Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-11

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-lnternal
revenue, si6i, ,s25.a3: customs, s396,5O5l5.
SUBSCRIPTIONS to the four per cent. loan to
day TO amounted $4,000.
Mr.. HAZEN, Third Assistant Postmaster
General, was called today before the House
committee on the expenditures of the Post
Office department, Representative Jere N.
Williams chairman. His testimony showed
in his bureau, with no corresponding incre 4se
of force. He argued against reduction OF
the number and salaries Of his clerks: aud
has already too few of the higher grade clerks
as compared with those lower down.
THE DEAD LETTER OFFICE.-Representa
tive Jere n. Williams, Mr.. Flanagan and Mr..
Hazen went over the Dead Letter Office to-
day in company with MIR. Dallas, chief of tbs
division. 1t was clearly shown in the course
of the visit that an Increase of force in this
office is necessary for the adequate perform
ance OF its proper duties.
THE ONO GERRYMANDERING BILL PASSED.
Speaker Randall to-day received a di patch
from member of the Ohio legislature stating
that the house had passed the bill to re-districG
that state.
PRESIDENT HAYES AND GOVERNOR DEM
sON.-The President in accepting Gov. i ~
nisOns resignation of his Commissioners =,
sends the following well-merited recognition
OF the valuable services of the latter
EXECUTIVE MANSION. !
WASHINGTON May 8, 1873.
Ny Dear GOrernOr:: Your resignation of the
office OF Commissioner of the District of Co
lumbia, handed to me on the I'd instant, to
take effect July lst, is accepted.
Believing that your administration OF the in
pOrtant duties OF your office has been marked
by ability, integrity. and unselfsh fidelity to
the interests of the District, desire to express
my regret that you have decided to resign. and
to assure you OF my high appreciation of the
valuable services rendered during your official
connection con, % with the government of the Dis
Hon. William Dennison, Commissioner ID. C.,
Washington, ID. c.
CONSUL GENERAL BADEAU-By direction of
General Sherman, in conformity with the Opin.
ion of Attorney General Deyens, the dropping
OF Major Adam Badeau, formerly OF the IT
>. army, now consul general at London will
re dated In the army records from May 10,
lso9, the date OF lis appointment to his consul
ScnfralShip.
ONE OF THE VOUCHERs.-Chairma Glover,
who IS running over the vouchers of eXpendj-
lures for the Morrison Louisiana cOmmt,ce.
has found voucher for 1896 for champ9 gne
brandy, claret and whiskey.
HOME FROM THE WEDDING Secretary
sherman, General Sherman and General Van
llet re,uined to the city to-day from Cleve-
land, Ohio.
CONFERENCE.-THE Senate yesterday after
noon confirmed as captain in the 9Jh cavalry
George A. ArmeS. who was dismissed by Sec
retary Belknap some years ago. He returns
10 tne position which he occupied at the lime
of his dismissal.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House
to-day were Senator Plumb, Representa- YES
Gardner, Stewart, Campbell Shallenb arger
Errett, Bayne, Bridges and Phillips
duty with T. oops at the arsenal here and will
report for duty in the department OF the Mis-
souri,.
PERsONAL.-Mr. j. w. Miner, the assistant
L. 5. fish commissioner, who returned recently
from Albemarle Sound, has again left the city
Tor HaVre-de-Grace, where he will establish
a station 1Or the propagation of Shad
fIot. simon NeWcomb, U. 5. n, has re-
ported for temporary dNty at the Naval
Academy.
A GENERAL ORDER from the War depart
ment, issued TOT day, shows that from October
lst, 1877, to April 3Oth, 1875 there were forty
promotions among officers of the army FIVE
appointments, seven reappOintmentS, two
transfers, 1our retIrements, ten designations,
twenty deaths and two dropped from the rolls
CHANGE OF STATION OF MEDICAL ARMY
oFFICERs.-The following changes in the sta
tiOns and duties of officers of the medical de.
81. ii
FrantZ Is relieved from duty In the depart-
ment OF the east and authorized to remain at
home until his health is restored; Assistant
Surgeon j. o. Skinner, from the Department
of the SOUTH and will report to the depart.
ment OF Arizona for assignment to duty: AS
slstant Surgeon w. J. Wilson, from the de
Par1ment OF Missouri, and to report at New
York for examination for promotion. Tie
following medical officers are relieved from
duty at their present stations and will report
to- to The Psar department opposite their names for
IS that oil assistant surgeon. Harvey f. Brown,
to department of Texas; Il. NJ. 0ReiIly, de-
Partment Psren Of Of tn the south; c. L. Heigmann, de
partment OF Arizona; John ID. Hall, depart
ment of Texas: r. Barnett, department OF
The The. Platte; e L " " Champion, department. OF
souri,; Surgeon H. Il. Tiiton, department mel 'f of
Dakota; Surgeon +. L. Town department Of
Texas. VI
SECRETARY THOMPSON, with several MEM
bers OF the naval committees of the Senate
and House, and other Congressman, making a
party OF thrty-six, left here at SO O'Clock YES.
tesday evening by the B. & o. r. r.. and took
The Old Bay hne steamer Adelaide. Captain
DaWeS a! BALTIMORE leaving there for Norfolk
a0ont @ S osioGk. eek They will inspect the Gosport
the Huron on the North Carolina coast. re.
turning TO Washington early next week.
MISSIONARIES IN STANLEY's TRACKs.-Mr.
Bushnell, the United States commercial agent
at GabOon, writes to the Department of State
that missionary enterprise continues to follow
IN the path OF Mr.. Stanley's discoveries Two
missionaries eS-MeSSrs StrOm and Craven
nave recently spent few days at GabOOn, en-
route Tor the Congo, now the Livingstone
river They have been sent out by philan.
thrOpic merchants of Liverpool and London
TO ascend the south bank of the river to a
point above the first rapids, where they are TO
estapIsh an industrial Christian mission.
such enterprises, Mr.. Bushnell adds, will pre.
pare the Way for the extension of Commences
and steam navigation upon the vast interior
rivers OF Ethiopia, and the development of her
valuable natural resources
The SENATE COMMITTEE on PENSIONS at
It's meeting yesterday agreed to report favor
ably Mr.. Ingalls, bill abolishing all npnsion
agencies and providing for the pavment of
pensioners by draft direct on the natinnai
treasury. 1t is not probable that this hin nan
pass the Senate. A similar prOpoSitiOn was
oHefed as an amendment to the pension .n
preparation bill in the House. but was defeated
by large vote. Wv '''oo
PROPAGATION OF SALMoN.-The efforts of
the u s. fish commission for the propagation
OF salmon and their introduction into the sniff
apie rivers OF the country have been wonder
Iuly successful. They are beginning to he
caught IN the Merrimac. the Delaware and the
0onnectlcut. One was received here a few
weeks ago caught in the Delaware Weiphing
- - ponIds, and another day or two ago from
both OF them hatched from the fish puni;s' comm,;s
SION = Oya. These Salmnn hr;,,T, So.