Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-07-18
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue., $685.; 81; customs, sl.139,sOa
GEN. sHERIDANs CONDITION yesterday was IA
vorabe. He relished his food, his pulse continued
to be OF good tension, and his cough was seldom
annoying.
BIDS WERE OPENED at the ONCE Of the supervis-
ing architect yesterday afternoon for the erection
OF buildings for the Signal Service the Ferguson
properly. on street northwest. The lowest bid
was That OF Thomas Driscoll $22,994, the
building 10 be completed in six months. The high
est bid was $34, ,5j5.
THE CASE OF CADET B. B. BIRRER was taken up
by the naval court-martial at Annapolis yesterday
afternoon. Cadets George Madison and Fred r
payne both testified most positively that they had
been orderei TO stand on their heads by the ac.
cuaed, and that they had obeyed the order. The
feat was performed In the wash-room on board the
Constellation, on the evening of June 1s.
AMONG THE Presidents CALLERS TO-DAY were
Senators Kenna, ColQuitt, Pugh, and Hawley Mr.
Justice Harlan, and Representatives Howard
Koran. bynum, McCreary, with DR.. Baker, Gen.
Hewitt, and Mrs. Gray, and Allen (Mich.), with
Postmaster Edward Duffy OF Ann Ar6Or.
CIVIL SERVICE APPOINTMENTS IN THE WAR DE-
PARTNENT.-The following have been appointed
! clerks in the War Department. having been Sc
lected from the civil Service designations:-Class
sa8 M A. MoTeand Tex Esw ESaS NJ MeesiGs siry NeC
Sanford w. Smith, Mich; Robt. K. Mosher, KY.
Class LOCO. Manton Maverick, Mass; stephen +.
w. Hammer, Ala; Elmer A Forbes, KanS. Chas.
4. Pike, WIS.,; Henry Ii. Cummin, Tenn.
BECOME LAWS WITHOUT THE PRESIDENTS AP-
PRovAL-The following bills have become laws
without the residents approval: To authorize
the construction of bridge across the Missouri
River. opposite Clarkyile, NO.; the bills granting
Frank Ouradunk, JAS. Turner, Wilton Merwin,
Judith A. Kinsey, VIM. N. RobD ana Perry d.
Martin and The bill for the relief OF Andrew T..
McReynOlds
STEEL FOR THE NAvY.-Naval officers are much
pleased over the successful casting of the stern
post OF the cruiser Charleston at the Pacific Roll
ing Mills, which is shown to have been an excep-
tonally fine extra smooth, sound casting of open
hearth steel. The weight OF the charge placed In
dressed casting weighed Ii.5io bounds. Bending
test pieces were b Mt cold over rad varying from
q Inch TO tnchet through angles varying from
%IS degrees 10 234 degrees without fracture.
neutrality-suspicious. Mckinley has re-
turned to the Ebbitt from Canton, Ohio, where he
left Mrs. Mckinley much improved in health
Hon. Galusha A. Grow OF Pennsylvania, VIM. A.
Beach, coll ctor OF Internal reven Ie, OF Syracuse
n Y, Jas. Karr, jr., OF Pittsburg, Chas. n. Burch
OF Nashville. Tenn, Newman Erb OF Memphis and
u. w. Scott and WIN. ChlidS or New YORK are at
Millard's.-Senator Ransom, Senalor-elect Bar
bour, Representative Delano, and Green B. Raum,
| o. Washington, were In New York last night
p. }. Kennedy. OF Washington, was In st. Louis on
Monday Hatch, who has been
10 the New jersey coast, Reat-Admiral Roger NJ.
tended trip abroad, Commodore Geo. Brown OF the
Navy, X. Z. cushing OF Omaha, j. Ii. Walton or
Pekin, China, s. H. Mallory or Iowa, H. Reed OF
Tasmania, w. II. Lyford OF Chicago and U. s.
