Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-07-19
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-lnternal
revenue, s3l9,46S IS: customs. $40, ,o6s20.
SUBSCRIPTIONS to the four per cent. loan to
day, s94O,00O.
COLLECTOR THOMAS, of Baltimore, was over
here yesterday explaining to the President
his views as to the fight that is being made
against him.
SECRETARY EvARTs.-A dispatch received
at the Department of State conveys the in
formation that Secretary Eyarts will not re-
turn until next week.
MINISTER DEICHMAN.-SecretaryE Eyarts has
had conference with the President about the
charges against Mr.. Deichman, recently ap-
pointed minister to the United States of Co.
lombia. The Secretary informed the Presi-
dent that no formal charges had been made.
The result is that Mr.. Deichman will sail for
his post next week.
THE PRESIDENT will leave this evening for
Newark, Ohio, to attend the soldiers reunion
to be held there next Monday. He will be &C
eompanied by Mrs. Sollace, Attorney General
Gsn aSd rfEar Mr. WEBB Hys
back by next Wednesday night.
THE OLD MEXICAN LOBBY, who are anxious
for bout with Mexico, are again putting in
an appearance in Washington They assert
that Gen. Ord's first movement across the Rio
Grande will bring about collision with Daz'
forces, and that the alternative VIII then be
LEFT this government to either swallow the in
suit or fight. These, at all events, are their
hopes.
MORE NOTARIES PUBLIC. - The President
to-day appointed the following notarieS public
for the District: A. E. L. Keese, o. Kimmell,
Charles B. Beall, E. c. Ecklotf and Charles Ii.
Murray.
PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS.-TheP PreS-
dent to-day appointed John w. Collins, to be
chief engineer in the U. S. revenue marine
service. He has also signed the commissions
OF Charles r Brayton, to be postmaster at
Providence, Rhode Island, and of A. S. Tracy
at Middeburg, Vt
REMOVAL OF INDIANs.-A dispatch has ueen
received at the Indian Office from Inspector
Watkins in reference to the Utes and Apaches,
whose removal rem from the reservation at Cimar;
ron, New Mexico, to their newly assigned
quarters has just begun. He says: "The
Indians have started in good shape; all are
going
THE CONVENTION of postal superintendent,
which has been meeting at the Post Office de-
partment, adjourned yesterday to meet in
New York tomorrow, for the purpose of ex-
amlnlng the registry system at the office in
that city.
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discussion at the Cabinet meeting today was
revenue troubles in South Carolina. Four in
ternal revenue officials while in search OF
RedmOn, the illicit distller, killed in self-de-
fence a man named Ladd, in whose house
dseS Wsnf The cers
selves up. They were indicted for
murder. An attempt was made to have the
case transferred to the state court. This has
been positively, refused. The Attorney Gen
eral announced that he would direct the U. S.
marshal to take out writ of habeas corpus
for the transfer of the prisoners. This course
was approved.
THE BOARD which is now examining can.
didateS for assistant paymastersnips in the
navy, has left the navy yard, and is now con-
ment.
the secret service division, Treasury depart
ment, has gone to Portland, Maine on a two
weeks visit.
DR. j. j. CARROLL, for the past year resi-
dent physician Of the Children's Hospital has
been appointed an assistant surgeon, U. S. A.,
with the rank of lst lieutenant.
POLITICAL SENTIMENT IN THE SoUTH-Post.
master General Key continues to receive let.
ters of endorsement of his views as to the
political duties of the southern people toward
the government and themselves. A letter re-
celved by him from prominent Georgia
6 een Tsnn n e bi Rait feW days
IN something more than mere words of ap-
proyal. The gentleman alluded to states that
an independent party, out of the liberal ele-
ment OF the democratic organization, and he
inquiries what aid or recognition of such
movement might be expected from the admin
lstratOn. This change OF political sentiment
appears in other places in the south, and there
is no doubt Judge Keys sanguine cores
pondent thinks that with proper exhibition
OF political sagacity by the President formi-
| dable political organization could be built up
| which, by an alliance with what remains of
the republican party, would have reasonable
states, and would make a final disposition of
the old Bourbon element, which arrays itself
In hostility to every measure of reconciliation
between the sections.
The SILVER DOLLARs.-Such arrangements
have been made by the Treasury department
| that the standard silver dollar may now be
had at any sub.treasury or depository in the
| even in New York, Baltimore and other places
| where such disposition of the dollars had been
| stopped owing to the fact that customs duties
| were paid in silver in order to avoid the gold
premium. The Treasury department is max
| ing every endeavOr to dispose of the silver
dollar, and get it into active circulation.
THE L. S. S. ALASKA, Capt. George Brown
commanding, has arrived at Pernambuco
Brazil All well on board.
! NAVAL ORDERS.-Capt. Jonathan Young
| from the command of the Tennessee and
placed on waiting orders. Lieuts. William Fl.
Everett. w. II. BrOwnson. F. Hanford. Fl. B.
Mansfield and Edward w. Raney, Masters
j. P. j. Augur, John 8. Abbott, F. w. NohOr
and w. A. Marshall, Ensign Chas. A. Foster
Midshipmen w. L. Varnum, A. E. Jardine, L.
w. Piepmeyer, Benjamin Tappan, F. H. Sher
| man, John T. Newton, E. NJ katZ, Fl. T
| Mayo, e.. j. BOush and j. II. Sears, Passed
Assistant Surgeon B. s. Mackie, Assistant
| Surgeon G. ii. II. Hall, Passed Assistant Engi-
neers &. w. Melville and John G. Kafer, As
| SlStant Engineers j. II. Perry and E. F. Nc
Elmell from the Tennessee and ordered to pro-
| ceed home and wait OOderS.
| RECRUITS ORDERED.-Orders have been is
| sued to the superintendent general re-
crultlng service to forward to San Francisco
| % recruits 20 of which will be assigned to the
"a infantry and 30 to the 2lst infanlry, both of
| which are now in the field. The superintend-
| ent OF the mounted recruiting service Is or
| dered TO forward to the same place % recruits
| Ior assignment to the lSt cavalry, also in the
| field. - N''' 49, '''0
ARMY ORDERs.-The following changes in
the stations OF officers of the ordnance depart.
ment are made: Captain A. L. Varney, to duty
| at Watervliet arsenal, Troy, N Y, and 1st
| Lieutenant d. M. Taylor as chief ordinances
| 9fncer OF the department of the Missouri and