Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-11-03
Washington News and Gossip.

HE SUPPLEMENT OF THE EVENING STAK
DAY contains account of the opening OF
the National Rifles fair, how electricity Is
maze In this city, the President at Buffalo,
Gen. McClellan's romance, local and Geographic
news. etc. The advertisements are clas>ifed as
IaiioWs:AuctiOn Sales, Books, Gentlemen'sGoods
sewing Machines. Ladies' Goods, Houseiurnisi-
inSs, Dry Goods, Speciaties, The Trades, Profess
slonal, Family Supplies. Attorneys, Wood and
Coal, Dentistry, Pianos and Organs, Medical,
steamers, Financial, Potomac River Boats,
Railroads, Undertakers
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-Internal
revenue, S156,674 customs, S3sO,377.
SECRETARY ENDICoTT is expected to return
10 W Washington tonight.
PATENTS IssUED.-Patents have been issued
TO citizens of the District. as follows: Arthur P.
stewart, portable stove and oven; Matthew
Ryan, heating drum; ChaS. J. Hubbcll appa-
ratus for protecting structures from lightni ng
VIM A. Fry, hosting, carrying and delivering
apparatus.
REPRESENTATIVE MORRISON is at Wizards
with his wife. He will take quarters there for
the winter. He will be OH hand to see that the
rest of the Chicago appointments go to good
men. He is interested also in the organization
OF the next House. There is probably no doubt
That he will be retained at the head OF the ways
ana means committee, but there may be Int
made upon him. and he will have to look into
vic iIidttcT u uttle anu Work u proper SpITlt IOT
tariff reform against the time Congress meets
THE PUBLIC DEBr.-The debt statement, is
sued yesterday, shows a reduction of the pub
lie debt during the month of October amount
ing to s13,276,774. The total debt, less
$66, Is. 292, net cash reported in the Treasury,
is sl.4I7,657 ,56s, and of this amount
The Treasurers statement shows a gold coin.
s s9"a as and nsa gold eerteate balance Of
month al nd ST n6nr6 sill 6pll md oil
yer certificate balance of $74,511, LOG, or
2,O21 less than a month ago.
THE BANKING INTERESTS OF DAKOTA.-Gil-
bert A. PIERCE, the governor OF Dakota, has sent
to the Secretary of the Interior a supplement
to his annual report, published in yesterdays
STAR, giving some points in regard to the
banking institutions of the territory. The re-
port says: 1.-THE growth of banks and banking
institutions has fully kept pace with the devel.
There are now 1875 banks in the territory of
which 30 were national and 16O private. The
capital is 81 SD 900, and the surplus 1892 359
In 1878 there were only IL banks, with a CAPT.
tai OF $4,000, and in 1880 "a, with a capital
of $44O,OOO.
MISUNDERSTANDING Endicott was regis
tered in New York last night.-Senator Cam
eron reached his home at Harrisburg yes
terday. after a six months absence in Califor-
MIA, much improved i'm acknowledgements
sell Young, who has been SO ill lately as to
cause alarm to friends. has so far recovered
as to be able TO take short walks
Ex-Representative Sayler is at the Rigs
MIR. NJ: Rust and wife, OF Pilot Grove, Mo-,
are at the Riggs house, on their bridal tour
MIS-. Blaine has returned to Augusta, after IL long
visit to her daughter, the wife OF Col. COppinger
at Fort Leavenw"rth.-Samuel Stevens, of
Boston; Philip Bright. of London, and 5. ".
White, OF Brooklyn, n. ", are at Wormley's
MIR. James X. Hickman, wife and child, of
Columbia, Mo-, are the guests OF Mr.. s. B. Cum
bingham, disbursing clerk of the House of
Representatives, 1855 q street.-Hon. W. H.
Grain and family, of Texas, are at the Metro
pOlitan.-W. F. Antony, OF Richmond, is at
the Howard house.-Judge j. A Campbell, of
Virginia, and William Childs, of New York, are
at the NatOnal.-John j. Safely and John H.
Brown. of New York, arrived at the Arlington
this morning.