Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-28

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-Internal
revenue. s2ss,217O6: customs, 1886, ,S2O.65.
81 DESCRIPTIONS to the four per cent loan to-
day amounted to $4,000.
HE PREsIDET will leave here April 9Th for
Cl ester, Pa, to witness the launching of one
OF John Roach's steamers.
SECRETARY SCHURz continues to improve in
h alth. He was at the Interior department
IL more than hour today.
THE REASON Secretary Thompson has so
uch more work to perform than his prede-
ct ssors is that he prefers to do more work than
ii ey did He examines closely every paper
81 omitted TO him for his signature, and also
al accounts, trusting comparatively little
MINISTER WIN. c. GooDLoE sails for Bel
eium, April 18th, from New York.
A LARGE PORTION of the silver bullion pur-
chased for coming new dollars is bought in
Europe, because it can be bought for less there
than in the United States.
AND YET FREUND sold cream pufs to Con-
greSsmen for two years. What kind of
StOmaChS have statesmen any how? None OF
them ever complained of feeling unwell.
HARVEY FOWLER, of the District of Column
bia, has sent petition to Congress asking for
$4,000 in recognition of his merit in having in
vented "a self-acting machine for generating
motive power, commonly known as perpetual
motion"
THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE appointed
to escort the remains of the late Congressman
Leonard, of Louisiana, from New York City
to Nestchester, Penna., left last night for New
York City.
THE DISCOUNTED PENNSYLVANIA DELEGA-
TON are not the only statesmen who feel some
what sore over the manner in which the Presi-
dent disposed of the RegiStershp of the Trea-
sury, according to report o-day. AS the story
goes, among the applicants for the place was
Amasa Cobb, OF Wisconsin. On the day after
the regiStership had been offered Glenni w.
SchOfieId. but before his acceptance, Senators
Cameron, of Wisconsin. Paddock, and others
callFd on the President in Cobb interest. The
President took notes of their recsmmenda-
tiOns of Cobb and said: Mr.. Cobb, of Wis
cConsln: Oh, yes: 1 know him. ! served in
and would make good Register of the Trea-
sury.o The delegation withdrew, and were
shortly Joined by Cobb to know the result of
said Senator Paddock, under any ordinary
administration / would say you We're sure OF
the place" Imagine the surprise of all con-
ceined when they reached the Senate Cham
ber to find that the nomination of SchOiield
had been sent in. This is the way the story
goes to-day, but very likely it lacks some ele-
the Pennsylvania members denouncing the ad-
mnlstratlOn in unparliamentary language
over the same appointment.
INVESTIGATING ARMY OFFICERS ACCOUNTS.
BY direction OF the Secretary of War, Lieut.
Col. Roger Jones, assistant inspector general
VIII proceed to inspect the accounts of dis
buIsi9g lI ; olhcers oI the army at the following
named placeS:-FOrt Monroe, Va. Allegheny
arsenal, Pa; and Baltimore, Md.
SFECIE REsUMPTION.-Th The committee on
banking and currency will request severa
York h9nEprS IN baf har MD
give their views on the question of the reSump-
tlon Qi specie payments. Subsequently Secre-
t2iy sherman Will De requested to give his
views on the same subject.
NOMINATIoNs.-The President sent TO the
Senate yesterday the following nominations:
Sanford 5. BlOdgett, of n. Y, U. S. consul at
Prescott; Wlckham s. Havens, of n. V col
lectOr of customs, district of Sag Harbor, n
\. To be pOStmaSterS-JaS. E. HOag, at Cox
sackle, y: Y; Jas. Williamson, at Sing Sing,
Andrew, Smithers. at Dover, Del; John s.
HOlbrOok, at Nevada City, Cal.
THE Hot SPRINGS CoMMIss1oN.-The House
committee on public lands has agreed to re-
port favOrably Representative Cravens bill
extending the time of the Hot Springs COM
misslOners until February l, 1878, in order
that they may complete the work assigned
bill by making the compensation of the COM
miSsiOners sl0per day, the amount at present
allowed, instead OF 5000 per annum. The
House committee limit the number of addi-
tlonal stenographers and clerks that may be
employed to three, and strike out the Senate
amendment which proposes to give fran
chise to water corporation.
THEP o. DEPARTMENT has decided that the
bid of Chidester, though defective from the
fact that in describing certain property one of
his sureties (SenatOr Barnum) failed to spe.
city the county in which it lay, must never
thelesS Stan1 as res ddjudicdtd. 1t has been
once contested, and arguments have been pre-
Sented against it; the objections urged have
been oyerruled. and Mr.. ChideSter has been
formally notified OF the acceptance of his bid
The case has been once tried, and it is now too
late TO alter the award.
GEN. BUTLER was asked lately by a newspa-
per man if he had heard the news. What
news?" said he. Il suppose you refer to Sen
ator HOwe'S speech, do you? Well, there is
nothing new in that !: it is only batch of id
stale facts well stated
MORE ABOUT THE CIVIL APPROPRIATION
BIIL.-Ihe legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill, the main features of which
were printed in yesterdays STAR, appro.
pirates for temporary clerks in the Treasury
Department, only $500, which is large re-
priated for this purpose. The payment from
this fund of additional compensation to any
Otflcer or emplOye is prohibited. A large re-
'fe 6e e 5ae ri
III
being restricted to27 members, 9 in the upper
and is in the lower branch. The total amount
appropriated by the bill is about SIS. .OOO OOO
which is about $6OG,OO0 less than the sum APP
propriated for the present fiscal year.
SAMoA.-A letter from Samoa SAYS that Sir
Arthur Gordon, the governor of the English
colony of Fiji wrote to the Samoan govern
ment, informing it that he would be there
during the first week in February, and offer
ing his advice in the formation of an indepen-
dent government. The government of Samoa
replied, declining his advice, and requesting
him not TO come, as the people We're satisfied
with tnelr present government, and expected
friendly recognition by the government of the
united states. The Samoan government will
have an agent in this country to represent its
interests under the recent treaty.
ALL THE NATIONS having regular postal
service, in Europe, Asia and Africa, will be
represer ted at the Paris postal congress- On
this continent Mexico and some of the South
American republics will not send representa-
tives. The question Of free postal transit is
one of the most important with which the con.
gresS will deal
MRS. ELECTRA b. SMITH, the plucky little
postmaster at Sterling, Illinois, will leave
CHI ,ufaf in, 1axy fro