Evening star., 1886-07-16
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY. Internal
revenue, 1884, 1872 customs, S574,349
The PRESIDENT vetoed two and approved
day.
. APPROPRIATIONS CONTINUED TOJULY 31ST.-
Inc Joint resolution providing for the expenses
OF the Government until July 81, which passed
Doth Houses OF Congress yesterday afternoon
was at once approved bv the President.
THE PAYMENTS at the Treasury department
have been unusually heavy Of late. Over
S1o,ooO,OOO has been paid out this week on
ssat oeiore tne end Of the month the public debt
statement to be issued August l will show
little, II any, decrease in the public debt.
DIsMIssED.-Acting Secretary Fairchild yes
terday dismissed the chief of division and
two clerks in bis Office for alleged discreditable
conduct IN connection with examinations for
promotion. The chief lost his place on account
oI q charge OF surreptitously furnishing the
Two clerks with examination papers in ad.
vance, and the clerks on the charge Of receiv-
SO. Ihe chief of division was Ed. $. Peck of
the office CT controller OF the currency and the
clerks @ were Charles b. Hinckey and Julius f..
De oauleS, second-class clerks in the same OF.
nee. Inc summary action of Acting Secretary
T Tairchlld has created quite sensation in the
treasury department, and it, as supposed It
has been the custom to furnish Information in
advance to favOrite candidates tor promotion
in ~ any other offices OF the department. it will
give or receive information in advance.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Paymaster F. H. Hinman,
ordered to the Nandolia, 25th instant. Chief
Engineers II. d. McEwan and r. d. Hine, or
dered to special duty at Newport. Paymaster
j. Il. Carmody, detached from the Vandalia,
anu anu oraeIeu to special duty bureau OF provis-
ions ana clothing, Navy department. Assistant
Paymaster John Corwiue has been ordered to
examination tor promotion.
ARMY OKDERs.-Second Lieut.. Sedgwick
Rice, 7th cavalry, relieved from temporary
duty at Fort Smelling, Minn., and ordered to
join his troop at Fort Buford, Oak. Leave of
Coz. Elmer Otis, sth cavalry, extended two
geOn Richards Barnett extended six months
for disability. First Lieut.. VIM. Nj. Medcalfe,
ordnance department, ordered from New York
necied with the manufacture of powder Tor the
ordnance department.. First Lieut.. F. f. Hobbs,
ordnance department, from Philadelphia TO
Jonnstown, Pa, TO inspect work tor ordnance
department.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day
were Senators Jones Ark Stanford and Brown
ex-senator Mcdonald, Col. Bright and Hon.
Jas r. Harvey Ind.) Representatives Hubert,
ForEey, Wheeler, Oates, Martin, Davidson
Aia.) Sadler, Breckenridge McAdoo, Maybury
King, Curtin, Ward IllJ and Ketcham, Com
missioner OF Internal Revenue Miller, Major
Lewis Merrill, Grant Weidman and William
Breslin, OF Lebanon, Pa; Rear Admiral A. K
Hughes Peter II. Clark, of Cincinnati, and Mrs.
w. W. Bassett.
THE U. 8. 8. TRENTON arrived at Suez to-day
on her way home from China.
PLACED ON THE RETIRED L1sr.-Pay In
spector +. IL. swan ana Assistant Engineer II.
Z. Baughman and Capt. ]. H. Washburne, of the
marine corps. have been placed on the retired
list, having been found incapacitated ior active
service by reason OF disability incurred in the
line OF duty.
CONTRACTS AWARDED.-The Secretary OF the
I Treasury has awarded contracts tor stationery
to Messrs. William Ballantyne & Son, j. J,
Chapman, j. c. Parker, E. E. Rider and
Wyckoft, Seamans y Benedict, Of this city.
COMMODORE TRUxroN.-By making the nom.
inations for promotion in the navy yesterday
the President refused the request OF Commo-
dore William T. Truxton to again send his
name to the Senate tor promotion to the rank
OF rear admiral.
PERsoNAL.-The German Minister started
yesterday to Newport, where he will spend
the next six weeks.-Hon. Porter Sheldon
and r. c. Sheldon, OF jamestown, }. B. Tracey,
OF Houston, Z. q. Walker, OF New York, NJ +.
BaSley, OF st. Paul, u. Pennell and William
y. M.
Detroit, are at the Ebbitt.-Mr. Joseph r.
Cassin, Tho has been quite ill for a week, is
much better this morning, and is considered
on the way to recovery.-Senor Peralta the
Costa Rican Minister, Capt. James B. Eads and
MIR. Gardiner q. Hubbard, OF Washington were
registered in New York last night.-Thomas
}. Keenan,, OF Pittsburg, Ii. A. Ward, OF Roches-
ter, and Thomas w. Campbell, of Vicksburg,
are at the st. James.-The Brazilian Minister
went to New York yesterday, and will
sail tor Havre Tomorrow, 70 join the
HARDNESS d. 1tajuba in Paris.-G M,
Abbott, of Covinglon, S. B.. Hubbard, OF Of
Sandusky, j. l.. FerreIl, OF Philadelphia, ii. b.
Phillips, of New York, c. Nj. Newlin, of Della
ware, w. Ambruster, ot Germantown, and H.
Villains, Of Chicago, are at the Riggs JAS
Gaskill, OF Phiade phia, ThOs. Gahan of chi.
cago, j. EvartS, of Iorkville, E A. Durapt jr
OF Albany, b. Fox, of New York, E. j. Atwater
OF New Haven. +. Selig, OF Atlanta, and VIM.
Mcdowell, OF Louisiana, are at Willard 81.
v. Edelin,. n. L. Sp,lding, Miss Ada Bond.
Charles II. Chase. J. $. Dodge and H. ]. Dodge
OF W Washinston, were among the late arrivals
at Old Point Comfort-Mr. and Mrs. A. Ped
dielord arrived at New York from Europe YES
terday.-J. q: Hamilton, OF Mississippi, Geo.
L. Hastings, OF Troy, Isaac D. Smead, OF Toledo.
ana George r. Logan, and II. l.. Wynne, OF Chi.
cago are at line Observation-Disclosures da
Costa, secretary of the Brazilian LEGATION has
gone to Newport tor a few weeks stay.
POLICE FORCE CHANGES.