Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-30
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-1nternal
revenue. 1928, ,749; customs. S655,726.
GEN. SHERIDAN will not arrive here before
saturday or Sunday, as he will stop couple Of
DAYS in Chicago. Soon after his arrival gen
| ef;,t order will probably be prepared giving the
military history Of Gen. Grant.
EARLIER CABINET sEssIoNs.-The cabinet
meetlng began at IL O'Clock q. IN. to-day instead
OF noon as usual, and hereafter will be held at IL
O'Clock, as that hour Is considered much more
convenient. With the sessions commencing at
| We've O'Clock, but little work can be accom-
orally last from two to three hours. At the
been taken earher, and by the time the heads
| Oi departments return to their desks office
.nd nonfs are are nearly ended: 1t Is thought that
good deal OF valuable time will be saved by
| commencing the cabinet sessions earlier in the
DAY on Tuesdays and Thursdays. There was o
| IulI attendance to-day.
The PRoTEsr prepared by the president Of
the Federation of Labor Unions, Mr.. Oyster, by
Secretary Manning in awarding contract to a
man who employs prison labor, was presented
to the President to-day. The protest was unan-
| 1mously adopted by the federation ON Tuesday
evening last.
| NAVAL ORDERs-Surgeon ]. B. Parker Or
dered to the Swatara. Ensign R. P. Sehwerin,
| detached from the New York navy yard and
ordered to the Despatch Surgeon G. F. Wins
low from the Boston navy yard, 18th August,
| ana placed on waiting orders. Surgeon I. N.
Penrase, from the swatara, and ordered to the
| Boston navy yard August 18th.
BIDS FOR FURNISHING AND ERECTING iron
work for the library room in the west wing of
| the state, War, and Navy department building
were opened Yesterday in Colonel Casey's
& Co; Iron works, louisville, KY, s26, $40;
Builders Iron foundry, Providence, $4325O
Heeia a,o Bronze 1 and Iron works, Brooklyn,
| New York, $i6.35Os Phoenix Iron company,
Trenton, n. j.. $4,000; Manly & Cooper Man,
The utract viii probably be awarded to snead
<Co he lowest bidders.
SECRETARY WHITNEY'S Cosy RETREAT
The large office of the Secretary of the Navy
opens through windows that reach nearly to
the floor upon a massive granite portico. This
b by hsasS Seere
| the recent hot weather by stretching awning
screens over the entire front. With few rustic
rocking chairs and armchairs he has very
cosy little retreat When he wants to have a
| confidential chat with a visitor he invites him
out ON the portico, where they can talk undis-
turbed.
CONTRACTS AWARDED TO WASHINGTON
bidders have been awarded contracts for sup
plying the stationery division of the Senate:
MesSrs. ]. j. Chapman Ballantyne. Thorn
Co.: Co. Easton pP & RapP, J.: c: Parker and Robert
lowing Washington bidders for furnishing sta
tionery supplies for the use OF first and second
class post offices: Messrs. j. j. Chapman Bal
lantyne & Son, J. Baumgarten, Thorn 4 Co., J.
b. Adams and ]. G. Parker.
CONVICT LABOR ON GOVERNMENT CoNTRAcr
WoRK.-General Rosecrans, register of the
Treasury, had long talk with the Secretary of
the Treasury yesterday in the interests of the
hnlghts OF Labor concerning the employment
Peoria Ill. The Secretary expressed himself
in sympathy with honest labor, and said the
contract was given to the lowest bidder with
out knowing what class OF labor he would en-
rloy. He did not know what he could do un-
der the law, which, he thought, was defective,
General.
PAY OF CUSTOMS INSPECTORS Secretary
Manning has decided that customs inspectors
are to be paid for Sundays. holidays during
temporary sickness and while performing
actual discharge of their duties.
THE OMAHA UNDER SAILING ORDERS FOR
CHINA.-The Omaha, which was hurriedly fit
ted out fer duty in the China squadron a few
months ago, when .he French-Tonquin troubles
were most exciting. was placed under sailing
oruers yesterday. and will probably leave the
so - China by way of the Suez canal, stopping
at Gibraltar. She is furnished with $50 electric
lights and steam heating and ventilating appli-
ances superior to those of any other vessel in
the service. The following is a list of her Off
GERS: Commander Capt T,omas o. Selfridgr
nav; :, tor. Lieut.. W. W. Giir;.trick: surgeon
DR. Eu yard kersnnel; passed assistant = seon
DIR. Z. ". iush; chief engineer, George W. Ma
ton and q. J.. ltansom assistant engineer, VIM.
u Meaver paymaster, George Il. Grifbn.
chaplain, lev. Carroll q. Wright; watch Ofti-
GERS, Lie,als Albert Mertz, William Winder,
Mason A. Shu1eidt and Charles VI. McCarteney;
Louis S. Van Duzer and Guy w Brown; lieu
tenant of marines, r. >. Murphy.
PERsoNAL.-President Cleveland has sent a
subscription OF $3.50 TO the fund for rebuilding
the Buffalo Music hall, which was destroyed by
fire In March last.-Health Officer Town
shsnd Nan and WIFE, Mr. and Mrs Joha W.
son, Charles Gait, John McBlair 5. smith and
wife 7. Chandler and w. Grath and family, of
W. Hanna, the new United States minister to
the Argentine Republic, was registered In New
n YHj ern l. 81 T. &asel F. n Parhes
Newport. ort.---Ex-secretary Chandler Is expected
in the city to-.norrow.wMr. Charles de struve,
iswosky and Dir. A. GregeT. secretaries OF
the the Russian ;sss legation, Were in i'm New York
M fHe Henry W A. Fierce who 40 wss sW apponsea hn1d
minister to the Hawaiian Islands by Gen.
Grant died i'll San Francisco yeSterday.-
Judge Smell leaves Tomorrow for Waterville,
Me, where he will spend his vacation.-Mr
Vim. w. White, of Kentucky, has resigned his
cerkship in tine third auditors Office to engage
In business in one of the territories.-Hon. A.
L. keasby, OF Now Jersey: Hon. X. N. Wallace,
of South Carolina, and Gen. Bradley +. John
son, OF Baltimore are stopping at the Ehbitt
Mrs. DIR. S. j. Radcliffe and two daughters
are at SwampscOtt for q month or six
daughter SIabel and her sister, Miss Mamie
Mothersead. are summerihg in the Blue Ridge
mountains.
The Cooling Breeze.
1T NAY CONTINUE TO REFRESH WASHINGTON
NOTWITHSTANDING THE SCORCuING
WEATHER OUT WEST.
"What are the weather prospects," was
asked at the signal Office this morning.
"There Is nothing to indicate o change In the
present condition." was the reply. "They are
having q hot time all through the west, but
these Is only possibility that we may share it
With. them. Our hot weather. last week St;aid