Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-30
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-1nternal
revenue, $685. $40; customs, S469, 1922.

impressed with the necessity for some sort of an
character would give confidence to employees
and employer, and whose authority would be
respected: did think Of calling the attention OF
Congress to the subject one demanding early
and considerate action. But he learned that it
would be suggested by one Of the committees Of
make some suggestions to Mr.. O'Neill, the
chairman of that committee, with whom he
has freely talked concerning the matter.
MINISTER Cox's MYTHICAL HoRsEs-Min-
lister Cox writes from Constantinople that the
story recently published about the rejection of
his accounts at the Treasury on account of his
purchasing five horses for that legation is un-
founded. for the reason that the horses are
myths and the story of the purchase "lie !"
The ATTORNEY GENERALS PoRTRAITS.-The
first controller states that Attorney General
Garland agreed with him that there was no ap-
preparation available for the purchase of por-
traits for the Department of Justice and simply
requested a portrait of Mr.. Brewster because it
was customary.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day
were Senators German. Camden and Brown;
Representatives McCreary, Cannon, Fuller,
Weber, Holman, with J. X. Ewing and w. y.
Foley OF Ind, Beach, Evans, Henderson of n.
G., Reid, Bliss, Scott and Willis; ex-Representa-
Francisco James Middieditn OF California, ".
b. Fleming of KY, Robert F. Hill of Michigan.
HAzEN and Mr.. Howard, chief of the stamp
division of the. Post Office department,
who went to New England last week
on business connected with the examine
envelopes for the Post Office department have
returned to the city.
ARMY ORDERs.-A general army court-mar-
tial has been ordered to meet at Fort Myer on
the 31st of March for the trial of an enlisted
man from one ofthe stations for breech of dis
eipline. The detail for the court is Major James
Biddle. 9th cavalry; 1st. Lieut.. r. E. Thompson,
Lieuts signal Corps J: A. F swift, Wm. b. Wright.
j. II. Weber, James Mitchell and F. E. Ellis,
ana and "a 4, Lieut. Lieut. II. C. Davis, jr, Sd artillery.
Fannon and John kunst, Sergeant Geo. Aitken,
ordnance detachment Sergeant George Fisher,
I'd cavalry, and Private John Riley, 21st INIT,
have been retired. Capt. Geo. w. Davis, 14th
infantry, now awaiting ORDERS in this city, has
been ordered to rejoin his proper station.
PERsoNAL.-Gen. Jno w Foster and wife
have returned from their trip to Mexico. Mrs.
Foster stopped at Evansville, Ind, on
the way back.--John B. Cook and wife,
Of ST st. Paul, Mimi, are visiting friends
and Jno: McGi!l, of Virginia, A. A. McAlister
and B: F; Walling, U. s. n, II. C. Wisner, of
Detroit oetn Chas s. 1oTng Of Boston Henry Fie-
are at the Ebbitt. Chief of Police VIM. Muir
ray, of New York, and family accompanied
by Mrs. ). Y. Lee. have apartments at the Eb-
bitt.--E. T. Roberts, of Titusville. Mr.. and
Mrs. A. H. Calef, of New York, L. A. Fathicotts
and wife, OF New York, Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Wal
ker, Of Worcester, Mr.. VIM. Patton, OF Column
bia, Pa, are at the Riggs.-Congressman
Skinner, of North Carolina, Samuel F. Rice, of
Alabama, and Samuel X. Witt and S. A. Eli
son, OF Richmond, Va, at the Metropol-
itan.-A. NJ. Averill and family, OF st. Louis,
j: W. Scott, of st. Paul, and Theodore Hunter,
of Brooklyn, are at the st. James.-Water II.
Hubbard, of West Va. and w. p. Morton, of
New York, are at the National.-Dr. Agnew,
of Philadelphia, Chas. I. Parry and wife, of
philadeiphia, Alexander Mcdowell, Of New
York, A. NJ. Sherman and wife, Of jamestown,
y. Y, w. A. Redding, of Philadelphia, Max
Pepper, of San Francisco, II. NJ. Rosekrans and
wife, OF San Francisco, Miles Ross, of New Jer-
sey, I. w. Jacqua, OF New York, w. J. At
water and wife, of New Haven, j. NJ. Lachlan,
OF New York, S. w. Cobb and c. c. RainWater
of st. Louis. are at Wizards