Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-19
Washington News and Gossip
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TonAY.-Internal reve-
hue, $224, 1917; customs, s65s, s,dGA1Q


GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-nAY.-1nternn reve-
nue., s2s4, ,7s9.17; customs, x65s,aeA10
THE President has appointed Miss Clara Barton,
president Of the American Red Cross association,
and Mr. A. g. Solomons. Of this city, vice president
OF that organization, as delegates to represent the
United States at the Geneva conference Of the In
ternational association to be held in September.
$10,231 ARREARS OF PENs1oN.-The representa-
tfves OF man living In New York who recently be-
came insane on account OF wounds received In the
late war has been paid $10,231 arrears of pension
which Is the largest sum ever drawn under the ar
rearS OF pension act.
BIDS for constructing the iron work in the roof OF
the Interior department was opened to-day They
were as follows: Bartlett, Hayward & Co., Balti-
more e, t13 M 500; Hapgh, Keteham % Co.. Indianapolis.
Iron company, Trenton. n. j., s., 1857; Geo. White
Co., Washington, 81 ,649
THE FOLLOWING PROMOTIONS have been made in
the dead letter office: Ward Burlingame, Kansas,
and A. F. Moulden, D. c., from 81 600 to s, 500
Chas NJ Dalzel, New York, from s., 400 to 81 COO.
SEAMEN's UN1FoRMs.-It- is expected that upon
the return Of Secretary Chandler a board Of naval
officers will be appointed to consider necessary
changes in the uniforms Of petty oficers and sea-
men in the navy.
A GENERAL CoURT-MARTIAL has been appointed
| to meet at Willet's Point, New York harbor, on
the 23d Of July, for the trial Of I'd Class Private
Thomas Reilly, company C, battalion of engineers,
and such other prisoners as may be brought before
tains Henry NJ. Adams Philip NJ. Price and Carl +.
Palfrey, 1st Lieut.. oscar t. Crosby; 1st Lieut.
Graham d. Fitch. 1st Lieut. Eugene j. spencer, 1st
man; I'd Lieut.. Wm c. Langttt, judge advocate,
all OF the engineer corps
THE resignation by Major Thomas Ward, assist
| ant adjutant general, OF his commission as Cap
tain, 1st artillery, only, has been accepted by the
President, to take effect from July O. 1884.
SIGNAL SERVICE CHANGEs.-The following-named
officers Ire relieved from duty in the signal service,
ard will join their respective regiments: 1st LIEUT.
Louis " Caziarc I'd artillery; LIST Lieut. Frederick
K Ward, 1st cavalry; 1st Lieut. Marion P. Maus, 1st
Infantry This order in the case OF Lieut. Maus will
take effect Immediately upon the transfer by him,
TO the officer designated to relieve him, OF the
public funds and property for which he is account
able
THE YACHT Observation-Disclosures j. g. Walker,
Chief OF the bureau Of navigation; Commodore
Slcard chief of the bureau OF ordnance; Chief En-
gineer Loring and Naval Constructor Wilson left
Washington this morning for Philadelphia for the
purpose OF making an inspection OF the yacht Yo-
semitic, which was recently launched at ROach's
shpyard. The Yosemite is vessel of seven or
eight hundred tons, capable Of making fifteen knots
hour, and able to carry enough coal for a trip
the Atlantic II the test of the vessel
satisfactory the Secretary of the Navy will proba-
bly, recommend her purchase by the government. as
1t is represented that she will be easily changed
into gunboat. During the absence OF Commodore
Sicard Mr. Thad. X. Sa1ler Will act as chief of the
bureau OF ordnance
CHOLERA PREVENTION CONSIDERED BY THE CAB1-
METAL the regular Cabinet meeting yesterday
the subject OF the means to prevent the introduce
ton OF cholera into this country was considered.
The suggestion Of one OF the Cabinet that the ship
od OF % days WITH he and
order will be issued shortly. Secretaries Chandler
and Lincoln and Attorney General Brewster were
not present at the meeting.
ADJUTANT GENERAL DRUM win sail next Wednes-
day for Europe. He will conf1ne his travels almost
entirely to England, Scotland, and Ireland.
ACTING SECRETARY OF THE SMITHsoN1AN-At the
last session OF Congress act was passed author
izing "the Chancellor OF the Smithsonian Instltu-
act as secretary OF the institution when there shall
ge vacancy In said ONCE and whenever the secre-
tary shall be unable from Illness absence or other
son so appointed may perform all the duties i'm
posed on the secretary by law. In accordance
Of the institution has appointed Mr.. VIM. j. Rhees,
the chief clerk for the past thirty years. acting
r ns s Enoe Do
where his family are spending the summer.
STAR will be sent postpaid to any address in the
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election for fifty cents. Ittsa large eight-page
paper OF f1ftysix columns of interesting reading
matter-pOlttical miscellaneous personal, news
and gossip, etc. Send for sample copy.
PERsoNAI--senator Fair and son and Representa-
tive Hewitt sailed for Europe from New York to-
day.-Thomas Ewing Sherman, eldest son of
Gen. W. 7. Sherman, is now one of the scholastic
brethren OF the Society Of Jesus, at Nashotah, Wis
MI ,.oo Ian and Mrs Sumner s. kirk have returned
from their bridal tour and are at the residence OF
MIS-. Kinks father, Judge Williamson, 935 street.
One OF the sons OF U. s. Consul P1att, at Cork,
Ireland, was drowned while boating at Queenstown
yesterday, and another narrowly escaped with his
Mfe.-W. L. Cliff and family have left the city for
stay OF some time at Mount Enterprise, Virginia.
-,Ex-Goyernor Warmoth, Of louisiana. is at VIII
and San Salvador, and Cheng Tsao Ju, the Chinese
Minister, and suite, were registered in New York
Mnskey Paris Is at
among the Berkshire hills, near Pittsneld, Mass
Misses Nellie and Lula Cotton left this morn
Ing for c Concord. where they win pass some time.
Marx b. Kerr, OF Washington, was passenger
by the central overland train to arrive at San
francisco f,,;i e last saturday-Admral Carter and
Sprlngs.-Mrs Harriet Lane johnson has removed
from Wheatland, the old country seat of the late
President Buchanan, to her home in Baltimore
Utermehle and other rriends Will leave Monday
Tor Long Branch and thence to the White Noun
tains Mr.. Norment will be absent from the city
and son, VIM. P: Metcalf, are stopping at the
Mo Mountain Maa,oa House. Delaware Water Gap, PaNa
cad aTe at the a and
lock and her young son will sail from Baltimore on
Tuesday for Halifax, n s., and st. Jesln's, N. F.,
the British provinces -Dr W. B. POmerOy and
daughter are on a short visit to Ohio.
THE GREELY RESCUE.
Arrival of the Alert at st. Johns, N. F.
The Acttno Secretarv NJ tha Now to dow rooo,rod