Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-12-30

the eoltlon OF Thursday evening, will be con-
fined to the names authorized and sent in as
above, for which, of course, no charge will be
made.
THE SUPPLEMENT OF THE EVENING STAR
to-day contains talk with Poundmaster Elm
stein on hydrophobia, the Protestant Sister.
hood of st. Margaret, mail contracts and mail
contractors, the distinguished dead of 1885,
the New Year skies, list of members of the cab
net and Senate and House Of Representatives,
with their places of residence, Geographic
news, etc. The advertisements are classified
as follows: Auction Sales, Ladies' Goods Edu.
cational, House-furnishings, Financial, At
torneys, Specialties, Sewing Machines, Books
Wood and Coal, The Trades, Dentistry,
Steamers, Medical, Professional, Hotels, Poto.
mac River Boats, Railroads, Undertakers.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal
revenue, S2s7,471; customs, s56O.3s7.
THE BURNETT PENSION DECIsIoN.-The pen.
sion bureau is in receipt of thousands of letters
from all parts of the country, indicating the
existence of widespread but erroneous impress.
Court in the case of Mrs. Hattie A. Burnett
against the United States would bring about an
a aiIn total Snange in the rates Of pension
The decision, which was rendered by Justice
Harlan, on the contrary, sustains the practice
"a tAS pCASkOu oIuCc. buTucLGS OuSDaQu,
Gen: Ward II. Burnett, was allowed pension
Of $72 per month by special act of Congress
on account of his totally helpless condition.
CUSTOMS DEc1s1oNs.-The Treasury depart
ment holds that the importations of distilled
liquors in demUohns holding more than one
quart and less than fourteen gallons is illegal.
Goat and sheep skin rugs made up Of pieces OF
SKIN sewed together in the form of rugs are
held to be dutiabIe at 20 per cent ad valorem as
dressed furs on the skin.
LIEUT.. WILLIAM Nj. IRWIN has been de-
tached from the Washington navy yard and
ordered to duty in the bureau of equipment
and recruiting.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day
were Secretary Enidcott, Senators Vance and
jackson, Representatives Cutcheon, Lefevre,
Dowdney, Taulbee, Hermann, O'Donnell, Stru-
BILE, Holmes. Thompson, Van Eaton and Mr..
Carpenter Of Mississippi, and Henly and CO..
and ex-Representative Follett. OF Ohio.
VISITED THE BULL RUN BArTLEF1ELD-Rep-
resentafives Brown, of Penna.; Seney and
Thompson, of Ohio Cutcheon, of Mich; Hau-
OF Indiana, visited the field Of the battle of Bull
Run yesterday. They went out in the morning
by the Virginia Midland, and at Manassas took
carriages and drove over the two battiefelds.
SECOND LIEUT.. F. p FREMONT, Sd infantry,
has been granted leave of absence for three
sion of one month, to take effect at once.
ORDERED FROM WAsH1SGroN TO TEXAS
Second Lieut.. L. E. Sebree. signal corps, has
been relieved from duty in the Office of the
chief signal officer, and ordered to proceed to
San Antonio, Texas, aud report for duty as sig
nal officer OF the department Of Texas.
THE u S. 8. TENNESSEE arrived at Colon this
morning.
THE SUICIDE OF Ex-CoNsuL PoLLEYs.-Capt
VIM. a. Polleys, who. g.asreported in the morn
Ing papers to have committed suicide at Bar
BADGES yesterday really committed suicide at
his home in Portland, Me-, last August. Capt.
and was transferred to consulate in Cuba by
Garfield. He was removed by President
Arthur, owing to letter he wrote to the State
department, and which was made public He
was an applicant for consulship under the
I present administration, but the place he de-
to led % This
PATENTS IssuED.-rhe following patents
were issued yesterday to residents of the Dis
trict: Maurice Joyce, producing printing sur
faces; L. q. Hine, and others, reversing valve
ear; Sarah A. Shepherd. sewing machine trea-
die; Levi Stevens, furnaces, two patents.
BOND CALL.-The Secretary of the Treasury
yesterday afternoon issued bond call for
$4,000, 600 three per cent bonds, payable
February LIST, 1886. 1t is understood that the
call was made by Secretary tanning in order
to remove from the minds of the public any
apprehension as to a disturbance in the
shipments of gold to foreign markets. It's said
that sufficient calls will be made whenever it is
evident that a supply of gold is necessary to
meet demands of this character.
PERsoNAL.-Senator Miller, of New York,
Judge Thoman, late civil service commissioner
Paymaster John F. Tarbell and Commander
E. 7. Woodward, were registered in New York
niOhf -MinfSfoP
Pendleton held their first reception in their
new house in Berlin last evening. during which
Col switzler, chief Of the bureau of statistics,
has changed his city residence, and is now
located at 734 10Th street northwest.-H. c.
ington, arrived in San Francisco from the east
last Wednesday.-TOm Karl, of the Boston
Ideal Opera company, is at the Arlington.
Col. Henry GoodfeIlow.
DEATH OF BRAVE OFFICER AND sURv1
vOR OF THE KANE EXPEDITION.
Henry Goodfellow, major and brevet colonel
US. army, judge advocate of the department of
the Missouri, died at his post of duty, Fort
Leavenworth, Kansas, on the morning of De-
cember 29th. An officer of marked ability, a
close student of military law, Col Goodfellow
had in some respects an exceptional career. He
had not reached his majority when he volun-
teered to accompany DIR. Kane in his expedi-
ton in search Of Sir John Franklin in 1858.
compensations for the hardships and privations
Of that memorable voyage, and of the final
sledge journey of upwards of 1 800 miles over
the Arctic ice. OF that expedition, it is be-
neved that there is now but one survivor.
In 1861 Col. Goodfellow. then practicing law
in Philadelphia, entered the army as captain
in the 18th Pennsylvania volunteers, and
served throughout the war, the latter part of ii
as q staff officer. He was Frustrated by the
malarial fever OF the Chickahominy marshes,
wounded at Gettysburg, shot through the body
in the Wilderness, and was twice supposed to
be past recovery. But he returned to his post,
and in February, 1857, was appointed one of
the corps ofjudge advocates. In that capacity
he has served with credit while stationed at
Vlcksburg, while on duty in the War depart
ment, Washington, and In the department of
the Missouri.
The Weather ON New Year Day.
TOO FAR OFF TO PREDICT AcCuRArELY-Two
GUESSES AT IT.
A STAR reporter called at the signal Office
this morning to learn the kind of weather we
may expect for New Year day. The prophesies
in the indications room were unanimous rs to
temperature. It will be warmer tomorrow
morning than it was this morning, and it will
be colder Friday morning than Thursday
morning. There was some doubt expressed,
however, as to whether Friday win be q fair
day or not. 1t was q little too far off to make
an absolute prediction. One officer said it
would be colder with chances In favor of rain
and another with chances of fair weather. They
expected that by Tomorrow, however, they
would be able to predict without dOubt