Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-10-11
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip
TsERE are 2e5 new advertisements in THE STAR
to-day.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
hue, s429, ,712; customs. $530,996.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Surgeon A. s. Oberly ordered to
duty at the Portsmouth, N. a., navy yard; Passed
Assistant Surgeon John c. Boyd to the Washing
ton navy yard; Medical Inspector C. j. Cleborne,
23d inst, and placed on waiting orders; Paymaster
John Furey, from special duty In the bureau of
provisions, and ordered TO settle accounts wait
orders.
DEATH OF A RETIRED NAVAL OFFIcER.-Capt
Dom1nick Lynch, U. S. n, died at his home, in
Brooklyn, last evening of paralysis He was born
in New York. in 1S13 and entered the q. s. navy in
1899 In the late rebellion he served In the north
Atlantic squadron and commanded the brig Perry
quenty he was s in charge Of the naval asylam at
Phlladelphia, and In 1872 he was retired.
THE FREE BRIDGE QUEsTIoN.-The subject Of the
title to the Aqueduct bridge rendered the United
States by the canal authorities here has peen post
poned because Title Clerk Bentley Of the Attorney
Generals Office, has been sick, but viii now be
thoroughly examined. Some Investigations on the
subject OF liens, &C., are now being made in
Alexandria. AS soon as these are completed and
Mr. Bentley tests the title decision will be sent
as to the adviSabty OF the purchase OF the AQue-
duct bridge and making 1t free.
CoURTs-MARTIAI--The general courts-martlal at
Davids' Island, New York harbor and Columbus
barracks, Ohio, are dissolved, and the following
ordered on the 18th Of october at Davids Island,
10th infantry; Major Alfred A. Woodruff, surgeon
US. army; Capt. Alexander b. MacGowan, 18th in
fantry; First Leutenants Michael Leahy, 18th In
Iantry; William Hoffman, 18th infantry; Edward l.
Bailey, 4th infantry; John NICE HYDE Sth infantry;
Gavin ID. CowleS, 23d Infantry; James Brennan,
1ath Il infantry, with Second Lieutenant Henry H.
Benham, Cd infantry, judge advocate; and at Co
lumbus, Ohio, Lieut. Colonel Robert II. Oftey, 10th
infantry; Captains VIM: Fletcher, Goth infantry;
assistant surgeon, U.s. army; stephen r. Stafford,
18th infantry; Charles G. Penney, 9th infantry;
First Leutenants Frank Taylor, 14th infantry Geo.
L. Converse, Sd cavalry; Alexander Ogle, nth in
fantry, judge advocate. =
ARMY ORDERs-The leave of Second Lieut.
John M. Cunningham, 10Th infantry, is further
extended two months. The leave OF Second Lieut..
VIM. T. Howard, ID artillery, is further extended
SIX months on account OF sickness. Capt VIM.
New York city, will report to, the superintendent
general recruiting SERVICE New York city, to con-
duct detachment of recruits 10 the department
Smith, 18th infantry, is still further extended to
December l. 1884 The leave ,Of Capt. j. Scott
Payne 5th eayalry is further extended two months
ard Y. Lor1ng, assistant surgeon, Is relieved from
duty In the department OF the east, and will re-
port for duty in the department OF California.
Capt. Philip F. Harvey, assistant surgeon relieved
from duty in the department OF Dakota, and will
report to the attending surgeon in this city for
duty In his office, relieving Capt. Robert W. Shu-
fedt, assistant surgeon, who on being relieved,
will report to the commanding general department
OF the Missouri for assignment to duty.
