Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-07-11
THE EVENING STAR
Washington News and Gossip.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-lnternal
revenue, s259, 1913; customs. s359 S29.22
SUBSCRIPTIONS to the tour per cent loan to-
day amounted to s5C0,000.
GEN SHERMAN has issued orders inviting
the attention of officers of the army to the re-
Gently passed law of Congress providing that
1t shall not be lawful to employ any part of the
army as posse cOmitatuS or otherwise, eX-
cept as authorized by the Constitution or act
OF Congress-. The order explains the constitu-
tiOnal provision and the several acts of Con-
gress understood as being excepted from the
operations OF the law in question.
SECRETARY SHERMAN, who arrived in New
York Tuesday, accompanied by his stenO-
grapher A. j. BabcOck, spent several hours
at the, the sq4bbtreasHry 4bda Yesterday: 1t was
examine into, some charges of remiss-
treasury officials. This rumOr, however. was
emphatically denied by the officials. A tele-
gram. from New York says: The Secretary
the heads of the Sub-treaSury department. and
his business is evidently of an important char
acter.'
GEN. SuERIDAN's VISIT to the Black Hills
country has led to the impression that he is to
personally direct the Indian campaign. The
facts are that Congress made an appropria-
tiOn for the establishment of a military post
in the Black Hills country. Being unable
TO select a site for this fort by means of CORE
spondence, Gen. Sheridan suggested tour of
inspection to settle the matter This was ap-
proved. Col. Bacon will accompany him as
military attache.
CHANGE IN THE NEW YORK COLLECTOR
sH1P.-The President today removed Gen.
Chester a. Arthur, collector of customs at
New York, and appointed Gen. G. A. Merritt
the present surveyor OF the port, in his stead
He also removed the Hon. A. B. Cornell naval
officer, and appointed Hon. Sias w. Burt
present naval officer.
SITTING BULL STILL SEDENTARY. - A dis
patch received by General Sherman from
General Sheridan, states that he apprehends
no demonstration on the part of Sitting Bull
and his force. He is well watched both by
the Canadian police under Major Walsh, and
by u. ): troops who are therefore apprsed of
his dolngS. General Sheridan thinks that
HOWards vigorous campaign and signal vic
tory over the Indians will end the war in the
northwest, and he anticipates no danger from
any other quarter.
THE CHINESE IMMIGRATION QUEsTION-It
is stated that during the recess of Congress
the President will examine closely into the
subject of Chinese immigration to this coun-
try. and make that question the subject of a
special message to Congress upon its reassem.
bling, and that he has agents in California
VINO are reporting to him the different phases
OF the question as they present themselves
On one occasion the President in cOnversng
on this subject with Representative Luttrell,
OF California, stated that he favored Change
in the treaty between this country and China
by which immigration to this country could be
materially limited.
SECRETARY EyARTs will leave in a day or
two to take his family to Runnymede, near
Windsor, vt. He will be absent about week.
His family VIII remain at Runnymede during
the summer.
CAPT. A. S. COLLUM, U. S. Marine Corps. is
ordered from the Tennessee at New York to
washington as soon as the marine guard is
removed from that vessel.
PERsoNAL.-Capt. J. H. Merriman and Mr..
s. l. kimball, chief OF the Life Saving service,
left for Chicago last evening, on Off cial busi-
neSS Mrs. j. r. Young is at Cape May.
'Ex-Secretary Chandler has left the ely
Mr.: Crosby s. NoyeS sails from New York
on Saturday for Europe by the steamer
MOsel, of the North German Lloyd line,
Hon. HoratiO King and family will leave
in day, or two for a visit to Maine-Mr.
Kings old home. Miss Wilcox left this
morning to spend a few weeks with her
friends Mrs. Gov. Mcclellan and Miss Marcy
at their delightful country seat near Orange
n. j.
CoUNTERFEITER CAPTURED.-Levi Logan
alias Conway has been captured by a secret
service operative, and is in Jail awaiting trial
at NlncenneS Ind. He is charged with passing
counterfeit 800 bank notes. He.is one OF the
ShreWdest, most reticent and successful of
ccounterfeiters, and combines with that opera.