Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-06-05
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL RRvENUE.-The receipts from this
source to-day were s5i6,2s561.
HON. s. S. Cox continues to improve. He
sat up to-day for the first time since he was first
taken i'll.
FIRST LIEUT.. H. H. g. Dunwoody, 4th artil-
Iery, has been ordered to report to the chief
signal officer Of the army for duty.
SECRETARY BELKNAP leaves the city this
evening for West Point to attend the annual
examination at the military academy. He will
be absent about a week.
THE SUN of sc was received at the Treasury
to-day from An anonymous contributor, who
wishes "to walk hereafter in the fear of the
Lord"
Mr.. EDWARD s. MILLS, OF Illinois, was mar
ried to Miss NJ. Leila Pool, daughter, of Senator
Pool, OF North Carolina, at st. Aloysius church
last evening.
The EXAMINATION of 'plebs" at West Point,
which was completed yesterday, resulted in the
rejection Of twenty-four out ct class of ninety
one. The examination of the graduating class
commences to-day.
SAW THE PREsIDENT.-The Secretary of
War, the Secretary of the Treasury, Senators
Scott, Lewis, Hitchcock, Pomeroy and Harlan,
and Representatives Swarm and Lewis, had in
teTyiews with the President to-day.
TRANSFER OF NAVAL OFFICRRs.-Lieut.
Harry n. Mauncey has been ordered to the
Michigan. Lieut.. T. G. Terrell has been de.
tailed from the Michigan and ordered to duty
on the Pacific station.
GEN. s. A. DUNCAN, assistant commissioner
of patents, has resigned. Mr.. j. NJ. Thacher
a annpal wi nu,,
can, it is thought, and General Spear now in
charge of the division of civil engineering, will
succeed MIR. Thatcher.
THE HOUSE held formal session this morn
ing in accordance with the agreement of yester-
day, for the purpose of having the tariff bill
signed, the law requiring that it must be done
in open session. AT eleven O'Clock the bill was
not quite ready, and a recess was taken until
twelve, when the House was called to order, anu
the Speaker signed the bill and announced the
House adjourned until Friday next.
THR FIRST COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION
under the civil service rules took p,a ace to-day
under the supervision of the Treasury examin-
ing board. The examination was to fill three
vacancies of second-class clerkships in the
Third Auditors office, and the applicants num-
bered twenty one, each of whom had one
seventh of chance of securing the desired pro-
motion. The examining board will not pro6a-
bly, report the result OF the examination under
several days.
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ADJoURNMRNT.-There seems to be no doubt
now that Congress will adjourn finally on Mon
day next. The tariff bill having been disposed
OF, there are but three important bills recurring
action, and they can probably be passed in a
single day. They are the suRdry civil appro-
priation bill, now before the Senate, which will
probably be completed to-day. Upon this there
will doubtless be a conference committee on the
Senate amendments. The fertilization appro-
priation bill, already passed the House, has been
reported to the Senate without amendments
The river and harbOr appropriation bill, also
passed by the House, has been reported to the
Senate with amendments, but none of them are
OF such nature as to consume much time in
discussion, hence 1t is quite certain the session
viii be brought to close on Monday.
The RAM ALBEMARLE PRIZE CAsE.-To-
day. Judge Humphreys, sitting as Judge of the
district court, made an order that Commodore
W. T.. Leroy, Capt. Earl English and r. X
Lewis be appointed appraisers Of the ram A lbe-
marie. 1t will be recalled that on the Esd of
October, 1854, W. b. Cushing, with a boats
crew, exploded a torpedo under the rebel ram
Albc marie living near the town of PIymonth
n. c., causing her to sink; thus opening a
way to our forces to advance up the river. Sub
sequently she was raised and used in the GOV
eminent service. In July, 1865, she was H.
beled as prize, and the appraiser ent, $40 ,99i
paid into the Treasury, but this sum, it is al
legged, was less than her value at the time of
her appraise ment, she having been dismantled
and stripped of her iron armor. To obtain a
REIMBURSEMENT Congress passed special act
dppIONcu ApIll Jsl anu Qdy MesSrS.
Carlisle and Mcpherson made the motion to
carry out that act, on which the above order
was made.
The EDGAR STEwA RT"-Importdnt Action Of
the Spanish MiniSter.-The Spanish Minister,
under instructions from his government, has
Med at the State department the declaration
thar the Edgar Stewart Is an American vessel,
openly violating the neutrality laws that she
has been engaged in aiding and abstting the
lnsurrection on the Island of Cuba by furnish
ing Inc insurgents munitions OF war; that not
outstanding her known character, the United
states government sanctioned her protection by
war vessel, and that since she left Kingston
she Is believed to have landed her cargo in
Cuba. He calls upon the United States to full
NIL the obligations of the treaty OF 1875. The
Secretary of the Treasury has been notified
aid instructions will be issued to collectors to
detan the Stewart should she enter any of our
ports. The Navy department has heard nothing
from the Stewart since she sailed for Kingston
on the 18th of May, under the protection of the
Y. >. ). Wyoming. 1t is understood that she
succeeded in safely landing her cargo OF arms
and munitions of war on the south coast OF Cuba
and up to the last intelligence had euded the
many gunboats and war vessels sent in her
pursuit.
IHE TREATY FAILURE-Erciting Debate in
Idrhdment.-The moving by Lord Russell in the
mouse OF Lords last night of his long threatened
a0oress 10 the Queen praying that instructions
De gwen 10 her Majesty's representatives at
Geneva 10 retire from the board of arbitration
II the claims for indirect damages were It
Wuhdrawn, gave rise to long and animated