Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-21

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS IO-DAY.-lnGefnal
revenue, sA7, 80: customs, s3t7, 1850.
SUBSCRIPTIONS to the four per cent. loan to
day to amounted sl5l,500.
A OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Sherman and
Evarts, Senator Stanley Matthews and Repre-
sentative Foster, were in consultation af er
the Cabinet meeting at the Treasury Depart
ment, until late this afternoon.
FATAL FIGHT WITH Observation-Disclosures
tor WoodcOck. under date of Nashville Ten
nessee, May Goth, telegraphs to Commissioner
Raum as follows: Special Deputy Collector
Davis with one companion, attempted to seize
an illicit distillery, Saturday, in Grundy conn
ty. They were attacked by seven men. Davis
Killed one OF them, wounded one and captured
one, but bad TO leave the distlIery unde-
strOyed l have ordered the rest of the force
to go TO the place al once"
TIE SESSION OF THE HOUSE TO-DAY was
taken up entirely with debate on the army
bill About twenty members are booked for
speeches, and the outlook is that general de-
bate Willrun week.
NOMINATIONS.-The President sent to the
Senate to-day the following nominations:
VIM. p. Chandler, of ILL.,, to be surveyor
general of Idaho, and the following post
masters; c. r. TAFT, Williamstown, Mass;
Fobes, OIean, n; Y: w. H: Johnson, Colum-
bus, Ga. VIM. .. Allen, Oberiin, Ohio: John
NJ. Sutphen. Lancaster, Ohio: o. j. Carr
Seattle, Washington Territory.
THE SHIELDS GRANT DEBATE IN TIE SEN
ATE.-The Senate today affirmed its action i'm
committee of the whole yesterday, placing
Gen. Grant ON the retired list of the army, by
pointed half-iled galleries by not making a
Speech of eulogy, on ex President Grant. Mr..
thurman moved to strike out all after the
enacting clause of the, bill retiring Gen.
nrlh
ment to the Senate. bin giving Gen.
Shields a pension of 500 per month.
Mr. ingalls, made the point of order that the
House alnendment as such, could not be sub
Stltuted. Mr. Thurman explained that he
offered the provisions OF the amendment. Mr..
Ben Hill dSciaimed any partisan feeling in
because Grant did not need it. He would do
the same if it were George B. Mcclellan.
sheldS nesSS case is peeGqar he is deserving
General Grant would accept the favor.
COckerill made another little speech saying
that he was sorry the Senate would not place
vote agalrst the amendment of the Senator
ION Ohio. Mi. Sargent desired that the
amendment be rejected. Mr.. Voorhees, fol
lowed.
The Senate, by vote of So in the negative
to 81 in the affirmative, rejected Mr. Thur
mans amendment The bill as amended was
at last rejected by the Senate-navs "a, ayes 80.
CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE has gone to Rich.
mOnd to bold the Circuit Court Judge
Hughes, of Alexandria, will go with him as
stated yesterday. The Chlet Justice will also
preside at the June term of the U. S: Circuit
Court, IN New York city. in place OF Associate
Justice Hunt who is in feeble health.
A MAJORITY OF the Senate committee on
finance today agreed to and reported favor
ably to the Senate the House bill to prevent
further retirement of the legaLtender notes.
The bill was reported by Mr.. Ferry. who gave
notice that he should ask fOr its consideration
tomorrow
THEY WANT TO Go HoME.-The eagerness
OF the average Congressman to get home is
eXemplifed through the fact that four night
sessions have been ordered for the week for
the transaction of public business The i'm
preston at the Capitol is quite decided thas
Congress will adjourn sine die between tht.
10Th and 25th OF June.
THE POWHATAN left HAMPTON Roads thjs
morning for New York.
AMONG THE CALLERS al the White House
today were Senators Mcmillan, McCreerv.
and Bruce, and Representatives Peddie, Hum
lett. "''' 0't
NJ. SHISKIN, the Russian minister TO the
United States, leaves Washington tomorrow
for New York, where he will remain if is
slated, lor week or TWO. and will then leave
Tor Europe and the Paris exposition. His es-
tablishment here has been broken up.
UTE COMMIssIONERs-Brevet Major Gene
ral Edward Hatch, MIR. Wm Stickney. Wash
ingtOn, d. c., and Mr.. n. C. Mcfarland, To-
peka Kansas, have been appointed commits
siOners to treat with Ute Indians Efforts
VIII De made to consolidate the southern and
northern UteS on the reservation of the latter,
on OF near the White river.
IMPORTANT NAVAL OpDrpS -C,,+ w wv
Queen, as captain of the New York navy
yard Commander VIM. Whitehead, as ord
nance inspector at the Norfolk navy yard
lst OF june: Commanders g. G. Remey, o. F.
stanton, E; c. Potter, c. e. Carpenter and H.
B.. Seely; Lieut.; Commanders J. c. Kennelt,
Edward White, w. S. Dunn, G. d. B. Gidden,
{. H. PendletOn and Felix McCurley, and
Lie9ts. j; G. Wilson, c. II; Rockwell and A.
ton in torpedo service lst of jane. Ensign
W. S. Hughes, to the Minnesota at New York:
Gapt capt ,sdT EdWard arr M simpson, from the New York
placed on waiting orders; Commander r. F.
X. Lewis, from duty on ordnance inspection
az az the NOrlo1k navy yard, and placed on wait
Nava T" JeWe We from the
survey; Lieut.. Commander G. E. Clark, from
the Boston navy yard and ordered to New
port lSt OF June for instruction in torpedo ser
vice: Lieut.. John Garvin, from the hydro
graphic office, city, and ordered to the coast
survey; Lieut.. Il. c; Hunter, from the Inde-
PCHucHCt W tUc Mare lSlanQ navy ward
Lieut.. +. A. Taunt, from the Portsmouth, n
a., navy yard, and ordered to torpedo inStruc-
tiOn at Newport lst Of June next: Ensign B.
A. Flske, from equipment duty at the New
YORK navy yard OH the 3lSt instant and or
defed to the coast ulvey Ensign NJ L. Wood
from the Minnesota on the S0th, and ordered
to Newport June lst for torpedo instruction
MIR. GARFIELD's CENSUS BILL-The bill
introduced in the House yesterday by Mr..
Garfield "FOr the taking of the tenth and
subsequent censuses,n authorizes the estab-
lishment of an Office in the Interior depart
ment to be denOminated the census office. the
chief officer OF which shall be called the super
lntendent OF the census, whose duty il shall be.
under the head of the department, to superin-
tend and direct the taking of the tenth cen
SuS OF the United States, in accordance with
the laws relating thereto. The superintendent
shall be appointed by the President, with the
consent OF the Senate, and shall receive an
annual salary (the amount is vet TO be defer
mined upOn). The Secretary of the Treasury
Is authorized to appoint chief clerk of the
census office, six clerks of class four, ten of
class three, fifteen of class two and as many
clerks OF class one, and OF cOpyisfS, etc. as
may ne l0uhd necessary, ut salaries not less
than $500 or more than $1,000 per annup. The
secretary OF the Interior shall before Apri
lst, 1851, appoint one or more supervisors of
census within each state and territory, who
Shall De residents OF the same, the total mum.
per OF Such supervisors not to exceed one
hundred and fifty. The duties OF the super
VlsorS shall be as follows: To propose to the
encouragement OF the census the apportiOn.