Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-21
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal
revenue, 1923, .l6; customs, s372,
THE PRESIDENT and family will move out to
the Soldiers Home about the 18th of July
next.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House
to-day were Senators Window. Anthony and
Kelog, and Representatives Powers White
Und..) Cornell, Straight, Luttrell, Ward, Ca
bell and Cannon.
Mrs. HAYES and the guests who came to
attend the Hastings Platt wedding, together
with about fifteen children, who were also
the wedding, went to Mount Vernon to-day.
AT THE CABINET MEETING this afternoon
the omissions in the engrosSing of the sundry
civil bill of the clause concerning the Hot
Springs was discussed. The subject was re-
ferred to the Attorney General and Secretary
SchurZ. The reservation will. according to
the three lines of the clause which is retained
in the BILL be considered as public lands, and
it Will be dealt with, as far as authority can be
found for such action, in the manner intended
by the omitted legislation
A QUICKENED CoNsCIENCE.-The secretary
of the Treasury today received from East
New York a money order for $3.50, to be
placed to the crc dit of the conscience fund.
TWO OFFICES IN ONE.-By the legislative,
executive, &C., bill the Office of Superintend-
ent OF the Treasury department is not provided
for. This will cause the removal of Mr.. o. l..
P1tney, the present superintendent, on the lSt
of July next. The duties of the office will de-
vOlye upon the chief clerk of the Treasury,
whose salary is increased 800 for the perform
ance OF the duty.
TAKEN ALL AROUND, there is an increase in
the number of department clerks provided by
the appropriation bills. There is, however,
decrease in some of the salaries, and quite
number OF clerks authorized are to. receive
only $1,000 a year. This makes another class
OF clerks 81 GOO being the minimum paid here
tOfOre.
THE PUBLIC DEBT.-Treasury officials say
that the large appropriations made by Con
greSS will prevent any reduction in the public
debt during the next fiscal year, unless there
is marked increase in the receipts from Gus
toms and internal revenue.
A SENSATION AT WELCKER's.-LaSt Wednes
day night several gentlemen were dining in
Welckers. While at the table they were
startled by the screams of woman in an ad-
joining room. They rushed to the door aud
complied with, the door was forced open. The
discovery was then made that a certain Con-
essman, lately admitted to his seat from
one of the southern states, was attempting to
outrage lady whom he had invited to dine
with him. Cne of the gentlemen, an eXcon-
fedeldte officer, who came to the lady'S rescue
south out of the rOOm
THE GRADUATING EXERCISES at the naval
academy at Annapolis yesterday were very
interesting. In the list of graduates we find
the names of the following District boys
Thomas S. Rodgers, Zone Of the first five or
star graduateS,) Baine c. Dent and Augustus
{. Almy Several rObberieS occurred while
the cadets were on parade. The quarters of
Cadet Craven were entered and his pocket
book, containing over $780, stolen. The quar-
ters of Cadet Engineer Bull were also entered
and his pocket book, with $3.50, stolen. These
rObbel les are not uncommon on graduating
day, The cadets being paid off the day pre-
vlOuS.
DISMISSED FROM THE ARMY.-The President
has approved the sentence of the court mar
tial which convened at Fort Rice, Dakota ter
ritory, for the trial of 1St Lieutenant Edwin F.
Eckerson. lth cavalry. The sentence is dis
missal from the service, and Secretary Nc
Crary has directed that it go into effect the
Goth of June next. The charges against him
were conduct unbecoming an officer and gen.
conduct to the prejudice Of good order and
| military discipline. There were a large num-
| Der OF SpecincatiOns under these charges.
| principally for drunkenness and acts commit
| ted while under the influence of liquor.
PATENT OFFICE PRINTiNG.-Appropriat
| having been made for the purpose, the print
| G of specifications and of the Official Gazette
| for the Patent Office has been resumed.
A POSTAL CONVENTION has been concluded
between the United States and the colony of
Victoria, Australia, to go into effect on the lst
| prOximO. Its provisions and the rates Of post
age established by 1t are Identical with those
hXed by the postal convention with the colony
O1Queensland.
| PROPOSALS FOR FURNISHING ARTICLES OF
STATIONERY Tor the T. o. department for the
fiscaly year ending June 30, 1879, were opened at
the department yesterday. There were IA bid
ders, as follows: G. Crandell, Solomons and
Chapman, Whitaker and Son, Ballantyne and
Son, }. Bradley Adams, Thorn and Addison,
VIM II: Dempsey, Jas. ii: Stone and Co., Rich
ard arin D. MMohpn, Wm na,c A. Wheeler, Jr, n. Y;
y. Y; Samuel w. TWining, n. Y; Richard
H. Levick, Son and Co, Philadelphia. The
prices bid ranged much lower than for the
celVed for lC3 items, each OF which involves a
comparison of samples, the committee who
opened the bids will not be able to make
awards until the latter part of next week.
SILVER DOLLAR CoUNTERFEITERs AR
REsTED.-The secret service is informed of
the arrest in Omaha. Neb., of j. D Sullivan
and John II. Little for counterfeitlng the new
silver dollar.
The PRESIDENT AND THE EIGHT HOUR
LAw.-Late yesterday afternoon Mr. Joseph
Brown, OF the Washington navy yard, and
hiA' Va tHC AoOolOu navy ydTu, represent
ing the WOrkinemen, called on the President
and had an interview with him in reference to
the eight law. Gen. Banks of Mass
and MIR. Jacob Starr, their attorney. accom-
panied them. Gen. Banks made a Statement
OF the operation of the law since it's enact
ment, and gave a history of legislation relat
ing thereto. Attention was also called to the
fact that when in Congress the President had
voted for the law. The President was asked
to give the wOrkingmen the benefit of the
doubt which exists concerning the law until
the next Congress- when they would abide bv
the decision then made. The President said
he would refer the legal question to the At
torney General. If that official found apy
doubt existing on the subject he would Ger
talnly give the wOrkingmen the benefit of if.
THE HOSTILE INDIANS are believed to be ad.
Vanclng toward the Yellowstone National
Park, which is the most inaccessible portion
OF the western country. This section of tba
country is in General Terry'S division. with
Colonel GibbOn, the Indian fighter second in
command. II the Indians go there or into
the east OF Idaho. next to Wyoming the con,
duct OF the Indian campaign will be given to
Colonel GibbOn. ' "
LEGISLATION DEFEATED BY CLERICAL
OMIssIoN.-In the Sundry Civil Appropriation
bill, as reported from the committee of confer
ence Wednesday night there was section
providing for the continuance of the Hot
SDrlnQS commission