Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-12-09
EVENING STAR,

EVENING STAR
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY-Inter-
nal revenue, sol, 1925; customs, s555,655 II.
THE AMOUNT of national bank note cur
rency received at tine Treasury to- day aggre-
gated SiiS Ais.
THE POSTMASTER of the House to day APP
pointed Z. S. GoOdsell, of Conn, a messenger
in his office.
JOHN ID. BRANr, chief clerk of the Ord
nance department, is lying dangerously i'll
at his residence, in East Washington.
Mr.. A. FLETCHER, of Philadelphia, has
been appointed by the DoOrkeeper OF the
House of Representatives,, superintendent of
the document room.
FIFTEEN DOLLARS was added to the con-
science fund to, day by a Boston penitent,
who says the amount is due the government
for stationery Illegally appropriated.
AT THE MEETING of the Schillerbund
Monday evening minute was adopted ex-
pressing the sense of the great loss to that
association in the death of Mrs. Allan Ruth
erford, whose talents and amiability OF char
acter had made h:r greatly priced as mem
bef.
AMONG the callers at the White House to-
day were the Secretary OF the Navy; Sena-
tors, Paddock, Hitchcock. Sargent, Bout
well, Window, and ex-senator Ramsey, and
Representatives Sawyer, Rusk, Bennett,
Walls, Lynch, Blaine, Dunneil, Morey and
Grape.
EFFORTS are s:in making in the Senate
to have new President pro tenn. selected in
rHnnbliPQn Mr. &c
mentioned as favOrite candidate to beat
Ferry, but il is not believed that the scheme
will succeed" J'dl' IN Springfield RepubH
can.
Col. STEUART, Postmaster of the House
of Representatives, has appointed Nm. II.
Robinson, of Virginia, a messenger in his
office. Thus far all his appointments have
been made at the request of the Virginia del
e2atiOn. The Maryland and Missouri dele
CATION low want him TO do something for
those states.
HON. EDWARD MCPHERSON, the retiring
Clerk of the House of Representatives, in
response to the resolutions passed by the late
employers of his office, has written letter
in which ne says of the old force OF clerks:
Il am unwilling 10 separate ron you with
out expressing my appreciation Of the value
OF our services"
THE BURNERS, who are unable TO quarter
out their annual announcement of the re-
mOval of Mr.. French, Sergeant-at-Arms of
the Senate. The gentleman is an efficient
officer, with no love for thieves or shirks,
and has now, undoubtedly, as he has always
bad, round majority of the Senate with
him.-Spectdl Gin. Gazette.
THE RECEPTION given by Hon. A. NJ.
Clapp, esq, last evening, in honor OF his
granddaughter, Mrs. Ruff, nee Clapp, was
most enjoyable affair. The spacious resi-
dence was filled with invited guests, whom
the lovely bride, surrounded by her brides
maids, graciouSly received. The welded
couple reside with the brides father, Mr.. Ii.
ii. Clapp, 1904 NJ street.
THE MOST PHILosoPHIC aud satisfactory
explanation the Philadelphia Press eau
evolve for Randar's failure to obtain the
Speakership, is that he has not married q
schoolma'am. Blaine did, and was Speaker
for good long time. Kerr did, and succeeds
him him; Randall did not, and loses. The next
time Randall tries for the Speakers chair
he is advised TO first make q matrimonial
rald on the lady school teachers.
THE ARKANSAS SENAToRsHIP INvEsTI-
GATIoN.-The joint committee appointed at
the last session of the Arkansas legislature
TO investigate the election of s. w. Dorsey to
the United States Senate made a report las
night. They have examined large number
OF witnesses, and failed TO procure any proof
that bribery or any corrupt means were used
by Mr.. Dorsey to secure his election,
NAVAL URDERs.-Lieutenan Comman
der Frank Wilder, ordered to the ship st.
Louis, at League Island, as executive. Pay
master ii. NJ. Denniston, detached from the
Philadelphia navy yard, and ordered to
duty at League Island, 18th inst. Paymas-
ter Frank III. Ames, detached from duty at
League Island, 18th instant, and ordered to
duty on board the ship st. Louis at that
place.
MCMILLAN, of Louisiana, claimant for
L. S. Senatorship, has written a letter to
McEnery, claimant for the governorship, in
which, after detailing the circumstances of
his election in 1872, he says that as the conSer-
valves having recognized the permanency of
the Kellogg government, further contest
can have no practically beneficial result and
he deems it his duty to Withdraw his Gre
dentials from the United States Senate.
THE FRENCH SPoLrATIoN CLAIMS for the
payment of the French spoliation bill is still
pending before the Senate, and in order to
preserve the documents in reference to the
Claims for the benefit of the government and
the claimants, In case commission is an
pointed to adjudicate them, the executors Of
the late Jos. IL. Causten have transferred
them TO MeBsrs. j. +. Pickett aud j. j. Stew
ART, attorneys, who have consented TO take
charge of them. The number OF claimants is
about i've thousand.
CONTRADICTORY The Senate in Execu-
tive session to-day confirmed the nomina-
ttOns of Zachariah Chandler to be Secretary
Of the Interior, Edwards Pierrepont to be
Attorney General, and David Day TO be
postmaster at st. Paul, Minnesota. Also,
John Z. New, OF Ind ana, TO be Treasurer
OF the United States; Tohn q. Smith, of Ohio
TO be Commissioner of Indian Affairs; and
John Tatte, of Nebraska, to be secretary OF
the territory OF Colorado, vice, John Jen-
kins, suspended.
NAVAL DISPATCH FROM PANAMA-Dis
patches have been received by the Secretary
OF the Navy from Capt. E. Simpson, u. S.
steamer Omaha, dated Panama bay Nov.
18th, announcing his intention TO sail on the
2oth instant for Payta, there TO remain two
weeks, and thence to CailaO, in accordance
with orders from Admiral Werden. He fur
ther stated that the affairs on the ISthmus
were quiet, and that newly elected national
assembly would meet In Panama on the 18th
instant, when new president would be
elected, and the present provisional govern
ment OF the state would cease.
INDIANS BACKING DOWN ON THE BLACK