Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-04-26
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
DURING the summer the President will
receive by card between the hours of eleven
and two, except on Tuesdays and Fridays,
which being Cabinet days, no one will be
received except government officials
INTERNAL REvESUE.-The receipts from
this source to-day amount to 1884, 45223.
THE RECEIPTS from customs day at The
Treasury department were s3s5,21o.
THE AMOUNT of national bank note cur
roDcy received to-day for redemption aggre-
gated S4s6,2iI.
THE Court OF Commissioners OF Alabama
Claims will meet after some weeks adjourn
ment on Wednesday.
PRESIDENTIAL AUTOMATICALLY
the President appointed Edward A. Earring
ton, OF ". ", consul at Valencia, and An
drew f. Rankin, of VT, consul at Messina.
PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS. - The
President has appointed George A. NOlen, of
Connecticut. and Thomas C. Woodward, Of
Iowa, TO be examiners in chief in the Patent
Office.
QUARTERMAsrERs APPOINTED. - The
President has appointed First Lieut.. e. b.
Atwood, OF the 9Th infantry, First Lieut.. j.
ii. Lord, Of the I'd artillery, and First Lieut..
j. NJ. Marshall, of the 4th artillery, TO be
captains and assistant quartermasters.
AT THE WHITE HOUsE.-Among those
who had interviews with the President this
morning were Secretaries Fish and Belknap,
Postmaster General Jewell, and Col. s. S.
Smoot, of the Southern Maryland Railroad
Company.
RESIGNATION AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
Roswell Hart, special agent of the Post
Office department, assigned to duty as as
sistant superintendent OF the railway mail
service. has resigned, and Richard c. Jack
son. OF New York, has been appointed In his
place.
1T IS NOW SAID that the efforts todisplace
Secretary Delano from President Grants
Cabinet arise from a combined movement on
the part Of Senator Mitchell, Ben Halliday,
Rufus ingalls, and others, who desire him 20
De succeeded by some person who will ioin
with them in securing to a corporation
already formed. and i'm which they are
interested, the Black Hills Indian country
A CONFERENCE between President Grant
and Secretaries Fish, Belknap and Robson
ard Postmaster General Jewell was held to-
day. 1t is generally understood that sue
cessor to Attorney General Williams was
decided upon, but mp to D. IN. il had not
transp1red To whom the Office had been or
would be rendered. Elk Senator Carpenters
name is mentioned in connection with the
vacancy.
SAN SURRI NDERs.-The President received
a letter from Sam Bard, postmaster at At
lanta, Ga, to-day, stating that he had received
a telF gram from the Postmaster General
saying that he would he permitted to resign
his resignation To take effect June 1st and
asking that he be allowed to retire with the
quarter ending June 30th next. The Presi-
dent requested the Postmaster General TO
reply affirmatively, which he did to-day.
HOHEwARD BoUND.-The Navy depart
nent is in receipt of advices from Com
mander Chandler, of the L. S. ship Swatara,
dated Melbourne Australia February. 1878
Inc ship, with the Queenstown observers of
re transit OF enuS as passengers. arriy.
at Hobart Town on the 10Th of January. o.
The nth of February the Swatara left HobarS
Town: ard arrived at Melbourne on the lot.
at which place she filled up her complement
OF men, and left for New York on the LIST OF
March.
THE NIRGINIUS ISDEMNITY.-The Span
ish government agreed under the recent
convention 10 pay eighty five thousand dol
lars indemnity for the seizure OF the Vir-
giDlus, payable at certain fixed periO Is in
1nSta llmentS, two OF thirty thousand dollars
each and one of twenty five tholsard OH
eial information was some days since re-
ceived at Washington that Spain was ready
10 anticipate the payment and to pay i'm
mediately forty-five thousand dollars Though
nothing had actually become due. 1t is now
announced that this amount has been paid TO
Minister Gushing and transmitted TO this
country.
PERsONAL.-Senator Edmunds and family
left Washington last evening for their home
in Vermont. 80. Senator Morrill,, of Maine
has recovered from his late indisposition
and will start home this evening. '-.' Gen.
COwen, Assistant Secretary of the Interior
left for New York last night on official busi-
ness connected with proposals for furnishing
c,
and Mr.. Kimball, of the Treasury depart
hent, who have been locating life saving
turned to this city and resum ed their official
duties. .''' Hon. Sam1 j. Randall OF Penn
sylvania, is in the city.
POWER OF THE PRESIDENT AS TO Adm
TERM APPoINTMENTs.-Att General
Williams has decided that the President has
the power. under the law, to fiji the two va
cancies existing in the Pay department, of
aymaster, with the rank of major, without
restrictions of any kind. 1t will be remem
herr, that two of the nominees sent TO the
Senate m he last session of Congress were
not acted upon. 'he law question arose as
be Considered in the selection to fill the va
cancies The opinion states that the Presi-
dent can reappoint even lnese Two 10 the
temporary duty, or make selections tsS.irely
independent of them, as in his judgment he
may see fit.
NAVAL OEDERs.-Lieut. Joseph N. Hemp
hill to the TuscaIora, North Pacific station
Paymaster Francis T. Gillette to the Sara
nae, North Pacific station. Assistant Sur
geOn Edwin NJ. Martin to the navy yard
New York. Acting Assistant Surgeon Thos
Chiola TO the Pinta, North Atlantic station
Assistant Engineer w. H Plat to Special
duty at Key West, Fla. De:.acned-Captain-
EDWARD SlmnsQl from the command OF the
Torpedo station at Newport, RI, on the Goth
May, and ordered to command the Omaha,
station
from New York. Lieut.. John w. Hagenman
nom the coast survey steamer Blake as sooI
aS MS services can oe dispensed with, and
Inonds from the Tuscarora and ordered to
return home and report arrival, Assistant
surgeon A. A. Austin from the Pinta, and
9 % He4d 70 the Dictator. Paymaster George
~. hehuee ron the Saranac, and ordered to
Ieturn no .dh and Sattle accounts. Passed