Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-04-14
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve
nue., 1857 ,74660; customs, $685.. So

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nue., 55S7, 1860; customs, 1867. 7.2545a
ARMY ORDERs-The resignation OF Cadet Jacob
G. Schilling, 4th class, q. S. military academy, is
accepted by the Secretary OF War. First Lieuten-
ant Philip G. Wales. assistant surgeon I. S. army
(recently appointed), will report by letter TO the
commanding general Department of Columbia for
assignment to duty in that department.
ENGINEER CORPS sCHANGES.-Colonel James c. Du-
ane corps OF engineers has been assigned to duty
member and president Of the board OF engineers for
Notifications and river and harbor Improvements.
captain WIN. II. Hener, corps OF engineers, has
been ordered to relieve lst Lieutenant Thomas l.
Casey, corps OF engineers of the temporary charge
OF the duties lately In charge OF the late Lieutenant
Colonel Godfrey WeitzeL
THE INCREASED SALE OF Two-CENr srAMPs.-A
statement prepared at the Post Office department
shows that the sale OF two-cent stamps during the
quarter ending in March was - per cent greater
than the combined sales Of the two and three cent
stamps for the corresponding quarter of last year
This IS an increase beyond the usual normal in
crease which is attributed TO the reduction Of post
age The sale OF postal cards at the same time has
fallen OF ten millions
PRoMoTED-Mlss Mary Van vranken, OF Geneva,
n Y, has been promoted by Secretary Folger, at
the instance Of Commissioner Evans to an
Observation-Disclosures clerkShip In the internal
revenue bureau. This is the second instance only
In the records OF all the departments in Washing
ton In which a female clerk has reached the
eighteen-hundred-dolla grade. In her exarnina-
ton for promotion Miss Van Vranken attained
nearly the maximum OF one hundred per cent.
CoNTRoLLERKEox says OF the charges made against
him In recent press telegram from Boston in con-
nection with the Pacific National bank OF that city,
that although there are fourteen allegations there
Is not one that has not already been answered In
tne pamph!et containing his statement. They are
simply, ne says, repetition OF the statements
made ny the attorney or the stockholders before he
banking ana currency committee.
THE CUBAN F1IBUsTERs.-Reports from Key
West state that rumors are rife there OF another
tended nllbustering expedition to Cuba, and that
the o. S. S. Tennessee and other vessels are keep
Ing strict watch to prevent its departure. Dis
patches from Cuba TO the Spanish government and
Dand OF 1orty-twO insurgents under Duran, who in
tended Joining Aguero were attacked by troops and
thirty-eight men were killed. Agueros band is
said to have increased during the march OF eight
days to nearly l,I0O in number.
PARDoNED BY THE PREsIpESr-The President
has ordered pardon to be issued for Abraham NJ
Smith, Pleasant White and Robert Dent, who were
convicted few Sonths ago OF the highway rob-
bery OF George Eminert. jr, and each sentenced to
nve years In the penitentiary. They were convict
cd principally on the evidence of Wash. Meredith. q
notorious negro Thief, who was recently acOui ted
on charge, and left the city II Is understood that
The pardonS were recommended by Judge WylL
ana Assistant District Attorney COye.
LEE FIRST NEW STEEL CRUISER IACSC.lED-The
Q. S. dispatch boat Dolphin was successfully
launched at Chester, Pa. Saturday afternoon from
Roach'S shipyard in the presence OF a large crowd
OF people and officials including Secretary Chand.
Ter, Admiral Mullaney, Commodore VIM II. Shock
ana Chief Engineer Henderson. The Dolphin is
built for speed She is 256 feet I'm length over al!
32 feet bean displacement .s45 tons. She viii be
driven oy single screw, and is guaranteed to make
Is knots per hour. The armament Will consist OF
one slX-inch breech-loadng Rte and four Hotchklss
revolving cannon, mounted Id fixed armored towers
She Will be rugged a three-naSted schooner. The
hull Is divided into six water-tight compartments
strong. The vessel viii have steam steering appa-
ratus, electric lights, and other modern marine i'm
provementS
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieutenant Commanders Fred'h
A. Miller and Vim. Welch, Lieuts J. n. Hemphll
and l.. L. Reamey, ordered to instruction In the
torpedo service at Newport, r. L. Both inst; Lieut.
W. Ray, to duty In the photographic Office Capt
A. X. Yates, detached from the navy yard, Ports
NOUN. y. H., 29tl inst, and ordered TO Newport
X. l., 30th inst, Tor attendance in torpedo nStruc
tion- The following officers detached ami ordered
to torpedo instruction on 3Oth inst: Lieut.. Com.
mander JnO. NJ. GOWan. from the naval rendezvous
Philadelphia; Lieut.. Commander o. w. Farenholt
from the Wabash; Lieut. Jno. c. Morong, from the
Lieut. S. w. B. Diehl, from the bureau OF navtga-
tlon Lieut. A. p Nazro, from the board OF inSpec-
tfOn: Lieut.. ChaS. NJ Mccartney, from the WAN
dOtte, and LieutS E. w. Bridge. E. $. Prime ID. ID.
V. Stewert and Aaron Ward, from New York navy
yard Lieut.. L. P. Jouett has reported his return,
January; Surgeon H. NJ. Wells. from the Naval hos
pital, Brooklyn, n. Y, and ordered to report To
chief OF bureau OF medicine and surgery, 10th inst.
Tor special duty.