Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-07-01
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-In. ernal
revenue, $932,l42.l1; customs. s574l4.55
THE SUBSCRIPTIONS to the four per cent. loan
today amounted to s22215O.
REAR ADMIRAL c. r. ?. RODGERS left An
napolis yesterday for San Francisco, to as
sumo command of the Pacific station, having
been relieved by Commodore FoXhal A. Pur-
ter as superintendent OF the naval academy
PARDoNED.-The President to-day issued
pardon for Thomas ClaXtOn, lately convicted
Of manslaughter In killing his fatherin-law,
VIM. HOrner.
THE PRESIDENTS FAMILY GOING TOWILKEs-
5ARRE.-The President, Mrs. Hayes, Messrs.
Burchard and Webb Hayes and probably one
or two members OF the cabinet, will leave here
tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock. to be present
at the ceremonies attending the celebration of
the Wyoming massacre, which takes place
near NllkeSbarre, Pa, on the 4th inst.
ARRESTED FOR TAMPERING WITH THE
MA1Ls.-George T. Berry, clerk in the
branch Post office at Georgetown. has
been arrested for tampering with the mails.
The offence which he has confessed was
opening private correspondence, not to OBJ
ters. but to secure the information contained
therein.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House
today were Senators Sargent, Kellogg and
Saunders and Representatives Waite, Page,
Davis and Scheicher.
GENERAL JEFF. C. DAVIS, U. s. A, is in the
city.
THE CONTRACT for furnishing stationery to
the War department for the fiscal year begin
ming today has been awarded to MOhun Bros,
of this city.
GENERAL E. ID. TOWNSEND, Adjutant Gen
eral U. S. A, left the city this morning for
Boston, to take about months leave of
absence.
PERsONAL.-Mrs. Snead ('Fay," of the Lou
iSyiile COurier-Jou1nGI) and Miss Austine
Snead, ("Miss Grundy,') left Washington this
morning for Deer Park. After short stay
at Saratoga will visit Niagara and Lake
George. '.''Hon. j. Amber Smith has re-
turned to Washington, from New York. ''''
Prot. L. q; Marin. sails for Italy on Wednes-
dap on a short visit
THE REQUEST OF GENERAL HOWARD, con
veyed in the dispatch from General Nc
DOwell, received at the War department for
an eastern regiment as a reinforcement for
the Indian war, has been answered by Gen
eral Sherman telegraphing to General Nc
DOwell that it is too indefinite to base any ac-
lion upon.
THE MIDDY'S HOLIDAY EXTENDED-COm-
modOre Parker, superintendent of the Naval
Academy, has issued an order to midShipmen
OF the first and third classes who were granted
leave of absence until the Sd instant, extend
ing such leave until July 10.
READJUsTMENT is the order of the day at
the Post Office department. The readjusting
of the salaries of pOstmasters is finished, the
readjuSting of the compensation of railrOadsS
under way, and there was completed Saturday
the readjustment Of clerks in the department
in conformity with the reductions In grades
provided by Congress. There are no vacan-
Gies.
REPRESENTATIVE SCHLEICHER, of Texas,
has been detained in Washington since the
adjournment OF Congress on public business.
Meanwhile the people in his district opposed
TO HIM have had the primary meetings held
earlier than usual, and tXed up matters so as
intends to bolt the convention, which is to be
held on the 18th inst, if his opponents succeed
in defeating his nomination, and run as an
independent candidate. He left for home to-
day.
THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY CONFER
ENCE will commence at Paris. August lst next
No more conferences of the representatives on
the part of the United States will be held here
They will leave from New York for Paris in
the early part of this month.
USEFUL TREASURY PUBLICATIONS.-Receiv
ing Teller Underwood, of the redemption
agency OF the Treasury, has completed list
of counterfeit United States notes, which will
be published tomorrow. There has been a
necessity for some such list, as nothing official
has ever been issued on the subject. The list
embraces also concise table of all bonds
called to date, and information concerning
such stolen bank notes as the Treasurer is now
authorized to redeem, as well as the manner
in Which.the new silver dollar will be issued
In exchange for currency, and other items of
fn hn mi lar
one of the most valuable issued, and must COM
mend itself to the business community.
IMPORTANT CAsE-20,O0O Acres Of Land in
Question.-The Secretary of the Interior has
transmitted to Attorney General Devens a
communication enclosing a copy of a letter
from the Commissioner of the General Land
office, and the exhibits accompanying the
same, relative to lands patented to the Central
Pacific railroad company, situated within the
claimed limits of the Manuel Diaz grant 1t
seems that at the date Of the grant to the rail
road company, and at the time the grant took
effect, the lands in question were within the
claimed limits of private grant sub judice,
Consequently the patents by which more than
tanned by the railroad company, are decided
to have been enormously issued, without
authority OF law, the principle on which the
DECISION is made, being announced in the case
his letter to the Attorney General Secretary
Schurz says: Il am of the opinion that a suit
SnOuiu De instituted by the governments to set
aside said patents, thus enormously issued in
order that the lands covered thereby may be
restored to the public domain. have, there
lore, the honor to request that such action be
taken in the premises. The exhibits herewith
transmitted, most of which are certified copies
OF the original papers, contain all the inform
alton in the possession OF this department per-
tanning to the case, and can be used as eVi-
dence In the prosecution of the suit" Secre-
tary SchurZ 8 predecessor alsOdecided that the
patents for the lands IN question were erro-
neously issued and instructed the Commits
slOner OF Indian Affairs to call upon the rail-
road company for return of the same but the
railroad company failed to comply with the
request Tor the return Of the patents.
WHAT GENERAL RossER SAYs.-Gen Ros-
ser left this morning for Fargo, and does not
seem to be worried about duel with Con
ge;sal greeS;sman Acklen: He will not talk, OF the
subject, however, and logically asks why Ack-
len should desire to fight him for preventing
him from committing crime. Gen. Rosser
understands from the reports that Acken
Will make the fullest reparatiOn in his power
marry the girl MiRned potts Tribune
THE MEXICAN BORDER RAIDs-Since the