Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-05-19
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvENUE.-Thc receipts from this
source to-day were 1896, 1921.
SECRETARY DELANo left for Ohio Yesterday.
to be gone until Thursday. During his absence
Assistant Attorney General Smith will be act
ing Secretary of the Interior.
PosTMAsTERs APPOINTED.-The President
has appointed the following postmasters: John
w. Spaulding, Lancaster, n. H., and Robert L.
West, Wachita, Kansas.
THE CIVIL SERVICE ADVISORY BOARD will
meet in this city on Wednesday next, and will
remain in session several days. All the MEM
ters will be present, with the exception OF Mr..
Catteil, who is now in Europe.
O'KELLY AGAIN.-The Secretary of State has
received a telegram from General Sickles,
stating that the Spanish government has or
dered the Cuban authorities to send O'Kelly
the Herald correspondent, to Spain.
CADETS NoMINATED.-Carna and Ransier, two
colored Congressman from South Carolina, have
nominated white youths who excelled in COM
petitive examinations to West Point cadetships
earn has also nominated colored youth, who
stood similar test, to naval cadetship.
The NEW OFFICIAL POSTAGE STAMPS are
now being printed. The Post Office Depart
ment Will commence supplying postmasters
next week, and the Departments about June Ist
These stamps do not become available, however,
until July 1st
NAVAL ORDERs.-Commander X. W. Meade
has been ordered to duty as inspector of ord
nance at the New York navy-yard on the 3Oth
of June; Lieut. Commander 5. III. Baker has
been detached from the Philadelphia navy
yard and granted three months leave.
ASSISTANT SOLICITOR ROBINSON, of the
Treasury; f. c. Bartlett, private secretary to
Secretary Richardson, and Mr.. Tanner, of the
War Department, sailed from New York on
Saturday. with about ten millions OF dollars in
bonds OF various denominations for the Euro
pean syndicate.
ULYSSES S. GRANT, JR., son of the Presi-
dent, arrived on the steamship Donau at New
York, Saturday, from Germany, where he has
been pursuing his studies. He was taken from
the steamer at quarantine by Collector Arthur
and some other officials, who went down the
bay in revenue cutter to meet him, and
brought him up to the city.
JUDGE EDWARD PIERREPoNT of New York
to whom the President rendered the Russian
mission, arrived here yesterday, and, after
long interview with the President has
declined the appointment on account of his
professional engagements which are Of such
nature now that ii is imposb BILE for him to leave
the country without great detriment to his
chents. The President regrets deeply that
Judge p. cannot accept the position, but OF
course did not press him to do so after he had
explained his reasons. Judge Pierrepont will
return to New York tonight, and will then
send his formal declination to the President by
mail.
THE CoLoRED CADET PROM VIRGINIA, saws
the Norfolk Journal, 50 is named John W. Will
lams. He was born slave in Hampton, Va,
and is now about seventeen years Old. He is a
very bright mulaCtc; ss stout and well formed
is possessed of considerable fiuency of speech
and has easy and confident manners. He is
now pupil of Hampton Normal School, and
the correctness and promptness Of his answers
show that he has been well taught He has
only been going to school five years, and has
made full use of his advantages. We learn that
h passed an almost perfect examination, SO far
excelling his white competitors that the board
did not hesitate moment in deciding in his
favor"
THE CHEROKEE INDIAN FRAuDs.-Col H. r.
Clum, chief clerk of the Indian bureau, has re-
turned from Asheville, n. c., where he went as
witness in the case of the government against
George w: Blunt and Others, charged with de-
frauding the government and the North Car
DINA CherOkees in the payment of annuities
several years since. Col. G. reports that a noile
in the case of Capt Jockneck, of the Indian
bureau, and that the judge stated in open court
that the evidence taken wholly exculpated
Capt. j. The case of Blunt and others was adj
journed, to be continued at Greensboro, n C.,
some time next fall.
BIDS were opened at the Revenue Marine
Bureau, Treasury Department, to- day. to con-
struct one, two or three revenue marine vessels,
as the department may determine. The bids
were as follows: Atlantic Works, of Boston,
Wasks Of pa ana Portland and Machine
s103 ,00O Charles A. weidner, Chester Iron
Works S10i ,3i5 81, S204 ,03657, and S299 81 SO;
s Donneif, Baltimore, Nd, ssS. ccS: Wm. e.
Lance, Norfolk, Va, So, 500; VIM. Wright e
Co, New York. s96, S66, s92 500. s1s5, 900; Thos
s23I 900. These vessels are to be- i4o feet iSnS,
y feet inches beam, 10 feet hold, and of ISi
tons measurement.
A PARIS PAPER gives the particulars of the
recent marriage in that city of Gen. George b.
Williams, formerly deputy commissioner OF in
ternal revenue, but now counsellor to the min
ister OF finance OF the Japanese empire, to Mrs
Sornelia 5. Peake, daughter Of Gen. Epson, of
Sacramento, California. Among the persons
present at the ceremony, which wasPerlormed
church, Rue Bayard, we're Col. Hoffman, Sec
rotary Of United States Legation; his Excellence
.Sameshna, the japanese Minister to France;
Lieut.. T9rnbull, United States Navy; George
Wilkes, Esq, Of New York; and MANY other
friends OF the parties. In the evening mag
nlhcent reception was given in honor of the
event, at the Grand Hotel, which was numere
ously attended by the Americans in Paris
APPOINTMENT OF MINISTER RESIDENT TO
THE CENTRAL AMERICAN STArRs.-The Presi-
ueht tnis uoIhiiig appointed george William
son, Of Shreveport, La, to be Minister Resi-
dent TO the Central American States This
mission is composed Of Guatemala, Costa kica,
Honduras, Salvador, and Nicaragua, and the
appointment is made in conformity with the
act of Congress of May I'D, 1872, which pro-
vides that from and after the 3Oth of june of
this year there shall be but one minister resi-
dent accredited to .nose places to reside at some
place thers,n to be selected by the President.
heretofore there have been ministers resident
at these places as follows: Silas A. Hudson at
Guatumala, Jacob B. Blair at Costa RIGA,
Henry Baxter at Honduras. Thomas Biddle at
Salvador, and Chas. n. Ri0tte at Nicaragua,
each Of whom received an annual salary Of
81 500, making total of s37 800. The new min
lister to the consolidated st ates will receive a
compensation of so 900, and the old ones retire
from Office on Jnne 3Oth.
THE VIENNA SCANDAL-The Case of Er- Com
missioner Van Buren-Commissione NcHichael
TO be Re-oppointed.-Gen. Van Buren,, late
American Commissioner General to the Vienna
Exposition, having printed an earnest protest
against his suspension and forwarded ahfdayits
that he IL not guilty of the charges against him.
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