Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-09-23
Washington News and Gossin.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-Internal
re euenne, S42O,1SS: customs. S7OS165.

Washington News and Gossin.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal
reuenne, s42o,1ss; customs, s70s,1e5.
| VALUE OF MEXICAN SILVER DoLLARs-The
| treasury department has decided that the val
| uation of the Mexican silver dollar for customs
! purposes as legally proclaimed January first
| last cannot be changed during the year.
| & 'MMIssroSER ATKINS of the Indian bureau,
| was attacked with some thing like vertigo this
| morning, and he was advised to return to his
| residence and rest. The attack is not regarded
| as serious.
| THERE ARE NUMEROUS presidential post
| masters to be appointed, and it is presumed, at
the department, that the President will make
his selections within the next several days.
| THE New SILVER CERrrF1cArEs-The Treas
ury department is using every effort to secure q
| speedy distribution of the new silver certifi-
Gates, and to that end orders we're to day issued
Ior the force employed on that work At the bu-
reau or engraving and printing to work extra
hours at night until a supply OF the small notes
| Is secured sufficient to meet the present heavy
teaana the n IL is now saa at the department that
tributlon by the first of October, the twos about
three weeks later and the dves about the mid
Ole OF November.
The FORCE TO BE REDUCED.-There is a
rumor to-day of a large discharge from the
nrst OF October. Mr.. Benedict iS said to be of
the opinion that the Office has been padded,
ana the dlsmissals will be in the nature OF re-
ductlon of the force. A reduction OF several
hundred, 1t Is stated, will be necessary i'll order
10 make the appropriation spin out over the
year.
RETURN OF THE PREsIDENT.-The President
and Mrs. Cleveland accompanied by Mrs. Fol
som and Col. and Mrs. Lamont arrived in Wash.
lngton on a special train last night at O'Clock.
They were met at the B. and =. station by Col.
Wilson, and with carriages and servants. The
travellers were at once driven TO the White
House, where Postmaster General and Mrs.
Nlias were awaiting them. Col. Lamont said
that the President had enjoyed his trip very
much, and was evidently improved in health.
Postmaster General and Mrs. Villas remained
at the White House for about an hour.
THE ArLANTA's TRIAL. TR1p-The new steel
cruiser Atlanta left Newport, R. l., yesterday
! morning for q trial trip in Long Island sound,
having on board the chief of bureau of steam
engineering. The cruise will probably last
about one week, when the vessel will return to
the New York navy yard.
He HAS Nor YET DECIDED.-A dispatch
from Albany, \. Y, says: Secretary Manning
has not yet decided definitely whether he viii
return to the Treasury or not.
No MONEY TO PAY THE1E sA1AR1Es.-No
specific appropriation having been made by
Congress Tor the salaries of the members OF the
Mississippi river commission, Acting Attorney
General jerks has decided that they will have
t. serve without receiving their saiaries, Ii at
all.
A DANGEROUS OBSTRUCTION REMovED.-The
Navy department is informed that the U. $. s.
Despatch yesterday found and blew up the
derelict schooner Lizzie d., ually destroy
in. her. Inis wreck has been drifting about
MASSACHUSETTS bay Tor some time, and has sew
eFai times been reported by passing steamers
dangerous obstruction To navigation.
ordered to duty as executive officer OF the
Pnta. Lieut.. Asa Walker and Ensigns Albert
Gleaves and John II. EalcOmbe ordered to the
naval academy. Ensign d. r. Terrell ordered
10 the Plnta. Stka, Alaska. Lieut.. Henry +.
MonalIan and Ensign II. NJ. Dolnbaugh de-
tached rom the PiEta and ordered home TO
await orders.
NAIL DEPREDATIoSs-A YEARS MAIL
RoBBER1Es.-1n his annual report TO the post
master general of the operations OF the inspec-
tion bureau Of the Post office department dnriny
the last i.ctii year, Chief inspector William !.
