Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-26
Washington News and Gossin
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal rev
enue, S722, ,052; customs, S199,Ol2

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal rev.
enue, s722. I052; customs, s199.O1a.
Nor SEVERE ONE.-The coal wave signal fioated
from the signal office this morning, but STAR re-
porter was informed that the wave, which is ap-
preaching, is not very severe one, and that the
temperature tomorrow will fall only about Is
degrees While the weather will be clear.
INSPECTING THE PANAMA CANAL-Commander
Wildes, commanding the Z. s. S. Yantic reports to
the Navy department under date OF Aspinwall,
January 11th, that he has detailed Lieut. Wlnslow,
and two other officers, TO inspect the line OF the
caLal and report upon its progress and condition.
The report will be forwarded at an early day. He
expected to sail for Havana on 18th or l4th, and to
arrive at Key West February 9Th.
NAVAL ORpERs.-Lteut l. C. Logan to the New
Hampshire; Paymaster r. w. Allen to report by
letter to Commodore Luce for duty at the naval
war college, Newport, r. l.; Chief Engineer Alex.
Henderson to New York on temporary duty CON
report by letter to Commodore Luce for duty at the
naval war college, Newport, X. l.; Mate Jas Hill
granted one months leave.
ARMY ORDERs.-Major Ezra B. Kirk, quartermas-
ter Will transfer his present duties at the quarter
masters depot at Jeffersonvle, Ind, to Col Rufus
Saxton, assistant quartermaster general, and will
then proceed to Atlanta, Ca. and relieve Major
Charles A. Reynolds, quartermaster Leave Tor
one year on surgeons certificate of disability is
granted Surgeon Warren Webster; leave for six
Major Charles a. Reynolds, Quartermaster, and 1st
Lieut.. John Conline, 9th cavalry; Capt. Wm NJ.
waterbury, 18th infantry, now in New York city
ON ieaVe OF absence viii report In person to super
tendent n1e qe general recruiting service, New York
A GENERAL COURT-MARTIAL meets at Fort Grant,
A. T., to-day, for the trial Of First Lieut. T. Halver-
son French. Sd cavalry, for conduct unbecoming an
officer and gentleman. The following is the detail
Ior the court: Col. W. K. Shafter, 1st infantry;
Zoo, onp< II i
collins, list Infantry Capts. Writ Davis. 4th cav
airy; w. s. Ttsdall, 1st infantry; II. w. LawtOn,
4th cavalry L. O. Parker, LIST infantry; Allen Smith,
y: W. Budd, and c. A. p. Hatfield, 4th cavalry.
flrst Lieut. j. H. Dorst, 4th cavalry, judge advocate
SIGNAL SERVICE MEN OJEcT1NG TO BE DRILLED
Inc men OF the signal service are greatly exercised
over the recent order Of the chief signal officer
which compes them to drill regularly, preparatory
they suppose, for parade at the celebration of the
washington monument dedication and upon In
auguratlOn day. The force Is divided into two Sec
tons, one of which is to be drilled Tuesday after
nOonS from two till four and the other at the same
.1 hours on Thursday afternoons The parade ground
VIII De tne vacant lot on street, opposite the sig
Nal ONCE The men in the service claim that 1t is
unfair suddenly to be made to perform the duties
OF soldiers for exhibition purposes, when their
duties have all along been Of clerical nature
Those who served a term at Fort Myer have been
accustomed to drilling, but many never handled a
gun and Will be compelled to purchase new uni
form. Gen. Hazen, on the other hand, holds that
the enlisted clerks soldiers, and are as much
part OF the regular establishment OF the army as
the engineers or ordnance men, or the line. They
are sOidlers and are performing clerical duty just
as II at post or regimental or department head
quarters and must be kept qualified In their mill
tary duties
PERSONAL-Chief Justice and Mrs. Waite and
Senator Call were registered in Jacksonville last
Friday evening.-Hon. E. G. Ross formerly u g.
Senator from Kansas but now citizen OF New Mex
leo, and regarded as likely to become governor OF
that territory, Is In town, On short VISTA re-
ception to Bishop Paret was given at st. Paul's
rectory, in Baltimore, Saturday evening.-Mr. A.
Parsons, OF the Louisiana Co3 Journal, is in the
city Tor a short Stay.-HOn George w. Julian
and daughter are in the city for the remainder OF
the winter, stopping at 134 street northeast.
.RepreSentative Burleigh, Civil Service Com
missioner Eaton and Paymaster Thomas were
registered In New York last EighL-Ex- Senator
Doollttle, OF Wisconsin, Is at the RIggs-The
friends OF Mrs. H. William viii be gratifed to know
that she Is recovering her health from severe at
tack OF pneumonia, at Winter Park, FLA tel
egram from the CitO OF Mexico states that Sehor
Romero. who recently resigned from the Washing
ton mission, has been reappointed, and viii start
for his post this week.