Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-06-29
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To.DAY.-Internal
revenue, S136, 800; customs, $s45,649.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-lnternal
revenue, 81 800; customs, ss45,649.
CoNsCIENCE.-The United States Treasurer
has received through the Secretary of War q
conscience contribution of 81 from New York,
to pay for several books aud an old watch guard
which the sender took possession of after the
surrender of Vicksburg.
SECRETARY MANNING telegraphed his private
secretary from Hot Springs, Va, to-day as fol-
lows: Contradict story in New York Herald
sunday about my health. am much better
than when left Washington
THE PRESIDENT HAS APPROVED the bill to
legalize the Incorporation Of national trades
uniohs;' the act granting a ranking privilege to
Julia D. Grant; tue bill granting pension to the
OF miscellaneous bills.
MRS. s. b. CUSHING, Of Michigan, q clerk in
The Post Office department, was yesterday dis
missed at her own request. She was an efficient
clerk, and when her request to be dismissed
was refused she absented herself from her desk
until the departmentw was forced to remove her.
ARMY LEAvEs.-Col E. A. Carr, 9Th cav, has
been granted three months leave. Leave OF
Capt. Edward Field, Attn art, has been ex-
tended two months. Capt. VIM. w. Rogers,
9th Unfit, granted six months for disability.
LEAD SEA1s.-The Treasury department has
issued circular discontinuiny hereafter the
use of locks, glass seals aud brass tags, and di-
recting lead seals to be used in transporting all
classes Of bonded goods. The size will be pre-
scribed by the department and the seals fur
nished by the railroad companies.
THOSE who leave the city during the summer
can have THE STAR mailed 10 them for any
length of time and the address changed as often
as desired. The subscription must be invariably
paid IN advance.
THE PRESIDENT CANNOT Go TO BALTIMORE
TN.MARR
Stanislas Muccioli, the papal ablegates, and
Messrs. Foley and Alfred and Joseph jenkins,
OF baltimore, accompanied by Second Assistant
postmaster General Knott and Rev. Father
Chappelle, Of st. Matthew's church, called at
the White House yesterday and invited the
PRESIDENT to witness the ceremony OF investing
Cardinal Gibbons With the beretta at the Balti
stated that while it would afford him much
pleasure to attend the cardinalital ceremonies
In Baltimore tomorrow, the press OF official
business would make it impossible to leave
Washington for that purpose.
The Library SITE ,IUKY.-This morning the
jury On the valuation OF the property in
squares 729, 100 and 731, for the National
Library site, met at the court house. Mr. Ord
way was present to otter testimony controyert-
1ng that OF Messrs. Entwisle, Flemming and
Morrison. Mr.. Perry, who appeared for Mr..
Ordway, suggested that If the testimony Of the
they would not ask to offer testimony. MIR.
Northtngton said that the matter belonged
wholly to the jury, and he would make no OBJ
Jectlon. MIR. I. King, representing the Sargent
property, made the same proposition. The jury
accepted the proposition and went into execu-
tive-SeSsiOn.
PERsoSAL-The wife of Lieut.. Greedy has
been obliged TO leave suddenly for Fortress
Monroe, owing to the illness Of her little boy
Maj. n. A. Hall left yesterday for Lake
George for q months recreation.-E. A. Leech,
OF Washington, was in San Francisco last Tues
day.--Mr. p. H. Fitzhugh has left the city to
spend month at Virginia Beach and Cobb's
lsland.-Prof +. Lent sailed for Europe on
the 26th. Mr.. Hugo Worch will sail on the
3Oth.-Gen. Butler and his associate counsel
Mr.. Chas. h. Barber, entertained few friends
at dinner party at Solari's last night. The
general took q late train for New York
Representative LIE Fevre and ex-Representative
durd Will attend the ceremony Of investing
Cardinal Gibbons with the beretta at the cathe-
dral In Baltimore tO-morrow.-Gen. James
Cakes and Gen. T. A. McParlin, of the army
were registered in New York last night-E
T. Vacher. OF New York; H. P. Vacher, of Eng
land; S. $. ngs worth, Of PhiladelpLia, and
A. ". Gris.oid, OF New York, are at tue Riggs
rs. W. Cobb, c. g: kainwaser,- st. Louis
sinion Sterne, New York; James c. Mathews
Albany, aud Joseph II. Collngham, England
are at WiIlards.-T. T. Ray mond, Boston:
Geo. Alfred Townsend, New York; A. p. Flint
Philadelphia: II. II. Rodgers and c. K Rodgers
Springfield, and h. W. Jones, U. 8. navy, are
at the Ebbitt.