Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-19
Washington News and Gossip.

washington News and Gossip.
| The SUPPLEMENT OF THE EVENING STAR
| oo-oay contains an account of Canon Farrar's
| SERMON yesterday, the Sartoris scandal, Lieut.
Me'Viie proposed trip to the north pole, Chief
| deronlmos smart trick the Bulgaro- Roume liam
| question explained, the base ball conference
local ana Geographic news, etc. The advertise
Inehes are classified as follows: Auction Sales
Dry eoods, Books, Proposals. Dentistry, Ladies
Goods, Pianos and Organs. Specialties, Family
supplies, Gentlemens Goods, Sewing Machines
PROFESSIONAL, Financial, The Trades, Attorneys
.ouseiurnlshings, Wood and Coal, Steamers
Meolcal, Potomac River Boats, Railroads,
| Undertakers
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TODAY. - Internal
revenue, $3.50, 793; customs. S675,136
THE LARGE PORTRAIT of Thomas Jefferson
winch hung upon the wall of the White House
VesIloule has been taken down and placed upon
| light. W ''e ''''-
FIRST LIEUT.. WILLIAM T. HOWARD, ID ar
| tihery, mas been ordered to report by letter to
~ tha General Winfield 9. Hancock, president
~ W Ine army retiring board at Governors Island,
Ne" iork' Tor examination for retirement.
| LIEUT.. ]. E. POWELL, of the signal service,
| mas returned from a summer trip to Europe,
duty.
COMMISSIONERS OF INTERNAL REVENUE MIL
LER mas leased the furnished residence No. 1902
firm of Fitch, Fox Brown. Mr.. Fitch is pre- pre-
pairing 10 build new residence for himself.
No RELIGIOUS TESTS IN THE STATE DE-
| Notwithstanding Bayard says he has
heard nothing of the protest of the Catholics of
Eicnmond against the appointment of Rev. DR..
Snai' the me baptist preacher, as minister to
spain I'VE have no religious tests in this
country, end certainly not in this department"
Col. JOHN c. KELToN, assistant adjutant
general, to-day assumed charge of the appoin t.
ment commission and personal branch of the
adjutant generals office, War department. re-
neving Gen. Channcey Mckeever, who will take
station at San Francisco. Gen. McKeever will
not leave immediate ly for his new post as he
mas been allowed a delay OF several weeks by
Gen. Pope, in which to settle up his private
business affairs in the east.
iHE GENERAL CoURTs-MARTIAL at David's
island, New York harbor. and at Columbus bar
| racks have been dissolved and the following
tenant Colonel Alfred l.. HOugh, 18th infantry;
Major Alfred A. Woodruff, surgeon; Captain
stephen r. Stafford, 10Th infantry; LIST Lieu
tenants William Hoffman, IL ,h infantry: Har-
ry L.; HASKELL Sl9 18th infantry, and Calvin D.
liam l.. Pitcher, Sth infantry, judge advocate
At Columbus barracks - Lieutenant Colonel
Kobe robert Il; ofiey I5,h infantry; CAPTAINS Ste
rill, assistant surgeon, and Daniel +. Callinan
ist infantry; lst LIeutenants Theophilus W.
Odd infantry; Rufus +. Brown, 4th infantry
and John McMartn, 25th infantry, with 1st
Lieutenant Alexander Osle, 18th infantry
judge advocate.
RETURN OF MINISTER FREY.-Col. f. Frey
the acceptable Swiss minister, was prevailed
to
matte representative of Switzerland at Wash
1ngton and having returned Saturday last
TO this city from n visit to his father and chill
dren at Arleshelm, near BesIe, has taken the
conmodious residence, adjoining DIR. McBlair
2O31 street northwest.
THE BELL TELEPHONE PATENT-Tbe United
States attorney for the western district OF Ten
nessee, Mr.. II. w. McCorry, has renewed his APP
plication to the Department OF Justice to test the
validity of the bell telephone patent, and SIM
liar application has been made by the WASH
lngton telephone company, OF Baltimore, and
both applications have been referred to the In
terror department for investigation.
DECLINES THE ADMINISTRATIONS 3.
Roosevelt, who was appointed by the President
one of the commissioners to examine the last
section completed of the Northern Pacific rail-
road, has declined the appointment.
OPENED HIS RIVALS LETTERs.-Charles F.
Ohlney, late assistant postmaster at Clarks-
mail matter addressed to other persons. He
had rival in the affections of q young lady
living at Ciarksburg and could not resist the
temptation to open their letters and inform
himself of his rivals progress A bench warrant
has been issued for his arrest.
1T IS SAID that Mr.. Ferd. Winston, of CHI
cago, has been offered the position of minister
to Persia.
SENATOR CAMERON WILL NOT REs1GN.-A
1icv,n fnIf r<,ry,
Times says:-There is not the least foundation
for the report teegraphed from Pittsburg that
Senator Cameron is about reSgning his seat in
the U. s. Senate. The Senator will be home in
opening of Congress. He is much improved in
health and expects to make his home in WASH
ington until the adjournment of the Senate. If
his physician should, however, advise against
such course, he will have his pair renewed
with Senator Butler and probably return to
California, In the hope of a full restoration to
health.
PERSECUTION OF CHRISTIANS IN CHINA.-A
report has been received by the Secretary of
State from Consul Charles Seymour, at Canton.
China, enclosing pamphlets issued by the
Shanghai and Hankow committees, describing
the prosecutions of Christians in China The
prosecutions Of which the missionaries COM
plain comprise robbery or destruction of
chapels and the beating, Matchmaking and
"boycotting" OF native Christians.
PERSoNAL.-Representati Belmont arrived
in town Saturday evening.-Mrs. ]. j. Gillen-
water has gone to Wayne county, Pa, to attend
the golden wedding of her parents, on the 2lst
Conger went over to New York on Saturday,
Hon. Thomas Atkins, of Vermont, Hon. D. N.
and Daniel Lord, jr., of New York, are at the
Ebbitt.-Mr and Mrs. Lisner give dinner at
the Washington Light Infantry armOry this
evening to commemorate their marriage-
Ex-Representative Bliss, of Brooklyn, is at the
Arlington:--Rev.M Mr.. Hopkins, the new United
Madison-street Colored Presbyterian church. i'm
Boston, yesterday.-Madam Palmer-Nevada,
the American prima donna, arrived in New
York from Europe yesterday.-Rev. Dr. Do
mer, of this city, has been summoned to offici-
ate at the funeral OF MIR. John Geise, OF Reading
"a. an old friend, and will be absent until
Thursday.
A. WatsOn's War ON the Signal Service.
WHAT GEN. HAZEN SAYS ABOUT 1.-THE WORK
OF THE BUREAU CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE