Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-11-10
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-pAY.-Internal
revenue, S159.351; customs, S3ss,OO2.
THERE was full attendance at the cabinet
meeting to-day.
LIEUT.. r. E. IMPEY, of the navy, who failed
to pass his examination for promotion year
ago, was recently re-examined, and success
fully passed the examination for promotion to
be lieutenant commander.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut Asher C. Baker, de-
tached from the Albatross and placed on wait
ing orders. Lieut. Chas. H. Amsden from the
Nautical Almanac Office and placed on sick
| leave.
THE PowHATAN DAMAGED IN A GALE
Captain Beardslee telegraphs to the Secretary
OF the Navy from Panama that the Powhatan
was considerably though not seriously DAM
aged In a gale. The vessel will probably pro-
coed to Key West at once for repairs as they
cannot De made at Panama without d1fhculty'
and great expense.
PLANS FOR New CRu1sERs,-The bureaus of
construction and repair and Of steam engineer
Ing of the Navy department have been in
structed by the Secretary of the Navy to pre-
pare plans for the proposed new cruisers. The
the special naval board appointed to consider
plans for the cruisers, of which Commodore
alAcT Is pTeSlOenC.
THE NEW ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE
TREAsURY.-This is Mr.. Chas E. Coon's last
day as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.
His successor, Mr.. w. E. Smith, of New York,
has arrived in the city, and was at the Treasury
To-Day looking the ground over in company
with Mr.. Coon: He Is a tall, keen,cut, bright
looking man, and has a very affable address.
Io-morrow he will assume charge of the office.
Mr.. EDGERToN PRESIDENT OF THE CIVIL
CONVERSATIONAL a of no
new civil service commission yesterday Mr..
EdgertOn was chosen to preside over the board,
and the papers of the candidates for the vacant
weigher's position in the New York custom
house, Sterling's among the rest, occupied their
attention during part of the time.
THIS GOVERNMENT WILL NOT INTERFERE IN
RIEL's CAsE-Maj. Edmond Mallet, of this
city, interceded with the President yesterday
afternoon in behalf of Louis Riei, the Canadian
revolutionist. The President heard Mr.. Mallet
fully, but concurred with Mr.. Bayard's opinion
previously given, that it was not case in which
the United States government could properly
Interfere.
M. BARTHoLDI, accompanied by Mr. An
thony Pollock, called at the War department
this morning and paid his respects to the Sec
rotary of War. The Secretary of War is the
chairman OF the Lafayette monument commits
sion. Ahe other members are the chairman Of
the joint library committee of Congress and
Architect Clark.
REAR ADMIRAL FRANKLIN, commanding
the European station, informs the Navy de-
partment that he arrived at Lisbon, Portugal,
In the Pensacola on the 22d of October. He at
once exchanged calls with the minister resi-
dent, Mr.. Lewis. He would remain at Lisbon
ten days or two weeks, and then sail for Tan
glers. The health OF the officers and crew was
good.
SOLICITOR McCUE's REpoRr-The report of
the solicitor of the treasury shows that during
the fiscal year 2,9O3 suits were commenced, OF
which 80 were for the recovery of sos, 500
from defaultfng public officers and 1 ,646 were
United States is a party, or is interested, max
Ing total sued for of $3.235, $50. The entire
th OF SUITS decided or disposed OF during
lected from all sources was 1892, 6S2.
THE ESTIMATES of the lighthouse board for
next year amount to 50. 144 900, including es-
Inmates for special appropriations for light sta
tons, as follows: Chincoteague buoy depot, Va,
$1,25O; Winter Quarter Shoal lightship, Va,
Point bar, Md, $15, 900; Greenbury Point, Md,
S25, 900.
PERsoNAL.-rBartholdi, the eminent French
sculptor, arrived in the city by the limited ex-
press yesterday from New York, and is the guest
during his stay here Of Mr.. and Mrs A. Pollok.
South Carolina, is at the Metropolitan-Sef1or
Viguez, charge d'affaires of Costa Rica in Wash
ington, and Judge Thoman, late civil service
COIIlulSSIoutT, were TeSlSUereU In New YORK
last night.-Babu Yopal Ninayak Joshee, F.
T. S., of Bombay. a Brahminical pundit, now
travelling in the United States in the interest of
Buddhism and Theosophy, is in the city, the
guest of DR.. Eliot Coues.-Gen Clinton B.
Fiske, Rev. Lyman abbott, Hon. Erastus
Brooks, az | E. Whittesey, OF the board of In
dian commissioners, are at the Riggs.-Colo-
mel, Mrs. and Miss Sitgreaves, OF this city.
arrived in New York from Europe yesterday
Judge Calvin f. Pratt of New York, is at
Chamberlin's.-Major Ben: Perley Poore and
wife, who were registered in New York last
night, are expected at the Eobitt on Thursday
Among the arrivals at New York from Eu-
rope last week was Rev. John F. Potter, of this
city, now almoner of the Earl Guild, in New
York, who has just completed an extensive tour
through England, Belgium, the Netherlands
and Norway.-Gen. 7. L. Rosser and wife of
Minnesota, and +. Mortimer, of London, are at
the National.-Lieut Biddle and Lieut. Todd
OF the navy, arrived in New York from Europe
neutrality-suspicious. Libbey, of Vir-
ginia, is at the Ebbitt.-Yosushi Nomura
Postmaster General of Japan. is in New'York.
Melville +. Stone, OF the Chicago Ners is at
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Boyle, of
Pennsylvania, Is at NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
tive-elect Croxton, of Virginia, is at the Metro
pOlitan.-R. l. Morgan, OF Cleveland, is regis
tered at the ST. James.
Post Offices Of the Country.
COL. STEVENSON SUMS UP THE WORK OF MAX
ING CHANGES.