Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-08
Washington News and Gossip.

THE SUPPLEMENT OF THE EVENING STAR
to-day contains an account of Mr.. Bells plan
for teaching the deaf, proceedings of the wash
fngton Presbytery, a list OF new Naval Academy
officials, an interview with the japanese minis
ter, from the Apache country, and telegraphlc
and local news. The advertisements are classi-
fed as follows: Auction Sales, Wood and Coal,
summer Resorts, Books, Family Supplies, Fro
fessional, Dry Goods, Ladies' Goods, Pianos ana
Organs, Medical, Housefurnishings, Sewing Ma
chimes, Steamers, Undertakers, Potomac River
Boats, Railroads, Attorneys, The Trades.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal
revenue, $499,912; customs, s349,063
The DISTRICT EsTIMATEs.-The District
Commissioners have forwarded their estimates
for the expenses of the District government for
the next ensuing fiscal year to the Treasury de-
partment. The aggregate amount Is ABOUT
100000 more than that of last year, which
this extra appropriation will be expended upon
the improvement Of the streets. Out OF this
increase asked the police will have 10000,
rolls OF school teachers. The receipts OF the
District are estimated to amount next year
to $50 900 which is considerable increase
GEN. ATKINS EsT1MArEs-Gen. Atkins, the
commissioner of Indian affairs, proposes to profit
from his experience as chairman of the House
mates for the next year he Will ask tor only
what he actually wants. He expects to get
everything that he asks for: The total amount
which he will ask for will be larger than the
amount appropriated last year, for the reason
that the educational system among the Indians
will be extended, and as far as possible the gov,
eminent will take charge of all schools. instead
OF carrying them on in connection with the re-
ligious societies. Mr.. Atkins has travelled ex-
tensively among the Indians since he became
commissioner, and he will therefore have a
number of recommendations to make of practi-
cal value.
THE COLoRED SIGNAL SERVICE OBSERVER
Sergeant McGauran, Of the signal service, who
got into trouble by refusing to receive colored
man as his assistant in the Office at Pensacola,
Fla, is not to be court-martialed for a disobedi.
ence of orders, as was first intended. He brought
strong influence to bear, and succeeded in hay
ing his punishment limited to a reduction to
has been in charge of the Pensacola Office ever
since he was assigned TO duty there, will shortly
be relieved, as his presence in an official capa
city Is dtStasteful to the citizens of Pensacola
and 1t Is thought unnecessary to insist upon his
remaining there. He would not have received
that assignment in the first place, it is now
stated, had the fact of his being colored occurred
to the officers making the selection.
AN ABscoND1NG POSTMASTER ARRESTED
About two years ago there was discovered a de-
felt of $500 in the accounts of Postmaster
Thomas Tiff1n, at Bennington, VT. A short time
ago Inspector Bassett learned that Tiffin had
gone to Colorado, followed him to that state,
and effected his arrest yesterday.
MILITARY SIGNALS.-It is the intention OF
the chief signal officer to give the men in the
service thorough practice in signaling by rum
ming signal lines between here and Baltimore
or here and Harpers Ferry at an early day. All
the signaling paraphernalia will be carried
along, and the work will be conducted as it
would be in case of war.
PERSONAL.-E H. Jennings and wife, of
North Carolina, are at the Ebbitt.-J. NJ. Scott
and wife, of Allegheny, Pa, are at Wormleys.
Hon. W. II. Barnum is at the Arlington
Dir. John Davis and Commodore Mayo were in
New York last night.-Gen. Baird was in Chi
cago on Tuesday.-Mr. J. NJ. Host, of Column
after an absence of several months, has returned
TO the city and taken u residence on p street.
.EA-Gongressman Johp Lynch, of the Terra
Gotta works, on the Metropolitan railroad has
returned to his city residence for the winter.
The Lyons papers speak in highly
the retirin, United States consul
Gen. Hazen, the Third Assistant Postmaster
General, who has been spending a short vaca-
ton at his home In EastOn, Pa, is expected
home to-morrow.-Miss Norma Jackson, OF
Capitol Hill, Is the guest of Mrs. Cory, niece of
the late Gov. A. H. Stephens, of Liberty Hall.
Charlottesville, Ga.-Mr. and Mrs. j. F. Saun-
of B street northeast, aunt OF Mrs. Saunders.
MIR. John H. Seals, editor OF the Sunny
South, literary paper published in Atlanta, has
been visiting Washington with a view OF estab-
fishing the paper permanently here-Ex-
Chief Justice Drake has returned from visit
to st. Paul, Duluth, Kansas City, st. Louis, and
Columbus.