Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-31
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and GOSSIP.

Washington News and Gossip.
GovEIcN RECEIPTS To-DAY-Interlal
re e'eIue. s27Za5O.i0; customs So, 3et,2I
SUBSCRIPTIONS TO The four per cact. lo.a to
day, amounted 10 $2gG10.
4 FIFTY DOLLAR BILL was received [ n
nIted States Treasurer office this III Jrning
ID letter post marked Washington ID u, ac-
cnnpanied by the following enclosure:
AUGUST 50 h iS1S.-The enclosed fifty dol
lSiened.l TRANP."
The CABINET MAKERS and Cabinet breakers
are at it again. The programme this time is
partly new and partly OLD. Attorney General
Devens is going 10 be appointed circuit Jug,
IN place Of Judge Slipiey, deceased. fhen
Secretary Thompson is gong to be Attorney
General and GOV Rice, of Massachusetts, wi
take his place. as Secretary of the Navy. TIE
programme arranged even goes so far as tn
name Mayor Pierce, Of Boston, as the repu1ll
can candidate for governor OF Massachusetts
20 succeed Governor Rice
Ii is sure sign o! duh times in the Wash
ington news market when the boys have ID
fall back Oh Cabinet changes for sensation.
IT Is SAID that John Ray, of Louisiana, who
was counsel for the returning board, has been
teIdered by Secretary Sherman the otfise of
Solicitor OF the Treasury department, now
held by Kenneth Raynor. OF North Carolina.
COMPLAINT has been made at the Navy de-
partment, 10y numerous citizens of Philadel-
phia, that Hon. Chapman Freeman. of Penn
sylyania. is using the employees of the navy
yard in his district 10 further his renomlnd-
tion fOI Congress. Ina,mlch as the conn., plaiut
j. stgned generally BY his political opponents.
the CffciaIS AT the Navy department are in,
cined 10 think that the charges are MOI wei
founded.
TIE MONETARY COMMIsSION-Acting SEC
Ietary OF STATE Seward has received a disp ,tch
from Paris announcing the adjournment of
The monetary commission and giving the ra-
suit Of the conferences. Ile results as glyAu
in the dispatch b we already been Published
il tie regular cable dispatches from Londo9.
The representatives of the United States at
the conference Will shortly return. fney will
prepare an exhaustive report OF their labJrS
for submission TO the Secretary of Sta e.
REVENUE REFORM AND vorEs.-Ch 4irman
Wood of the committee on ways and maans
las notified the members OF that committee to
meet in New York ON the lS-h of September
for the purpose OF considering the question of
tariff revision and revenue reform generally.
This Is iii accordance WIKI a resolution adopted
by the committee last winter II IS Thought
members of the committee viii be too much
engaged about hat Tine with the Importance
Of political reform TO trouble themselves about
revenue re1Olm, which does not mean votes.
SOUTH AMERICAN ADvICEs to the State d.
partment are that difficulty has arisen BE-
tween Chill ard The Argentine Republic which
is likely to Interfere seriously with il not ter
initiate altogether, the friendly relations b.
tween the two governments. The point in dis
agreement is about the boundary line between
the countries. The dispute has progressed 50
minister TO the other. The latter win of course
pursue like course. and hostilities are ex-
pected
REAR ADMIRAL. ) ID. TRENCHARD. U. s. n,
v i'll haul down his flag from the Powhatap A.
New IoIk, tD-moTruW, and X ar Admira! hn
I. Howell his successor, viii moist his tiay
ten poraliiy On the Fortune, at this city.
DEPARTURE OF THE PRESIDENT AND His
FAMILY. The President and his family
'homewdrd bound" were at the Baltimore
and ONO depot little past six O'clock last
evening. where every thing had been arranged
for their comfort. under the direction Of Com
missioner L. Due. The palace car, the speca
aud private one used by the president OF the
road, handsomely furnished aud taS-efully
decorated with plants, shrubs aud vines,
stoyepipe were abl0om with flowers. Mrs.
leDuc displayed her taste in directing this
part of the decoration. Easy chairs and rest.
tul sofas in the parlOr and private bUudoir,
adjoining the elegantly furnished stateroom5
made tie car look very attractive and hom.-
like The Commissioner brought baskeJ Of
Hayes, Miss Fannie, Mr. Webb Hayes, Mr.
burctard, aid Master Scott and nurse, Win.
right hand man, were in the party. Miss Fan
Lie and Master Scott will be left at Fremont,
Ohio, with Winnie, the nurse. Two playful
taken fol the children. Mrs. Hayes expressed
herself much pleased with the arrangement of
the car aid its floral decorations Attorney
chusetts yesterday, saw the party oil. He and
other ofhclalS VIII JOiu them in Chicago. The
P1eeident intends To return 10 Ohio to be
present ss at tn the reunion OF the 25d Ql9 reg
Septembe ber, and will be absent from the cityin
ali about twenty days
THE LAST ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL pro
vided: That all officers of the army of the
United States who have served as Off: GERS in
the volunteer forces during the war of the re-
teil1on, or as enlisted men in the armies of the
nlled States, regular or volunteer, shall be,
and are hereby, creulted Win the full time
they may have served as such officers and as
such enlisted men, in computing their services
Tor Longevity pay aud reirement:" Under
department One whether cadet. at West
Point are TO be regarded as enlisted men the
other, whether service performed by enlisted
men previously TO the war of the rebellion is to
be taken into account. Tne Attorney General
was called upon for decision. He decides
That cadets at West Point are not enlisted
men within the section of the army bill quoted,
and that service performed by enlisted men
PREVIOUS 10 the war Is to be taken into ac-
count.
NAVAL ORDERs.-COmmander NJ L. John
son, from the receiving ship Wabash, Septem.
Der Sd, and ordered to mpOrary duty as in.
spectOr OF ordnance at the Portsmouth, N H,
hayward. relieving Commander NJ. Shep-
ard, who is ordered TO duty at the naval ac ade.
my, 18th September. Lieut.. Commander N.
NJ. Dyer. from the Boston navy-yard, Sd Sep
temeer and ordered to the Wabash as execu-
tive officer. Lieut.. A. S. Snow, from the Wa
bash, September Sd, aud ordered to the Boston
nayy-yard, Ensign William Winder, to the
Wabash. september Sd. Elsign j. F. Mili-
gan, from the receiving ship St Louis. at
League Island, aud placed on Whiting orders.
Chief Engineer H. s. Newell from special
duty connected with the QuinnebAug and
placed on waiting orders.
WHITE MEN MURDERED BY NEZ PIERCE
INDIANS The following dispatch Was receiv-
ed at the War department this morning:
Preside, SAN FRANCISCO, August 3lst.-
{djutdnt GenerA L. y. A., VISA ngton d.
C-FVIowing dispatch received from General
Howard, dated Wallula. w. t, 29th inst For
syth telegraph August 23d, that Drum reports
lis camp on the 25th, ON Beaver creek, near
falls oil NoIth Fork Of Payet;e, ninety miles
from Boise He found aud buried the bodies
NJ William Munday. Thomas HALEY, Jacob
GrOsclose, killed Tuesday, the 2iIh. AlsJ
found eight miles from the falls, bodies OF
DANIEL Cooks, OF Idaho, and Wilhelm of Idaho