Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-08
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal
revenue, SIG, 1873; customs, $443,345.

revenue, s716,1s3; customs, s443.s45.
SUMMER CAMPS FOR CAvALRY.-Gen. sheri-
dan has concluded to establish two summer
camps of cavalry in Kansas, on the border of
the Indian Territory, at such points as will
afford good water and pasturage.
HOURS OF WORK AT CUSTOM DEMONSTRATING
Secretary Fairchild has issued q circular to
customs officers directing stricter enforcement
of the regulations fixing the hours of work for
employees of custom houses from till o'clock,
with half-hour's recess at noon.
SECRETARY MANNING STILL IMPROVING
1t is stated at the Treasury department today
that Secretary Manning is still on the mend.
Inclement weather has kept him indoors for
the past few days.
"A MISUNDERSTANDING OF State Bayard has
been informed by the British minister that
Robert Z. Sproule, an American citizen con-
victed of murder and sentenced to be hanged in
oahada on the sixth inst, has been respited by
an order of one of the Judges OF the supreme
court OF Canada until the sixth of June.
FoURFoLD REsTITUTIoN.-The US. Treasurer
mas received conscience contribution of
thrty-ffve cents from La Porte, Ind. which
the sender said was about t'fourfold restitution
OF uncancelled stamps on private letters used
again."
ORDERS HAVE BEEN ISSUED to survey the
US 5. PowhattaD, which recently arrived at
New York from Key West. She will be con-
demned undoubtedly and ordered to be sold.
HoNORING TIE SECRETARY OF WAR-The
town of Elmwood. in the vicinity of Boston,
has been renamed Endicott, in honor Of the
Secretary OF War.
THE PUBLIC STORES Is NEW YORK have
been appraised at $50 OOO and arrangements
are being perfected at the Treasury department
TO release the buildings at an annual rent of
a hat f wifi fI,.., ,.Nf
purchasing them at their appraised value.
THE FUNERAL OF GEN G. r. PAUL. took
place this morning at ten o'clock from his resi-
dencc on 18th street. The interment was made
ut Arlington. The light battery and four bat
terles OF the Sd artillery acted an escort. The
honorary nall-bearerS were Gems. Schriver, Gra-
ham, Palmer, Mckibbin and Duncan and Col.
Iurtelotte.
ARMY ORDERs.-Capt. Gustavus Valos, 9th
cavalry, having been found by an army retir-
ing board incapacitatcd for active service, has
been granted leave OF absence until further
orders for disability, with permission to leave
the division OF the Missouri. Second Lieut. X.
E Hlil 2Oth infantry, now on leave, has been
ordered to Fort lcavenworth, Kan, for duty as
aide-de-camp on the staff OF Brig. Gen. j. IL.
Potter. First Lieut.. j. Ii. W:lring, I'd infantry
now on leave, has been ordered TO temporary
duty at Davld's Island, n. y. Lieut.. Com
mander VIM. 1. Strong has been detached from
the Wabash and ordered to equipment duty at
the Boston navy yard.
THE FISH iCoMMIss1oN STEAMER Albatross
arrived this morning at Fort Monroe and will
come to the Washington navy yard as
soon as the weather permits.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day
were Senators Aldrich and Call, Representa-
tves Herbert with ]. Ii. Engelhardt jr. of
Montgomery, Ala; Payson, McCreary with Col
:. NJ. burdett and Duff; Reed, of kentucky:
Neece, Dockery, Henley and Davidson, Ex-Rep,
resentative Hurd and Mr.. Charles Clifton of
Buffalo.
PERsoNAL.-Lieut. Col. Reynolds, chief quar-
terfnaster Of the department OF the Columbia
has arrived here on a months leave. for the
purpose of taking his family to Vancouver bar
r.cks.-Gen. G. C. Rogers of the board of pen
sion appeals, viii attend the reunion of his old
regiment, the 18th Illinois, at Belviderc, ILL.,.
on the oath inst.-Mr. q. Clark, representing
town looking after the interests of the ST. Louis
bridge bll.-D. b. Chase, of Boston, Francis
". Burcheli, OF New York. and Assistant Naval
Surgeon Bransford are at the Ebbitt.-Henry
q. Hall, OF Salem, l. V. Cannon and H: S.
walk, Edmund j. Healy, OF Far Rockaway, and
Charles IL. Payne, OF Boston, are at the Riggs.
MIR Morris Hahn, OF the firm OF VIM. Hahn
for stay OF about three months for the benefit
OF his health.-Mr. Walter Paris has returned
m ths city es an oSr n %
Senators Miller. Sherman and Harrison, Rep
resentatres Butterworth, LIE Fevre, Grosvenor
and Anderson, and Gen, VIM. Il. Hazen were
registered in New York last night.-Hon
Henry Watterson and wife will SAIL from New
York for Europe on "Wednesday neXt-Lieut
i. II. EckersOn is in the city ON a visit from
Fort Clark, where he is stationed.-F T. Hun
toon, VIM. o. Titus, V. j. Bowling and &. Leve,
OF New York, Geo +: Hall, of Boston. L. b.
nois, T. e. Powers, of Montana, and Marmaduke
Constable are at WiiIards.-Mrs. Hendricks
has returned to indianapolis from the Pacific
coast.-Dr. n. NJ. Baskett, examining surgeon
OF the pension office in Missouri, is ia the city
on Driei visit.
KumOred Resignation of Commissioner
Sparks.