Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-05-12
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
EXTERNAL REvENUE-The receipts from this
source TODAY were 81 lOl l44H

source to-day were ~ .10l ,i4i.57.
MAJOR CHANDLER, a well-known regular
army officer, died yesterday morning in the st.
Elizabeth hospital for the insane, where he has
been for several months.
SENATOR SUMNER DIvoRCED.-An associated
press dispatch from Boston Saturday says: "By
arrangement. the libel for divorce filed by Hon.
Charles Sumner againt his wife, on the ground
of desertion. came up for hearing in the Su-
preme court to-day. +. b. Balch appeared as
counsel for Mr.. Sumner, ana Sidney Bartlett
and j. X. Lathrop for Mrs Sumner. Neither
bbelee nor hbellant were present, and after
hearing one witness. Judge Coll decreed the
divorce to Mr.. Sumner on the ground above
stated"
LIBEL SUIT AGAINST wHITELAw REip.-To-
day Gen. b. F. Butler and Messrs Hinkle and
Arrick entered a suit for Benjamin F. Camp
against Whtelaw Reid, for aliegri abel, TOR
which plaintif claims so, 600 damages. The
alleged libelous article is one which, it is
claimed, refers to the plaintiff headed, ''Of
have been called to expose that typical old ras
cal representing himself as the chief editor of
the Tribune" and the article further charges
that by means of these representations he Sc
cures free quarters at the best hotels and passes
over railroads. sc. Mr.. Reid is here TO-DAY as
one of the pall-bearers at the funeral of Chief
Justice Chase, and il is probable that the writ
will be served before he leaves the city.
MORE Contributions TO THE conscience
FuND.-The Treasurer of the United States to-
day received s2ls.5O from New York, in the fol-
lowing note:
NEW YORK, May 9, 1851 Hon. Secrstary of
ne United mates Treasury, Washington: In m ik
ing my income return for 1870, (which was hon
estly rendered,) think the assessor made an
error OF S192.20. / have DELAYED inyesti eating
the matter closely, hoping that a decision as to
the cOnstitutionality OF the law would ere this
have been reached. AS there seems to be no
prospect of this, am satisfied that the officer
made an error. i enclose the amount, sI92. 80;
edge from Ar
lie also received the following from Phiia-
delphia. enclosing Sl00 .'Due for omission and
commission"
FACILITATING BUSINESS. Heretofore the
importing merchants OF New York have expe-
rienced much inconvenience on account of
having to wait at the custom house before they
could get to the proper Office to make affidavit
a. TO the correctness of their invoices, the crowd
oitentimes being so large that il was impossible
TO reach the office for several hours. This kept
the importers away from their business aud
sometimes resulted in serious loss to them. TO
remedy the evil Secretary Richardson has
determined to assign several deputy collectors
to the duty OF administering oaths alone, and
locate them IN various parts of New York
where they will be convenient to the importers
so that merchant can 20 before a deputy near
his place OF business, make his affidavit in a few
minutes, and transact his business without
auy delay.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PREsIDENr.-The
President made the following appointing nts
this morning: Julien Neville, of louisiana
W H. Hyatt suspended. Harry Lott, OF Louis
lana, register of land Office at New Orleans, vice
Chas. Barnard suspended. T.. T.. Henderson,
Lake Superior, vice s. \. Clark suspended.
Edwin e. Lewis, of Illineis, agent for the In
dams of Pueblo agency in New Mexico, vice
IL lkrrr OIL Al
lass, of Rhode Island, agent for the Indians of
Chippewa agency in Minnesota. Josiah Earle
OF California; register OF land office at indie
ptndence, Cal. VIM. McMlcken, surveyor
general Of Washington Territory. Jos. A
Leonard, register of land Office at jackson,
Mimi, vice Freeman whose term has expired
w ID. Carothers, of Indiana, agent for Indians
OF Abiquin agency New Mexico.
The Extension Of the Capitol.
There has been another sale of buildings to
make room for the extension of the east Capt.
tol park. The houses disposed of at the first
sale have been nearly all taken dOwn-a won
de- in its way when one considers the ways of
tie man who has charge of the "Capitol extern
sion.'' When first came here, eighteen wears
ago, the so-called "Capitol extension" was in
full blast, and L presume il will be eighteen
1ul power OF making one improvement run
through a century that ever was heard of. Let
me give an illustration: -Four five
years 4so, the workmen on the extension"
began to pave the bit of level ground directly
west OF the south wing of the Capitol tract
say 80 by goo feet. The first year one
was stop-a solemn pause in the proceedings
Tor not less than eighteen months.
Again the energies OF the architect were set at
work and another fourth was paved, when a
second and longer stop was made. so thai the
grass overgrew the improved space. Last No
| vember, one clustering morning, 1 met the hon
0f i speaker on the west steps Of the south
MS intense contempt of the man that had that
bit on work in charge. '-Here Is a fortnght's
JOB Of paving" said he, 'and upon my word it
has been in hand ever since came to Con
gress" Whether il was the ndignation of Con-
gressmen or the natural force of the architect
that again set this work in motion, can
not say, but certain it is that in the early
spring days my eyes were gladdened by the
sight or a gang Of PAYERS in front of the
stone was laid. ..This time" said I. 1--WE
| shall surely make an end Of this business"
Five years fer fortnights job certainly wal
the capitol extension.S Will YOU believe me
when 1 say that only half of the rem aiming
space was paved, and then the gang withdrew:
Such N the solemn fact; all there Is left Is bit
of mixed grass and ground-say 20 or 30 feet
which will not be paved until the year 49, and
perhaps not TILL 1875. The plan, presume, is
10 do nalf in 1874 and the remaining half in
1s'5. When i state that the granite steps of
the south wing have been taken up and re set
three times within half a dozen years the secret
OF this matter may be discovered. This whole
''exteDsien" business is profitable and pleas
ant to an army of superi ntendents. overseers
contractors and laborers; and it viii last so long
a. there Is a Congress to make appropriations.
do not wrlte now in the interest of economy
for If Uncle Sans agents won't look out for his
purse can't help 1t, but the people who live In
Washington, and especially those who are ad-
iaeent to the capitol park, are entitled to see
the capitol completed, sometime or other. This
new plan for extending the park will form a
standing nuisance to the people of Capitol Hill
Tor the next ten gears unless somebody grumbles
The changes contemplated can be done In
year or two just as well as not ii those who have
charge of II desire it. III, however, their main
object is to draw as much money as possible
from the treasury, then they will be ten years
about 1t. One plan is to pare of from 1--WE TO
twenty feet Of the top of the old park so as i'm
prove the appearance of the buildings, Fine
old trees that have been growing half century
viii be destroyed, and the present generation
will not see the improved park, but they will
be able to look on the marble capitol, and this
Is the main thing according to the capitol arch
iteet--" Van" ih Springfield Republicen.
SUPPLEMENTAL FL LOTIONS we're held yester-
day in four departments Of France. The re-
turns 80 far as received vindieate that radical
or republican candidates for the national as
sembly have been chosen