Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-09-07
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal
revenue, SIT, O99; customs, $685., 1896.
HIS Son WAS THE THIEF.-D.C. Pierce, the
railway mail clerk at Rutland, VT, who was ar
rested Gay or two ago for robbing the mails
mas Deen discharged. His son, nc. Pierce, was
al t ana confessed that he alone was guilty
ONLY ONE BIDDER.-The Great Falls Ice
company was the only bidder for supplying ice
lor use at the Washington navy yard, at fifty
1ems per one hundred pounds. It was an
bounced that bids would be opened at noon
to-day at the navy pay office.
THE CArTLEMEN MOVING OFF.-Capt. Lee,
the agent of the Cheyenne and Arapahoe In
olans, reports to the Indian department that
sne removal ofthe cattle from that reservation,
~ compliance with the Presidents proclama-
q lew days will elapse before the reservation
settlers.
SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATEs.-The following adj
o1t1onal candidates for naval cadetships were
successful in their examination at Annapolis,
Saturday: N. G. Thwing, of Wisconsin; r. F.
Carolina; c. N. Ofiey, Indiana; A. c. Cole, ILL.,
nois; N. 2. Horn, New Hampshire Long and
cray, OF Massachusetts, have passed only the
mental examination.
ONLY 100000 CAN BE UsED.-Judge McCue,
solicitor of the Treasury, has decided that only
one OF the appropriations made by Congress last
session for the Improvement of the Richmond
Va-) public building can be used for that pur-
pose, and the amount to be expended should be
100000, not $15O0OO.
A D1vIDEND.-The acting controller of the
currency has declared q first dividend oftwenty
per cent in favor of the creditors of the Elk
change National Bank of Norfolk, Va, on
CLAIMS proved amounting to 81, $4,000.
DIPLOMATIC DISPATCHES LosT.-A canvass
covered tin case containing letters and papers
Tor Dr. j. FREDERICK Gilmore, the Peruvian min
lster, rom the Peruvian government, was lost
nom the State department. mail wagon on its
way to the post office, on the 2Sth of August,
a ana since then no trace of it has been dis,
still being made by the State department. The
package was intrusted to the personal care of
legation at Lima, to bring to America. After
Lieut.. Nye's death, the package was forwarded
here with his effects.
BIDS FOR WOOD AND COAL for the use of the
House of Representatives were opened in the
Office of the clerk to-day. The bidders were
w; 3: Baum, coal, S4.55; pine wood, S415;
OAK Ga S 1922 J. s. Killmon,, coal, s4.3s; wood,
wood, ss4s and s5.4s; Johnson Bros Bros, coal,
$3.50 wood, 1915 and $3.50. John Miller,
coal, s4:27; wood, ss.91 and 1891: W. H.
N Wheatiey, coal, s4ss @ood nu s sSS and ID
ard IS $3.50; Williams Son. coal ss q.
given to John Miller; that for pine wood was
gwen 70 Emory, and that for oak to H. Will
!lams Son. About 500 tons of coal were used
In the House last session.
THE PHILADELPHIA APPoINTMENTs-Rep-
resentatives Randall and Curtin are expected
here tomorrow or next day to confer with the
President CONCERNING the Philadelphia ap-
pointments. When they saw the President
Just before his departure and tried to induce
MIN TO make the appointments at once he COM
all should be settled Immediately on his Ie-
turn: The great hitch is over the marshalship,
and there are good reasons for believing that
samuel Josephs viii get the appointment.
PERsoNAL.-&secretary Lamar and Indian
Commissioner Atkins returned to the city last
night.-B. B. Smalley, collector of the
port OF Burlington, VT, is at the Arlington.-
Or. G. A. Logan, late minister to Chilli; Hon.
Hiram Price, late Indian commissioner, and
Manuel Del Campo, Of the CHILEAN legation,
Slater left for New York Saturday evening
Ex-President Arthur is established in his au-
tumn quarters at Lenox, Mass. Mrs. Freling-
huysen and her daughters are also there
Mile NJ j. Prandi has returned to the city,
Hon. John NJ. Langston, late minister to Hayti,
and Senator Hawley, OF Connecticut, were in
New York last night.-Mr. William Williams,
recently United States charge d'affaires to Par.
aguay and Uruguay, arrived in New York on
Sunday:-Judge George g: Batcheller, of the
International tribunal in Egypt, arrived in
New York last night from Europe.-S F.
Merritt and wife, of Washington, are in New
pOrt.-Dr. 6. s. Palmer and wife have returned
from their visit TO Maine and Massachusetts.
IS. w. Woodward left the city Saturday
evening for weeks trip to Boston.-Mrs
Powell, the Washington contralto reached
Dresden on August LIST, and is now engaged in
study under Lamperti.-Mr. John E. Beall, of
this city, gave q german at the town hall in
Warrenton, Va, Friday evening, to the ladies
OF Warrenton.-Dr. Burton Macafee the prin-
cipal of Arlington academy, expects to be home
and at the academy after to-day.-Gen. J. B.
Wreitzer, of Pennsylvania, is at the Ebbitt-
Judge John Blair Hoge and wife, l.. G. Bartle IT,
deputy commissioner of pensions; Mr.. R. C..
Garland and Miss Daisy Garland have re-
turned to the city from Rock Enon Springs
Or. Robert Reyburn and family are at Rock
Enon.--JOhn II. Harmon, jr., of this city, will
be married tomorrow, at Altoona, Pa to Miss
Lille II. E. B. Marshall, OF that place.-Col
Garrck Mallory, U. s. A., is at Old Point
Mrs; Carrie Fahnstock is at Warrenton, Val
DIR. Taber johnson is at Aurora, w. Va
Geo. w. Brown has left Orkney Springs for AS
bury Park. N. Whitney is at Raymond
Me.