Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-24
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal rev
enue, $275. .O21; customs, s521 .931.

ing furniture for the custom house at Cincinnati
has been awarded to the Robert Mitchell Furni-
ture company, OF Cincinnati, at their bid Of
$23,3S9 The contract for supplying furniture for
public buildings east OF the Rocky mountains,
as called for has been awarded TO H. J. Fitzpatrick
& Co, of New York, at their bid OF s., ,507.
THE CONTRACT FOR LIGHTING THE MONUMENT
The bids for lighting the monument were opened
to-day and the contract awarded to the U. S.
electric light company OF this city. Their bid was
1882. The bid OF the Edison company,i 1T is under
stood was nearly g. ZOO and that OF the Brush swan
company $1,000. The contract was before awarded
to the Edison company without asking for propo-
sails, but complaint being made that the local COM
pany was not given chance to get the work, the
contract was withdrawn and bids advertised for,
with the above result
THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE CoURT-MARTTAL in the
case OF Lieut.. VIM. Stephenson, assistant surgeon,
recently tried at Fort Omaha, have been received
by the War department. He was tried on charge
OF neglect OF duty in failing to give proper attention
to sick soldier, who subsequently died.
SECRETARY FRELINGHUYsRN ON Gov. IRRLAND's
GRIEvANCE.-In regard to the allusion Of Gov. Ire
land OF Texas, in his inaugural address, to the un
satisfactory condition OF the Mexican extradition
treaty. and his failure to interest the State depart
ment in the matter. the Secretary of state says
that the treaty OF 1861 does not permit the United
states TO surrender to Mexico one of their ci-
zens; that, therefore, this government cannot de-
mand from Mexico the eXtraditiOn Of Mexican
dCCuSeu OF crime COnmltJeQ IN UnlS country, and
that the moment this difficulty was seen negotia-
tlons were opened with Mexico for an amended
treaty to cover this point The attention OF Con-
greSs was last year called to the difficulty, with
the suggestion that appropriate legislation might
cure 1t without the necessity Of a treaty.
ASSAY COMMISSIONERS APPo1NTED.-The Presi-
dent yesterday appointed the following assay COM
miSsloners, to meet at the mint at Philadelphia on
Wednesday, February II, 1885: Hon. Jonathan
Chace, House of Representatives; George Davidson,
Harvard College; Prof Rosster W. Raymond, New
YORK city; DR.: w. T. LAWYER, assayer OF the mint
bureau; Joel j. Bailey, esq, Philadelphia; Prof. E.
T. Fristoe. Columbian University, Washington, D..
G.; John W. Triggs, assayer San Francisco; George
b. Hanna, esq.,, assistant United States assayer,
Charlotte, n. c.; PROT II. Darlington Bolton, Trim
cott, University OF Michigan, Ann ArbOr; Prof.
Tho Thomas o5n Egleston Columbia @ Gollege New York
judge United States district court eastern district
OF Pennsylvania; Hon. II. w. Cannon, controller Of
the currency, and Herbert G. Torrey, esq.,, assayer
United States assay Office, New York.
HAVING NICE TINE AT NIcE.-Secretary Chan
dler has received communication from an Amert-
can resident at Nice, France, saying that the
officers Of the O. S. steamship Lancaster are hold
Ing high carnival at that place, and have rOundly
abused the Secretary OF the Navy for having Or
dered the vessel to the Congo, which action, they
publicly assert. was taken to spite the ladies Of
their families who, the writer says, are holding
daily receptions on the vessel, in open defiance OF
the rules OF the service The secretary has written
to Rear Admiral English commanding the Lancas-
ter, for Information on the subject.
ARMY LEAvEs.-Leave for six months, to take
effect about February 1st, with permission to leave
the United States, is granted ed Lieut.. A. F. Rowan
18th infantry. The leave of I'd Lieut. E. b. Webber,
2oth infantry, Is extended two months
THE WEEKLY STAR now ready for this week
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PERsoNAL.-Chief Justice Waite and party are in
Jacksonville, Fla, and will go to st. Augustine
next Monday.-Senator-el Evarts and his eld-
est daughter are In town short visit the guests
OF Justice and Mrs Blatchford.-BishopP Paret
will be rendered a reception by the rector, Rev. Dr.
