Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-12
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-Internal
evenue, $500, 537; customs, 1894 ,463.


SENATOR FRYEs BIG CATCH.-Senator Frye
some days ago went to Mettapedia, DR.. Bakers
resort, on fishing excursion. The first day he
made cast he hooked a salmon which 1t took
MN one and one-half hours to land. The nsh
WeIgneo 26t2 pounds, and was landed Two
NAVAL ORD ERs.-Naval Cadet R. B. Howell
detached from the Omaha and placed on sick
leave. Assistant Engineer C. A. Carr, ordered
70 the omaha. Passed Assistant Engineer Jno.
femDerton, detached from the Omaha and
placed on sick leave. Assistant Naval Con-
at N Ener ordered lcn an 10 sa
the tn board Of which Naval Constructor R.
structor Richard Gatewood, detached from duty
under the advisory board and ordered to duty
as member OF the board, of which Naval Con-
structor X. w. Steele, is President.
Nor MUCH OF Hot WAvE.-.'Is this a fore
tast Ofanother hot spell?' asked STAR reporter
at the signal Office this morning. 81 don't think
ago., was the reply. "There are no indications
OF a hot wave, although the weather will proba-
ply grow little warmer. Weather indications
go 10 show that the present state of the weather
Will continue about the same for some time."
THE SMITH CoURT-MARr1AL has completed
Its work, and yesterday was temporarily adj
!ourned. The findings will be sent to the Pres
loent Tor his approval or disapproval.
THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT decides that
"books imported by individuals for the use of
private schools are not exempt from payment
Oh duties under the existing statute"
IT Is SAID at the State department that there
Is no foundation for the report that Mr.. Kelley
is to succeed MI. Adee as Third Assistant Secre-
tary of State.
SANTOS LIBERATED.-The Secretary of State
has received telegram from the American
consul at Guayaquil, Ecuador, saying that he
had positive Information that Santos had been
liberated.
PATENTS IssUED.-The following patents have
been issued to citizens OF the District: Frank
Ashton, support for pantaloons; B. A. Fisk, arc
Riordan, combined roller and tile ruler for
marking concrete surfaces.
TRANSFER OF $1O,OOO,OOO IN GOLD BY
MAIL-COngress at it's last session authorized
the transfer of 100000 in gold from the
sub-treasury at San Francisco to the sub-treas-
ury at New York. Owing to the high express
charges the Treasury department has been
using the mails as a means of transportation.
About 10000, 900 have been thus transferred,
but owing to the publicity given to the matter
1T has been thought best to suspend the trans
fer for the present as a precaution against rob-
berry.
STRONG EFFORT is being made to have the
Secretary of Warmake an exception in the case
of Col Davis, of Gen. Sheridan's staff, in en-
forcing his order sending officers who have been
doing detached duty for more than four years
back TO their regiments. The object in retain
ing him In Washington is to secure his services
In experimenting the construction of the pro-
posed army medical museum building.
CADETS IN THE REVENUE MARINE SERVICE
Acting Secretary Fairchlld has directed that a
supplemental competitive examination be held
at the Treasury department on the 25th instant
for the purpose of filling seven vacancies of the
grade of cadets in the revenue marine service
The examination will be conducted by revenue
marine officers.
A CIVIL SERVICE QUEsTIoN-Phillips. the
clerk of the United States court in New Mexico,
has refused to give way to w. G. Webb, who
has been appointed to the place by the new
chief justice, Judge Vincent. Phillips claims
behavior. The case will be referred, through the
Attorney General, to the President. Mr. Phil
lips is son-in-law ofex-Judge Axtell.
THE PRESIDENTS blackboard R1DE.-The
President and DIR. Ward reached upper Saranac
lake. their destination, yesterday afternoon.
They had a pleasant, uneventful blackboard
minus at Au Sable. The Albany Eyenin0 Jour
nal says. on the highest authority, that the sub
ject OF the fall campaign in New York was not
referred to In the Interview between President
Cleveland and Gov. Hill.
nc.
monds left yesterday for Cresson Springs, where
they will pass the remainder of the month";
Ex-District Attorney and Mrs. Wells after hav.
Ing spent some time in the AdirOndacks, are
now at Saratoga.-Mr. c. b. Church has gone to
Maine for a stay OF three or four weeks.-Prof
Alex. g. Bell, of Washington, was registered i'm
New York last night.-O. A. Stevens, of this
city, was among the arrivals in Chicago sun
day.-B. F. White. of this city, was registered
in San Francisco on the 4th fnst.-Mr. and
Mrs: John c. Parker lett the city. yesterday to
Visit lrlends at CONWAY, Mo-, and make tour
In the west intending to be gone tor two or three
weeks.-Mrs. G. Furniss, of Washington, was
passenger on the overland train due in San
Francisco on the 9Th instant.
What Gen. FitzhuSh Lee Did Say.
HIS REMARKS ABOUT THE TOOMBs INTERVIEW
MISQUOTED
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee arrived here this morning
from New York. He was asked about his re.
ported remarks relative TO Gen. TOOmbs. and
said that he was surprised at seeing his Ian.
guage so misquOted. He had only remarked
when shown the TOombs interview about Mr.
Davis and West Point, that Gen. Toombs had
contradicted himself in saying that sthe south
could have succeeded had it not been throttIed
by West Point" and following that statement
with the assertion that the cOnfederacy could
Johnston first or Joseph f. Johnston next both
of whom were West Point men.
Gen. Lee said that his own remarks were that
the war developed too many good soldiers on
both sides from West Point to admit of any dis.
arrangement of that institution, while there
were also a great many splendid soldiers
on both sides who were not trained in that
school, as for instance Gordon, Forrest and
many others. He added that in his own COM
mand were numerous accomplished cavalry of.
ficers who had never seen the gates of West
Point, but who had learned the military art in
the greatest OF all schools, which was actual
war.
A Change In the Pension Districts.
The commissioner of pensions has substituted
for the twenty supervisory districts into which
the country is divided five sections, with super
vising examiner in charge of each. These five
supervisors will have their headquarters In
this city and be under the immediate super
vision of the chief of the examining division,
The fifteen supervisors who will thus be dis
pensed with will go into the field and be en-
ployed as special examiners in the examination
and settlement of claims. The five new dis
tricts. will be as follows: Hudson district in
Guiding the New England states, New York
New Jersey, Delaware, the eastern portion OF
Pennsylvania and the eastern shore of Mary.
land. Potomac section, including Ohio. West