Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-30
Washington News and Gossip
New Year Calls.

NcNV 4ear CallSs
Inose who wish announcement made In THE STAR
either that they scu or ,e not receive on New Yeal
Day are requested to send notice to that effect duly
authenticated, with such particulars as may be de-
s1red, to the Office before 10 O'Clock next Wednesday
morning. For obvious reasons this list, which will
appear in the edition of Wednesday evening" will be
confined to the names authorized and sent in as
above, for which, OF course. no charge will be made
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY-Internal reve-
nue., s1a6. .4S9; customs, s40s3s4.
day from China
THEI Controller Of the Currency has called for a
statement OF the condition Of national banks at the
close OF business on Saturday, the 10th day Of De-
cember, 1884.
CURTAILMENT OF NAVAL ExPENsEs.-The Secre-
tary OF the Navy has modified his order regarding
the maintenance OF the naval service after the rst
OF January, so as to comply with the provisions OF
clause In the urgent deficiency bill OF last year.
which prevents department or United States
government, except in cases OF sudden emergency
involving loss OF life destruction OF Oroperty The
principal enect Of this order Will be to suspend all
work at the navy yards except such as Is contin-
gent on the care and preservation OF the buildings
and other property. The services OF most Of the
pay offices will also have to be dispensed with until
provision Is made for their employment
TINE BALIs.-Arrangements are being completed
at the naval observatory to extend the system of
dropping time balls to Boston, Baltimore, and
Hampton Roads, and ultimately to New Orleans
Dy telegraphlc connection with the observatory
clocks.
Ex-CoNFEDERATEs INDoRsING GEN. RosEcRANs
FOR SECRETARY OF WAR-At q preliminary meet
Ing OF the exconfederate veterans, held last night
at 1s43 18th street. for the purpose Of organizing
In 10 otty IGv
n. E. Bratton presided. Gen. w. s Rosecrans was
1ndorsed for the position Of Secretary OF War in
ClevelandS cabinet.
NAVAL ORDERS - Passed Assistant Paymaster
Arthur Peterson has been ordered to duty at the
navy yard, Pensacola, Fla, until December 81 1885,
Rear Admiral O. II. Baldwin ret1redD has been
granted six months leave OF absence from Janu-
airy 1st, with permission to leave the United States
THE HAzEN-McKEEvER MArTER-The charges
which Gen. Hazen has preferred against Gen. Nc
keever, as stated In THE STAR are in the shape of
memoranda OF remarks alleged to have been made
derogatory to Lieut. Greely and the signal service
Ihey are not drawn up In Official form, with speci-
ncatl0nS, as Is usually the case when charges are
preferred. Gen. Hazen said to-day that he pursued
this course in order that The Secretary Of War
Gen. Mckeever. He declined to say what action
he should take In case the charges are ignored at
the War department.
PERs0NAL-Senator HOar was the guest OF the
Massachusetts Club at its dinner in Boston on Sat
urday.-Representative Arnot, who was so
severely injured by an explosion last fall, is now
convalescent, and is expected to occupy his seat In
the House after the recess s-Representattv Hep
burn and family returned to the city from Iowa
yesterday, and are at the Hamilton for the season.
-Chlef Engineer Snyder, superintendent OF the
state War and Navy department. building, left to
DAY 1or Carlisle, Pa, where he Will spend the
remainder OF the week with his two young sons.
who have returned there from college.-Repre-
sentative Holman returned yesterday from Indiana,
where he went to spend Christmas. Cum
missioner Mcfarland has gone to the New orleans
expositiOn.-Mr. c. Jay French, formerly OF the
railway mail service, but now connected with the
Bell telephone company in Boston, is in town on q
short V1Sit.-Repre5entativeS Broadhead and
Hancock and Sergeant-aI-ArmS Canaday were
registered In New York last night.