Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-04-12
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

II IIN l1NO oil AN.
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 REvENUE.-The receipts from
this source to-day were 1888 1922
CUSTOM REvENUE.-The receipts to-day
were S42I ,3O5.
THE AMOUNT of national, bank note cur
rency received at the Treasury to-day for re-
dempton was S5o3, $40.
JAMES G.. PARKER has been appointed
gluger Of internal revenue for the sth Dis
trict OF Kentucky.
THE TREASURY now holds $3.50 Sc, 100 in
bonds to secure national bank circulation,
and sl6,ZI7. 200 20 secure public deposits.
Mr.. ALGERNON SARrORIs, the Presidents
sOn-in-law, sailed from New York Saturday
on the Celtic. Mrs. Sartoris will remain in
Washington during her husbands absence.
EXAHINATIoNs for admission of cadet
midshipmeD to the Naval Academy at
Annapolis takes place on the 2ist of June and
the 18th o. September, and for cadet engi-
neers on the 9Th OF September.
SENATOR boutwell,, of the special COM
mittee to inquire into the workings of the
civil service, is now in Washington, visiting
the departments, obtaining information with
view TO reform.
THE WARRANT DIVISION Of the Treasury
department was to-day dislodged from is
former rooms which are to be prepared for
the Offices of the Secretary, assistant secre-
tary and chief clerk of the Treasury.
Charles 7. Widstrand, OF
Minnesota, has been promoted to be book
keeper in the office OF the supervising arch-
tect of the treasury, at an annual salary of
$1,000, and j. j. Little, IN the same office,
from a third to a fOurth-class clerkship.
PERsoNAL.-Vice President Wilson had
an interview with Secretary Brist0w this
morning. ''''JudgeOrth, recently appointed
minister to Austria, is at the Ebbitt House.
He expects to receive his instructions on
day next. .''' Gen. Garfield is in town. hav-
ing just returned from New England.
VICE PRESIDENT WILSON, who was TO
have sailed for Europe on the Eth instant
has changed his mind. He has concluded
that he Will not be the first TO establish the
precedent of Vice President leaving his
Country during the term of his office. He will
soon go to Massachusetts,, and will probably
visit the Pacific coast during the vacation.
THE INDIAN BUREAU has received q tele-
gram from General Shanks, Special Indian
Commissioner, dated Lawrence, Kansas
10Th instant, confirming the report of fight
between United States troops and hostile
Cheyennes, near the Cheyenne agency, In
dian territory, but giving no details what
ever.
EDUCATION IN DELAwARE.-Gen Eaton
Commissioner of Education, has Just re-
ceiyed official notice Of the passage by the
legislature of Delaware of bill providing
for state board Of education and q state SUI
perintendent of public instruction. Hereto
lore the only report OF the educational stair =.
OF the state accessible was that contained i'm
The annual report of the Commissioner of
Education.
| LIEUT.. COMMANDER RICHARD S. CHEW
whose death is recorded in THE STAR of to-
| day, was recently retired from active duty i'm
the navy in consequence of loss of health
from protracted service in the tropics He
graduated from the Naval \ cademy into the
late war, beginning his service in the battle
| % tween the rebel irOn-clad Merrirlac and
| the ships in Hampton Roads, where he r.
c2ived a wound. He participated i'm the
memorable passage of the forts i'm Mobile
bay by Farragut's fleet, and was present AT
| the last laval action OF the war; the capture
| of Fort Fisher. Mr.. Chew's intelligent and
| conscientious discharge of duty and hi IN
personal character rendered him deservedIy
A
2retted.
| THE EDUCATIONAL SHOW AT THE CEN
| TENNIAL EXHIBITIoN.-Atth the recent meet
| ing Of the department OF superintendent OF
| the National Educational Association in
this city, a committee was appointed con-
| sisting OF Gen. Eaton, Commissioner Of Ed
ucatiOn, Mr. Ruffner, state SUPERINTENDENT
| of education OF Virginia, Mr.. Wickersham.
| ditto for Pennsylvania, Mr.. Abernethy, dit
| 10 for Iowa, and Mr.. Philbrick, late superin-
| tendeht of the Boston schools, To look after
| the educational representation at the cen
tennial exhibition next year. The commit
| tee meet in Philadelphia tomorrow, at the
| request OF Director General Goshorn. 10 con-
| slider the various plans already submitted
| by number OF prominent American edu-
| Gators.
SAM BARD ASKS A QUEsTION.-Pustmas-
| ter General Jewell and Sam Bard, recently
| postmaster at Atlanta, had n pleasant inter
view on general topics on Saturday. Gov
error Bard, however, had a specInc object
, ~ view, and finally asked: Governor Jew
ell. II its fair question, why was / reno, ell
as postmaster at Atlanta?'' "Well," said
Governor Jewell, "that's pointed cues zion
and will give you straightforward an
swer. You were removed because you are
altogether TOO unanimous you talk too
much, write too much, and slosh around gen.
orally too much for the good OF the ser vice."
hope OF a reconsideration of my case?'' s.None
in the world, so far as / am concerned" was
TIE POSTMASTER Generals reply.
kTHE ESCAPE OF MCCARTNEY THE CouS-
TERFEITFR.-The old saying that s.too MANY
cooks spoil the broth is again exemplifieI in
the escape of the counterfeiter Mccartney
who was captured in Texas. and subsequent
~ escaped. IL appears that the arrest was
made by the United States marsha in Texas
For some time two detectives of the Treas
ufy department were on the track of the
counterfeiter, but arrived at Waco to claim
the prisoner twelve hours after the marshal
had him "caged." They demanded that he
oe turned over TO them, which was refused
Meanwhile official notification of the arrest
was communicated to the Attorney General.
as well as the demand of the detectives
Upon consultation with the Solicitor of the
Treasury department, il was decided to send
the prisoner 10 st. Louis for trial. because
The evidence against him could be better ac-
cumulated at that point than in Texas and
in addition this was thought best, because If
he was convicted the prisons OF Missouri
would give less chance for escape than those
OF Texas. Accordingly late last week instruc-
fiOns were sent to the United States marshal
in whose custody Mccartney thea was, to
take the prisoner 10 st. Louis under the
guard of the two Treasury detectives and a
deputy United States marshal. While under
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