Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-12-02
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
THE SUPPLEMENT OF THE EVENING STAR to-day
contains: Major Walker and the Methodist min
isters, bad for Lord Colin Campbells case, Wilson
says he Is Moens son, the Cluverus case, the
Michigan milliOnaire's will, the Paris appeal
forthe anarchists telegraphic dispatches, etc. The
advertisements are classified as follows: Auction
Sales, Educational, Ladies' Goods Books, Family
supplies, Wood and Coal Dentistry, Housefurnish-
lngs, professional, Pianos and organs, Sewing
Machines, Financial, Medical, Gentlemen's Goods,
Railroads, Potomac Boats, Steamers, Attorneys,
Specialties, The Trade, Undertakers.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue. S4O3,979 customs, S797, ,O42.
HAS GEN. BUTLER AS HIS CouNsEL.-It is learned
that Mr.. Thoebe. the contestant for Speaker Car
isles seat In the House, has retained Gen. Butler
as his counsel, and will make hard fight.
THE PRESIDENT IMPROyING.-It Is stated at the
White House to-day that the President is imprOv-
ing and performs his duties without much diff
| Guilty. He receives no callers, however.
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS are arriving by every
train, and most of them will be here by Monday
next at the opening OF the session.
To CONTEST A SEAT IN CoNGREss.-Mr. JAS Y. Car
michael, who ran as an Independent candidate for
Congress in the Columbus Ga, district, has served
notice on Mr.. Thomas w. Grimes that he will con-
test his seat in the Fftieth Congress-. Carmichael
claims that the tickets used by Grimes were not
printed according to law, and that in some coun-
ties the election was improperly held
LIEUT.. GREELY TO REMAIN ON DUTY IN THE SIGNAL
SERvICE.-The Secretary Of war has granted re-
quest recently made by Gen. Hazen to allow Lieut..
A. W. Greedy to remain on duty in the signal ser
vice as assistant to the chief signal officer. Gen.
Hazen'S health Is not good at present and he de-
sres TO be relieved OF some OF the duties OF his pO
SitiOn.
DEFENsELESs CONDITION OF SAN FRANCIsCO.-Gen.
O. o. Howard, commanding the division of the
Pacific, referring In his annual report to the means
OF defense against possible invasion OF the Pa
cine coast, says that the forts are not manned with
guns OF the proper caliber, and, what is worse,
there are no guns OF the right size and power in
the Pacific coast, and that speedy preparation for
making suitable guns and other means Of defense
should not be delayed. Shells could easily be
thrown, he says, from the neighbOrhOOd OF the
Cliff house, outside the harbor, to every part OF
San Francisco. and, without exceeding modern
ranges, could be dropped into Oakland. He there
lore recommends that money be appropriated so
@ that good torpedo defense may be planted; that
guns now around the harbOr be properly mounted;
that two floating batteries be built and anchored
as suggested by the board of inspectors appointed
under the act OF Congress OF March 3, 1885.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Leut. E. N. Hughes ordered to
duty under the lighthouse board. Lieut. Lucien
Young to duty as assistant to the lighthouse in
spectOr 18th district. Passed Assistant Engineer
j. L. Hannum to the navy yard, Norfolk. Lieut..
JnO w. Stewart detached from the Pinta and
placed on waiting orders. Ensign J. J: Knapp
lighthouse district and ordered to prepare for sea
service.
ARMY ORDERs.-The orders of First Lieut.. Philip
Powell, 9th cavalry to rejOin his regiment, have
been suspended until February 1st. Assistant
surgeon L. S. lesson, granted four months leave.
Assistant surgeon Robert X. Ball ordered to the
department OF Missouri. The leave OF Surgeon ID.
G.. Caldwell extended twenty days. Major Altman
r. Rockwell quartermaster, ordered to duty as
assistant to the chief QuartermaSter department
OF Dakota. Leaves OF Lieut. JnO. j. Shaw, 9th in
Iantry, and First Lieut.. JnO. H. Philbrfck, 11th
Infantry, extended two months. COmmissary Ser
geants Geo. E. Arlington and X. H. Jones retired.
