Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-11-10

uuoS Sf1osSSos CuStOmS, S494,0lU.
SECRETARY TELLER and Postmaster General Hat
ton were at their desks to-day.
GEN DuNoNT supervising inspector general Of
steam vessels, whose headquarters were in Albany,
n. T., during october, has resumed his Official
duties In the War department.
q. 8. NAVAL vEssELs.-The Powhatan arrived at
Alexandria yesterday morning, having left Nor
folk on Saturday. The IroQuois arrived at Apia,
SAMOAN san n Islands September ssd and was to start
OF tne omcers and crew was reported excellent.
SECRETARY McCULLocH has returned from
short visit to his country seat and resumed his
duties at the Treasury department.
Mr.. HENRY AsrEL, chief clerk of army head
quarters, War department. died at o'clock yester-
day afternoon, at his residence, 1879 18th street
| northwest. The funeral will take place tomorrow
afternoon and the remains will be placed In the
receiving vault at Rock Creek cemetery.
A COMMITTEE from New York, representing i'm
porters Of tin plate articles Will have conference
with the Secretary Of the Treasury tomorrow with
ment's ruling Of July last, so as to allow the ad-
mission as tin plate OF all sheets OF iron coated
with tin regardless OF size or thickness.
The TENNESSEE BOND CASES were not decided
by the United States Supreme Court day, as was
expected.
INTERNAL REVENUE REPORT.-The annual report
OF the commissioner Of internal revenue for the
fiscal year ended June 3O 1884, has been submitted
to the Secretary of the Treasury. The total re-
celptS from all sources OF internal revenue taxation
Tor the year were Si21 ,59O,039 as compared with
sl45o3, ,3H for the year 1883, SAG, 23 for the
year 1882 and $135 for the year 1881. 1t is
estimated that the sum OF s115OO0 600 win be col
lected during the present fiscal year. The falling
on anticipated during the present year will follow,
namely, from the diminished quantity OF bourbon
and rye WhiSkieS produced in 1882, on which the
tax will mature during the current fiscal year.
DEATH OF LADY WHO DECLINED THE HA-
wAIlhN THRoNE.-The mail from Honolulu brings
the news OF the death Of Mrs. Berenice Bishop on
october 18th. Mrs. Bishop was we'll known to
many Washingtonians and to officers of the navy
who have visited Honolulu. She was OF high rank
being connection OF the royal line OF tie Kane
hamehas, and would have been the successor OF
kamehameha V. had she not declined the throne.
She was the wife OF Hon. ChaS. r. Bishop, an
American banker at Honolulu, and had travelled
extensively.
DECISIONS OF THE U. S. SUPREME CouRr.-In
the United States Supreme Court to-day In the case
of John Foster, county attorney OF Saline county,
Kansas, agt the state OF Kansas, ex rel. W. A.
johnson, attorney general, the decree of the lower
court against Foster was affirmed. Foster was re-
moved by the state authorities, the ground that
he did not prosecute v1OatOrS OF the law prohibit
ing the sale OF liquor Foster appealed to the court
for reinstatement, but the decision was against
hlm, and to-day the U. s. Supreme Court affirmed
Insurance company and Of John P. Paulison. re-
ceVer, against The United States, the decisions OF
the Court or Claims against the cOmplainanus were
affirmed. These were cases In which insurance
companies We're endeavOring to get share of The
"war premiums" money OF the Alabama award
The decisions against the companies were sus-
talned.
PERsoNAL-Secretary Teller was registered In
Chicago on Saturday.-COmmisslon and Mrs.
Loring returned to the city on Friday. Miss Lor-
ing is In Augusta, the guest OF Miss Blaine.-Gen.
Z. II. GroSvenor. OF Athens, Ohio, Capt Bedford
PIN, or the British navy, and Representatives
Ryan, Of Kansas, and Murphy, of Iowa, are at the
Ebbtt.-Hon. HOratiO King Is to lecture before the
Maryland Historical Society in Baltimore this eve-
ming on ''the battle OF Bladensburg and capture of
WashlngtOn."-A. L. Barber, Of Washington, was
passenger by the central overland train to ar
rive in San Francisco last Tuesday.--Rev. Robert
Spence Lowell, OF New York, elder brother OF the
US. Minister to England, with his daughter, Miss
Mary Lowell, is visiting his cousin, Mrs. George II.
Howard, 2O31 P street.-The mother OF the late
President Garfield is dangerously iiL-Lieutenant
Shufeldt Will lecture on Madagascar In New York
this evening.-Mr. and Mrs Maurice j. Clagett,
who have been visiting here since their return from
their wedding tour lett for their home in Chicago on
Saturday.--Gen. j. A. Williamson and his daugh-
ter Miss Adey. have returned to this city after an
absence OF two months spent in travelling in Cali
fOrnta and Mexico.