Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-13
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Inter-
nal revenue, s195 .615 81; customs, 100000 -.
SPEAKER KKRR's CONDITION is much i'm
proved to-day, and his rapid recovery is
expected.
THE PRESIDENT went to Baltimore at
noon 10 day, and in consequences the Cabinet
meeting was postponed till to- morrow, when
he expects to return.
GIN. SHERIDAN has gone to the Rad
Cloud Indian agency TO make a personal
observation of the movement connected with
the present campaign against the Indians.
Mr.. kerr VISDIcATED-The report sub
mitted in the House yesterday fully exon
Grating Mr.. Kerr from charges OF fraud and
corruption was agreed TO unanimously, the
republicans joining with the democrats.
Ex-GovERNoR A. r SHEPHERD received
the following dispatch from Cincinnati this
afternoon:
stand by him, right or wrolg," were the
exact words OF Fred. Douglas to me to day.
JEROME A. JOHNSON.
JUDGE KELLEY is Ia the city looking re-
markedly well after his long and laborlous
services in Washington during the ses-
zion. The Judge is received with the Ut
most cOrd1allty by his constituents, with
whom he was never more popular. His re-
domination and reelection are assured
Pbild. Press.
NAVAL ORDER5.-Rear Admiral John J.
Amy, detached from the command of the
north Pacific station, 1st July next, and
ordered to return home and await orders
Lieutenant Royal r. Ingersoll has reported
his return home, having been detached fro N
The kearsage on 30th April last, and has
been placed on waiting orders. Lieutenant
y. Blocklinger, from The Kearsage ami Or
oered TO return home and report arrival.
PRIZE CAsEs.-To day, in the District
Court, Judge Humphreys, the cases OF the
officers and men OF the North Atlantic
squadron agt. Seaboard and ten others Texas
and ten others and naval forces In York and
PamuDkey rivers agt. steamer Logan and
others, Mr.. Patton moved, for the captors
enlargement OF time for sixty days 20 take
testimony. Mr.. Wells, for the Government
resisted the motion, and the court POSTPONED
tie case to Tuesday next.
ARMY ORDERs.-The general OF the army,
accompanied by one aide de-camp, will pro-
coed TO West Point, NY, on official busl-
ness, returning on completion to the head
quarters OF the army. Capt. George b
Rodney, 4th artillery, will report in pers on
by the 18th inst. to superintendent mountei
recruiting service, st. Louis barracks, Mo.
for duty In conducting recruits to the Pa
TO bis proper station. Leave OF absence for
three months has been granted to Capital
X. \. Torrey, 18th infantry, VIcksourg.
Miss and Captain DaingertieId Parker 81
infantry, Shreveport, La. Captain NJ.
DeaGe's leave of absence is extended O le
year on account OF disability.
HAS he DoUBLE?- Who Is personatiny
Gov. Shepherd at CINCINNATI? One tele :
graphic dispatch a few days ago represented
him as starting from this city in state with
a company CT choice friends, in a special
well-sjOcked palace car; another, little
later, described him en- route, travelling Ike
an eastern potentate; while several stilI
later specials from Cincinnati to euterpri-
sing eastern papers represented him as hag-
ing already arrived Ia that city, and being
hard at work In behalf of one o. more of the
lavorite sons whose fate is oOuni up vita
the result of the convention. Yet In spite OF
all these elaborate stories, Mr.. Shepherd has
not been out OF Washington at Ali, nor has
he bad any thought of going TO Cincinnati.
de may, on the other hand, be found in his
private office almost any hour OF the day
quietly attending 10 his own affairs like any
other goot citizen, willing TO let the favori e
IONS take care OF theirs in.the same way
such is newspaper enterprise!
WASHINGTON ART AT THE CENTENNIAL
The third edition OF the official catalogue Of
the art department OF the International Ex-
hibitiOn shows contributions on the walls by
Washington artists as follows: T. j. Fisher
Christ Lamenting over Jerusalem. Mrs. c.
a. Fassett-Portrait OF Chief Justice Waite
III. L. Hillyer-Clearing up the Homestead
Theodor Ksufmann-First Chapter OF Ame-
rican History, a series of ten paintings; EIec-
trtcity an Object of Superstition, aud Farrk-
gut at Mobile. Mrs. Imogen Robinson Nor
rell-Washington Welcoming a Provision
Train, lbs, and First Battle Won by the Pu-
ritans- Henry Ulke-Portrait Of CHARLES
Sumner.
These works are what the latest edition OF
the catalogue shows to be present, but we
understand from those who have been az the
exhibition lately that some OF the pictures
named are not 10 be found on the walls OF the
while others r. in a
catalogue have been given q place. The
reason Tor these discrepancies Is not appar-
ent, but In connection with them we near
some pretty hard, but apparently well an.
thenticated, stories of unfitness unfair deal
Ing, and downright untruthfulness on the
part OF some of the gentlen men constituting
the art committee OF the exhibition.