Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-04-22
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 REvENUE.-The receipts from
! This source to-day were 7i92, cess 90.
CUsrONs REvENUE.-The receipts from
this source to-day were S5j3.57i.2i. The re-
ceipts for the week ending April l.tn exceed
ed ~ 0JO,C0O.
TIE NATIONAL BANK NOTES received at
the Treasury to-day for redemption aggre-
ga.ed { 223 100.
SECRETARY BEIsTUw and Attorney Gen
ssal Williams had interviews with the PrCsi-
dent to-day.
THE PATENT OFFICE was closed at noon
to-day in respect 70 the memory Of Judge
Hedges, late senior member Of the board of
appeals OF that Office.
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Grant. General
IahcOCk, Secretaries Belknap, Robson, and
Fish returned to Washing yesterday az
;erUOoI. Secretary Delauo has not vet re-
turned, but is expected this evening.
GONE ARRoAD.-MessrS MAYNARD AMI
To Turkey and Austria respectively. sailed
from New York yesterday in the steam ship
Russia.
APPOINTMENT or SPECIAL AGENTS
Charles Adams. Denver, Colorado: J. c. Bel
den, Salem, New Jersey; and Henry Booth,
of Washington, ID. G., have recently ben
appointed special agents OF the Post ONE,
department.
THF :wATABA.-The Navy department
has received information that the United
States : e amer Swatara was at MeibOJrue
ON Tie I'd nj February, nj which point il was
expected that her commander received t"le-
graphic orders sent from here TO the 10Th Of
February Z" Hobart Town 20 come direct 10
New York.
SURRENDER OF CoMANCHEs-Ta Com
missioner of Indian Affairs is in receipt Of a
telegram from Indian Agent HaworJh, dated
Fort Sill, yesterday, saying: "MOwdwav.
IOuS Hungry and Wild Horse. cOmauche
chiefs. with 2S men and ITO women and chill
drou, ard Icu head Of ponies, came i'm yeSter-
day and surrendered" This band was for
merly hostile.
PERsCNAL.-PTeSideut Hopkins, Of WI
liamS COLLEGE, is i'm the city, and is stopping
with his sOn-in-law, Judge Mott. ....tien.
Blowell. of California, is in town. the guest
OF his father in-law, Mr.. j. G.. g. Kennedy.
'-'' Mr.. John u. Ford. Il clerk in the cOnfTa,..
office. Post Office department, was removed
by the Postmaster General to-day. ---.t3an.
Horace Porter. formerly private secretary 80
President Grant. is in The city, al tac Nc-
liHgtOn.
PROF.. JOSEPH HENRY. president OF the
National Academy of Science. gave rrCCp-
ton 10 the members of the caiemy AID in
vtcd guests at the Smithsonian Institution
last evening. All OF the members of the
Academy and Postmaster General Jewell,
Gen. John Eaton, COMMISSIONER of Eiuca-
Ti,.E ri ma J,ulr,
! Swayne. Strong. and bradley. o. the United
States Supreme Court. the japanese Minis
Tor and Others were present.
MAYA OEDERS-Licut. y II trner 70
The Kansas, al NeN Orleans, La, a execu-
tive officer. lst MAJ next. Assistant Pay
master Nicholas u Stacy :" the Nnawln y,
~ Port Royal. \. 4. DPtache Lieut.. q. W.
. Fa"tGhC!t from the command Of the rcceIE-
~" snip RELIEF, ISL May next, and ordered -
III" minnesota ~ New y Ork, 10th OF May.
!. Ut. ohm J.. Merry from The NASAL ren irk-
NoUs. EnSloh. on TIE .'.t't lust, and Orttt't
10 commend tic receiving ship Relief, Isl o
MAY Master y iEcrt Ross from the OsSlu.n.
a Il ordere,. 10 Na'llin gtpn lily for eyamin-
atir. for PROMOTION. Mas,"r Tracy T. Mon
a. "a from the RGauOly-.. ;trI u..a.t.t ID the
Dictator az FOIt Royal, : {.
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCiENCc-Aft..r
our report of tn proceedings OF the National
Academy OF Science closed yesterday. Prof.
:. NewoOmb concluded the reading of MS
paper Of i't transit fC tfll4S ana Mercury.
after which Prof George Davidson real IA
paper on the same subject. Prof. . c. Marsh
read paper o. the size of the brain of eX-
. tiEct mammals, and Prof Warner ON the use
OF the StcTeUSoopc in stUdyin" solid geon-
"tTy. ~ the meeting Gt the academy to -'lav
PROF. =. l.. Langley read "A paper ON Re
searches in Solar Physics made at the Ale
eha1y ObServatOrydUring the past fiv" years
Prof !. :. NcwbUry followed with "A di>qui.
siiion on the relations of some of our fossil
fishes - living forms. Quite a number OF
. az .f ma
academy yesterday and to-day.
POSITIVE RESIGN >TIoN or ATTORNEY
GENERAL WIELIANs.-The resignation 81.
Attorney Cereal Williams was placed in
President Grants hands on the day previous
( IL his departure Tor Concord, Mass. Mr..
Williams, in his letter OF res. guatiOn desire
70 he relieved upon the appointment of
successor, AND at all events by the middle OF
May. This action on the part of the Attor-
ncr Genera! became necessary owing TO his
ue~i." Ia engage in the practice Of the law
I Mr.. Williams retirement VIII he ecpcriaiIy
rr@rCtt, "a by members Of the press To whom
/ ~ UnliuTmiy extended al possible cOurta>icS
EumDr has D, that he will Uc succeeded Soc
I Rotary ETiSi1w. and the names Of Judge Pf.r-
r'Yo'f. "f y. y. aud Gen. Batter, of Mas.
az" a.>0 mentioned h. connection with iac
Office.
l't!sroN y TIE DANA CAsI:-O,i. C,,a-s
",f1s+ I+...r 10 Br'ag EfucsSas from Ne
itL.-judge Elatchforj. of New York, has
rendered decision in the Dana attachment
case. ug HQljs hat the Supreme Coart of
Il, iisfTi-. 81 Columbia has no power II
conn q III. %jteu3Huc" Of a witness who re
s:tJ~ beyond its jurisdiction. lie concludes
au elaborate opinion a follows BY the
ju,va aTticl" OF amendment To the COnStitu-
t."u 70 is provided that no person shall b.
deprived Cj liberty without due process OF
law, y he : 20 be deprived of il by atiirma-
ion process of q court created under federal
authority, the power TO issue such pro"
must be found aifirIna.ively granted -,
act of Congress. either direct or ."ii'1
toudneut. As il appears i" 49,, PC ~, III
that tie viii ~ WHICH ne rctitlcoar is heIi
hy the marshal has been issued TO enforra II
summons served on the petitioner in thi,
has 10 power 10 mako or enforce such ser
vice. the petitioner must be discharged from
the rHS rnhN IL which lie il held nn1cr s11..h