Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-08-28
Washington News and Gossip
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve.
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No CHoLERA-Mr E. R. Jones, q. s. consul at
Cardf, Wales, reports to the Department Of State
| under date OF August 18th, that the alarms con-
cerning cholera at that port are entirely without
foundation. The few cases that arrived on vessels
from Marseilles were promptly Quarantined.
TEE following postmasters were commissioned
| to-day: John P. Bell, Bells Mill, Montgomery
county, Md. new ondce); N. p. Murray, Wnltown,
Frederick county, Va
IHE SCHOONER THAT SANK THE ETALLAPoosA.-The
schooner James s. Lowell, which collided with and
sank the Tallapoosa, lay at the wharf Of the In
dependent Ice company In Georgetown about four
weeks ago. She is a fine specimen OF the three
masted schooner, OF greater length than any YES
sci or ner kind that had been seen in the Potomac
river, and her beauty or shape was frequently re-
marked by the habiues Of the balconies Of the PO-
tonlac boat house and the numerous otheDperSOnS
who saw her.
THE PRACTICE SHIPS DALE AND CONSTELLATION
have arrived at Annapolis
ARMY RETIRING BoARp.-CoL Geo. P. Andrews,
lst artillery; Lieut. Col Alexander Piper 1st artil-
lery; Major John Brooke, surgeon; Capt William L.
Haskln. 1st artillery, and Capt. John Van R Hof,
assistant surgeon, have been detailed as retiring
Doafd 10 convene at San Francisco at the call Of
the president OF the board to examine such Of
ncers as are ordered before it. First Lieut. Robert
hanna 9th cavalry, has been ordered to hold him
sell In readiness to appear before this board for
animation when summoned.
THE XENIA BANK.-The acting controller OF the
currency this morning received q telegram from
Bank Examiner Ellis saying that the affairs OF the
Second National bank OF Xenia, Ohio. are not so
oad as mas been represented and that there is rea
son 10 oeiieve that 1t will be able to meet all de-
mands upon 1t. In view OF this report the acting
cCntroer says that there does not appear be any
necessity for the appointment OF a receiver.
THE VACANT AUp1roRsH1P-Mr Coon, Acting
secretary OF the Treasury being In doubt as to how
long Judge Crowell deputy auditor OF the Treasury
for the Post Ofice department, could perform the
duties OF AUDITOR made necessary by the death OF
Judge Ella. by virtue OF his office OF deputy referred
the question to Judge Phillips, Acting Attorney
General, who, in reply, has given opinion that
period in his case will expire September ID The
matter has been presented TO the President and it
is probable that Judge Crowell will be designated
filed.
PERsosL-Ex-Gov. Cheney, OF New Hampshire,
has taken apartments at the Portland for the win
ter, which he will spend here with his wife and
daughter, one OF the purposes being to secure the
latter the excellent school facilities which Wash
itlgton a1ords--Hon simon Cameron's residence
valuable silverware.-Mr. Herbert A. Preston and
family are spending the summer at Hyattsville.-
NJ. Carson. the well-known correspondent, has gone
10 Colorado.-ASSiStantP Postmaster General Hat
Ton ana Richard 1. Greener, OF washington, were
registered in New York last even1ng.-Mrs. OS-
DO n, wife OF the o. 8. minister to Brazil Is visiting
her aunt, Mrs Col Vedder. Miss Belle Vedder is
slowly recovering from severe tlness.-Gen. n.
L. Jefries, formerly OF this city, and Mrs Minnie B.
Armstrong were married at the home OF the brides
on the Goth tnst-Dr. Sewers has returned to the
city from Block Island, where he has been spend
ing the last two weeks.-R. W. Shufeldt and Miss
shufedt, of Washington, were among late arrivals
at the Geyser Springs, in Calhornia.-Ex-Presi-
dent and Mrs. Hayes Will arrive in Cumberland on
Tuesday next to be In attendance at the reunion Of
the army OF West Virginia, which will commence
September e During their stay they will be the
Barclay n to on cUape %
weeks-Mr. George A. Arnes has returned from
prolonged VISIT TO Saratoga and other northern
summer resOrts.-Mr. Wm Mclean, VINO has
been at Saratoga for some tme has left that place
for AsOury Park--Among Washingtonians lately
Miss Susie Langley, A. B. Bibb and j. C. wilson