Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-08-30
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Interral reye-
nue., s470, ,514; customs s755,s35

GOVERNMENT RECETPTS T0-DAY.-1nterEa1 reye-
nue., s41O,5l4; customs, $755, ,335.
DID COLOR BLINDNESS WRECK THE TA1LApoosA?
'Ihe naval court OF inquiry investigating the cir
cumstances OF the loss of the Tallapoosa have been
instructed to embrace in their inquiries the ques-
llon as 10 whether color blindness on the part of
the officers or that vessel had anything to do with
t1e collision No such claim has been made by any
OF the officers.
COMMODORE RALPH CHANDLER will probably be
ordered 10 relieve Commodore Jouett as president
OF the court of inquiry investigating the frauds in
the bureau OF medicine and surgery.
The CASE OF CAPT. OLMsTED.-The proceedings OF
the court martial in the case of Capt. George T.
Olmsted, Jr, who was recently tried for the en-
hezzlement Of funds belonging to the signal CORPS
nave Deen received at the office OF the judge adVo
caIe general 1t is stated that the findings or the
court recommend dismissal from the service. The
final action in the case will be deferred until the
return OF Secretary Lincoln.
CONDEMNED NAVAL VEssEIs-Orders have been
Issued to break up the following named condemned
naval vessels: The Colossus and Java, at New
YORK; the Virginia, Pennsylvania and oregon, at
Boston, and the Massachusetts and Plymouth, at
portsmouth.
LIEUT. GEN. SHERIDAN arrived in Boston yester-
day from Weirs NH, where he had been In attend
ance on the reunion OF veterans Of the Granite
state. He was accompanied by several members
OF his STAFF, and was met at the railroad station by
a number OF army officers stationed at Boston,
nahlI among whom were Col McClive paymaster Maj;
Robinson, quartermaster, and Majs Ralond and
Mallory, OF the engineer corps.
ARMY ORDERs-The following changes in the
stations of officers Of the medical department are
ordered: First Lieut. VIM. D. Dletz assistant sur
geon, will be relieved from temporary duty at the
United States military academy, West Point, and
Will proceed to Fort IeavenwOrth, Kan and report
In person to the commanding general, department
OF the Missouri for assignment to duty First Lieut.
Kooeft D. Gibson assistant surgeon will be relieved
ir0n duty In the department OF the Missouri and
Will proceed to report in person to the commanding
general, department OF California, for assignment
to duty.
NAVAL CHANGES.-COmmander NJ. II. Farquhar,
Lteuts }. S. Megs, f. II. s. Gheen, j. c. CoIsap Z.
b. Barry and II. O. Rittenhouse and Ensign Culver
have been detached from the Constellation and
commander &. ID. SgSbec and 1ieutS Albert Ross,
f. NJ Wise. X. 7. Jasper, TheO Porter, A. C. Dill
Hnghan!, Ensigns W. T. FUllom and H. S. KnaAp
ana passed Assistant Surgeon d. NJ. Bertollotte de-
tached from the Dale and ordered to resume their
duties at the naval academy: surgeon j. c. Wise
ara Passed Assistant Surgeon J. NJ Murray, from
the Constellation and placed on waiting orders; AS
SlStant PaymaSter e. " Rogers, from the Dale and
ordered 10 settle accounts; Payluaster T. S. Thomp-
son, from tie Constellation ana ordered to settle
accounts Passed Assistant Paymastcr F. H. Clarke,
from the Adams and ordered home; Paymaster II.
{. hatchett has reported his return home from the
AShttlc station and has been placed on waiting
deIS Chief Engineer r. n. Bartleman has reported
hls return home from the European station and
has been placed on sick leave; Assistant Engineer
- ID. Sloan has reported his return home from the
Pacific station and ordered to the naval hospital
at Washington for treatment; Passed Assistant
PaymaSter C. W. Littlefield has been ordered to
the Adams September Is.
THE PRESIDENT dined last evening at Newport
with Mrs Henry Clews, wife of the New York
banker.
PERsoNAL--Tewhk Pasha, the Turkish Minister,
Is at Wormley's.--Eev. DR.. Avirett OF Silver
rj.h
work was mentioned lately in THE STAR, is visiting
his friend Hon. stevenson Archer. Bel Air. Md, and
Is slowly improvng.-Mrs. j. X. stickney, who
has been spending the summer on Staten Island
and at Bridgeport, Conn, goes on Monday to
Mohawk Lake, to spend the moath of September at
that charming place.-s superintendent Thompson,
OF the railway mail service; H. s. Barry, and j. H.
Gilman. OF Washington, were registered in st.
Louis on Thursday.-Mrs. Eva Rakeman, of
arriving at Baltimore from Bremen ON on Wednes Sl
day. = MIR. and Mrs. Charles II. Ames
have LEFT Cape May for saratoga-Gov-
ernor McLane, OF Maryland, arrived In the city
last night--Mrs. M. s. Taylor. with her sister
Miss sttckney. left town this afternoon for Monawk
lake. New York. where they are to spend the month
OF september as the guests OF their aunt, Mrs J. K
Stiekney.-Justice and Mrs. Field, Inspector Gen
eral DumOnt, and eX-Commissoner and Mrs Price
iiaZen and Internal Commissioner Evans were reg
1stered In New York last night Bishop Helmatn,
Of london, Can, IS at the Arlington- and
Miss Waach and f. B. Wood and faIaily, OF WASH
ington, were among the arrivals at Newport yes
terday.-Dr. Augusta has returned from his sum-
mer vacation.-Mr. Millard Page, of the pension
Office will spend the month of September at Houl-
ton, Me.-Dr. McFarlan, who has been at Scar
boro Reach for some time, has gone to North Con-
way, \. H.-Mr. and Mrs. Foster and Miss Dave
OF Washington, were registered at the Office OF the
New York Herald In Paris yesterday.-Iion. A. G.
Riddle Is spending some time at his old home in
Chardon, Ohio.-Mr. and Mrs. w. T. jameson
have gone to Lower Cedar Point where they Will be
Joined later by Mrs j. IS sister, Miss ,uc1e Murphy
Wright, first OF the Annapolis acad-
emy, who has Just returned from his cruise fS Wis
iting his father, Gen. Marcus j. Wright On street.
Mr. George W. Pratt OF the Adtutant Generals
once, Will leave tomorrow with his family for
four weeks vacation in Maine.