Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-09-29
Washington News and Gossip.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal
revenue, 1851 Sal; customs, 1906, O12.
PROF. ALEXANDER AGAssIz thinks he will
not accept the superintendency of the coast
survey, but will consult Secretary Endicott and
another friend before finally deciding.
INVITED TO RIcHMoND.-The Richmond city
council passed resolutions last night inviting
the resident and Cabinet to visit the Virginia
s'a1e Ialr' which opens October %.
THE GARNET MEETING To-pAY.-Secretary
Lamar was able to attend the cabinet meeting
to-day, SO that the only absentees were Secre-
tary Endicott and Attorney General Garland,
ooIn VI Wnom are out Of the city.
The MISSOURI Posi- OTFIcEs.-The demo-
cratic members of Congress from Missouri were
nearly all at the Post Office department to-day.
statement that the st. Louis delegation have
agreedt to recommend Mr.. VIM Hyde, FORM
cry editor of the Missouri Republican, for post
CATION strenously opposes Mr.. Hyde.
NAVAL ORDERS. - Commodore 8. r. Luce,
capt. u. d. Harmony, Lieut. Uunior grade) F. c.
Sawyer and Ensgns ]. 7. Newton and H. T.
May o, ordered to examination for promotion;
capt. A. +. Cooke. ordered to command the re-
GGe ag snip vermont October 5th; Commander
October Goth; Lieut.. Commander F. A. Miller,
to the Adams Goth October; Lieut.. Commander
E M@ wi heisinger, to the iantic October lst
geon VIM. II. JONES' to the League Island, Pa.
navy yard 18th October; Capt. o. F. Stanton,
1etacned nom command of the Tennessee 9Th
Ostooer ana placed on waiting ORDERS Capt.
ship Vermont October 9Th and ordered to com,
mand the Tennessee; Medical Inspector Michael
Bradley, from the League Island navy yard
10Th october and placed on waiting orders.
PERsoNAL.-Commissione OF Agriculture
COlman returned from Boston this morning
and was at his desk ut the department to-day.
Col. Switzler, chief of the bureau of statis-
tics, will leave for st. Louis tomorrow to be
absent about two weeks. While absent he will
visit his home at Columbia, Mo-William ID.
Todd, formerly of this city, and who will be re-
membered as the private secretary of Speaker
Colfax, has just been elected treasurer of the
Denver Chamber OF Commensurate. ]. Or
much improved in health.--Mr. and Mrs. s.
r. Bond have returned to the city from their
western trip.-SenatOr Cockrell and Repre-
sentative Bland, of Missouri are at Willard s.
Col. and Mrs. BOnaparte Intend remaining at
their Newport cottage till the LIST of Novem-
ber.-AttOrney General Garland left Little
Rock for Washington yesterday.@J. Wagner,
ton. arrived in San Francisco last Tuesday,
James N; Leer, of Brooklyn, n. Y, is at the Eb-
bitt.-.Edwin +. Jones, of New York and E.
West Virginia, are at the Riggs.-Commfs-
sioner Dorman B. Eaton has returned from
New York. --Ex-Representative b. A. Willis,
Hussey, Of Albany, n. Y, and H. G. Pearson n,
postmaster OF New York city. are at the Arling.
ton.-Mrs. Gov. J. L. Routt and daughters, Of
Colorado, are at the Hamilton.-Mr. H. L,
Nelson has taken the editorial management OF
the Boston Post, and will resign his clerkship to
Speaker Carlisle.-Mr. L. D. sale, librarian of
the Interior department is to be married soon
Jackson's resignation was to-day accepted, to
date from tomorrow.