Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-05

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS IO-DAf.-lnterna
Revenue, s23l 1882: customs, $51a, a,426sG
SECRETARY EvARTs went to New York last
evening.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House
today were Senators Morrill,, Ferry, Lama,
Bruce and Dawes, and Representatives. Brew
er, Wait and Hart.
PERsONAL.-Ex.GOv.H Hoffman. of New York
is in the city. Miss Foot, who has been
visiting Mrs Hayes, at the Executive man
Slon left this morning for her home in New
White House are the Misses Platt, Mcfarland
and Scott.
THE INVESTIGATION OF POSTAL SUPERIN-
TENDENT CHENEY was continued this morning
by House postal committee. Cheney's counsel
said that if he had been removed by the depart
mt mt he knew nothing about it.. Nd. Sperry,
postmaster at Hartford, Conn. testified that
theney's subordinates were Overbearing and
dOmineering, and did not treat those will,
whom they came in contact officially with Or
dinary ciyility: The testimony of number
of other witnesses was to the effect that Che
ney neglected his official business to attend to
private matters.
THE PROPOSED New PATENT LAws.-The
Senate committee on patents reported favOra-
bly, to-day Senate bill No. 800, for the revision
of tie patent laws. This bill has received the
attention of the committee for several months
past: hearings have been given nearly all of
the most prominent patent attorneys in the
country on the subject, and the bill it is eX-
pected, if it becomes a law, will harmonic
the interests of patentees and the patent at
tOrneys.
NAVAL CHASGEs.-The Secretary of the
Navy will grant the request of Rear Admiral
Ammen, chief of the bureau of navigation. to
be placed on the retired list. There are ru-
mOrs of changes also in the heads of the bu-
reaus OF ordnance. yards and docks, and of
cOnstrut ton and repair. With the latter
changes chan 1t is said the investigation which has
been going on into the affairs of the depart
ment by Mr. Willis committee will have con
siderable to do.
The WEST WANTS TO MAKE SOME DOLLARS
The committee on coinage, weights and mea-
SureS, has set aside March 18th to hear the ar
gumentS in favor of the establishment of a
mint in the west. Bills are pending to locate
nins,a mlnts at Chcafo ST Louis, Kansas City Gin
tentiOn of the committee before recommend
ing site, to proceed 10 the several cities ask
ing for mintage facilities
THAT STANDING NUISANCE. - The po
office trouble at Toledo, in Which Alex X ed
and Pat lowing have gained some nOtorety,
will again come up on the 1th inst, the post 1
afer "nt 81 thet te se haSmg
mission of Dow ing the incumbent has explr-
ed. and Toledo is without a postmaster, unless
Nasby throws himself into the breach.
THE Cost OF OUR SOLDIERs.-The House
military committee has been furnished by the
Secretary of War with a statement of the cost
OF fuel, forage and communication of quarters
paid to officers stationed in the District of Co
lumbia: For quarters, the government pays
over sixty thousand dollars: for fuel. over
twenty thousand, and for forage, over
thirty thousand. The committee has also been
furnished with the cost for enlisted men of
the several armies of Europe. The running
average is from one hundred and seven y-five
to two hundred and fifty dollars per cipita.
England pays the most premium, S4S7; Swift
zeriand the least, SD p mum for soldiers.
1t cost the United States last year 81 .S54 per
annum for each enlisted soldier in its military
service.
THE MEXICAN BORDER TROUBLEs.-Wea are
inf rmed that the report of the testimony
liven before the House military committee b.
Lieut.. Edward Turner, 10th U. S. cavalry,
(Which was published last Saturday. wherein
the raids from Mexico into the United Stat s
were made solely by Indians, is incorrect:
that, on the contrary, he has known of fla
States direct from Mexico, the raiders carry.
ing off large numbers OF cattle belonging to
citizens of Texas. These raids by Mexicans
mostly occurred between Forts Duncan and
Brown; the raids above Duncan across the
Rio Grande being made principally by band
OF Apaches who have been living adjacent to
Mexican towns in the state of Coahuila, Mex
leo, and have been protected by Mexicans In
regard TO the sum of so being offered by the
local authorities OF a Texas town to an Amer
lean scout to go over into Mexico and kill a
offered by Lieut.. Col. Shafter, 24th cOlOred in
fantry commanding the cOlored troops in the
;1 vicinity OF II Fort @ Clark, Texas, to Mexican
body OF an Indian or his scalp.
THE PLATES for printing the notes of nearly
three hundred defunct national banks, which
have accumulated at the Treasury depart
ment, are to be melted down in one of the fur.
naces in the Washington navy-yard
COMMISSIONER TO PARIs.-The President
has appointed Ex-Governor Henry Howard of
Rhode Island, an additional or assistant com
missioner to Paris, in place of George II. Cor
liSs. declined.
DIsALLOwED.-The Secretary of the Treas
ury has disallOwed claim of $4,000 made for
the use of the Mansion House, Alexandria.
Va, as hospital during the war.
A NEW PENSION BILL.-The bill introduced
in the Senate yesterday by Mr.. Ferry, to grant
an increase of pensions in certain eases, pro-
videS that from and after June 4th 1878. all
persons who while in the United States mill
tary or naval service, and in that line of duty
above the elbow or a leg above the knee Shall
be entitled to a pension of $50 per month and
those who shall have lost leg below the knee
or an arm below the elbow shall be entitled to
$50 per month, and those who shall have lost
one hand and one foot shall be entitled to SIS
per month.
THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUs.-After the ad-
journment of the House yesterday the demo.
cratic members held caucus, the result of
which was an agreement that the seven in
Vestigat1ng committees might select their own
experts, the post Office committee to be al
lowed two. At the next meeting of the caucus
Representative Banning's army-pay bill viii
be considered.
ALBERT GALLATIN PORTER, who, as stated
in THE STAR yesterday, was nominated by the
President for First Controller of the Treasury
is prominent and very wealthy LAWYER of
Indianapolis, Ind. He was member of the
56th and 37th Congresses, serving on the Judi
clary cOmmitte. He is said to be a capable
business man, of good executive ability. At
the last Presidential election he headed the
republican electoral ticket i'm Indiana. He
was one of the signerS of the famous dispatch
read out in the Senate by Mr.. COnkling, sent
forward by the citizens of Indianapolis who
did not agree with the position taken by Sen
ator Morton Oh the electoral bill.
THE JOURNAL OF THE ELECTORAL CON-