Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-10

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| EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvENUE.-The receipts from
this source to-day were ss1s ,51.U.
CUSTOMS REvENUE.-The receipts to-day
were S3O5, 520.17.
SECRETARY FISH was in the Senate cham
Der to-day.
GEN. SHERIDAN called at the White House
this morning, and paid his respects to Pres
ident Grant.
OFFICIAL REcoGNITION.-TheP President
has recognized Alexander Hardness as vice
consul of her Britannia Majesty at Savan-
nah, Ga.
AMONG THE AsPIRANTs for the position
ofsergeant-at-arms of the Senate is said to
be ex-RepTesentative Cessna, OF Pennsyl-
vania.
III. G. JACOBS, of Maine, for some time
past bookkeeper in the supervising archi-
tect's Office, of the Treasury department, was
yesterday promoted to be chief clerk in that
office, Vice e. III. Parsons, of Ohio, resigned.
TREATY WITH BELGIUa.-The President
yesterday sent to the Senate a supplemental
treaty with Belgium, with a view of better
securing reciprocal commercial relations be-
tween the two countries.
INTERNAL REVENUE APPOINTMENTS. y
Jasper NJ. Johnson is appointed internal rev.
enue stOrekeeper for the third district of
Ohio, and John F. Goddard for the eighth
Kentucky district.
TRANSFERRED FROM WAsHINGToN.-Ma-
jOr Robert Macfeeley and Major Thomas j.
Harris, commissaries of subsistence, who
have been doing temporary duty i'm this city,
have been ordered to repair to their proper
stations.
LIEUT.. ABNER III. MERRILL. first artil-
lery, who has been doing duty as professor
of military science and tactics at Amherst
Agricultural College, Mass, has been re-
lieved, and Lieut.. Chas. \. L. Totten has been
detailed TO assume the duty.
SENATOR BOOTH, of California. sworn i'm
yesterday, is apparently about 45 years of
age, and in figure is about the size of his
colleague, Mr. Sargent. He wears short
reddish beard, and has a suit Of brown hair
inclined TO curl.
AIPROPRATIONs.-The aggregate sum IN
the twelve general appropriation bills passed
during the late session of Congress, is about
one hundred and seventy-five millions of
dollars apart from other bills containing APP
preparations.
THE SENATE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
After our regular report of the called session
Of the Senate closed yesterday, Mr.. Merri-
mon continued his remarks on the Louisiana
question, but, without concluding, gave way
to an executive session, after which the SEN
ate adjourned.
dent to-day were Senators Boutwell,, Logan,
Clayton, Dorsey, Ferry, Spencer, Cragin,
Hitchcock, Paddock, Wright, Robertson
Harvey, Wallace, Whitley, and Representa-
tives Kidder, Negley, Phillips, Moore, But
Ter, Crutchheld, BENZ. +. Butler of Mass, and
Attorney General Williams.
SENATE CoNFIRMArIoNs.-Th Senate
yesterday confirmed the nominations of God
love s. Ortiz, of Indiana, to be Envoy Ex-
traordinary, &c, to Austria-H Hungary; Hor-
ace j.. Maynard. of Tennessee, to be Minis
ter Resident at Consfantinople; Lemuel
Evans, to be marshal FOR the eastern district
OF Texas, vice Thomas r. Ochiltree.
THE SENATORIAL ExcURsIoxIsTs TO
MExICo.-After the adjournment of the spe-
cial session of the Senate; several Senator'S
including Cameron of Pennsylvania, Den
mis- of Maryland, Morton, Ransom. Anthony
and others, propose to make an excursion to
Mexico. They will proceed hence to New
-.
Vera Cruz by United States steamer which
has been detailed to await at New Orleans
the arrival OF the excursionists.
THE FOLLOWING CASUALTIES among the
commissioned officers of the United States
army have been reported to the Adjutant
General of the Army during the week end
ing March 6, 1915: Brigadier General Lorenzo
Thomas. RETIRED at Washington, ID. c.,
March I'd; Captain Henry A. Dupont, 5th ar
tillery, resigned, March LIST, 1875; First Lieu
tenant Dominjck Lynch, jr., 18th cavalry
died February 2lst, ISIS, at Fort Clark, Texas.
THE HAWAIIAN TREATY.-It is not true
that southern Senators generally VIII Cd
pose the ratification of the Hawaiian treaty
on the ground that il will interfere with the
commerce of their section. The vote on the
treaty will not be party or a sectional one
IL Is the impression of well-informed SEN
ators That the treaty will not receive the
necessary twO-thirds vote unless the admin
istratiOn shows cOnclusiyely the desirable
ness OF such treaty.
PROMOTIONS IN THE POsr OFFICE DE-
PARTMENT.-The following promotions have
been made in the Post Office department: In
The appointment office, Jas. A. Vose. from
third TO fOurth-class clerkship; y. A. G..
Smith, from second to third class. In the
finance Office, stamp division. L. F. Mcguire,
from third to fourth class; Madison DAVIS,
Chas. p. SwayZe. Jas. /. Jones, from second
10 third class; John e. Morgan, Alfred s.
BadSley, j. r. Garfield, from first to second
class. John W. Hagan, of Virginia, was APP
pointed second-class clerk in the stamp di-
vision of the finance Office.
THE LOUISIANA ADJUsTMENT.-Repre-
sentative Wheeler received from New Or
leans his articles OF adjustment, signed by
forty-four members of the conservative eau
Gus. an ample number TO secure the desired
result. He autographed Governor Kellogg 10
forward by express 10 the city of New York
papers now in the Office of the Secretary of
State, which were used in the contested cases
before the returning board in November last.
The referees will meet tomorrow, at the
office OF Hon. William Walter Phelps in the
city Of New York, and proceed with the
hearing.
PERSONAL---VERY. Senator Ferry, OF Mich
igan, arrived in the Senate Chamber to-day
re fou nd on his desk very handsome boquet
''..R. f.. Stevens, son of Col. Stevens, clerk
of the House Appropriation Commute, has
been appointed private secretary to Senator
IT,. IL.