Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-03
Washington News and Gossip.


GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue., s42o,537; customs, s726, ,364
THE NEW ENVOY EXTRAORDINARY FROM PERSIA
The State Department Is Informed Of the desig-
nation OF q new envoy extraordinary from Persia
10 the United states. He was to leave Teheran
July lO, and expected to arrive here by the mid
ule OF August, His name Is Hadji HOSSein KOuli
Khan Mohammed ell vesare
THE FATHER OF SEVEN SoNs.-The files OF the
PENSION ONCE are veritable curiosity shop. In
them repose the most astounding epistles some in.
spired by Ignorance, others by w.t. but the major.
lty Oh them are the result OF that peculiar quality
Oh humanity known as ''gullibillty." Some very
IlulcuouS questions are asked and answered, often
10 the disgust OF the correspondent Here is a
sample OF this peculiar class OF letters: 81 am the
iarther OF Seven Sons by one wife. have been In.
IoIueu Dy ulIerent parties that where man Is
the Farther OF Seven Sons and no Daughters He was
entitled TO Pension. Therefore write you to
Know the truth about 1t and II IT be true wish tC
know the truth OF the matter If so how shall pro
cede?"
WORK ON THE ROACH CRUIsERs.-Secretary Whit
ney yesterday received from Commodore Sicard,
chief Of the Bureau Of Ordance, a report relative
10 the condition OF the Roach cruisers now being
completed by the Department The work OF his bu-
Teau, stated the chief, would be finished on the
Boston Dy september 1, on the Atlanta by Novem-
Der 1, and on the Chicago JanuaryL
Senators Brown, Coquitt, Hampton, Butler, and
saoin; REPRESENTATIVES Rogers, Carey, Washing
ton, I. J. Campbell, Holman, with Hon. George NJ
Roberts and Hon James K Cushman, OF Indiana.
Hall
PENSION BILLS APPRovED.-The President has
approved the acts granting pensions to Mary L.
Ristine. Mary l. Williams, and Erastus B. Burn.
nam.
IHE FEVER IN FLoRIDA.-Surgeon General Ham,
nton has received the following dispatch from DR.
Murray, the fever physician at Manatee, Fla.
~Ihree new cases, making eight in all at Manatee
NO Deaths" He has also received the following
from Dr. Wall, at Tampa: murray has been look.
ing alter Gordon, making house inspections, and
tlon. Has opposition OF local phy siclan only The
one case reported at Plant is The same as reported
yesterday"
The Tue NINA left New York last night fol
Philadelphia TO convoy the Monitor Terror to New
York.
NAVAL LORDERs-Commanders w. s. Dana and
G. W. sumner, Lieut.. Commander F. w. CrOcker
Lieuts. Sexton Schroeder, Nelson T. Houston, w.
+ Niles, W. c. Babcock, and C. p. Rees and En-
sign II. Nj. Dombaugh detached from duty at the
Torpedo Station August 4, and ordered to duty at
the Naval War College August 6. Passed Assist
ant PaymaSter Jno W. Jordan ordered to the
OSslpee, relieving PaymaSter Geo. Ii. Read, de-
tached, ordered TO settle accounts, and granted
six months leave. Ensign +. r. Wall detached
from Torpedo Station August 4, and ordered to the
Coast Survey.
The BOND OFFERINGS TO-DAY aggregated $685..
3oO in lots as follows: Four per cents registered.
$4,000 at 1875; $3.50. at 1274; 500. 1000, at
17k; ~ per cents registered, s4OO 600, at 1O7sS;
$4,000 at 1O7'4; ~ per cents coupon, s25,OOO,
at 1O7 46-100.
Was CATHARINE MCCARTNEY INsANE?-The Sec
retary OF the Treasury has received from Collector
Magone, OF the port of New York, his explanation
OF the case OF Catharine Mccartney the alleged
insane pauper, who was recently discovered at
Pittsourg and returned to New York. The col
lector reports that the case was one which did
not come before his office but was disposed OF by
the commissioners Of emigration. They report
state OF Indiana, and, being passed by the lnspec-
TORS, was held for REORGANIZATION by the medical
examiners OF the commission. After a careful ex-
animation the physician In charge at Castle Gar
den found that there was no ground for adjudging
her OF unsOund mind, and she was permitted To
proceed TO her friends in Pittsburg. She was re-
turned by the Ptttsburg authorities July IL, and
then re-eXamined as TO her sanity. The medical
examiner again reported that he found no symp-
toms OF unsound mind, and at her own request she
The Department will take no further action in the
matter, as this explanation Is deemed satisfactory
PERsoNAL-Assis sistant Secretary OF State Rives
has left the city for a few days absence in the
North.-Assistant Secretary Thompson intends
to leave on Saturday. He will spend his vacation
In Maryland.-Ex-Senator Camden OF West Viz
ginia, Hon. j. u. Brewer and Elijah MountfOrd OF
Trenton, n. j., the Philadelphia Base Ball Club,
Hon. E. c. More OF Missouri and NJ. ii. Folger ol
Kingston, Ont, are at Wnlards.-Mr. Jos. West
Moore, author OF picturesque Washington" has
returned to the city after residence or two years
in Chicago. j. Herman and Ii. j. Brooks OF
New York, G. W. Plummer OF Chicago ThoS. ID.
Miller OF New Orleans and w. G. McCarty OF the
Army are at the st. James.-G. w. Gregory OF Bos.
ton and Oscar Hatfield of Batavia, Java at the
Rlggs.-Justice Stanley Matthews, who is at
PttShed Mass, has been slightly Ill, but Is much
better DOWN. A. Lisner is at Saratoga Springs
MIR. c. c. Tucker has gone to Ashland, Wis.,
DIR. Hoch has gone to Cape May.--Albert s.
ham OF New York, VIM. S. Rogers OF Boston and
Geo. 5. Morrison OF Chicago are at Wormley's-
Chief Justice Fuller, Senor Quesada, the Argentine
minister, Bishop John p. Newman and Represent.
atives wilkins and Ford were in New York last
night.-Jullus Baumgarten, OF this city, who has
been in Europe for three months, will arrive home
this evening.-HonS S Beattie and A. Amaral O
New York, RObt. Hammond Of London, Z. H. See.
ley OF Philadelphia and Jose Maria de Amaral OF
Rio de Janeiro are at the ArlingtOn.-W. H. Ar
mold, or Washington, was registered In Paris yes
terday.
Indians Fire Into a Camp Of Soldiers.
ANOTHER DISPATCH FROM GEN. HOWARD.
The following telegram was received at the Wal
Department this morning from Gen. Howard
"Gen. Miles telegraphs from Fort Grant as fol
PorterS and camp guard tents at FOwlers old
camp last evening about sundown. The solder:
and Porter reached the post about 80. Supposed
TO be six or seven Indians about TO Join the rene
gades. Have sent troop to Investigate Signed
+. van Nlet, major 10Th cavalry, commanding.