Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-29
THE EVENING STAR.

THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAT.-Internal
revenue. $3OS, ,9S4.62: customs. s293, ,26997.
SUBSCRIPTIONS to the tour per cent. loan to-
| day amounted to $l27,o0O,
GOVERNOR HARTRANFT, of Pennsylvania, is
in the city. He made a short call on the Pres
ident to-day.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House
to-day were Representatives Phillips, timer,
MCGOWAN, Cole, Pollard, Rainey, Campbell and
Robinson.
THE PLYMOUTH arrived at the Pensacola
navy yard this morning. She has been on a
cruise in the Gulf and West Indies.
THREE ENGLIsHMEN who called to pay their
respects to the President to-day had their
cards embellished with photographs of them
selves. The photographs, which are of the
head only, are placed in the upper right hand
corner, and are supposed to be the new British
wrinkle in the way of visiting cards for gen.
tiemen.
GOV. DENNIsON's Son DANGEROUSLY ILL.,
A private note from Governor DennsOn to a
friend in this city, dated yesterday, states
that his youngest son perry is very ill with
Inflammation of the brain, and but little
hopes are entertained of his recovery. The
lad is a general favOr1te with the friends of
the family, is about II years of age, and it is
prOtracted by the unexpected turn in the dis
ease, which was at first reported as malarial
fever.
COMMISSIONER BRYAN AND THE New DIS
TRICT GOVERNMENTAL has been known for
some time to the intimate friends of Commits
soner Bryan that he had declared, both yer
bally and in writing, his absolute unwilling
ness to accept COmmiSSiOnerShip under the
proposed new government. We learn that he
is preparing to resume his profession immedi-
ately upon the new bill going into effect, and
therefore, the many applications now being
made to Mir. Bryan for appointment to the
boards under the new Commissioners are in
valn as under no circumstances will he be a
Commissioner or have voice in those ap-
polntmentS.
PRACTICAL RESUMPTION. - The Canadian
commissioner of customs has given notice that
in consequence of the near approximation of
gold, silver and paper currency, no discounts
Will hereafter be made on American invoices
until further notice.
THE CASE OF GENERAL KAUTz.-General
Sherman has approved the findings of the
cOurt-martial acquitting Brevet Ma jor General
A. V. kautz. In so doing Gen. Sherman takes
occasion to say that newspapers and printed
pamphlets are not the media of cOmmunica
ton in official matters, but the mails and tele-
graph are. Therefore, although the court
martial in the case of Colonel Kautz finds no
criminality'' in his publication, the general is
eeGnstraned to say that it was more than
irregular 1t was improper, and must not
be taken as an authorized precedent.
NOMINATIONs.-The President 0-day nem
mated Crowley P. Dake, of Michigan to be u
;. Marshal for the territory of Arizona and
VIM. l.. Foulk to be captain of cavalry.
CAPT. GEO. A. ARMEs, 10th cavalry, is
ordered to report, by letter, to the super
intendent general of recruiting service for
duty in conducting detachment of recruits
to the 10th cavalry.
1HE MAYFLOWER, which is to take the cadet
engineers at the Naval Academy on their sum
mer cruise, has arrived at Annapolis and is
being prepared tor that service. The cruise
begins shortly after the annual examination
ABOUT the I'D OF June next, and embraces
Visit to the different navy yards and the work
shops at Chester, Pa, and on the Hudson Tue
following, officers are ordered to the May
as captain; Lieut.. John G. SOey as executive
officer; Passed Assistant Engineer c. III.
Greenleaf and Robert Crawford Assistant
surgeon A. Tanner, Jr, and Paymaster A.
5. kenney.
POSTMASTER GENERAL KEY ON THE PREs1-
DENTS TITLE.-In lieu of personal answer
unseat President Hayes, Postmaster General
~ Key has written an open letter to the people
that If both houses of the FOrtysixth Congress
are democratic the majority intend to Oust
President Hayes and seat Mr.. Tilden. He de-
Forty-ffth Congress has no right whatever to
dispute his election. He says the leaders in
this desperate attempt to Mexicanize our in
nish the bulk of the democratic majority in
the next House, and he asks whether the
southern sou aa,a people, remembering how the north
afford to join this revolutionary movement
He says that the south should take care that
IN the FOrty-sixth Congress she is represented
public peace and mischief makers who seem
to have gained control of the present House
OF Representatives. The people of the south
pledge himself to sustain the title of President
Hayes. He closes his letter as follows: g No
man need to hope that the schemes of the
men who have engineered the movement to
unseat President Hayes can be carried ont
without bloody civil war. To avoid the
danger confidently rely upon the patriotism
and honor OF the people OF my native sectiOn.'
The DEMOCRATIC HOUSE CAUCUS ON AD-
IOURNMENT-The democratic members of the
House met in caucus last evening to consider
me senate resolution providing for final ad-
man OF the committee on banking and cur.
rency, spoke against fixing time for adjourn
ment until the financial bills reported by his
committee, and now on the calender of the
House, are disposed of. A motion was then
made that when the adjournment resolution
is taken up today motion shall be made to
postpone the further consideration of il until
June ). MIR. Atk tns, chairman of the com
mlttee on appropriations, said that it would be
Impossible to pass the appropriation bills by
June 10th, even should the House devote the
entire time to their consideration The sundrv
civil and general deficiency bills are not vet
completed in committee, and will not be re-
ported to the House this week. Ii these bills
should be passed by the House they could not
De given to the Senate in time to secure action
6y the date proposed. Mr.. Atkins explained
the status OF other appropriation bills in the
Senate, some of which have not yet been acted
upon by the Senate committee on apprOpria-
tlons. This explanation satisfied members
that adjournment could not take place on
June 10Th. and motion to postpone the Senate
resolution until June Sth was unanimously
adopted. Mr.. Ewing said that adjournment
should not be fixed until Congress had acted
upon financial measures now pending He
believed the tariff bill was the principal oh
Stacle to the consideration of those measures
as Inc former was given priority. and that the
tarlf Dill should be postponed until next win
ter. Fernando Wood, without committing
himself to the pOstponeInent of the tariff biIf'
SAID he desired to have that measure discussed
Tor three or four days, in order that people
might understand its provisions as wei, as the
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