Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-13
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.--Internal
revenue, S493,411: customs. S41S,O71.

revenue, S493,411; customs, S41S,O11.
CAPT. s. NJ MILLS, of the 9Th artillery, who
went to India last winter a representative of
the army to witness the maneuvers of the
British army, has returned and is IN the city.
some of the accounts of the signal service
which were objected to by the second controller
were made by Capt. Mills when he was sta
toned here and were held up until his return.
He will probably be engaged some time in set
ting up these detailed accounts.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut. Charles A. Foster,
detached from the torpedo station and ordered
to the Minnesota. Lieut.. George A. Bcknell,
detached from the advisory board and placed
on waiting orders. Passed Assistant Paymas-
navy yard. Orders OF Paymaster Geo. A. Lyon
to the Portsmouth, n. H., navy yard revoked,
and he Is placed on waiting orders.
ARMY ORDERs.-Capt. Chas. ]. Won Herman,
18th infantry, relieved from duty in the depart
ment OF the Platte, and ordered home to await
retirement Capt. Robert Mcdonald, 9Th in
fantry, placed on the retired list. Col. Rufus
SaXton, assistant quartermasler general Or
dered to inspect the national cemetery at Fort
Donelson, Tenn. First Lieutenant Henry Wy
CANT, 24th infantry, detailed military pro-
lessor at Bingham school, Orange county, NC,
August l, relieving Second lieutenant ]. ID.
Bachelor, 24th infantry, ordered to join his
company.
THE New York VIsIToRs.-The members of
the New York Press association spent the day
about the city. \ number went to Arlington
this morning. and the rest scattered about
To see the sights. The COrcOran Art gallery was
visited by many and all the public buildings.
The President will receive the association a
body at the White House at five o'clock this
afternoon, and this evening they will be given
a reception by senator Warner Miller at his
residence, on * street.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day
were Senators Mcpherson, Voorhees,, Cockrcll,
and Sabn, Representatives Heard, Dunn,
Cow1es, Murphy, with IL. II. Cove, of Iowa.
Voorhees,, HalseIl, Robertson, sawyer. Nelson,
Loutitt, with II. Grupe, OF California, and
Glover, eX-RepresentativeS TarboX, of Massa-
chusetts, and Hyatt Smith, OF Brooklyn, CheS-
ter Seeber, of Alaska, John H. Farrell OF AL
bany, James Stldman, of New York, Edwin r.
Uni, l.. w. Redington, Hiram Atkins, Robert
humphrey, OF New Brighton, s. l.
PERsoNAL.-Mr. w. u. Stivers, editor of the
Middletown Press, and wife are guests of Sena-
tor and Mrs. Van Wyck.-Senator Colquitt
addressed the twenty -tirst anniversary meeting
OF the National Temperance society in New
YORK tuesday eNening.-A: !. Babbitt OF
Hammond de Garcia, j. c. Smith of Toronto
and George A. Flint OF Boston are at the Riggs.
Senator Logan Is to visit Providence on the
21st and will address the Young Mems Repub-
lican club while there He will be the guest OF
Governor Wetmore.-F. A. Armstrong OF New
York, John Charlton of Nyack, j. E. Apponyi
OF San Francisco, Edw. Blanchard of Pennsyl-
Nanli, Charles X. Hannah OF Council Bluffs, O..
r. Kellogg and William l.. Plummer OF Boston.
William u. Clark OF ST. Louis, j. h. Rchey OF
Missouri, and n. Smith and IL. Wood of
Toronto aud Rowland Hill OF Oxford, Nd, are
at Wlilard's-Col. e. G. Messerney, formerly
colonel of the first Wisconsin artillery and now
OF New York city, with his wife and child, is
visiting the city.-Ex-President Arthur passed
comfortable day yesterday, though he suffered
considerably from weakness and only remained
up about two hours in the afternoon.