Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-06-14
Washington News and Gossip.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue., si2o,6e606 customs, 1894, ,65495.
THE TROOPS at the Washington barracks to-
gether with those at Fort McHenry will make their
summer encampment at Fauquier White Sulphur
springs, near WarrentOn, Va, provided suitable
location can be obtained.
NAVAL ORDERs-Medical Director Jno NJ.
Browne has been ordered to attend the interna-
tional health exhibition at Liverpool England and
as delegate to the international medical congress
at London, per steamer of July 2d. Surgeon j. r.
Tryon, to attend the same and on completion OF
the duty to report for duty ON the Quinnebaug
Assistant Surgeon v. c. B. Means, to the receiving
snip vermont. Surgeon Joseph Hugg, detached
from The Qulnnebaug and ordered home.
ARMY ORDERs.-F1rst Lieut. H. E. Lutherly. 1st
cavalry, is relieved from duty at the University OF
Vermont, Burlington, Vt, July 1st, and ordered to
join his troop: Cd Lieut. W. W. Galbraith 5th artil.
ery Is ordered as professor OF military science and
tactics at the Pennsylvania military academy,
Chester Pa, July 1st, relieving 1St Lieut.. WP. Du.
vail, 5tn artillery, who will join his battery.
THE DUPLICATION OF ARMY OFFICERS PAY Ac.
COUNTS DECREAsING.-In the ten years prior to the
appointment of Paymaster General Rochester there
were one hundred and seventy cases OF the dupli-
cation or their pay accounts by officers in the army
In the past two years there were but about dozen
OF such cases. Since the order OF the Secretary OF
War directing all cases to be reported to him. and
the vigorous manner in which they are treated by
ceased The few cases that have occurred recently
are familiar to the public.
STRICKEN WITH PARALYs1s-Col. Edward R platt
q. S. A., who was for years adjutant general OF
Gen. Pope's staff, was stricken with paralysis last
Tuesday morning at his home at Fort Ieavenworth,
where he is now attached to the staff of Gen.
Anger. There is little hope for his recovery.
THE FOLLOWING APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS
In the Treasury department were made during the
past week: Mrs. E. A. johnson, promoted from $500
to 81 600 In sixth auditors Office, and Miss Nancy
tics. Civil service appointments = Montgomery
Cummings, Of Georgia, clerkship OF class 1, 81 200
third auditors Office; Z. s. Wilcox. OF Wisconsin, to
$500 clerkship In oce Of controller OF the currency;
H. NJ. Burheld, OF Ohio 600 class, sixth auditors
Office.
EARNED THEIR PRoMoTIoNs-The following non
commissioned officers OF the army have satisfac-
torly passed the examination OF reglmental boards
for promotion to be I'd lieutenants Sergeants Otto
Cole, +. p. Day, Alois Donhauser, A j. Henry, E.
MarDury, JAS. Mitchell, Jas. E Maxfeld and Allen
Buell.
CHEAP NEWSPAPER PosTAGR-In accordance with
the act recently approved by the President the
Post ONCE department has issued the following
order: thereafter postmasters will receive for
mailing newspaper and periodical publications OF
the second class, when sent by other than the pub
Usher or news agents at the rate OF cent for each
four ounces or fractional part thereof"
PERsoNAL-Commissione Loring has returned
to the city from Morgantown, W. va.-Judge M.
C. Blake, Of San Francisco Cal, and Jas. G. Lins-
ley and wife, of Roundout, n T., are at the Hamil-
ton.--Mrs Zaidee Belts Smith and her mother,
Mrs S. c. Jones, who have been visiting Mrs c. c.
Wright, have gone to Newburgh, N Y, for the
summer.-H. H. Smith and family, B. H. Warner
and family will spend the summer at Rock Enon
Spr1ngs.-Mr. h. j. Ramsdell is writing life OF
Blaine, which will be published In about two weeks.
Capt. S. l. Phelps, Minister to Peru, arrived In
New York to-day, per steamer City Of Para, from
Aspinwan-Mr. O. de Weckherlin, minister for
the Netherlands, is in New York.-Mrs j. W.
Somers sailed on the City OF Rome for three
months tour OF Europe to-day. Mrs Somers
chaperons party Of young lady graduates and
pupils OF her school, among whom are daughters
OF Secretary Teller, Minister Foster and Congress-
man Lacey. The party is made up as follows:
Mrs. j. w. Somers, Miss Eleanor Foster, Miss Edith
Lacey, Miss Jennie E. Nisbet MISS Margaret Barry
Miss sallie Il, Holiday Miss Alma allett, Miss Beth
Emma Teller, Miss Mary Cammack.-Capt. Jas.
b Eads, OF ST Louis. is at Wormley's-Mr Geo.
Gray, the attogney OF the Northern Pacific r. R,
Is at ChamberIm'S.