Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-15
Washington News and Gossip.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve.
nue., $6e7, ,69s.oo; customs $7s6, ,e4s.sa.
LANDS RESTORED no THE PUBLIC DoMAM-The
President has issued an order directing that the
tract of country, in the Territory OF New Mexico
set apart as reservation for the Jicarilla Apache
Indians, by executive order, dated september 2l,
pubic domain There are s07 900 acres In this res
ervatiOn, which is situated In the northwestern
part OF New Mexico
ARMY ORDERs.-Capta1n Orsemus B. Boyd, 9Th
cavalry, and Chaplain james c. Laverty, oath in
fanty have been granted leave of absence for four
months to take effect or about Jvne 1st; Second
rom the "a nfntry az T to o" the sa in
fantry, and will Join the station OF his company
F), Fort Missoula, Montana Territory.
PROMOTED ARMY OFFICRRs-The following
named officers have been ordered to proceed to join
the respective regiments to which they have re-
Gently been promoted: Col. Peter T. Swaine 22d In
fantfy, department Of the Missouri. Lieut.. Col
Dakota. Lieut.. Col Richard F. oBeirne, 18th In
fantry, department OF Dakota Major Charles c.
Rawn, s4th infantry, department OF the Missouri
CAPT. SAMUEL T. CUSHING, commissary OF subsist-
ence, has been ordered to San Antonio, Texas to
reportin person to the commanding general de-
partment Of Texas for duty as chief commissary OF
subsistence OF that department., relieving Major
Thomas Wilson.
MAJOR DAMaERF1ELD PARKER, 9Th infantry, will
be relieved from recruiting duty, and VIII then re-
pair to headquarters department OF the Platte for
assignment TO station.
CHANGE OF STATIONS OF ORDNANCE OFFICERS
Capt. Almon L Varney is relieved from duty at the
Watervliet arsenal. West Troy, n Y, and assigned
to duty at the Rock Island arsenal, Rock Island,
Il' Capt. Henry Metcalfe is relieved from duty at
the Benlcia arsenal Bencla, Cal, and assigned to
assx @oTk al Inc "a''''n'' ARSENAL "sS' Troy ne"
NAVAL ORDRRs-Iieutenant Commander C. F.
Goodrich has been ordered to temporary duty as q
member Of the board for the investigation and
test OF eorpedoeS Chief Engineer n. s. Davtds
has been ordered before the retiring board.
Our VESSELS IN TURKISH WATERs.-The Navy
department is informed that the remains OF the
war correspondent Macghan were shipped from
Constantinople yesterday on the United States
s feTred to the Pownatsn, which WIN carry 1 You" ous
oficers for the Europeon squadron, when the two
vessels meet, and be brought to New York. Admi-
raj Baldwin left Constantinople on Wednesday for
Ptr0eua
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PxRsoHAL-senator Aldrich, Representatives
Brewer and Spriggs and MI. de Weckherlin, the
minister nom the Netherlands were registered in
New York last night.-PostmAster General Gres-
hams visit to Boston this week Is the first he ever
made to that city.-MeSsrR +. B. Mcclure and c.
C. Glover have gone to the coast OF North Carolina
for couple Of weeks shooting and f1shing.-
Charles O'Conor Is supposed TO have left an estate
OF about q, ,000, 0,OO0-Mr. HalsteAd, OF the Ctncin-
nati Commercial Gazette, lett the city yesterday
for New York--Ex-Senator Conkling has been
proposed for membership In the Manhattan Club
thesweN democratic organization OF New York-
Rev. D. RTurney, Of La Harpe, Ill. has been spend
ir1r q few days visiting his friends In this CITY,
Ge0rpelAffred Townsend Is In the city on a short
ytfk.-fx- Senator Fenton returns, with renewed
health TO the duties OF president OF the jamestown
national bank. after four months OF home travel
-Representattve Barbour expects to go to the
chicago democratic convention In his private car
Cen. Henry l. Abbott, Col z. 9. Baylor, Col
Geo w. Breckenridge, Hon. JnO. L Hayes, OF Mass
achusetts, and Hon. N. Con, IT,, Of West Virginia,
are at the Ebbitrl