Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-06
Washington News and Gossip.

THE SUPPLEMENT OF THE EVENING STAR
to-day contains an interesting article on 1.-THE
Soldiers OF 81" In this District; talk at the
meeting of the BARRIERS assembly last night:
the EariyClosing association meeting last night;
the general conference of southern Me:hodists
to be held at Richmond; telegraphic dispatches,
etc. The advertisements are classified as fol-
lows: Auction Sales, Proposals, Summer Re-
sorts, Books, Ladies' Goods, Gentlemens Goods,
Educational, Financial, Specialties, Profess
sional, Dry Goods, House-furnishings, Pianos
and Organs, Dentistry, Wood and Coa;, Family
Supplies, Sewing Machines, Attorneys, Medical,
me Trades, Undertakers, Potomac River
Boats, Steamers, Railroads.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal
revenue, S2O5,944; customs, S539,42s.
SECRETARY MANNING IMPRovING.-Dr.
Hamilton said this afternoon that Secretary
Manning is still improving and will soon be
able to sit up.
THE NEW GOVERNOR FOR UTAH.-Caleb w.
West, OF Kentucky, nominated by the President
yesterday to be governor Of Utah, was Endorsed
cially by Speaker Carlisle. Mr.. West has been
Ior many years prominent in the politics OF
Kentucky. He is a leading lawyer in
the bench for a number OF years. He was o
prominent candidate for lieutenant governor
at the last convention, but was defeated for the
reason that he was on the confederate side in
the late unpleasantness, while the rival canfi-
GATE was a Union man. MI West is native of
kentucky, and has always resided in that
state. He is about forty tive years Of age.
QUEER FIsH-Prof. Baird, president of the
fish commission, has acknowledged the receipt
OF several valuable specimens of natural his
tory from the members of the life saving SER
vice. Among them is rare specimen of shark
about about. 10 feet long, known as the hexanchus
grisens, and fish of great variety and scientific
interest known as the argentine.
INCREASED SALE OF POSTAGE srAMps-The
books of the sixth auditors office, D. McCon-
vile, auditor, CLOSING with the quarter ended De-
cember 81, 1885, show that SO, 416 postmaster's
accounts were registered for that quarter aud
the ya 1 OF sta stamps sold for the same period
OF GIL accounts. registered, and an increase of
$1,352,7 04.74 in the value of stamps sold over
Of the Special delivery Stamps. designed to Sc.
cure the immediate delivery of letters, account
in part, for the increase of stamps sold. No
commission is allowed postmasters for the can
collation. OF special delivery stamps.
A RESCUED CREw.-The general superinten-
dent OF the life-saving service has received
telegram from the keeper at Little Is
N Bsistns o oa sa shs ssE
Spanish Main, had stranded on the coast two
all been rescued.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day
We're Senators Palmer, Beck, Kenna, Berry,
Jones, of Arkansas; salisbury and Van Wyck,
ex-senator Mcdonald, Representatives Ran
dali, Jackson, McCreary, Seney, with Judge Nc
Cauley and Mr.. Lease, of Ohio Henderson, of
Illinois; O'Neill, of Missouri; Millard Mcmillan,
Lore and King. Thos. w. Palmer and w. L.
Quinly, Of Michigan; Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Cot
trell, of Detroit; b. w. Bushyhead and G. w.
Hawkins, Indian Territory; Archibald M. Howe,
OF Massachusetts, William L. Janks, of Topeka,
and committee Of the associated veterans OF
the District of Columbia volunteers of 1861.