Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-01
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal
revenue, S571 1886; customs. S555,375.

TIE TREASURY CoUNT.-About one hundred
clerks and counters are engaged in counting
the moneys and securities in the U. s. Treasury
ana 1t Is not EXPECTED that they can complete
the work before the 18th inst. The cash held
py the tellers of the cash room was counted
a1tef The close of business yesterday afternoon,
SO as not to interfere with the current business
OF the office.
THERE IS AN IMPRESSION abroad to-day that
there is to be a decided quickening Of the pulse
OF the administration at once, and that great
many removals of federal officials in the states
are TO be made without delay.
SOLICITING FOR THE PooR.-Secretary Lamar
has given permission to the Little Sisters Of the
Poor to stand in the corridors and at the en-
frances of the Interior department and solicit
contributions from the employees Two men,
bers of this order take their position at one of
Tue entrances about noon, holding a basket for
money contributions.
THE COLLECTION OF MONEY made by the G.
A. r. to defray the expenses of Decoration day
will be made in the departments this year by
collectors not employed by the government
permission to make the usual collection was
gwen with this condition in all the depart
ments
POST OFFICE INSPECTORS REMovED.-Post
master General Vilas on April 18th, requested
the resignation of number of post office in
spectOrs and the following having failed to send
In their designations We're, to-day, removed: J.
II. Livingston Chattanooga, Tenn; Geo. w. Por-
ter, St Louis; +. 6. stevens, Augusta, Me-; Chas.
Field, Boston; }. J. Hanna, st. Louis.
INDIAN SCHOOLS AT SITKA.-The commits
sioner of Indian affairs has been informed that
the judicial authorities at Sitka Alaska. are
children from the industrial boarding school
established there by the Presbyterian board of
missions ha and partly supported by the govern
under this influence fifty-six pupils have left
the school. He asks that the Attorney General
instruct the Sitka authorities to use all their
influence to build up this school. The 6ommis-
sioner endorses this request to the Attorney
General.
SHAD IN THE ALABAMA AND OHIO RIVERS
Congressman H. A. Herbert, of Alabama, under
date Of April 81, 1885, reports to the U. S. COM
mission of fisheries as follows: "Quite q num-
Der of Shad have been caught in the Alabama
of these fish in those waters will
be highly successful. and that too at an early
ports come from the Ohio river, which now has
an annual and increasing run Of shad each
spring These results are to be credited to the
Shad Matching operations OF the y. S. fish COM
mission on the Potomac river, the young shad
for planting having been sent out mainly from
the Potomac river stations OF the commission.
THE NEEDS OF THE PATENT OFFIcE.-The
board consisting OF Examiners Stocking, Sea-
ton and Catlin, appointed by Mr.. Montgomery
tHc cOIlmlSSloIleF ot patents, 10 make an eX-
animation of the various divisions in the Patent
office for the purpose OF ascertaining the proper
and equitable adjustment of the force, have
submitted their report, in which they recon-
mend the transfer of six assistant examiners
from the various divisions; also. that the two
classes of invention of fishing, and trapping,
games and toys, be transferred from division
p to division 8. The board also referred to
the lack of room as one cause for retarding the
report by issuing orders making the changes
above referred to. The commissioner is con-
as his predecessors were, that an in
crease In the force OF the Office is needed.
THERE will be no concert by the Marine band
at the White House grounds tomorrow after
noon.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day
were the Secretary Of State, Secretary Of Inte-
rior, Senators Vance, Vest, Mcpherson, Yoor-
Assistant secretary of State Porter; Represent
tives Morrison and Mr.. Eden. of Illinois; Merri-
man mar and A. w. Orr, Of \: Y; Halsell, Ward,
territory; Barbour, Cabeli and Findiay; Gen.
Hazen: A. A. Cohen, New York city; D. How
ard Smith, Louisville; NJ. H. Day, Dir. Mills De
Hass, and Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Dougherty.
PENSION FOR DELoNG's W1Dow-The COM
missioner of pensions has rendered decision,
subject to the approval of the Secretary of
sion OF Mrs Emma belong, widow of the late
Lieut.. Commander belong, Of the Jeannette.
DEATH OF COMMODORE WILSON'S WIFE
Mrs. Sarah E. Wilson, wife Of Commodore r.
d. Wilson, chief naval constructor, died at 2
O'Clock this morning at her home, 10th and r
streets. Mrs. Wilson has been i'll for over two
years. twice submitting to painful operations
without the aid of an9sthetics. The funeral
takes place at $3.50 p. m. on Monday; interment
at Rock Creek cemetery.
THE CAPITOL LTERRACE.-Yesterday afternoon
bids were opened by Architect Clark for fur
nishing, cutting, and setting the marble and
granite work for four of the sections of the Cap
1tol terrace. The bids We're as follows: Davis &
Son. Chicago, ILL.,, 500. 800; Gait e. Black Balti-
more, S12O,oOO; Rees Evans. S97 $50: Lane
4 Malnati, SS7,95O; Richard Morgan, S94 ,975
Ss7 1888: c. +. Hall Belfast Me-, SIOS,OOO: NJ. A.
McGowan, Sll5, 900; FIannery Bros, SS7 900,
and Robert Mcleod. $l23,OoO. The work en-
north and south sides and Il section on the west
side OF the Senate wing. Mr.. Fred'k Law Ohm
stead, the landscape architect who designed the
Terrace contemplates modifying the original
plan by providing for a cascade between the two
grand stairways on the west front. The adOp-
ton OF this idea is contingent largely upon the
question of water supply. II arrangements can
be made for water the cascade will be made.
THE NEW U. 8. TREAsURER.-Mr c. N.
Jordan, the new treasurer, relieved Mr.. Wyman
to-day. Mr.. JOrdans bond of $15O,OOO was
approved by the solicitor of the Treasury yes
terday. His sureties are James FIemming
Wm; V: T2iey, James L. Ogden VIM; 7; Taylor
and Peter Bentley. of Jersey City, and Franz o.
of New York.
REDUCING THE FORCE OF THE NAVY YARD
Yesterday forty-four of the mechanics in the
bureau, Washington navy yard
were discharged on account of a lack Of funds
and a number of the leading men in yarious
trades were reduced to the ranks. Twenty-Five
of the mechanics in the steam engineering de-
partlnent were discharged on account Of the
work running out.
The NEW CONSUL TO MANCHEsrER.-The
President has signed the commission of E. ],
Hale, of North Carolina, to be consul OF the
United States to Manchester, England, the posi-
tion to which Mr.. Il. p. Howell, of the Atiunta
Constitution, was first named. Major Hale is
about fortyfive years of age, and at present edi-
tor of the Fayetteville IN. Co. Observer.
NOTARIEs PUBLIC.-The commissions of II.
A. Barrett (of the U. S. Treasurer's office) and
Charles w. Edmonston to be notaries public
for the District of Columbia, have been signed
by the President.
PERsONAL.-Mr. A. NJ. Kelley, the new minis
ter to Austria, and Gen. Starring were registered
in New York last night.-Consul General T. B.
Van Buren, left Japan on sick leave granted by
eX-Secretary Frelinghuysen on January % and
sent in his resignation April from San Fran
cisco. His health is much broken by his long
associate editor of the New York Union, who
has been spending some days in this city,
leaves for home this evenings. T. Hunt OF
the Rochester Post and Express, Is at the Riggs.
MIR. NJ. William, who has been wintering on
advantage Of his health, is at Welckers.-Ex-
Attorney General Brewster expects to 60 to Eu-
rope in June, for a stay Of several months