Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-31
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal
revenue, 659,7111o; customs. $4SS, ,575.4.
THE SUBSCRIPTION to the four per cent. loan
today amounted to s1S2,600.
THE PRESIDENT and party returned from
Gettysburg at II O'Clock last evening.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House
to day were Senator'S Lamar and Kellogg, and
Representatives Stewart, Kerr, Smith (Pa.),
Mcmahon and Blair.
A POINT ABOUT THE POTTER INvEsTlGA
TION.-The House this morning passed the bill
appropriating $4,000 for the expense of the
Potter investigating committee. After the
Senate passes il, the bill will have to 90 to the
President for signature, and if he signs it he
will be aiding what is called a revolutionary
committee with money to conduct its opera
uODS.
THE CABINET MEETING this afternoon was
very short. The letters of Hon. Alexander
Stephens and p M. G. Key were referred to,
aud the belief expressed on all sides that the
effect was Sautary. All the members were
present at the meeting.
ARRANGEMENTS have been made between
the managers of the southern railroad lines
and the Post Office department, by which an
early mail line south from Baltimore is estab.
lished. According to the time table adopted
the train leaves New York S:55 p: m. Balti-
more lis a. m, Washington (via RichmOnd
9:15 a. m., Washington (via Lynchburg) 7:30
a. m, and arrives at New Orleans 7:35 a. m
Returning, New Orleans is left at p. m.
Washington reached at 9 p. m, Baltimore al
IL 20 d. m.. and New York at 6:45 a. m. The
eStaDnshment OF this line is a matter of con-
siderable importance to Baltimore, especially
to the morning papers Of that city.
JUDGE KEY does not think that the criti-
cisms upon his open letter to the people of the
south demands, at present, an answer When
he hears from his friends whose former inqui-
rleS brought forth the letter. and not, as stated,
the demand by the republican party for his re-
tirement from the cabinet, ne may deem it
proper to deny the many stories atiOat about
his letter. and state more explicitly the causes
which led to his writing it. 1t may be stated,
on good authority, that the Postmaster
General does not consider that any
act OF his has placed him outside of the demo-
cratic party. and that he is comic dent that be-
fore long many who denOunce him as having
turned an out and out republican will change
their opinion.
NAVAL OFFICERS ANXIOUS TO GO TO THE
NORTH POLE.-The bill passed by Congress,
and signed by the President, granting an
American register to the English yacht Pan
dora, purchased by James Gordon Bennett
Tor f PoIar expedition purposes, authorized the
Secretary OF the Navy to detail officers of the
navy to- command and officer her. The pro
vision was Incorporated in the bill at the
request of Mr. Bennett himself. The Treasury
department has issued register to the
Pandora under the name of the Jean
nette, but Mr.. Bennett has not applied
for the detail of naval officers to her. 1t
is, therefore, supposed that he desires to have
her Ofncered by Seamen outside the navy.
This will be a disappointment to quite a mum
6er OF naval officers who applied to Secretary
Thompson to be detailed for duty on board her
for the Arctic expedition.
AN ADyFRsE PFpORT wac n,oda fron, +bo
committee on public buildings and grounds to-
day in the matter of the claim Of Andrew
Gleason, OF this city, for dumping earth in the
White House lot.
NO PAY FOR THE NAVY.-The deficiency Of
over SI5O,0C0 in the pay of officers and men OF
the United States navy for the year ending
June 3Oth, 1878, would. it was hoped be made
| good by Congress before the lst of June-to
| mOrrOW-SO that the officers and men would
| not suffer Inconvenience on account thereof
| This has not been done, however and the re-
suit is that the pay due them for tue month of
on hand to pay them the first ten days of their
month salary for May, which has been and is
| being done Unless the deficiency is made
| good, the remaider of their salaries and wages
| for the present month and the month of June
| cannot be paid. There is every indication,
however, that it Will be made good, and the
| supply the deficiency shortly.
| 1HE ADJOURNMENT RESOLUTION IN THE
SENATE.-President pro tenpore Ferry laid
before the Senate to-day the Senate resolution,
amended by the House, providing for adjourn
| ment on the 18th of June. Mr.. Window moved
that the resolution be referred to the commit
| tee on appropriations: Mr.: Hamlin objected
! to this reference. He thought that the reSolu-
| tlOn, should be adopted Immediately, as it
| would be just as easy to adjourn on the 17th
prOximO as a week later than that time. Mr.
Edmunds moved that the resolution be laid on
| the table until to morrow, in order that Sena-
| tors might consult as to what action is most
| desirable in the premises. Mr. EdmundS mo-
| tlOn was agreed to.
THE INDIAN RING lobby have established
their headquarters at Wizards, where they
| occupy two parlOrs, and are giving a series OF
gin and champagne matinees in behalf o.
their scheme for the removal of the Indian
Bureau from the Interior Department. They
want to set out OF the way of the keen scrutiny
gwen by Secretary Schurz to their plundering
operations.
PERsONAL.-Miss Anna Warren Story has
been engaged for the next season at the "Bos-
ton Theater," and her fine talents and per-
a favolite there. -. Senator Harris has gone
to his home in Tennessee.
THE PRESIDENT to-day sent the following
nominations to the Senate: Henly A. Webster.
OF washington Territory, to be collector of
custom for the district of Puget's sound, W. T. !:
Abram Hoffman, to be postmaster at F0rc
Pialn, New York, and s. B. Hunter to be post
master at Newton, Ohio.
GEN. BUTLER GETS LEFT-Gen. Butler sell
dom gets left" but he did yesterday 1t ap
pears that after he delivered himself of his
oration at Gettysburg he went off with the
| Secretary of War and his neice to get his din
ner. He was told the special train would leave
1Or washington at 6H O'Clock. Imagine his
CONSERVATION upon arriving at the depot and
Dndlng that the President and his party had
gone with the train which left at six @ clock.
half hour ahead of the time the orator of the
day had been told it would leave. 1t is said
that the General tore down the street to the
telegraph ofhce swearing a blue streak He
sent message to HanOver-a station IL miles
away-"Ho the train" 1t was detained. and
In due time the General and Secretary of War
reached it. iva
VICE PRESIDENT WHEELER AND PARTY
left Prospect House. Upper Saranac Lake.
new YORK, yesterday afternoon, for Paul
Smiths, thence to Malone tc day. Mrs. HAYES
caught trout yesterday Weighing fifte5n
pounds, which was sent to the President.
GENERAL JEFFERSON C. DAVIS, U. S. A., has
been appointed a member of the Board of
Visitors to the Naval Academy, vice General
1HE POTTER INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE
We're in Session IN