre-
tary OF the Navy, will, this afternoon, order a
court OF inquiry to investigate the circumstances
OF disagreement between Commodore Mayo and
Commander McGlensey. OF the Norfolk navy yard,
Ger from duty as set forth Is yesterdays STAR This
Is the only action that will be taken during the
absence OF Secretary Chandler.
ACTING POSTMASTER GENERA1--The Second
Assistant Postmaster General, Mr.. Elmer. is act
ing Postmaster General in the absence OF Judge
Gresham.
INTERNAL REVENUE DISTRICTS IN NEW JERSEY
The President has directed the suspension OF SO
much OF the executive order reorganizlng the in
ternal revenue districts as changed the existing
system in New Jersey. At the date of the issu-
ance of this order there three collection dis
tricts In that state The recent order reduced the
number to two by consolidating tue old third and
the old fifth districts. Culver Barcalow, collector
of the old third district, was designated as col
lect0r OF the consolidated district The present
action allows the state three districts and con-
tinues Robert B. Hathorn collector OF the fifth dis
trict.
CHANGE OF PosTMAsTER-The President yes
terday appointed Charles K. Contarel postmaster
at Omaha, Neb, vice Thomas L. Hall, suspended
for ineniciency.
THE TALLAPoosA SAVING DISABLED SCHOONER
The United States steamer Tallapoosa, Lieut.. j. F.
Merry In command, arrived at the navy yard at
Boston yesterday from New York. She had on
board the chief Of the bureau OF navigation, CON-
Portsmouth. The Tallapoosa took stores and sup
plies to Boston. Last Saturday the three-masted
on Long Shoal, injuring her bottom SO that M she she
began leaking badly: Sunday morning the Talla-
poosa sighted her, and decided to tow her to Ed
perceptibly, but she was taken in near wharf
and grounded in soft mud. She has 800 Of coal
on board.
PERsONAI--Mr. Albert Ordway is at BLOCK
Island.-Mr. W. Scott Smith and family are at
Rye Beach, New Hampshire.-Mrs. L E. Merrill
IS at Gorham, Maine.--Mr George P. Bradstreet
Noerr are at the Shenandoah Alum Spring. ~
Colonel Sitgreaves Is at Narragansett Pler.-
The following Washlngtonians are at the East
tIuu Coltdkco, DeuloiO, fd.. Eliza Barry,
Miss Barry and the Misses Helen, Sallie and An
ME Barry.-ROss Thompson, Byron Daniels aud
Charles Wilson, OF this city, were registered at
the Paris office OF the New York Herald yester-
day.-Mr. and Mrs. Edward Walcott, OF Wash
ington, were at Lake Lugano, italy, June 16-
Mr.. Richard Porter, son OF Admiral Porter, and
Mr.. James Morrill,, son Of senator Morrill,, are
among those recently admitted to the District
oar-Samuel Groocock, ]. Fred. Dennis, r.
G. Lawrence, Samuel G. French and Joseph
N. Wulfl, New York; stephen Grune, Provi-
dence; w. 7. Fa1rcloth, North Carolina and Sam
uel Putzke, East Liverpool, are registered at
the Riggs.-Samuel G. Acton, New York; Oscar
d'Ouxy, Belgium; E. G. Lapham and c. B.
LaphaIn. La Canandaigua, are at the Arlington
W. N. Yerex and wife. London, Ont; S. B. Hynes
and wife, LAWRENCE, Kansas; c. p. Meads, SYRIA
cuse; j. j. Reed, st. Louis; Charles T. Chamber
lain, NatcheZ, Miss; r b. Harrison, Helena,
Montana: Mrs. H. c. Wood Miss Lizzie and Miss
Mary Barrett, Louisville: u. A. Mckee, Oberlin,
O.; F. E. Rogers, Rochester; VIM. J. Adams and
wife, Louisville, and Miss ida Mackie, Baltimore.
Murray are at Oakland.-MajorR r. s. Lacey is in
Ohio, having been called there By the sickness of
his mother.--Ex-SherifT Albert Daggett, of
Brooklyn, well-known in Washington, who was
Frustrated by the heat last Friday, had second
relapse yesterday, and last night was very low.
New Mexican HumOrist.
QUEER OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF POSTMASTER