Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-03-07

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THE WAYS AND MEANS Committee held
another meeting this morning, and listened to a
long speech from jackson Schultz against the
| system of moieties-
SENATOR BOUTWELL, was at the Capitol for
short time to-day, looking quite feeble. He
is still in bad health, and 1t In doubtful IL he
VIII be able to resume active duty for some days
| to come.
WANT TROOPS TO FIGHT THE INDIANS
| Tie War department Is informed that citizens
in Northloup valley petitioned General Ord for
troops. General Ord indorses the petition, and
forwards it to General Sheridan for action.
| QUARTBRMAsTERs Transparent. Lieut..
James II. Lord, regimental quartermaster ID
artillery, has been ordered temporarily to re-
| lIeve Captain Van Antwerp, military store
keeper at Baltimore; Captain Geo. III. Woods,
assistant luartermaster, will be relieved of his
duties at Buffalo, n. Y, and ordered to reley
Lieut.. Lord Of his temporary duties at Balti-
more.
PERsoNAL.-Hon. A. II. Stephens is still con-
fined to his bed at the National hotel, and is
| in very feeble condition. Vice Pres-
dent Wilson is at his home in Natick, Mass
-. MIR. A: b. johnson, formerly clerk to the
| lighthouse board, and who several months ago
resigned that office, has been reappointed TO
that position. Mr.. O'Connor, who succeeded
Mr.. johnson, will be transferred to the post of
Librarian Of The Treasury department.
SENATOR SUMNER gave dinner last night in
honor Of Mr.. j. B. Smith, the colored caterer
OF Boston, who arrived here yesterday bearing
the resolutions of the Massachusetts, legislature
resembling the resolution of censure of Senator
SUMNER, passed in 1872 In the House vester
day Mr.. Butler presented the resembling resolu-
tons. Owing to the illness of Mr.. Boutwell,
they were not presented in the Senate.
CONFERENCE.-The Senate, in executive
session yesterday, confirmed the following nom
Observation-Disclosures d. Sewall, to be a super
visor Of internal revenue, vice VIM. A. Simmons
resigned; Philip E. Asserson, civil engineer in
navy. Postmssters-w. III. Dodson at Corinth.
Miss; Il. A. Sinclair, Jonesviile Mich; F. A
Tribon, Tecumseh, Mich: j. Stillwagon. Flush
ing, NY: Mrs. E. G. cambridge, Old Point
Comfort, Va.
A CANARD.-The press dispatch from New
York published yesterday evening, purporting
to come from Key West, and stating that the
Wabash, Dispatch and Pinta arrived at the lat
ter place yesterday from Havana and that All
correspondents had been ordered from the feet
Is pronounced a canard at the Navy depart
ment. The Wabash arrived at Key West three
days ago, an the naval drillJis to continue for
another week.
Mr.. Gus Ting AND TAE DUaELL INvEsrIsA-
TIoN.-Caleb Cushing came here a few DAYS
since to testify before the House COMMITTEE on
the Judiciary in the matter of the investigation
OF the case OF Judge Durell. He was summoned
on account or some recent evidence given by
lawsuits in regard to transactions in which
Judge Durell was implicated. Mr.. Gushing de-
aied absolutely all the principal statements of
on Saturday next direct for Brest, France.
HUNTING FOR SOMETHING TO GO UPoS.-
Columbus Alexander and Mr.. Crystie, the lat
ter one of the counsel for the memorialists, were
to- day at the room of the Pacific aiiroai Com
mittee OF the Senate, where the District inves-
dgation l. being held, engaged in delving into
he vouchers semitic the committee by Cover
nor Shepherd, in order to find something upon
which they can base definite charges against
the District government. In the absence OF
John Ill. Crane, Mr.. Alexander seems to be the
engineer or director general ON the part of the
memorialists.
ANOTHER INDIAN MURDER.-The following
telegram was received at army headquarters
| to-day:
FORT SuLLY, ID. T., February %.
| Pnvate Charles Collins, company G., Nth in
fan.ry, was murdered by Indians at Grand
cattle. The Indians stole the government horse
which he was riding: They were followed until
me trah was lost They went in the direction
oeen nouhed. ID. 8. STANLEY,
Colonel 22d Infantry.
CONGRESSIONAL COMMISSION ON BANK
| NOTE PAPER.-The Secretary Of the Treasury
has appointed Senator West, Of La; Hon.
Samuel j. Randall, Of Pa, and Hon. william
| lawrence, of Ohio, . commission to visit Glen
used by the Treasury department in making
/ bank notes Is made. They leave TO-DAY for
Philadelphia, and will be accompanied BY a
| number of experts. 1t has been charged that
| the government Is now paying an excessiye
amount for the manufacture Of this paper. and
that It can be made much cheaper. The com
mission will inquire into this subject and report
to the Secretary Of the Treasury.
"RocKY, !" "the youth to fortune and to fame
unknown, who some weeks since issued an un-
couth looking poster or "dodger," headed the
Washington Tribune" and at the same time
snnounced his intention of issuing daily hand
TN for the especial delectation Of the memoir
'aists, has evidently left for fresher fields And
the window of what was formerly his otties on
| 18th street, near Pennsylvania avenue but In
It's place Is the plain, rustic legend, on a piece
| OF pasteboard, "SToRR For RENT" On look
i ing through the windows one sees ONLY a rough
deal counter on which half q dozen emaciated
/ rats are disporting themselves, and eagerly
cheese left there by the former occupants OF
the once. Good by, Rocky; as we predicted,
| bear. 0'u''
TIE BILL TO REoRGANIZE THE GENERAL
LAND OrFICK.-The bill to reorganize the cleri-
cal force ofthe General Land once was reported
| 10 the house oy the Committee on Public Lands
yesterday. 1t provides for q chief clerk at An
annual salary Of 81 600; nine clerks in charge OF
divisions, att 90 400; eleven clerks Of Glass Eve
1900; ten OF class four, 81 ,s0o forty of class
three, 81 500; forty Of class two, 81 400 and fifty
Of class one, 81 200. Provision Is also made for
one chief messenger at 81 900; i've assistants AT
$50 eight laborers at S720; and two packers at
$50. The Offices OF principal clerk of public
lands, principal clerk of private land claims and
principal clerk Of surveys are abolished. The
recorders salary is placed at g, 400; and when
he is absent the President Is authorized TO des-
ignate some clerk Of the office to act in his
place Should the bill become law, it will take
effect July 1, 1874.
INTERNAL REVENUE COLLECTIONS SINCE
loo2.-The commissioner Of internal revenue
mas written an Official letter showing from the
records OF that Office that the aggregate amount
1 S ,ntsInal revenue collected during the period
nom September, 1852, (when the internal rev
enue Avs nrst vent into effect M 10 Febru-
aIy -, 1914, last month estimated y Is Al .7e2.
200 w. VI this amount there il now due the
Cnitsd States from late collectors 90 5as 100
which In about 14-100 OF one per can't - ~
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