Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-11-02
Washington News and Gossin.

THE SUPPLEMENT OF THE EVENING STAR To-
| DAY contains: Was DR.. Pavy a bigamist;
| the attempt to assassinate Surveyor Beattie,
the Taylor campaign thrown in the shade, tele-
graphic dispatches, etc. The advertisements
are classified as follows: Auction Sales, Edu-
| cational, Proposals, Dry Goods, Ladies' Goods,
Gentlemen's Goods, Financial, Specialties,
Housefurnishings, Sewing Machines, Profes-
sional, Family Supplies, Pianos and Organs,
Attorneys, The Trades, Books, Wood and Coal,
Medical, Dentistry, Railroads, Potomac River
Boats, Steamers, Undertakers.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal
| revenue, $239, ,95S; customs, S41O,77O.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Ensign John J. Blandin de-
tached from the Galena, and ordered to duty at
the Johns Hopkins university; Eusign B. C.
Dent has been granted leave OF absence for four
months.
THE PICTURE FOR THE CoRCoRAN ART GAL
| LERY.-1he Treasury department has written
to the collector of the port of New York, in-
ure intended for the Corcoran Gallery OF Art,
unless there Is some particular reason why he
should not do so.
The CABINET MEETING To-DAY.-Notwith-
standing the absence OF a number of Cabinet
officers to-day, who have gone home to vote,
the regular Cabinet meeting was held to-day.
The only attendants were Secretary Manning
Secretary Lamar and Attorney General Gar
land.
DIVIDENDS DECLARED-The controller of
| the currency has declared dividends TO the
creditors ofinsolvent national banks as follows:
The Mechanics National Bank Of Newark, N
j., fifth dividend, Ia per cent, making in all
61Ea on claims proved amounting to S2,627,-
79S &c. The First National Bank OF Union
Mills, Union City, Pa, fifth dividend OF per
cent, making in all IS per cent on claims
proved amounting to $1S2,453.41.
CrN oo,Ioa -, A..
day.
PRINCE NAPOLEON and his party left on the
9:4O train for Philadelphia this morning From
there he will go to New York, and then, at
once, to France.
ARMY ORDERs.-Col. Rufus Saxton, assistant
quartermaster general, appointed inspector of
| certain clothing and stores at JeffersonvilIe,
Ind; Capt. Gaines Lawrence, 25th infantry,
granted two months leave for disability; leave
Of Second Lieut.. F. B. Mccoy, Sd infantry. ex-
tended three months; Second Lieut. w. p. New
comb transferred from battery III to battery l.,
5th artillery, and Second Lieut.. John w.
Ruckman from battery L to battery FL.
The REDUCTION in the public debt during
October amounted to S13,2O1 ,619. The de-
crease in the debt for the first four months of
the nscal year aggregated S34. .7SS, ,435.
THE TELEPHONE CONTROVERSY IN THE U.
8. SUPREME Contradictions were made in the
United States Supreme Court yesterday to ad-
vance and hear together Immediately after the
February recess ali the cases now ON the docket
OF this court which involve the great telephone
controversy. Counsel stated to the court that
the records in these cases comprise %, 900 oc-
tavo rages OF printed matter and that tile argll-
| ment, il all the cases be heard together, will
occupy a week or more.
THE PRESIDENT GOING TO HARvARD.-A
Boston dispatch says: President Cleveland has
accepted an invitation to attend the two hum
dred and fifteth anniversary of the founding
OF Harvard college. He will arrive mere next
Monday morning and attend the exercises at
the college. Ii possible grand reception will
be rendered him in FanueiI hall Monday even
ing. 1t is expected he will be escorted to the
hall by 1000 students with torches. President
Cleveland Will leave Boston again Monday
evening.