THE REDUCTION in the public debt during No
vember amounted to S3,OO5,249. The total debt
less cash in the treasury is now 81 80, ,342 $685.
THE TREASURY SUKPLUs.-The latest returns
from the several assistant United States treasur-
erS, mintS, assay Offices and national bank depOSi
tories show the assets OF the Treasury to be
S52 ,219 35SS9; liabilities, $461, ,154 15O.S2; bal
ance, $66. .O65. 2OSO7.
MARINES TO TAKE THE PLACE OF CIVIL EMPLOYEES.
The secretary Of the Navy has directed the act
ing commandantO the washington navy yard to
have the marine guard under his command prop
u,
in order that watchmen, messengers and store
keepers may be dismissed In the interest OF econ
omy. The Secretary directs that the department
be furnished with the number of such employees
who can be spared.
A DECREASE Now, But AN INCREASE LOOKED
FoR--The total receipts from Internal revenue
during the first four months of the present fiscal
year were $3S 4S5 AL decrease OF 81, ,468 243 as
compared with the receipts during the correspond
Ing period OF last year. The collections from OeO-
margarine during October (being mainly from the
sale OF special tax stamps, were sl4,652. Com
missioner Miller said yesterday that the receipts
for the present fiscal year will be about 81 600 600
in excess of the receipts for last year.
PUBLIC PRINTER BENEDICT WANTS sS5,OOO.-
Public Printer Benedict has addressed letter to
the Secretary Of the Treasury stating that ss5 900
is Immediately necessary to continue the work
now In hand at the government printing Office
during The present month. He suggests that the
secretary call upon Congress as SOOn as 1t reaS-
sembles TO make the required appropriation.
PERsONAL-Representativ Townshend and Mrs.
Townshend are expected in the city tomorrow,
and will be for time the guests OF DR.. Smith
Townshend, the Representatives. brother.-Gen
and Mrs. HaZen have taken quarters temporarily
at x Welckers, pending MT Mrs Hazen's departure for
Strait, Johnston and Halsell are at the National
Senator George and Representative Eden are
r. S. Maclaran OF England, William H. Beebe.
William Allen Butler and F. p. Marshall, OF New
York, ana William l.. McEWan of Wilmington are
at the ArlingtOn.-GeOrge Peabody Wet
more Of Newport and Alexander G. Coch-
ran OF st. Louis are at Wormley's-Alexis
GisikO OF New York is at Welckers,-
j. j. Weaver and EnOch Remick, OF Philadelphia,
Geo. G. Hopkins NJ. j. Lyons and Jas. w. Birkett,
OF Brooklyn, F. p. Fish, OF Boston, George B.
Williams, OF Indiana, and JAS Allison and ThOs
Mcneil, of Cincinnati, are at the Riggs.-Repre-
sentative Peters and VIM. II. Peters, OF Ports
mouth, Va, are at the eEbbitt.-Ex-Representa-
tive Brewer and A. L. WOrthington, OF New jersey
Representatives Cannon and Miller j. w. Frazier
5. NJ Gladwin, TheO. Houston and Q. S. Backus,
OF New York, E. p. EagertOn, OF st. Paul, Albert
Durham and j. A. COrw1n, OF Chicago, and John p
SlOcuIn, are at NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Berry
is at the acknowledgements Wise and
Crisp are at the Metropolitan.
EXTRADITION TREATY WITH
JAPAN.
The Presidents Proclamation An.
nOuncing Its Ratification.
President Cleveland has issued q proclamation
! announcing that the ratifcations have been ex-
changed In due form, OF the extradition treaty
with Japan, which was negotiated at the city OF
Toxic, April 10Th, 1885, and amended by the
| Senate, June 21st, 1886. In accordance with the
| terms Of this treaty it becomes operative sixty
days after the exchange Of notifications and this