Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-01-21
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal
revenue, $685., 1927; customs, S319,7

RECEIPTS IO-DAY.-1uVSIQal
revenue, 1866, 527; customs, S319,767.
A BOARD OF PAY OFFICERS has been ordered
to meet at the Navy department on the 23d
instant to recommend a system Of printed
forms and bank books to be used at the several
navy pay offices. At present each office uses
blanks, DC, of its own conception, and there Is
tn aK in Them BY
De accomplished In the printing OF them at the
government printing office, and much delay
James Fulton. Pay Inspector Richard Wash
ington and Passed Assistant Paymaster George
A. Deering.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS TODAY
were Justice Bradley, with Prot. Cook, N. J.,
Senators Sawyer and Spooner, Representatives
d henderson, ~; Breckenridge, KY; Wise, Ran
Otll, Long, owen and Storm, with G. B. Staples,
collector of internal revenue, Pa.
The NAVAL DRILL IN TAMPA BAY.-When
the Despatch sails from New York for Key
West to join the North Atlantic squadron she
vii! carry supply of service torpedoes targets
ana other necessaries to be used by the vessels
Oh Oh Inc squadron in the proposed extensive drill
III tampa bay, which 1t is thought Will occur
early In the spring. The Tennessee is expected
to reach Tampa bay in February, and the other
vessels OF the squadron will collect there.
THE BI-METALLIC AssoC1ATIoN.-The execu.
tive committee of the National Bi-Metalic
Coinage association, at a meeting Mt Willard
nan cStcTudy AFTERNOON, OrRantZeO Dy Gl6CtlnS
u: II. Armstrong, of st. LOUIS, president; N. w.
Welgley, of PENNSYLVANIA, vice president; and
H. NJ: Slater, of Colorado and Hugh ]. NOLAN,
of California, secretaries. A number of speeches
favoring the free coinage of silver were delv-
cred. The committee continued in session to-
day and formulated measures looking to the
extension of the organization over the country.
THE PRESIDENTS first reception this week
was held yesterday afternoon. Messrs. Geo. p
Hibbard and Geo. b. Hubbard, of Buffalo, who
wit 4, Dr,c "a,
him and watched him shake hands two hum
dred and thirty-five times. Mr.. Whitney, the
interpreter of the U. S. legation at Japan, was
among the visitors with his bride from London.
Observation-Disclosures Sergeant John Lewis
and Private Michael Powell. battery H, I'd art.
have been placed on the retired list under the
act approved February Ia, 1885.
NOT SUFFICIENTLY ANrIoUE-The Treasury
department has rejected the appeal of Mr.. c. F.
Gunther, of Chicago for the free entry of a 'head
of Shakespeare, made Of plaster of Paris in the
year 1888" under the provisions in the free
list for collections of antiquities the
ground that it was made at such cOmpara-
lively recent date as hardly To be classed as an
antiquity.
CAPT. FRANK HEATH, ordnance department,
has been ordered to Hartford, Conn.,, to inspect
machine guns in process OF manufacture there
ana will then return to his station at the
springfield armOry, Mass.
SECOND LIEUT. JNO. C. WALsHE, signal corps
will be relieved from duty at Fort Myer, Va
upon the arrival OF First Lieut.. r. E. Thomp-
son, 9th Infantry, and will report for duty in
the office OF the chief signal officer.
VIRGINIA POSTMAsTERs. - The following
fourth-cass postmasters have been appointed
in Virginia: John S. Ham, Backbone, Allie
ghany CO.; f. J. Murduck Bradshaw Roanoke
CO.; Miss Maggie Pascha, Buffalo Lithia Springs,
Mechlenburg county: Mrs NJ. n Bracv. Cab.
Farm Meek anhnrsp NrS no
Hancock, Crow Spring, Chesterfield county;
James X. Pendleton, Cuckoo, Louisa count y;
Il. Hill, King William c. H.. King William
county; JOS. E. Healy, Monaskon, Lancaster
county; ?. r. Bland. Oral Oaks. Lunenburgh
Carroll county, Md.
PERsoNAL-Mr. John Bigelow, of New York.
is in the CITY,. W. Boteler, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
NJ Brown and C. A. Vedder, of Washington,
were registered in Jacksonville on Tuesday.
Harrison Phpbus. of the Hygeia Hotel, Old
Point, is at the Ebbitt.--A Madrid dispatch
OF Spanish minister at Washington.--Mr Bell,
architect of the Treasury, was in Chicago on
Tuesday-Ihe pamphlet issued at Be. lin to
commemorate the Goth birthday anniversary
OF the German historian, Won Ranke contains
a letter from Historian Bancroft inviting the
former to become member of the American
Historical Society here.-Representative Gofi
was registered in New York last evening"
Messrs. George T. Hibbard and George B. Hib-
bard, OF Buffalo, are at WOrmleys.-Mr. Lorin
Biodget, of Philadelphia, is at the Ebbitt-
Judge Alexander, of Indiana formerly fifth
auditor OF the Treasury, is in the city.-Ecitor
Adams, of the Emira advertiser is In the city
on a short visit-F. t. Thurber and T. T.
Palmer, of New York; H H. Warner, Of Roches s:
ter; Frank Howe, jr., of the Duff opera COM
pany, and eX-Representative Brewer, of New
Jersey; are at Willards.-W. A.Campbell and
F. W; Lyon, of North Carolina, and Mrs NJ. S.
Moody of South Carolina ARE at the NATIONAL
Misses Kate and Julia Tyler, OF Northampton,
Va, are at the st. James.