Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-23

'HINGTON, D. c., SA
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal
revenue, $346, 6,125; customs, 1891, ,741.
THERE SEEMS to be no doubt about the resig-
nation of Lieut.. T. B. NJ. Mason from the
navy.
LIEUT.. c. NJ. DE LANG, company II, 18th
infantry, will transfer stations with Lieut..
George +. Cooke, company B, same regiment.
RECEIVING SHIP AT THE WASHINGTON
NAVY 1ARD.-It is the intention to bring the
Dale, now at Annapolis, to Washington, at an
early day. for use receiving ship, instead Of
the Wyandotte, which will be sent to the James
CLosED.-The State department was closed to-
day out of respect to the memory of the late
Secretary Frelnghuysen, whose funeral took
place to-day.
PRISON LABoR.-New York labor organiza-
tions are petitioning the Attorney General to
order that no more United States prisoners be
sent To the Albany peniten tiary, on account Of
the contract labor system in force there.
AAAS AAheSH1AESI CIAARh Inv
When the investigation of the charges against
Architect Clark, of the Capitol, was resumed
today at the Interior department., Gustavus
Craiey polisher and rubber of marble was
placed on the stand and testified that the inner
wall OF tho terrace was very badly rubbed.
some of the marble was good and some very
pad, but he had never seen any very detective
blocks used.
THE POSTMASTER GENERAL JOINED BY Hrs
FAMILY.--Mrs. Vilas the wife Of the Postmaster
General, and daughter, have returned to this
city, which will be their home for the present
They have taken the house No. 27, Iowa Circle.
Mrs. Villas was here for q short time in the
spring as the guest OF Mr.. Letter, but soon after
tne inauguration she returned to her home in
wisconsin and made arrangements for re-
moving to this city.
THE JUNIATA, now in Asiatic waters, has
been ordered to proceed home via Zanzibar,
Cormorro Islands, Madagascar, the ports on the
southeast coast of Africa and the Cane of Good
.Mohe and the Enterprise to return via AUS
traila, New Zealand and the Pacific, running
lines of sOundings both in the Pacific and At
lantlc.
NAVAL ACADEMY CADETs-The following
additional candidates have passed the examin-
alton to naval cadetships, making twenty-five
that have been successful SO far: G. L. Fermier,
Gaines, Missouri; NJ Chace and B. S. Neumann.
New Jersey; F. n. Lewis, New York; J. A.
Woodworth, Massachusetts,; S. Emerson, Kan
III Sie SistSS vi hawai- 10 graduate
June D, Pennsylvania and Virginia each fur
nishes seven members; New York Delaware
Michigan. Tennessee, Ohio and South Carolina
each two, and Louisiana, Missouri, North Caro-
una, District of Columbia, Texas. Vermont
Mississippi, New Jersey, Illinois, Idaho Terri
tory and Georgia each one.
THE SPECIAL SENATE COMMITTEE on inter-
state commerce listened in New York yester-
day to the views of George r. Blanchard and
Channcey NJ. Depew. The committee will take
testimony nrnonal of fho
before making report
WHITE HOUSE CHANGES IN THE DOMESTIC
DEPARrMENT.-The President has dispensed
with the services of Howard Williams and Chef
Fortin, the steward and French cook of tho
White House. An Irish cook will hereafter
have hay, charge of the culinary department of the
WGlte House, but Il successor to the steward
VIII not be appointed until fall.
A MARYLAND POSTMASTER APPOINTED
The Postmaster General has appointed Jas. L.
Townsend postmaster at Sunshine Montgomery
county, Md, vice WV: Brown, resigned.
AWARD OF THE ENVELOPE CoNTRACr-The
Postmaster General to-day awarded the con-
tract for furnishing envelopes for the postal
service to the Uoiyoke Envelope Co.. of Holy
Oke, Mass. On some classes the bids of other
firms were less, but the aggregate bid of the
HOlyOke Co. on all the classes was lowest and
tor this reason the entire contract was awarded
to them. The amount OF the contract price for
the coming year will be S42,4372 25 less than
what was paid for envelopes last year.
THE CLASSIFICATION OF CERTAIN NAIL
MATTEE.-A question has been raised before
the Post Office department as the proper classi-
hcdtion OF certain mail matter, as, for instance
whether the Seaside Library and publications
secondclass mail matter. Assistant Attorney
General Bryant has these questions under con-
sideration, and will present the law in the case
to the Postmaster General for his action.
PERSONAL. - Vice President Hendricks left
Washington last night for his home in Indian
apolis.-Senator Camden is at the National
Mr.. de Struve, the Russian minister, and
Mr lsoustan, the French minister. Went over to
New York yesterday. y.---Representativ tive Brown,
Of ,,,; p,;snnsylyania Is; M is at the Hamiton.-Judge
Ork last evening-Cien. James B. PearsalI
OF New York, is at Welcker's.-Mr. l.. S. Bru,
from his severe illness, leaves for ST. Louis Mon
day, where he expects to go into business
Miss Nelson, of New York city, accompanied
Miss Cleveland upon her return to the White
House yesterday afternoon, where she will re-
main for several days as Miss Cleveand's guest
and MSs the
ber of their pupils, visited Mount Vernon to-
day.-Mr. \. w. Bond, of the Patent once,
where he remained for five months with the
Patent Office exhibit.-Judge Newman, of
EurIington to- iowa is in town, the guest of his
given at the residence OF Mrs ]. +. Mediation in
New York Oh Thursday last, in honor of the
graduation of her daughter, Miss Mary Frances
Mcmahon, the following Washingtunians were
present: Mrs. Peter Mcnamara, Prof R. C. Nc
Cay and sisters, Mr.. George McCay Mr. John
X. Oulahan.-Ex-R Representative Manning. of
Mississippi who is now located here in the prac-
tice q; his profession, will be Joined next week
by his family at 2OS New Jersey avenue south
east.-Capt HoXie, now stationed in Alabama
will visit this city next week.-Among the
visitors to Fortress Monroe, arriving by last
night S steamer, were Mrs. Mcdonald and Miss
ellis, of this city, with number Of the young
lady students OF their schoOi.-Gen. Newton is
expected to return this evening from an ex-
tended tour of finspection.-Judge Thoman, of
the civil scrvic commission, has taken a fur
nished house, 1887 18th street, and has his
mother and sister with him.-Iieut. 3. H
buckingham, the naval representative at the
New Orleans exposition, returned to Washing-
ton last evening from New Orleans-T
W. Stevens, of Albany, w. H. Chandler,
of Pennsylvania, d. G. Amber, Florida
j. bonner, London, England, and W,
Saflitt, OF Wales, are at the Arlington.-
Gel. John r. Fellows, of New York is at the
Riggs.-J. NJ Wiley, of Buffalo; w. c. Bullitt
OF Philadelphia, and Albert i. Gaines of Hot
Springs; G. Castanos and lady Misses Clstanos.
Robe1s, Gel and Sunano, of Guadalajara Mexi,
co. are at the Riggs.-Andrew l.. Chadwick.
of Maine, and Nj. l.. Peterson, of st. Louis. are
at the Ebbitt.
The Dolphin to go to Sen.
ROACH.