Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-10
Washington News and Gossip.

CONVENIENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue.. s646.5s1; customs, s747,298.
WITHOUT THE PRESIDENTS SrGNAruRR-Thea acts
granting pensions to Julia Z Ambrose, Chas Maj
seed, VIM. ]. Brown, Mrs. Helen B. Brown, Joseph
Hunter, Samuel Purcell and Nathaniel Francis
have become laws without the Presidents sigma
| ture.
ACTING ArroRNEY-GKNERALJ JxNKs called on the
President this morning.
TIE EAST ROOM of the White House Is receiving
Its annual renovation. The enormous glass chan
deers are being taken to pieces the purpose Of
being sent TO Philadelphia to be cleaned. The
walls are being brushed and the white paint
touched up.
TIE BOND OFFERINGS TO-DAY aggregated g ooa.
$50. as follows: Reg. 4s. 900 at 1885, 81 600
1861: $1,000 at 1Oex; $500 at f66x.
SURGEoN-GENERAL HAMILTON has left the city for
Camp Perry, Fla In his absence Surgeon Geo. w
stoner Is In charge of the Marine Hospital Bureau
The WARRINGTON BULLETIN Of the Signal Of
ice says that the COOL cloudy weather. and rain in
the Middle Atlantic states last week retarded the
ripening Of corn, and the heavy frost on low lands
| in New England on the 9th and 7th badly injured
| nearly all growing crops
GEN. EwINGs OFFER TO CoNPRoNIsK.-The soli-
cttor OF the Treasury has received from Mr.. A. j.
Falls, attorney for the bondsmen Of Gen. Jas. c.
Ewing, late disbursing ofncer OF the Department
OF Justice, an oner to pay s.. 900 as compromise
for the settlement OF his Indebtedness to the Gov
ernment amounting to nearly $4,000.
The SLooP-oF-wAR AxTIErAM SoLD.-The rotten
hull OF the sloop-of-war Antietam was sold at pub
Tic auction in Philadelphia Saturday at the League
Island navy-yard for q, 700 to c. b. Gregory, OF
Thomaston, Long Island.
INVESTIGATING THE AMERICAN MILITARY SYs.
1.h-Leut. Eoner Won Eschenbach, OF the i'm
perial German artillery, arrived here from New
YORK to-day to investigate matters Of military
interest IN and ABOUT the capital Lieut.. Elmer
military system.
Col BURNHAM's RKTIREMzNT.-Lieut. Col Horace
b. Burnham, deputy 1udge-advocate general, was
to-day placed on the retired list OF the Army on
account OF age. This retirement will promote
Major Herbert ?. Curtis Judge advocate, to be
colonel leaving vacancy in the DEPART
rnent, tor which there are upwards OF nifty appli-
cantS from the Army and ten or fifteen from
civil life. 1t is very likely that there Will be
another vacancy caused by the retirement, on
account OF disability OF Major Asa Bird Gardiner,
reported as unit for active duty He is at present
awaiting the action on his case.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Assistant Surgeon Geo. A..
Lung has been ordered to the receiving ship ver-
mont.
THE U. S. s. GALENA sailed lthis morning from
Jamaica for New York.
SECRETARY ENDICoTT returned Ito the city from
Salem, Mass, last night.
COTTON CROP REPoRT.-The September report Of
the Department Of Agriculture makes the average
condition Of cotton 1913, a decline of 3x points
since last report.
PERsoNAL-Prosecuting Attorney shillington
N Uy
tive Jno s. Wise Of Virginia, VIM. P. Hunt
Of Boston, Jos. Cavanaugh, and II. W. Slocum
OF Brooklyn. 8. s. LandOn OF Denver VIM. G.
Bryan OF St Louis, and Interstate Commerce Com
Miller Of tie sup Supreme @ c Court @
.And sRepneeentatives McShaue, 0rossenoI, McCo-
York last nighI-Baron Elmer Won EschenbacL
OF , Munich, d; f. Ludlow OF the Army, J. Walter
Douglass Doug OF Pailadelphia DI: J: L Stewart Of Or
nolds OF Atlanta, Maj. G. Clay GOodloe Of the Ma
rine Corps. r; G. Parsons Of Cleveland, and Hon.
-GerOme Desio has returned from New York.
DIR. W; B. P0mer0y has gone 70 Columbus with
the t1 9. a. r R"Dr Telfair stockton Of Jackson
New York, 9. E. vickers OF Philadelphia, and Jno.
Archer OF Denver, are at the RiggS-Edwln +.
New York, Dr. Rafael Lavista and family OF Mex
leo, c. Z. Eggert Of Philadelphia, VIM. II. Hooper
OF Brooklyn, F. 7. Burns Of New orleans, and In
Willard'S-B. B. Kerr OF Chicago and c. w. Burg
dorr Of Denver are at the Metropolitan-W E
, scott Of !, Ksnsas City, Jno Johnston and C.
turned to the city.-Asst. Secretary Maynard is
in Stamford, N. Y.@c spottsWood @ d Mcneil Nc ds is
spending his vacation at Niagara Falls.
society Notes,
Misses BERTHE and Lula Carpenter have returned
from Atlantic City.
Mrs Chas E. Gibbs and family have returned
to the city from the Forest Inn, where they have
spent the summer.
The Misses Stock, OF New York avenue returned
Saturday from Hamilton.
SurgeOn-General and Mrs. Moore. Mr.. Thomas j.
Fisher. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas N. Gale and Miss,
Oive Gale, OF washington, are the guests Of Mr..
ana ana Mrs. d. A willard, at their summer home,
Admiral Porter, who is at jamestown. has recoy-
cred from his illness, but is still very weak.
Mr.. Woodbury. Blair is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. F.
o. French at Newport.
Mra Stannard, Of Virginia, who spent the sea-
son at Newport, and who has closed her cottage
there, will winter in this city.
Senator and Mrs. Hawley and Representative
Morse and family are at Newport.
Judge John Davis and Mrs. Davis and Miss Adele
Grant have sailed for Europe.
Secretary and Mrs Whitney are now at Lenox,
and the Secretary is not expected back to the
Navy Department until early In october.
Count Sala Is at LenOx, and Mrs. General Myer
and daughters have taken cottage there for the
autumn.
Dr. and Mrs j. H. Baxter have returned from a
summer soJourn at their castle on the fishing
banks OF the river Restgouche, In Quebec, Canada
Mrs DR.. Pope has returned to the city from
trip North.
Mrs Gen. Parke and Miss Emma Parke have been
absent from West Point on visit to relatives at
Devon Penn.
Mrs. and Miss Redfern have returned to the city
from Narragansett Pier, where they spent the
summer.
Minister Quesada has returned from his sum.
mering and is at his Jefferson Place house.
~
The Florida Sufferer,
AN APPEAL FOR HELP-wHAT HEALTH OFFICER
TowNsHKND AND COMMISSIONER WEBB sAY-THE
TRAIN INSPECTIONS, ETC
A telegram to Health Onicer Townshend. from
the mayor Of McClenny, Fla, this morning, is as
follows:
ave are in need Of money, nurses and doctors,
can you help us9 D. J. WATKINS, Mayor"
DR.. Townshed, after consultation with Commls-
sloner Webb, sent q reply stating that measures
are now on foot to obtain relief funds. and that
when in hand McClenny would receive its Just
snare In distribution. Dr. TOwnshend said further
that the very best charity to be administered
would be the sending Of competent physicians and
nurses as asked for. III there are any physicians
In Washington who have had experience in the