Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-10-27
Washington News and Gossin.

1HE SUPPLEMENT OF iHE EVENING STAR 10
| Day contains: Reports of the meetings of the
public school trustees and the managers of the
| Associated Charities; the story of the great
statue; Probation after Death; What Men
Wear; telegraphic dispatches, etc. The ad-
vertisements are classified as follows: Auc-
| ton Sales, Proposals, Dry Goods, Ladies'
Goods, Gentlemen's Goods, Sewing Ma
chimes, HOusefurnishings, Professional, The
| Trades, Dentistry, Family Supplies, Pianos and
organs, Attorneys, Books, Wood and Coal,
Financial, Medical, Specialties, Railroads,
Potomac River Boats, Steamers, Undertakers.
GOVERNMENT :REcE1rrs To-DAY-Internal
| revenue, S191. .265; customs, 1920. .4O2.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut Frank E. Sawyer Or
dered to the photographic Office. Passed As
sistant Surgeon Oliver Diehl has reported his
return from the European station, having been
detached Sept. %, and has been placed on
waiting orders.
ARMY ORDERs.-Capt. Geo. b. Rodney, 4th
artillery, transferred from battery D to light
battery +, Nov. 1, and Capt. F. G. Smith from
light battery to battery d. The leave Of As
slstant Surgeon John V. Lauderdale extended
one month.
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VEssELs.--The Essex
arrived at Port Said, Egypt. to-day, on her way
10 the Asiatic station. The Yantic arrived at
New York last night from Portsmouth, n. H.,
TO take part in the Bartholdi statue ceremO-
MES. 1he Marion arrived at ChefOo, China,
september 9th. The Omaha Is at Chennelpo,
COrea.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day
were Assistant Secretary Fairchild, H. E.
Pierce. of Indianapolis; NJ. NJ. Bell, OF the Phila-
delphia and Baltimore conference, (coloredG T.
". jackson, OF New York, and Lieut.. d. l..
Brainard.
THE PRESIDENTS CoNTRIBUTIoN.-The Pres
ident sent ten dollars to the pastor of the
Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal church
of Charleston, which was seriously damaged by
the earthquake. The contribution was accom-
panied by letter, which said that Though the
sum was not large, it Is accompanied by the
appreciate the value OF such instrumentaiity
Tor good, your church may soon resume its ca
reer of usefulness"
SENATOR CAMERoN's HORSEBACK TRIP
Senator j. Donald Cameron, accompanied by
his daughter and Mr.. ]. @. Rutherford, OF Har-
rlsburg, Pa, are on their way to this city from
harrisburg, travelling on horseback and accom-
panied by travelling carriage in charge of a
groom. Yesterday they reached Westminster,
Md.' where they were DELAYED by the rain.
SUPPLIES FOR THE INDIANS. Awards of
contracts were made yesterday at the Office of
Indian affairs by Acting CommissonerUps Upshaw,
Mr.. Belt, of the Office of the secretary, and Mr.
Woog, financial clerk, amounting to about
$4,000, to MIR, Morrow OF Nashville, Tenn.
tor wagons; to Mr. Charles H. Pinkham, jr., OF
herman, OF Baltimore, tor sets of harness.
A GOVERNMENT CLERK SAID TO BE STUMP
ING TENNEssEE.-A special to the Philadelphia
Press from Chattanooga, Tenn, says: The DEM
ocrats have persuaded H. G. Smith, a colored
official in the sixth auditors office at Washing
ton, to come here and make campaign speeches
among the negroes His name appears as
speaker on the published list OF democratic ap-
pOintments.
A CALL FOR THE FACTs.-The Secretary of
the Navy has addressed letter to the COM
manding officers Of the training ships Saratoga
and Portsmouth requesting the facts in regard
10 The reported smuggling oy the officers of the
vessels. No complaint from the customs Off
GERS has been received at the Navy department.
ALLEGED SHOOTING CASE ON THE PoroMAC
RIvER--The steamboat inspectors have been
requested to investigate a shooting case on the
Potomac river. Capt. w. r. Taylor, of the tug
Comet, complained that on the night of the
18th OF October, while steaning along, he was
fired upon and his pilOt-hOuse ridGled wiCh
shot. he charges Capt. Wesley Davis of the
tug Tempar, with the shooting, and alleges that
Davis had since threatened worse treatment.
The matter will be investigated November 4th.
PosTMASTERS APPOINTED.-The Postmaster
General has appointed the following named
fourth class postmasters: Louis Hammei, at
Oceanus, \. Y, and Benjamin Hobecker, at