Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-02-23
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TODAY.-Internal
revenue. s565,S3l.55: customs. si90, 2Q335.
TO-DAY's SUBSCRIPTIONS to the four per
cent. loan amounted to $4,000; making a total
to aate of IS. .2U2,IsD.
THE TREASURY now holds S346,629, ,H1O in U.
S. bonds to secure National Bank circulation,
and $l3, ,0Oe to secure public deposits. L.
$. bonds deposited for circulation week end
ing to-day, So, 500. Bonds held for crcula-
latlon withdraWn week ending today, S255,OO
fency notes, $520, ,595 1SO gold notes. 81, ,432 l2t
COLLECTOR NJ. NJ. BUMBULL, of Dubuque
iowa, has rendered his resignation. James E.
Simpson is strongly urged by the delegation
for appointment. He is an Old internal reve
nue. oificer, and is recommended by Commis
SiOner ROum.
RECRUITS FOR THE WEsT.-The Superin-
tendent general recruiting service will cause
two hundred and forty two recruits 10 be pre-
pared and forwarded, under proper charge, to
Fort SneInng, Minnesota. where they will
upon arrival, be reported to the commanding
general, department of Dakota, for assignment
10 the Ith cavalry.
THE WRECKS ON THE COAST OF NEW JER-
SEY.-The signal service station at Sandy Hook
reports to chief signal at II 40 p. of the I'D
instant, as fol lows: Private Chapman reports
from Shark river, Nj, that the Clements and
her cargo OF oysters is a total loss, excepting
sails the Bradley will go to pieces with prob.
able able total loss OF cargo; the Mcdonald is
breaking up, cargo floating ashore. Some of
it will be saved. The crew of the first two
schoOners got ashore by their own efforts; the
crew OF the Mcdonald We're assisted ashore
by life saving crew station No 9. as before re-
ported There is rumOr of another wreck
below Squan, and Chapman has gone to see
about it.
INTELLIGENCE by steamer Sierra Leone and
cable from Madeira, advise of the arrival at
Monrovia Ofthe bark Liberia from New York.
January I'd, with emigrants sent by the Amer.
lean colonization Society.
TRADE DOLLARs.-The Secretary of the
Treasury has issued instructions for dscon-
tinung the receipt at the San Francisco and
Carson mints of deposits for returns in trade
dollars. and that deposits heretofore made be
settled for coin on satisfactory evidence being
furnished that the same will be exported, or il
preferred by depOsitors they may receive their
silver back in fine mint bars.
CHARGES AGAINST A PosT OFFICE DEPART
MENT FUNCTIONARY-The House committee
OH post Offices has begun the investigation of
very serious charges against Mr.. F. c. Cheney,
England, which have been presented to TINT
committee. Misconduct of various kinds is
alleged on his part. He is accused OF neglect
ing Ills NUIk lOG New hampshire politics and
the care of his farm in that state, and also of
paying employees when no services had been
rendered to the government. A number of
Witnesses will be summoned from Boston, in
Guiding eX-POStmaSter Burt, Mr.. David A.
Holmes, OF the Boston post office, and others.
PROPOSED TRANSFER OF THE INDIAN Be-
REAU Secretary Schurz and Assistant Attor-
ney General Marble were before the House
committee on Indian affairs yesterday giving
their views IN reference to the proposed trans
fer OF the Indian bureau to the War depart
ment: The Secretary expressed a desire TO
possible, III order that the necessary estimates
OF the appropriations for that department
during The next fiscal year may not be inter-
Tered with. He also proposed the enactment
of bill apDrOpriating $4,000 to be expended
in Pacifying the Sioux and other hostile Indian
tribes.
DON'T WANT TO WORK TEN HOURs.-The
employees OF the League Island navy yard yes
terday afternoon held meeting and protested
against the order of the Secretary of the Navy
compelling them after March 18th to work ten
hours day instead of eight. as at present
Jacob Davis was chosen to come to Washing
ton to urge upon the Secretary Of the NAVY
and Congress the advisabiity OF continuing
William StreelOn, the delegate to Washington
from the Brooklyn navy yard addressed the
meeting, which was an enthusiastic one.
The PARIS EXPOsITION.-The three naval
vessels ordered to the Paris exposition. to
carry over the exhibits of this country, having
been found insufficient, the Secretary of the
Navy has placed at the disposal of Gov. Me
is now at'the navy yard here, having recently
returned from San Francisco around the
Horn She will be ordered to the Brooklyn
navy yard early next week, where she will be
loaded with the goods that the Supply and
Constitution were unable to carry The goods
lett by the Constitution al Philadelphia win
h1l q 70 IIrlx
taken aboard there She is expected to be
ready to sail for Havre between the fifth and
tenth of March. The Wyoming will, as in.
art exhibits. The annex Which, is being buiIt Mill
on the ground originally allotted to this cOun-
Try, Will be paid for out of the Congressional
pose of exhibiting our agricultural products
and implements. The Supply and Constitu-
ton will sail for Hayre on Monday or Tuesday.
COLONEL A. F. ROCKWELL, depot quarter
master in this city, was before the House mill
tary committee today, and gave testimony
with reference to the matter of Communication
OF forage and quarters for officers of the army
NEW P. o. RULEs.-The P. O. department
will prevent the use of rubber canceling STAMPS
by strictly enforcing a regulation which pro-
yides that black printing ink shall be used for
terlal can be obtained. Other cOlOrs of the
same quality of ink are, however permissible.
An Ofder calling attention to the above regu-
la!lOn viii be published in the next official pos
tai guide. ''''
IHE INVESTIGATION OF THE HOUSE DOOR
kEEPER.-The Committee on Reform in the
Civil Service met today and examined num-
Der OF witnesses concerning their employment
under DOOrkeeper Polk. Senators Lamar and
Gordon made statement with reference to
the employment of Mr.. Payne in the docu
ment room They both stated that all they
nad 10 do with the matter of Paine's appoint
keeper Polk. ~
SUBSTITUTE FOR MURpERER.-Cbief If
police Breen, of Virginia City, Nevada, has
been arrested, charged with having liberated
q aChlnaman in his custody on a charge of mur-
der. and put paid Chinese substitute in Mace
of the prisoner. The substitute was discovered
by a relative of the man murdered by the
prisoner the latter having been fully identi.
fled by the same man at the time OF the ar