Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-01-23
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal
revenue, S3OO,921; customs, s475,540.
Mr.. WIN. P. MORAN the venerable registrar
OF the navy, called at the White House yester-
day on business, for the first time in the past
forty years.
THE DYNAMITE GUN.-Lieut. E. L. Zalinski
has submitted to the Secretary of War q de-
tailed report of the operations with the dyna-
mite gun in New York harbor, showing a
marked success: A board Of officers, consisting
OF Lieut.. Col. Abbott. corps Of engineers; MAJ.
Mckee, ordnance department, and Maj. Lodor,
Sd artillery, will be appointed to examine and
report upon Lieut.. Zalinskfs work.
ARMY liEAvEs.-Leave for three months, for
disability, has been granted Second Lieut.. II. D.
Reed, Goth infantry, with permission oleave the
months granted Capt Chas. A. Coolidge, 7th in
Iantry. Leave of Capt. f. NJ. Hayes. 9Th cav
airy has been further extended two months.
PAYMAsrER GENERAL SMITHS SENTENCE
1t was expected that the PRONUNCIATION Of the
sentence of the court-martial of Paymaster
General Smith would be made before now, but
IL Is understood that it was delayed in order
that the paymaster general might file petit
ton and argument with the President The
sentence OF the court was dismissal from the
Office OF paymaSter general, and q suspension
as pay inspector tor three years on furlough
pay.
REMOVAL OF LEGArIoN.-Mr. Gilmore, the
Peruvian minister resident here, has removed
the legation headquarters to 1887 18th street
northwest.
NAVAL PROMoTIoNs.-The recent death OF
Lieut.. Hadden, of the navy, promotes Junior
Lieut.: 9. c. Lemly to be lieutenant and Ensign
Benz. Tappan to be junior lieutenant
NAVAL CHANGEs.-Lieuts W. r. Nostrand
and G. F. Norton and Ensign w. H. Nostrand
ordered to the Tallapoosa; Lieut.. N. r. Usher
detached from the bureau of equipment and
recruiting and ordered to the Junfata; Assistant
Engineer ThOs w. Kinkaid detached from the
Alliance and ordered to the Swatara. Acting
BoatsWain +. W. Holmes has resigned from the
navy.
THE SUPREME COURT BIBLE.-The q. 8. Su-
preme Court has Bible which has been in con-
slant use since 1908. 1t was printed at Oxford
in 1899. On the fly leaf is written U. 8. Su-
preMe Court, 1905" and every justice of the
court and every attorney who has been admit
has been sworn upon that Bible. 1t is a small
volume, and tho binding shows the marks of
frequent usage, particularly where the fingers
clutch 1t in administering and taking an oath.
A NAVAL CoURT-MARTIAL has been ordered
to convene at the Washington navy yard on
Saturday for the trial of Thorwald Henningsen,
The court consists of Commander Silas Casey,
Commander j. III. Sands, Lieut.. Commander
Wm.W; Rhoades, Lieut.. BENJAMIN 8: Richards,
Lieut.. r. +. Carnlody, Lieut.. Herbert Winslow
and Lieut.. Robert Platt, with Capt. F. H. Har.
rington, marine corps, Judge advocate.
THE NAVY DEPARTMENTS informed that the
Yantic has arrived at Barbados.
AT THE PRESIDENTS REcHpr1ox yesterday
afternoon two hundred and fifty persons called.
The members of the national board of trade
were first received. They were introduced by
Secretary Hill. The President expressed his
pleasure at meeting them and his realization of
the Importance OF the matters to which they
were giving their attention.
MEssRs. SIMON WOLF, H. King, ir., and
Henry Adler, of the committee oh Invitation
and reception of the Hebraw fair, walled on
President Cleveland to-day and invited him to
honor the fair with his attendance. He agreed
to do SO ii possible; at least. he would send as
an expression OF his sympathy letter and
donation.
SAYS HE WAS NOT REMovED.-Mr Samuel
Strong writes to THE STAR that he arrived in
this city this morning in response to q dispatch
asking him to report Immediately here and
that Secretary Manning, to whom he ut once
reported upon his arrival, informed him that
the published statement that he had been re-
moved from the position of inspector of mate
rial under the supervising architect of the
Treasury, to which position he had been ap-
pointed on the 14th instant, was not true. Mr..
Strong adds: "The statement that l was re-
moved after report made by a special COM
mfttee of the Senate rejecting upon my integ-
rity Is unquaiifedly false, as win have occasion
very soon to show"
PRESERVATION. J. Blair Hoge and J. Mont
gomery. of w estVirgnia, are at the NATIONAL
c. II. H.Cottrell, Hugo He drich and C. H. look of
Washington, were in Jacksonville on Thursday
MIR. A: 1swolsky charge d'atfairs of the Rus
sian legation, and Representative Frank His
cock were in New York last night.-Mr. NJ. D.
Sperry, OF New Haven, is at the Arlington
Mr.. John II. Blake, who has become one of the
editors and proprietors of the Hagerstown
Ne,rs. is practical newspaper man, having
this paper in war times.-Pay Director Gun
bingham, U. S; n, is at the Ebbitt House for
the winter|Mr Elisha Gray, Of Chicago. and
sui general at lisbon L are at the Riggs.-Ex-
Lieut.. Gov. g. F. Black, Of Pennsylvania, ex:
Gen. VIM. ?. Carln are at the Ebbitt.-W. D..
Free4ck OF a1d MA b. and
Metropolitan.