Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-11-29
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS STo-pAY.-Internalr rev.
enue, s663, 1.26; customs, s579.521 33.

| effect January 1St, next.
CONSCIENCE NONEy.-The Secretary of the
! Treasury has received $50 for the consci .nce
fund said to be "balance due Uncle Sam on an
army account, Quarterrnasters deparomeat.'
he President has also received and trans mtted
TO the Treasurer $40 for the conscience fund.
ID. B. ANGIEN has been appointed assistant
superintendent railway mail service Post Office
department. 10 serve especially in connection
with the registered mails upon the railroads.
BOARD or NAVAL OFFICERS is ordered TO
convene at Annapolis TO make practical trials
of the Very and other night signals with view
70 the adoption by the navy OF one OF the syS-
TENS; The following officers constitute the
board: Commander W T. Sampson. Lieutenant
Commander WIN. NJ Folger, and Master c. H.
Lyman.
Hon. ALEXANDRA II. STEPHENS was in Com
missioner Raum's room to-day looking after the
business Of his constituents.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON THE CENSUS vii
on Wednesday next meet with the Senate c1al-
mittee on the census. Gen. Francis T. Walker
superintendent of the census. an Office he holds
without pay. has indicated that he Will appear
before the committee next, week and give IT, rlp
benellt or his views. particularly with reference
10 certain amendments i'll the existing law he
mas TO suggest. Chairman Cox says that during
tie recess he has given the subject OF the cen
suS much study. and ne predicts that the next
enumeration will be even more complete than
any which has heretofore been taken.
CoMNATDER McGENSEY, commanding the
CanonicuS ar New orleans. reports TO the Navy
department that the fever epidemic is at an end
and that officers can return 10 the vessel with
SAFETY.
PERsoNAL.-Col. Henry r. Rathbone. Mrs.
PathOOre and three children sailel on YeIlaS-
day in the ScythIa for Europe They will no;
leturn to Washington till next autumn
AIs; tlzaoeth IhoIhpson, who has been spend
ing tnls week In New York, expects TO return
TO this city on Monday. - MI Albert Wills
Representative Grom Louislille) viii pass tie
WiHter with his bride at The Riggs house
Hon. o. D. COnger regis cred at the National 10
day. ....Speaher Randall visited the Treasury
to-day.
THE CABINET MEETING TO-DAY.-Assistan
Secretary Seward represented the State DEPART
ment at the cabinet meeting this afternoon
Secretary Eyarts lot having returned from ver-
mont. Nothing OF especial Importance occurred.
The time was occupied with questions in con-
necttOn with business before Congress. The
Presidents message though completed was n9r
read. the principal points of which having been
CONSIDERED at previous meeting 4 member
OF the cabinet said to-day that there was unan
unity On The contents OF the message. without
Statlng what they are.
THERE ARE ABOUT SIXTY-EIGHT APPOINTMENTS
some OF which failed OF confirmation at The last
session OF Congress, but most Of them recess an
pointments, which will go the Senate for CON
flnnation during the first week or ten dayS of
th me coming session Tie principal ones are the
Ihree New u ork customs house appointments.
E: a. Merritt, SilaS Burt, and Gen Graham.
JheSe VII! most likely 90 in Monday on Tues
day. The appointment OF Ex-Governor Nicnanl
Hahn, to be superintendent Of the mint az New
OrIe ans. is alSoimpOrtdnt, because his c0nti:na-
ton will be fought. There are elements of fighs
III several o,hef experimentation f0T in
stance, Of Alexander Reed, 70 be receiver O
public moneys at Wai!a Nalla. Washington ter
r1t0ry; Louis SoeGr, assistant appraiser at View
Of!eanS, and y. ;. Badger. postmaster at New
Orleans.
REAR ADMIRAL WM. z. lie Roy, commanding
the Mediterranean squadron, reports unde.
date OF the 18th inst. at Vilefrancne. that the
Marion sailed that day for Norfolk. The ALI
ance Is at smyrna.
The ENFORCEMENT OF the recent decision o.
the Postmaster General that the cheap renrints
which are flooding the country must pay tran
sient rates. and not pound rates OF postage, is
suspended until the lSt Of January The busi-
ness Of many OF the publishing houses has been
graduated on the fact that the department has
permitted such publications to be sent at the
pound rates. and an immediate change would
perhaps work hardship. But unless some ac-
tion be taken by Congress meanwhile the rul-
ing OF the department will be strictly enforced
after the date indicated.
DEATH OF COMMODORE SPICER.-The Navy de-
partment is informed Of the death, at Boston.
this morning, of Commodore VIM. F. Spicer,
commanding the navy yard at that point. He
i had 6een Ill for some time past with dropsy on
the chest. Commodore Spicer was born In the
city OF New York, and was appointed a midship-
man in the navy June 21st, 1882 During his
service or forty-nlne years in the navy he
served ON the different stations, always with
credit. Passing through the intermediate grades
he was promoted to commander january Q
is63 lie received his commission as captain
MI fsny .lldfl
ltor Terror, gulf squadron, and the monitor Die
latOr, In the same squadron. He was promoted
to commodore April 23d, 1877.
The CASE OF SUPERVISING ARCHITECT Hill
secretary sherman being asked to-day what
would be done in the case OF Mr. Hill, s,peryls-
ing architect, said he supposed that whenever
the United states authorities were ready to try
the case, II being an indictment pending in the
circuit court OF the United States, Mr. Hill
would be suspended until the trial is over. Mr..
sherman said that he had himself seen nothing
in regard to Mr. Hill that excited his srlspciOn'
and believed he was innocent of the alleged con-
spiracy, but, like other citizens, Mr. Hil must
Wnen legally accused, abide by fair and i'm
partial trial, which there is no reason TO SupnoSe
ne cannot have In Chicago.
A LETTER FROM GEN. SHERIDAN General
sherman to-day received a letter from Lieuten-
ant General Sheridan, dated Chicago Wednes-
day, November 9th, saying that he would snon
leave for New York direct to attend 10 the suit
entered against him 10 recover over four hun
dfed thousand dollars damages for his seizure of
aSugar plantation in Louisiana under the recon
strGct1on acts. He says that on his return to
Chicago he will answer Secretary Schurz's let
ter calling for specifications in support OF the
generals charge OF mismanagement OF the In
dian department.
COMMISSIONS SIGNED. - The President has
signed the commissions of Mrs. Anna D. H.
Thompson to be postmaster at Memphis. Tenn.
and or Hiram Raft to be postmaster at Hurchin-
son, Kansas.
TIE COMMISSION OF Mrs. Thompson wife of
the former postmaster as postmaster at Men,
pills. Tenn, has been forwarded to her. She
gave bond 10 the amount OF $lS0,O0o. Her hus-
oand died OF yellow fever at his post. and the
assistant, Mr.. knowlton, who took his place
also died, and Mr. Chase, designated TO nil la
vacancy, was taken Ill.
WHISKY RAIDS IN NALABAMA-Commission
Raum to-day received the following dispatc
from James 7. Rapier, collector at Montgomery.
Ala, under date of 23d inst: Deputy Collecto
House, IN charge OF faiding party reports tn,
seizure OF twelve Still-hOuSes, eight c0ppar
stills and fixtures and large quantity OF mall
and beer. The party was nred into near the
state liEe but no one hurt. Chase was given
the individuals who fired upon them. and the
work proceeded with without further interfer-
ence.
NAVAL oRDERs.-Master H. r. Tyler to the