Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-16
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve
nue., $329, 9o2. IS; customs, $717,5529A

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-l0Cefn0l reV0-
hue, $329 ,9523 IS; customs, $717, ,5529A
Miss L L WILSON, OF Maryland, has been ap-
pointed to $720 position in the third assistants
ofice, Post Office department.
TIE FIRST BATCH OF STAMPS CANCELLED under
the direction OF the Post ONCE department at the
stamp agency was received at the department to-
day. A line OF perforatons is now run through the
sheet OF stamps, rendering each stamp unit for
use. Under this arrangement a repetition OF Brug-
gemans career would be impossible.
CHOLERA RAGS IMPORTED VIA CANApA-The
Treasury department has been informed by one OF
its agents on the Canadian border that paper rags
supposed to have been collected in the cholera In
iected districts OF Egypt, Turkey and the south of
through Canadian ports They are described as OF
low grade and likely to contain the germs OF dis
ease large lot was recently shipped to this
country from Liverpool
TIE CITY Posr OFF1cE.-City Postmaster Conger
had an interview with the Postmaster General
relative to the appointment Of six additional letter
carriers Helntends to leave the city this evening"
but before his departure he Will endeavor to ar
range for the carriers leave which authorized
oy the last Congress He has reinstated the eight
clerks who were furloughed some time ago on ac-
count OF the exhaustion OF the appropriation
Harrison chief clerk OF the general land office, has
been appointed to I'LL the new position Of assistant
commissioner Of the general land once, created at
the last session OF Congress.
TIE TALLAPoosA left the navy yard here yester-
DAY at 2:3O p. m. for Norfolk, League Island,
New York, Newport, Boston and Ports
1hoas mouth oxlI with supplies TOR the navy yards at
or sheet lead manufactured at the rol1ngmi at the
washington navy yard.
CHIEF ENGINEER Henry Lee Snyder, superintend-
ent OF the State. War and Navy department build
Ing, accompanied by Mrs. Snyder, left Washington
this morning for three weeks trip. They will
visit relatives in Pennsylvania, and afterwards
make an extended tour, going perhaps to Canada
THE court OF Alabama claims met to-day. Before
their adjournment, which takes place next week,
they will pass upon the s72 rst-class claims before
them, which. with interest, will amount to about
S2,7OO,COO Secretary Frelinghuysen will then
make settlement as fast as the vouchers are pre-
Sented.
PRESIDENTIAL APpo1NTMENr-The President has
appointed Gerrett H. Smith. Of Geneva, N. Y, to
be receiver OF public moneys at Bismarck, Dakota,
vice Frank Sperry declined.
AMONG the Presidents callers to-day were ex-Min-
lister Sargent General Butler General Sheridan and
Colonel Gregory, Senator Hampton, Representative
Bisbee, and Prof. Newcomb, H. A. Bowland and NJ.
B. Snyder, OF the electrical commission, and Gen.
Ingalls,
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut. j. C. Fremont, 1r., ordered
TO the Lackawanna, per steamer August II; Passed
Assistant Engineer w. H. P. Creighton to the Lack
awanna; Lieut.. Com. F. A. Miller, detached from
torpedo instruction and ordered to the Lackawanna
as eXecutive Lieut.. Com Louis Kingsley, from the
LackaWanna and ordered home; Lieut. WIN. c. Bab-
COCK from fish commission duty, 3lst inst, and Or
dered TO the LackaWanna; Lieut.. II. +. FickbOhm,
from the Lackawanna and ordered home; Assistant
Engineer r. I. Isbestor, from the Lackawanna and
ordered home. Edw. w. Holmes has been appointed
an acting boatswaln in the navy from July IL.
PERsoNA1--Mrs Garfield and family are at Sara
toga.-W w. Armstrong, Of the Pension Office,
has gone on leave OF absence to spend few weeks
among the mountains and lakes of the east
Mrs Doyl, wife OF Assistant PaymaSter DOyl. has
gone, with her child TO Newcastle, N. H., to spend
toll Center, Me.-Pror Nourse, of the Naval OBJ
servatory. left In the Tallapoosa yesterday for
portsmouth, N. H., where he will spend several
weeks-Count Sala, secretary Of the French lega-
ton here, arrived in New York yesterday.-C w.
Sponord and w. Speare Of Washington were regis
yesterday.---Frank o. Foster has gone to Bridge
ton Center, Me-, for stay OF some tlme.-Among
the WashlngtonianS registered at the Douglass
House, Kehoboth Beach, are,-MsS Carrie Ranney,
Mrs A. NJ Rock, Miss Emma Greenland Miss Belle
johnson, Mrs NJ. w. Beverldge and family. Miss
Oner Stewart, Mrs NJ. v. Milburn and daughter,
Mrs NJ. A. McGowen and family, Mrs Jno A. MIL
burn and family, Mrs. j. e. Fay. Mrs. E. v. Thomp-
son and family, Mrs w. s. Thompson and family,
and E. e. BaumgraSS.-Adjutant General Drum
Will return to Washington on the limited express
New York OF the New York Associated Press, and
lately appointed United States consul to Sydney is
in the city.-Gen. Rufus ingalls, Is at the Arllng-
ton.