Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-06-05
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL RKvENUR.-The receipts from
this source to to-day were 1926. 2l7 80.
SECRETARY robson is absent from Wash
irgton to day, on brief visit to Norfolk.
THE CABINET was in session about two hour
to-day, all the members being present except
ing he Secretary Of War and the Secretary OF
tie Treasury.
REAR ADMIRAL FABIUs STANLEY, L. s. N.
was yesterday placed upon the retired list
This promotes Commodore Mallsuy to be rear
admiral.
TEE BEsIGNATIoN OF Assistant Se,retar7 o
the Treasury Sawyer has not yet gone TO the
President. Mr.. Sawyer says, however, he will
transmit it as soon as he has time TO prepare it
The NOMINATION of Lieut.. Hoxie was re
ported to the Senate from the District of Co
lumbia Committee last Monday. The report
was favorable to his confirmation.
SECRETARY BRIsTow was visited at the
Treasury department to day by quite a number
Of friends, including a fair representation from
Kentucky and more than the usual daily num-
Der of members OF Congress, who desired to
congratulate the new head OF the Treasury.
OREGON GONE DEMoCRATIC.-Represen
tive Nesmith, of Oregon, received TO- day the
following telegram. dated Salem, Oregon, June
4th borrower. governor, LaDow, NJ. u, and
entire democratic ticket elected by near one
thousand. GILFkED."
NAVAL GAzETTE.-Lieut. Commander Chas
F. Schmetz has been ordered to the Colorado.
Lieut.. Commander F. J. HIgginson has been
detached from the Dictator and granted leave.
Surgeon Benz. +. Gibbs u detached from the
naval station at New Orleans and ordered to
tie Norfolk navy yard.
POsT OFFICE APPOINrMsNTs.-CharIe A
Bell, of Illinois, is appointed a regular first
class clerk, in the Money Order ce, at ! 200
per snnum, vice james b. Lawrence, resigned.
john y. Morgan, OF Tennessee, hrst-clsSs
clerk in the Stamp division, Finance office, al
1920, vice George d. Scott, promoted.
TIE House APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE to
day disagreed to all the amendments OF the
SsDate.on the Indian appropriation bill, and
will ask for committee of conference. They
agreed TO the Senate amendments to tbs mill
ta!y academy and consular ami diplomatic ap
preparation bills, and reported the same to the
House, recommending their passage.
NAVAL observation-disclosures retirement Of Rear
Admiral Case, commanding the European sta
tiCn, which takes place in August next. viii.
promote Commodore Napoleon Collins to tn,
grade OF rear admiral. Rear Admiral John l.
Worden, present superintendent OF the Nava'
nit al Case in the command OF the European
station. and Rear Admiral G.. X. +. Rogers will
succeed TO the post Of superintendent OF tn
Naval Acadt my.
THRBE is some speculation aboat the Treas
ury to-day upoD the subject OF appointments
but particularly with reference to the offices o:
solicitor and assistant secretary. While il is be
heVed that Mr.. Robinson, the present assistant
solicitor, will succeed Mr.. BanHeld, il does no.
SCI IN TO be the purpose 10 make an appointment
immt diately. Nr. Fuller, OF Toledo, Ohio, and
Mr.. VIM. r. Chandler are both spoken OF il.
connection with the Succession to Mr. SAWYER.
Mr.. Chandler was formerly an assistant secre-
tary OF the IRE asury.
The DISTRICT INTERCHANGEABLE Joint
Special Committee investigating affairs in the
ID strict OF Columbia, held a protracted session
to-day. During the morning q committee of the
john Pope Hodlett's ID ass meeting, claiming to
reETe!eIt the worbingmen, appeared and pre-
stnted the comm tee with a series of long resJ
utions adOp ed at that meeting. One of the
1mmittee stated to representative OF The
STAR to Cay that IL vas hardly probable thai
they would be ready TO submit their report thi,
week. The argumtnt of Col. Chrsty has no.
yet teen returned from the Government Print
ing ONCE.
PERSONAL. - Foley, OF the Republican, l.
booked for fame. His portrait aui 5iogrsph
appear in Frank Leslie's Illustrated papsr foI
next week. Representative Luttreil, OF
before the House Committee On Pacific Rail
road advocating Congressional Investigation
INTO INTO the n affairs Of the Centrsl Pacide Rail
necticut, Is still at his home in that state, and
is improving in health, but il is not probable
that he will resume his seat in the Senate turing
talked OF a. a candidate for Congress in the FIRST
Mis- Ouri district.
TIE CASE OF DELEGATE CANSoS.-The
Cnmmittpa I'M
session this morning with reference to the case
OF Delegate Cam OF, of Utah. Mr.. Hazlet0n, OF
Wisconsin, offered resolution setting forth
that, inasmUch Is Mr. Cannon had married one
VI nis ioIr wives SINCE th9 passage OF ne act o.
1867 prohibiting polygsmy, he should be ex-
PEELED. y vote was taken On the resolution
which was lost 10y vote of 5 to 6. \ resolution
was then offered suspending action in the case
| Tor the present, which was also voted down
This leaves the case in stdtu quo, and ii is gen
| orally believed no action will be taken by The
| committee during the present session.
The BANK NOTE PAINTING IEoUIRY.-ThC
| House Committee on Banking and Currency
closed their investigation this morning of the
note printing question so far as the genera
I hearing is Concerned. A sub committee con
slsting OF Maynard, Mitchell, and Hunter viii
| visit the Continental Bank Note Company
| establishment to examine its system OF slean
| printing, 1t having been alleged by the print
ing bureau that such printing is inferior to Tia a
| by hand. The Continental had offered Il
| execute printing a. reduction On prices nov
| paid. The object of the committee is TO ascer
| tain whether steam printing is good enough Il
! answer the demands OF the government.
| ANOTHER INDIAN WAR T8REATRsRp.-
| Gen. Sheridan has fOrHsrded To army heal
| quarters copies of kilograms from Gen. Georgt
| A. Custer, dated Fort Abraham Lincoln, viz
! BIsmarck, ID. t, May &c, Announcing that hC
Is In receipt Of dispatches from Gen. Stanle,
and the Indian agent al Cheyenne agency, fron
| which 1t will be seen that the Indians are nj
| longer coDtro!able by their agent. and in spit
! OF the efforts of Gen. Stanley and their agen
| they have taken the war-path in formidabI,
numbers. 1.-THE alleged pretext of the excur
| SION, namely, TO attack the Rees, is simply I
| subterfuGe, as they invariably give this pur
pose whenever they leave their reservation
when II IL well known that not only the Rec
| become objects OF their attacks, but ever
| white man on these frontiers is an object O
their hostility" With regard to the manner O
dealing with these Indians, Gen. STANLEY say
| to Gen. Custer: "They are not likely to b.
smensble TO soft words, and you had better US
powder and ball at once" The commandin,
officer at Fort Rice had been notified to ba. OF