Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-15
EVENING STAR.

EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvENUE-The receipts from
this source to-day were $3.50 1885.
CUSTOMS REcEIPTs.-The receipts from
this source to-day were s4s4 1884.
APPOINTEp.-George A. Anderson has
been appointed internal revenue storekeeper
for the LIST district of Tennessee.
ALL OF THE DEMOCRATIC SENATORS have
received invitations to attend a reception of
the Manhattan club, of New York, after the
close of the special session of the Senate.
A DELEGATION from North Carolina had
an interview with the President this morn
ing, urging the removal of ex-GOv. Holden,
of n. c., as postmaster at Raleigh.
THE STATEMENT of a Washington CORE
spondent in regard 10 the intended marriage
OF Mr.. Rufus Hatch 10 young lady OF this
city is contradicted.
A DELEGATION from Baltimore were at
the White House this morning, endeavoring
to see the President to urge the removal OF
Collector Booth, of that port. The President
being IN consultation with one or two MEM
bers of his cabinet, he declined to receive
them.
THE LOUISIANA ARBITRATION COMMIT
TEE was closely engaged upon the business
before il until five o. clock on Saturday after
present. 1t is expected that the work will
De closed and the report finished this fore
noon.
IT Is NOW ALMOST CERTAIN that the
vote ON the admission of Pinchback will be
taken in the Senate tomorrow. The hour for
taking the vote has not been fixed. il being
the intention If necessary TO prolOng the
debate until midnight should any Senators
desire to speak on the subject.
LIEUTENANT-GovERNo ANTOINE, OF
Louisiana, State Superintendent of Educa-
ton Brown, State Senator Burch and Jam IS
Lewis, administrator of public improve
meats in New Orleans, were at the Capitol
to-day in the interests of Pinchback and had
interviews with several doubtful Senators.
SENATOR JOHNSON, of Tennessee, received
information from Greenville this morning
stating that his wife's condition is considera-
bly, improved. The Senator Is not certain
that he will speak at all on the Pinchback
case. He says the matter has been very fully
discussed, and that he will probably not feel
Called upon to make any remarks.
AS THE NAMES of at least two new Sena-
tors, Christiancy and Herman, are frequently
the name of the former is pronounced with
the accent on the first syllable, and that it IS
a word of three and not of four syllables. Mr..
Kernan's name is pronounced with the &C
cent on the first syllable and not on the
second.
CoNFIRMATIoNs.-The Senate in execu-
tive session on Saturday confirmed the fol-
lowing nominations: Leander NJ. Dewey, to
be pension agent at Canandaigua, ". Y,
1.-THE nomination of Sidney Mead, which was
sent TO the Senate on the sth instant having
been withdrawn-) Robert w. Steele, to be a
naval constructor, to fill a vacancy; also, the
nominations Of several postmasters.
THE SENATORIAL EXCURSION TO MEx1-
co.-The United steamer Dispatch sails to-
day from the Washington navy-yard for
New Orleans. She will at that city take on
beard Senator Cameron and his party for
Vera Cruz. The date Of the departure of the
party from this city has not yet been fixed,
but It will be about the last OF March, or the
first Of April
ASSIGNMENT OF ARMY SURGEoNs.-On
the recommendation of the surgeon general,
the following named officers have been or
dered to report in person: Assistant Surgeon
Ihos. +. Appel, TO the commanding officer
Fort Columbus, New York harbor, for tenn
Porary dnty; Assistant Surgeon George 8.
Rose. to the commanding general military
division OF the Atlantic, for assignment to
duty.
a MATTER OF TAsTE.-EtIitOT Star: In
Saturday STAR a headline asks, I" What is
Il be done with the captured Indians?' and
Secretary Belknap says that the two chiefs
who outraged the German girls shall be held
hereafter in such place as may be directed.
Let them come to the best Washin gton the
alter and give matinee to our ladies and chill
a major general first? This was REQUIRED OF
the Eedpath-Shack-Na Nasty Meacham crowd,
but the outraging OF the white girls ought to
DO just as well.
THE UNITED STATES RESPONSIBLE FOR
THE INTEREST ON THE DISTRICT SITS
BoNDs.-Upon question raised by the COM
missioDers of the sinking fund as to the liza
bility of the government for the payment of
the annual int. est on the 1856 bonds. known
as the District bonds, the Attorney General
has decided that not only under the original
act changing the form of government in the
District is the government liable for the in
terest, but under the subsequent act of the
last session of Congress, more explicitly
committing the government TO its payment,
there can be no doubt that the United
States is liable TO meet the accrued
interest annually on this class of bonds. \
decision to this effect was to-day sent TO the
President and by him communicated 10 the
District Commissi6.cers.
N o. ORDwAY, who was unexpectedly
elected TO the New Hampshire legislature, is
IN quandary as to what course he shall pur-
sue. The district i'm which he was elected
generally gave democratic majority of
nom two TO five hundred, and Mr.. Ordway
" as more surprised than any one else at the
result He accepted the nomination a
mere compliment, as he thought. The trou-
Die Is that there is no one to whom he can
turn over the effects of his Office as sergeant
alarms of the House OF Representatives,
there being no provision in the law for
deputy. If he resigns, TO whom will he re-
sign? The body which elected him SERGE
alarms is defunct in it's political I'M
ton. and he cannot resign to - .orsa In.I
which has not yet come le neAt no9ye
n"' An"iis eonei" % 70 ride both horses
-.L--Mr. Ackland Boyle, of this
VINO las come into notice lately as a
Auhso-ous writer of promise, is now a lead
ug contributor to the Daatlay Ne,os, over
The signature of ssVon BOYLE" -. Spea ker
Blaine is expected TO leave Washington with