Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-06
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY-Internal reve-
nue., s25l 80; customs s593,4205s

" oSu1uSIuu NeWS duu QOSSlp.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-pAY.-Internal reve-
nue., s251 ,s7a39; customs, s593,42O5S
NAVAL ORDERs.-Capt R. W. Meade, granted one
months leave from the 7th inst Passed Assistant
Engineer Geo. B. Ransom, granted three months
leave from 5th inst; Naval Cadets II. B. milford
ana VIM T. Tolln have been dropped, and the resig-
natlons OF II. Friedlander, Louis Mowbray and g.
l. Card1n accepted.
PROF. BAIRD has been asked to appear before the
House District committee to give his views OF Mr..
IoWnshend's bill TO protect fish In the Potomac
river. Every action necessary to protect the fish
Will probably be taken.
INDICTMENTS AGAINST DAUPHIN AND HIS CLERK
Assistant Attorney General Freeman, OF the Post
OHlce department, has Information that stxty-two
criminal indictments have been found against NJ
Tuna, his clerk
SECRETARY CHANDLER has received communi-
catlon from the civil service commission acknowl-
edg1ng the receipt OF the examination papers Of
!our candidates, which the Secretary had returned
10 Tue commission. The communication or the
COMMISSION contained nothing beyond q mere
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House to-day
were Senators Garland, Ingalls,, Dawes and Platt,
and Representatives Brewer McComas Lawrence
Davis, Robinson On W, Peelle and Kelley.
THE K1LBoURN-THoMPsoN Su1T.-The case OF Hal
let hllpourn against ex-Sergeant-at- Arms John G.
thompson, for false Imprisonment, was reached I'm
the Circuit Court yesterday. MI. Kilbourn was
present with counsel and urged an immediate
trial The defendant is dangerously Ill at his home
IN ONO: ana should he die the case would termi-
nate The plaintiffs counsel offered to submit Mr.
Ihompsons testimony in full. given In the previous
morning, when. it was suggested by the district
attorney, representing Thompson and the govern
Ment, ana arrangement might be made to proceed
HOW Mr.. W. F. LEE Is RAISING MoNEy.-The Of
nclais OF the Smithsonian Institution have received
number OF letters from libraries and various scien-
ffc organizations in northern cities inquring about
man named WIN. +. Lee, who some years ago sold
collection OF Peruvian antiquities to the Smithso-
man institution 1t appears from these letters
that Mr.. Lee has represented that he had boxes OF
antiquities or other articles, and on such repre-
SehtaflonS obtained money for the payment OF Gus
tom dues.
EXAMINING CIVIL SERVICE APPLLCANTS.-A gen.
eral examination OF applicants for the depart
mental service was held today at the rooms of the
CIVIL service commission. Over one hundred can
didates appeared. and they were divided into two
sections The first section was examined this
morning, and the second section appeared at one
ocock a large proportion of the applicants were
rNaitllned ,, Tor the Twelve hundred dollar grade
pt one or the rooms was llCd with candidates for
the lower grade.
REPRESENTATIVE BLAcKBURN FOR Us SENATOR
At the caucus In Frankfort, KY last night. the
first ballot resulted: Blackburn, g.; Williams. 81
Mr. Blackhurn'S nomination for Us. Senator was
made unanimous. Previous to the ba lot Air IIar
court, who had nominated Mr.. Carlisle formally
Withdrew the1atters name.
THE CABINET CONSIDERING CIVIL SERVICE CUES
TIONs.-Questions involving changes in the present
classification OF the ciy;! service We're under con-
sideration at the regular meeting Of tic Cabinet
yesterday. All the 1leInbarS were present ana an
entered into the discussion. The result will prob
ably BE- embodied In the Presidents messane to
Congress transmitting the report OF the civil Ser ice
PROPOSED SANITARY INSPECTIONS ON GULF COAST
1t has been suggested by an officer OF the marine
hospital service that thorough Inspection of all
the cities on the Gulf of Mexico. not Only in the
West Indies, but I'm South and Central America
and Mexico. be made at once, before the
onset OF extreme hot weather with a
view or ascertaininS their sanitary condition
with reference to the quarantine service OF the
United States during the coming season. The mat
ter viii he presented to the Secretary OF the Treas
urv for action Secretary Foiger has approved the
recommendation made by Surgeon General Halni,-
ton for an Immediate inspection. medical officer
marine officer Will be detailed to make the inspec-
ton.
PERSONAL---VERY.. DR.. r. D. Harper, OF Philadel-
=.
neSOta and his wife, are in town, stopping at the
Ebbltt. Mr.. Searle was formerly resident Of this
c1ty.-Mr. Lyman. the newly appointed second
assistant postmaster general, is son OF Mt Darius
lyman. cllle1 or the bureau OF navigation. in the
Treas DepartneEt.-Lous Duane FerrfsS son
OF the second auditor. has resigned from the Naval
Academy. and gone tc Texas on large ana -four
ishing sheep ranche.-lepresentati Kasson is
In New lork.-EX-Att0rney General McVfagh is
at .Wormley's-Rt. Rev. John A. Watterson,
bishop OF Columbus. Ohio, will be the guest OF MIR
and Mis- James L. Barbour in a few days.
Military NOmiHu utiOns Withdrawn.
SECRETARY LINCOLN RECEDES FROM HIS POSITION
At the instance OF the Senate committee on mil
tary affairs the Secretary Of War has receded from
the position held by him that officers who are
physically fncapacitated for service and recon-
mended for retirement, but who still remain on the
active list, are not eligible for promotion.
The President has therefore withdrawn the nom-
nations which were made under this ruling.
The test case was that OF Lieut. +. NJ. Lynde, who
has been for years lucapacitated, whose former
nomination to be captain had been withdrawn be-
cause OF ms mcapacity, and that Of Lieut. r: G..
should not be jumped in that way. and
the Senate committee upheld the claim.
Lieut. Armstrong; nomination has been
Lieut. Armstrong will be promoted at once to
another vacancy caused by the death OF Capt. r.
NJ. ToInan. The nominations for promotion Of
lower rank depending on these changes have been
withdrawn and Strengthened out according to the
new order.
Completion of the Capitol Terraces.
THE SENATE PASSES THE APPROPRIATION-''THE FUNE-
REAL PILE" AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE GROUNDS
CRITICISED.
The Senate, proceeding to the unobJected cases
upon its calendar, took up and, after short debate
passed the bill approprtating 77,5sO.9S for the
completion OF the Capitol terraces and the stair
ways connected Herewith.
In the course OF the debate Mr.: Ingalls, expressed
the hope that the unereal pile at the enrace the
main approach to the Capitol, on Pennsylvania ave-
nue., and intended for ornamental statuary, should
be removed to some adjacent cemetery. 1t was
wholly out OF place, he said, in the position in
which 1t now stood People did not go into public
places to weep, and nations did not weep any way.
MIR. Morrill,, who had reported from committee
this "Capitol improvement bill" under considera-
tion said he would willingly vote that the pile re-
ferred to should be transferred to more fitting
place, but this bill should be acted upon its merits
Mr.. voorhees, suggested the Soldiers Home as the
best location for the funereal monument
The River Front Improvement.
REPORT OF MAJOR PETER G. HAMS
Col Peter C. Hains, in his report to the chief OF
engineers Of the work on the Potomac hats for the
month OF January, states that owing to the river
being frozen over the work Of dredging the chan