Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-06-24
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvENUE.-The receipts from this
source to-day were 1902 ,Os2.49.

INTERNAL REvENUR-The receipts from this
source to-day were $500, Os2.49.
TIE PRESIDENT will leave here to- morrow
on trip to West Virginia. He will be accom-
panied by Mrs. Grant. The President was
visited to-day by great many members of
both Houses OF Congress, who desired to paw
their parting respects
The CABINET was in session to -day, and at
tended to large amount of routine business
Yesterday was the regular day for the session,
but as the President and the heads of the do
partments were at the Capitol it was not con-
venient to have the usual meeting.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Capt. F.. Il. Calhoun has
been ordered TO command the Richmond al
Panama, relieving Commander Gherodi. Lieut..
Commander b. K. Day has been ordered to the
New Hampshire. Lieut. Commander John c.
Lieut. Commander +. ID. Kellogg has been de-
tached from the Brooklyn and ordered to Pen
sacola, Fla, TO take command of the monitors
now at that place.
THE ALABAMA CLAIMS CoMMIssIoNERs-
Prior to the adjournment of the Senate yester-
day President Grant withdrew the name OF
George W. Woodward, of PENNSYLVANIA, to he
one of the Alabama claim Commissioners. and
nominated IN his place VIM. A. Porter, of
PENNSYLVANIA. The latter, together with the
other four nominees to be commissioners, and
John Davis, to be clerk of the board.
THE DISTRICT CoMMIssIoNERs-when TIE
STAR went TO press yesterday afternoon, the
Senate was in executive session considering the
Presidents nominations of Alexander r. Shep-
nerd, late Governor of the District of COlun.-
bra; william A. Dennison, of Ohio, ex-Post-
master General and Henry II. Blow, of Mis-
sour, formerly member of Congress from that
state and afterwards Minister to Brazil as the
commission TO govern the District until q new
form of government shall have been prepared
ana adopted. The Senate was in session about
a m N,x..
Finally the nomination of Gov. Shepherd was
laid on the table by vote of 81 against 6. The
Otner Two nominations were confirmed without
dlVlslon. AFTER the recess OF the Senate, the
President to complete the commission sent in
the name of A. G. Cattell, ex-Unitsd States
senator from New Jersey, who was confirmed.
Hon. ALEXANDER G.. CATTKLL, of New Jer-
aey confirmed yesterday as District Commits
sioner, first appeared prominently before the
country as a United States Senator from the
state named. He had been engaged in COM
meIclal pusults, and has q worldwide reputa-
non LOT business sagacity. During his service
n the senate he was an active participant I'm
rs Oehberatons, and on questions requiring
practical economical opinions his influence was
always felt. After the close of his senatorial
term he was nominated by the President as one
OF the Civil Service Commission, but before he
nau fully entered upon the duties he was called
TO more active sphere. The United States was
engaged in funding portion of its debt and he
was called to conduct the business of the gov
celicate labor he was entirely successful. His
labor In this capacity had hardly concluded
before the important trust of Commissioner of
the District was confided to him.
The COMMITTEE ON WAR CLAIMS OF the
House had referred to it during the session of
Congress just closed 1853 claims, of which num-
Der 46G were contained in the last report of the
commissioners OF claims. Of this number 1878
were wholly disallowed, and ,O02 allowed IN
whole or in part. The committee added three
cases heretofore reported, and struck out seye-
raj, leaving the amount appropriated in the
bill for this payment $3.50 .g22O7. which nassad
both houses. The amount involved In the ,2S6
cases referred to the committee which did not
come from the commissioners of claims, is very
near twenty million dollars. Of these 40 were
favorably reported to the House, appropriating
S3SO,OOO, IL of which passed the House inyoly.
ing about 5000; " cases, involving over four
million dollars, were adversely reported to the
House Several cases were referred to the Court
OF Claims. The committee also reported a hill
making various amendments to the law Great
Ing the commissioners of claims which passed
This committee, though only created at this
session OF Congress, had on Its calendar more
cases than the Committee Of Claims of the 42d
congress, which had jurisdiction of both civil
and war claims. The committee was not de-
feated in the House in any case reported The
committee prepared and submitted very vo
luminous report, under which fully two thirds
OF the cases on Its calendar can be disposed OF
and 1t Is expected that at the next session az
Congress the docket will be entirely cleared.
aoooe AgOVV Soses Will 20 over.
Naval News from Various Quarters.
Rear Admiral Scott hauled down his flag at
Key West, June Ii, and turned over the COM
mand Of the North Atlantic station to Captain
K. I. Renshaw, senior officer present, and re-
turned home. His arrival in New York has
since been reported. Rear Admiral AImy, in
his flag ship, the Saranac, arrived at Acapulco.
mexico, june ]. Officers and crew all well.
The Saranac left Acapulco, June 2, for San
francisco, intending to touch at some few ports
The flagship Hartford was at Yokohama Nav
"A. Captain +. K. Calhoun, senior officer in
command OF the station, reports the following
Hartford arrived at Yokohama April 81 from
Nagasaka via the Inland Sea. The Lacka-
wanna, kearsarge and Saco were also In port
TIE lroauOis sailed from Hong Kong, May IL,
Tor San Francisco. All the men of the Hartford
LackawaDs, Monocacy and Yantic whose terms
viii expire by the LIST of August were trans.
1erred TO the lroQuois IN exchange for Others
AMERICAN TARs QUELLING CHINESE RIOT.
The Santc arrived at Shanghai on the 81 Of
May On the evening of her arrival Comman
der Stanton WAS informed by Consul General
Seward that IRE then raging in the French
settlement had been kindled by Chinese mob
and the riot was assuming formidable proper
lions On the call of the consuls for assistance
from the men-of-war in the river, q landing
party was sent from the Yantic and Asbueiot
with eating gun. When the force disem-
barked the municipal hall had been attacked
and Its fences and lamp posts already DESTROYED.
but by firm show OF discipline the ftreets were
cleared OF the rioters without firing a single
shot. The landing party were then sent to the
moss important points of the city, where they
remaintd for the day, when, finding order COM
Pletely restored, they returned on board the
snip. several Chinese were killed by the citi-
zens during the riot, but no one was harmed bv
the landing parties. The sailors from a French
and an English gunbost co-operated with the
parties from the Yantic and Ashuelot.
The Ashuelot was at Chin. Kiang, on the
iang-tse river, executing the survey requested
bey the U. s. charge d'affaires at Picking The
Monocacy was at Annoy; she would soon 60 to
remain during the tea season. The PaIos was
AT Chefoo; soon to 60 to Taku, Tientsin and
Iiewchwang. The Keafsarge arrived at Yoko-
8 W may Iith. The Tuscarors arrived at
Yokohama on the 22d of April.
THR WORLDS COFFEE CoRNRRKD.-The re-
a, kaDie Use In me price or coffee, In the face
OF the abolition Of the tariff on that srticle now
turns out to have been the result Of Q vast spec