Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-08-18
Washington News and Gossip

Washington News and Gossip
| GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Interrel reye-
nue., $685. ,93l; customs, $685., ,745.
LIEUT.. GEN. SHERIDAN and Gen. Newton, the
Chief OF engineers, have returned to the city.
! THE FLEET AT NEwPoRT.-Rear Admiral s. B.
Luce reports to the Navy department the arrival at
! Newport, r. l., Of the Tennessee, vandalia, Swa-
tara, fantlc and Alliance.
The P. O. D. PAPER CoNTRAcT-Third Assistant
| postmaster General HaZen has returned from his
trip with Gen. Gresham to inquire into the quality
| OF paper MANUFACTURED for the department under
| contract. While he does not deny that the paper
furnished was not up TO the contract sample and
slipulatlOnS he prefers not 10 say anything on the
subject Cen Ha1en says the matter Is In the hands
| OF Cen Gresham.
". p. ORR has been appointed acting assistant
surgeon at the Delaware breakwater quarantine
The FOLLOWING PosTMAsTERs were commits
stoned to-day: VIM. c. Tucker, Wayne, Brunswick
county, Va; Henry F. Royal, Meridian, Dinw1ddie
county, Va .{both new Offices; j. NJ Jacobs O'Neal
NonOngahela county, West Va.
CHAGREs FEvER-Dr. Fairfax Irwin, the surgeon
In charge OF the quarantine at Cape Charles, re-
ports 10 the surgeon general OF the marine hospital
tnat the sick seamen on the schooner Taylor, from
PORTO Bello to Baltimore, which was detained at
Th1mble light, August -, have been removed to
oe Chagres or Panama fever, and the vessel was
allowed to proceed TO Baltimore.
BIDS for furnishing galvanized iron 1ue-lnings
for the west and center wings Of the building for
the State, War and Navy departments were opened
IN Col Casey's office this morning. the bidders
being as follows: c. Thompson, s9.55s; simpson &
Guy. $40 66l S. Whyte & Overman Is, ,4S0, and Otto
Wolfstener, $7,497 so, OF Washington; Bartlett
Hayward Co., OF Baltimore S1O,SO0.
ENGINEER BoARD.-A board composed OF Lieut.
Col. Walter Mcfarland, Lieut.. Col j. NJ. Wilson
ana Major L. c. Overman. corps OF engineers, has
been directed to assemble at Cleveland o., Septem-
Der 10th, TO consider questions in connection with
the Cleveland breakwaier.
SANITARY INSPECTOR AT HAMBURG.-Mr. John
w. Bailey, the United States consul at Hamburg
Germany, has appointed DR.. W. L. Honmann as
medical Inspector OF ali vessels leaving that port
for the United States. This anpOint IN mt is In ac-
cordance with the Instructions Issued by the Sec
retary OF states TO I'll the United States conSulS
Inc German government, MIR. Bailey states. has
promised its cooperation In securing, sanitary in
SpectlOn or all vessels.
AN ARMY OFFICERS DEATH-Capt. Gustavus NJ.
BaScom, Of the 18th infantry, U. s A. and recruit
Ing of11cer at Providence, died at PORTSMOUTH, r. L.
Saturday, from injuries received IN being thrown
from village cart on Thursday. He entered the
war or the rebellion captain In regiment OF
ONO volunteers. and Tor ineitOrious services was
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captain IN the regular army December II, 1873 and
was assigned 20 duty recruiting officer at PrOvi-
dence lie was native Of OLio.
SOLDIERS HOME INvEsrfG .rGoS-The Rosecrans
congressional committee spent Saturday tnvesti-
eating the affairs OF the northwestern branch
or the So dlers' Home at Milwaukee, WIS., and
heard complaints from about dozen victims with
reference 10 POOR food, the privilege allowed To
lew OF me men to work outside OF the grounds. the
nara WORE Imposed as 8 hne for breaches OF the
peace. and OF tie rules OF the home, and about pen
son money being paid to destitute wives against
the consent OF the Inmates.
THE PRESIDENTS VAcArIoN-The President went
10 Lake Mohunk Saturday accompanied by his
daughter ana ntece and Gen. Sharpe The Pre,si-
dent was cordially greeted by the numerous GUESTS
at te resort and spent the day quietly viewing the
Icnantlc surroundings OF the lake. Leaving Miss
Nellie Arthur and Miss McElroy in charge Of Mrs
lew weeks, the President and Gen. Sharpe returned
ny traln 10 Kingston, n. Y, Saturday evening,
Whese he remained yesterday the guest Of Cen
Sharpe. The President goes to New York this eve
ming taking the train from RhlneOack.
GEN. HAzEN, the chief signal officer, returned to
the city this morning from Long Branch. He says
that there are no new developments in regard to
the rescued Greely expedition The members OF
The expedition viii be allowed to go to their homes
as sooa as the physicians deem 1t prudent
INDIANS AT Work, AND NOT sTARvING.-It has
been reported of late that the Indians at Fort Peck
lowing extract from report by the agent s. E.
Snder. received at the Indian office to-day does
not indicate any such state OF affairs -" have
Kept the Indians at work the entire month In the
lrrigat1ng ditch Average number working every
day except Sunday was 311. Total number that
work, worked on the ditch, 63O have hauled over 500
loss Tor Inudsills for the aqueduct. The engineer
and sawyer and the butcher have been on the
ditch the entire month, completing over two miles
OF dltchlng IN very hard ground. / have harvested
n1ty acres or small grain and made forty tons OF
nay. propose 10 Saw into lumber, during the
Will keep The Indians at work In the irrIgat1ng
dltch, and keep my horse teams making hay"
PERsoNAL--SenatOr Camden and Baron Won
schaefer the Austrian Minister, arrived In New
York from Europe on Saturday.-Mr and Mrs D.
A. Chambers left to-day for Cape May, where they
VIII spend some tilne.-Mr and Mrs. Alex p
Morse @ are at Saratoga, for an extended stay.-D.
=. Gillette. OF New York. and j. G. Parkinson Of
Cnclnnatl, both former reSiients OF Washington
are at the Ebb!tt-Mra NJ. WiIian has gone TO Vir,
gina Beach--MrS A. G.. Wilkinson with Miss
Marie and George have returned from Atlantic
city, leaving Dr. Wilkinson TO remain until the ex-
fration OF his leave or abSence.-Prof. O. Il. Ma
son. OF the Smithsonian Institution, Is at Atlantic
City, with his famiIy.-Mrs. R. Byrd Lewis has
gone 10 shenandoah Alum Springs, for a STAY OF
three or four urweeks--Representative Hopkins Of
flttsDurS, VINO refuses denomination, intends to
locate perm anentiy at Norfolk, Va, where he has
extensive business intereSts-Mr. X. H. Tay,or
has gone to Cape May. for a stay OF a couple OF
weekI-Henry Willard, the eX-raway maynate
sails from New FORK for Europe on Wednesday
WIN the purpose as Is said, OF making his perma-
nent home IN Berlin.
The Warrant for Gov. Ireland.
CONFLICT BETWEEN THE FEDERAL AID STATE AUTHOR
ITlES IN TEXAS.