Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-05-21
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL RKyENuE.-The receipts from this
source to-day were S4O1 ,sS7 &c.


the same office.
MAJOR A. w. EVANS, Sd cavalry, has been
relieved from duty in the Department of the
Platte, and ordered to duty as Acting Assistant
Adjutant General of the department of Arizona.
FIFTY RECRUITS have been ordered to the
Sd cavalry in the Department of the Platte.
This regiment is doing guard duty on the line
Of the Union Pacific railroad.
REPRESENTATIVE HALsEY did not draw his
back pay under the suppostion that it would
lapse into the Treasury. Understanding that
such would not be the case he has ordered the
Sergeant at Arms to draw the amount now due
him and pay it into the Treasury.
JUDGE wILLIANsoN, who has been appointed
Minister Resident to the Central American
States, was during the rebellion in the southern
army, and commanded a regiment under Gen.
Kirby Smith. He has since accepted the
situation" and acted with the republicans.
AMONG TIE CALLERS upon the President to-
day were Rev. G. H. Hepworth, who is stop
ping at Wizards, and George Shepherd Page,
esq, who, with Mrs. Page, is the guest of Mr..
l.. l.. Crounse. These gentlemen speak at Lin
coin hall tonight on the occasion Of the Y. NJ.
q. A. anniversary.
COMMISSIONER MEACHAM writes to the Com
missioner of indian Affairs from Salem Oregon
May 6, that he had arrived at home and that
since leaving the lava beds his wounds have
been healing rapidly. and he hoped within the
next twenty days to be out nearly as good as
new. He proposes to visit Washington before
the present month closes
WANT MORE RooM.-The Post Office depart
ment is negotiating for the lease of the Seaton
mansion, on E street, between eth and sth. The
department has long been cramped for room.
and its clerical force is swelling yearly, The
additional room is desired mainly for the Sixth
Arht tor AA4-n iii l.
increase OF the clerical force of that Office OIL
the LIST of July.
THE TRANSPORTATION PRoBLEM.-Senator
Window, chairman of the select Senate COM
mittee on transportation, proposes to remain in
Washington all the summer, and will address
himself to the work of collecting information of
value bearing upon the subject of cheap tr ans
portation. The Information will be arranged i'm
convenient form. so as to be made available by
the committee when thew start out on their tour
OF inspection in September next.
Mr.. MAURICE DELFossE, for some time past
minister resident from Belgium to this country,
called at the Executive Mansion this morning
accompanied by Assistant Secretary of State
Davis, and presented his credentials as envoy
extraordinary and minister plenipotentiarv
from Belgium to the United States of America
Me- Me- k nf Gi segi1 I'M having recently promoted
matte courtesies were observed.
this morning, with all the members present
except Judge Walker and MIR. Cattel. Mr.
Shellabarger, of Ohio, and Dorman b. Eaton
OF New York, tire two new members, were pres
ent, and the board organized by the election OF
Mr.. Eaton as chairman. The old members of
the board-Messrs. Elliott, Blackfan and Cox
were also present, and a general discussion en-
sued as to the civil service. The board will be
| in session several days. Gen. Walker is ex-
pected tomorrow.
THE CASE OF GEN. VAN BuRKN.-Several
prominent gentlemen OF New York, including
Henry Clews, all friends of Gen. Thomas b.
Van Buren,, late American Commissioner Gene
raj to the Vienna Exposition, have represented
to the government authorities that they believe
he will be able yet to prove his innocence of any
corruption, and they have asked for a copy OF
the charges and evidence against him. One OF
admits, however, that Van Buren, was I ntter1y
unit for the position, and says it never ought
to have been given to him.
The NEW STEAM SLooPs OF wAR.-The
Secretary Of the Navy has decided to build the
eight sloops of war authorized by act of Con-
gress, as follows: One each at the Norfolk,
New York, Kittery and Charleston navy-yards;
at the last named the vessel to be of iron, and
the others Of wood. Another is to be built at
the kittery navy-yard of material furnished by
the Navy department, the contract to be given
seventh and eighth are to be built at private
yards. also by contract to the lowest RESPONSE
BILE bidder, two of them Of iron and one of wood
all screw prOpellers.
THE DEPARTMENTS TO BE CLOSED ON DECO
RATION DAY.-The following Executive order
was this morning sent to the several member
Of the Cabinet:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, ID. c., May 81, 1873
Sir The President directs me to say that the
closed on the 3Oth instant In order to enable the
employees OF the government to participate in
connection with the Grand Army of the Repub-
who fell during the rebellion.
1 am, Sir, your obedient servant,
U. +. BABCoCK, Secretary.
LIEUT.. WHEKLER's EXPLORING PARTY will
leave Washington in few days and start upon
the contemplated explorations and surveys west
of the Tooth meridian. During the field season
Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico. The force
will be divided into four corps, which will again
be subdlvided into four corps, which will again
be subdlvfded into four astronomical parties
The parties this season will operate in nearly
parallel lines from north to south, cutting most
OF the old routes Of travel, and traversing the
Mexico.
TROUBLE FEARED IN ARIzoNA.-The Com
missioner Of Indian Affairs Is somewhat appre-
hensive Of Indian troubles in Arizona, as the
government finds itself unable to keep its
promise to feed the Indians on reservations
owing to the failure Of the appropriation for
the current fiscal year. Since the last ap-
preparation was made many, Indians have
gone on reservations in Arizona, 50 that
now their total number lie about 16 ,OO0-many
more than there were last year. The appro-
priation for the next fiscal year is not avail
able until July LIST next, and none of il can be
anticipated. Under the circumstances it need
not be wondered at IL the Indians 60 OF their
reservations for the purpose Of hunting.
PosTNAsTIRs CoMMIssIoNKD.-The Presi.
dent this morning commissioned the following
postmasters:-John W. Spaldjng, Lancaster, n.
H.; FIa1cas z Vincent, Vineyard Grove, Mass;
chel Tritt. Farmer City, III; Joseph r. sexton.
Ashtabula, Ohio; George Nv. Matthews, Paw,
Paw, Mich 4. jackson Ellsworth, Kansas.
George e. Wentworth, Pensacola, Fla; Henri
Blenkman, Brcokhayen, Miss; John Bailinger,
Gallatin, Mo-; Mrs. N. N. DinkR crave Monroe
La; Riedon Quincy, Navasota, Texas: Robert
l.. West. Wichita. Kansas; Samuel r. Ainslee,
Kit Carson, Colorado territory; Robert Denni-
mont, Ohio; Joseph Bobleter, New Vim, MINI.