Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-27
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Inter-
nal revenue, 6.293 OF; customs, 500 GA CO.


GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Inter-
nal revenue, s616. 293 OF; customs, 500 Gii6O.
MAJ. r. M. HILL, U. g. A., on duty at
Springfield, Mass, arrnory, died there Sat-
urday.
THE ALASKA arrived at Monrovia Feb
ruary Sd, and on the 18th of that mdnth left
that port for Cape Palmas.
Elk SPEAKER BLAINE has gone to New
York to remain ten days, and the democrats
in the House breath easier than they have
since the session began.
A CENTENNIAL MIrE-The House Com
mittee on appropriations have agreed to re-
port bill to appropriate $4,000 to defray
the expenses of the reception and appraise-
ment of foreign goods shi pped for exhibition
at the Centennial exposition.
GOOD NEWS FOR THE SUFFERING EN-
PLoYEs-The House, at 3 O'Clock, took up
the bill making an appropriation to supply
the deficiency In the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing of the Treasury, and the pros
poets for its passage were favorable.
JUDGE RICHARDSON, OF the Court of
Claims, received a cable telegram yesterday
from Paris announcing the death of his wife.
SIC had but lately returned from Egypt, and
vas on her way home when attacked with
illness.
Representative Alexan-
der Mitchell, of Wisconsin, the railroad king
Of the northwest, was on the floor of the
House to day. ..-- Representative John l..
Vance, OF OHIO, had a young son born on
Saturday. He proposes To call him William
Alien Vance. That youngster ought To
"IiSe up"
THE TOMBSTONE INvEsTIG ATIOy.-The
House Committee on Military Affairs have
an additional number of witnesses to ex-
anime on the subject OF supplying tomb
stones for the natiODaI cemeteries. The COM
mittee nave a very large mass OF evidence,
Int will not make their final report until
they shall have examined General Meigs,
VINO is soon expected from Europe.
BALLET KuBoURN INDICTED. The
grand jury, to-day, found an indictment
against Hallet Kilbourn under the Revised
Statutes, page II, sections 102, 103 and 10i,
{. r Tefnsir g 10 testify before the committee
Of the House of Hepres entativeS. The indict-
meat covers twenty four pages of fOo'scap
paper. This affords an opportunity of bring
ing him into court on warrant, when his
bail Will be fixed.
THE PUBLISHED STATEMENT Of another
dlsseHsiOn in the Cabinet-this time between
the President and the Attorney General, re-
gartirg the publication of the Attorney Gen
erals circular letter to the district attorneys
about the whisky trials-iS positively denied
ny Mir. PierrepOnt. He says that there has
TICsiGent ard himself, either as regards the
said letter or any subject whatever.
TESTIMONY OF COLONEL SEATON Satur-
day before the Committee on Invalid PEN
siOns, that Mr.. Van Arnum, while Commits
siOner Of Pensions, some years ago, entered
with Other parties into ring for fraudulent
purposes in connection with pensions, Occa-
SioIS mucn surprise among the friends OF
Mt. Van Arnurn, VINO, they say, while here
possessed an und0ubt reputation for hon
eSty. The committee Will hear additional
testimony.
ANACCUsED OFFICIAL EXoNERATED
Some two months since, IL. c. Ho!l Jway,
assistant postmaster at indianapolis, was
injected i'm the United States Circuit Court
for malieasance In office, as mentioned in
The STAB at the time. To day telegra N
was received in this city from indianapolis.
saying: Judge Gresham dlSmis ed the ca 3e
against Holloway this a. IA, after hearing
the witness fer the government. and without
herring the defense He stands completely
vndicated,H
THE BELKNAP IMPEACHMENT. - Unless
the Committee on Expenditures in the War
Department report to-day to the Sub-com-
m ee on The jed ciary Il a trey have addi-
t,obal evidence against ex,Secretafy Bslk-
Tow TO the full Judiciary Com mittee the ad-
CitiODal evidence it has taken on the SUBJ
ject Should this be done the full committee
expect 10 report TO the House on the same
day. II is expected, therefore, that the i'm
peachment OF Belknap will be begun on
Wednesday next.
FITZPATRICK HEARD FROM.-GeneralJ ud-
son Fitzpatrick, whose mysterious disap-
peatance from this city was mentioned in
saturdays STAR, lectured in Bridgeport,
Conn, last Thursday evening; In Newport,
r L, on Friday evening, ION the ''1rish
Soldier,") and left there on Saturday morn
log at o'clock, on the Boston train, having
Mass Saturday night. The dispatch to the
y. Y. Herald which gives these particulars
says: "He was in very happy mood. In
his lecture he spoke of nearly ali The generals
who distinguished themselves for bravery IN
the late war save General u. s. Grant. He
anXfOusly inquired fol- any letters for hun
upon upon, MS , arrival: De requested that any
forwarded TO him IN Boston. His lecture
engagements in this vicinity were made
some Time ago, and OF course he could not
break them for the sake OF appearing In
Washington for the purpose of knocking
General Buttertield higher than 'GilderOy' 5
kite On his way here he was robbed of S5I
IN New York horse car"
THE SOLDIERS NATIONAL HoHE.-The
beard OF managers of the National Soldiers
Home, consisting of Secretary of War Taft,
Chief Justice Waite, Generals Butler, Mar
undale, Nesley, and Canender, Governor
Smythe, Hon. Mr. Gunckle and DR.. Walcott,
arrived at Fortress Monroe yesterday morn
~ Dy Inc steamer Lady OF the Lake from
Wa hiDgton, accompanied by General Sher-
man ana the Comm ittee on Military Affairs
| of beth houses of Congress. They were re-
celved a. Fortress Monroe with due honors
| by General Barry and stat, aud the troops
| were reviewed at a. Ia. After tue review
| the party took carriages and proceeded TO the
| Soldiers Home, which they thoroughly in
| spected by invitation OF General Armstrong.
\ They then visited The Hampton Norm al
| school, where they were entertained by the
| students, and speeches were made by the
4 Seer etaTy OF War. General Sher nan, Gene.
! raj Terry, of Virginia, and others. They
| then returned 10 the home, where dinner
| was served, after which they repaired to the
| hall, when speech were made to the vete-
| rams by General Sherman, General Martin
| dale and others, after which they took car
| rtages and returned to the fort, and left at
O'Clock last evening for Washington.
| THE DISMISSAL OF Mr.. l.. X. LIPPINCoTT
from his position as chief clerk OF the Geae
| raj Laud Office by order of Secretary Chand.
| Ter, was mentioned in Saturdays STAR. II
| is stated that the causes which led TO the re-
| moval were as follows: Some time ago Com
| missioner Burdette, of the Land Off sc, was
| taken sick and obtained a leave OF absence
| to 60 west to reeupFrate. Llppincott was
s.1ras L t,s,,t