Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-05-24
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve
nue., $354, 2906 6s; customs, s4O3, 40

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue., $354, 9O.6s; customs, s403, 3,a51.49
NAVAL ORDERs-Passed Assistant Surgeon Jas
X. Waggener has been ordered to the Hartford:
Paymaster T. s. Thompson to the Constellation
Passed Assistant Engineer W. c. Eaton has been
detached from the experimental board and granted
three months leave OF absence from June 10.
THE APPOINTMENT of Mr.. Theodore F. swayze as
chief clerk of the Treasury department, and all
the promotions consequent thereon, took effect to-
day.
NOTED from a 1900 to q 1000 clerkship in the
once OF the director OF the mint.
CnAs. A. BAKER, of the District Of Columbia, has
been appointed draughtsman in the Patent office
He Is the first appointee in the Interior department
under the civil service rules and the first to take
the modified oath, as provided under the recent'act
OF Congress-
SEVERAL CASES were filed In the Court OF Claims
to-day on behalf Of railroad companies, by Wm E.
Earle, esq., as their attorney to recover the deduc-
tlons made from their compensation for mail
transportation.
DIsBARRED.-Wiliam Pease, OF Batavia, Ohio.
and John Sandford, Paterson, n. j. attorneys prac-
ticng before the Interior department, have been
dlsoarred by the Secretary Of the Interior.
JOHN ERIcssoN's ToRPEDo.-The request of the
Secretary Of the Navy for an appropriation of
6O,OOO, for the purpose OF building vessel gun
was made with the view OF giving Ericsson's ideas
fair test. Nothing is definitely known at the
Ericssons torpedo, but an examination OF the
plans warrants thorough test of the subject.
WIRE-WOUND GUN.-Preparations are being
made at the Washington navy yard for the con-
struction OF a wire wound gun. This Will be the
first. gun OF this XII nd ever made in this country
1t VIII be composed entirely OF American steel and
American steel wire.
SECRETARY LINCOLN returned to Washington last
evening. The papers in the Swain court Of in
qutry were submitted to him to-day but 1t is not
likely that anything concerning the result OF the
court Will be known until next week.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day were
Senator Sawyer and Representatives Houk Can
non, Van Alstyne, Weaver, sibley, Taylor {Ohio)
and Hepburn.
DEATH OF CONSUL JOURDAN.-The Department OF
State has received Information from the consul
general at Paris Of the death, at his post OF duty
OF Mr. Alexander Jourdan, consul OF the United
States at AgierS. Mr.. JOuldan was appointed con-
sui at San Juan, Porto Rico. in 1867; was trans
ferred to the consulate at Seville, SPAIN In 1870
and and was W. from there sent TO the post at which he
died In 1879 He was known as an officer of tntep-
rity and ability, and his death Will prove severe
loss to the service with which he has been so long
connected
NAVAL COURT OF INQUIRY was ordered to-day
to convene at the Mare Island, Cal, navy yard ON
Monday to investigate the circumstances attend
ing the disabling OF the engines OF the United
States flagship Hartford, while en- route from Santa
Barbara to San Pedro, Cal, on the 10th instant.
The I e court is composed Of Capt John Irwin, Capt.
+. V. McNair and Chief Engineer George F. KutZ
with Capt W. r. Brown, NJ. c., Judge advocate.
REGRETT1NG THE FAILURE OF THE AprRopR1A-
TIoN.-Gener regret is felt among maritime peo-
pie that the branch offices OF the photographic
Office to be closed on account of the failure OF
ance during the coming year. These branch Offices
although established but recently, have performed
York. Philadelphia, Baltimore and San Francisco
have done good work in the interest Of the mari
time community during the past six months.
THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.-THE WEEKLY
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PERsoNAL-Father Hyacinth is in Washington
again,-on his way to France.-Senator and Mrs
Frye have gone to Maine for few weeks to enjoy
the early spring trout fishing in the Rangey lakes,
where the Senator has private camp-Captain
Eads, OF Mississippi, tetty fame sailed from New
York YORK for h Europe to,day-Geo; W; Evans and
family, Of this city and Miss Maud Morgan, Of New
York, have engaged rooms at Rock Enon Springs
for the season. -Ex-Sergeant-at-Arms Bright is to
have charge OF the details Of the democratic ma
tOnal conyention.-Senator Palmer and Repre-
sentatives Blackburn, Dorsheimer and Hurd went
over o. New York @ M Samuel Erskne
in-laws country seat in Virgin1a.-Dr. Jose
Palacos, OF Mexico, and o. j. Averel of Salt Lake,
are OF the Ebbitt tt--Mrs. Henry l. Snyder has re-
turned to Washington. Her mother, Mrs Henry
Lee, is with her.