Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-12-08

revenue, S5fo,U9S; customs, 500, ,155.
SECRETARY WHITNEY has gone to New York,
and the Navy Department is to-day without a
head, for the reason that no one has been des-
lgnated to act as Secretary.
To-DAYs BOND OFFERINGS aggregated
s950OO, as follows: Coupon As, $4,000 at
12s9l registered 411ss, $4,000 at 1851, s45,OOO
at l0S.
AN ARMY CHAPLAIN.-It is understood that
the President has selected Father Vim. ]. Lar
kin, OF Chicago, to be a post chaplain in the
army, and that his name will be sent to the
Senate on Monday with number Of other
army nominations
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS callers to-day were
Senators Voorhees,, Blackburn and Turpie, and
Representatives Herbert, Holman, McCreary,
Springer, Ford, Cultivate, and Mr. and Mrs.
Hooker, MIR. and Miss Varnon and Miss Varnon,
OF Kentucky.
HORSES FOR SENATOR QUAY.-The team Of
biooded horses presented to Senator Quay
which, according to press dispatches, were said
to have passed through Parkersburg, West
virginia, on Thursday, arrived here on Tues
day morning last. The horses were bought by
eass Tennessee republicans and sent to the
Senator as tokens of esteem from few friends
who admired his campaigning methods.
DvIDEND.-The controller of the currency
has declared first dividend of 40 per cent in
favor of the creditors of the Lowell National
bank OF Lowell, Mich, on claims proved
amounting to S75,405. This bank failed Sept
IL last.
SToREKEEPER AND GAUGER.-The Secretary
OF the Treasury has appointed Jno. E. Cronland
to be storekeeper and gauger at Ironton, N c.,
and Richard II. Wilmington to be same in
Franklin county, Ky.
MAJOR GARDENERS RETIREMENT.-MajorA Asa
Bird Gardiner, of the judge advocate generals
department, has been placed on the army re-
tired list. He was pronounced incapacitated
for active service early last spring, but action
was deferred in his case in order that he might
complete the cases pending before the Court
OF Claims, involving a question of authority
between the Secretary of War and the account
ing officers of the Treasury.
RELIEF OF VESSELS IN ND1sTREss.-Orders were
issued yesterday for the vessels Of the revenue
marine service to cruise along the Atlantic
coast during the winter for the purpose of aid
ing vessels in distress and succoring their
crews.
Mr.. EMORY n. TAUNT, Of this city, formerly
lieutenant in the navy, has been appointed
by the President consul to the Congo River
free states, with headquarters at Bona. This
consulate was established by Congress at the
last session. Mr.. Taunt's salary will be 1900
per annum.
COMMANDER RoBLEY D. EVANS has been de-
tached from special duty connected with the
construction of the new cruiser Maine, now
building at the New York yard, and will be
continued on duty in this city as naval secre-
tary to the light house board.
The Duty ON TENNIS BELrs.-Assistant Sec
retary Maynard has affirmed the action of the
collector of customs at New York in classifying
certain imported tennis belts as manufactures
OF silk, cotton and metal, the latter of chief
value, dutiable at the rate Of As per cent ad
valorem. The importers claimed that they
were entitled to entry at the rate of 35 per cent
ad valorem as unenumerated webbing.
THE US. s. Trenton arrived at Panama yes
terday.
AN ORIENTAL VIsIroR.--Among the callers
upon the President who attracted considerable
attention yesterday, owing to his oriental
dress, was Mr.. Syad Mohammad Hadi of Oudh,
East India. He is visiting America to acquaint
himself with the various industries of the
country with view to make arrangements to
secure either competent, skilled workmen to
go to India to instruct the natives of that
country in the practical methods of conducting
the manufacture OF iron, pottery:. glass,
leather, &C., or to arrange for the admission
OF natives OF India as apprentices in our work
shops, in order that they may become practi-
cally acquainted with American methods. Mr..
Hadl Is the first representative of his country
who has visited America with this end in view.
Before returning home he expects to make
tour through the Atlantic seaboard states,
visiting Baltimore, Philadelphia, southern New
Jersey, Trenton, New York. Boston and other
points in New England. He is a graduate and
gold medallist Of the Royal agricultural college
of England, and brings credentials from the
authorities of that institution addressed to the
commissioner Of agriculture.
The PRoPosED SHERIDAN SATUx.-The COM
mittee appointed by the army Of the Cumber-
land to erect statue to the late Gen. Sheridan
will commence active operations very shortly.
The only member of the committee now In the
city is Senator Manderson, of Nebraska, 'sThe
army of the Cumberland" !" said the Senator to-
day to STAR reporter. "erected in this city the
statues to Thomas and Garfield. 1t raised, in
each case, the sum of about $40 900 and 2 sini-
raised to aid in keeping green the memory of
Sheridan. We shall, as in the two previous in
stances, ask the government to donate the site
and the pedestal, and this request will, I have
no doubt, be complied with.
PERsoNAI.-Dr.,H. e. Leach has returned to
the city from two months trip across the
continent, which he made e. Exalted Grand
Ruler of the Order Of Elks in order to visit the
Elk lodges-Hon. Sidney Mudd Of Maryland,
Chas. s. Burton OF Chicago, and j. A. Higgins
Of Wheeling, are at the 81. James.--S senator
ran were in New York last night--David
Day, of the geological survey, was in San Fran
| cisco last Sunday.-Gov. r. A. Osborne and
United States Mar.hal Jones Of Kansas, are in