Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-04-24
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAy.-Internal
revenue, s4s1 ,Os4; customs, S5sO,765.
REsIGNATIoNs.-Hiram l.. Childs, receiver e
public moneys at Bodie California, and Edwin
f. Whitcomb, of ILL.,. clerk Of class two in the
Fenslon Office, have resigned.
THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR has called
upon the various chiefs of bureaus for reports
upon the present condition of work under their
charge.
THE UNFINISHED CENSUS WoRK.-James II.
Hurdle, of New York. formerly clerk Of class
four in the Census office, has been put in charge
or the completion of the unfinished census
work, which has now been transferred to the
Secretarys Office, Interior department.
MRS. DoLPH, wife of the Senator from Oregon,
to-day received the painful intelligence that
her mother, Mrs. johnson Mulkey, of Pomeroy,
Washington Territory, died last Monday night.
Mrs. Mulkey accompanied her husband, who
was one of the pioneers of that region, to Oregon
many years ago.
Col. LAMONT, the Presidents private secre.
tary, who has been confined to his rooms at
the Arlington for several days, is somewhat
improved in health to-day, although last even
Ing his condition was not SO favorable. His
sickness is not in any way considered serious,
being bilious attack caused by overwork
and change of climate. He is not confined to
his bed, and it is expected will be on duty
again on Monday.
DEATH OF NAVAL OFFICER.-Lieut. Com
mander Alexander McC. Bishop U. s. n, died
in Trenton, N. j., yesterday. He was native
of New Jersey, and entered the navy from that
In 1865 he was promoted to paymaster, with
relative rank of lieutenant commander His
funeral will take place in New Brunswick, NJ,
tomorrow.
REPUBLICANS NOT FINDING FAULT WITH
THE ADMINISTRATIoN.-Repr Milli-
ken (rep.), of Maine, speaking to STAR re-
porter Of the administration, said: sour peo-
pie are very we'll satisfied. The republicans
are a1 not OF finding any fault m They are willing to
nGia ai on to the oifiees The subject of the Vir-
Milliken said: 'He ought to know that there
cumstances, and that is to resign. If he doesn't
they'll kick him out, and that is what they
ought to do, too"
THE CONTRIBUTIONS to the Bartholdi statue
fund in the Treasury department amount thus
far to about $1SS. Twenty-one offices have been
port The coast survey office has the banner
thus far, having contributed $35.25.
SENTENCED TO DISMISSAL FROM THE Army
The President has approved the sentence of dis
missal of the court-martial in the case of First
Lieut.. Jas. s. Jouett, 10th cavalry, who was
lTleu Oh charges Oh lrfeguarltleS1 IN the accounts
OF the post at San Antonio, Texas, of which he
had charge. Lieut.. Jouett is the son Of Rear
Admiral Jouett, who commands the North At
1antic station.
ARMY ORDERs.-Captain Robert G. Heiner,
1st infantry, will report in person to the super
intendent mounted recruiting service, ST. Louis,
Missouri, to conduct a detachment of recruits
to New Mexico and Arizona. Captain Francis
b. Jones' assistant quartermaster, will repair
to this city and report in person to the quarter
pnn ton, l,,fvv
in his office.
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS OF THE MANHAr-
TAN CLUB.-Ministers Phelps, Pendleton and
Cox were present at the reception OF the Man.
haitian Club in New York last evening, as were
Gov. Hill, Gen. Fitz John Porter, Gen. Horatio
P; A. Collins. of Boston, Perry Belmont, Gov.
Albeit of New Jersey, Henry Watterson of
Kentucky, and about 500 others.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieutenant Commander
Edwin White ordered to the New Hampshire,
3Oth inst; Surgeon B. III. Kidder to the Pow
hatan per steamer, May 1st; Asst. Engineers F.
III. Eldridge and G. H. Carr to continue on duty
until July 1st; Lieut.. Commander Il. L. Tanner
detached from command Of the Albatross 18th
May, and ordered to hold himself in readiness
for orders to a cruising vessel; Lieut.. F. NJ.
Symonds from the New Hampshire, 3Oth inst.
and placed on waiting orders; Passed Assistant
engineering and ordered to the Michigan: the
leave OF Commodore a. G. Clary (retired) ex-
tended one year from May 1st. with permission
to remain abroad.
MEDICAL DIRECTOR GEO. PECK and Medical
Inspector David Kindleberger have been or
dered to represent the medical department of
the navy at the meeting of the American Medi-
cal Association, which meets at New Orleans
on the 2Sth instant.
TREASURY CLERKS RUM BILLs.-Mr. ]. D.
Thomas has written to the Secretary of the
Treasury in behalf Of the "Merchants' Associa-
tion," sending twenty rum bills owed by clerks
in the department, ranging from one dollar to
him in bringing about their settlement. He
states that a settlement by the installrnent
sociation" @ referred to is supposed to ' be some me
collecting agency, and the bills will probably be
returned without examination.
THE INVESTIGATION OF PAYMAsTER GEN
ERAL SMITH-The naval court Of inquiry ap-
pointed to investigate the circumstances con-
nected with a contract between Paymastcr
General Smith and Mr.. Austin P. Brown, for
supplying beef and pork tor the navy, met at
the Navy department at eleven O'Clock to-day.
After reading the record OF yesterdays proceed
preliminary consideration of papers connected
with the contract, which will form part of the
evidence. The court then adjourned.
THE COMMITTEE OF THREE to count the
money and securities in the Treasury before
the change takes place in the treasurer's Office
will probably not be appointed until Mr.. Jordan
returns from New York. The count will COM
mence at the close Of business April 80, and
Will probably take about three weeks. The cash
and securities to be counted are as follows: Uni
ted States notes, $39, ,OO00O0; national bank
notes. $1,000, 600; gold certificates, S1O5, ,OOO,-
900; silver certificates, S31 100000 standard
silver dollars, $4,000, ,OOO fractional silver coin
S35O,OOO; gold coin, s., 100000 minor coin,
S20,U0O; interest checks and coupons paid,
S5,5OO.O0O; United States bonds, trust fund
bonds and District of Columbia sinking fund
bonds, $3.50, 600, 600.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day
were Senators German, Voorhees,, Jones, Fla;
Salisbury, Vance, Ransom, Cali. with Prot.
Carter, of Florida, and Gibson and friends; ex-
Senator Upton, General Sheridan; Represent
atives Love, Campbell, Ward, III; Reid, Curtin,
Rankin, n. j., and Hopkins, with Pennsylva-
mia delegation, Attorney General Cassidy, W.
s. Stenger and ID. A. Orr, of Penn; state Sena-
tors Hereby and Cloonan, Of ILL., Mrs. Admiral
n y; Jno. NJ. Adams. Portland, Me-; VIM W.
Wheaton, Detroit; Nicholas Miller, VIM. H.
POindexter, VIM. G. Rice, VIM. B. Moran of
Detroit; +. D. Huntley, chaplain Of u. S. Sen,
ate: d. McConville and Father Riordan, of
Castle Garden, n. Y.
PERsoNAL.-EX-Presiden Arthur has been
confined to his house in New York by sciatica
for two days. Yesterday he went about the
house. but did not venture out of DOORS He
thinks that his trouble is the result of malaria
from his southern ntrip.-Senator Edmunds at
at Lexington, KY, yesterday.-Marshal Nc
Michael and Lieut.. Schuetze were registered in
New York last night.-General n. p Banks is
at the Riggs.-Mr. w. Is. Woodward, OF the
Boston dry goods house, has gone to Old Point
Comfort for u short stay.