Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-03-14
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal
revenue, S373. $685. customs, S531, ,17O.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal
revenue, S373, 1886: customs, S531 40.
Mr. BLAINE VISITS THE PREsIDENT-Hon.
James G. Blaine walked from his residence in
the west end TO the White House about five
to President Cleveland. He was received by
the President in the library, and the two dis
tinguished persons were closeted for about ten
minutes.
COMMANDER EVANS RESTORED TO DUTY
Com'd'r Robley D. Evans has been restored to
his former duty as inspector of the fifth light
house district, from which he was relieved by
Secretary Chandler, at the request of Senator
removals in his office of political nature.
There was quite fight about the matter at the
time, Commander Evans orders OF relief being
held up in the Treasury department for some
time by Congressional influence. He was fin
ally relieved, however, and granted a long
leave of absence, which he utilized by entering
INTO some private business arrangement. This
the sake Of being restored to the position from
which he considered himself as unjustly re-
moved. Commander Slas Casey, who suc-
ceeded Commander Evans in charge of the fifth
lighthouse district, has been ordered to settle
his accounts.
THE RESIGNATION of I'd Lieut.. Vasa E. Stol-
brand, 18th infantry, now under charges for
duplicating his pay accounts has been accepted
by the President.
"A DoahD Of OFF1CERS, 10 COnS1SC
of Lieut.. Col Joseph B. Brown, surgeon; Major
Anthony Heger surgeon; Major John n. Jane
way, surgeon, is constituted to meet in New
ork city, on the 9th of April, for the examina-
tion or assistant surgeons for promotion and OF
candidates for admission into the medical corps
OF the army. Major Heger will be relieved
from duty in the department of the east by the
time to enable him to report in New York city
as a member of the board. Major Janeway will
discharge his duties on the board in addition to
his present duties.
CAPT. HENRY B. FREEMAN, 7th infantry,
now at GAINESVILLE, Ohio, on sick leave of alb
sence, will report at the expiration of his leave
to the commanding officer of Columbus barracks
lor temporary duty at that post and to conduct
Inc nrst detachment of recruits that may leave
for the department of the Platte. Upon turn.
Ing over the recruits in the department of the
Piatte he will proceed to join his company, or
will obey such other orders as he may receive
from the department commander.
MAJOR CHARLES r. GREENLEAF, surgeon,
and Capt. Charles A. Booth, assistant quarter
master, are detailed members of the general
court-martial appointed to meet at Columbus
barracks, Ohio.
CAPT. WILLIAM R. PARNELL, 1st cavalry,
will report to Lieut.. Col. William T. Gentry,
25th infantry, president of the army retiring
board convened at Fort Smelling, Minnesota,
ana Will hold himself in readiness to appear be-
lore the board for examination when sum-
mOned.
SECOND LIEUT.. WILLIAM NJ WRIGHT, 2d
infantry, will report, on the expiration Of his
authorized delay, to the commanding officer
Columbus barracks, Ohio for temporary duty.
LIEUT.. ]. NJ. HAENLEY, who has been de-
tached from the charge of the Baltimore
branch photographic Office and ordered to the
coast survey, is to make the resurvey of the
New York harbOr, for which Congress recently
made an appropriation.
CLERICAL CHANGE AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
Another change has been made in the clerical
force of the White House. Mr.. James C. Saun-
ders, Of Arkansas, was appointed to third
Warren Young, of Ohio. a clerk Of the SANE
grade who was notified that his services will not
be required after May 15. He will probably be
ttme. Mr.. Saunders is stenographer and WAS
clerk to the house committee on conmerce
He was employed In the speakers bureau Of
the national committee during the campaign
as stenographer. He is son of Rolfe s. Saun-
ders, well-known Tennessee Journalist.
DEATH OF CoNGREssMANs WIFE.-Mrs.
Herbert, wife Of Congressman Herbert, of Ala
bama, whose critical Illness was mentioned in
The STAR day or two since, died this morn
ing at $50 o'clock at the Metropolitan hotel
She was unconscious since yesterday.
GEN. THos. HEwsoN NELL, U.s.A, fretired).
who died in Philadelphia Thursday night, was
born in that city April 9th, 1929, graduated at
West Point, and served with distinction in the
Mexican war and in the war between the states
He was retired April 2, 1883.
REMOVAL AND APPoINTMENr.-secret
Manning yesterday removed J. P. Heyden, re-
publican an sqperintendent Of the public build
bucher, democrat, In his place.
SIGNAL SERVICE OBSERVATIONS FROM
BALLooN.-Prof. S. A. King, the aronaut, and
Observer w. H. Hammen of the signal service
department, made another ascension In the bal
loon Eagle Eyre, from the Gifard College
grounds. Philadelphia, yesterday afternoon, to
make signal service observations.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut. ]. ]. Hunker, ordered
to the Michigan. Leuts. r. H. Townley and E.
F. 8. Garter, detached from the New Hampshire
and placed on waiting orders. Lieut.. G. MGR.
Winslow, from the Despatch and ordered to the
graphic ooe sot5 inse and % oTdereS saS ee tho
Pensacola, 31st inst. Lieut.. III. P. Mcintosh
from the photographic 9ftice and ordered to the
from the branch photographic Office at Balti-
more and ordered to the coast survey. Lieut.. s.
l: Graham. nom the hydrographic ofnce and
Office. Lieut.. Chas. A. Adams, from the Mfchi-
gan and ordered to the Pensacola, goth inst.
ordered to the Pepsacola, 2Oth inst. Ensign
Geo. P. Blow, from the Norfolk navy yard, 10th
inst, and ordered to the Pensacola. Ensign
flee at Philadelphia and ordered to the Pensa~
cola. Passed Assistant Engineer Stacey Potts,
from the bureau of steam engineering and Or
dered to the Pensacola.
PERsoNAL.-secretary Whitney is expected
at New York tonight to remain there over
Sunday.-Mgr. Capel, who was to leave New
York to-day for New Orleans will spend April
and May in Washington.-Mrs and the Misses
Scofield and w. w. Armstrong, of Washington,
were registered in Jacksonville on Thursday
Hon. John Martin, q prominent democrat
and lawyer of Topeka, Kansas, is at the Ma
tional.-It Is announced that Lieut.. Greedy
will address the Scottish Geographical Society
on the occasion of his proposed visit to Great
Britain.-Senators Miller, of New York Hale,
Sabin, Sawyer, and Palmer were registered in
New York last night.
Serious Errors Of EngrOssinH Clerks.
IMPORTANT ITEMS OMITTED FROM APPRoPRI-
ALTON BILLS.
It has been discovered that the section of the
naval appropriation bill appropriating $780,
600 for the armament of the new cruisers has
been omitted by the engrossing clerk, and
consequently is not part of the law as passed.
The section providing for the abolition of the
naval advisory board at the discretion Of the
the board remains in existence. In the civil
service bill, an item appropriating $500 for
telegraph poles and material for the lifesaving
service was also omitted.
Missing Dime Coupons.
LITTLE STEAL IN THE PATENT OFFICE.
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