Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-13
Washington News and Gossip.

THE SUPPLEMENT OF The EVENING STAR
today contains the charges filed against School
trustee Birney. report of the democratic rally
at Leesourg, Va, yesterday, q talk with man
VINO coaches folks for civil service examine
IONS, the murderous elephant Empress, a
curious cave di covered in. California, teles
graphic news, etc. The advertisements are
classified as follows: Auction Sales, Ladies'
Goods' Wood and Coal, Books, Family Supplies,
Gentlemen's Goods, Attorneys, Professional,
Specialties, Dentistry, Dry Goods, Pianos and
organs, Sewing Machines, Summer Resorts,
Housefarnishings, Medical, Steamers, Under
takers, Potomac River Boats, Railroads, Finan-
cial, The Trades.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal
revenue, S1o4, 1851; customs, s597, 1884.
SENATOR HARRIS and Senator Sabin saw the
PRESIDENT before cabinet meeting to-day.
WORK FOR THE Posi- OFFICE CLERKs.-Since
the present administration came into power
there have been about 600 presidential post
masters appointed, and of this number 249
nave been removed for various causes. 1t Is
stated that resolution will be introduced in
Cne senate calling for copies of the charges IN
each OF these cases and the reasons for the ac-
ton taken.
AT HIS POST AGAIN.-First Assistant Post
master General Stevenson returned to this city
this morning from Illinois. A number of per-
sons mad anticipated his arrival and were in at
tendance at his office to recommend changes
In the fOurth.class post Offices
YELLOW FEVER, CHOLERA AND SMALL
Pox.-Reports received at the Marine hospital
bureau show that yellow fever is epidemic in
Caracas; that cholera is decreasing in Spain,
and Is extinguished In Valencia; that small
pox is raging in Buenos Ayres with alarming
fatality, and that yellow fever has appeared in
RATHER LATE TO TALK ABOUT DIRECTING.
Some newspapers have recently published q
statement that there would be some opposition
Judge Durham as first controller of the Treas
ury. Judge Durham's name was sent in to the
Senate on the 18th of March last, and he was
confirmed unanimously on the Goth.
THE PRESIDENT WILL VOTE IN BUFFALO,
The President will probably leave Washington
on Monday, the I'd Of November, for Buffalo
and cast his ballot for Hill the following day
not be away from this city more than four
days The President IS q voter in the ninth
as far as New York by Secretary Manning and
Col. Lamont, his private secretary Secretary
Manning votes in Albany and Col. Lamont in
Cortiandt county, NY.
TIMER DEPREDATIONs.-M. ]. Staley, special
timber agent at Rathdrum, Idaho Territory re-
ports to Commissioner Sparks that he has trans
mitted thirty-One indictments against the
Northern Pacific railway company and the
Montana improvement company for cutting
timber from public lands.
THE HAVANA MAIL RoUTE.-The Postmaster
General is about to make an effort to transfer
the Havana service from the foreign mails bu-
reau to the office of the Second Assistant Post
master General, and class it with domestic
steamboat service. Advertisements will soon
be issued calling for proposals for rendering
steamboat mail service between Tampa, Fla,
via Key West, to Havana. The entire route is
800 miles in length, ninety miles of 1t lying be-
tween Key West and Havana, and the actual
time allowed is twenty-fOur and One-fOurth
bids are found to be reasonable in amount the
service will go into operation on Jan. 1st next.
MARRIAGE OF PREsIDENr.--A letter from
Liberia gives the particulars of the marriage of
President H. r. w. Johnson to Mrs. Hannah C.
Dimery, widow Of late leading merchant of
that republic. The joyful event took place on
the evening of August 10th, in the Presbyterian
church, MonrOvia, Rev. j. w. Biackiidge, rec
tor OF Trinity Episcopal church, officiating; the
groom being an Episcopalian and the bride a
Presbyterian. A reception Immediately fol-
lowed at the executive mansion.
HE THINKS NEW YORK WILL Go DEMO
CRATIC.-Treasurer Jordan has returned from a
short trip to New York, and says he thinks the
state will go democratic.
PERSONAL---VERY.. ana MIS-. George Bancroft
expect to arrive here from Newport this week
for the winter.-Gen. 8. V. Benet and ex.
Attorney General and Mrs. Brewster arrived at
New York from Europe yesterday.-Mr. G. NJ.
Hendley, of the White House staff, has returned
from his vacation and is again assisting Col.
Lamont.-AdmiralP Porter is at Newport, visit
ing his son-in-law and daughter, Lieutenant
and Mrs. Logan-Savini, the Italian TRACE
dian, arrived in New York from Europe yester-
day. II. Wilkinson, of Washington, was
registered in ST. John, N. b, last Saturday.
Whitelaw Reid and VIM. Henry Smith, of New
York, are at the acknowledgements Nc
navigation, Navy department., has returned
from a prolonged visit near NewpOrt.-Hon
II. A. Risley and Mrs. Risley, OF Colorado, are
in the city, the guests of their daughter, Miss
Olive -Seward.-Appraiser Louis Nc
Mullen, of New York, arrived at the Arlington
this morning-Judge Thoman, who is now on
his return from San Francisco, will reach
day at his home in OhiO.-SenatOr Voorhees,
and Hon. j. E. Lamb, of Indiana, and Hon. Eli
J. Henkle, of Baltimore, are at the NATIONAL
Gen. John Newton, Hon. VIM. Holdeman, of
Louisville; Major VIM. Caldwell, Hon. John A.
Morris and Hon. j. NJ. Hedges, of New York,
are at the Ebbitt.--J. NJ. Brown and Miss N.
N. Hughes, of Washington, arrived in San
of Louisiana, is at the Arington.-Mrs. NJ. A..
Gibbons has returned to the city.-John Chef
wood, of Elizabeth, n. J., and Robert N. Ken
yon, of New York, are at the Riggs.-James
NJ. Varnum and r. E. OBrien, of New York,
are at Wormley's.
THE WATER WORKS EXTENSION.
Major Lydecker's Report Of Operations
In October.