Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-01-21

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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS ToDAY.-Internal
revenue, S2O9, 9,249; customs. S27S,392.
ToDAY's CABINET MEETINa.-The cabinet
| meeting today was attended by all the members
| except Secretary Blaine.
PENSIONS FOR DISTRICT PEoPLE-Pensious
| have been granted to residents of the District
of Columbia follows: Original invalid John
Nj. Emory; increase, John Gordon Samuel u.
YinglinS and James Cooney.
CONTRACT AwARDED-The contract for finish
ing slate base in the pension Office building
has been awarded to Messrs. McGill & Eliason
of this city (the Washington slate mantel works.
for thirty eight cents per lneal foot of finished
surface.
MUST BE REGARDED AS CIGARs.-Assistant
Secretary Tichenor has decided that imported
overweight cigarettes must be regarded as
cigars and are liable to internal revenue tax
the same as cigars.
The REPORT ON NAVAL PoLIcY.-All the avail
able typewriting force of the Navy department
was busily engaged today upon the report of
the board on naval policy. which Secretary
Tracy will present to the Senate committee on
naval affairs tomorrow.
SECRETARY BLAINE is gradually resuming his
duties as the head of the State department He
went to the department for about half an hour
yesterday, but did not sign any mail Assist
ant Secretary Wharton has been acting Sec
retary ever since Mr.. Walker Blaine's death.
The Secretary did not go to either the depart
ment or the Cabinet meeting today.
New ORLEANS WANTS WAR SHIP SENT
THERE.-Secretary Tracy yesterday received
call from delegation of citizens of New Or
leans who presented request to the effect
that one or more of the war vessels of the
navy be sent down there to participate in the
mardi gras. February -. The Secretary
promised to do all he could, but said that much
would depend upon the availability of the
ships.
DISTRICT INvENToRs.-Patents have been
issued to citizens of the District as follows:
Chas. I. Moore, type writing machine; Joseph
W. Rountree, paper hangers shears and roller
combined and Ephraim Latham car coupling
VIRGINIA PosrMAsTERs - The following
fourth-class postmasters have been appointed
in Virginia: s. J. Mills, Bula, Gooch-
land county: Il. A. Frayson, Glen Allen,
Henrico; A. Z. HoIdt, Granite. Chesterfield;
A. s. Duke, Hadensville, Goochland Maggie S.
Greave, Letcher, Bath; L. j. Hopkins, Maidens,
Goochland, Ii. Miller Mountain Grove. Bath;
J. L. Miller, Palo Alto. Highland; s. T. Jones'
Parksley, Accomack; r. w. Browning, Rio
Vista, Henrico.
NOTARY PUBLIC CoSvIcTED.-The commits
sioner of pensions has been advised that Win
field T. Cox, notary public of Big Spring, CAL
houn county, W. Va, who was indicted at De-
cember term. 1889, of United States court at
Charleston. w. Va, for making a false and
fraudulent voucher for payment of pension due
Elizabeth Fry, 1872 widow. has been arrested
taken to Parkersburg, W. Va, and there con-
victed in the United States court, January 49,
1890. He was remanded for sentence.
NAVAL ORDERS Commander Geo. NJ Book
ordered to duty at New York navy yard. Eu-
sign Frank n. Hill ordered to the Baltimore
Ensign Chas. c. Marsh detached from the Bal
tlmOre and ordered to the Alliance. Paymaster
c. +. Thompson ordered to duty in the bureau
Of provisions and clothing. Lieut.. Jas. H..
Glennon. detached from the Mare Island navy
yard and ordered to the Charleston. Lieut. G.
W. Denfeld, transferred from the Charleston to
the lhetls. Ensign j. j. Blandin, detached
IRON the Alert and ordered to the Thetis. Eli
sign A. A. Almy. detached from the coast sur
vey steamer Patterson and ordered to the re-
celvlng ship Independence. Commander Fred
erick Rogers, ordered to examination for pro-
motion. Assistant Engineer j. l.. Wood. de-
tached from the New York navy yard and
ordered to the naval academy. Paymaster
Geo. H. Griffin. detached from the Independ-
ence and ordered to the New York navy yard.
The orders of Paymaster ]. b. Redtied from
the New York navy yard to the Indepen-
dence have been revoked. Assistant
Surgeons t. A. Berryhill and A. R. Went
worth have been ordered to examination
tor promotion, Engineer W. W. Bush to
the Ranger. Assistant Engineer +. j. Schell
has been detached from the Ranger and ordered
to examination for promotion. Carpenter j.
2. Carter detached from the Baltimore and
ordered to examination for retirement.
PERsoNAL.-Mr. P. c.. Johnson, who has been
with the Capital for two years or more, has
accepted a position on the Post as funny
man." He has the power.-"Grant" Parish
business manager of Robert Downing, is in the
city for a few days.-Gen. NJ 7. Mcmahon of
Z: Henning, Gen. Jno. c. Black and wife of
Chicago, Gen. w. J. Sewell and wife of New
Jersey, Col. II. II. Markham of Pasadena, CAL
J. NJ. Birmingham of Hartford, Conn, and
Gen. Thos. w. Hyde and John s. Hyde of
Bath, Me-. are at the Normandie.-C. j. Har-
riss of Denver, Col, c. b. Sprague Of Glenn
Fall, NY, A. Day. Steubenville, Ohio, j. H.
Simms, Geo. Morley and j. II. Goodwin of Liv-
erpool, Eng, DIR. Knapp of Los Angeles, CAL,
A. Mayors of New Orleans, ]. H. Glasgow of
Seymour, Tex, and s. Scott of Cincinnati are
at Willard's.--J. T. Taylor OF Liverpool, Eng,
is at the Ebbitt-H. Il. Turner Of Philadel-
phia is at the Riggs.--Jas X. rockingham
OF New York, L. Romelf of San Francisco W.
c. Bull Of St. Louis and H. B. Coffin of New
Bedford, Conn, are at the JOhnson.--C. H.
Hyde and G. E. Butler of Troy, NY, NJ. W.
Montgomery of Minneapolis, s. A, knight of
Kalamazoo, Mich, and H. d. Wizard of Mitchell,
). D.. are at the NationaL-J. H. Oppenheimer
and wife of Atlanta, Ga, NJ. G. Burke of Mont
gomery. Ala, and John w. Graham Of Hills
boro', NC, are at the Metropolitan.-A. J,