Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-03
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Il Y LIN 14NU OlAhs
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL RxvEsus-The receipts from in
ternal revenue to-day were s265,s32
The PRESIDENT left Washington in the one
O'Clock ?. m. train for New York. He will be
sbsent from the city two OF three days
TIE HoUsE Foreign A fairs Committee have
nearly finished the consideration of the cons aiar
bill.
THE House. Committee on War Claims held a
meeting to-day. aud aII0~ed the claims EN-
braced in the report of the Southern Claims
commission.
SENATOR EDMuNDs of Vermont, writes from
Florida that bis health is almost completely
restored, ard that he will return to r ashngton
very soon.
PRd.BR COUSINS IS counsel for the plaintiff
in suit against Beavis. the capital mover.
Here's TO Phoebe, if she only cages him.-Bos,on
Post
NOMINATIoSse-The President sent the fol-
Lowing nominations to the Senate to-day
Henry C. johnson, to be commissioner of Gus
toms; Cyrus ii. Baldwin, assistant United
States treasurer at Charleston, S. q.
The U. s. SUPREME COURT will adjourn
early in May, and Chief Justice Waite will soon
thereafter start on his first circuit, comprising
the Richmond, Virginia, and Baltimore, Mary
land, districts.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieutenant George Tai
colt ordered to the coast survey steamer Has
sler, Pacific coast. Lieut.. Edward W. Rsmey,
detached from the Hassler and ordered to re-
turn home and wait orders.
THE SANBoRN BUsINKss.-The Ways and
ho1
King, collector at Indianapolis, who testii ed
with reference to the Sanborn contracts. He
fatty contradicted the statements recently made
by Frank Nj. Green before the committee.
TIE GENEVA AwARD.-The House judiciary
Committee this morning postponed the further
consideration of the various propositions for the
distribution of the Geneva award until Monday,
the 18th instant, when IL Is their intention to
take final acton on the matter.
Col. j. MCLAINE TAYLOR, commissary Of
subsistence L. 5. A, is lying dangerously ill al
Bsrnum's Hotel in Baltimore. AS the nephew
of General Zachary Taylor and an OIL army
rthcsr. Col. TAYLOR Is well-kn0wn throug hout
the United States.
STEPHEN HULL yesterday filed petitio for
| a mandamus to compel Commissioner Leggett
| OF the Patent Office, TO issue to him a certain
| patent for an improvement In harvesters which,
| he claims, has been properly granted him, bu'
which the Commissioner improperly keeps
\ bach.
CONFERENCE.-The Senate in executive
session yesterday confirmed the following nem-
| nations: Alexander n. Wilson to be appraiser
of merchandise at Savannah. Collectors of In
ternal Revenue b. McLaws, for LIST district
OF Georgia; William A. Snyder, for % district
of Texas. Postmasters-EthelbertH ubbs at
Newborn, n. O.; Daniel K. Anthony, Leayen-
worth, Kansas.
NoMINATIoNs.--The President sent the fol
lowing nominations to the Senate yesterday
William j. Wallace, United States Judge fer
the northern district of New York. Postmas-
ttrs-Daniel X. Anthony, at Leavenwoith,
Iribon, Tecumseh, Mich; Ethelbert Hubs
Newbern, n. q. Captains A. L. Hough and
Guino llges TO be majors. First Lieutenants
| II. Rogers and John P. Willard to be captains
Second Lieutenants j. A. Lundeen, Rogers
Binnie, j., w. w. McCannon, and Thomas
Briggs to be first lieutenants in the army.
MARINE CAsUALTIEs.-The Treasury de
partment has the following official inform alton
of casualties happening to vessels along the
coast of the United States for the quarter ended
narch 5lst, 1874, viz: Number Of casualties, u
American vessels, 63; British, IL; German, /;
Russian, !. and of unkn nationality. The
estimated loss to the vessels is $685. 1898 and to
t1e earsoes $50 ,SS: The department has also
within the past ten years, from which il IL
| shown that the number OF casualties IL SCI;
number OF lives lost, ,341, and loss to property,
| 81 $4,000.
THE STEAMER EDGAR STUART, which was
seized in Baltimore, in pursuance Of instruc-
tons from this city, Is still In custody OF the o.
| 5. marshal, and the case will be tried at the
| June term OF the United States district court
| Tor Maryland. The charge Is violation OF the
navigation laws of the United States. IL the
charge Is sustained the essel will be confisc ated
| to the government ltis understood In the mean
| time that Mr.. Butcher, who claims to be the
| Bona hde owner, Is gathering proofs to sustain
| chased and equipped with funds furnished by
| the insurgents in Cuba was formally made by
/ the Spanish Minister.
THB DEFICIENCY BILL.-The House Commit
tee on Appropriations were occupied again to-
day In the preparation of the deficiency bill
They took no action on the request Of the Com
| TO transfer certain balspces of appropriations
/ n order to adjust the accounts of the bureau
| The committee also discussed the propriety of
| recommending . deficiency appropriation OF
sis 900 TO make good the loss sustained by the
| trustees of the Reform School Of the District
OF Columbia by the failure Of Jay Cooke s. Co.
/ ground that last years appropriation for this
| institution should have been drawn from Il Q
/ United states Treasury only as actually need
ed, and should not have been drawn out for de-
/ posit elsewhere.
L. S. COMMISSIONERS TO THE CENTENNIAL
/ ExPoslTIoN.-In accordance with the order of
| the Pr sident Of the United States the follow
/ ing persons have been designated to comprise
| board Of commissioners to be charged with
the prepa alton, arrangement and safe-k keeping
i Of such articles and materials as the heads Of
| the several departments and the directors of
/ the Smithsonian Institute may decide shall be
| embraced in the collection to be exhibited at
| the Centennial exposition, in Philade phia, In
| ls16: By the Secretary of the Treasury, Hon. f.
\ A. Sawyer; by the Secretary Of War, Col. s. c.
Lyford, y: S: A; BY the Secretary of the Navy
Admiral L. A. jenkins, Z. s. N; by the Score
| tary OF the Interior. John Eaton, esq.,; by the
/ Postmaster General, DIR. Chas. +. Mcdonald;
/ by the Department Of Agriculture, VIM. Saun.
ders. esq; by the Smithsonian Institution, Pro-
fessor s. +. Baird. The President has desig-
mated Colonel s. G. Lyford, U. s. A, to be chair
n an Of the board.
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the news Of the week, local and general; pro-