Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-07-24

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revenue, S422 ,226; customs, S619,423.
CONTRACT MISUNDERSTANDING Bros.
have been awarded the contract for furnishing
1000 tons of furnace coal tor the State, War
and Navy department building at 81 80 per
ton and also the contract for hickory and pine
wood at $3.50 and So per cord respectively.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS To-Day
were Attorney General Garland, Senators
Jones (Ark.). Payne, Camden Sawyer, Hearst,
PPugh, voorhees,. Butler. and Assist Secretary
BreckenTidge ARK. Breckenridse 1KyJ,
Reagan, Mills. Wise, Trigg, McMillin. Norwood,
Mitchell. Crisp, with MIR. and Miss Granbury
Eaton, Turner, King, Lowry, Davidson (Ala),
anG ana frederick, with W; F. B2dy and wife, OF
Wm >. Potter, OF New Jersey.
THOSE who leave the city during lhe summer
can have The STAR mailed to them for any
length of time and the address changed as often
as desired. The subscription must be in INVARIABLY
paid in advance.
THE PRESIDENT, accompanied by Secretaries
Bayard and Whitney and Private Secretary
Lamont, arrived in Washington yesterday ai-
ternoon at o'clock. Mrs. Cleveland met the
President at the station.
THE MARINE LAND CONCERT THIS AFTER
NooN.-The program for the Marine band con-
cert at the White House grounds this evening is
as follows: March. second Connecticut Reg-
inent," Reeves; Spanish Fantasia, la Polo
ma" (by requesu Yradite; Song, "The Lost
Chord" Sullivan: 1dy lie, "Gipsy Lie" There
ID Morning, t2) In the Woods. (3) La Singare,
Plus Belle" Wadteufel; Colloration, "Boccac-
CO. Suppe; Gems OF Ireland, Introducing "rhe
Minstrel !.TaSar Boy" Molly The Legacy"
Pretty Maid Milking Her cow" "Savourneen
Deelish," The Irish WaSnerwoman.'' "Thady,
1ou Gander, "Let Erin Remember the Days of
d.. I.OGUinp md ~
Peggy Bawn," "s't. Patrick was q Gentleman"
Garry Owen Paddy Flaherty," .'The Rocky
Road to Dublin" and 1.-THE Harp that Once
Through Taras Hail."
PERsoNAL.-Mr. Jas. c. Pilling, chief clerk of
the geological survey, has returned from trip
to Europe.-S. w. Woodward, of Washington,
was in Chicago on ThursGay.-F. NJ. DeN"uler
and wife are at Piney POint.-Rev. Edmond
He5 Sven, pastor OF the second Baptis, church,
morning.-C B. Lawson and H. F. Cor
bin. OF Cincinnati, George L. Heron, Of
Pittsburg, and ]. w. Wilson. of White
Mr.. George E. Baker, sometime chief clerk Of
the Department OF state and later controller of
the District. has been made Master OF Arts by
the St Lawrence University IN recognition Of
his literary services as editor OF the works of Mr.
Seward and author of the diplomatic history of
". smith and ]. H. smoot. OF New York W.
r. Odeii, of Concord. and w. F. Set
son, OF Albany, are a. the Metropolilan.-
Chas. A. Murphy, OF New York, Chas. II.
Mckee, of ST. Louis, c. L. Whitney, oi Connecti-
cut, Austin c. Maury. OF Philadelphia, and S.
Maicnlm Semmes, of Memphis are at Wizards.
West was registered in New
York last night.-Jas. \. Owenbey, OF New
York, w. ". Sampson, of Cincinnati, and
A. h. Welch aud John w. Guiteau,
OF New York, are at the Riggs
Col. w stOn Flint, of the Patent Office library,
has received the degree OF doctor OF philosophy
from Alfred University, New York.-Janes
Laurie, OF Chicago, W. II. Phipps, OF Hudson,
Wis, a. s. Rey burn, of ST. Louis, w. p. Aiier,
Of Louisville, Lieut.. W. Wineberger, OF Fort
B. +. Dickson, of Birmingham, Ala, and Capt.
u. w. Moore are al the EhhIIt.