THE PUBLIC DoMAIN.-The annual report Of the
commissioner of the land Office, submitted to the
Secretary of the Interior, shows that the sales,
entries and selections OF public lands for the last
fiscal year embraced "a Y531, 40 acres, increase
over the preceding year OF 81O1 1877 acres. The
ceipts from dsposals OF public lands were
81 aC7s,s6i The report recommends the he repeal Of Of
the pre-emption law, the timber culture law, the
desert land law and the timber and stone land act
SO 800 acres OF land was surveyed by the United
States during the year. A large number OF COM
Wan Of The
siOner points out the necessity for the immediate
adoption OF measures by which the natural forests
rivers and In such other situations where their
preservation is expedient TAe tine is near at hand
when there will be no public ta = 70 invite settle
ment An act reserving the public lands, except
mineral and timber reserves for entry under the
homestead law; with amendments to prevent eva
sion OF Its wise restrictions is recommended
GOOD WHEAT AND CORN CRoPs-The depart
ment OF agriculture reports that the october re-
turns Of corn average higher for condition than
OF the remarkable corn years from 1875 to 1879
inclusive. The general average is g3 and indicates
about 26 m bushels she per acre on breadth approx
exceed that OF last year by about 100000 600 BUSH
els The yield per acre VIII average about thirteen
and one-half bushels.
PERSONAL---VERY.. James b. Avirett, of Silver
Spring parish, Md, has sufficiently recovered from
his severe illness to be able to resume services in
his parish church.-Meut Shufeldt was enter
n at fha
Hartford Club, among his entertainers being Gen.
Franklin, s. L. Clemens, DIR. Gatling and Edgar T.
WelleS. Arrangements will be made for public
meeting in Hartford some time next week, at
which Lieut. Shufeldt will tell the story of his re-
Minette Thompson, of this city, has been especially
engaged by Gilmore, Poole & Mendum as leading
soubrette, and to introduce her specalties into
their famous piece. "The Seven Ravens" now
being produced at N1blO's Garden. New York
The many friends in Washington OF Mr.. John
savage VIII De sorry to hear that that gentleman
is lying critically i'll at his summer residence,
"LaurelS1de," In Monroe county, Pa. AT last ad-
vices his condition was somewhat improved, but
Supervising Architect Bell is in Chicago on official
business. s.-Hr. and Mrs Thomas Z. Baden an
nounce the marriage OF their daughter Annie to
MIR. A. Maurice Low, on Thursday, the 23d instant,
at Prospect cottage, West Washington.-Mr A.
F. Farrar OF street, has gone to Indiana to spend
month with the wife OF Representative Browne,
OF that state.-Gen. Newton, chief OF engineers
intends making tour of inspection on the Pacific
coast shortly-Rev = Newman Hall, The eminent
ton on Tuesday next, for visit of two or three
days He will be the guest OF Chief Justice Drake.
The President drove out yesterday in New York
not returning to his hotel until late He dined in
The evening with Mrs Irwin. OF west 18th street.
II kuk1, the Japanese Minister at Washington.
HON. j. e. b. Davis, Titan j. Coffey, +. p. Cuppy,
Norris Peters, Watson Boyle, Frank Hollingshead,
Felix Cracroit and Nathaniel ssige were registered
In New York last evening--Ar j. H. Cutter OF
the Surgeon Generals Office leaves for Dayton this
evening TO vote at the Ohio election next Tuesday,
- Mr.. Walter Dennis, the popular young Wash
lngton actor, has recently filed important en-
gagement In Indianapolis, where he made the most
favorable impression possible the press uniting in
The expression that his methods are genuinely
artistic and finished and his results admirable in
the highest degree. Special note is made OF his
rich, full voice and graceful, manly preSence-
Senator EdmundS Is in the city, but keeps his
whereabouts concealed and VIII not see any one.
The Greatest Manufnciuring Country
On the Globe.
In the annual report OF Mr. NimnO chief Of the
bureau OF Statistics Is shown that value Of the
procucts OF the various industries In teUntedStates
is seven times the total value OF our foreign COM
merce, nearly three times the total value of the
foreign commerce OF Great Britain and Ireland,
fve times the total value of the foreign commerce
OF France including In each case both imports and
exports, and little more than twice the total
value or the exports OF merchandise from ali the
countries Of Europe The United States Is now the
largest manufacturing country on the globe.
The New Term Of the Criminal Court.
The Criminal Court. Judge Wylie, viii resume its
June term on Monday. The cases OF William Glib
son, James O'Donner 1.-TWO cases), and Chas
assault. Ta1yn N ~