Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-15
Washington News and Gossip

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Washington News and Gossip
! GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
| nue.. $685. ,451; customs, 1897 ,622.
SEMINOLE ScoUTs.-Lieut Gen. Sheridan has d.
rected the commanding officer at Fort Clark, Tex,
| to enlist fourteen Seminole negro scouts from
among the most efficient that can be obtained.
follow Indians who have recently made raids into
Texas. They can be discharged whenever their
services are no longer needed.
NATIONAL EXHIBITS AT NEW ORLEANs.-The
National museum has sent to New Orleans seven
teen carloads OF goods Intended for the exposition.
Twelve carloads have been sent from this city and
i've from Cincinnati and Louisville, out of the col
Lotions recently exhibited in those cities. PROT
Goode, OF the National museum, who is now In
| New Orleans, will return this week, leaving the
National museum exhibits In charge of MT r. e.
! Earle. These exhibits will occupy about one-haf
OF the government building. The Information
Is TO the eect that the exposition, far the eXhi
biton OF the economical resources of country is
in Phadenhs baf the e sorsan won
not be so extensive.
THE U. s. S. YANr1c arrived at Christianstadt
| Santa Cruz, on the 18th inst.
He WILL REsIGN.-Mr. James R. Davies tea in
sance In Office, has expressed willingness to re-
sign his Office, to take effect January l. 1885, Secre
tary McCulloch has informed him that such course
Will be satisfactory to him.
THE U. 8. SUPREME CoURT.-No decisions OF gen.
eral public importance were rendered by the Unit ed
States Supreme Court to-day. Chief Justice Waite,
who was taken sick On Saturday, was absent from
MS seat this afternoon for the first time since he
assumed the duties OF his Office. His illness not
regarded as serious, but he Is confined to his bed
! ME- Justice Miller is acting temporarily as chief
justice.
| DEAD AT NAsHvIILE.-A telegram has been re-
ceved at the coast and geodetic survey Office,
| nouncing the death, this morning, at Nashville,
Tenn. of Assistant Henry w. Blair. Mr.. Blair was
| en- route to New Orleans to take charge OF the
coast and geodetc survey exhibit at the exposition
when attached last week by the illness, which has
terminated fatally to-day.
ARMY oRDERs-The leave OF 1st Lieut.. Walter
Howe, 1st artillery, is extended one month. lst
Lieut. I. HalveIson French, Sd calvary to report by
letter to Brig Gen Crook president OF the army re-
firing board, and to hold himself in readiness to
appear before the board when summoned. Leave
| geons j. V. Lauderdale and E. T. Comegys. Leave
Tor one month has been granted PaymaSter w. T.
Tucker. The leave of I'd Lieut.. j. A. Jordan, 9Th
cavalry has been extended one month
NAvL OEDERs.-Pay Director G. E. Thornton, to
special duty, Navy department.; Ensign Everett
Constructor Robert w. Steele, to special duty at
| the navy yard, New York; Civil Engineer Frank O.
Naxson, to special duty at Port Royal. s. c., In re-
gard to constructing coal wharf at the station;
Passed Assistant Engineer 7. j. w. Cooper granted
one months leave.
