Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-04-12
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-InternaI reve
nue., 1896 0l3.o5; customs. sla0,5 $40


GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS IO-DAy.-InternaI reve
nue., s326, ,olSG1; customs. si1,5A10.
SUMNER ESCAMrMEST-Coionel Ayres, who
commands the troops at the Washington Arsenal
has decided TO take his command TO Colonia. beach
lHr their summer encainpment, instead OF to Cal
thersburg.
GONE TO SEE THE DOIPHI.I IACSCHFD.-Secra.
tary Chandler, accompanied by the members OF
the naval advisory board. went to Chester, Pa
this morning to witness the launching CT the dis
patch beat Dolphin this afternoon. They are eX
pectcd back next Tuesday.
BIrs FOR FURNISHING BRICE fer the new State
War and Navy department have been received by
Col Casey as follows: \. Richards Il Son. s92o: W.
II. West. s9.U; Washington Brick Machine Com.
pany. iS.4a
CoSsULs RECoGNIzED.-The President has recog.
nized Everett Frazar as consul general OF Corca tt
reside in the city of New York. {f.tsCharfes Davft
BoggS, vice consul OF Sweden and Norway at New.
port News, Va.
THE VESSELS FOR TIE GREELY RELIEF EXPEDI-
TIoN-Chief Constructor Wilson returned las,
night from New York, where he inspected the arc
tic vessels Bear and Thetis. He states that the
Pear is ready for sea. with the exception of her
supply OF coal The Thetis is sill in dock, but she
is being fitted rapidly, and nothing Will interfere
with her being ready to sail by the first Of May
from England the latter part OF next week or the
first part OF the week following Her officers VIII
ger e a6 Enlsns Geore S WI Go IeI G D. Bad
e. s. McLain. Their orders viii be issued In few
days.
GEN. GRANT left Washington this morning fol-
New York. He was accompanied by Mrs. Grant
NAVAL CHANGEs.-Assistant Engineer James r.
Wilmer has been ordered to the Nina; Passed AS
sistant Surgeon Charles 7. Hibbett detached from
the onward and placed on waiting orders: Passed
Assistant Engineer 4. j. Kenyon has been Diet ached
from the Alarm and ordered to the Nina; Assistant
Engineer Joseph r. Wilmer has been ordered to the
Nina; Passed Assistant Surgeon c. r. Hibbett has
been detached from the Onward and placed on
waiting orders. Cadet Midshipinan Alfred N. Hill
has resigned
PERsoNAI--Postmaster General Gresham. Assist
ant Postmaster General Hazen, Superintendent
Thompson, of the Post Office department.; Senators
Blair and Palmer, and NJ. Romero, the Mexican
Minister here, were registered In New York last
nlght.-Miss Anna LauTenS Dawes, daughter of the
Senator from massachusetts,. Is publishing in the
Anerican HetoeaC the able and interesting paper
on ~ he Modern jew, His Present and Future, ,
read by her before the Literary Society OF this city
a few weeks agO-AuStin CCrEin, of New York IS
at the Ebbltt.-Mrs 4. A. Hayes, M Rhode Isl.
anc avenue, will receive her friends Informally on
Wednesday evenings and Friday afternoons after
EaSter.-Delegate Luna, OF New Mexico, and Gen
J. Farnsworth. OF Washington. were registered n
Chicago on Thursday.-Dayid King, OF Newport
and Hall McAlllste OF San Francisco, at Worm
Fyan has gone to his home
in Missouri, on short visit.
Better Managed Than the Star Route
Cases.
ATTORNEY EVANS EXAMINED BY THE SPRINGER COM
MITTEE AS TO THE TRIAL AND CONVICTION OF L. S
MARSHAL RUSSELL
United States District Attorney Evans, Of the
western district OF Texas, appeared before the
Springer committee to-day, and gave an account OF
the prosecution and conviction Of r. 6 Marshal