Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-01-28
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-lnterna
revenue, 1887 1862; customs, S66O,7S1.

TREASURER JORDAN returned to Washington
this morning and relieved Assistant Cashier E..
H. True Of the responsibilities. attached to the
conduct of the business of the Treasurers of
flee, which he has borne during the absence of
Assistant Treasurer WhelpIey for the past two
days MI Jordan says that Mr.. Canda, the new
last night and took formal possession of the OF
nee. The count Of the moneys and securities
negan at once and will be pushed to completion.
IT will take about three weeks time to complete
the count.
REVERSING SECRETARY ScHURz DECISION
Inc Secretary of the Interior has decided that
patent cannot issue under the first section of
the act of April 81, 1876, to one who comes
Wtnln It's provisions, when patent had previ-
ously issued to a railroad company reversing
held that the act was mandatory and that pat
ent must issue to the settler notwithstanding
pany.
The BOND of Chas. J. Canda as assistant
treasurer at New York was approved by the
soicltor OF the treasury yesterday afternoon as
regular IN form, and was subsequently approved
s Dy sne secretary of the Treasury as good and
suInclent bond. Mr.. Canda's commission,
signed 6y the President, with the appoval OF
LIS pond, was sent to him by special messenger
with instructions to qualify at once SO as to be
able TO take formal possession of the subtreas-
ury this morning.
A NEW BUREAU IN THE PENSION OFFICE
The commissioner of pensions has established a
DIVISION to be known as the law division of the
Pension office, with Mr.. James M. Ward, law
cierk as ch1ef. All matters relating to attOr-
neys' fees, to the standing Of attorneys practic-
ing before this bureau, to appeals from the de-
Sacreta VI Inc commissioner o, pensions TO the
division.
REPORTED KILLING OF CAPT CRAWFORD BY
MExIcANs.-A report was received at Kansas
City last night of an engagement that occurred
ABOUT the 10th inst. in the mountains of Sonora
between party of Mexicans and q small de-
f facae T OF Crooks cavalry under Capt Craw-
renegade Apaches, and the Mexicans, it seems,
fred on Crawford while he was waving flag
of truce, inflictfng wounds from which he has
since died. The troopers returned the fire, KILL
Ing the Mexican captain and four of his men.
THE WOLVES AND THE LAMBs.-The ingenious
persons who contrive to make living by their
wits, and employ the newspapers and mails to
further their little schemes, have been indus
trlously hunted down for years past by the post
office inspectors, but they survive all such
in New York, who conduct bogus business.
carry II on under about forty names, with as
many different addresses. The department
parties prosecuted, instead of simply directing
postmasters not to deliver registered letters and
money orders to them, and thus placing them
ness, however, attracts great numbers, and the
department officials think that unless they can
amend human nature in some way, there is but
little hope OF putting an end to the fraudulent
operations.
PERsoNAL.-Gen. w. B. Franklin, of Hart
ford, and r. Pumpelly, of Newport, are at
ADMINISTRATION. John w. Daniel, of vir-
ginia, will make the address at the unwilling of
the statue OF the late Senator Hill at Atlanta
Mr. William Randolph, of Ashville, n. c.,
formerly Of this city, is visiting friends here.
--(rOi. A. X. Mc(,lura editor Of ho
phia Times, is at the Riggs.-Baron Fava, the
Italian Minister, has taken apartments at Mrs.
arrived in the city last night.-A. R. Bosey, of
lndianapolis, is at the National.-G. c. Goss,
OF Bath, Me-, and pr. N. G. Harris, of Atlanta,
Ca, are at the st. James.-Kossuth Marks OF
Chicago, and Johnston Jones, of Asheviile.' n.
G., are at the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. s. Pres
brey, formerly managing editor of the Globe
Republic, ofSprngfeld. Ohio, has moved to this
city.-R: w: Glider, editor of the Century, Ex-
Senator Chaffee, OF Colorado, J. N. A. Griswold
OF New York, and Gen. ]. s. Catlin, of Brook
Ign, are at the Arlington.