Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-05
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-lnternal
revenue, $55s, ,O55: customs, S43s. s.666.
THE q. 8. SUPREME COURT adjourned yester.
day until the second Monday in October.
LEAVE of absence for four months il granted
Capt. Cass Durham, 18th infantry.
ALARGE DELEGATION from Richmond called
upon the President this afternoon.
GEN. JACKSON, Of Georgia, the recently ap-
pointed United States minister to Mexico, ar
rived in Washington this morning He will
visit New York tomorrow, and on his return
of duty.
THE CABINET MEEr1Ne.-There was a full
attendance at the regular cabinet meeting to
day. The session was very brief, and no busi-
ness OF importance was transacted.
IT IS SAID that Mr.. A. w. Fletcher, who has
been appointed examiner at the Navy depart
ment, is to be made chief clerk after awhile.
Mr.. Fletcher Is q native of Philadelphia, and an
intimate friend of Mr.. Randall. He was for four
years superintendent ofthe House folding room.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS callers to-day were
Vice President Hendricks, Senators Vest, Cock
rell and German, accompanied by delegations,
the new solicitor general, Representatives By
mum, Murphy, Springer, Barbour and Freder-
icks. and the delegation from New Hampshire,
headed by Mr. Frank Jones, and q delegation
from Michigan.
CLOSED THEIR AccouNrs.-The committee
on the decoration of the Pension Office building,
for Inauguration day, have finally closed their
accounts, and through their treasurer, Mr.. j.
w. Howell. have handed the balance of $29. 19
to the Garfield Memorial hospital.
D1sMIssED.-Secretary Whitney has directed
the dismissal Of George r. Wilson, master ma
chinist at the Washington navy yard.
THE TENTH CENSUS WoRK.-Rudolph Hamp-
ton, of Oxford, Miss, has been appointed under
the civil service rules to be clerk of 81 200 in
the Secretary's office, Department of the In
terror, on the uncompleted work of the tenth
census. Augustus s. Boernstein, of District
Of Of Columbia, has been transferred from the
nection with the same work.
THE MAN WHO HUNTED BOOTH Down.
Capt. E. P. Doherty, formerly of the 10Th New
York cavalry (who commanded the detach-
ment that was sent from this city after the
assassination of President Lincoln in pursuit of
Booth, and that overlook and shot him when
ne resisted captureE Is in the city, staying with
his brOther-in.law, Mr.. Charles Gautier on 10th
street. Capt. DOherty has been a resident of
New Orleans for eleven years past, engaged as
cOntr.; ctOr on government, state and munich
pal work.
information has been received at the Navy de-
partment Of the accident last Saturday from
an imperfect explosion of a gun on the Wy
oming: AS near as can be learned cadets were
was some distance out in the bay. A portion
of the charge In a breech-loading gun came
through the breech and several cadets who
were standing in the rear were more or less in
jured. Cadets Strauss, of Virginia, and Slocum,
of Illinois, were quite severely burned the for
mer being sent to hospital for treatment. Cadet
ON fS of 90 4
department, had powder blown into his face.
1t was carefully picked out subsequently, and
It Is thought that no disfgurement will result
Probably others were slightly hurt, but no in
formation has been received.
PERsoNAL.-General Sheridan arrived at Fort
Riley, Kan, on Sunday on his way to Arizona
MIR. John T. Ford has been reelected presi-
dent of the Free Summer Excursion Society in
Baltimore.-GovernOrG Click, of Kansas, is reg
istered at the Metropolitan.-.Henry o. Flip
colonel OF Mexican volunteers, with q hand
some salary:;--Gen. Wager swayne, of New
Mr. K. N. McLachIan, Of Washington, were were reg reg
istered in Jacksonville on Sunday.-Mr. Min
lister Cox will go to Turkey, all efforts and re-
p; ?: G. Lewis. Minister TO Portugal, is at the
Ebbitt.-Edwin Fleming, for several Years a
resident Washington correspondent, has been
appointed managing editor OF the Buffalo Cbur-
ier, President Clevelands home organ.-In-
dian Commissioner Atkins is in New York on
John Rnapp Of the St
Ream, of Indianapolis, who has been the guest
OF Mrs. Van Voorhis, 1902 Q street. left yester-
say Say n pfngs 70 yisit H. MIS- peirees
month.-Mrs. Fanny G. Westbrooke, of North
Carolina sn IS in town on visit, the guest of Mrs:
lefttor Atlanta this NOR ming.
Martial Law on the Isthmus.
Secretary Whitney has been informed that
ho ha6
tial law on the Isthmus as the best means Of
preserving order. He has also been informed
that on Sunday corporal's guard of Colon
Ssarmed Ssn troops Sy sent mob to foeha
and insurgents. The guard then escaped to
Empire, near Cuiebra. Twenty Colombian
orde at on ARRIVAL
fired upon by mob and two were severely
wounded.
The Colombian troops then opened fire. Twenty
Of the mob were killed and as many wounded.
Rum was the primary cause of riot. Some
workmen are returning to Jamaica in conse-
Quence.
INSTRUCTIONS TO ADMIRAL JoUETr.
Secretary Whitney to-day telegraphed Admi-
raj Jouett: "The officers for the Iroquois sailed
per steamer OF I'd instant. Change the crew,
putting on board men now on the Isthmus.
home one-half the marine force If you think 1t
prudent. When you think it safe to withdraw
all garrisons put the remainder on board ships
The Baltimore Post Office.
THE INCUMBENT IN wASHINGTON-WHAT He
SAYS.
Col. Adreon, the Baltimore postmaster, whose
commission expires to-day, was at the Post Office
department to-day, but did not see tine Post
master General. as he was preparing to attend
the Cabinet meeting. MIR. Adreon simply called
to pay his respects and tell the Postmaster Gen.
er;ll that he is at his service. He will call to-
morrow.
Col. Adreon, in speaking of the matter, said:
sit is possible that they may want some one o :
their own political faith, but If the President
adheres to his civil service ideas, there is q
reasonable suppOsition that he may want to
retain an officer who has done his work. It is
not a foregone conclusion that will be turned
out, and do not think the matter will be
hurried or the thing settled on the moment"
Alexandria Affairs.
Reported for THE EVENING STAR.
SCHOOL BoARD.-The city school board held a
called meeting last night, President Stuart in
the chair. The superintendent announced that
he had called the meeting because he had been
informed by the janitOr That case Of "scarlet
throat"-a sort of scarlet fever-existed in the
janitor's family at Peabody school building.
He read q certificate furnished the janitor by q
leading physician that there was no danger of