Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-10-13
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve.
nue. $729, ,7S3; customs, s707 ,O6a

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-lnternal reve-
nue., $72s,7S3; customs, S707 O62
REAR ADMIRAL NICHOLS, acting Secretary Of the
Navy, lett Washington this morning for visit to
tne interior OF New York. Commodore Walker,
CHIEF OF the bureau OF navigation Will act as secre
tary during his absence.
IHE PRESIDENT AT FORTRESS MoNRoE.-The
Despatch left New York yesterday morning with
the President on board. telegram was received
at the Navy department this morning from Capt
heeuer announcing the arrival OF the Despatch at
tortreSs Monroe, and stating that she would leave
mere Tonight and would reach Washington To-
morrow morning. The President Is expected to
reach the White House by o'clock to- morrow.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Ensign w. R NJ. Field, ordered
10 temporary duty in the branch photographic
ONCE at Baltimore, Nd; Passed Assistant surgeon
John NJ. Edgar, to temporary duty on board the re-
ceivlng ship Franklin; Passed Asst Eng. w. II.
Nauman, detached from the Alert and ordered to
duty In the bureau OF steam engineering, 2Uth In
Stant The orders OF Surgeon George r. Brush are
SO moulned that he will report at the New York
Vanaa Vav upon being detached from the
Inns from the Tennessee has been revoked
ALASKA OFFICIALs-A letter has been received
at the Department Of the Interior from Gov. Kin
kead, announcing the safe arrival of the official
party In Alaska. All the officials OF the territory
are now on duty except the judge, who will sail
month The inhabitants gave the new officials ID
very hearty welcome, being glad to see something
tangible done by the government toward the
estaDHShluent OF law and order in the territory. 1t
is thought there will now speedily be developed i'm
pOrtant mining interests there. The governor
says the weather at the time his letter written
(SeptemDer I'D was all that could be desired.
EX-SENATOR FENToN DENIES RUMoR.-Ex-Sen-
ator Reuben E. Fenton, of New York, said to New
York Tribune reporter that there was nothing in
the rumOr that he is to be offered the SecretaryShp
OF the Treasury. 1t might be, he said, that some
friends were taking an interest In his behalf in that
direction He did not think that President Ar
thur's views on the subject were known to any one
Mr. T. KUKI, the new japanese minister to the
United States, Is expected to reach Washington to-
day from New York. He is only thirty-four years
OF age, Is OF medium height and Slight build, and
wears moustache and Slight goatee. Both Mr..
kuk1 and Mrs. KuH are considered handsome in
Japan. They dress In American fashion, though
many OF their garments are made from japanese
products In converslng with each other the men,
bers Of the party usually speak in English with an
accent that Is not at all unpleasant.
PERsoNAL-Dr. Carroll Morgan, who has been so
seriously Ill, is steadily improving, with the pros
pect now Of soon being restored to thorough
health.-Railway superintendent Warfeld, OF st.
j. Edwards, who has represented the New York
Sun here for four years. is to look out for the in
terests OF that newspaper in New England this fall
OF the Treasury, has gone TO Boston for few days
- F. r. De Wosk1, Of the Royal engineers, Eng
are at the EbbltL-Hon. Levi P. Morton, of New
York. Is at Wormley's John Hunter, Miss
Hunter and Dr.. WIN. Maclachlan, of Ayrshire, Scot
Berlin Prussia, IS at Misunderstanding Teller
and Acting Postmaster General Hatton were regis
tered In Chicago on Friday.-Gen. and Mrs.
Rankin. OF Washington, was registered at the
office OF the New York Herald in London yester-
day.-Mr B. F. PeiXotto, u. S. Consul at Lyons,
has returned TO the United States on short leave
OF absence.-Admiral and Mrs Baldwin were
passengers by the steamer Arizona, arriving at
New York from Liverpool yesterday Ezekiel,
the artist, is at the Ebbitt-Leutenant General
Sheridan returned to Washington yesterday morn
Ing from Fort LeavenwOrth, kan-Attorney
General Brewster is expected to return this even
Ing or tomorrow morning from Philadelphia