Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-25
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal
revenue, si42, 64O.36; customs, $517, ,425.0S.
PERsoNAL-Secretary Sherman was on the
floor of the House to-day. Hon. Beverly
Douglass of Virginia introduced bill to-day
to remove bar from the mouth of a creek
in Virginia. Here is chance for the para
grapherS.
Mrs. PRESIDENT HAYES arrived at Colum-
bus, Ohio, Saturday, from Chilcothe. She is a
guest OF her hinsman, Gen. Mitchell.
Mr.. JOHN MORRIS, editor of the Sunday Ga
zette, has been, appointed the expert OF the
committee to lSOk into the affairs of the In
terror department.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON Posi- OFFICES
AND Posi- ROADS Will tomorrow hear dele
CATION of newspaper publishers in opposition
to section a of the postal rate bill. This sec
ton prohibits the distribution of newspapers
except through the mails. The effect OF such
tributiOn OF newspapers over Il hours and
about treble the expense. If it passes there
should be a supplementary act passed prOhib-
iting any others than pOstmaSterS from being
publishers OF newspapers.
MR.. WOODS TARIFF BILL.-The committee
on ways and means to-day agreed to authorize
Chairman Wood to report the bill which has
IA
ing TO revision of the existing tariff laws.
Members of the committee. however, reserved
the right to oppose whatever features they
saw fit when the bill is being considered. The
committee. however, unanimously agreed to
resist the threatened attempt of the enemies
OF the bill to sunimarily dispose OF it by laying
Ii on the table.
THE VACANT TREASURY REGIsTERSHIP.-
Mr.. j. T. Power, chief clerk of the registers
office, is mentioned to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Register Allison, because he
is coed officer and in the line OF civil service
promotion. There are, however. large num-
ber OF other applicants. Mr.. Power is from
Pennsylvania. and that state has already her
full contingent among bureau chiefs in the
Treasury. The south and southwest have q
very small representation among these Off
CialS, which makes it probable that the coming
man may be from one Of those sections
POSTMASTER GENERAL KEY will leave here
the latter part of this or the first part of next
week Tor the south, to see about some mail
routes.
ALL TO BE DIsCHARGED.-All of the persons
engaged in restoring models at the Patent
Office will be discharged on Saturday, with the
exception OF lew, who Will dispose OF the
odds and ends 1t is expected that about
1880 models will be restored by that time.
BURT Z. CATTIN AND NJ. A. HOWARD have
been removed from the contract Office of the
p. Q. department. The former has been myS-
teriOuSly missing since the first Wednesday in
March. Both vacancies have been filled.
P. o. D. ExPENsEs-A subcommittee of
the appropriations committee reported to the
full committee last week advising a cutting
down in the force and appropriation for the
Post once department. 1t is not likely that
the House will act on the matter until its COM
mlttee on expenditures in that department
makes its report. This committee has already
obtained sufficient evidence to satisfy them
Dftl tl,o
force is desirable.
Hon. CARTER HARRISON, chairman of the
committee on reform in the civil service, will
endeayOr to call up the case of Doorkeeper
Folk i'll the House tomorrow
THERE IS TELEPHONE instructed between
the HoSSe OF Representatives, the Senate and
the Government Printing Office.
1.-THE DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATION BILL
The Senate committee OIL appropriations to-
day revised the consular and diplomatic ap-
prOpIiatiOn bill recently passed by the House
Where the House has cut down salaries of
foreign representatives the Senate committee
has restored them to the amount now fixed
by law.
AGAINST BANNING's BILL.-The Texas Con-
gressiOpal delegation caucussed the other
evening ON the subject of the army, and it is
understood unanimously agreed to fight
against Gen. Banning'S bill.
COMMANDER JOSEPH S. SKERRETT has been
ordered to duty as equipment officer at the
Washington navy yard.
AFTER THE DISTRICT OFFICEs.-It appears
that Governor Packard was offered the posi-
tion OF Recorder of Deeds for this District
some time ago, Recorder Wolf to be made
n aad S hf bG6
to his place. The office of Register of Wills
is the next point Of attack, and it is stated on
pretty good authority that Col. Webster will
De removed, to make room for some prOmi-
nent politician, name yet unknown. Colonel
Webster has made an excellent officer, and
his loss would be regretted
THE MCGARRAHAN LETTERs.-The lawyers
who are conducting the McGarrahan case be-
fore the Senate committee on public lands,
met in the committee room this morning. The
ldra companyS counsel submitted about lis
printed in pamphlet form at the beginning of
the investigation. The letters, in most in
stances, were identified by MEG ABRAHAM as
genuine but he objected to them as contain
ing forged interpretations.
MRS. ELECTRA SMITH, the postmaster at
Sterling, Illinois, was at the White House to-
day. She has modified her demand that Pat
terSOn (whO is nominated to succeed herr be
totally rejected. and now only wants to be
Kept In Office until her term expires.
THE [. S. S. WYOMING, which left New
York for Hayre on the 18th instant with goods
for the Paris exposition, has returned leak
ing. The leak was discovered 500 miles out.
Commander Watson, commanding the Wyom.
ing came on to Washington yesterday and
reported to Secretary Thompson, who has or
dered that the vessel be put in dock today at
me BROOKLYN navy navy yard for for repairs Naval
YORK, under orders to make a thorough ex-
animation OF the vessel
THE FUNERAL of Hon. John Allison late
Register Of the Treasury who died suddenly
on Saturday last, as stated in The STAR of
that day, took place yesterday afternoon, the
rellglOus services being performed by Rev. HI.
r. Naylor, OF the Metropolitan M. Z. church.
A large number OF people, including most of
the fennsylYanIa Congressional delegation,
were present The remains were taken to the
b. 3. 4 r depot, and viii be inferred in the fami-
~ cemetery at Beaver, Pa. Messrs. S. j. w
Iaber, II. +. French, E. b. French, John jaw
knoX, j. M. McGrew, Ed. s. Young Jacob III.
lila and VIM. T. Titcomb, all prominent Off
claiS IN the treasury department, acted as
Iall-DetrerS. The remains were accompanied
10 Pennsylvania by the family of the deceased.
Hon. j. GLANCEY JONES died at Reading,
Pa, last night, aged &C years. He served i'm
Congress, with only brief interruption, from
1880 to 1858, and was for two years chairman
OF The ways and means committee. He was
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