Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-23
Washington News and Gossin

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal rev.
enue, $27S, 200; customs, sas7.1s7.
TIE NAVY DEPARTMENT is informed of the arrival
OF the Tennessee at Key West last evening.
COMMODORE STEPHEN B. LUCE is in the city. he
was at the Navy department to-day ON business
connected with the establishment OF the War
school at Newport. r. L
PAY INSPECTOR A. j. PRIrcHARD Is to be ordered
to the Pensacola.
He OBJECTED TO LIQUOR ADvERrIsEAENT.-The
Commissioner Of Indian Anairs. Hon. Hiram
Price is strong temperance man, and when one
the other day he refused to receive it because the
advertisement OF liquor dealer was printed on
the. outside. He has siace been provided with
one that does not have the Objectionable adver-
ttSement
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS VISITORS to-day were
Senators Vest, Cameron Of Pa, Malone, and Jones
of New, Representatives NuSttng, Brewer, Tucker,
Bingham, JenordS and Wait, and U. s. Minister
Foster.
INSPECTOR OF PUBLIC BIILDINGs-The Secretary
OF the Treasury has appointed MI. A. G. Thompson
to be inspector of public buildings, at q salary OF
g, 600 per annum, vice P. Dwyer, relieved. MI.
Thompson was formerly employed in the Office Of
supervising architect OF the Treasury.
Ex-SERGEANr HALTNoRrH WILL NOT BE REIN
sTATED.-The petition of exSergeant Haltnorth to
the President to be honorabt discharged from the
partment, where it Will be unavorably acted upon
II acted upon at all The Secretary OF War said to-
day that HaltnOrth had beengutlty OF confessed
clerical crime, and for this he was simply dis
charged, as would any clerkbe In the War depart
ment who did not behave hiaSelf properly or who
was guilty OF such an action.
A LUCKY LIRUTENANT.-Lieu. Lucien Young, G.
s. n, who Is on the United Staes steamer Shenan-
doah, now at Coquimbo, Chill writes to friends in
Lexington, KY, that he has leared more than a
million dollars from investments In silver mines
and a railroad in that cOuntF. Lieut. Young Is
well known In this city.
TIE LArR MRS. MATTHEws-The United States
Supreme Court adjourned yeste1ay until Monday,
as mark OF sympathy for Mr. Justice Matthews,
In the loss OF his wife. whose deth occurred early
yesterday morning, as stated THE STAR Mr..
Justice Miller in announcing th death, said that
the members OF the court wOudattend In body
such funeral ceremonies as ma, be held In this
city. The honorary pall-bearers t the funeral to-
| morrow Will be seven associate Justices OF the
Supreme Court and the active berers will be en-
ployes OF the court. The services will be con-
probably, by Rev. Or. Pitzer, OF tis city. After
the services at the house the remais Will be taken
to the depot and placed In specal Car in charge
OF the undertaken. Mr. W. r. Spear
THE ELECTORAL MKssENGERs.-Cptain Geo. w.
Davis left this morning for Iowa, aahe messenger
for the electoral vote Of that state. At the State
department nothing is known OF th reported re-
cepJ in proper shape OF the electOra votes OF Ore
| gOn and Iowa. It Is stated that tl department
was simply requested TO dispatch Messengers TO
! those states for the electoral votes,and this has
accordingly been done. Major Bats, the other
messenger. ieft some time ago for oregon. and
should have reached his destination Yesterday, but
has not been heard from.
| NAVAL ORDERs.-Ensgn E. E. Cape.art ordered
| to the Galena; Carpenter z. T. Ward to the New
| York navy yard; Pay Inspector F. Cosby de-
| tached from special duty. and orderd as navy
| paymaster at Baltimore, Md 18th FEBRUARY: PAY
! Inspector A. j. Pritchard detached iron duty at
Baltimore, and ordered to settle accouns and hold
| himself In readiness for sea service; Carpenter
! ThoSA NJ. McGlOne from the New York navy yard
and placed on waiting orders.
PERsosAL--H. F. sperry, editor Of the Hartford
Post. Is guest at the Hamilton.-Gen Stewart
L. WoOdford, of New York, and d. R. locke. OF
Ohio tsNasby'9, are at Willards-Htn. b. g.
| Smaley, member Of the Democratic National Com
| mitee from Vermont is IN town, stopping at the
| Ebbitt-Mr A. A. Freeman, Assistant Attorney
| General OF the Post Ofce department. has gone
! TO New Orleans to attend the cases against the
lottery company.