Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-04-15

l INTERNAL hBVRNCE-The receipts from n Is
source to-day were 500 ,6l9O3, and for the
| msnth, TO this date, - ,3lI62l.41.
| THE SUBSCRIPTIONS to the new loan to-day
amounted TO s75O,O00, making to;al thus far
| OF over $50 600.
| APPoINTRD-The Secretary OF the Interior
to-day appointed George s. Chase special agent
for the Shoshone Indians in Nevada and Utah.
The RECEIPTS PROM CUSTOMS for the week
ending this date amounted to So 55S, 45G, as fol-
lows: New York, s2,9l34lO; Philadelphia, SaO,-
Gel; Boston, SIO5, 12O; Baltimore, SLABS.
Col, JAMES BELeER having been restored 20
the army by act OF Congress, was yesterday
| commissioned by the President as quartermas-
ter, with the rank of major.
The FOLLOWING PROMOTIONS have been made
inthe Office of the Register of the Treasury
| I. s. Hopkins, W. HI. Hills, William Guilford
and II. {. Pearson from third to fourth-clsss
clerkships TO date from the lst OF January last.
y. Ii. HOGAN, first class clerk in the Finance
once, Post Office Department, has been dis
missed, and in the Desd-Letter ONCE. Miss q.
b: Stevens is appointed a regular clerk. at
salary OF $500 year, vice Miss Elite Bassett
deceased.
GOVERNOR ITo, the Secretary OF Finance Of
Japan, to- day visited the City Hall, where he
spent some hours in witnessing the mode OF req
istering voters. He then repaired to the Inte-
rlor Department 10 examine into the working of
the various branches of the government there
located.
FITTING FOR SRA.-The third class steamers
Iroquois, Wyoming and Wachusett are now
being fitted out to join our sQuadrons abroad.
and will sail about the first of June. The
Powhatan at Philadelphia and Canapdaigua AZ
being
will 60 out shortly after three vessels above
named.
BARON SCHLoZRR, the successor OF Baron
Gerolt az North German Minister in this CITY.
arrived at New York In the steamship Colum.
bia, Thursday, from Mexico by way of Havana
The Baron has been acting as Minister to
his secretary, MIR. Schlieper.
Mr.. MAzRL, who has been accredited as
Minister Of the Netherlands to the United
States for the last four years, has been trans
ferred in the same capacity TO the Courts OF
Sweden and Norway and Denmark. Mr.
Wesfenberg, at present first secretary of the
Netherlands legation in France. has been
appointed as MIR. MaZePs successor, and j.
expected to arrive here about the end OF next
month.
WITHpRAws.-By the subjoned it will he
seen that Mr. n. ii. Miller asks that his name be
Withdrawn as member OF the Council:
| WASHINGTON, ID. c.. April H. Isl
To The Executive of the United Stctss
Your nomination OF myself TO the United
States Senate ms one OF the Board of Council for
the District OF Columbia, done without NV sole
ltatiop, seems to have created streng, yet un-
deserved opposition; and having no desire TO be-
come fire. brand within the republican party
most respectfully decline the honor which y0a
were about TO confer on me, and ask that NV
name be withdrawn from the Senate.
Thanking you for the confidence which Won
nave rePosed III me, am, sir, your personal aud
poiucal friend, y. Ii. MILLER
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUs.-The democratic
Senators and Representatives held caucus last
night to hear the report Of the committee
recently appointed to prepare an address to the
people of the country. Senator Bayar@ cAgt--
man OF that committee, stated that, n consa.
quence OF the amendments which had beer
made In the Senate on the ku-klux bill arg
the pending legislation thereon, the COMMITTEE.
was not prepared to submit a report, bat would
do so at an adjourned caucus to be held on Mon
day night next. The caucus took decided action
concerning the absence Of members from tbe;r
seats n this rery important iuncture, AMI
expressed urgently the propTiety of ey.ry
absent democratic member returning in time 70
vote upon the pending amendments TO the bill.
HoN.J. d. BAKER, the newly-appointed Com
missioner of Pensions, Is q lawyer by prc,es-
sion, but first came into public notice from his
connection with the press, having conducted
the Setoto Gazette, Of Chillicothe, Ohio. for
elected Secretary of State OF Ohio, on the re-
publican ticket with Governor Chase. This
position he nlled for tive years, and shortly
after the close of his Official term removed
to the State Of Minnesota, for the purpose of
entering upon the practice of the gal profess
SON sn Taking an active part in public affairs in
me home OF his adoption, he was elected Secre-
tary Of State in 1889. and was reelected to the
same position in 1861. The following wear he
entered the Union army az colonel of the 10th
Minnesota regiment in which capacity he made
tine record during three years service. Since
the close OF the war he has resumed the prac-
tre OF his profession, taking meanwhile warm
interest In public matters, in which he Ia.
always exercised great influence, being one OF
the readiest writer's and most brilliant speakers
in the northwest
NOMINATIONS CoNFIkMED-The Senate in
executive session this afternoon confirmed the
following nominations:
Benjamin X. Cowan, of Ohio, Assistant Sac
rotary OF the Interior.
Assessors OF Internal Revenue-James L. Ra-
pier, "a district Alabama; VIM. L. Evans, 29th
district New York; Geo. s. Smith, sth district
Virginia; Townsend North, 9th district Mich
igan; VIM. G. Laidlaw, 3lst district New York:
John b. Strong, oath district New York.
Collectors of Internal Revenue.-william H.
McCreery, 9th district Michigan; Edward X
Snead. lst district Virginia.
assistant Naval Constructors Geo. W. Much
and samuel II. Pook to be naval constru ctors:
Joseph NJ. Livermore, surveyor of customs OF
PASSPORT and Passamaq uoddy, Maine Isaac O
Dickson, L. s. marshal for Arizona Territory:
g.
brsska and lows; Daniel X. wagstaf, of Kan |
sas, receiver OF plblic moneys at Salina, Kan
sas ThQs. L, Bond, register Of land otice at |
Salina, Kansas.
Postnasters.-Stephen ID. Bingham. Lansing,
Mich; ID. s; Gi,ger, shamokn, Pa; Rachel |
Nckibben, Middletown, Pa; n. p. Sunder- |
land, Burlington, Iowa; Daniel Porter Som |
merville, n. j.; G. q. Webster, Redwine MINI: /
Geo: II: Keith, Minneapolis, MINI; Fred. w |
Swift, Detroit, Mich; w. H. Clute, Three |
Rivers, Mich; q. w. Atkinson, Kanawha, |
W. Va.
WAR DEPT, OPPIC. CHIEP SIGNAL OpPIcRR.) |
WAsHINeToN, d. o., April $1,000 an
SynopHs for the past "a konrs.-The barometer 4
has fallen somewhat, and westerly winds have /
prevailed on the California coast. The heavy /
snow reported Friday morning in western Ne
braeka has been followed by clear weather and 1
gentle southerly winds, but the Temperature
still remains very low. Cold northeriy winds
have prevailed on the Lakes, with rising bsrom- |
eter and clear weather. Cloudiness Is reported |
this morning on the lower Lakes The CLOUDY
weather south Of the Ohio has been only parfi, |
ally dissipated, and very light rains have fallen
in Tennessee. The light rams yesterday morn |
ing on the South Atlantic have not extended any |
further. Clear weather, with rising barometer. |