Evening star., 1885-06-18
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY-lnternal
revenue, $346, COG; customs, $442, 2,l9O


THE BIDS for furnishing wrapping paper
twine, letter balances and canceling pads for
the use of the post offices throughout the coun-
try were opened at the department to-day.
Ihere were torty-two bidders.
THE ALLIANCE AT NEW YoRK.-The Navy
Department is informed of the arrival of the
Alliance at New York from Key West to-day,
with the remains OF Capt. Clark on board.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day
were Senator Beck, Representatives Edes, Bar
bour, Howard, Lawler and H.V. Hays and Jos.
n Ragan, Of Chicago; Frederick, Wise, Bynum,
Rapids, Mich; VIM. McMichael, New York
city; and J: Hunter, ILL.,; T. NJ. Furlong, Albany;
Halderman i n 81 minster ohe oman ia siam and An. a.
drew Welch, Yorkville, Ill.
THE REPORT of the board of naval officers
which examined the Dolphin will be made pub
lie this afternoon. It is a very voluminous doc
ument.
THE HOSTILE INDIANS GONE INTO MEXICO.
Adjutant General Drum has received q tele-
gram from Col. Bradley, who is stationed at
santa Fe, New Mexico, stating that there are
now no hostile Indians in New Mexico having
all gone south into Mexico. 1t is thought that
the same may be said regarding Arizona.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieutenant Commander
Charles H. Davis has been detached from spe-
cial duty at the Navy department, 22d In
slant, and ordered to the Powhatan as execu-
tive. Lieutenant Commander w. II. Brown.
s., Un any ~ lieut. w. "a. refers nave oeeh aetacneo
coast survey.
IMPROVEMENT IN Mr.. MERR1cK's CONDITION.
The physicians in attendance upon Mr..
Richard 7. Merrick announced this morning
after the consultation that while the patient is
still in a dangerous condition, the indications
are more favorable. The progress made il very
slow, but his attendants can see perceptible
change for the better in his condition since
yesterday and great gain over that of the
day before.
THE misunderstanding Whitney yester-
day afternoon ordered that the Dolphin be
her bottom examined.
He HAD $4,000 WITH H1M.-Postmaster
General Villas yesterday received a telegram
from the inspectors who arrested Hibbs the
defau1ting postmaster of Lewiston, Idaho. at
Yale. b. C., stating that $1O,5OO had been
found on his person.
THE SIx-YEAR NAVAL LGRADUATEs.-Captai
Ramsay, the superintendent Of the Naval
academy, says after the adjournment of the
retiring board, which has several cases before
it, there will be about fourteen vacancies to be
filled in the navy. In that case Cadets Greene,
Armistead, Street, Eaton, Elicott Baxter, Lit
t,ehales, Dyson, Darrah, Jackson, Sweeting,
Thurston, George and Chaplin will probably be
assigned to the vacancies. In the final exam
l!iltiou lOT SroOudtIOn IN tne SlX.yelr course
there were eight physical failures and only one
failure In mental studies.
SENATOR WALTHALL, of Miss, is in the city
for the first time since the adjournment of the
Senate. He is looking after some appointments
of importance to bis state.
THE SOLDIERS AND THE OFFIcEs.-J. B.
Burke, senior vice commander, department OF
the Potomac, G. A. R., is unceasing in his eff
forts to secure the retention in office and ap-
pointment OF ex-UntOn soldiers. TO STAR
reporter to-day he said that he had received the
most satisfactory treatment at the hands Of the
different cabinet officers.
PERsoNAL.-Hon. James E. Simpson, of New
York, and Colonel James E. Boyd, of Green's
boro, North Carolina. are at the Ebbitt.-
Chief Justice and Mrs. Waite and Miss Waite
are in New York, and will sail for Europe on
saturday, Lincoln, who has
resided in Washington since the change of
administration, will leave with his family at
the end OF the week for Fortress Monroe for
weeks visit. He will then return to Chicago
and resume the practice or law-Mrs. $. A.
Van Vrahken has gone to Geneva, N. Y, to
spend the summer.-Mr. Corcoran left on the
p. m. train for Boston yesterday, in response
to telegram announcing the illness Of his
granddaughter, Miss Louise NJ. Eustis. Miss
EuStis, with her aunt and two brothers, are at
Manchester by the Sra, Mass.