Hodges, and the vestry OF St. Pauls church, Baiti.
more, this even1ng.-Dr. Geo. B. WEIGH leaves
tomorrow morning for Minnesota to report on a
absent about two neutrality-suspicious. Broad
head has gone to his home in ST. Louis for short
vislt.~Hon D. L. fulee, OF this city, has sold to
syndicate over 100000 acres OF Florida land, some
OF which is considered very valuable
The Weather Map Mixed.
BUT SUNDAY LIKELY TO BE CLEAR DAY WITH
LOWER TEMPERATURE.
"This mornings weather map is the nastiest one
have studied for long time," said signal ser
vice prediction officer to STAR reporter this morn
Ing; "and it takes prophet, indeed, to predict
weather accurately from it. just see here" he
continued, pointing to the map In question, "there
are three 'h1ghs' and two lows"
Ubaro fba o1,o 81, oc,-a
swell, he's been scattered around rather proms-
cuously, and has caused some pretty cold weather
all over the country; That makes pretty full
TO get the game. Still, you can tell THE STARS
readers that we going to have clearing weather
Tomorrow, with drop In the temperature-only
your galoshes this morning That's right. Always
stand by your own predictions We do"
THE ICE IN THE RIVER.
The ice in the river is reported as in q thaw1ng
condition to-day, and quite porous and rotten.
Steamboats, are plying between this city and Alex
their appearance from below. There Is no ice in
the river to retard navigation except for small
boats.
Treasury Department Appointments.
Mrs. Ella Hamer, Of Louisiana, has been selected
for appointment to the 1900 class, Secretarys Office
under civil service rules. The following persons
having completed satisfactory probationary term
vi siA uouCus edCL, nave oeen leappolnUeu 10 reg
ular clerkships Geo. N. Perry, Ohio, class 1; James
NJ Engle, W. Va, class 1; Wm C. McGill, IT,. Ohio,
class l. Samuel g. Fenby. OF Mo-, class l; Chas. D.
Harrison, Pa, class 1; VIM. X. FrlSbie, Arkansas
class 1; E. N. wade, Ca, class $500.
Court of Claims and State Department
Changes.
Judge Richardson has Qualined as chief Justice
OF the Court of Claims, and has entered upon the
duties OF that Office Mr. Jno Davis, the new ap-
pointee to the bench, has not yet qualified, al
though his commission has been issued. He said
to-day that he desired to finish up some matters
pending in the Department of State before re-
llnqu1Sh1ng his post as first assistant secretary,
but that he expected to assume his position on
the oench within fortnight. 1t is generally under
stood that Mr A. A. Adee third assistant secretary
the state department. Owing to the very short
Time the new first assistant secretary would have
10 serve, 1t was thought that the position would
not De flled, but as 1t Is learned that Mr. Adee Is
longer ander any circumstances, it is thought like
~ ne Will De honored the promotion If he aesires it.
Keeping Inside Of the Approximations.
CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE TREASURY.
The expenditure OF the Treasury contingent fund
for the fiscal year ended June 3Oth, 1884, amounted
to $9s while the appropriation for that pur-
pose was Sill .327.34; so that an unexpended bal
ance OF $21 6.76 remained on hand at the end OF
the year. The expenditures In detail were as fol.
lows: Binding newspapers etc, s31O.OS; for books
and technical publications, 81 1167 95 for repairing
hand-StaInps, etc. $6409; stock for Treasury bind
binding newspapers. etc, s., 2,639S2 For 1nvesuga-
ti0n OF accounts and records, including travelling
expenses, $77554 for freights and kilograms,
1929 s2 for rent 81 $50; horses, wagons etc, In