Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-08
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS ro-DAY.-Internal rev.
nue., $15S, 81; customs, S491 ,976.I1.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAT.-Internal reve-
nue., $loS, 81; customs, S491 ,976.11.
DEATH OF MRS SENATOR PArTERsos.-Nrs John
Patterson died this morning at the residence OF
ex-senator Patterson, on 11th street, after long
illness The remains will be taken to Mrs Patter.
sons former home in Pennsylvania
THE q. s. 8. TRENTON arrived at Marsellles
france. yesterday, on her way to the As1at1c sta
tion She had the Corean ambassadors on board
AMONG the callers at the White House TO-DAY
were senators Lamar, Fair, Salisbury, Cullom,
Pugh and Hill, and Representatives Durham, Law.
renee, Reed kelfer. JenordS, Singleton, Van Eaton
MacKey, HORT, Wilson Uowa). Ranney and Houk.
The BORDEAUX WINEs.-Mr. Roosevelt, United
States consul at Bordeaux France in his report to
the Secretary OF State on the wine harvest in the
department OF the Gironde for 1SS3 says that the
vintage was seriously affected by the bad weather
OF the commencement of the season, although the
constant rains added in degree to the quantity OF
tOtal wine harvest for 1888 was $50 hectoitreS
an Increase OF 6OO.O 600 hectOitreS over 1882 The
new VINE IS light, slightly green, wanting In alco
mol and somewhat tart.
THE JEANETTE VICTIMs.-Lieutenants Harber
and ScheutZe, Sunday, passed through Omsk, In
the government OF Aknollnsk, escorting the re-
mains OF Commander De Long and his comrades
Inc local geographical society presented an address
OF sympathy TO the officers.
MORE SILVER FOR D1MEs.-Owtng to the continued
demand for dimes at the Philadelphia mint, the
director OF mint to-day authorized the purchase of
$4,000 additional ounces OF silver for coinage into
dimes.
CONsULs RECoGNIZED.-The President has recog-
nlzed knut Eric Wretlind as vice consul Of Sweden
and Norway, at Omaha; George L. Ruffin, consul
or the Dominican Republic, at Boston; J. B. Wana-
maker. consul OF the Dominican Republic, at Phila-
ffs, To- f,,,11-
at New York, and Manuel Williams Merry vice con-
sui OF Spain, at Baltimore.
A STENoGRAPHER APPo1STRD-Paul c. Hendricks,
OF indianapolis, Indiana, second cousin Of ex-Gov.
Hendricks, has been appointed stenographer to the
postmaster General.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Commander W. B. Hon, ordered
to special duty at the Navy department. Lieut..
John A. Rodgers, to the Ossipee, 22d inst Lieut. j.
+. Moses, to the coast survey. Surgeon Daniel Nc
Murtrle to duty at the naval rendezvous, Phiadel-
phla. Surgeon Abel F. Price, detached from the
receiving Ship ST. Louis. 18th inst, and ordered to
the Ossipee, 22d inst. Passed Assistant Surgeon H.
u EcKsteln, from the naval hospital, Philadelphia,
and ordered to the st. Louis. Passed Assistant Sur
geon Howard Wells, from the naval rendezvous,
Philadelphia, and ordered duty at the naval hos
pital, Philadelphia.
DEATH OF A NAVY OFFICER.-The Navy depart
ment is informed OF the death of Lieut. Charles W.
Christopher.
Monsignor Capel left Washington
last evening for New York, where he is to deliver
two lectures Commissioner Loring has been
elected one OF the vice presidents Of the Massachu
sets club OF Boston for the current year-Fttz
John Porter has arrived In Washington to
spend some time.-COl. Michael Thompson,
who so suddenly disappeared from Washington
some time ago, Is now practcing lawyer at Homo
lulu-Senator Bayard was in New York yester-
day In consultation with heXRepresentat1ve Flower.
t VINO IS UNDERSTOOD to be the proprietor OF small
put promising boom.-Gien. f. Kirby Smith is
visiting Washington as the guest OF his brotherin-
law, Mr.. Selden, OF the etrOpolitan-RepreSen-
tatiye Kellogg is In New York