Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-22
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-lnternal
revenue, S4s7,O23 customs, S630,4s6.
THERE will probably be no concert at the
White House grounds tomorrow.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS callers to-day were
Senator's Ransom and Van Wyck, commits
sioner ofinternal revenue, Controller Durham,
REPRESENTATIVES MatsOn. Boyle, Singleton and
Judge Gerald, Texas; Dibble, Riggs, Bragg,
King and Hon. Don Gallery. louisiana; C. B.
Kimball, U. s. consul at Stuttgart; A. j. Will
Bishop, Ohio: Dr. Murreil m M os!ef Sf Virvnia a.
Morse Burtis, Charles X. Hamilton, New York;
Eugene C. Semple, Vancouver. w. T.; Joseph
N1mmo, 1r, and Judge j. w. Bennett, Dakota,
and VIM. r. Cranna.
ANOTHER TRIAL OF THE DOLPHIN AGREED
UPoN.-At the conference yesterday afternoon
between Secretary Whitney and Mr.. John
Roach it was decided to have another trial of
the Dolphin next Thursday.
CAPT. F. V. GREENE has been invited by the
board OF public works of Cincinnati to visit
that city. with the view Of securing his advice
in regard to the projected paving of the streets
anew The sum of 81 OOO, 900 has been apprO-
priated for paving purposes, and a committee
OF citizens has been appointed to cooperate
with the board of public works in having the
work properly done. Capt Greene has accepted
the invitation, and will GO out Sunday night.
REFUSING TO RELEASE MR. VAN BoKKLEN-
c. A. Van Bokkien, of New York, who was
rested in Hayti for debt, is still prisoner His
release is refused until the Indebtedness is paid
and the Haytian government declines to allow
him to make an assignment, on the ground that
he is foreigner. The father of the young man
received letter yesterday from Secretary Bay
ard stating that Minister Thompson will make
an investigation of the cas-: and use every effort
to have the young man released.
Chas. o. Allbone, ordered to special duty at
the Navy department.; Lieut.. Robert Platt, to
duty at the Washington navy yard; Passed AS
sistsnt Paymaster John n. Speel, to duty at the
Navy department.; Capt. Geo E: Belknap, de-
tached from command of the Norfolk navy
yard, 3Oth inst, and ordered to duty as super
intendent of the naval observatory, June 1st
THE SMITH NAVAL COURT OF INQUIRY will
not make their report to the Secretary of the
Navy until tomorrow. 1t seems to be gener-
ally understood that the findings of the court
ter General Smith, no cOluSiOn with con tractors
having been proved, but will criticiSe the pay
master general for negligence in not requiring
contractors to comply strictly with the terms of
contracts in the matter of extending the time
OF delivery, and increasing the amounts con-
tracted for
TREASURY DIsMIssAIs.-Secretary Manning
yesterday dismissed q watchman, named
Robert Hamilton, and laborer, named Will
liam tllcnaruS0n, the former charged with Of
fensive partslnship and the latter with inefiici-
ency.
THE CoNTRACT for the construction of fish
ways at Great Falls has been awarded to John
Il. Lyons, of Baltimore. Nd, for S3I, ,16O.19.
THE PRESIDENT has not yet fixed date for
removing to the Soldiers Home.
THE POSTMASTER GENERAL has appointed
Helen c. Rickard, vice ]. j. Rickard, deceased,
postmaster at Stcvcnsburgh, Va.
BONDS OF FoURTH-CLASs PosTMAsTERs-
The Postmaster General has issued the fol-
lowing order ''That whenever any postmaster
of the iOurth-class shall have remained in office
for five years from the date of the taking effect
of his latest official bond. he shall execute Il
new bond in manner and with surcties rs re-
inent. The First Assistant Postmaster General
will cause notice to be given accordingly as oc-
casien shall arise, and in all existing cases to
which this regulation is applicable.'
Hon. S. S. Cox, recently appointed U. s. min
lister to Turkey qualified at the Department of
State to-day. He will leave New York for his
new post OF duty about June 18th.
TIRE ARRIVAL OF THE KEAESAGE at st. Vim
cent, Cape dc Verde Islands, the Goth inst, is
reported to the Navy department. She sailed
to-day for Tansier
WORK OF REORGANIZATION AT THE WASH
INGToN NAVY YARD.-Master Machinist Will
son, of the Washington navy yard, has filed
with the Secretary of the Navy an answer to
the charges of partisanship which were pre-
terrcd against him. 1t i the Secretarys inten-
ton, however, it is understood, to discharge
him whether the charges are retuted not.
Nearly all the other head workmen at the
Washington navy yard will probably be dis
charged with him, in order to simplify the
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