Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-02
Washington News and GOSSIP.


THE SUPPLEMENT OF THE EVENING STAR
to- day contains the Presidents special message
to the Senate in FULL its reception in the Senate.
the TIN street telegraph pole case; how Mrs.
Stannard lost her bonds the career of a noted
young thief in this city and elsewhere; the new
American cardinal; telegraphic news, etc. The
advertisements are classified as follows: Auction
Sales, House-frrnishings, Gentlemens Goods,
Attorneys, Financial, Ladies' Goods, Books,
Educational, Dry Goods, The Trades, Pianos
and Organs, Sewing Machines, Wood and
Goa, ~ ecalties, Family Supplies Professional,
Dentistry, Medical, Undertakes, Potomac
River Boats, Steamers, Railroads.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-lnternal
revenue, s102.077; customs, s431 ,221.
ARUMOR DENIED-The rumor that Mr.. A. u.
Hazen, the Third Assistant Postmaster General,
has been requested to resign, and that Chief
Clerk Nash has been selected to fill the vacancy,
eral to-day said that he had Mr.. Hazen's resig-
nation since the 7th of March last, but had
TAKEN no action in regard to 1t.
ARCHITECT CLARK AND THE LABOR ORaANI-
ZATIoNs.-The counsel for the Stonecutters'
union has requested Secretary Lamar to sus-
pend Architect Clark, of the Capitol, pending
result of the investigation of which the Secre-
tary intends shortly to report to the President
loE his aCtlO0. =
THE YOKOHAMA HOTEL FIRE.-By the last
mails intelligence is received of destructive
fire which occurred at Yokohama at four O'Clock
on the morning of February 9Th. The Windsor
hotel and adjoining buildings were entirely
destroyed within half hour after the fire was
discovered in Farsari's Photographic studio, a
euests T IN the r hng at the a time Among the
sui general to China, and Mrs. Denny who
were en- route to Corea; Vice Consul General
f. B. Rodgers, Q. A. and i Mrs. Rodgers The
guests barely escaped with their lives, Mrs.
Denny and Mrs. Scidmore uninjured and Mrs.
Rodgers carried out unconscious. Judge Denny
and Mr.. Scidmore remaining to save their
effects were obliged to jump from n second
s na wdndow Judge Denny lost all his belong
IN Corea. Mr.. Scidmore lost valuable law
library and paymaster Rodgers everything.
Yokohama residents gave every care and at
tention Othese unfortunate people.
A BULL RUN BULLET ExrRAcrED.-Col.
Byrne, surgeon in charge of the hospital at the
from the neck of an old soldier a ball, which
had been there since the battle OF second Bull
Run, and was we'll encysted.
THE CAPTURED STEAMER CITY OF MEXICO.
Secretary Whitney to-day sent telegram to
the commander Of the Galena, at Key West,
directing him to deliver the City of Mexico,
which was captured on an alleged diibustering
papers and property connected Herewith, to
the U. s. marshal at Key West.
THE PUBLIC DEBT statement for February
shows the decrease during the month to have
been 50. 702, 1881. The total debt is 81, $685.
334,O71.46.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day
were Senators Cockrell, Pike, Mcpherson, with
delegation, Sabin, Berry, and Dolph, Repre-
sentatives Dockery, Glover, Randall, Sowden,
hovyn r,<~pt md
Mills, S. NJ. Ewing, OF Minneapolis, A. s. Berry
and ]. j; Hitch, Of Newport KY, Inspector
@enea ana MS seR and Jerome Par
THE PRESIDENT to-day approved the acts re-
moving the disabilities of Alex. P. Stuart, OF
Mississippi, Edward G. w. Butler, Of Missouri,
and Thos l.. Rosser, of Virginia.
ARMY ORDERs.-First Lieut. Frank Baker,
ordnance department, stationed at PhiIadel
phia, has been ordered to Wilmington, Del. to
inspect powder being manufactured there for
the ordnance department.. Leave of Major
Henry MeElderry, surgeon, has been extended
one month. I'd Lieut.. J. F. r. Lapdis 1st cav
airy, has been ordered to duty at the United
States military academy, West Point.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut. E. F. Qualtrough
has been ordered to duty at the Mare Island,
CAL, navy yard. Lieut.. w. d. Rose has been
detached from the Alliance and ordered to the
Mare Island navy yard.
PERsoNAL.-Mr. w. H. billiard, the artist,
who has been IN Tunis for some time is at the
Ebbitt.-J. w. Homack of Richmond, w.
Bergstein, of N. Y, r. D. Graham of North
Carolina, and w. c. Culberson, and J. B. White,
OF Pennsylvania. are at the Metropolitan
Mr.. VIM. Doiph, of Havana, N. Y, is visiting
his brother, Senator Dolph.--C. l.. Colby and
wife, Of Chicago, Judge VIM. NJ. McCiuer, of
saltwater, Mimi, Geo. Fl. C. Pratt and family,
OF Upton, Iowa, Capt J. II. Merryman. w. L.
Cairns, and Hugh l.. Roseburgh, of Liverpool,
Haytien minister, who has been abroad for
some time, and Gen. 2. d. Roddy, of the army,
arrived In New York from Europe yesterday
night.