Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-09
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-nAy.-Internal
revenue, $685., ,445: customs. $685., $3.50.
APPOINTED POSTMASTER OF CINC1NNAT1.-
me President has appointed John P. Riley to
be postmaster at Cincinnati, Ohio.
PAMPHLETS imported for gratuitous distribu-
tion by religious societies are not entitled to
Iree entry, according to a decision Of the Trea-
sury department..
A CONSCIENCE CONTRIBUTION OF two one
hundred dollar bills has been received at the
treasury department from Paris, France.
SECRETARY ENDIcorT has returned from New
York.
THE OLEOMARGAR1NE LAw.-Commissioner
Miller has begun preparations for carrying into
effect the provisions of the oleomargarine bill
and has called upon all the collectors OF inter-
nal revenue for such information as they may
possess IN regard to the production OF Oleomar-
garine.
The PRESIDENT returned Saturday night
from New York, where he attended the funeral
OF the late Hon. Samuel ]. Tilden. He arrived
mere on the 10 O'Clock train. His only COM
panion was Senator Coquitt, OF Georgia.
MRS. CLEVELAND and her mother and
number of ladies from Buffalo listened to the
Marine band concert at the White House
grounds Saturday night At the close of the
concert the band played "BuffalO Gals are You
Coming Out Tonight"
THE U. S. s. LANCASTER is expected to reach
Rlo de Janeiro about August 20 from st. He
lena.
"A PRISONERS RIGHT TO OWN HOMESTEAD
LAND.-Secretary Lamar has approved deci-
sion by Land Commissioner Sparks, that man
who is put into prison does not thereby aban-
don such pre-empted land as he may happen to
own.
THE U. s. s. TENNESSEE has arrived at Ports
mouth, n. H., it is reported, for repairs
THOSE who leave the city during the summer
can have THE STAR mailed to them for any
length of time and the address changed as often
as desired The subscription must be invariably
paid III advance.
ARMY ORDEEs.-Col. c. L. Best, 4th artillery,
has been ordered to visit the camp of the bri-
gade OF Rhode Island militia during the period
of their encampment, from September 7th, for
the purpose of inspecting the troops. First
Lieut.. rancis Michler, 9TH cavalry has heen
relieved from duty on recruiting service, to
date August Is, and ordered to his troops.
First Lieut.. Samuel X. Jones, 4th artillery,
has been ordered to visit the siege gun and
mortar battery erected at the state camp
ground of the Connecticut state troops, at
Niantic. Conn, during the period of the en-
campment, from the 23d to the 2Sth instant,
for the purpose OF instruction and practice in
heavy artillery drill. Leave of absence Tor
four months from the 18th instant has been
granted First Lieut.. Francis Michler, 9th cav
airy, with leave to go beyond sea.
FUTURE BOND CALIs.-Secretary Fairchild,
who returned from New York last night, says
the question of bond calls has not recently been
considered at a cabinet meeting. 1t is not
thought at all likely that there will be any
large call in the near future.
MINISTER JACKsoN.-Nothing can be learned
at the State deDartmenf ahpilt q al
nation of Mr.. Jackson our minister to Mexico,
though press dispatch from Mexico states
that Mr.. jackson has resigned.
PERsoNAL.-General Sheridan, accompanied
by his brother, has gone to Somerset, Ohio, his
old home, to visit his mother and attend sol.
diers reunion to be held there tomorrow
On the 22d of July Rev. DIR. Elliott, of Ascen-
s Posr
of England is in New York-Mrs d. c. Morri-
son left this morning tor Boston and the White
tonians were registered at the Atlantic Hotel
Ocean City, on Saturday: j. f. Wagganan and
family, Miss Fanny Moore, Mrs. L. Fristoe, Miss
Spooner has gone to Nantucket for a week or
two prior to starting for his home in Wisconsin
~General ~ ,s Winston ex,minster to Persia one
family at seabrisht, n. J.-Nayal Constructor
and Mrs. T J. ": ciarke @ isIs s V'sfaeE s'reegM Dr.
Mrs. General Ward B. Burnett, who went
oyer to New York to attend the funeral of
Mr. NJ. = Tilden, has returned to the city
OF several months in the west.-Andrew B.
Duvall and family have returned 10 the city
Mir. John Sherman and family are spending
the summer at Lake Placid, in the Adiron-
dacks;-Mr; and Mrs: Hendley and Mrs.
Wm Lee Lee and family Of Washington are guests
and Geo. f.. Lemon, of this city, were registered
in San Francisco last Monday. Z. Rugers
is spending several weeks at Atlantic City,
Mrs. V. I. Elliott left Saturday for Pen Mar.
where she will remain until October-Messrs
Willard 7. Warren and F. A. seeiey, OF this
city, were in st. Louis yesterday.-br Ber-
mann has returned from EurOpe.-Mrs. T. w.
BARLEY, Mrs. DIR. F. Carter, X. w. Mccoy and
&. z. Watson, of Washington, were among the
passengers sailing from Baltimore for Boston
on Saturday.--C. b. Pearson and wife, DR.. O.
F. Presbrey, wife and son, J. Anderson Ross
and wife, H. Davidge and wife, Mrs. John Twee-
dale, Misses Fannie and Ella Plympton, Mrs
Joseph Paul, Master Clarence Dean and c. c.
Bryan are at Asbury Park.-Gen. Hicken-
Io"per L0ss and family, OF Cincinnati, are at the
G. Davis, otIPittsburg, C. 81. Hall, OF Trenton,
Robert Carew and r. A. HassOn, of Cincinnati
ana Geo. Clifford and II. L. Chandler of Phila.
delphia, are at Wizards.