Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-13
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve
nue. S360, ,Gs5; customs, sa577, ,73377. 773377

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS T0-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue. s360,G'5: customs, s257 ,737.
NAVAL ORDERs.-The orders OF Ensign Geo. F.
Ormsby TO th Iaciawanna have been suspended,
and permission has been granted him to enter the
naval hOSpIt Il at CaelSea for treatment surgeon
VIM. j. Simon has been granted four months
leave.
AMONG the callers at the White House to-day
were Senators Allison, Dawes and ingalls,: Repre-
sentattves Henderson, Illinois; Tucker, Bisbee,
Stevens. Payne, Cameron, Wadsworth, Ochltree.
Waite, Skinner. Adams. Illinois; Dunham and
wood.
GOVERNMENT SUIT ON A BOND.-The District at
| torney, for the United States, has entered suit
against James X. OBeirne, w. B. Moses, Francis
Prott. Patrick Danaher and Simon Carmody as
principal and sureties, to recover S25 900 bond
given by nbierne september 21st, 1873, as special
indian agent.
THE NAVY AT New ORLEANs--The naval dis
play in the New Orleans harbor during portion Of
the time OF the Worlds exposition promises to be
unusually interesting 1t Is understood that the
Wnoe norlh Atlantic squadron, together with sew
eral other naval vessels, Will be anchored there.
SUDDEN 1LLNEss.-Mr. Jarvis Patten, commits
soner of navigation, was taken suddenly Ill In his
Office in the Treasury building this morning, and
was removed to bis home for treatment
THE GOVERNMENT SUES BADEAU's BoNDsMES-
Suit was begun In the United States district court
in New York, by District Attorney Root, yesterday,
under instructions from this city. recover for
me government on the official bond Of Gen. Adam
Blieau as consul general at London. The bond
Was executed on April II, 1870, Gen. Badeau being
the principal, and eX-Judge BusJeed and Jacob
StanWood being the suretieS The bond was for
$4,000 The New York says: NM. Badeau
kept moneys collected while he was consul general
at London, which he should have turned into the
United States treasury. He maintains that in
keeping the moneys he followed custom OF pre-
VlouS conSuiS general"
SUIT ON DECEASED OFFICIALS BoNp-The New
York Sun to-day says: Suit was begun In the
United States district court yesterday to recover
Si6,Sf0 on the official bond OF Robert c. Morgan
late dSburSing clerk OF the State department, who
IS alleged TO have enheZZlcd that amount The de-
PENDANTS in the suit are the bondsmen, Charles T.
Whitehead, Horace w. Ruggles, and A. r. Bass.
Morgan Is dead.
REVOLUTION IN CoREA.-The Secretary of the
Navy received cable message this morning from
Rear Admiral Davis, at Nagasaki, announcing a
revolution in Corea, and stating that the United
states vessels Trenton and OsSipee go there tnme-
d1ately.
A BOARD OF NAVAL OFFICERS, consisting Of Com
mander II. L. HoWiSOn, Lieut.. Commander Edwin
White and Lieut.. T. d. NJ. Mason, will meet at the
Navy department on Monday 10 consider the ques-
ton Of changes In the uniforms of petty officers and
enllSled men OF the navy.
LIEUT.. COMMANDER F, Z. CHADWICK the naval
attache OF the United States legation at London
who has been ordered home for examination for
promotion, sails to-day on the Aurania for New
York The death OF Commander S. Dana Greene
promotes him TO be commander.
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATION in med
1ca science Will be held at the rooms OF the civil
service commission Saturday, December eOth AS
this examination is in medical science only and ia
supplementary 10 the ordinary examination Ior
cerkships, such applicants as have not taken either
the general or limited examination Will be required
10 take one or the other as a condition OF taking
this The positi TO be filed under this examina.
ton Is that OF clerk In one OF the medical bureaus
GEN. SHERIDAN has accepted the position Of mar
shall Of ceremonies at the dedication OF the WASH
lngton monument On the 21St OF February next
A PROPOSED NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH-The
conlmltsee ON federal legislation, appointed by the
national conference of state boards OF health com.
Pleted Yesterday the bill upon which 1t was en-
gageu, ana which eInb0jes the views of the con-
ference as TO the best method OF preventing the in.
PRODUCTION into the United States of cholera and
other dangerous diseases. 1t provides for ma
tlonal board OF health, com osei OF one member
from each state; for the collection and dissemina-
on OF sanitary information, and for the regulation
Oh tne marine quarantine service 1t also provides
Tor an appropriation OF $4,000 to carry out the
provisions OF the bill. The draft of the bill has
oeen gwen TO the House committee on public health
A BOARD OF Army OFFICERS, to consist of Capt
Stanhope E. Blunt, ordnance department; 1st Lieut.
VIM c. Manning. 23d Infantry; 1st Lieut. George
D; Wallace, 9TH cavalry; win convene at Chicago
MS, on the 5tn day OF January, 1885, to examine
and revise the Constructions for rife and carbine
firing for the United States army. )" prepared by
Capt Stanhope E. Blunt, ordnance department. IN
spector OF rifle practice at headquarters of the
army
ARMY ORDERs.-The general court-martial at
Jefferson barracks, Missouri, is dissolved, and
another court Is ordered In its stead to meet on the
l9th OF December. 1884. Capt George E. Pond, as
sistant quartermasier, will proceed to Chicago,
lis, and report TO the commanding general divi.
sion or the Missouri for duty in connection with the
purchase OF cavalry and artillery horses for that
DIVISION. with station at Chicago Ills Leave for
lour months on surgeons certificate of disability
WIN permission TO leave the division OF the Mis-
sourl Is granted Major George NJ. Brayton 18th in
Aionzo h. Mtltlmore, assistant quarmaster, q. s. A
PERsoSALs-Senators Jonas and sabin and Rep-
resentatfves Burleigh and j. s. Wise, of Virginia,
went over TO New York yesterday-Judge War
wick Marten is lying dangerously Ill at his resi-
uence, s67 Missouri avenue. -RepreSentatiye-eect
Negley, or Pittsourg, Is at the Ebbtt.-Civil Ser
vice commissioner Eaton has gone to New York
Gen. VIM. Birney Appointed School
Trustee.
The Commissioners to-day appointed Gen VIM
Birney as school trustee, to I'LL the place made
vacant by the resignation of Mr. Bra1nard H. War
ner. He viii receive his commission at once.
i'm the Treasury De.
partment.
The following persons have been appointed to
under civil service rules: Mrs E. L.
NourSe, OF New York; Gilbert lockwood, of Penn
Sylvania.
District Government Affairs.
ESTIMATES FOR SPECIAL POLICEMEN AT THE INAUG-
URATION.
The Commissioners to-day transmitte to the
secretary OF the Treasury estimate of $1,000 to
pay the expenses OF 300 additional policeman for IS
days services during the dedication ceremonies Of