Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-10
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal
revenue. S4SS, ,S0565: customs. s347, ,3}2S05.


revenue, siSS ,S05.65: customs 347,32S05.
SUBSCRIPTIONS to the four per cent. loan TO-
day. sl53,O0O.
ASSOCIATED PRESS CHANGE.-Arrangement
have been made by which the Washington
agent OF the New York Associated Press has,
while continuing with the association, been
relieved of the more active duties and respon-
sibilitieS of that position, which he has held
for about quarter of century, the business
DOW being temporarily under the SUPER 1tend
ence Of the assistant general agent, Mr.. X
Phillips, OF New York.
SENAT nR EDMUNDs has declined service on
the special committee appointed by request OF
Senator Matthews to inquire into matters
isiana. Senator Edmunds is sick, and desires
to return TO his state Immediately after the
adjournment of Congress.
PERsONAL.-Senator Chaffee is quite seri-
ously i'll in New York He has announced his
intention of not becoming a candidate for
United States Senator again, and when his
term as Senator expires he will retire from
public life. ''EX-COngreSsman Darrall, of
La, who wrote letters to Anderson, arrived
here last night under subpoena to appear be-
fore the Potter committee. Lolita, the
charming actress, is spending some weeks at
the country residence of w. I'll. Rapley, esq,
the guest OF Miss Rapley.
INVESTIGATING INTERIOR ExPENsEs,-The
following officers of the Interior department
have been summoned to appear before the
House committee on the expenditures in the
Interior department on Wednesday next
John STILES, appointment clerk; Isichard
Joseph. diSburSng clerk, and Il. c.. Gets and
A. s. Richmond clerks in the Patent Office
THE PoIICEMEN's PAY.-During the consid-
Grafton of the sundry civil appropriation bill
in the House to-day, Mr.. Hooker, of Miss, had
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pay OF the police force to remain as now pro-
ylded for by Jaw. He failed for some reason to
oner his amendment until after the paragraph
respecting the subject had been passed, and
the House refused TO go back and consider it,
MI. Hooker finally succeeded in getting in his
amendment at the end of the District clause
prohibiting the District Commissioners from
reducing The pay of the police force; and it
was adopted by vote of "a to 33.
A CALL oNGOvERNMENT CLERKS FOR CAM.
PAIGN FUNDs.-The clerks in the Interior de-
pal tment received invitations today from the
republican congressional committee to con-
tribute Spec1flCd amounts, determined by the
amount of salalyr~ ceived, for carrying on the
next political campaign; The importance of
preventing the democrats from Obtaining con-
troll OF the next House is suggested, and the
committee states that it has good reason to
enter upon its work with courage.
The CONFERENCE ON THE LEGISLATIVE.
ETC, APPROPRIATION 'BILL.-The conference
managers of the two houses on the diSagreeing
votes on the legislative, executive and Judi
ciai appropriation bill have held several con-
ferences. The House managers have insisted
that the clause relating to the reduction of the
number of the clerks in the departments and
their SalariGs should be retained in the bill
and the Senate has yielded the point. 1t is
cied i'll day rtwO.
IT LOOKS as though Stanley Matthews would
h m
investigate him. Mr.. Davis, of Illinois: Mr.
Jones, of Florida, and Mr. Whyte, of Mary
land, refuse to serve on the committee.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House
today were Postmaster General Key and Sec
retary Schurz, Senators Bailey, Allison, Nc
lives Evans (Pa.), Pollard, Dunnell, Robinson
und.), Williams (OhIO), Gardner, Foster, Kei-
fer, Wen, 1ttner.
APPLICANTS FOR JUSTICESHIPS.-Delega-
tiOns of citizens of the District were at the
White House today urging upon the Presi-
dent the reappolntment of Justices of the
Peace Clark, TAFT, Harper and Taylor; also
the appointment of Major Powell, not of the
survey, as justice.
NAVAL ORDERS.-Lieut. r. Nj. G. Brown. q.
S. N, will be detached from the aaval acade
my on the 10th inst, and ordered to command
the torpedo boat Alarm, at Washington, D. c..
lelieving Lieut.. F. II. Paine, who is ordered to
temporary attendance on torpedo instruction
at Newport, r. /. Lieut.. Commander John G..
Kennett, from torpedo instruction at New
port, n. l. and placed on sick leave. Lieut.
Thomas n. Lee, from duty on the coast sur
vey, and placed on waiting orders
DEATH OF THE MINISTER FROM PERU.-Col
onel Don Manuel Freyre, envoy extraordinary
and minister plenipOtentiary of Peru to the
United States, died yesterday evening at 80
Pm. at his residence in this city, l7l9 Rhode
q n Sinlyf fnp
ten days with the heart disease. He
was born in Lima, Peru, and was in his
t3d year.. He was an official distinguished
life he entered the Peruvian army, in which
at the time of his death he held colo
mel Refs conn commission: He has represented
courts, among them Venezuela and the United ted
States of Colombia. In May, 1869, he was
MEieb rosiioM minister to this country
Before his death he received the last sacra.
ments and rites of the Roman Catholic Church.
OF which he was member. He leaves a wife
funeral VIII take place next Wednesday morn
ing at ii O'Clock, at st. Matthew's Church. and
Will be attended by the President, members of
the Cabinet, foreign ministers and other dis
tinguished persons. The remains will be in
tered in Mount Olivet cemetery. HIS affairs
will be wound up by the members of his lega-
tlon; and the Peruvian government notified of
his death.
The WYOMING, Commander Watson, will
leave Hayre, France, about June 18th, tor
Washington.
The SENATE COMMITTEE requested by Sena-
tor Matthews to investigate his course with
the witness Anderson will meet this after
noon.
NAVAL ORDERs.-COmmanderJ j. s. Skerrett
from the Navy Yard, Washington, on the 18th
inst, and ordered as inspector of the First
Light house district, 1st July. Commander
Henry F. Picking, from duty as inspector of
the First Lighthouse district, lst July, and or
dered to SeItle accounts. Lieut. Commander
Henry C.TaylOr, from the photographic office,
18th inst and ordered as equipment officer at
the Navv Yard, Washington. Chaplain Thos
A Gill, from the Navy Yard, Mare Island, and
placed on waiting orders.
ARMY ORDERs.-The following officers, U. s.
A, will report for duty to the chief signal
officer in this city I'D Lieuts H. T. Reed. lst
infantry; w. +. Birkhimer, Sd artillery, and
b. FL. Gilman, 18th infantry. Captain j. B.
Campbell, 4th artillery, will report by letter to
The superintendent of general recruiting SER
vice, to conduct detachment of recruits to
the Pacific coast.
The Presidents Title.