Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-06-20
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and GOSSIP.

Washington News and GOSSIP.
'N1YErAI REvE, uE-The receipts from this
source to-day were s2t3 s2s o..
The SENATE to-day passed the House bill
| appropriately s3Co for the purchase of the
watch presented by Washington to Lafayette
PREsIDEsT GsAST will attend the formal
opening Of the bridge across The Mississippi
1iHtr at St Louis on the 4th of July next.
TBE Currency BILL passed the House thi,
afternoon at fifteen minutes after two O'Clock
| by yeas 221, nays 10.
PERSONAL Among the wA-hingtoniaps sail
| ing from New York for Europe to day ar
Messrs. NJ. W. and Charles F. Gait. The for
mer goes fer brief wifi, and the latter will,
we beheve, make a somewhat protraeted stay.
1T IS UNDERSTOOD an effort will be made a.
| the next executive session of the Seuate To re-
consider the vote By which the nomination OF
| Edward McCook to be Governor of Colorado
| WAS confirmed.
| THE NOMINATION of RIuford Wilson to be
| Solicitor of the Treasury, vice Banield, re-
signed, see ms to give general satisfaction. Mr.
| Wilson is at present United States district at
| torney for the southern district of Illinois. He
| Is gentle man Of fine abilities and high char
| acter.
I n
number of viritors at the Executive Mansion
to-day, some en- business and others anxious to
pay their resi- ects to the President Secretaries
tish, Bristov, Delano, Attorney General Will
llam@, Commissioner Douglass. aud a number
OF Senators and Representatives had interview
| with the President.
TIE RECEIPTS from internal revenue sources
| to-day were S293 92S, and tor the fiscal year to
date tie returns foot up SEQ sos $40, which less
than half million dollars reaches the com.
missioneTs estimates. The hundred millions
| Will probably be shown after MONDAYS receipts
/ ard 6 u returns during the remainder of the
| month will &c Surplus.
| TIE SUNDRY CIVIL APPROPRIATION BILL
was taken up in the Senate this afternoon and
several amendments agreed to, among them
! the ftlloSing: For fixing up the basement OF
| the Iost Office building 800, 900. For ex
tending the old City Hall to + street, and
maslng necessary repairs to the oil bu'lJog
| u OlIO. For the expenses of the Board vi
| ID. alih, $4,000.
| bills APPRovED.-The President has an
proved number Of bills, among them the fol-
lOWing:-An act making appropriations for the
| legislative, executive aud judicial expenses OF
! ne gOyernmen mt for the year ending June Both
| 1919, aud for other purposes An act to author
| ize the Issue Of duplicate agricultural LAM
| scrip, where the original has been lost or de
| strUytd.
IHlRE rs A RUMoe flying around the Capjto
to-day that President Grant Will appoint as tn.
| three commissioners under the provisions of tb
| new District bill, \. II Shepherd Edwarc
| btele and ThOs. b. Bryan The quTd nuncs IL
| Sccltion, have II that Governor Shepherd will
| decline. This "s,ate" must be premaiure from
the fact u at the enrolled dill for the new form
OF government for the District has not yet beer
| announced ia either house, and as a coase
quenee lot yet signed by the President.
SAFE BURGLARY OR wBAT?-The Joint Sc
- mi rn,r,sNs ~
| examined Gen. Mack, OF New York. An en-
| ploye OF the cust0m-LOuse in that city, but upoI
what points the committee for the present de
cine 10 make public. IL Is said that expert.
Nlo have been examined, and male a cOmp.ri
sCn OF hettleshp's writing with the anopyinou.
letter 10 Mr. Harrington apprising him OF tn,
attempt TO be made to rob his safe, pronounce
he letter TO be in the hand writing OF NettIe-
ship. The committee expect t. make a report
on the subject on Monday.
CLOSING CP FOR ADJoUksMENr.-Itis gen
orally conceded that Congress will adjourn o.,
Tuesday at II o'clock, it b. ing the extrern.
limit which can be liked for MDui,y's session
TO aces Dpiish ibis the Senate WILL have TO worL
ooth night aid day. The HOu,e is far in ad-
vance with business. and there is nethiny in m.
way to prevent this branch or Cor yress from,
berg ready to close up, provided the SENATE
tase action on tie several appropriation bIIls
now before it. Ii is probable both Hons 8 will
continue their sessions through tomorrow.
DELEGATION Of prominent citizens of
Washington, representing both political par
ties, waited on the President to-day and pre-
sented numerOusly signed petition OF the
business men and prOperty-owners of the DIS
tfict requesting the President 20 appoint Mr.
William II. Clagett one of the three commLs-
slOneIs Tor the government OF the District a.
provided In the bill recently passed by Con
gross. AS the bill has not vet reached the
PRESIDENT, he, of course, could not assure the
committee as to what his action would be with
regard to their petition.
NoNINArIoNs.-The President sen. the fol,
lowing nominations to the Senate to-day
Bieeford Wilson, Solicitor Of the Treasury, rice
Ban1eld, resigned; John NJ. Allen pension
agent, topeka, Kansas; NJ. Grinager register
LAID Hcr, WorthiDgton, Mimi; Captain VIM
Myers to be quarteTmaster, With rank of major
from January ls, 1867, and take rank next below
Major Jno. q. Chandler; Passed Assistant
Engineers John u. Carpenter and James l..
laEcIaln 10 be chief engineers in navy: Ensign
Lewis q Heilner 70 be master; Assistant EnSi-
hetr Chas +. Maggie to be passed assistant
engineer.
Lo AT HIS OLD TRICKs.-Reports received at
army headquarters show that the noble raj
man stil continues to indulge in his fayorite
pastime of stealing horses and cattle and
Tightening women and children on the western
plains. IL recent raid near Camp Supply the
entire lot OF horses belonging 10 the beef herd
ers and dairymen in that neighborhood were
Siilteu away oy the gentle s4vages, lea wing the
htrders TO tend their herds afOof, while the dali
~ man yanks his milk can from ranch to ranch
AFTER the fashion OF the sri-tOcratic italian
Ifouoacour, who infests the streets of Wash
iDg:on.
NEWS FROM THE SoUI H ATLANTIC SQUAD
RoN.-Dispatches dated the 23i OF May have
been received from Rear Admiral Strong corr
mandiDg the Dsval forces on the south Atlantj,
STATION. The Monongahea was then at Rio
and the Wasp at NOnteyideo. The health of
the squadron continues good. The MOnonga-
recSutlV fFnm a lair ~
FTio haIbor, where the crew were exercised In
various duties. AL the iron clads at Key West.
except TIE Dictator. are 20 be sent TO the navy
yard at Pensac0la, where they will be moored
with suficient fierce to take care or and pre.
serve them and keep them In readiness for sa-
curing full complement OF officers and men
should occasion require.
APPOINTMENTS Communicates Senate In