Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-11-18
Washington News and Gossin.

1dE SUPPLEMENT- OF IHE EVENING STAR 10
DAY contains an account of the Iroquois ban
quet, the Presidents letter and Speaker Car
isles speech, a millionaire burglar, a bigger
statue than Bartholdrs, local and telegraphic
news, etc. The advertisements are classified
as follows: Auction Sales, Proposals, Dry
Goods, Ladies' Goods, Books, Family Supplies,
Wood and Coal, Housefurnishings Professional,
Specalties, Pianos and Organs, Sewing Ma
chimes, Financial, Gentlemen's Goods, Medical,
Attorneys, Dentistry, Railroads, Potomac River
Boats, Steamers, The Trades, Undertakers.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal
revenue, S419,229; customs, S447,471.
THE NEW PAYMAsTER GENERAL OF THE
NAvY.-Pay Director James Fulton, who was
yesterday appointed by the President to be
chief of the naval bureau of provisions and
clothing and paymaster general of the navy,
was born in Lincoln county, Tenn, in 1885,
and was elected 20 the state legislature as q
democrat id 1857. He served until November,
lSos, when he was appointed purser in the
navy by President Buchanan. He afterwards
became fleet paymaster and during the war
served under Admiral Farragut. Since the
can squadron In Europe and served in other
responsible positions.
THE GOVERNMENT SUIT AGAINST GENERAL
BADEAU.-The case of the government against
General Badeau in the United States court in
New York to recover SIC. 500 that the general
II dllcStO u nave received Tor lees Wnlle ne
was consul general at London was continued
yesterday. General Bddeau testified that the
amount was received entirely outside his
official capacity.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Medical Inspector A. c.
Rhoades, ordered to special duty at New York.
Lieut. Commander G. C. Reiter, detached from
duty at the torpedo station and granted six
months leave.
MIR. HoRNADAY's HUNT FOR BUFFALo.-ln
yiavr y<,ff fk,r
the states and territories of the Union, the
National museum, as stated in THE STAR, re-
Gently sent it's chief taXidermist, Mr. VIM. r..
dornaday, with two or three assistants to Mon
tana and Wyoming for the purpose OF securing
good specimens before it is too late Mr.. Hor-
naday now reports in q letter to Prof. Baird that
ne has succeeded in getting twelve OF these ami
on exhibition in the National museum and the
remainder distributed TO the principal colleges
oil the country.
DUTIES COLLECTED FROM THE TRAINING
SHIP OFFICERs-The matter OF the illegal i'm
portations by officers OF the United States ships
Saratoga and Portsmouth was settled yesterday
as lar as the Newport customs officers are con-
cerned. The duties collected from the officers
or these vessels amounted to $3.50 under the
rules OF the solicitor OF the Treasury, but $50 OF
this had to be remitted. The 5000 has been
covered into the Treasury, and the matter Is
now settled.
LIBERTY'S TORCH TO BE LIGHTED.-Capt.
Picking, secretary OF the light house board, has
telegraphed Commodore Benham, inspector of
the New York light house district, to take steps
Tor the lighting of the Bartholdi statue Of lib
ertY as soon as possible. 1t Is estimated that it
will cost about $3.50 a month 10 maintain the
light, and that 1t will require several days to
arrange all the preliminaries.
ARMY ORDERs.-The following changes in
the stations and duties of the officers Of the
medical department are ordered: Surgeon Van
Buren, Hubbard, ordered to report for duty at
columbus barracks Ohio; Surgeon Charles K.
Greenleat relieved from duty at Columbus bar
racks and ordered to duty at headquarters, di-
vision OF Missouri, and as examiner of recruits
at Chicago. Lieut.. Col. John c. Bates. 18th
infantry, ordered TO the departmental Arizona.
Col John c. T1dbalI, LIST artillery, Lieut.. Col.
John q. Chandler, deputy 0uarternaster gene
raj. and Major Vim. X. King, corps OF engineers,
appointed board to meet at Fort Monroe
Va, November %, to report upon suitable site
and plans for the wharf authorized by Congress
TO be constructed there. Major E. b. Kirk, quar-
termaster, ordered from Atlanta TO Fort sum-
ter. $. c.. on public business. Capt. Henry W.
Lawton, 4th cavalry, granted four months
leave, with permission to go abroad. Assistant
Surgeon J. K. Carson, relieved from duty at
Jefferson barracks. Forty recruits ordered to
Fort Smelling. Mimi, Tor 5th and Goth infantry.