Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-13
The EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal
revenue, s77s. .265.7S: customs, 1916, 1926.
SUBSCRIPTIONS to the tour per cent. loan to-
day amounted to slS5,250.
COMMANDER j. s. s. KERRErr reported at
the navy department today for examination
for promotion.
COMMISSIONERS TO PARIS.-The President to-
day appointed James Hodges of Baltimore, an
honorary commissioner to the Paris exp0Si-
tiOn for the state of Maryland He was nOmi
mated by Governor Carroll.
A BOARD OF ARMY OFFICERS, consisting of
Colonel T. l.. Crittenden, l7th infantry Lieut..
Col. II. Z. Hodges, deputy quartermaster gen.
| eral, and Assistant Surgeon s. A Otis will
| meet in this city Thursday next to decide upon
the pattern and prepare specifications for the
| ambulance for army use, and for the cOnSid-
| Grafton of such other business as may be
| brought before it.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House to-
day were Secretary Schurz, Senator'S Christi
| ancy and Kellogg, and Representatives Cor
| lett, HAYES, Schleicher, Ellsworth and Stew
| art.
TYPHUs FEVER AND SMALL POX AMONG
| THE TURKISH SOLDIERS.-The Department of
| State has received dispatch from the United
| States Minister at Athens, reporting that in
| consequence OF the prevalence Of eXauthematic
| typhuS and small pOX at COnStantinOpe and
! SalOnlca, passengers coming into Greek ports
| VIII not be allowed to communicate with the
shore until after examination by the health
| officer, and those suffering from the diseases
will be quarantined. Malignant typhus and
small DOX prevails among the SOldicry in
| many other parts OF Turkey.
THE OssIpEE, now at the Boston navy yard,
n1 n tb.A
| out of commission. Orders were to-day issued
| by the Navy department detachlng Com
| maDder >. l.. BreeSe and the other officers on
board her from duty and ordering them home
! to await orders.
| \oMINATIoNs.-The President sent the fol
| lowing nominations to the Senate to-day:
| James NJ. Bracket to be postmaster at Eau
! Claire, Wis: Assistant Engineer Joseph L.
| Mickey TO be passed assistant engineer
| navy.
| THE kUKLUX CASES on the docket at Colum-
bia, South Carolina, have been nOl-prossed by
| direction, it is said, of the President. Strong
| efforts are being made TO secure the pardon OF
| the kukluA prisoners now in the Albany peni-
| tentiary.
GONE TO New YORk.-NIiss Platt, Mrs.
| Mitchell and Mrs. Bliss, guests of Mrs. Hayes
| at the White House, left for New York today
for ten days visit.
FINAL CAUCUS of the sub committee of
the democratic Congressional committee hav-
ing in charge the subject of the investigation
of the Florida frauds, met in the room of the
senate committee T on revolutionary pensions
| today: There the finishing touches were put
| upon the resolutions which were presented in
the House today. The final plan of manage
ment OF the resolutions was agreed upon.
Two MILLION DOLLARS in ZOO silver GER
| titicates for issuing at New York were deliv-
cred to Treasurer Gilfllan Saturday by the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Ii is
thought that they will be paid out principally
in the purchase of silver bullion for coming
| purposes.
DEATH OF MAJOR TODD.-MajOr John W.
| Todd, commander of the st. Louis powder
depot and Jefferson barracks, died at his quar-
ters in the barracks at o'clock Friday morn
ing. The deceased, who sustained fatal in
luries when thrown from his buggy below
CarOndelet, last Tuesday evening, was we'll
known officer, forty-Seven years of age and
cousin Of Mrs. President Lincoln. The re-
mains OF the deceased are to buried in Ken
lucky, where he was born. The death of the
major Will cause quite number of promotions
IN the army.
The Huron EXCURSIONISTs.-HOn.R W
Thompson, secretary OF the navy, with party
OF about thirty gentlemen arrived at Norfolk
Va, Saturday morning by the Baltimore boat.
ne usual ssIes his FGy the flagship
navy yard was visited, after which the party
embarked on the steamer Pamlico for an eX
other points Of interest along the North Caro-
lima coast. They are expected to return to
this city tomorrow morning
MAIL SERVICE TO CHINA AND JAPAN.-A
special meeting of the Senate committee on
post Offices and post roads was held this morn
ing. and it was agreed to report favOraby an
amendmeht to the post office appropriation
hfnn n,,fl fln,;,x
master General to contract with responsible
parties for carrying the U. S. mail by a month
y line OF service from San Francisco to Hong
Kong, touching at Yokahama; also, by
monthly line of service from San Francisco to
sydney, Australia touching at the Sandwich
Islands and New Zealand, beginning October
tie and receive proposals for the same and
award the contract to the lowest responsible
bidder. The compensation is not to exceed
sSoper mile per annum for the distance be-
tween the termini of the routes respectively.
The steamers to carry the mails shall be of not
less than 5000 tons burthen, and of American
ouild, capable OF making l3 knots per hour.
THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION of the Medical
Superintendents of Hospitals for the Insane,
Will hold their annual meeting at Willard Hall.
IN thls city. during the present week. The
opening session will be at 10 O clock to- morrow
morning. The association is composed of the
superintendents of all the hospitals for the in
sane IN the United States and the British
PROVINCES. The meeting is one of great scien-
lhc interest, bringing together SO large a
pody OF men eminent in their speciality and a
large attendance is anticipated.
GEN. BADEAU's NAME RESTORED TO THE
ARMY ROLLS. - The order dropping Gen.
Adam Badeau's name from the army rolls
was based upon a decision of the Attorney
General, there being no evidence before him
that resectlon had been performed on Gen.
BadeauS foot which would bring him within
the provisions of the act authorizing a certain
IN Hr1l la:,~
mentS. The evidence of the surgeon who per
formed the operation of reSectiOn after Gen.
Badeau was wounded at Port Hudson nav.
ing been furnished to the War department.
The late order will be revoked, and the next
Army Register will show that Gen Badeau
has been restored to the army rolls.
The CINCINNATI WHIsKEY RING.-Inregard
TO the discovery of an extensive whiskey ring
at Cincinnati, and to seizures made in that
city on Saturday last, Commissioner Raum
says he mas Tor some time past been SUSPECT
ing frauds in the manufacture and sale of
splTltuous liquors at Cincinnati and for sew
erai months careful watch OF the distilIers
and rectlhers there has been kept. Some of
theSe establishments were so situated how
ever, that great difficulty was experienced in
maintaining watch over them and but IittIe
evidence was secured of fraudulent practices