Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-21

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue.. 1888; customs. s6s1, 1853.
THE WHITE House was closed to-day to callers
owing to the preparations going on inside for Mrs.
Clevelands reception.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS TO-DAY were
Secretary Bayard, the Attorney General, Senators
Pasco and Beck, Representatives Vance. Toole,
Caruth, and MahOney, with Mr.. Arnold FranSl0li
IN. ~, and Minister Bragg.
SToREKEEPERs AND GAUGERs APPoINTED.-The
Secretary Of the Treasury to-day made the follow
ing appointments: Daniel j. Mcbride, gauger,
Philadelphia; VIM. d. Martin, storekeeper and
gauger, Big Island, sixth Virginia; Abram c:
Jones. storekeeper and gauger. Hickory, n. C., and
Leonidas NJ. Logan, stOrekeeper and gauger,
Kings Mountain, nth North Carolina.
CONVICTED OF PENSION FRAUDs.-The Commits
sioner Of Pensions has been advised that Amelia
Clapton, VIM. CIapton, Caroline Clapton, Sallie
Hampton, Plalus Clark, David Gazendy, and Bart.
lett Coleman were all convicted In the United
States court at Memphis, Tenn, yesterday, 10th
instant, upon indictments charging them with
perjury, conspiracy to defraud the United States
ana m ,Gr ase
and VIM. Clapton were each sentenced to imprisOn-
ment for three years and the remainder for one
year each in the Albany penitentiary.
The q. s. TREASURER has asked Congress for an
appropriation OF 1000 for new presses for stamps
and seals in his Office.
TIE FISHERIES CONFERENCE met to day at 2
O'Clock.
THE HEARING OF THE EVIDENCE in the cases OF
ScOneld, Snurmer Teagle ct al. against the Lake
Shore and Michigan southern Railway Co, was
concluded by the Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion yesterday. Arguments in the case viii be
heard at some future day not yet flxed upon.
The FIRST Two BILLS no BECOME LAws.-The
rprac tAanS ~ tbnI
concerning the Commissioner Of Fish and Fisheries
and also the act prescribing the character Of marks
printing or writing, which viii be permitted on
second, third, and fourth class mail matter These
are the first two acts passed by the present Con-
gress which have become laws.
WAR DEPARTMENT CHANGEs-H. 3. Woodward
and H. B. Morse. class l, A. G. O., have resigned
Army ORDKEs.-General order No. 4, issued yes
terday, mobiles the boundaries OF the U. s. mill
tary reservation OF Fort Buford, Dakota.
LIEUT.. TAUNT IN THE CTY.-Medical Director
Suddards, the president OF the naval medical
board, stated to-day that he was informed that
yet reported at the Department, but 1t is thought
that he will do so Monday morning.
PERsoNAL--Ex-Sacretary Lincoln of Chicago,
and j. H. Benson and g. j. Harding OF Philadel-
phia, are at Wormley's.-Mr. Edward N. Dingley
Of the Leavenworth, KAN, Times, is at the Ham,
iltOn HOuse.---Newton Dexter and F. M. Danaher
or Albany, L. A. Saalfield, j. Ii. Mccormack, Geo.
T. LYMAN, and II: B: Hardenburg Of New York, E.
C. Blum and w. <. HOlbrOOk Of Chicago N. NJ.
Givan OF st. Louis, and W. |. Thompson Of Topeka,
are at Wiiiard's.-Paui Bouche, p. P. De Aro-
zarena, J. r. Steucke, D. NJ. savery, and H. M.
Cooper OF New York, Z. N. Hin OF Boston, J. Lane
Sterne OF Richmond, Va, A. X. Thorn of Pitts
burg, and W. H: Burrage Of Portland, Greg, are
at the Riggs.-Rev: John +. Spence, D. D., pre-
sident OF the Grant Memorial University OF Athens
Tenn, is the guest OF Mr.. w. W. Eldr1dge, No.
1922 street Orthwest.-Representati Allen
OF Mississippi, Is at the Metropolitan
w. T. Shaner and Francis X. Riggs Of New York,
and David A. waldron OF Providence. r. l., are
at Welckers.-R chard sharpe, Austin G. Fox
George sword OF Plattsburgh, N. Y, Henry ShOn-
niger OF Bos on H. q. Z. Ketchum OF Fredericton
y. b., George B. Roberts, John p. Green. w. H.
Brown, Nd Sewell, X. D. Barclay and John
scott OF Philadelphia, and John L. shaw, Grand
Rapids Mica. are at the ArlingtOn.-G. A. Bur-
nett OF st. Louis, VIM. ID. Conkllu OF Fon-dn-Lac,
Ed. A. hOl kfns Of Paraguay, Baroness de Ruthel
OF Paris, Ii. lids OF Chicago, Warren r. Payne of
San Francisco, aud ]. H. Robinson and E. P. Mead
OF Boston, are at the Ebbitt.--R H. Lucas of
Omaha, Thomas W. Saville OF Wilmington, Del,
and George w. Oberholtzer Of Sioux City, Iowa,
are at the st. James.-Mr. NJ. NJ. Parker and
Capt. A. A. Thomas have returned TO the city from
trip TO Florida