Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-04-30


SUBSCRIPTIONS to the four per cent loan to,
day $3i6,200.
THE FURLoUGHED CLERKS at the General
Land Office will resume their duties to morrow.
THE COMMISSIONER of the General Land
Office, who has been absent from the city for
about week, returned to his desk to-day.
THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE to-
day agreed to report adversely Mr.. 'Becks
resolution to suspend payments to the national
sinking fund.
IHE MANAGERS of the Florida confessions
do not yet Indicate when an investigation will
De asked: They are in communication with
New York. and await the order of the Gram
marcy Park statesman to advance.
AT THE CABINET meeting today only rou-
tine business was transacted. The Florida
question was not even referred to.
NoMINATIoNs.-The President sent to the
Senate to-day the following nominations:
Commodore Robert H. Wyman, of District of
Columbia. to be Rear admiral in the navy:
Normen Buck of Mimi, to be q. S. attorney
marshal for Idaho and the following post
masters: Edwin ROdger, North Adams Mass:
Mm, T. Owens, Boonyille,, NY: Jas. Cochran,
6Hp dhas g. clark ANN Arbof sas eR sRhey5as Jas
Heffner, Shreveport, La.
THE PRESIDENTS ORDER AND THE STATE
AssOCIATIONs.-There is no probability that
the proposed reorganization of the different
republican state associations which were in
operation before the Presidents civil service
order was promulgated, will amount to any
thlng 1he President has not rescinded that
order and does not (aS far as it can be ascer-
talneO contemplate any such action. He and
the members of his Cabinet hold that the eX.
,Stence si OF these societies is in opposition to
thlS order. Aside from this, there is an
other obstacle in the way of their reOrganiza-
tIon Outside of WaShingtO they were Very un-
popular with the republicans, who considered
that they tried to run the whole machine of
politics and were inclined to be very dictate
rial This is the telling of those who have
taken an active part in politics. Although the
no objection to the former members or any
Other emplOye OF the government contributing
10 the campaign fund OF working in the inter
est OF their party through the republican Con.
sIeSslonaI committee or the executive COM
mlttee. This is the situation as regards to
government employees and politics.
FIFTY DOLLARS PER HEAD.-It is under.
stood that the executive committee of the
republican campaign committee, has decided
to request a contribution of $50 per head from
each republican member of Congress.
EX-REPREsENTATIvE FRED. A. PIKE has
been nominated by the greenback party as
their candidate for member of the House of
Representatives from the fifth district of
Malne-Hale'S district.
THE SINKING FUND.-The committee on
ways, and means today directed Chairman
Wood to report bill to suspend the payments
to the sinking fund until 1885.
AMONG THE CALLERS on the President to
day. were Senators Matthews, ConOver and
saunders, ssId eG Representati,es sI Rainey, Town
Williams. (Wis.,) and Grape.
THE MARRIAGE OF SENATOR MIrcHELL's
DAUGHTER.-The paragraph in yesterdays
STAR to the effect that the daughter of Senator
Mitchell, OF Oregon, had made runaway
match with a young man named Handy is
eontradicted by Father De Wulf. pastor of St
refers church; who says that he married Mag
;To gie L; Mitchell J., and William r. Handy, on
parents, and in their presence. We cheer
tuly accept the correction, and wish the
handsome couple all manner Of happiness.
The paragraph in THE STAR was made on ap-
parently undOubted authority. The report
that 1t was runaway match was probably
strengthened by the fact that according to the
taken out for the marriage of the parties
named. AS Of course Father De Wulf would
not nave married them without license they
must have procured the necessary document
outside the District of Columbia.
JOHN M. BRIGHT, JR, son of Hon. John M.
Bright, Of Tennessee, and young man of
great promise, died at Fayetteville, Tennessee
on Saturday last after brief illness, aged
tWeDty-SlX years. A few months ago, Mr..
Bright lost his wife, and this fresh affiictiOn
is severe test of his fOrtitude.
DESTRUCTION OF LEGAL TENDER NOTEs.-
The Secretary OF the Treasury has directed
the destruction of 81, 696 legal tender notes.
that being so per cent. of the amount of ad-
dltIonai national bank circulation issued
0nf1np month
be dlsbursed in silver dollars for currency
obligatious, in conformity with the order
issued on Saturday.
LIFE INSURANCE DECIsION.-The Supreme
Court of the United States yesterday decided
that failure to pay premiums on life insur
ance policies, when there is no local agent to
receive them, does not invalidate the policy.
TWO OTHER PERSONS mentioned in connec
tion with the Florida election business (be-
sides those heretofore named in THE starr
are In the employment of the government in
ms TINS city. one is ex,Sheriff Green, who is
other ex-Superintendent of Elections BOwles.
who is In the office of public moneys, Treasury
department.
CAPTAIN j. G. WALKER is detached from
dpty as secretary of the lighthouse board on
the 3Oth instant, and ordered as a member of
fhat ms.,ot board, , ~; relieving Commander George
VIII ooouLlC tuC uutl6S OI S6Cr6-
tary OF the board.
REAR ADMIRAL JOHN L. WORDEN, the hero
OF the hight between the Monitor and the rebel
ram Merrimac, at Hampton Roads, is in the
city. - 49, Wiz
IHE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY COMMIs-
s1oN.-Members of the New York legislature
have asked the President to appoint David G..
CrOly, OF the New York Grdphic, member of
the International monetary commission pro.
yided for by the silver bin. The President has
taken no step looking to the appointments
enl01ned upon him by the BILL as it is not
quite certain that such a commission will
meet. WAN
CHECKING THE CHINESE FLOOD.-The sub
committee OF the House committee on educa-
tl0n and labor have agreed to report a bill
limiting the number Of Chinese who NAV come
IN any one vessel to the United States to fif.
Teen. This, which will doubtless be agreed To
Dy the full committee, will practically put an
end to the importation of Chinese into the
CONF1RMATION.-The Senate i'm executiye
session yesterday, confirmed the nomination
Of Robert A. Sidebotham. to be secretarv of
the territory of Idaho. ~
MARRIAGE LAWS IN THE UNITED STATEs-
Inc U. 3. Supreme Court decided Yesterday