Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-06-08
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal
revenue. $64O, ,S62: customs, $514 $50.

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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal
revenue. S64O,S62: customs, $514 $50.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS TODAY
were Senators Logan, Call, Mcpherson, Harris.
and Van Wyck: Representatives Warner,
Sabell, Lafoon, kleiner, lie Fevre, Ward, Hill,
Iownshend, Herbert,. Douxherty, White, Sow
aem, Wanrt Danie,; Worthington, and Morrison, ex-
Gen. Sheridan's staff: Gen. d. s. Stanley, and
Kew. Dr. G. W. Adams, of New York.
Ex-SPEAKER RANDALL has almost recovered
from his recent attack of gout. He expects to
go to his home, near Philadelphia within few
days for the summer and fall. Before leaving,
ii is understood that Mr. Randall eypects to see
some appointments in which he is interested
made IL is understood that Mr.. Fox. ex-mayor
or philadelphia, will be made superintendent
of the mint, and that Gen. w. II. H. Davis will
be appointed pension agent at that city.
COMMISSIONER ATKINS ToUR.-The commits
sioner Of Indian affairs Mr.. Atkins, proposes to
start on the 1st of July for a tour around to the
different agencies, but will not probably reach
the Apache country, where the present difficult
ties are now in progress, until September. The
commissioner states that none of the Indians
now on the war-patn are from the reservations,
Dut are those Indians which are under the War
department.
Posi- OFFICE INSPECTORS have been ordered
to investigate the alleged manufacture of fac
slnlIe postage stamps.
PROPOSED NEW MAIL ROUTE TO CUBA.-Su-
perintendent Bell, of the foreign mail service,
and Second Assistant Postmaster General
Knott, will very soon advertise for a mail SER
vice over new route between the United States
and Cuba. AT present the route of this service
Is by way of New York and thence to Cuba Dy
water. This ocean trip requires four days or
more. The new route contemplated is by rail
and water. 1t will consist OF 26O miles Of rail
and 80 miles of water, and will be from New
I1p,ln0 Florida fhnnap Inv
ocean. Bids for proposals for contracts will be
advertised for shortly. Bids would be called for
tion In Florida, which is to form part of the
way, is not quite finished. The new service will
go into operation sometime in August.
THE TRAINING SQUAD on the jamestown,
Portsmouth and Saratoga arrived at Lisbon
yesterday.
DEATH OF GEN. CUvIER GROvER.-Gen.
Cuvier Grover, U. S. A, died suddenly at At
lantic City on Saturday. He was native of
Maine. and was appointed TO the military
academy IN 1916, graduating four years later.
lie served with distinction during the war was
frequently promoted, and i'll March, 1865 he
was breveted brigadicr general and major gen.
eral OF the United States army. He was mus
tered out OF the volunteer service on August ~,
1868, and since then has been most of the time
In active service in the west. On December 2S,
1870, he was promoted to be colonel OF the 1st
cavalry.
THE Z. s. S. Powhatan has left Key West for
New York.
THE New ORLEANS DEFAULTER IN MEXICO.
Treasurer Jordan has received Information that
the peculating chiefof the redemption division
of the New Orle3.s sub-treasury is now in Mex
leo. The reported shortages are confirmed by
the examination Of the books. which. however,
is not yet completed. This is not the first time
the ooyernment has lost monev t,romyb diS.
honest officials in the New Orleans sub-trcas,I-
ry The Treasury records show that in 1867
there was u shortage in that office OF over
Sl,1Oo,0oo, over 100000 OF which has never
been recovered.
DEATH OF FCOAIMANDER RCLARK-Commander
Lewis Clark. of the United States steamer Ali
Il ake, died at half-paSt five O'clock last evening
at Key West. Fla. The Alliance arrived ut Key
West yesterday from ASpinwall. During the
passage Commander Clark attacked by
several severe hemcrrhageS. His body is to be
eiaDalned, and will be brought north Oh the
Alliance. He was Il gallant and efficient officer.
THE WALES CoURT-MARTIAL.-Danie Carri-
gan was again before the Wales court-martal
to-day. His testimony relative to the manner in
which the Navy department frauds were
effected was read over to him. After II witness
from the Treasury department has testified as
to the amount of the naval hospital fund which
was in charge of ex-Surgeon General Wales, the
case OF the prosecution will be closed.
RAILWAY POSTAL CLERKS.-ihe report from
Chicago that the Postmaster General had sent
al 'ctitil lLlulsiilS liltO the tilcSeu O'Gin1Za-
tioD among postal clerks for the purpose of
making Il general strike in the event that u
sweeping partisan change in thc service is made
is denied hy Mr.. NilaS. He states that he has
not sent Il dispatch of this character, and it is
further stated that no organization of this char
acter exists. y number of removals have been
made recently, but it is stated that they have
been made for ca'Se, 10 get rid OF inefficient
clerks and to I'LL vacancies.
TIE COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE
has directed collectors to discontinue the
use OF hand stamps in signing official docu-
mentS.
SECRETARY BAYARD was the guest of Kan
sas City Saturday, and at public reception
rendered him he delivered brief speech.
Speaking of the administration, he said its
desire is that il should he beneficial to all. Sec
retary Bayard is expected to return to Wa,il-
inSton Oh Thursday.
THE BAR of the Court of Claims, at a meeting
held this morning, Hon. j. w. Douglas In the
chair adopted resolutions expressing their high
appreciation of the learning, industry and
fidelity of Hon. ThDs Sintons, the retiring AS
sistant Attorney General.
PERSoNAL.-Presidcnt Cleveland and the Mar
quis OF Lansdowne, governor general of Canada,
are expected to he present at the opening of the
Niagara Park. on the 18th of July.-Com-
ma1ders ,e pickering and Mayo We're registered
mer, of Philadelphia, and H. 'Phebus propre-
tor of the Hygeia hotel at Old Point Comfort
are at the Ebbitt.-George w. Bowman OF
Washington. was registered in st. Louis Oh Sat
urday.-Alessrs. c. e. Glover and f. B.
McGuire, who have been on Il three weeks fish
ing and cunning excursion along the coast of
North Carolina. returned to the city this morn
ng.-Rcpresentative Bingham, of Philadel-
phia, has gone to the Pacific coast for u few
weeks visit OF observation and recuperation.-
Among the passengers sailing from New York
for Europe on Saturday was Harry X. Cofiey, of
this city.-Miss Cleveland and Miss Nelson oc-
cupied the Presidents pew in DIR. Sunderland s
church yesterday morning.-Col. Sitgreaves
and family, of Washington, were registered in
Paris on the 23d ult.-SenatOr Voorhees, eX-
poets to leave the city for Tennessee this even
ing.-Lambert Tree, of Chicago, is at the Ar
lington.-Representativ Wise of Virginia, is
bins, accompanied by her sister, Miss May
Puslaw, expect soon to leave the city, to attend
the graduation, at Tufts College, of q younger
brother, Frank L. PuShaw and day later his
marriage, with Miss Sarah Horton, of Canton,
Mass.-Third Auditor Williams has gone to
his home at Lafayette, Ind, on a short VISIT
Miss Marie Conron, the opera singer, who had
many friends in this city, and who died in New
York few days ago, was buried in Greenwood
Cemetery on Sunday.
The Monument Struck by Lishfning.
THE CAPsToNE CLIPPED, AND A CRACK IN
THE COURSE OF STONE BELOW IT.
During the severe thunder storm last Friday
the Washington monument was struck by
lightning. An examination by telescope
showed that the capstone had been shattered
at the northeast point OF lis base, removing q
piece of the marble probably four inches in
height and thickness In the shape of pyramid
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