Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-04-28


this source to-day We're 1925, 6l427.
THE RECEIPTS from customs at the Trea-
sury department to-day were $685. 62.5l.
THE AMOUNT of national bank note cur
rency received at the Treasury to-day for
redemption aggresatei s8H,6O5.
POSTMASTER GENERAL JEWELL. leaves
for Connecticut tomorrow evening, 10 be alb
sent about week.
SECRETARY DELASO left for Ohio this
morning, to be absent for several days. on
private business. When he returns Mrs.
DelanO will come back to the city with him.
MASTERS Norton and Berwind, U. s. navy,
were before the naval examining board this
afternoon for examination preliminary to
promotion to the grade of lieutenant.
THE CHEvALIER Won PEsTEL, the newly
appointed Dutch Minister to the United
States, was formally presented to President
Grant yesterday, and the usual diplomatic
fOrmalities were exchanged.
THE PRESIDENT has declined an invita-
ton extended to him to attend the annual
banquet of the New York Chamber of Com
merce, 10 be held in that city on the 9Th Of
May.
AMONG THOSE who had interviews with
the President to-day were Secretaries Belk-
nap and Fish and eX Senator Carpenter. y
large number of Office seekers awaited an
audience in the ante room.
REAR ADMIRAL REYNOLDS has been re-
lieved from special duty at the Navy depart
ment and ordered to hoist his flag on the
steamer Tennessee. at New York. when that
ship is ready To receive him, and TO proceed
To the Asiatic station as the relief to Rear
Admiral PennOck. II is expected that the
Tennessee will go to sea by the middle of
40 wi Unh /, lp1l tar n, mo Ono
canal.
PERsONAL.-Thc Boston Journal of the 26th
says: MIR. j. 5. Cunningham, Pay Director
L. s. Navy. lately OF the Standardization
party. is in the city on his way back to
Washington. ID. c." ...' Judge j. w. Dryer.
Of Ohio. is in the city. &C.. First Assistant
Postmaster General Marshall returned from
a brief visit to Virginia this morning.
49, Third Assistant Postmaster General
Barber is expected back this week.
THE PACIFIC MAIL INQUIRY-Tae Ctse Of
". $. hilI9--TO-day, the grand jury of the
District took up the case of VIM. =. King
with view of inquiring into the charge
OF perjury against MIN. the following
witnesses were examined Hons. Henry L.
HaweS, of Mass; NJ. c. Kerr. Thomas Ellis.
DumOut Clark, John :. Carr, George s. Coe,
and &. b. McDOugal. of New York. The
summOnses for Alden b. StOckwell and X.
h. Irwin were returned, "In EurOpe-not
found"
THE L. s. STEAMER PLYMOUTH-The
Navy department is advised that the U. S.
steamer Plymouth was at Matanzas, Cuba,
on the 18th instant, having arrived there on
the 10th instant. The usual civilities had
been exchanged with the authorities, and on
the eth the vessel proceeded o. continuation
OF her cruise. American int rests at Matan-
zas are quite extensive. OF one hundred ans,
lily vessels in port, seyentv-nine of them
were American. The officers and crew of the
Plymouth were in good health. The port Of
Matanzas was perfectly healthy. .
THE MAIL CoSTHACT FRAUDs.-Yester-
day was the day for the appearance of Chan
nell, contract CLERK in the Post Office depart
mont before Commissioner IngerSol for a
preliminary examination. but no one an
peaTed against him on the part Of the gov
eminent, and his bOGdsman was discharged
The Post Office department authorities are
Teticent on the subject, but it is safe to as
sumo, as ChdnneiI has lately been used a.
witness against fellow clerks concerned, as
he alleges, in the contract frauds, that he
VIII not be prosecuted.
IN RESPONSE TO an official inquiry made
by the Italian minister, in behalf of his gov
ernment, relative to the effect on the reven-
ues of the abolition of the franking privilege
in 1873, and the partial restoration of the
privilege by the last Congress, the PoStmaS-
ter General has forwarded To the minister a
memorandum embracing the required infor-
nation. The Italian minister requested an
expression OF his views on the subject of the
ranking privileges, but this the Postmaster
General did not deem 1t proper to give, and
therefore confined his response TO a simple
statement OF facts.
NEW CoMNIssARY GENERAL-The Pres
ident this morning appointed Major Robert
Macfeely, c. s., to be COmmissary General
OF Subsistence, vice Shiras, deceased Major
Gacfeely is 1T present serving on the staff of
Lieutenant General sheridan. Major Mac
feely originally entered the army as brevet
fNff In mt ha hoa
appointed from a cadet at the Military
Academy 10 that position on the 1st of July,
1880. He was appointed captain and com
1sGi, and served with credit during the war
He has brother clerk in the First Audi
tors office Of the Treasury department.
Notwithstanding the rain storm
R1stOTi was greeted with full and fashion,
able house last evening to witness her match
less imperSOnatiOn of Marie Al,'0ineHe. To
criticise or comment at length on her acting
would he. at this late day, work OF SUPERB
rCgatiOn; il is only Unnecessary therefore to say
that all the expectations OF her brilliant and
critical audience were fully met, not only by
the great actress herself, but by the excellent
support afforded by her company and in all
the accessories requisite for the proper pro-
ductiOn Of the play.
Tonight is the last appearance of the
troupe. when, in addition to the ordinary
attractions of the evening RistOri Will give,
beth. We look for crowded house.
FAILURES FOR THE PAST THREE MONTHS
Dunn, Barlow & Co.'S mercantile agency has
issued a quarterly circular of failures in the
United states fcT the first three months of
1915. These figures show ,733 failures, with
gross liabilities of S3S, $40 900, being only
about $4,000 more than one-Quarter of the
amount OF the previous year, and nearly
20OOO,C00 less than for corresponding pe-
Rod in 1873. Considering the continued de-
preston in numerous interests, the exceed
ing severity of the winter and the lateness of
the spring, the conclusion is said to be on the
whole encouraging.
FATAL FIRE IN BALTIMoRE.-A still in
the parafine factory of j. n. Carswell & Co.,
in the northwestern suburbs of the city, ex-
plOded yesterday morning. The buildings
caught fire and Were burned to the ground
The loss is about - 900 which is covered by
insurance. a workman named Peter Hahn
was so severely injured that he died about
noon. An investigation will be held to-day.
American, 2Sth.
ANOTHER FATAL COAL OIL LAMP Elk
PLOSIoN.-By the explosion of a coal OF
lamp, the house of Mrs. Rachel Haley, be-
low Mount Carbon. Pa. was dPStrnvad nv