Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-05-09

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EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL RsvxNuK.-The receipts from this
source to-day were s315 ,5o3.oi.
suRe Eos JOHN S. KITCHEN, L. s. ", died at
Philadelphia yesterday.
GEN. WADE HAMPTON, OF South Carolina.
is at the Metropolitan hotel.
LADY THoRroS is in New York. the guest of
l.. p. Morton, the banker.
The LEGISLATIVE EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIAL
appropriation bill has been approved by the
President.
THE SOUTHERN CLAIMS COMMISSION yester-
day heard the claim of William H. Hanford, of
this city, for property alleged to have been
taken from him by federal troops in Louisiana
amuonting to S14,oG2
THE WHITE HoUsR.-Senators Cameron and
POmeroy, Postmaster General Creswell, Solicit
tor General Bristow, and Representa- yes Butler
and Shoemaker, were among the Presidents
visitors to-day.
PERsoNAL-Mr. John W. Forney was closeted
with the President for some time yesterday
''''Senator and Mrs. Ferry were called away
from the city yesterday, on account of the ill
ness of a relative.
THRSENTENCE OF CAPT. fHos. III. STEVENS,
U. s. n, that he be suspended from rank and
duty for the period of three years, has been
confirmed by the Secretary of the Navy, the
suspension to commence from the LIST of Sep
TENDER, 1871, the date of his actual suspension.
Capt. Stevens was charged with neglect of duty
in allowing the Guerrero to run aground OFF
the coast OF Italy.
The DISTRICT GOVERNMENT INvEsTIGA-
TIoN.-The House committee on the District of
Columbia met this morning and again discussed
the report upon the recent investigation but
came TO no conclusion. The committee meets
again Tomorrow morning, and it is thought
the matter will then be settled. The impress
sion prevailed to-day that there will be two re-
ports, that of the minority being signed by
Messrs. Roosevelt and Crebs.
MRS. ESTHER A. RoUTT, wife of the Hon.
John l.. Routt, Second Assistant Postmaster
General, died this morning at half-p st seven
O'Clock, at the family residence, on 1 street.
But few weeks since this excellent lady, then
in feeble health, accompanied her husband from
Bloomington, Illinois, TO this city, in the hops
that change of climate would have a beneti cial
enc ct The remains, accompanied by the family
and friends of the deceased, leave this city in
the $40 train this evening for Bloomington.
NAVY YARD REFoRM-The House committee
on appropriations yesterday concluded the
consideration of the Senate amendments to the
naval appropriation bill. The amendment
providing that the mechanics in the navy yards
shall be free from political influences, and that
the sole recommendation for employment shall
be skill and competency in the different trad J.
was adopted. The object of the amendment is
TO provide competent workmen for the govern
ment, irrespective OF the influences of politicians
Not FOR GRRELEY-YET.-The statements
that x-Senator Hendricks aud Hon. George H
Pendleton had declared in favor of the Cincin-
natl ticket turn out to be mistakes. Yesterday
letter was received by democratic member
OF the House from Mr.. Hendricks in which he
speaks OF the nominations at Cincinnati as unac-
ceptabie, that he cannot commit himself to
them, but will be governed by the action of the
national democratic convention. Word to the
same effect came from MIR. Pendleton in letter
to another member.
AN INTERESTING SALARY CASE DECIDED
In the case of Joseph A. Ware, formerly Solici-
tor of the Post Office Department, against the
United States to recover deduction of SS6 from
hls salary on account OF sickness, the Court of
GAINS yesterday rendered judgment in favor
OF the plaintiff. The latter contendsd that tbe
Secretary OF the Treasury had no legal right -
dc Duct from salaries, and that no PHYSICIANS
certificate was necessary, but, if produced was
conclusive of the duty of the Secretary to nav
salary provided by law. The court decided for
put forward by him.
IMPORTANT POSTAL CHANsR-Arranpe
ments are about to be made to divert the preat
through mails between New York and Washing
ton and New Orleans from their present route
at Cleveland, Tenn, so to pass thence TO
tnelr destination via Dalton, Ga, CaIeria
montgomery and Mobile, Aha. By this ch ange
the mails will reach New Orleans at a. M. ten
and half hours in advance of their nresent
time OF arrival via Grand Junction, Tenn. aud
render practicable the delivery of letters before
the opening of the business day, instead of the
afternoon as heretofore. sure connection AT
New Orleans with the morning mail for Texas
will also be thus effected.
PRESIDENT GRANT AND THE EIGHT Horn
LAw.-The committee of workingnen from New
York who recently called on the President in
relation to the alleged evasion of the Eight hour
law IN the work on the New York post office,
relation to the matter, and presented card of
reference on the subject given them by the Presi-
dent. MI Rankin, assistant supervising archi.
tect OF the treasury, was of the opinion that the
present mode of labor on government buildings
was "clearly an evasion of the law, 20 and stated
at once to the chairman of the committee that
"the right thing would be done at once I'm the
premises" Secretary Boutwell, assured the
gentlemen that orders would be Immediately
sent to New York to have the eight hour law
enforced on the new post Office and custom.
house work. The committee then called at the
White House, took leave of the President
thanked him for his action in the m after, and
last evening took the train for New York
The President has directed an executive order
TO be prepared which shall reiterate VIII at he
said in former order, viz: that ''the eight hour
law must be enforced
The NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC Convention
Twenty-eight states were represented at the
meeting of the national democratic executive
co nmittee yesterday in New York city, which
issued call for national democratic conyen-
ton, for the purpose of nominating candidates
for President and Vice President OF the United
States, to be held on the 9th of July next, at ~
O'Clock no, in the city Of Baltimore. The call,
after stating the time and place for holding the
convention, says: "The basis of representation,
as fixed by the last democratic convention Is
double the number of Senators and Representa-
tives in Congress from each state under the ap-
portioDment census of 1879. Each state vii,
send delegates accordingly, and we invite the
cordial cooperation of all conservative citizens