Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-27
EVENING STAR,
Washington News and Gossip.

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Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvENUE-The receipts from
this source to-day were s233. 1852.
CUsToMs REvENUE.-The receipts from
this source to-dav were $685. ,652.
THE AMOUNT of national bank notes re-
ceived at the Treasury department to-day
for redemption aggregated $500, $50.
EDWARD HOWARD, of Connecticut, has
been promoted from a second to a third class
clerkship in the Sixth Auditors office.
PRECEDENT GRANT will leave here next
week with the members of his family, for q
brief visit % New York.
woodruff LATHAM has beeh appointed
internal revenue stOrekeeper for the 5th Vir
ginia district, and VIM. B. Faulkner for the
Sd Tennessee district.
APPOINTED.-The President yesterday ap-
pointed VIM. F. Wright, OF Nebraska, to be
receiver of public moneys in the western
land district in Nebraska.
THE NAME of the British executive COM
missioner TO the Centennial exhi OitiOn is Mr..
Phillip Cunlife owen, G.. B., and not Phillip
Cunlifle as was inadvertently stated yester-
day.
CASHIER OF THE TREAsURY.-Treasurer
s pinner to-day nominated Col. Frank Jones
10 be cashier of the Treasury. vice Wyman
promoted. Up to O'Clock the nomination
had not been confirmed.
GENERAL. AUGUR arrived in New Orleans
yesterday from Texas, and took command
Of the department to-day, relieving General
Emory, who leaves for Washington this af-
teTnOOn.
AMONG THE APPLICANTS for the position
of superintendent of the bureau of engraving
ami printing, TO be made vacant by the re-
firing of Geo. B. McCartee, is Major Hobbs,
diSbuTSing clerk of the Treasury, and Mr..
Jewell, chief clerk of the printing bureau.
ABOUT a HUNDRED VACANCIES Of naval
cadetships viii have 10 be filled at the annual
examination at Annapolis in June next,
though members of the House of Representa-
tiyeS of districts having vacancies are given
until the LIST OF July 10 make nominations.
THE NEW sLOOP-oF-wAR "AIert," about
being completed at Chester, Pa, has been
designated by the Secretary of the Navy as
the vessel on which the cadet engineers at
Annapolis are to make their annual summer
cruise.
EN- ROUTE.-A telegram was received al
the Navy department this morning ,announc-
which is TO take the Senatorial excursion
party from New Orleans TO Vera Cruz,
reached Key West en- route TO New Orleans
yesterday.
THE WISNEBAGOEs WANT TO BECOME
CITIZENs,-Three Winnebago chiefs, repre-
senting that portion of their tribe residing In
Wisconsin, are here TO confer with the PreSi-
dent. with a view to obtaining dissolution
OF their tribal relations, in order that they
may become citizens.
CAPTAIN L. A. KIMBERLY, L. S. N, has
been ordered to the command of the steamer
Monongahela, OF the South Atlantic station,
in place OF Captain Thornton, who was
thrown from his chair by sudden lurch
of the ship short time since and seriously
injured.
NOT THAT SMITH.-An ex-cOnstituent OF
ex-Representative John q. Smith desires TO
have il stated that il was j. Amber Smith
who was at the White House on Thursday
and not j. @ Smith, as stated in The STAR
Of that date, and that j. q. has not been in
Washington since the close of the 43d Con-
gTess, seeking the position of commissioner
Of customs or any other office.
a big SPELL" IN PRosPECT.-Il is prob
able that sometime next week there will be
a spelling match extraordinary at Lincoln
Hall under the auspices of the Young Mems
CHRISTIAN Association. The organization of
the affair will include some OF our most
prominent people, both in political and social
life Further details will be announced as
soon as arranged.
THE BLACK HILLS EXPLoRATIOS.-On
the recommendation of President Barnard,
of Columbia College, New York, the Secre-
tary of the Interior has appointed Walter p.
Jenney as GeologiSt for the exploration OF
| the Black Hills country. Mr.. Jenney has
accepted. and will enter upon his work i'm
medtately, so as to make report upon the
| alleged mineral wealth of that region at the
1 earliest possible day.
| MCGARRAHAN VS.. THE NEW IDRIA MIN
| ING CONPANY-Secretary Delano has APP
| pointed Major X. p, Hammond, superinten-
1 dent of the Central Pacific railroad tele-
graph. as special commissioner TO report a
| t. whether the New Idria Mining company
/ claim oEoccupy more land than is authorized
i by law. This is done in accordance with al
act passed by the last Congress-. The appoint.
\ ment is regarded as unfavorable 10 the
l claimant
THE SALARY OF Gen. Baker, Commits
| sioner or Pensions, recently nominated and
/ confirmed, as surveyor general of Minnesota
| is -, goo a year His salary as Commissioner
/ of Pension is 5000. There are no Legitimate
4 emolumentS connected with the Office OF
/ surveyor general, but IL is well understood
| that the incumbent OF tue office can, If he Is
so disposed, make his office source of profit
4 since his fOreknowledge OF the disposition Of
1 certain lands will enable him 10 buy and sell
| advisedly.
GOING TO THE LEXINGTON CENTENNIAL
| The President and members of the Cabinet
! have accepted AL invitation extended by the
| Commercial club of Boston to attend the ceIe
4 bratiOn of the centennial OF the battle OF Con
| cord and Lexington, on the 10Th of April. The
/ party will leave here on Wednesday or Thurs
1 day, April Is or IL, reaching Boston on Fri
\ day. On saturday they will be entertainet
1 by the Commercial club They will spend
| sunday at Concord, returning to WashingtOI
| the following week.
| No DISTRICT JUDGE FOR LOUISIANA
| At the Cabinet meeting yesterday the ques
| ton raised by the failure of the Senate to &C
\ upon the nomination of Don Pardee as dis
/ trict judge for Louisiana, as to the power O
i the President to I'LL the vacancy during tn,
4 recess, was fully considered. II was finally
| decided that no appointment can be made
4 until Congress meets, and the office will &C
1 cOrdingly remain vacant. dispatch from
4 New Orleans says that Judge Woods, wht
/ presideS IN the circuit OF which Louisiana 4
4 part, claims to have the authority under tn
law 10 appoint a district judge ad interim.
1 ABOUT THE RESIG NATION OF MR.GEoRGl
| y. MCCARTEE.-There seems to be no doub
that Mr.. Geo. b. MeCartee, Superintendent