Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-21

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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TopAY.-Interna
revenue, $3.50, ,sO9; customs. s62s, s,73a
TIE PRESIDENT returned to the city from
Pittsburg at $40 this morning, accompanied
by Representatives Bayne and Dalzell and by
Prof. Langly.
DISTRICT PENsIoNs.-Solomon Livingston
original invalid of the District of Columbia
has been granted pension.
INDIAN STATISTICS FOR THE CENsus.-Super.
intendent Porter Of the census has recon-.
mended the appointment of Thomas Donald dsou
OF Philadelphia as special agent to have charge
of the work of collecting statistics in regard to
the Indians in this country.
COMING PREsIDENT.-President Soto of the
republic of Costa Rica will leave Chicago for
Washington IN a day or two, accompanied by
his wife, who has just recovered from influenza
OF which she came near dying while in Chi
cago en- route for Washington.
DECISION IN AN ARIZONA LAND CAsE-Land
Commissioner Croft today made an impor tant
decision affecting the title to some 1900, 900
acres OF land in Arizona. The claim was based
upon the Percatta grant and was made by
James A. Reavis and wife. The commissioner
decides In effect that no grant OF the character
Claimed was ever made and decides adversely
to the claimants on every point and directs the
surveyor general of Arizona to strike the case
from his docket. This decision will have the
effect OF quieting the title of large number Of
settlers on this land.
REDUCTION OF DEPOSITS WITH NATIONAL
BANKs.-No more per cent bonds will be pur-
chased by the Treasury department until fur
ther notice, the time within which Secretary
WINDOW offered to accept them at 1874 in liaui-
dalton OF public deposits with national banks
having expired. The total amount purchased
to date on this account is about S120OO 600, of
which 81, 100000 were surrendered under the
first call for a reduction of the fund. OF the
eighty banks included in the second call favor
able responses have already been received from
sixty-ive, which surrendered over $5 0Oo. 600 in
government bonds, thirty-two of the banks
going out OF the system altogether.
ALL THE TESTIMONY TO Go TO THE SENATE
Secretary Tracy has decided to transmit to the
Senate the entire report Of the court of inquiry
that recently investigated the subject OF or
ganizations among naval officers. He was
asked by the resolution introduced by Senator
Chandler only for answers to certain questions
the last Of which he could only answer by MAX
ing up his mind from the Information given
him by the court. 1t is really unnecessary for
him to send the whole of the report or in fact
any of it; but he is anxious that the Senate
shall feel that he has not withheld any infor-
nation upon the subject.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Assistant Surgeon George
Rothganger has been detached from the navy
yard, Mare Island, CAL, and ordered to the
Charleston.-PassedA Assistant Engineer Geo.
ID. Strickland has been detache from the coast
survey steamer Patterson and waiting orders
Assistant Surgeon A. r. Wentworth has
been ordered to the naval hospital. navy yard
Mare Island, Cal-Lieut Jas. H. Bull has
been ordered to duty at New London, Conn.
lst March next.-Assistant Engineer T. r.
Karter has been detached from the navy yard
Portsmouth, n. H., and ordered to the coast
survey steamer Patterson.
PERsoNAL.-Mr P. NJ Dubant left this morn
ing for New York.-Gen. Felix Angus of the
Baltimore American and Mr.. Elliott F. Shepard
of the New York Mail and Express are Airing
ton guests Thomas McKean the Philadelphia
banker, and W. Folwell Jones Of New York w.
J: Cheney Of Philadelphia and J. L.:Martin and
L. l.. Waterman OF Brattleboro. VT. are at tho
Arno.-COl. c. ]. Jones, editor OF the st.
Louis Republic. and ex-Gov. E. 0. Stannard, L.
ID. Graham OF Mexico. No., and Gov. ID. r.
Francis of Jefferson City, C. G. Rainwater,
Mayor Parker and Smith Johns of St. Louis
are at Willards on worlds fair business.
John Stetson and wife Of Boston, j. G. O'Con-
ner Of New York, Thomas Donaldson, Edward
S. Stewart, Charles L. Deacon, Louis n Me-
gargee, William Henry Lix, Henry Reed, B. X.
Jameson, w. Bradford Morrill,, George G.
Pierce, John NJ. Ashmead. Daniel W. Sweeney,
John j. Rogers, all of Philadelphia, and Chas.
w. Brooke, Marshall Wilder and John r. Fell
lows OF New York are at Chamberlin's.-D.
w. Flint and n. Z. Cobb of Boston, George w.
Boyd OF Philadelphia, j. Liebes of San Fran
cisco, II. B. Hyde, s. d. Ripley, d. o. Mills, +.
NJ. Moss, John Havron, II. b. Parsons and E. r.
Lyons Of New York are at the NOrmande.-
+. b. Merrill of Chicago, ]. I. Atwood of Read
ing and Newton A. Albert of Fredericksburg
are at the Johnson.-Chas. H. Cummings Of
New York, C. r. Dow OF Boston, Otto Grouse of
Jersey City, c. NJ Clark, Vim. Humphreys, B.
b. Pears, j. N. Pears and ten bridal couples
are at Willards.-CoI. H. G. Parson OF
Natural Bridge, Geo. c. Pierce Of Grand
Engineer W. G. Buehler, U.SA., Gen. H. B.
Darlington, U:S.A-, 8. II. Thompson Of St.
Paul, Capt. Blaksly and P. j. Paul Of st. Louis
are at the Ebbitt--Senators Teller and VOL
colt of Colorado, Senator-elect Z. D. White of
Louisiana, Representative Ben Butterworth of
ONO, Ihos. J. Morgan, commissioner Of Indian
AFFAIRS, and Gen. Ankon G. McCook, secretary
OF the Senate, are in New York.. L.
thompson OF the Army aud Navy Register
goes to Philadelphia tomorrow for a few
days.--James Holmes of Fargo, r. p. Beatty
OF New Haven and G. A. Appel of Bluehill,
Me-, are at the st. James.--Joseph Fleming
Of Boston, G. ]. Knowles and John Rooney Of
Brooklyn, Chas Hall of Pittsburg and Chas. c.
Miller of Philadelphia are at the Riggs-H.
heade and G. E. Burrows Of New York, Jos.
Way and w. Newbold of Philadelphia are at
Weickera-L. B. Gray Of Chicago, L. w.
Smith Of New York and John H. knight Of
Rochester, NY, are at wormley'a
Gilmore 8. Kendall. late candidate for Con-
gress " the first district, has been elected Judge