Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-12-23
Washington News and Gossip.

THE SUPPLEMENT OF THE EVENING STAR to-day
contains: Christmas greens, the making OF Christ
mas candles, last nights celebrations OF fore
fathers day, a prominent Marylanders suicide,
Lord Randolph Churchill's resignation, deaf
mutes mad jealousy, telegraphic dispatches, etc.
The advertisementsare classified as follows: Auc-'
tfon Sales, Money to Loan, Educational, Ladies
Goods Proposals, Attorneys, Hotels, Pianos and
Organs, Sewing Machines Gentlemen's Goods,
Wood and Coal, Financial Professional Special
ties, The Trades, Dentistry, Railroads, Potomac
River Boats, Steamers, Medical, Undertakes.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAy.-Internal reve-
nue., s327, ,552; customs, $500, 7A.
THE INDIAN WAREHOUSE. commissioner Atkins,
OF the Indian ofice, has decided to allow the In
dian supply warehouse to remain in New York,
but will hereafter, at each annual spring letting,
receive and open bids in st. Louis for furnishing
beef, flour, bacon and other items Of subsistence
supplied to the Indians.
APPOINTED M1cRoscoP1sr.-The Secretary of the
Treasury yesterday appointed Samuel Wallis, Of
Louisiana, to be microscopist under the oleomar-
garine act.
PASSED ASSISTANT SURGEON JAMES D. GATEwO0D
has been ordered to duty at the naval academy
January 5th.
ARMY ORDERs.-Major Jared A. Smith, corps of
engineers, ordered from Portland, Me-, to Fort
Knox, Maine, on public business Capt. John g.
Butler. ordnance department, ordered from Spring.
Held, Mass, to Hartford, Conn, to inspect revol-
VerS being manufactured for ordnance depart
ment.
CoNGREssNEN IN THE DEPARTMENTs-The ad-
Journment OF Congress for the holidays enables
congressman to devote more time to visiting the
departments and suggesting various matters to
tne omcials for the Improvement of the public SER
vice. This Is to be effected principally by infusing
new blood In the clerical force.
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ments OF the government will be closed tomorrow
at twelve o'clock until Monday morning. thus
giving half day before Christmas to enable the
clerks to complete their preparations for Christ
mas.
Posi- OFFICE CoNTRACTs-The following contracts
have been awarded by the Postmaster General:
w. E. Sebree, Of this city, printed wooden tags;
~ mills each for narrow tags and k mills for the
Az cents each for iron label cases and 1245 cents
each for brass label cases The Smith and Egge
,Manulaeturing MAJ company. 81 cents each for mail
key chains at % and 30 cents
REAR ADMIRAL woRDEN WILL RErnE-1t is
understood at the Navy department that Rear Ad-
miral Worden will at once take advantage OF the
bin approved by the President Tuesday, which
authorizes his retirement and that OF Vice Admiral
grades. 1t is thought that vice Admiral Rowan
Will not ask to be retired at present.
TREASURY APPOINTMENT.-The Secretary OF the
Treasury has appointed Jas. F. Walsh, prominent
member of Tammany, to be assistant inspector Of
hullS at New York.
THE URGENT DEFICIENCY BILL A LAw.-The Presi-
dent has approved the urgent deficiency bill for
public printing and binding for the current year.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day were
Senator's Frye, Beck voorhees, and ex-senator Nc
Donald, Cockrell, Coke Maxey and Kenna, Repre-
sentatives Lowry, Seney Morrison, Lowering, Mer-
riman, Morgan 2. Taylor. Green, Barnes, 'Toole
Banks, OF Albany, and Capt. Jno. McCafferty, col
ketQC OF Alaska.