Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-05-17
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
DURING the summer the President VIII
receive by card between the hours of eleven
and two, except Oh Tuesdays and Fridays,
which being Cabinet days. no one viii be
received except government officials.
THE RECEIPTS TO-DAY were from intaYna'
revenue sJI0, 900.s5; from customs, S3o},62
APPoINTgD.-The President today APP
pointed OTIS III. RUSSELL collector Of interna
revenue for the Sd district Of Virginia.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE for one year has been
granted Second Lieutenant d. NJ. Scott, Is;
infantry.
THE POSTMASTER GENERAL. Secretary
Bristow and the supervising architect have
postponed their official visit to Baltimore
until Wednesday.
AMONG those who had interviews with the
President to-day were Secretaries Belknap.
BristOw, ana Attorney General Pierrepont
Assistant Secretary OF state, GOV. Camp
bell also called.
THE NEW BALTIMORE Posi- OFFICE
Secretary Bristow. Postmaster General Jew
ell. and other prominent officials visit Bal
tinlOTe Wednesday in reference To the Se!ec-
ton OF a site for the proposed new post Office.
REDUCED POsTAGF.-Thc Postmaster G m
eTal gives notice OF a reduction of postage to
and from countries with which postal con
vsntiOns have not been concluded. from ton
To five cents PER half ounce or fraction
thereof.
THE COURT OF CLAIMS did not make their
decisions today on the Union Pacific rail-
road ease, nor the Merchants National Bank
ease. OF BOSTON. The decisions have been ar-
IrNr h. a.
ten out They viii be made public next
week.
NAVAL ORDEKs-Chaplain ThOs. y. Sill
10 the receiving ship Sabine at Portsmouth,
n. H., Goth. D.'GchcE Lieut.. Richard Rash
from the receiving ship Potomac and ordered
70 the navy yard Pniiadcip hia; Lieut.. VIM.
w. fitzpatrick from the ASiatic station and
OIteFeu 10 return nom" AM report arrival.
THE FIFTH ANNUAL REUNION OF the X
+. X. Society at the re>iGence of Commits
sioner Douglass, on + street tthe OH Mea lie
House, was an exceedingly pleasant affair
This organization, which i compost OF The
elite OF the young mel in the West End. en-
braces large membership. both active aud
honorary. and * well rerrcsen TED at \ nuID0-
lis and West Point.
COLONEL e. G. SHEATs, Sixth Auditor of
the Treasury, leaves tonight for Alabama
10 take part in the election for members OF
the constitutional con NentIOl. Inc election
taxes place in August and the convention
meets in September. He Will not PROBABLY
return before July lst. During his absence
colonel j. NJ. McGrew. Chief clerk, viii be
acting Auditor
THE SELECT COMMITTEE of the United
States Senate appointed TO examine into the
condition OF the executive departments. in
order 10 report at the next session Of Con-
gross what reforms are necessary, have com
plctcd their examination Of all of them ex-
copting the Department Of State Tne COM
nIitee Will meet some time during tie sum
meT to prepare their report
CHANGE OF STATI0N.-Ol the recon-
mendatIOn Of the ComInissary Genera! OF
Subsistence, Major Michael j. Small. &. S.
will be relieved from duty in the department
Of Arizona by an officer 10 be designated By
The commanding officer of The department
and on being relieved Will report 20 the com
nandiDg general, military division Of the
Mis- ouri, for assignment 10 duty.
TIE EMPLOYEES OF the internal revanu,
De FaT.ment held O meeting in the commits
sioncr's Office Saturday afternoon, the new
commissioner, Hon. Il. ID. Pratt in the chair
and adopted resolutions eulOgi~tic of the late
Commissioner Douglas Commissioner Pratt:
!Ecn addressed the meeting, and hope that
at TIC close OF his term 0c service he might
mort tie same appreciation AMI COOL feel
d." Which had been manifested for the oat-
going commissioner.
REsIGNATIoNs ACcEPrEp.-Thc resigna-
ton Of Captain James III. Lord, assistant
qCartcTmaster, Of his commission a. first
lieutenant "a artillery only has been ac-
copied by the President, To take effect APRIL
29th, Is15. The resignation Of Captain FresI
/. Camp, u infantry. has been accepted bv
the President, 10 take effect July 20lh Isl.
Tie resi- gnat!On Of Captain +. T.. GrOSSlnan,
l:th infantry, has been accepted by the
President, to take effect June Isl, I.15.
SuEErDAN'S MAERIAGE.-The bride elect
Of Gen. Pail. Sheridan is described as a very
rrct:y,rathcr jolly. looking girl of nineteen.
or theIcdtGui>. Ssh" is the second daughter
Of GER. j.. II. RUcker. She had been ac-
quajnt"d for years a. school girl. ana later
a. a se,-cty Young LADY, with Gen. Sheridan,
aid lie match is considered by mutrla!
n!t'.s a emiEently eatablc President
ard AZ. Grant will attend the welding.
which VIII take place IN Chicago the first
week n June.
PEEsoEAI.-Among the passengers per
steamer Celtic. Of the Waite Star line. sail
ing from NCw York. on Saturday last. 18th
instant, for Europe, were the Rev. 3. ".
l3Tker, late pastor %! the Calvary Baptist
church. with his wife ana daughter. and M.
Edwin {. cutter of the firm Of Fitch, + OK n
to- accompanied by his wife. ''--SecTct4ry
t1HEp went 10 bAIp Saturday evening. 60 br
-O1c some time ...- District Commissioner
Phelps expects to sail Tor f,UrpDe in = few
days. 10 be absent two Dr three months His
Winds, smooth seas, and a Sa &c return. ..-.
TX Representative John Cessna. 81 PeIuSvI-
NaNla, Is IN town. He says he j. after no
Office ana don't want one.
THE 'RCor HOG OR DIE" INDIAN Pol
ICY.-Thc following letter. explanatory OF
the circular recently sent ont by'COmmiS-
Siunct Smith, OF the Indian bureau. relative
10 section Of the act OF June -. lS1y. retuir-
ing lEd.anS 10 render an equivalent in IL Dor
for supplies, &C. has been sent by the con-
missioner 10 Indian Agent NoSb urch. at Po.-
tcIville CALIFORNIA;:
You give as reason why the restrictions
OF this section should not apply 10 the
Indians OfyOar agency. that the Indians are
located on rented lands, and no Inducements
are offered the tribe or government to i'm
prove such lands beyond tie point required
for temporary occupation"
| 90 not understand what use You can
have for any large extent Of land unless the
Indians work the land by way Of farming
If the lands are only used for camping pur-
poses, il would be better to go at once TO
their reservation, for however sterile and
barren that location may be. il Will certainly
serve for holding Indian huts. 1 have sup
posed that the government was paying a