" est says taGt 68O arrests were made during the
year,-2 E5 postis, eni4,luyes. - burglars aud 81
expos masters. Four hundred and eighy-seven
post Offices were rODUcd ana 269 uurned, 40
postal Cars were burned or wrecked, - hail
Stages robbed, mail passengers Oh their wagons
robbed. ~ pouches .osi ana 121 stolen, cut or
injured Dy falling under trains. Post oftce in
spectois caused the recovery Of Straps upon
fraudulent reports Ut cancellations vi stamps.
Mr.. West fecoinnen nds that Congress be asked
Tor an appropriation oi $4,000 per :rnnuni to
be expenued for rewards Tor the apprehension
OF post office robbers
a SPECIAL LAND AGENT DEAp.-Tne Coul
missioner of the land Office has officially re-
ported the death Of John Foley, d special land
agent at Salida New Mexico, ON the 7th inst
PERSoSAL.-At the session of the American
genealogical Society in Baltimore yesterday,
DIR. a. +. n. King, of this city, was elected a.
fellow OF the society, and Dir. Joseph Taber
johnson was re elected secretary. Dr. j. s.
Billings, OF the surgeon generals Office, U. ). A..
Es Estor and rs,k'ns na and family St
Han: S:" o'k ats crunp ap '1s sonis A1
Jas. II. sherrerd and q. NJ. Dorrance, of Pliia-
delpbia, and Chas. K. Weeks, of New York, are
al the Rlggs.-A Berlin dispatch says United
States Minister Pendleton and his daughter
Will sail from Liverpool for New York on .oatur-
dayIC; ooiI,, n Norsross re .,o, Of Woreester and
.'Sa Gaandle9 % ''o Of ths is si city, 0t de.
Ivered argument in the Bell tele-
phone case al az Cincinnati syesterday;--
Sprague, OF Boston; +. Feidman, OF New York,
and /. Nj. Rice and Ihos. Humphreys, of Mary
7ft5ane says: The Rev. DIR. ]. r Newman will
pulpit there on sunday. next.--C. B. Kaster, OF
+. Cunning ham and X. H. Rose, of Maine, are
al w Wiilard So. I. Britton and John Mullan,
eI Washington, were in Chicago Oh Tuesday,
JOS. A. Mcknight, OF ChamUersburg, Pa f..
ID. Halsey, Of Kockaway, N. j., Jno. W. Col
man. OF SAN Francisco, Cal. and Ress Colman,
U. 5. n, are at the EbDit,.-H. 8. Boynton has
lett the city for u lew weeks.-The arrival at
Rio de Janerio, Brazil, OF Mr.. J. K Littell, of
Washington, is announced Mr.. Lttell made
the voyage in Il sailing vessel, The trip taking
hfty-one days.-Bon. Sam. Randall is now
out OF bed and improving rapidly.
The Political Field.
CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS AND STATE
CONVENTIONS.
Nominations for Congress have been made as
follows: L. B. Caswell, republican, LIST Wiscon-
sin; l.. Victor Baughman, democrat, 9Th Mary
land; Gilbert T. Rafferty,, democrat, 21st Penn
sylvania; II. H. Cody, democrat, Sth Illinois,
Benz. F. Ham, democrat, 9th Indiana; Henry
A. Robinson, republican (also labor candida,eh
1st Michigan; John E. Hutton, democrat; TIN
Missouri lrenOminated); Col +. Il. Brown, re-
publican, has announced himself as an indie
pendent candidate against Gen. Cabeli, demo-
crat in the 5th Virginia district; the independ-
ent democrats OF Accomac, Va, will support
ThOs. II. b. Browne, the republican candidate
| for Congress; James P. Armstrong, prohibition
| ist, 5tn Maryiand Edward T. Augur, prohibi-
ZIONIST, I'd Connecticut.
The Minnesota republican convention at st.
Paul yesterday nominated Mr.. McGll for gov
ernOr and A. +. Rice for lieutenant governor The
platform declares for an Open and free market
| iOr products of the soil, declares in favor. OF
pensiOning disabled soldiers, opposes prison
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