Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-03-19
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvENUE.-The receipts from this
source day were $685. 1858.
TIE CABINET MEETING to-day was attended
b. all Of the members.
TIE WIFE OF SENIOR RoBERrs, the Spanish
Minister. is quite i'll, we regret to hear.
COMMISSIONER DoUGLAss, of the Internal
Revenue bureau, is stll confined to his residence
with chills and fever.
SENATOR STEWART, OF Nevada, has resumed
mis- seat in the Senate, having recovered from his
recent Illness.
GIN. A. b. DYER, Chief of Ordnance, is
somewhat better to-day than yesterday. He is
still very Ill, however.
The CIVIL SERVICE ADVISORY BOARD win
probably present their final report to the Presi-
dent carly next week.
SENATOR WILSON delivered the opening
speech of the Connecticut campaign in New
Haven last night to an immense audience.
GOVERNOR YARMOUTH asserts that his
present visit to Washington has no political
significance whatever.
INSPECTOR GENERAL HARpIE has left for
his station at the headquarters of Lieutenant
General Sheridan, Chicago.
SENATOR SHERMAN entertained the delega-
ton of the Ohio legislature ut present in town,
at his residence on street, last evening.
THE SENATE COMMITTEE to investigate the
| alleged abuses in the New York custom house
met at one O'Clock to-day and resumed the ex-
animation Of ex-Collector Murphy, of New York
The NoNrNATIoN OF Francis Thomas, OF
Maryland, to be envoy extraordinary and min
lister plenipotentiary to Peru, was sent to the
Senate by the President to- day.
Hon. II. H. STARKwKATHER, chairman of the
House committee on the District of Columbia,
who has been confined to his room for the past
week, is better to-day, we are glad to say, and
WAS able to ride out short time.
TRANSFER OF NAVAL Observation-Disclosures
| ant Commander Albert Kautz has been Or
dered as lighthouse inspector Of the seventh
Light house district Lieut.. Commander Mer-
Till Miller has been detached from the Lancas-
ter, and placed on waiting orders.
TIE Presidents VISITORS to- day were Sem
ators Chandler, Edmunds, Stewart and Nye,
Representatives Buckley, Frye, Butler and
Buffinton, and Judge Fisher of the District
with delegation from Delaware, who desired
to pay their respects.
THE QUARrERNAsTER's NOMINATIONS FOR
PROMOTION WITHDRAwN.-The President to-
day sent to the Senate = message Withdrawing
the large number of nominations of officers for
promotion in the Quartermaster' Department,
which have been pending for some time, the
object being, II is understood, to await further
examination OF the legal questions involved.
THE BRITIsH-AMERICAN CLAIMS CoNMrs.
SION meets again to- morrow. The time for
fling claims expires, by Limitation, on Tuesday
the 18th instant. Up to the present time there
hPAn md ain Nv Dr;<;
| claims filed, and there are between fifteen and
| twenty American claims to be filed. No business
Will be transacted until after the summer vaca-
ton.
GEN. RUFUS INGALLS, has prepared a printed
argument for the House military committee
against the claim of General Saxton and certain
other officers, to be promoted by seniority to a
number Of new Offices created by Congress in
| the quartermaster's corps in the act for reor-
gaming the army passed in 1866. The meme
rial Is signed by several officers of the quarter
masters department besides Gen. Ingalls,.
The SALE OF ARMS INvKsrIsAr1ox.-The
special committee Of the Senate to inquire into
the sale OF arms to the French government, this
morning, examined Mr.. Squire, the agent of the
Remington Company, whose testimony was
published when he was before the House COM
mittee.
Secretary Robson will be examined to-mor-
row morning by the House committee TO inyes-
tgate the sale Of arms to the French.
The SUPREME COURT will not announce its
decision in the case Of the state of Kentucky
against Secretary Boutwell,, wherein the former
prays for mandamus to compel the Secretary
10 issue warrants amounting to about $500 900 to
reimburse the state for war expenses, until the
LIST Of April. From present indications it is
believed that the court will refuse to issue the
mandamus, and that 1t will be necessary to
obtain new appropriation from Congress.
The JAPANESE EMBAssY.-Okubo, one of
the vice ambassadors from Japan, in company
with his secretary, who acted as Interpreter,
tary OF the japanese legation, visited the Smith
sonian Institute yesterday, and were cordially
received by Prof. Henry, who at some length
discussed the history Of Japan with Okubo. The
latter greatly interested in the curiosities of
the museum. Gen. Eaton, commissioner of
education, accompanied Tenaka, commissioner
bers Of the Embassy, yesterday to the colored
schools located in the Stevens School Building
OF 2lst street, between X and l. streets. The
distinguished visitors were received by Superin-
tendent Cook, who escorted them through the
school rooms and explained the methods of
teaching. The members of the Embassy ex-
visit
kNuE COLLECTOR ARRKsTED.-Gen Daniel l.,
Stanton, tor three years past collector of inter-
nal revenue for the fifth district of MARYLAND
Il said 70 be q defaulter, and was yesterdav re-,
mo'e1 IIom once, The President nominating
Geo: w. Sands a. his successor. The amount
Of the alleged defalcation has not been ascer-
tanned, but it is believed that 1t will amount to
forty or fifty thousand dollars. An inyestipa-
ton OF his accounts was commenced Yesterday
by Supervisor Fulton, but il will be i'm possible
TO determine the exact amount for some DAYS.
IL Is charged that the defalca alton has been COW
cred up for two years past by false entries. Gen
stanton commanded thefirst M aryland infantry
during the war, and had the reputation of \
gallant soldier. He has heretofore been re-
gaIded as gentleman of strict integrity. His
bond Is said to be comparatively worthless He
was arrested in Baltimore last evening. and held
in SIS 600 bail. nv"