Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-13
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS ToDAY.-Internal
revenue, sl55,7ls.69; customs s44s,9i5.9t.
SUBSCRIPTIONS to the tour per cent. loan to.
day amounted to s31l,s50.
THE PRESIDENT and other distinguished
persons here have accepted a special invita-
tion to attend the fair of the Minnesota state
association at st. Pauls about the 5th of Sep
tember. Special trains provided by the society
will leave Washington and Chicago for st.
Paul, the guests going and returning free. II
agreeable to the guests there will be an excur-
sion to the Red river Of the North and across
the great plains of Dakota.
POSTMASTER GENERAL KEY will leave tn
latter part of this OF the first part of next week
been in office. He will go to Tennessee and
further west, probably TO California.
THE CABINET MEETING this afternoon lasted
but about fifteen minutes, and no business of
public character was transacted Secre-
tarIes EvartS and Sherman were absent, their
departments being represented by Assistant
Secretaries Seward and Hawley respectively.
AT IT TAGtiN.-Another story abouta charge
in the cabinet was set afloat some days ago,
and has become pretty generally circulated.
This time Attorney General Devens is to retire
and be appointed to the Maine circuit Judge
death of Judge Shipley. The truth is, that the
appointment of a successor to Judge Shipley
has never been discussed but once by the
Pre- 5ident and his official advisers This Occa-
sion was recent cabinet meeting Attorney
General Devens called the>attention of the
President TO the existing vacancy. and said
something about it being iilled at an early
there was plenty of time. To appoint man
10 that place now would take him from his
law business, with the possibility of his nomi-
nation not being confirmed by the Senate In
such case the appOintee would be subjected
to much trouble, embarrassment and business
less. For this reason he thought it lest that
put off until the reassembling of Congress.
Neither then nor at any subsequent time has
tho probability of Judge Devens being the
man iST the kase been suggested nor has the
for any other reason been mentioned among
those who would necessarily be the first to
hear OF any such step if contemplated.
SECRETARY THOMPSON hopes to leave the
city day after tomorrow for his Indiana home
He will be accompanied by his family. and be
absent for some time.
PERsONALs.-Mr. and Mrs. Lewis j. Davis
are at Long Branch. -. Chief Clerk Crosby,
of the War department, has returned from his
vacation. 80: MIR. and Mrs. A. B. Ruff have
gone to Cape May: The following named
Saturday: George W. Adams. Hotel de i
AtheneG; E. G. Davis, Continental Hotel; l..
G. Marini. Sc Rue Clichy; Herldon M0rsell,
Rivoii N. Paige. Hotel de Z Athene6; c. w
Thorn, Continental Hotel; +. Val Vliet, Bed
ford Hotel.
POSTMASTER GENERAL KEY ON THE Ten
NEssEE ELECTIoN-THE DEMOCRACY SICK OF
BOURBONISM.-In conversation last evening
the attention of Judge Key was called to the
statement made by Representative Blackburn
in an intery lew published in THE STAR day
or two ago that the cause ri the split in the
democracy Of Tennessee was due wholly TO the
fight between the state credit men and the
repudiatOrs Judge Key said he thought he
knew, as much about that matter as MIR.
Blackburn. The true cause of the break
he continued, 'is that the people are getting
tired OF the democratic parry yoke. They are
leaving the party The judge further said
that tle recent elections in Tennessca were
small OneS-fOr county officers and the judi
ciary. The fall elections would witness a
much larger bolt than has Just occurred. He
also thought that there would be similar
condition of political affairs in two or three
other southern states.
AGAINST COLLECTOR BRAXTON.-MeSsrS j.
7. Wilson, L. T. Hutchings and Il. Denise, a
committee appointed by the republican cam
paign committee of the I'd Virginia district
called on the President to day. They came
publicanS want him removed. They say that
being democrat he naturally ObStructs the
republican party in its workings. They also
complain that he appoints only democrats and
ex-cOnfederates to positions under him. TAX.
ing things all around, they conclude that if the
republicans Of the I'd Virginia district want to
make any fight in the fail elections, Collector
they formally presented and explained to the
President, with a petition for BraxtOn'S re-
mOval. The President informed them that he
-n,r1d n f11caY i'm fnl
WHAT A PENNSYLVANIA NATIONALIST SAYS.
One of the leaders of the national party in
Pennsylvania is in the city. In talking to-day
with reporter of the STAR, he said his party
was growing stronger every day in Pennsylva
mining regions. The thorough organization
Of the party was being rapidly completed. BY
the lime of the fall elections it would have or
carnations in every county OF the state. One
ment in the ranks OF the other two parties
The Randall. Wallace fight among the demo-
Gratis gave them reinfOrcements, while they
drew men from republican ranks on account
OF the TOW between the "StalWartS" and the
few administration republicans.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Surgeon Geo. A. Bright is
ordered to the TuscarOra, at La Paz, Mexico ;
Ensign Walter S. Hughes, from the training
ship Minnesota, and placed on waiting orders :
New Orleans, and ordered to the Minnesota
Passed Assistant Surgeon P. A. Lowering has
reported his return home, having been de-
tached from the MOnOcacy, Asiatic station, on
the 18th ultimO, and has been placed on waiting
orders.
WAGES IN IRELALD.-B. 81. BarrOwS, u. S.
consul at Dublin, Ireland, has procured from
the board of public works of Ireland a very
full and minute report of the wages paid by
the board, which he transmit to the Depart
ment of State. The tables were especially
prepared by the secretary, and are thoroughly
reliable. Only few points can be noticed
here. Ireland Is divided into seven districts,
and wages vary in each. In the northeast dis
trict, carpenters earn 33.9 per week masOns,
24.6; labOrers, Is. In the east-carpenters, 80;
masonS, 800; laborers, Is. In the west-the
same. In the southwest-carpenters, IS;
maSOns, 30; labOrers. Is. In the Limerick
diviSiOn-carpenters, 81 maSOnS, 80; labOrers,
16. In the south-carpenters, 80; maS0nS, 80
labOrers. In the Dublin district wages are
higher-plumbers get So; .gasftters 40; stone
cutters, 326; painters and GLACIERS, %; smiths,
35; plasterers, 81. These wages are an advance
of 20 per cent. over 1873
ARMY ORDERs.-By direction of the Secre-
tary of War the following changes in stations
and duties OF officers of the corps of engineers
are announced: Major C. B. Comstock is at
his own request relieved of the duties con.
nected with the jetty work of the south pass
OF the Mississippi river. Capt. M. r. Brown Is
assigned to the duties required OF an engineer