Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-11-29
EVENING STAR,
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-pAY.-Inter-
nal revenue, seol, 1850; customs, sC37, 6a3.5l.
THE AMOUNT of National Bank note cur
rency received at the Treasury department
to day for redemption aggregated sciS, 2D9.
THE PRESIDENT has not yet finished his
message, but some portions OF it will be read
to the Cabinet TO morrow.
THE INTER OCEANIC CANAL COMMISSION
in lis report submitted to the President, re-
cOmmends the adoption of the Nicaraguan
route.
THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY is
still engaged in the preparation OF his report
on the finances, and it will not be printed
until Friday, when, as heretofore, il Will be
sent 10 the principal cities for distribution
10 Inc press on the day OF its transmission to
Congress.
PRoMoTIoNs.-Captain J. w. Barriser, of
the subsistence department, has been pro-
NOTED to the rank of major in that depart
ment, vice Major j. Mel. Taylor. deceased;
and First Lieutenant John +. Weston, eth
eomm1ssary OF subsistence, vice Barriger,
promoted.
THE ANNUAL REPORT of Lieutenant Gen
eral Sherman recommends, among many
things, that the Indians be placed under care
of the War department. Affairs on the Next
can frontier are discussed at some length,
the conclusion arrived at being that peace
cannot be maintained while marauders along
the Rio Grande are allowed to go unpunished.
THE REPORT of Capt. Robt w. schufeldt,
chief of the Naval bureau of equipment, has
been submitted to Secretary Robson. 1t re-
ports that during the year 119 vessels have
elther wholly or partially been equipped, at
an expenditure OF $3.50, 22I.S3. The report
says the equipment at Washington navy
yard has furnished all the anchors and chains
needed.
THE PLAT GooDE CoNTEsr.-For several
days past Hon. James III. Plat, jr., republic
can, of the Norfolk district, has been in
Richmond in consultation with his counsel,
Hon. Henry A. Wise and Captain John
Lyon, in reference to the seat in Congress of
Mr.. John Goode, jr., democrat, which ne con-
tests. All the dispositions necessary have
been taken, and are now being put in shape,
TO be placed before the House OF Representa-
tives.
THE LATE VICE PRESIDENTS INTENDED
BRIDE-A despatch to the Chicago Tribune
from Nashville says: "Vice President VIII
son was engaged to be married to Mrs John
Jackson of Williamson County Tenn. and
the marri9 ge was to take place on the re-
covery of his health. 1t was mainly to seo
her that he visited Nashville last spring.
They met first at Washin gton, and had kept
upa constant correspondence since Mrs.
jackson was one of the most distinguished
add ighly-cultured ladies In the south"
END OF THE LONG PENDING RAILROAD
SUBTITLE United States Supreme Court
this afternoon rendered a decision sustain
Ing that Of the Court Of Claims in favor OF
the Union Pacific Railroad company in the
matter OF the latter's demand on the gov
eminent for payment of half of the interest
on the second mortgage bonds OF the road.
r.nzf1f = :.
tleS this long pending and important con-
troVery. There was a large attendance
In court awaiting it,
JULIUS WITOwsKI, who is implicated in
an indictment found in the District OF Co.
lumbia, with David C. Stewa rt, Henry Eel
c. Negley, Louis Peck and James T. Elliott
FOR conspiracy to defraud the government,
was arrested by United States Marshal
MeWc9 on d. ana he,a oy G6mmissioper 0s
bia, but was released by Judge Blatchfori in
$4,000 bail. The claim on which the accusa-
5on rs son for logs OF the alleged value
vile in 1S62.-N. r. Commercial.
TRANSFERS AND REMOVALS IN THE
INTE RIoR DEPARTMENT.-The following
changes were made in the Indian bureau on
Saturday last, on the recommendation of
Commissioner Smith: Colonel II. X. Clum,
chief clerk, transferred as fOurth-class clerk
TO the Pension office; Major j. j. Knox, third
sclass, transferred to same Office as third
class, and Paul Brodie, second class, trans
ferrcd to same office as secOnd-ciass clerk.
The following removals were made: Colonel
A. =. II. White, chief of Indian division, Sec
retary's office, and the following from the
Indian office proper; Colonel W. r. Irwin,
chief OF the land division, Fourth clasp Cap.
tain g. F. JOcknick, chief of finance divi-
sion, Fourth class;) Jas. N. Ely, chief of re-
cords and files. (third class;) Chas. Hertzog,
second, class clerk; Jos. Loughran, second
class; j. l.. Fuller, first class; VIM. Fuller,
first class; Thos. z. McGraw, first class and
Isaac Landie, messenger.
SECRETARY BRIsTow has write a letter
to District Attorney Dyer, at ST. Louis, in
which he says the statement made in the
court room at st. Louis that he was inter
ested In a distillery or liquor house at Louis
Vile sis absolutely and uDqualifie1ly false
so far as 1t affects me, but do not desire to
allow the matter to rest upon my denial. L
beg to repeat the request heretofore cOmmu-
nicated to you, that the frauds on the gov
eminent shall be prObed to the very bottom;
that every ramification of the ring shall be
followed in every part from beginning to end,
ard that no one having connection with or
guilty knowledge of its operations shall be
permitted TO escape. SO far as this ucrarl-
ment is concerned, ask that every allega-
ton against any officer of 1t, from Its head
to its humblest employee, be thoroughly in
yestfgated and vigorously prosecuted, If any
gfound exists therefor. have read this to
the President, who repeats his Injunction,
'Let no guilty man escape"
THE PACIFIC NAIL SUBSIDY CAsEs.-It
will be remembered that in February last
the Pacific Mail Steamship company en-
tered suits at law, by their attorneys, Messrs.
Bell, Bartlett j. Wilson and Mr.. A. q. Rid
die, against the Glowing persons, to recover
back certain sums Of money alleged to have
been paid to them, as follows, by r. b. irwin,
TO secure their services in aid Of securing the
Congressional subsidy: Charles Albert, 81 900;
j. G. Berrett, $4,000; E. II. Carmick, 5000;
A. b. CorwIne, IS 600; H. G. FAINT, $1,000; ].
Shaw, $4,000, and John Boyd, 81, 500. The
writs in the cases of Albert, Carmlck, ahd
Corwine were returned not found, and the
others appeared In person or by attorney:
John A. Clarke appearing for some-and
most of the cases were on the calendar of the
present lNovemberl term of the Circuit Court