Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-11
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GovERTMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-lnternal
revenue, S2S2, ,7s5; customs, S49s,227.
Mrs. BAYARD WEAKER.-Secretary Bayard
teiegraphed from Wilmington to-day that Mrs.
Bayard passed a quiet night, but was weaker
this morning.
COMMANDER TERRY, commanding the train
ing squadron, reports to the Secretary OF the
Navy that while at Lisbon he, with two officers,
was given an audience with the king of Portu-
gal, which was regarded as special COM
pliment.
ENSIGN JOHN GIBSON has been detached
rom the photographic Office and ordered to
THE PRESIDENTS FISHING TRIp-The Score
the President and members Of his cabinet to
spend Sunday at Woodmont, the delightful
fishing resort of the Woodmont Rod and Gun
Club, on the upper Potomac, above Sir Johns
Kun. The party will consist OF the President,
Secretary Manning, Secretary Lamar, Secretary
hltney and Postmaster General Villas, and
one or two invited guests. They will start this
afternoon and expect TO return on Monday.
DETAILED TO INVESTIGATE CLAIMS OF In
DIAN TRADERs.-Mr. Edward NJ. Watson, as
sistant attorney of the Department OF Justice,
has been detailed by the Attorney General,
upon the request Of the Secretary Of the In.
terror, and directed to report to the commits
sioner of Indian affairs. He is to assist in in-
dian traders, and for this purpose will go to
Minnesota In company with Mr.. Larrabee, of
the Indian bureau. Congress last session ap-
Claims
ANOTHER CIVIL SERVICE QUEsrIoN.-The
duties of position in the Post Office depart
ment that were performed by a lady clerk who
resigned is now performed by q lady who has
never been regularly appointed, but simply
promised place. She has not received any
pay as yet and there is a great deal OF interest
i'll The case, to know how the law can be evaded
anu the lady provided for.
DIED IN LoNDoN-Mrs. F. Henshaw Baden,
or Prospect cottage, received this morning
news OF the death of DR.. Charles Brink, at the
st. Helene home in London, on the 3Oth Of
June, OF consumption OF the throat. DR.. Brink
returned from Vienna only three days before
his death. During the war he was surgeon in
charge OF the hospital in New Orleans, and was
afterwards consul at the city of Mexico. He
mas numerous friends in this city who will re-
gret to learn of his death.
THE MARINE BAND CoNCERT.-The program
for the Marine band concert at the White House
grounds this afternoon will be as follows: /,
march, esprit du Corps" Sousa; q overture,
Light Cavalry Suppe; 3, gavotte, "Secrct
Love" Resche; 4, waltz. 80, Beautiful May
Strauss; 5, coliocatiOn, La Mascotte" Audran:
., poionaise. Chopin; Z, selection, "Grand Ducll-
ess," Otfenbach.
THE CONDITION of Mr.. James G, Winter
smith, doorkeeper of the House of Representa-
tIVes, who is i'll at his home in Louisville, KY
was slightly improved yesterday. and his ply
sicIan l. OF the opinion that he will now grad
ually mend. His father, Col Richard C.. Win
tersnith arrived in Louisville from Washing
ton yesterday morning.
THE EDoLPHIN-Secretary Whitney will this
afternoon make public the opinion of the At
torney General in relation to the Dolphin, Civ
ing the reasons why the government is bound
To accept the vessel.
THE SMITH CoURT-MARTIAL.-An error of
punctuation in yesterdays STAR made it
appear that Assistant Attorney General Maury
is to represent the prosecution tn the Smith
court-martial, because Lieut.. Lehly IS to sue
ceed PaymaSter Allen AS Judge advocate of
ne court. The change Of the Judge advocate
pg o ns OF the
day, in order that the new judge advocate
might have time 10 become familiar with the
conduct the prosecution before the change in
the judge advocate was made, as Payma .ter
General Smith has secured the services of Mr.
jeff. Chandler and ex-Secretary Boutwell, to
defend him.
THE CROPS.-Cotton has made material i'm.
provement since June. Winter wheat has also
shown improvement and has advanced three
spring wheat continues higher though the aver
age mas been reduced. The corn area OF last
year has apparently been increased about 6 per
cent. The average of winter rye has been in
creased ionr points since June l, as has that of
oats. The condition Oh the barley averages 90;
of tobacco SO.
COMMISSIONER LORING'S SORGHUM AND BEET
SUGAR PRIZEs.-The reported discovery by
Commissioner Coi1nan, Of the Agricultural
department., OF another alleged fraudulent
transaction OF his predecessor. involving about
SI2oDo, relates to q transaction three years
oiu. sums OF money aggregatfng $l2,O 900 were
paid out by commissioner Loring as prizes to
ten raiseTs of sorghum and beet root. Though
some question raised at the time the
accounts were passed by the Treasury depart
ment. Commissioner Colman said to q STAR
to-day that he had not given out for
pubilcatlon any statement concerning this
and could not well go into a matter
which had been adjudicated and settled He
had received, he said, COMMUNICATIONS from
persons who claimed that the prizes were
awarded and asked him to recover the
money ana pay 1t to other persons; bat of course
he could not do that.
ORDERED BACK FROM THE IsTHMUs.-Ad-
miral Jouett, VINO commands the north Allan
tic squadron, has been ordered to proceed from
Panama to Hampton Roads with the Tennessee
and Iantic, the only vessels OF the SQUADRON
now remaining at the Isthmus Admiral
Jouett has been in the vicinity of Panama for
the past three months, and recently reported to
the secretary that there was no longer any ne
cessity for the vessels to remain there, The
officers and crew Oh both the Tennessee and
1antic have been suffering from sickness.
THE Ten CENT SPECIAL DELIVERY POSTAL
American Bank Note Co., who
have the contract for supplying the postage
stamps, have furnished q design for the ten
cent special delivery stamp, a service author
lied by the last Congress to be Introduced
which will provide for the immediate delivery
Dy SpecIaI neSSe uSerS ofletters so slammed upon
their arrival AT the Office Of destination A
plan for carrying this law into effect is now be-
ing considered by the Postmaster General and
ii is probable that it will be put into operation
at first in few of the large Cities The law limits
the introduction of this system to places having
population OF 900 and over. The stamp will
De about twice the size of the ordinary postage
stamp and the shape of u dollar bill. On the
left of the stamp there is pretty vtgnette of a
The words: United States Special Postal De-
nvery,' and along the bottom the price OF the
stamp, ten cents. is expressed in figures and
letters. Conspicuous ON the body of the stamp
are the words, Secures Immediate delivery at
special delivery office"
ELLSWORTH Posi-, No 90, G. A. R., of Santa
Rosa, CAL, have forwarded resolutions to Gen.
Rosecrans, as G. A. r. man, congratulating
him upon his appointment as register Of the
Treasury, and the government upon his selec-
ton Tor the responsible position.
PERSoNAL.-Baron Won Schaeffer the Aus
TRAN Minister here. and Mr.. James F. Lee sec.
retary of the United States legation at Vienna.
sailed from New York for Antwerp today
Messrs John A. and Frank z. Madigan their
father and the family of the first-named gem
uueman, are spending the summer at Fairfax