Davidson OF Brooklyn are at the Ebbitt-
Ex-senator Mcdonald OF Indiana, Geo. T. Dame OF
Boston, L. G. Fay OF Philadelphia. and ]. Macdon-
0ugh or New York. are at the Riggs.-Jas. l.
{: houston, Jr, OF Philadelphia, and J. r. Lesson
OF Boston, are at mley'S.-Henry w. Oliver,
Jr, or Pittsburg, Geo. &. Cochran OF Cleveland, E.
Deville Of Ottawa, Can, J. Z. Curtin and A. I.
Gurlitz OF New YORK, and F. S. Gasquet OF Peters
Durg, Va, are at the Arlington.---M. BerdOD OF
Rcims, France, and N. L. Scherck OF New York.
are at Chamberlin'S-J. 4. kipgsbury OF Salt
Lake City, IL. A. Chaplin Of Springfield, Mass, and
Ii. j. ware, Oi Chicago. are al the ST. James.
Mr. Randall Doing Well To-day.
Mr. Randall was doing well this morning, having
rested well doing the night. without any recur-
rance OF hemOrrhages OF the bowels. 1t is hoped
that he Will be well enough 10 Oe removed to
Chestnut Hin about The end OF the week.
Society Votes.
Baron Won Zedtwitz. exssecretary and charge
d'afYaires of the German legation In this city,
who sailed for Bremen In June. on a three months
Mexico. He will leave Germany for his new post
early in September going by the way OF New York
city 10 the Ci-y or Mexico. The many friends OF
Baron ZeItwz In this city will be pleased to learn
OF n1S promotion.
Countess Sponneck, wife OF the minister from
Denmark, is receiving the congratulations OF the
members OF the diplomatic corps, on the birth OF a
Haines Falls, Green County, Ny. Count Spon-
neck received word or his fathers death immedi-
atey after his arrival Ia this country, in April.
nd ha mi pdf tt,a.
and early summer ut the ArnO In partial retire.
ment
Miss Mary A. French, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Z. F. French, Of 40 street northeast. and Mr.. d.
C. French were married at The residence OF the
tri e'S parents yesterday afternoon by the Rev. j.
w. Prout The groom Is the well-knOwn sculptor,
nna mas edSu an e" % aoIh ci1y anu aiter une
Will reside there.
Miss Ethel Morse, daughter Of Col W. F. Morse,
is In Boston with her grandmother, Mrs. James
kedpath
Mrs. James Biddle is visiting in Torresdale Penn.
Mrs. VIM. C. Hill at southampton, Long Island,
for the season.
Prof. H. d. Campbell, Of Washington and Lee
University, Va. and Miss Matte Miller, OF West
Washington, Will be married this evening. Mr..
Herbert Preston, of Baltimore, will be best man,
and MeSsrs. Henry Matthews, Charles TalcOtt,
barnard Talcott, VIM. Dousal, VIM. stuart, and
Geo. Sudworth win act as usners Miss Virginia
the wedding.
Mrs. Gen. VIM. s. Hancock and family and some
OF her friends are at Doubling Gap White sulphur
Springs, Pa.
Mrs. G. Desio and children have returned from
Trenton.
Mr.. and Mrs John Hadley Doyle are passing
the present week at Sunbury, Pa, attending the
rowing regatta and sightseeing.
Miss Mary Lockwood, OF Georgetown, is visiting
Miss Clay In Sunbury, Pa
Miss Kitty Ranney, OF Gaithersburg, who Is ut
Fortress Monroe, will 60 to Hampton, to attend
the wedding this evening OF Miss LYDIA Marmion,
niece OF DR.. Marmion, OF Washington, and Mr. Nc
Grath, OF FOutsdale, Pa.
Mrs 8. S. Datsh, accompanied by her mother,
Mrs. Broughton and daughter, Miss May, left this
morning for Quincy, Mich, where they will spend
the remainder OF the summer
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. X. McNeir and daughter,
Miss Emma McNeir, are at Berkeley Springs. w.
Va.
Miss Florence Brian, daughter of Cant II. T.