Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-11-07
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY-Interna
revenue, $4s3 1924; customs, S7OO,456.


NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut. w. c. Cowles has re-
ported his return from the Kearsarge, and has
oeen placed on waiting orders. Lieut.. II. Z.
STOCKTON, detached from the Minnesota and
oruered 10 report to the New York naval hos
pltal Tor treatment.
ADMIRAL JoUETT, commanding the north
Atlantic squadron, will leave for New York this
evening, and the Tennessee will probably sail
from there early Monday morning for Hamp-
Ton roads, where the vessels are to congregate
prior TO sailing for Florida waters. Admiral
Jouett mas not yet received his orders officially
Irom the Navy department..
A CONTEST OVER A PATENT.-An important
patent case was argued before Assistant Secre-
tary OF the Interior Muldrow to-day on the
question whether a patent signed by the Secre-
tary, but not delivered, and subsequently re-
called, is valid patent within the meaning of
eash YawaS case was brought by the hsWs1n
patent held by f. p Osgood, of Boston, on the
ground that they had pending applications for
osgoo fSps sn Of Ns@ Yore and
Foster and Freeman. for the Lawson Co.
JUDGE L. X. CHURCH, of New York, the newly
appointed associate justice of the supreme
bench of Dakota, is in the city. Judge Church
distinguished himself in the New York legisla-
tpre by his opposition to all Jobs. and attracted
the residents attention by his honest devo-
ton TO the public service.
CoA1 ~" AiHLEn III lSiT CdAhLESION, -. ~.
On the Goth instant Col. Switzler, chief of the
bureau of statistics, will leave for Charleston
and Columbia, s. c., and Atlanta, Ga, to gather
inform alton for his contemplated report to the
Secretary of the Treasury on the internal COM
merce of the southern states. He will be pres
ent at the industrial exhibit Of South Carolina,
which opens at Charleston on the 23d, and
Will be in session. Mr.. COurtenay, the mayor
OF charleston expresses qualification at Col.
SW1tZler's intended visit and tenders him the
Inequalities Of the city during his stay, and
OF CARNEY City, $. c., chief clerk OF the state
senate and chief of a division in the sixth
auditors office, Treasury department, will &C
company Col. SwitZler. They will go by the
by rail to Charleston.
THE UNFINISHED CRUIsERs.-Work ON tho
Chicago and Boston will be resumed at Chester
on Monday, under the direction of the bureaus
OF steam engineering and construction of the
200 and 800 Morkmen will be given employ
ment at once The Chicago is stilr on the stocks,
but the Boston has been launched and is tied
up at one of the piers. 1t is thought that the
Chicago can be launched in about ten days after
work on her is resumed, and that it will take
about three months TO complete the Boston up
TO the point named in ROach's contract, at o
cost of about S25, 900. The Chicago will req uire
several months longer than the Boston and
several times as much money.
SECOND CONTROLLER MAYNARD in his an
nual report says that the transaction of public
business would be facilitated and the ends of
justice promoted If the government would inn
pose reasonable limitation of time within
which all claims, either in favor of or against
the government, should be presented through
the accounting officers.