Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-24
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
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THE SyND,CArH-It was decided at the spe-
ciaI Cabinet meeting yesterday that it was not
advisable to release the syndicate from their
last subscription for slo,oo0,OOo i'll four per
cent. bonds.
The LATE INDIAN COMMISSIONER SMITH
Gen. Sherman writes to J. Q. Smith. at his re
quest, stating that Mr.. Smiths administration
of the Indian bureau was most satisfactory 10
him tSherman), and TO Gen. Sheridan, and
army officers generally.
COMMISSIONERS TO PARIS.-The President
has appointed Geo p. Hart and John F. Hart
ridge, of Florida, honorary commissioners to
the Industrial Exposition in Paris
PERsONAL-The charges against j. r. Loge,
nominated to be postmaster at Cincinnati,
fled by Samuel ThOrner, of that city, have
been withdrawn and retraeted by the party
who made them. '''' EXG0v. Tom Young of
Ohio. is in the city.
JOHN Young BROWN, of Kentucky, who
was recently charged by the New York Sun
with corruption in regard to sustaining the
award of the Electoral commission. receiving
back pay as member OF the 4Oth Congress,
&c, has telegraphed his friends here, demand,
ing an investigation of the charges, and stat
,
any accusations that have been or may be
made against him.
NAVAL NOTES OF LOCAL INTEREST-The
training ship Saratoga has been ordered from
Norfolk to Washington. The monitor
PaSSaic will take the place of the Wyoming as
Temporary receiving ship here about q! t. the lst
OF February Lieutenant +. II. Stevens
has been ordered to the Passaic at the navy
yard, Washington.
Burnside, Dawes, Morrill, ConoYer, Johnston,
Kellogg, and Representatives Needer, Height
ly, Briggs, Henderson. Romero, Harris, Welsh.
Foster. Ryan. Phillips, Townsend and Waite
| called on the President today.
BAD News FOR ENTERPRIsING POsTMAs-
TERS.-The bin regulating the compensation
Of pOStmaSters. drawn up by Mr.. Hazen, the
Third Assistant Postmaster General. and in
trOduced in the Senate yesterday by Senator
Ferry, makes no change in the present claSSi-
hcatlon OF poStmasters or in the method Of de
termining the salaries at Presidential offices,
but changes the basis of compenSating post
masters at fourth-claSS Offices from the num-
Der of stamps sold to The number Cancelled.
| and imposes rigid penalties for the improper
sale OF postage stamps. In order to prevent
fourth class poSmaSerS from obtaining 4
higher salary than is granted the presidential
p0StmaSterS. as has sometimes happened un-
der the present law. it is provided that their
compensation shall not exceed $3.50 quarter
$1,000 being the lowest salary for presidential
office In order to prevent too frequent
changes In the salaries of presidential officers.
it prohibits their special re -ad diustment except
where there iSan increase or decrease Of hlSit
hess amounting to at least 50 per centum. 1t
is enacted that the Postmaster General may
Withhold commissions on false returns, and
severe penalties are affixed for rendering such
returns. The bill incorporates most OF the
reformatOry suggestions in the report OF the
Postmaster General.
ANOTHER INVESTIGATION ASkEn FOR-
John &. Myers, suSpendedaS consul general at
Shanghai has requested the House of Repre-
senatiVes 10 investigate the administration of
The consulate general of that port during the
present minister 10 China, .. B. Bradford, vice
consul general and consular clerk, and Myers
himself as consul general Nh Myers states
at length his grievance AGAINST these parties
and the alleged unjust means which lei to his
| suspension by President Hayes. The cupmu-
| nicatjon was referred to the committee Oh
| ioreIgn affairs.
GEN ERIsT0w will arrive here to-day from
| New York, i'll accordance with an invitation
| from the President. A dinner will be given at
| the White House in his honor this evening by
| the President and Mrs. Hayes to which mum
Der of prominent officials and their wives have
been invited.
THE PRESIDENT has completed his message
| to Congress on the Chinese question, which
| will be transmitted to both houses in a few
days. II will favor the restriction of Chinese
| emigration. but will recommend an additional
treaty with China in respect thereto.
| OUR TRADE WITH AUSTRALIA.-In answer
| tOthe trade circular Consul Williams reports
| from Sydney, New South Wales, that the colo
nial trade being almost entirely reciprocal
! with the mother country, 1t would be neceS
| Sary to prosperous direct trade with the United
! States that il should rest on a fair equality of
| imports and exports, to which our protective
| tarih opposes serious obstacle. British and
! American imports stand on the same footing
| in Australia.
! CHINA AND JApAN.-Mr. Bingham informs
! the Department of State that full Chinese
| legation has recently arrived in Japan 1t
| consists of a first and second minister the
| former having the title of Envoy EXtraordi-
| nary and Minister Plenipotentiary and two
| secretaries, OF whom one is a native of China
and the other Dr. ID. Il. McCartee is 4 citiZnn
! of the United States, who has spent many
! years in China and three years in Japan. la
pan has already q legation at Peking. The
! establishment OF diplomatic relations between
! China and Japan is believed to point to CO.
t operation for their mutual interests in c0rrec-
| tiOn of the prejudicial policy fastened upon
the two nations by the western powers.
THE BILL TO authorize ana equip an expe-
| diti0n TO the Arctic seas, introduced in the
! Senate yesterday, enacts that the President
| of the United States be authorized to organ
| lIe ana SEM OUT one OF more expeditions to-
| ward the north pole, and to establish tenn
| pOrary colony. for purposes of exploration, at
! some point north of the eighty first degree of
/ north latitude, on or near the shore of Lady
| Franklin bay: to detail such officers or other
| persons of the public service to take part in
! the same as may be necessary and to use any
| public vessel that may be suitable for the puf-
! pose: the scientific operations of the eXpedi-
| ton to be prosecuted in accordance with the
| advice of the National Academy of Science
| and that the sum of fifty thousand dollars be
! appropriated to be expended under the direc-
| ton of the President: FrOrided. That no part
! of the sum so appropriated shall be carried to
| the surplus fund or covered into the Treasury
! until the purpose OF the appropriation shall
! have been completed, but may be applied 10
| expenses of said expedition incurred during
! any subsequent year that said expedition may
, be engaged in its duties.
| The SENATE GALLERIES were crowded this
| afternoon with attentive listeners to Senator
| LamarS speech OH the Matthews resolution
| Mr. Lamar made one of the strongest anti-sil-
| yer speeches delivered since the subject of re-
| moneliZaiien was introduced in Congress-
Earl Dutferin occupied seat in the diplo-
| matte gallery.
| NOMINATIONs.-The President Sent To the
| Senate today the follOwiup Nominations.