Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-04-16


| receive by card between the hours OF eleven
| and two, except o. Tuesdays and Fridays
which being Cabinet days, no one will be
received except government officials.
INTERNAL REvENUE.-The receipts from
| :his source to-day were s3i ,0ls.}6.
THE RECEIPTS from customs to-day at the
Treasury department were s5sI ,92i.I2.
NATHAN T. SUNDERLAND has been ap.
pointed postmaster at Burlington Iowa.
THE AMOUNT Of national bank notes re-
ceivei at the Treasury to-day for re Temp
| ton was s577.12e
HON. REvFRDT JOHNSON will give a din
ner 20 the United States supreme Court
judges, at WiiiaTd's Hotei, on the 22d inst.
SECRETARY BRIsTow did net leave for
New York to join the Presidential party as
he contemplated doing, owing TO the Sc
rious illness of one Of his sons.
POSTMASTER GENERAL JEWELL left for
Lexington, Mass, last evening. He joined
the President ana party in New York this
morning.
DEATH OF COMMODORE MARCHAND.-The
Navy department has received information
of the Death Of Commodore John Il. Mar
chand. retired, at Carlisle Pa, Oh the 18th
instant.
THE STATEMENT thar James Van Week
clerk in the Sixth Auditors Office, had been
removed was premature. His removal was
recommended ny the Auditor, but as vet the
Secretary OF the Treasury has taken no
action.
AN ORDER has been posted up at the foot
OF the stairways leading To the 9Th Auditors
Office, in the Post Office department building
forhidding any person other than an employe
Of The Auditors office. 10 pass up stairs with
out permission of the Auditor or his chief
clerk.
KINDS SUCCEssOR.-A special FROM This
city to the New York Ereo5g Pos, says "tGe
commission OF Mr.. HeaIy as United States
marshal Of Alabama, in place Of Kinds. SUlS-
pended, has been forwarded. Senator Spau-
Ger, falling To get Kinds retained, sought TO
prevent Healy'S appointment, but did not
succeed
II Il SAID by those familiar wi tn the sub
ject that the recent legal proceedings in Con
necticut which resulted in an Injunction
against The New York, New Haven and
Hartford railroad company, prohibiting
them nom carrying any person free, were
passage of the Presidential party through
the state al this time, but Were really insti-
tuted with reference 10 the members of the
state legislature, which assemblies i'm May,
and who have heretofore be, supplied with
passes.
THE DROWNING OF CADET Cox-The
| Navy department has been officially advised
Of the drowning of Midship man Cox of the
Naval Academy, mentionel i'm the columns
| Of THE STAR on Wednesday. II appears
that the boat in which he and several com
panies were practising upset. They started
| To swim for shore, which all succeeded in
reaching save Cox, whom il is thought was
taken with cramps i'll the water and sunk 10
| rise no more before assistance could reach
,iim.
| TIE QUADRUPLTx TELEGRAPH CONrRo-
| fESY.-The arguments before Secretary
| pe!anO in the quadrupleX telegraph case. re
erred TO in yesterdays STAR. was continued
until y p. m, when the Secretary pronounced
| iccision to the effect that he would decline
| erant eltllcr Oh tbe motions tiIat nave been
| submitted. either to dismiss the case Or
| continue it, and allow additional testimony
20 be taken in it, In making this decision
! the Secretary said ne would reserve the ex-
| preston of his opinion as To whether the
| patent should or should not be issued.
| MAJOR WILBUR. one of the principal ex-
| aminers of the Patent Office. is being tried
| by cOmmisSio appointed by the Secretary
| of the Interior on charges brought by Mr.
| Sawyer formerly the Washington CORES
pendent OF the Boston Iforetef one of which is
| that he, Wilbur, accepted several thousand
| dollars worth OF stock in a company intei-
| eSted in important applications for patents
| relating To tciegraphy. Major Wilbur de-
1
| witnesses were examined to-day. The trial
| will probably close tomorrow. Mr.. Sawyer
| conducts the ro.ecutlon in person
| ARMY ORDERS.-Brigadier General .. o.
| Howard has been assigned to duty accOri-
| ing 10 his commission of brevet major gen
| eral while in command of the department Of
| California. Colonel Robert II X. Whitley
Otlnance department, haviL. served faith
| fully until he is over siXty-two years OF age
| has been retired from active service. under
rslf.NK In I.,l,-
| 1902 Major w. i. Gould, paymastcr. has
| been assigned To duty at st. Louis Missouri
| Major A. T.. Bates, (recently appOintel) has
| been ordered 10 duty in the department OF
| Texas.
| NAVAL ORDERs-Captam J. c. p. De
| Kraft, recently detached from the Hartford
| Asiatic station, has been granted leave of
1 absence for three months. Lieutenant Com
| mander Francis NJ. Green, detached from the
| command OF tine Fortune, and ordered to the
| photographic office. Lieut.. j. b. Ackley,
| detached from the stOreship at CallaO, Peru.
| and ordered 10 the Richmond. Lieut. F. \.
| Miller, detached from the Richmond, and Or
dered to the storeShip Onward. Master G.
| Il. Harder, detached from the Asiatic station
| and ordered 10 examination for promotion
| Master John A. Morris and Ersigns Charles
| ". Bartlett and Downs l.. Wilson, detached
/ from the uI..gne, and ordered to the Hylro-
| graphic Office.
THE CASE OF Mr.. NoAH.-EHtOr Of The
| a
\ Of yesterday. stating upon authority of the
| Postmaster General, that my resignation
| would not have been accepted had he known
| was ''cOgniZant' of the recent Post Office
| frauds, beg leave to state that notice of my
| intended resignation was given upon receiv
ing the appointment of clerk to the Senate
Committee on the District OF Columbia, in
March last. All my friends will, j am sure,
believe my statement that / had no knowl-
| edge of or participation whatever in the al
legged Post Office frauds, and if the POstmas-
ter General has made a contrary statement
he has done me great injustice, perhaps I'M
Willingly i'm this matter.
Very respectfully, j. j. NOAH.
| WASHINGTON, d. c., April l6, 1875.
THE FUNERAL Of the late General Alex
ander E. Shiras took place at O'Clock yes
terday afternoon, and was largely attended
by army officers and prominent citizens. The
| burial casket was covered with wrcaths ami
bouquets of choice flowers. one of which was
presented by President Grant as a tribute 10
the memory OF his friend The services of
the Episcopal church Were read by Rev. VIII
bur r. watkins, rector of the Epiphany
church, assisted by Rev. n. x. Boss assist.