Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-01
Washington News and Gossip.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue.. s679, ,666.67; customs, s5e5, ,3l3. g.
NAVAL Notes.-The U. s. s. Galena arrived at
Key West to-day. AL we'll The Navy depart
ment is informed by cable OF the arrival OF the o.
8. 8. Trenton at Hong Kong May 1st-
THE President has approved the bill providing
for certain OF the most urgent deficiencies in the
general appropriations.
CONTRACTS AwARDED.-Co Contracts for army trans
portation on the Missouri river during the season
of 1884 have been awarded as follows: Transporta-
tion between Yankton and Bismarck to r. F. WOOL
folk, and between Fort A. Lincoln and Fort Ben
ton to T. c. Powers.
THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY was accompanied
to New York yesterday by Secretary Lincoln, Ad-
miral Porter, Surgeon General Smith, Chief Con-
structOr Wilson and Surgeon General Gunnell
They will return tomorrow.
The PIXIES PEAK OBsERvER.-A telegram was
received at the signal Office to-day from Colorado
Springs stating that another expedition had
started to rescue the observer who is showed In
Pixies Peak, and that redoybled efforts viii be
PUBLIC DEBT STArEMENT.-The debt statement
issued to-day shows the decrease OF the public debt
during the month OF April to be S., e32, ,O75 de-
crease of debt since June 3O 1885, S7O6O474; cash
in the Treasury, $685. aO6; gold certificates out
standing, $10l 200; silver certificates outstand-
Ing 23l; certificates of deposit outstanding
$15, OPS OOO refundng certificates outstanding. $685.
$50; legal tenders outstanding, s46 681 Ol6; rrac-
tional currency outstanding, s6,9ss, ,1O7.
THE SURGEONS CONvENTIoN.-The second day
session of the American surgical association at the
National Museum was held to-day. The reading
of papers occupied the entire time In the absence
OF Dr. Gross his paper was read by DR.. j. r. Weist.
Papers were read by DrS. j. w. Thompson j. McCann,
J. II. Brinton, n. Sem, j. c. Warren and NJ. Gum.
The following were present at the session to-day In
addition to those mentioned as present in yester-
days STAR: John H. BrintOn, Philadelphia Hunter
MCGUIRE, Richmond; d. d. Brambe, Cincinnati; T.
P. Russell, Oshkosh, Wis., j. s. Billings, Washing
ton; N. PkDandr1dge, Cincinnati; H. c. Hutchison
Brooklyn;B. H. Packard, Philadelphia; T. G. Rich
ardson, New Orleans.
THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.-THE <WEEKLY
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NAVAL ORDERs.-Capt. E. O. Matthews and
Lieut.. VIM. H Jacques, ordered to report to Rear
Admiral Simpson for duty in connection with the
gun foundry board. Passed Assistant Engineer
Z. A. Magee, to the training ship Minnesota Lieut.
Charles D. AllibOne, detached from the navy ward
at Portsmouth, N. H, and ordered to the New
Hampshire. Passed Assistant Engineer David
Jones' from duty in the bureau OF steam engineer
ing and granted leave OF absence for one year from
April 8Oth.
PERsoNAL.-Dr. Billings has returned to the city
from Scotland, whittier he went recently to receive
rho dooroo LID conferrod ,,non him <ho