Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-01
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY-Interna
S27S, 1882; customs, S675,56

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal
| revenue, S27S,332; customs, S675,565.
LIEUT.. SroNEY, of the Alaska exploring ex-
| pedition, reports to the Navy department the
| arrival of himself and party at Ilinlink, Ouna-
laska, June 9th. He says the past winter was
severe, and that Behring sea was never before
seen with such heavy ice. The lieutenant will
go northward as fast as the ice will permit
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day
were Senators Pugh and Morgan, ex-senator
Wallace, Commissioner of Pensions Black; Rep
resentatiyes Taulbee, Hammond. Farquhar,
4Hahonsy Yah: Holman Riggs, Reed, Lowry and
Geo W. Houk, and W. II. Gillespie. Of Dayton,
Ohio; James Ridgway, New York: Jas. Hag-
gerty, New York; DR.. Aug. Kaiser, Detroit Gil
New York; Henry Hayes, Hay New Ne % York; RoSt 5s a.
Johnson, New York; c. j. Murphy. Brooklyn;
rn0mhs nmnhs = ~ Morgan A; J. Hunter, Illinois;
LockpOrt, n. Y.
THE PUBLIC DEBT.-The debt statement to
be issued to-day will show reduction of the
| debt during the month of June Of SS,5OO,OOO
IMPROVING THE TRIANGULAR REsERvA-
TIONs.-Co. Wilson. the commissioner Of public
buildings and grounds, intends beautifyng
four OF the unimproved triangles at an early
day, and will select two east and two west of
| the Capitol to be improved.
INSANITY OF DR.. Dow.-Capt. John Bagley,
| of the Soldiers home at Hampton, Va, arrived
In this city to-day, having in charge DR.. Darius
A. Dow, ex-surgeon 4th cavalry, an insane
| patient, whom he turned over to st. Elizabeth
asylum. DIR. Dow was surgeon on Gen. Grants
oodyguard at Donaldson and Shiloh.
THE NAVY DEPARTMENT STATIONERY Con-
TRACTS.-The contracts for furnishing stationery
| to the Navy department have all been awarded
| to Washington dealers, with the exception of q
few items which went to w. A. Wheeler,
(r., of New York. The Washington successful
bidders Were VIM. Ballantyne & Son, V. G..
Fischer, F. A. Schmidt, and E. Morrison.
RUSSIAN TREES FoR AMER1CA.-Mr. Leo
Weltz, an Ohio nursery man, has been author
| lied by the Commissioner OF Agriculture to pro-
cure in Russia such seeds of timber trees hardy
ornamental trees, plants and fruit trees as in
| his opinion may be acclimated and made to
thrive In the exposed regions of our north
| western states and territories. Mr.. WetZ
| visits Russia at his own expense upon private
bus ness, but undertakes this work for the de-
partment, which pays the expenses of collec-
| tiOn and freight.
THE FUNDED DEBT OF THE pIsTRICT.-The
| statement of the funded indeb edness of the
District of Columbia and late corporation of
Washington shows a total, in registered and
coupon bonds OF all classes, OF $21 ,219,5OO
| Amount of the funded debt retired since July
est charge since July /, 1873, 500, ,34s. 90 issue
| of District 36os, limited by law to 81 900 OOO
to date, S14.567 500.
PROPOSED TRIUMPHAL ARCH IN WASHING
ToN.-Senators Eustis, of Louisiana, and
| Allison, ofIowa, speaking at private dinner
party in Paris, yesterday, said it would be a
noble idea to erect triumphal arch in Wash
| fngton to preserve the memory of the rsstor
alton of the Union, and that such a monu ment
| could not offend the sentiment of either the
| north or the south.
| CHANGES IN POSTAL RATEs.-To-day the
change in the postal rates go into effect, and
| wpiphinU az no fin two
| cents instead of double postage for weight above
| u half an ounce. The rate on newspapers
mailed by publishers only is reduced from two
than letter carrier offices to be charged at the
rate OF one cent per ounce or fraction thereof
AT letter carrier offices the rates are unchanged
A DINNER was given at Welcker's last even
ing to Hon. Charles B. DENLY, minister to
China, by the following named-his brethren of
the Alumni Society of Georgetown University:
Alexander P. Morse, William F. Quicksali,
CbaTss ni Tancis
| Francis O. st. Clair. Father Doonan, president
| OF the college. was among the guests
IT IS SAID that Rear Admiral ]. c. P de
Kraft will ask to be retired at an early day.
| His retirement will promote Commodore o. C..
Badger to be q rear admiral before his enforced
| retirement in August.
ATTENTIONS TO MINISTER YoUNG.-The Ris-
ing Sun newspaper of Nagasaki, Japan, of May
25th. has the following concerning the move
| ments of our ex-minister to China, Mr.. Young
"His excellency JnO. Russell Young, envoy
extraordinary and minister plenipOtentiary of
the states to China az arHed i've here on the
Gen. A. c. Jones. The day after his arrival
Gen. Jones gave Mr.. Young dinner, which was
and foreign, Including Governor ishida, Ad-
| miral Sir VIM. Mcdowell, commanding the
British fleet; Admiral Count kanawara minis
Il Nf t1,n
"The following day Governor Ishida enter.
grounds of the palace were brilliant with lam
terms bearing the Japanese and the American
flags. A military band was present, and gala
Yesterday, the Mitsa Bishi company honored
Mr.. Young with characteristic Japanese din
ting on the floor in in their heirs stocking % feet, with
chop sticks, &C., &c. Mr.. Young leaves on Mon
day for his home across the Pacific, and in the
| far west. The steamer On which he sails is due
at San Francisco July 5th.'
| Observation-Disclosures Lincoln returned
from Fortress Monroe this morning.-Mr.a and
Mrs. H. A. Willard have gone to Nantucket for
the summer.-Col and Mrs. r. 6. lngersoll
were registered in Chicago on Monday.-Sen-
ators Logan. Sherman and Platt, Representa-
Rev. DR.. ]. E. Rankin, formerly of this city will
participate in the literary exercises Of the
Fourth OF July at Woodstock, Conn. on Friday
|
dent, delivered an oration on socialism at the
Williams College class-day yesterday. In the
| evening the trustees gave o reception to Mrs.
Garfield at President Carter,s house-Rev.W
| A. Bartlett, pastor of the New York avenue
Presbyterian church, will leave this week for
three months vacation in Europe.-:Assistant
Postmaster General Hazen was registered in
New York last night.-Prof J. NJ: Langston,
late Minister to Hayti, will make his home in
| Ohio, where he first made a reputation US a
lawyer.-Mr. D. T. Morgan and family, of
Washington, d. c.. have arrived at their cot
| yhnrn fhnxy rDfn ,av,6 tI>1
summer.-Mrs. Gov. shepherd, accompanied
by her two eldest daughters and her brother,
| Mr. ]. M. Young, left this morning for Manas-
guam, n; J., where where they spend the sum
| mer.-Hon. f. Kinsmetter and Gen. j. $.
Robinson, Of Columbus, Ohio, are at the Ebbitt.
Captain Greene: assistant engineer of the
| District, left yesterday for a months vacation,
at the expiration of which time he will 60 to
West Point.
Increased Mail Facilities.
| AN EARLIER TRAIN FOR THE SOUTH SECURED.
The Baltimore newspapers have complained
| good deal because the early mail from that
| the south detained I'm this City until