Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-07-15
THE EVENING STAR,
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS ToDAY.-Internal
revenue, 56i,509.05: customs, s564,477.1S.
SUBSCRIPTIONS to the four per cent. loan to
day, 81 ,l69,3 500.
GEN. MERRITT's BoNDs.-The bond of the
newly appointed collector of port, Gen. Mer-
ritt, was prepared by U. S. Assistant District
Attorney Fero, when the sureties. S. B. Chit
Roberts and Reuben E. Fenton, went before
Judge ChOate and justified in the sum OF
$lSU,G0O each. Collectors bond is for 100000.
The document was forwarded to Washington
for approval by the Secretary of the Treasury.
THE CHARGES AGAINST COLLECTOR THOMAS.
The Treasury department has not yet ap-
pointed a committee to investigate the charges
against Collector Thomas, of the port of Bal
timOre, whom it is alleged fagrantly violated
the provisions of Executive order No. l. which
is better known as the order fOrbidding office
holders 10 interfere In election primaries, &c.
THE RESULT of the recent examinations for
appointments in the Interior department will
not be announced before August 1st. The
successful competitors will be duly notified
and 1t is OF no use to make inquiries at the
Interior department until after those an
nouncements are made.
TIE CLERKS IN THE DEPARTMENTS are quite
slow to respond to the campaign assessment
circulars and the Congressional commission
are somewhat discouraged at the receipts
from this source which do not meet their eSti-
mates by half. The most recent circular pro-
mulgated by the secretary of the committee,
Mr.. GOrham, is to the effect that the com
mittee fully appreciate that those to whom
| the circulars are addressed, do not have the
| time during office hours to visit either the
banks or the rooms of the committee to attend
TO the matter OF paying the amount called for,
and hence, the committee TO accommodate
them, is constrained to keep their rooms
open at night for deposits.
PERsONAL.-Mr. Rodgers, the Presidents
secretary, has returned from a weeks trip on
the Chesapeake and lower Potomac, consider
ably improved in health. ''.'Maior Ferris
Finch, Colonel Thomas TOwleS and Harry II .
smith, clerk in the office OF the House of Rep
resentatlVes, have gone to the Colorado
springs. a Assistant Secretary of the Treas
uTy French has gone to Massachusetts, his
home, to spend about two weeks. '.'.Judge
DIN intends shortly it is stated, to vacate his
position Oh the supreme bench OF this district.
GOOD STORY is told of Senator Kellogg.
1t appears that when governor of Louisiana,
he issued proclamation which pandered
somewhat to the Barber element of that state.
Inc leading republicans became little alarm
ed at the document, which was somewhat bonn
baStic. Among those who protested against
its issuance was District Attorney Beckwi.h.
'Oh, it don't mean anything" said Kellogg;
you know we must fool these people a littIe''
Fool h-l!' retOrted BeckWi it'll there is no.
DOdy In TINS community you could fool, unless
you told the truth"
BETWEEN FIFTY AND SIXTY DISCHARGES in
the Patent Office have just been made. Most
of them were female employees, and the reduc-
tlon III appropriations caused the discharges.
THERE is DISPUTE between the Liberian
government and Great Britain as to the boun-
Diary lines OF their possessions in Africa Com
mander Bradford, L. S. n, has, at the request
OF DOM the dlSputlng governments, been ap-
pointed arbitrator to Settle the question. As
soon as the rainy season in Liberia is over the
arbitration will commence.
PROMOTIONS IN THE Q. nj. D.-By direction
of the Secretary of War, the opinion of the
Attorney General OF the United States in the
case OF Charles S. HOyt, assistant quartermas-
OF the third section OF August 3. 1851. and OF
The l23d article OF war, he is entitled. after
fourteen years continuous service with the
rank OF captain in the -Cuartermaster's de.
partment, TO be promoted to the grade of ma.
jOr, as provided in the first of the above desig-
mated enactmentS," is published for the in
formation of the army. III is in brief that 'un-
der existing law, Captain Hoyt (whose com
mission as Assistant Quarternaster is junior
TO the commissions of twenty-five other as
sls1ant @ quartermastersl has not such prece-
dence IN rank as to entitle him, upon the next
happening OF vacancyin the grade of major
10 promotion in preference to any other cap.
tain OF less than his length of continuous SER
vice as captain and assistant quartermaster
In both the regular and volunteer forces. On
the contrary, the right to promotion in such
case case would, gu under the existing law, be gov
OF the past service of the officer
POSTMASTER GENERAL KEY, Third Assist.
ant Postmaster General Hazen and Hon. C.
F. Mcdonald, superintendent of the United
States money order system, arrived at Old
Point yesterday morning by tie Baltimore
boat. On steam yacht today they, in COM
pany with number of gentlemen from Nor
folk, have gone to Ocean View to enioV a
days fishing, after which the entire party will
go to Norfolk and spend tomorrow with Post
master II. B. Nichols, leaving in the afternoon
on the Lady Of the Lake for Washington.
THE ARMY.-Some practical conception of
the diminutiyenesS of the regular army of the
United States may be gained by the consider
alton OF the fact that about three-fOurths of
that body are in the field either Operating
against the hostile Indians OF guarding the
Mo Grande border.
LIEUTENANT JOHN ANTHONY RUCKER was
drowned in White Canon, at Camp Supply,
Arizona, Friday, in an unsuccessful attempt
to rescue Lieut.: Austin Henley from the
water. Both officers We're we'll known as
among the best and braveSt Indian lighters in
the 9TH cavalry. Lieut. Rucker was a son of
Gen. Rucker. and brother of the wife of Gen
Sheridan. A dispatch from San Francisco
says they were drowned by waterspout
during storm
CROOKED INTERNAL REVENUE OFFICERS IN
NEBRASKA ARREsTED.-COmmission Raum
has received report from the T. S. attorney
OF Nebraska stating that he had caused the ar
rest OF eX-C0lectOr Newman and Deputy Col.
lectOr John Roberts, of that state. These Off
Gals were recently suspended on the charge
OF cOnceallng defalcatiOnS in the collectors Of.
nee. A warrant was also issued for W. Il
Bartlett, another eX-deputy collector OF the
same office, on the charge of embeZzlement.
ROBERTS had, however, left the state, and had
not at last accounts been arrested. Newman
and Roberts gave bonds for their appearance
JAPANESE LoAN-CdottiOn to F0reigners-
| Hon. John A. Bingham, United States Minis.
ter TO Japan, under date of June 5, 1878, COM
municates to the Department of State the reg
ulatlOnS OF the Japanese government in rela-
| tlon TO the new domestic loan. The bonds will
| tie, as general rule, issued to the bearer and
| MAY freely pass from hand to hand, by sale
| except to foreigners. The bonds may also
| 1feely De deposited as security for loans, eX-
cept with foreigners, and change owners
! through inheritance. The amount of the loan
IS l2,5uO,0W yenS Bonds are of denominations
| OF $40 yens, 100 yens and so yens with coupons
interest payable half yearly, in June aud Dc.
| eemDer at the rate of six per cent per anuum
| The bonds are redeemable before A. d. I0jf3
| a yen is equal to 81. The First National an