Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-12

ry, entered upon his duties, and called Oh the
President.
AMONG THE CALLERS AT THE WHITE HOUSE
to-day were Senators Cameron tWis), Davis
Ill and Representatives Hayes, Dunnell, AL
dlich, Clark I0wa) Delegate Fem, and Judge
Foster udahO)
No GUIDES NECESsARY.-The following 30
tice to visitors, signed by Chief Clerk Upton,
was today posted at the various entrances to
the Treasury department -" No guides need
be enplOyed by visitors in this building.
Strangers can obtain all the necessary in
StrnctiOns upon application to the custodian,
room "A. first floor, near 18th street entrance
Employees are not permitted to receive fees
from visitors for any seryiG rendered.
ExPERrs.-It is said that the House commit
tee OF expenditures in the Post Office depart
ment has appointed Charles l.. Flanagan as
an expert under the resolution recently passed
by the House authorizing such employees.
Among the candidates for positions as experts
are Thomson Smith. VIM. b. Moore, late of the
secret service. and scores OF discharged de-
rtmental clerks.
PERsONAI--ColOnel n. Nj. Brewster, c0llec-
tor at Austin. Texas, has arrived i'll the city.
so as to be in the field with Mr.. R.T. Campbell
who arrived here some days ago to contest his
Office. Don Cameron has returned from
his western tour. and occupied his seat in the
Senate today.
Mr.. THOMAS :. MERCER. first assistant eX-
aminer in the Patent Office died suddenly last
night of apOpleNy.
COKRECT.-The Senate judiciary committee
has agreed to report favOrably Senator Thur
mans bill prohibiting members and delegates
in Congress from becoming surety on bonds
ot contractors or other persons in the employ
of the government. The bill is amended, de-
claring all contracts. where members of Con
gress are sureties on the bonds, void.
THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
agreed to day to consider the bill for the re-
peal OF the resumption act at its meeting next
Tuesday.
SMITH.-The Senate committee on military
affairs today laid over the nomination o
Thomas {. H. Smith 10 be paymaSter in the
army until members of the committee could
lnfOlm themselves OF certain facts bearing on
the nomination.
THE "NIGHTMARE OF SOUTHERN CLAIMS"
Hon. Eugene Hale, of Maine, today made an
attack on the southern democrats in the
matter OF the avalanche of bills which have
been introduced to pay southern claimants
for losses incident 10 the war of the rebellion
Ii the figures which he quoted be correct
there wont be much left in the Treasury if
the many bills pending ever become laws
When Mr.. Hale finished, Mr.. House, of Ten
nessee, asked him if in his wrestle with the
nightmare OF southern claims he had not for
gotten TO defend the President from Mr.. Hew-
tits attack of yesterday, for which time was
SSIanted S ante him hlm yrsterday Mr. Hale Hale replied that
dent or his civil service policy.
THE CONSTELLATION. which. as announced
in last Saturdays STAR, has been detailed to
carry goods to the Paris exposition, is now ly-
ing at Annapolis without a crew. She will be
lowed 10 Hampton Roads, reaching there pro-
rob, - WorrOw or the next day, and met By
lhe IauapOOsa, and t0wed to New York.
mo nd Il 4
loaded with goods. The following is list OF
the officers so far detailed for duty on her
Captain j. 4. Greer, commanding officer:
teutsnan Commander R. Leary eXse9
Newman, K. L. ClarksOn and +. A. Field ms
ter L. Z. Reamy, EnSgns +. F. Fletcher j. F.
Parker and VIM. Winder, lMidshipman H. NJ
surgeon W; ii: Rush, Paymaster D. P. Wright
Gunner T. Il. Watkins, Sailmaker T. B. White
and Carpenter {. 2. Humphreys.
LOOKING INTO CUSTOMS FRAUDs.-Freuuent
complaints have come to the Treasury depart
neDt from western cities of undervaluations
and frauds in the city of New York which. il
is alleged, have had the effect of discrminat-
ing against direct importationS by interior
cities; and like complaints have come from
New York and the Atlantic cities that The
law for the Immediate TRANSPORTATION of i'm
ported goods to the ports of delivery has been
eNaded and made the medium of frauds With
4 view to have these complaints fairly and
fully examined and corrected. if possible,
either by change of existing laws or by such
orders as Will remedy errors and prevent
frauds the Secretary of the Treasury has ap-
pointed a cOmmittee-cOnsiSting of General
Appraiser Meredith and Special Agents Brush
and HindS-tO take up the matter and care
fully investigate it. All the allegations Of
fraud viii be referred to the committee which
viii visit the principal cities from which the
complaints came. make full inquiry and re-
port he result.
CHARGES AGAINST Mr. SIMON WOLF. the
Register OF Deeds OF this District. have been
presented TO Mr.. GlOvers committee on the
expenditures of the Treasury department.
These charges are, il is understood. preferred
by former clerk in the Second Auditors
office of the Treasury department, and relate
To some pension accounts which were collect.
ed by MIR. Wolf some years since when he was
engaged IN prosecuting pension claims and
which have since been settled Mr. Wolf has
employed Col. Robert Christie to defend him
before the committee. which will be gin ia king
testimony IN the matter In few days.
WEDDING RECEPTION-On February 9th.
Mr.. Edward W. Rollins. son of Senator Roll
lins, OF New Hampshire. was married in Den
Yer, Col, to Miss Jessie V. Witter daughter
oI prominent citizen of that city. The we'd
ding was very elegant in all its details and the
presents numerous and superb. reception
city on saturday evening next at their resi-.
dence, li5 East Capitol street.
PAY DIRECTOR JOHN II. CUNNINGHAM has
been relieved from duty as purchasing pay
master at San Francisco, CAL and oreered to
proceed home and settle his accounts. Illness
IN his family is the cause of this order Paw
director j ameS Fulton, now on duty at the
navy yard. Boston, will take Captain Gun.
nngham's place at San Francisco
END or THE GOVERNMENT SUITS AGAINST
GEN HowARD-In the Criminal Court, Judge
Wyhe, this morning, the case OF the United
states against General o. o. Howard, as spe.
eial agent and disbursing officer of the Bureau
OF Refugees. Freedmen, &c, to recover $22,-
NS.s:@the suit as TO Shepherd as surety on the
hOnd-waS dismissed, and, under the rulings
OF the co1lri, similar to those i'm the first case
the jury found a verdict for plaintiff. The Dis
trlct Attorney dismissed the third caSe-actjOn
to recover S1tU0. Gen. Howard was warmly
congratulated by his friends present when the.
announcement was made
REFORMS IN CUBA-The Department of
State has received from Consul General Hall
the official text Of the recent DEGREES of Gen
erals JOvellar and Martinez de CampOs, estab-
nshlng reforms in Cuba on the same basis as
are already in operation In Puerto Rico. and
uetlnS the runaway slaves found among the
insurgents. The first of these DEGREES, dated
Mafch lst, provides for the representation of
,uoa IN The next regular session of the Cortes
0i spain, upon the same conditions as in
fueftO Rico; for the q Tn, ruh ha nf 4 ha