How THE EXPOSITION WILL BE OpENEp-Corn-
| missioner General Morehead, Of the Worlds Expo
| sition at New Orleans, arrived in New York city
Saturday, and perfected arrangements with the
western Union telegraph company for the open
afrif,f
| by President Arthur from the White House. Pow
erfu batteries win be placed in position here and
tricity may be transmitted without being repeated
en- route. Experiment al tests will be made before
| hand In order that no hitch shall occur on the
opening day. The telegraph instrument with
which the President Will open the exposition viii
be placed in the east room OF the White House, and
the arrangements have been placed in the hands Of
| Secretary Frelinghuysen. The cabinet and the
diplomatic corps will be the guests of the President
Invitations will also be sent to the governors OF the
| eight states nearest to Washington and TO the
mayors OF the larger eastern Cities asking their
presence. A committee OF citizens OF Washington,
also be invited. They VIII be accompanied by
| ladies The commissioner general states that
one OF the features OF the event Will be .ele-
| graphic complimentary message from Miss Nellie
Arthur to the ladies OF The United States
| PERsoNAL.-Mr. W. w. Corcoran, who has been
| Ill during the past few days, is improving. and
Moves about the house as usual nOw.-Commo-
| dOre Schley, who commanded the Greely relief
expedition, was accorded serenade at Frederick,
PERI minister Mr. Emors IS
| arrive here shOrtly.-Ey-Secretary Ramsey and
ex-Attorney General Macveagh are at the Arling-
| and Railroad Commissioner Armstrong were regis
| tered in New York last even;ng.-Rev. Dr. New
| now in San Francico. where 1t is likely he viii
receive calL--Register Bruce and wife were in
| Chicago on Saturday, on their way to New Orleans
Capt. HOwgate Heard From.
THE FUGITIVE Discussing OFFICER WRITES A LET
TER TO LIEUT.. GREELy ASKING FOR LOAN.
Capt. II. w. Howgate, the former dsbursing
officer of the signal corps, under indictment for
embezzlement. who escaped from the Jail officers In
this city about two years ago. has been heard from
| Lieut.. a W. Greedy received letter from Capt
Howgate about the.2Oth OF last November, which
] bore date Of t'November l7th," and was Signed
"Yours very truly, II. W. H." In which he asked
Lieut.. Greely for loan Of from 500 to $500 for
ar. at 10 per cent interest. He desired answer
to be sent to his daughter. Ida, In Cleveland The
writer said that be would be all right If his claim
| for pemmcan furnished the Greely expedition, in
! which Cole. or Nebraska City, represented him,
We're paid. Lieut.. Greely, some time previously,
had received letter from Cole in relation to that
claim and also So letter from Capt Howgate IN
from arctic charts This letter was turned over to
the Secretary OF War.
WHAT GEN. HAZEN sAYs-THE GAME FLUSHED.
| When STAR reporter called upon Gen. Hazen
COUdJ tuoC O1uCCl CAp pcSSeu ignorance OF
| the recent developments in the Howgate matter
81 have lad no connection with that subject said
Gen. HaZen "for the past six weeks. About that
! time we recetv d q direct clue In the shape OF
| notice OF the transfer OF HOwgateS pemmican
claim to one Cole, OF Nebraska city. brought the
matter to the attention OF the Secretary of War;
| and 1t was taken ia hand by the War department,
since when this Office has hot been connected with
| II. You see the unfortunate reSult-what informa-
tt0n we had has been ventilated In the newspapers
and the game IS flushed, OF course, and HOwgate
Will take care that hts tracks are well covered"
do you think Howgate has been in Canada?"
| asked the reporter.
''NO: he has been in Nebraska among Miss Bur
| rilrS friends, and in Michigan among his own
friends We had very accurate inform alton OF his
| being In Michigan. He has cleared out now,
though"
| WHAT LIEUT.. GREELY SAYS OF THE SEARCHING OF HIS
DESK.
| Lieut.. Greely when asked about the matter to-
day stated that he had received two letters from
Howgate the first IN relatten to the erasure OF his
Howgate's name from Arctic charts, and later cae
asking for loan, in which was reference TO the
pemmlcan claim. IL took the information directly
! to the Secretary OF War;" said Lieut.. Greely "and
spoke to no one else about IL. Some time ago re-
ceived an anonymous letter, written in my behalf,
| Informing me tia. my private papers were being
man repeated to me some OF the contents OF the
| Howgate letters, OF which bad spoken to no one
but the Secretary. There is no doubt but that nv
| desk was opened ard my private papers searched
| ana copies OF these letters made / don't
| care Wh0