Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-25
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.


GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAT.-Internal
revenue, s27S,54.2l: customs. s352, ,92923.
THE SUBsCRIPTIoNst to the four per cent. loan
to day amounted to s6l500.
AT THE CABINET SESSION to-day, whic
lasted two hours, all the members were pre-
sent except Attorney General Devens. Most
OF the time was devoted to routine business.
The appointment of an engineer commissioner
for the District was discussed but not decided.
Postmaster General Key submitted kilograms,
showing that the United States mails had
been seriously interfered With by the Indians.
now i'll revolt in the northwest.
PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENT.-The PreSi
dent to-day appointed Edward II. Morrison,
OF New Jersey, register of land Office at Walla
Walla, Washington territory.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House
to-day were Justice Swayne Delegate Kidder
and Representative ketcham.
ATTORNEY GENERAL DEvENs went to his
home in Boston, Mass, last Saturday. He will
return to Washington on Monday morning
next.
WANTED BY TIE POTTER CONNITTEE.-Gen.
Lew. Wallace and Gen. John Little, of Ohio,
has been summoned before POtterS committee
with reference to the Florida branch of the
inquiry.
REPRESENTATIVE BLACKBURN is i'll at his
rooms with a slight stroke of paralysis. IIa
had expected 10 leave to- night for New Orleans
as member Of the subcommittee to visit
Louisiana, but it is doubtful whether he Will
be able to do so.
THE FIGHT over the marshalship for the
western district of North Carolina was termi-
mated yesterday by the President ordering the
reappOintment of Col Il. NJ. Douglass, the pre-
SenI incumbent.
GOV. BROWNS CHECK Secretary Sherman
has again sent to eX-Gov. Brown the check the
latter insisted upon leaving with the Treasury
department to defray his expenses as LouiSf-
ana commissioner. This viii end the matter
for the present.
IF THE DOORKEEPER of POtter'S committee
would be less careful in giving away the regu
lar and numbered seats OF regular reporters
to outsiders, and more careful in keeping
mem, he would confer favor on the prOfeS-
sion.
SENATOR b. X. BRUCE, OF MiSSSSiDDi was
married last evening at Cleveland Ohio. TO
Miss Josephine b. Wilson, of that city, The
couple will sail on Wednesday for Europe
from New York.
TIE FOLLOWING BIDS were opened at the
Interior department for ice: Great Falls Ice
Company, 2S1% per 100 pounds; CO-operatiye
33t2 independent, 35 G.. FOllansbee, for Ken
neDec Ice Company, IS.
THE EIGHT HOUR LAW-AttOrney General
DevenS will not prepare his opinion on the
eight hour law (referrpd to him by the PreSi
denD until his return from Boston on Monday
next.
The Hot SPRINGS COMMISS IoN,-At the
| Cabinet meeting to-day the omission in the
| enrolment OF the Sundry civil appropriation
| bill Of the important part of what related to
the Hot Springs, Ark, was prominent sub
| ject of discussion. As a result of the debate,
| the Secretary of the Interior sends the follow
ing cOmmunication TO the late commissioners
| OF the Hot Springs:
| request yon, as the late Commissioners ap-
| pointed under the act of Congress approved
March %, 1871, to settle the conflicting claims
| to portion of the Hot Springs reservation. in
| the state Of Arkansas, and for other purposes.
| to take charge OF the records of yOur pro
ceedln99s seeding under d the said act, and to
umony in all these cases in which testi-
| mOny was taken in relation to the rights of
@ the respective claimants to any part of the
| work as may facilitate the early adjudication
| of such claims: and also to report to this de
partment what measures may. appear to
parties upon said reservation as we'll
asthe interests of the United States: trusting
mat congress at its next session will adopt
| such legislation as may be necessary to con
firm the acts done by you in the meantime
| and provide for a due compensation for yeur
t services; In ~, view OF the fact that fears are
between the conflicting claimants " to
| portions of said tract, you are requested
| to enter upon the discharge of the task above
at as eeaT day as possible and
be necessary 70 preserve the present status Of
the claimants until their rights are finally
determined"
| EX-GOVERNOR HENDRICKS, of Indiana, who
IS making brief visit to this city, on his way
to the University of Virginia, at Charotts-
| vile, where he is invited to address the stu
dents dents at the annual commencement, is the
guest OF Major Thomas =. Morgan Super
| intendent OF Police, whose wife is cousin of
| Mrs: Hendricks, and to-day called at Police
| headquarters for social chat and to look into
| the police system of the District. He leaves
| tomorrow for Virginia.
THE WILL OF THE LATE Don MANUEL DE
FREYRE, peruvian minister was fully proven
and admitted to probate to-day. He leaves
his estate amounting to over 100000 nearly all
in South America to his widow and children
No letters testamentary will issue in this Dis
trict, but transcript of the entire record will
be sent to Peru, Where the estate will be ad-
Re HPGn o The Papers were
today, and the will being written in Spanish
| II was found necessary that translation be
made at once. This was done, and the depo
4 L.
| the the exception of the widow, who being too in
disposed to come down made her deposition
peted ed bV ece and the papers were all com
counsel Tor the widow. The minister leaves
| s4o,OOO and an Investment of $ll 900. in this
country, to his wife; $l2 600 to each of four le
gitlmate children, and s. 900 to each of three
| ilegiimate children.
GEN. MACKENZIE'S OFFICIAL ACCOUNT OF
HIS RAID.-General Mackenzie, in a tele.
graphic report of his recent raid into Mexico.
which has Just been received at the War Office
says That his command returned safe: that
lney accomplished nothing ON account of the
lnemclency and sickness of his guides A force
OF mexican regulars crossed his path twice
| each time refusing to render assistance i'm
pursuing the raiders. The officer in command
OF the MexlcanS states that he had orders TO
Oostruct the passage of American trOODs
| through Mexican territory, but he failed 70
| attack Mackenzie. The latter saws that he
| does net blame the MeXicans for not attack
| ing him. for the reason that he was too wei
prepared, and this was fully known to the
| Mexican commander.
| LABOR AND WAGES IN GERMANY-The COLI
| SUI at Brunswick sends to the Department of
state report OF labor and wages in his dis
trlct OF Northern Germany. He divides la
Dor into three classes: Mechanics and skilled
artisans OF all kinds, who receive from Is 70 81
cents day: ordinary labOrers, including farm
and held hands. who repejve frnn, ~ tn e.