Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-05-07


this source to-day were $3.50, 22I57.
THE RECEIPTS from customs to-day at the
Treasury department were s53f2s5.sO.
Gov. JEWELL, Postmaster General, is ex-
pected to return TO the city this afternoon.
APPoINTED.-The President to-day an
pointed John f. Breaux to be register OF the
land office at New Orleans, La.
AMONG THOSE who had interviews with
the President to-day were Secretary Bristow
and Senator Allison. OF Iowa.
THE USUAL MEETING of the Cabinet was
held to-day, but none other than routine
business was transacted.
SECRETARY BRIsTow returned here from
Philadelphia last night, and resumed his
official duties this morning.
THE AMOUNT OF national bank note cur
rency received at the Treasury to-day for re-
demption aggregated 1856, go.
COMMISSION SIGNED.-The President to-
day signed the commission of S. G. Hamlin
TO be postmaster at Schenectady, N. Y, and
Edw. j. Merrill at Pennington, Me.
LAST OF THE VIRGINIUs INDEMNITY
PAID.-The Spanish government yesterday
paid TO Minister Cushing, at Madrid, the last
instalment of the NirginiuS indemnity. thus
lated period for said payment.
MR.. DOUGLASS REQUEST to remain as
commissioner of internal revenue until the
close of the present fiscal year. ending June
seth, will not be accedcd to. His tenure Will
extend only until the arrival ofhiS successor,
VINO is expected TO arrive here at least by the
10Th inst.
MISS ANN PAMELIA CUNNINGHAM, the
first lady regent of Mount Vernon, who was
hOnOrably distinguished for her efforts to re-
cover the home of Washington and place it
under national keeping, died at ROSemoat,
Laurens county, 5. c., on Monday last, and
was buried in Columbia on Tuesday.
COMMISSIONER ATKINSON, of the Pension
bureau, has requested from the chiefs of the
several divisions in his office a report in
writing, embracing such suggestions as may
occur 10 them as TO how the work of their re-
spective divisions may be simplihed SO as TO
effect reduction In the amount of labor to
lie performed, without emitting anything
realiy necessary to the efficient working Of
the bureau.
NAVAL ORDERs.-C Commander William T.
Sampson to command the Alert, at Philadel-
phia; Commander James o. Kane to the Ma
val Academy; Lieut.. Francis NJ. Gore to the
Monongehala, Brazil station. De'dchei-
Lieut.-Commander .. +. Heyerman from
ordnance duty at the navy yard, New York
and ordered to the Alert as executive; Lieut.
Commander y. ii. Mccormick from the Ma
val Academy and ordered to hold himself in
readiness as executive of the steamer Pensa-
cola; Lieut.. Harry Knox from the Mononge-
haIa and ordered TO return home and report
arrival.
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF Great Britain,
the leading governments of Europe are fire.
quently changing their diplomatic repreSen-
tation TO Washington. During the past three
years Spain, France, Russia and Germany
have sent US, respectively, two ministers.
Tie latest appointment comes from Russia
in tie person of Baron Won Schichkin. who,
as envoy extraordinary, succeeds Baron
dOffenSerg, the present minister. The change
wa made at the latters request and on ac-
count of his i'll health. The new minister is
not expected to reach Washington -befora
fall. No appointment has yet been made to
succeed Baron Schwartz SenbOrn, tie retir-
ing minister from Austria.
THERE WAS RUMOR generally circulated
to-day in the Treasury department that Mr..
Johnson, commissioner of customs had been
removed. This arose probably from the fact
that early this morning Secretary Bristow
had an interview with President Grant and
upon his return to the Treasury, at once sent
for Mr.. johnson and had an extended confer
ence with him. The wherefore of this sum-
mons, OF course, was variously Speculated
upon, and the quidnuncs had johnson re-
moved ard successor named even before
the conference terminated. 1t was developed
nnally That the summons for Mr. j. by the
Secretary was on purely official business
and without any reference TO his Immediate
or Prospective removal.
PERsoNAL.-Senators Cragen, of ". H.
and Morrill,, of VT, are IL town. LEX
congressman Phelps, OF Nj, left for home
to-day, as did Senator Cameron, for Harris
burg. Mrs. Wright, the wife of Hon.
Selden S. Wright, of San Francisco and the
mother of Mrs. w. b. Hooper, well known i'm
this city, is at WorIney's. ....Hon Horatio
King and wife leave for New York this even
aif Nrf for
morrow. Mr.. King visited the Post Office
department this afternoon 20 bid "gooi by
10 his numerous friends in that department.
80" Attorney General Pierrepont arrived
here last night, and is stopping at the Airing
ton To-day he had n consultation with eX-
Attorney General Williams with reference
10 the routine affairs of the office.
IN VIEW of the sudden and unexpected re-
mOvalS of Commissioner Douglass and AS
sistant Secretary Hartley of the Treasury,
other bureau officers Of that department are
on 1.-The ragged edge" The newspaper men,
supposed to be ubiquitous and fun of knoWl-
edge, are eagerly sought after both by the
CHEFS of bureaus and their 'beSt men," to
l. am any rumors or facts which may have
become known TO them by reason of their
keen scent for news. Rumor to-day is busy
with the names OfCommissloner of Customs
Johnson, Third Auditor Rutherford. Register
Allison and Second Auditor French, as
among the next possible victims to the axe.
On the other hand it is stated explicitly that
template any further changes. If he does he
keeps 1t to himself, and if he does not he evil
IDENTIFY thinks by the way he acts that iG is
his business, and nobody else's
THE INTER OCEANIC CANAL.-Commo-
dore Lull and his assistants in the Panama
canal survey have met in this city to make
their computations and prepare maps, re-
ports, &c, to be submitted to the inter-
oceanic canal commission, of which Commo-
dore Ammen is the head. The commission
has already examined the Tehuantepec sur
Ney, made by Captain Schufeldt, the two
Nicaragua surveys by Commanders Hatfield
and Lull, and the Darien surveys by Com
mander Selfridge and Lieutenant Collins
The Panama survey is the last, and the work
OF Commander Lull and assistants on the
results viii take two or three months, when
the commission will examine it and then re-
port To the Secretary of War which is the
most desirable route.
INDIAN SUPPLIES Commissioner Smith
OF the Indian Bureau, arrived from New
YORK this morning, where he has been tn
superintend the opening of the bids for fur
Eisning goods and supplies for the Indians