Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-09-11
Political Talk.

| A'Ol1tlCal
| REPRESENTATIVE GOFF DELIGHTED WITH THE RESULT
IN MAINE CAMPAIGN MATERIAL FOR WEST VIR-
GINA
Representative Golf, of West Virginia, arrived in
| Washington to-day, en- route home from Maine,
where he has been assisting in the republican cam
vass. He said he knew nothing whatever of the
situation in West Virginia. but he was delighted
with the result in Maine and regarded it as indi-
eating Blaines election He said the Maine majority
OF his party expected. and that many democrats
voted the republican ticket to helm Blaine He ex
| poets majority in November OF 1000 He denied
the stories OF large expenditure OF money in Maine
by the republicans.
Mr.. c. {. cole. of Cook & Cole, attorneys, was at
| republican headquarters to-day gathering cam
| paign material He is going to West Virginia, he
says, ''to stir the boys up" for Blaine and Logan.
| THE COMING Cool WAvE.-Cheering news comes
from the sig nal Office to-day that the tropical storm
reported yesterday is causing change In the
| weather which Will be materially assisted by the
| cool wave which is on its way from the west
| BIDS WERE OPENED to-day at the Office Of Col.
Casey for the construction OF new annex building
for additional sleeping accommodations at the Sol
| diers' Home. The lowest bidder was c. Thomas. of
this city, at f66 500 He will probably be awarded
the contract
| PROGRESS of WORK on THE RIVER FRONT.-COl.
! P. c. Hams has submitted his monthly report on
the operations during the month of August on
| the river Improvement, in which he states that
tract and 1t will be closed during September. The
| work was carried on under all the existing con-
| tracts, and commenced under a new contract for
| dredging and embankment construction at the
| tidal reservoir.
! NAVAL ORDERs.-Iieut VIM. Kburn has been
! ordered ito the Powhatan, 10Th instant. Lieut..
COMMANDER Louis Kingsley has reported his return
home, having been detached from the Lackawanna,
Pacific station. August 18th, and has been placed
on waiting orders. Lieut.. A. c. HOdSOn has been
detached from the jamestown, Goth instant. and
ordeTed to duty at the naval academy the Goth in
| slant. Lieut.. Alex. McCracken, from the Nam
tuckeC. and granted leave OF absence until July
1885 Leave Of absence has been granted Assistant
Engineer VIM. B. Cumming for four months from
Commander o. F. Heyerman, at present in Dres-
| den, has been extended six months.
By DIRECTION of the President, First Lieut.. Chas.
W. Foster, Sd artillery is detailed professor OF
military science and tactics at st. Johns college,
Annapolis, Md, and VIII report for duty accord
ingly.
PERSONAL Arthur and Postmaster
General Gresham arrived in New York city yester-
day from Geneva, n. Y.-Secretary Mcpherson,
of the republican congressional committee Is out
| OF the city for day or twO.-Dr Elliot COueS,
the eminent naturalist, who was invited by num-
that country, has just returned to America after
tedious voyage OF ten dayS-Dr. c. F. MacdOn-
ald OF the Post Office department, and Comman-
DEF Schley, o. s. N. are in New York.-H s.
| Texas
MARRIAGE LIcRNsEs-Marr1age licenses have
peep issued by the clerk OF the court TO Daniel
Na$an M amq Aas John T. Sohnson ana
Pa and Mrs Isabel L. Evans Peter Hall and Alice
Fletcher Thos. P. Harris and Eliza Harper, both Of
Prince Georges county, Md.
KkNGE OF THE THERMoMRrRR-The following
were the readings at the Office OF the chief signal
Maximum, S7.4; minimum, 71A