Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-11
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.


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NoMINATIONs.-The President sent to the
Senate to-day the following nominations:
John W. Hayt et Wscon>in,to be governor of
Wyoming: Daniel +. Kelly to be chief eng-
neer i'll the revenue marine service: Ivory
Lord, collector of cuStemS, SacO, Maine
Charles III. Prince. to he post StnaSter at Au
gIISta, Ca: VIM. l.. Roche, to be postmaster
at Paquemine, La.
A BURNED MAIL.-The following dispatch
was received to-day by Col. Vail, superIntend-
ent of the railway mail service, from Superin-
tendent Thompson at Toledo, OhiO:-"The
morning storage car on train five was burned
at Edgerton, Ohio. There were burned thirty
sacks of papers and twenty registered cases
This mail left New YORK Saturday night"
GOOD NEWS FOR THE VETERANs.-The Pres
ident today approved the act amending the
laws granting pensions to the sailors and
soldiers OF the war OF 1872 and their widows.
THE NAVAL INvEsTIGATION.-Mr. Willis
committee investigating the Navy depart
ment to day had before it Mr.. White, of Ports
yard there. The committee viii soon transfer
its operations to the Capitol, it having about
finished the examination of the different heads
OF the Navy department bureaus, which Tor
convenience has been conducted at the de
partment in the room assigned by Secretary
Thompson.
SENATOR VOORHEES, AND THE MCG ABRAHAM
LETTERs.-In relation TO the publication OF
McGarrahans letters. Senator Voorhees, says
- Haven't seen anything that has been pub
liShed about the meeting OF the committee OF
public landS'laSt Saturday but / understand
with McGarrahan's claim. always believed,
and do now, that McGarrahan'S title to the
lands occupied by the Idria mining company
was good / have been friend OF Mciiarra-
| never made a Snppph
and knew nothing more about his case than
the investigations in the House showed. l
never knew that McGarrahan was Interested
IN any stock company nor that he ever gave
dollar worth OF stock of any sort To any one.
If there is anything in his letters showing that
he gave any consideration OF any kind TO me
for any influence of mine 1t is wholly untrue
i do not understand, however, that there is
anything in the letters or his testimony that
calls for an explanation from me, so far as
cerned. Why, when the whole Pacific coast
delegation here, George II. Williams Cole
COnneSs Stewart. and Bill Nye. talked against
L. Morton. Ex-Governor Hendricks and other
prominent public men, made strong speeches
in favor of Mc'iarrahans title to the lands of
the ldrla company.
THE REAR ADMIRALS.-Rear Admiral Muir
ray, commanding the north Pacific station,
has requested to he placed on the retired list.
and his request will be complied with; new
commander will be named for the north Pa.
ciic station. Rear Admiral POeble, command
ing the south Pacific station, is coming home
in the Omaha. hiS flagship, leaving a vacancy
in that station, Whicn viii be shorty filed,
fear Admiral Trenclard. commanding the
ne3tl Atlantic station, mas asked to be relieved
granted at an early date. The vacancies in
these three commands will be filled. it is
thought, by Rear Admirals Rodgers and How
ell and Commodore Schufeldt.
Mrs. ELECTRA E. SMITH, who is the widow
OF union soldier, and has held the post Office
at Sterling, Illinois, for the past five years,
and who has just been dismissed to make way
for Mr.. Patterson, is in the city and intends
TO fight PatterSOnS nomination before the
Senate postal affairs committee. She has
filed the office acceptably, she says. and was
Ousted only because Representative Burchard
pOrterS to have the place. She is a lively lady
and Will make stout fight
PERsONAI~-Gen. Sherman and his daughter
Ella, Senator J, Bell Cameron and Miss Lizzie
Sherman daughter of Judge Charles Sherman,
of Cleveland, Ohio, and fiancee of Senator
Cameron, arrived at Cleveland, Saturday, from
Washington. '''' Mrs. w. Howard Eby nee
will visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ID. G. For
ney. at Wizards, on Wednesday of this week,
and remain with them a few days. .'' Secre-
taries Sherman and Schurz We're OH the floor of
the Senate chamber to day. Senators Conk-
ling. Spencer and Edmnnds passed Sunday
last in New York. Governor Demnison re-
Ohio, where he has been OH short visit, and
was at the District buildings today
MARRIAGE OF AJoURNALIsT-The marriage
of Augustus C. Buell. and Madeline Polk took
place this afternoon, at o'clock, at the house
OF the brides father, No. Is lst street, Capitol
hill. The event had been fixed for next Thurs
day, but Mrs; Polk has been suddenly called to
ST; Louis by the Illness of her second daughter,
who is at school there, and the ceremony was
performed to-day, to enable the mother of the
bride to proceed on her journey. Mr.. Howard
Carroll, OF the New York Times, Officiated as
best man." and Miss Kitty Blair as brides
maid. The ceremony was performed by Rev.
Father Boyle in the presence of only the fam
lily and the immediate attendants OF the bride
and groom. There were, OF course, no cards.
OF the Posi- upon the time of Mr.. Buell. compel
the newly-wedded couple to forego the usual
bridal trip.
EMIGRATION FROM THE UNITED STATES TO
NEW SOUTH WALEs.-Returns made to the
Bureau OF Statistics show that there sailed
from the port of New York, February oath
last, in the ship IyanhOe l73 emigrants, bound
for Sydney, New South Wales. There were 127
males and 10 females. Only l3 OF these were
natives OF the United States. They represent
III different occupations.
Yesterday afternoon for Hampton Roads.
INVESTIGATING QUARTERMASTER SLACK
The House committee on naval affairs are
looking into the accounts of Quartermaster
Slack of the marine corps. 1t is alleged that
he makes payments TO officers outside of Wash
ingtOn by draft. and then charges ten cents
per mile mileage, and makes it appear by his
reports that he made such payments in per.
son. In other words few three cent postage
stamps does the duty for which he charges
annually several thousand dollars.
THE GOVERNMENTS PURCHASES OF SILVER
BCLLION--The Secretary of the Treasury has
appointed acOmmIttee-conSisting of Assist
ant Secretary French, Dr. Linderman, director
OF the mint, and Treasurer Gilfillan-tO con-
slider all propositions under his circular for
the purchase of silver bullion, and to report
the result to him. He has also directed MeSSrs
French and Linderman each to keep de.
tailed account OF all propositions received
and their action upon them.
AMERICA AT THE PARIS EXPOSITION-
Commissioner General Mccormick has COM
pleted the list Of exhibitors at the Paris expo
sitiOD. 1t numbers CPS, exclusive of the
Agricultural department exhibits. More than
half of the exhibits are from the states of New
York and Pennsylvania. Washington, ID, c.
will be represented at the exposition by j. w