Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-05-18
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.


INTERNAL REvENUE.-The receipts from this
source to-day were sSSS, 23s.42.
The RESIGNATION OF First Lieutenant John
ID. Merrick, 10th e.valry has been accepted by
the President, to take effect the Eth inst.
TO-DAY being assigned to the committee or
claims in the House, there was quite a larg-
!obby around the Capitol
The PREsIr ENT and Col J. W. Forney dine
with Governor Cooke at his residence, in George
town, last evening.
MAJOR GENERAL BUELL., now in Kentucky.
will be examined by the House committee on
military affairs in reference to the lost record
in his case.
WHITE HOUSE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Pratt an
Sawyer, Speaker Blaine, AID Representative,
Butler, Hoar, Buraett and Smith, called on the
President and had interviews this morning.
The HOUSE COMMITTEE ON NAVAL AFFAuRS
has agreed to report favOrably upon the biz,
which recently passed the Senate to increase the
number OF professors of mathematics in the
navy TO twelve.
The House COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
yesterday agreed to appropriate $4,000 to con-
struct pneumatic tube from the Capitol build
ing to the Government Printing Office, distance
of one third OF mile.
THE PRESIDENT AND Mas. GRANT, accom-
panied by Postmaster General and CreSwell, and
Miss McIntire, left on the 12:i5 p. m. train to-
day for the purpose OF spending Sunday with
Mr.. Creswell at his country seat at Elkton, Nd.
They will return on Monday
RELIEvED-Col. Henry J. Hunt, 9Th artil-
lery, Leut. Col. Chas. Il. Woods, 5th infantry,
Major Richard !. Dodge, 3dinfantry, and Major
Andrew j. Alexander, Sth cavalry, have been
relieved from duty as members of the board
convened to revise the army regulations, and
ordered to join their proper stations.
TRANSFER OF NAVAL OFFICERs.-Capt. Ed.
L. Nichols has been detached from duty as
chief OF staff of the Asiatic station, and ordered
home; Capt. Egbert Thompson from the com
mand Of the Canandaigua, and ordered to com
mend the Worcester; and Capt X. L. Renshaw
from the command of the Worcester, and or
dered to command the Canandaigua.
TIE REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL CoSvEN-
TON OF the second district OF Indiana, has nomi-
mated Hon. ID. W. oyles, Of New Albany, a
regarded as hopeleSsly democratic. The presen'
member, Hon. III. G. Kerr, having been elected
III 1870 by nearly 5000 majority.
TsE robson INVESTIGATION RePoRr.-
Tie impression prevails about the Capitol to-
day, that the special committee to investigate
the charges against Secretary Robson made b.
the New York Sun will report to the House on
Monday. The report of course, exOnerates the
81 cretary from all blame, the prosecutors hay-
ing abandoned the charges themselves.
TIE RAIN FALL during the past twenty-four
hours Is reported by the chief signal officer a,
follows: Very heavy rain at Augusta Georgia
Nashville and Vicksburg; heavy rain at Lynch.
burg, Savannah, Louisville, Cincinnati AMI
Cairo; light rain at E>canaba, Marquette. Nil
Waukpp. Chicago nd
PMS, Cheyenne, Denver, Indianola, Charleston
South Carolina, and Norfolk.
BOARD OF ExAMINATIoN APPoISrEp-a
board, to consist of Surgeons Josiah Simpson
and L. A. McParlin and Assistant Surgeon j.
A: Fitzgerald, has been ordered to assemble a.
West Point, on the 27th instant to examine intn
the physical qualifications OF the mem 5ers of TIE
graduating class and the candidates for almis-
sion into the military academy. Reports will b.
forwarded to the Secretary of War.
The DEFICIENCY BILL having passed Con-
gress and been approved by the President, the
Department of Justice is engaged in SUPPLYING
United States marShais throughout the country
with funds TO deIray the expenses of United
States courts. Several OF the courts have beer
suspended for several months past, owing to the
failure OF previous appropriations.
BAD STATE OF AFFAIRS ON rHERIo GRANpE
Special Agent Abbott in his last report to the
.
able account of the condition of affairs along
the Rio Grande. Business Is a stand-still
anarchy prevails, and the predatory bands OF
Apaches and Cochise Indians have made reign
OF terror.
CoNFIRMATIoNs.-The Senate in executive
session yesterday confirmed the nominations OF
George F. Gulick, A. X. Browne, Daniel L.
Eaton, and Samuel Cross to be members of the
COdncil Ofthe Legislative Assembly of the Dis
trict of Columbia. ID. Willard Bliss member of
the board Of health of the District of Columbia
vice ii. A. Willard, resigned. Captain Daniel
Amman to be commodore in the navy.
THE SOUTHERN CLAIMS COMMISSION was
engaged yesterday in the examination of the
case OF Henry s. Williams, Of Loudon county,
amounting to more than fourteen thousand dol
lars, and completed the additional rules and in
structlons necessary under the new law authoriz-
ing them to appoint special c)mmi isioners 10
take testimony and employ agents to investigate
claims.
TIE JAPANESE EMBASSY are now nearly
ready to take their departure from this city.
They will, when they leave here, visit Philadel-
phia, New York and West Point, and then pro-
coed TO Boston, whence they will sail for Europe
next week. They are to have OH cial audiences
with the Secretary of State, and the negotiation
of a full commercial, consular and diplomatic
treaty will then be completed.
PERsoNAL.-Secretary Delano and party ar
rived at Salt Lake city yesterday morning. The
Secretary is expected here early next week
'.'.Gen. Geo. b. Williams, special commissioner
OF Internal revenue of Japan, dined with the
japanese Embassy yesterday. He will remain
in this country for some time for the purpose of
perfeetng system OF revenue for Japan.
..'.Hon. Burton G. Cook, of ILL.,, is at the
Ebbitt house. ''''Private letters from Yoko-
hama, received at San Francisco, say that Mr..
Shepard, United States charge d'dfdires, is
seriously i'll.
The SUPPLEMENTAL ARrICLE."-The
Senate committee on foreign relations met again
this morning and resumed consideration of the
additional article to the treaty OF Washington
submitted by the President few DAYS SINCE The
discussion occupied most of the day and the men,
bers OF the committee were very reticent as to
the proceedings,1 each one being pledged 10
secrecy. Secretary Fish was with the commit
tee, and they were still in session when eur re-
port closed. The impression preva allied that a
vote would be reached this afternoon.
BILL topaz SOUTHERN CLAIMs.-The House
to- day passed the bill making appropriation for
the payment of claims reported allowed by the
commissioners of claims under the aci of Iarch
3D., 1871, known as the southern claims commits
sion. Among those mentioned In the bill are
the following persons known in this commtni-