Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-02-10
Washington News and Gossip.


GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal
revenue, S229,51O; customs, $6S0,756
To FURNISH EsTIMATEs.-Assistant secre-
tary Fairchild has written to Naval Officer
Burt, ct New York, requesting an estimate
from him OF the amount required under the
recent decision of the United States Supreme
Court relating to the dutiable condition OF I'M
ported merchandise to repay to importers the
excessive duties eXacted on merchandise im-
the probable amount of reduction of the an
nual revenue from customs by reason OF such
decision.
CHARGED WITH VIOLATING THE PENSION
LAws-Special Agent Jacobs, of the United
States Pension office. has caused the arrest of
M; kurtz of Baltimore, charged with filing
false claim for reimbursement for the expenses
OF last sickness and burial of q pensioner named
William g., Mills. 1t is alleged that NJ. Kurtz
widow of VIM. G, Miils. The defendant was
given hearing before United States Commits
sIoner rogers, and held to await the action of
the grand jury.
GEN. j. c. RowLEY died yesterday afternoon
In Chicago after long illness. He became
widely known on account of his position as sec
rotary to Gen. Grant, with the rank OF brgadier
general, during the last years of the war.
THE TELEPHONE SUIr.-A consultation of
government counsel in the telephone suit will
be held on Saturday, and, it is expected, all the
details of the suit will be arranged early next
week. Inc wishes OF a majority will govern in
selecting the city in which the trial will begin.
CAPT. FRANK HEATH, ordnance department.,
has been ordered from Springfield, Mass, to
HARTFORD, Conn, to inspect machine guns.
DECREASE IN POSTAL REcEIPrs.-The state
ment of the receipts and expenditures of the
Post Office department for the quarter ended
september 80, 1885, prepared by the sixth
auditor, shows that, while the expenditures
nave not increased, the ordinary revenues have
taiien or over 10000, the ounce rate for let
teTS ana the reduction in Second-clasS postage
having gone into effect July 1, 1SS5 The eX-
penditures were ST., 421 100, and the revenues
were s1o:o27, $780, deficiency, s2,S93,74O.
DEPUTY SECOND CONTROLLER MCMAHON is
In New York city making a preliminary exam
NATION of the charges preferred by Mr.. s. d.
Phelps against General Appraiser Brown OF
general lncompetency and maladministration
COIN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Brooks, OF the
treasury secret service, is of the opinion that
the counterfeit coin, alleged to have been passed
by the Italian gang in this city some time ago,
was struck off in Cincinnati. He says he knows
now now the former workshops Of the gang and has
Deen watching them closely for some time; that
they were much startled by the arrest OF Mat
teo, convicted in the Criminal Court in this
city Yesterday, who was only a small fry ac-
complete, and they have been lying low ever
since. Mr.. Brooks says that the Cincinnati head
e Gel fe contributed the funds TO engage coun
expenses of his defense.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Commander Henry Glass.
detached from Mare Island navy yard and or
dered to command the Monocacy Asiatic sta
ton. Commander F. ]. Higgnson from COM
mand OF the Monocacy and ordered home. En-
sign Horace N: Wetzel from the Smithsonian
Institution, 18th instant, and ordered to the
vandaia. Passed Assistant Surgeon M. 81.
Crawford from the Shenandoah and placed on
Waltlng orders. Passed Assistant Engineer
John u. Hannum from the Pinta and ordered
nome Passed Assistant Engineer j. A. b.
smith from the Norfolk navy yard and ordered
to the Pinta.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS TODAY
were Attorney General Garland, Senators Voor-
bees, Payne, Beck, Jones (Ark.) and Cockrell,
Representatives Warner Ohio, Dockery, Nor.
row, Wait, breckenridge, Findlay, LIE Fevre
Dowdney, Ballentine, Pfdcock, Seney, Tarsney,
Wheeler and Taulbee, Mrs John BigeloW. OF
New York. Rev. Jas. II. Darlington and Mrs.
T = Darlington, Gen; Thos. B. Van Buren,, ex-
Y. 5. consul general to Japan, and Miss Van
Buren,; Mr.. G.. w. Vroom OF New Jersey. Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Wheeler and Misses Wheeler,
OF Alabama, and Miss Julia Smith, of Brook.
lyn, and a delegation from Baltimore. headed
by ex-Gov. Thomas and ex-Gov. Bowie.
PERsoNAL.-Count Sala, secretary of the
French legation sailed from New York for
Havre yesterday. The health of Gov. Alb
bett, OF New Jersey, is said to be very poor. He
WILL take an extended tour-Representa
IOwnshend, of Illinois, was in st. Louis on
Monday.-Secretary Lamar is first choice of
the Dartmouth Seniors for commencement
orator, with James Russell Lowell second and
Roscoe C0nkiing third.-Samuel ]. Tilden
quietly celebrated his 72d birthday yesterday
at his home at Greystone.-Bishop Starkey,
OF New Jersey, who visited Washington re.
Gently, it now in Florida.-Hons. BENJAMIN
Silver, J. Martin McNabb, John Sapington.
Jacob plowman, r. II. Archer and NJ: Wand
WEI T OF hartford county Nd and s NJ Brophy
Hart, of Allan ia, is at the National
Rear Admiral Smith, Paul Warren of Chicago.
Ebbitt.-P. B. Vermilya, c. n. Chadwick, ]. u,
Berry, andeM and Mrs. c. +. Stone, of New
York, are at The Riggs.-Wm. II. Beaumont,
Helfrich, of Idaho, j. r. Beckwith, OF New
Orleans, w. w. Rice, of WATERFOWL, N. Y, r.
w. Speer and wife, of Denver and S. Alex
ander, OF Philadelphia, are at Wizards.