Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-01
Washington News and Gossip.

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Washington News and Gossip.
PAGES AND OF To-DAY's STAR CONTAIN: Capt
Symons' Annual Report on the Street Improve
ments Of Washington; Gen. Harrison's Busiest
Day; Blaine's New York Speech; senator Cameron
and Gen. Harrison: SHOWS in september; Yellow
Fever; Telegraphic News &C.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue., SITS, ,722; customs, $s2S, ,1O1.
THE BOND OFFERINGS TO-DAY aggregated
s, ,6S3 800.
DR.. A. B. G. CLEMENTS has resigned his position
in the War Department.
The PosT-OFFICE At ROCKVILLE Montgomery
County, Nd, to-day was advanced to the Pres-
Dental class from the fourth class The salary Is
now 81 600, which is based upon the increased re-
business In that locality.
APPOINTMENT BY THE PRRsIDENT.-The President
to-day appionted Mr. Charles N Riley, Of Missouri,
to be assistant to the commissoner-genera Of the
United States to the International Exposition to
be held In Paris in 1880.
REPRESENTATIVE RANDALL IMPROVING. Mr..
Albert W. Fletcher, Mr.. Whitneys private secre-
tary, has returned to the city from a trip to New
York and PHILADELPHIA He says that he visited
ex.Speaker Randall at his country home, q few
miles from Philadelphia. and that he is daily
growing stronger and better.
THE RECENT COLLISION ON THE PoroMAc.-Local
Steamboat Inspectors Saville and cooper will on
Wednesday investigate in Baltimore the three
steamer George Law against the Potomac River
Ferry company, and the counter charge OF the
company & l, against e the Law. The captain OF the
Cool wssx.-Theweather crop bulletin Of the
Signal once says: 1.-THE week ending September
% was decidedly cooler than usual throughout
the Southern, Middle, and New England states,
the average daily temperature ranging from TO
10 degrees below the normal In all districts.
orally favorable for all growing CROPS in All
sections, except New England, where heavy rains
were as reported unfavorable Light frosts occurred
states over the tobacco regions OF Tennessee,
Kentucky, North Carolina, and Virginia and In
which will probably result in some damage to the
growing crops.
THE PRESIDENT TO-DAY APPROVED the act to
amend the act to detach the county Of Audrian,
Mo-, from the eastern and attach 1t to the western
judicial district OF the states an act to amend the
river and harbOr bill OF 1884 the act providing for
the erection OF lighthouses and fog signals Lakes
lights In Lake st. Clair and the Detroit Riyer the
act for public building In WatertOwn, N. Y; the
act providing for the establishment OF an addi-
ttonal lfe-saving station on Nantucket Island.
Mass; the joint resolution declaring the meaning
OF clause In the river and harbor act OF 1888; an
act Tor the investigation OF the mining debris Ques-
tion In the state OF California; the act granting
the right OF way through the military reservation
at Fort Morgan to the Birmingham, Mobile and
Navy Cove Harbor Railroad Co.; the act granting
a pension to Mrs Adeine COuZins; the relief or
Florida kennerly; the act to confirm the title Of
the helrs or legal OF Henry volcker
deceased TO certain tract OF land In the territory
OF New Mexico and the act transfer to the state
OF LOUISIANA for quarantine purposes the possess
sion OF certain lands on the Mississippi River be-
longing to the United States.
PRRs0NAL-SenatOr stanford is expected to sail
from Liverpool for New York on the 5th.-F. N
Pike OF Fort Monroe, Va; 2. Howell Whiteman of
Philadelphia, Capt. W. NJ. Folger of the navy, VIM,
Cowles Of New York, George Alfred Townsend of
Gapland, Md, and X. c. Parsons OF Cleveland are
ter; Representatives, McNillin, Whiting and West,
ana Assistant Postmaster General Knott were In
New York last nght-Geo w. Hill OF St Paul
and h. B. Chamberlin of Denver are at Will
lard iardS-Rev G. II. Philips. pastor Of Israel Bap-
tist church, leaves Tomorrow for the c. NJ T.
D: J. Young Of the ordnance department..
who was recently ordered to washington.
Is s,,, located at 911 street northwesI-
Bates Of Delaware. and Hiram Hitchcock Of New
YORK, are at the Arlington. C. Abrams OF New
Orleans Remsen Whitehouse OF New York and
schuyler Merritt OF Stamford, Conn.,, are at Worm
ley's-Mr. Harry w. smith is seriously iii at his
residence on 9th street-H. B. Stoweli of Boston.
and A. L Phillips Of New York. are at WelcEer,s
E A. Silva, the Venezuelan minister Dr. Tel
fair stockton OF Jacksonville, Fla, d. W. way OF
London, Rev. Ernest C. Bevan OF Surry, Eng, j. 4.
Caldwell Of Kentucky, and e. W. Green.
man OF New York. are at the Riggs.