Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-26
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-Internal
evenue, S2l4, 1851 customs, S47O,S7743

BIDS FOR SILvER.-The Secretary of the
Treasury gives notice that bids or offers will
be received at the Treasury department for
delivery at the San Francisco mint of silver in
the form OF either bars or foreign cOln to be
PAID for IN coin in New York or San Fran
cisco, as desired.
THE VICTIMS OF THE HURON DISASTER
The work of exhuming and placing in cOftins
the remains of the victims of the Huron diSaS-
ter, which were buried along the North Caro-
lima coast. has been completed Lieut.. Com
mander Green. detailed to Superlntend the
work, and Augustus Burgdorf, of this city,
the contractor, will leave Norfolk this evening
for Annapolis. with 63 bodies. which will be re-
inferred i'll the Naval Cemetery near that
city.
Hon. BEVERLY DOUGLASS seems likely to
have opposition to his denomination for Con-
greSs. The Fredericksburg Bulletin prints
the names of twenty-five candidates so far,
with Northampton county to hear from.
A SMUGGLER'S CONSCIENCE.-The Secretary
OF the Treasury received to-day the sum of
$3.50 from an unknown party, forwarded
from New York; being money due the gov
ernment on some articles brought TO this cOun-
Try by person returning from Europe. The
amount has been deposited to the credit of
the Treasurer of the United States, on account
OF conscience.
SCHURZ Not ALTOGETHER EXT1NGUISHED.
This morning, upon Senator HOwe'S speech
being read to Secretary SchurZ, he smiled and
said, Il guess Howe doesn't like me very
much.'
COMMODORE ROBERT H. WYMAN, Superin-
tendent OF the photographic Office, will, it is
understood relieve Rear Admiral Preble of
the command of the South Pacific station.
Rear Admiral Preble is coming home in the
Omaha, which is expected at Hampton Roads
between the 1st and 18th of next month.
REAR ADMIRAL HOWELL viii remain i'm
charge of the bureau of yards and docks uutil
the close OF the present fiscal year. when he
viii assume command OF the North Atlantic
feet.
The PINK ABOVE THE YELLOW. An ap-
pllcant for the position of postmaster in a
town OF Wisconsin sends a petition of con-
siderable length to the President requesting
the removal of the present incumbent and the
appointment of the petitioner. To make
things clearer he sends also a map of the buSi-
ness portion OF the town, with the houses
marked OH III yellow and pink, the yellow
houses wanting the present postmaster re-
tanned. and the pink ones wanting the map
maker To succeed him. Of course pink pre-
dominates. In addition to this. business men
who don't care which man gets the place are
Indicated by blank spaces.
THE SENATE COMMITTEE .2N FOREIGN RE-
LATIONs had under discussion to day various
petitions and a letter from the Secretary of
state. asking for the re establishment of dipIO-
matte relations with the United States of Co
lumDla- The committee was in favor OF re-
establishing those relations but as the com-
mlttee on appropriations had anticipated IA
NoraDle action on the subject by inserting in
the diplomatic and consular appropriation
Dill an item providing for maintaining an
American representative in Colombia, the
committee on foreign relations asked to be
discharged from the further consideration of
the subject.
IHE SENATE COMMITTEE on RAILROADS
WreStled for couple of hours today with the
uil providing fOr an extension of time for the
completion of the Northern Pacific railroad.
Hut 10 conclusion was reached On the subject.
GOVERNOR EMERY AND THE UTAH ELEC-
TICN LAw.-GOvernOr G.. w. Emery of Utah.
claims that the new registration and election
law OF Utah, signed by him, does not prescribe
any new qualifications for voters. On the
contrary, every voter who could vote under
the old law can vote under the one Just pass
ed. 1t is true that the officers whose duty it is
10 lie g1ster voters, are in the most of instances
MormOns: but this could not very well be
avoided, as they are in the majority in all but
one or two OF the counties. Any. wilful neglect
On their part, however, to register properly
qualified voters will be deemed felony. and
the penalty is fine not exceeding one thou
sand dollars or two years imprisonment in the
pointed by the President will undoubtedly see
the law properly enforced. The new law
ab0iSheS the marked ballot which the Nor
mons nave elung to with great .pertinacity,
and substitutes the secret ballot in its stead
1t was that feature in the old law that was so
Objectionable to the Gentiles and dissenting
Mormons; for they claimed that, with the
marked ballot. but few OF the MOrmOnS could
9e induced to vote any other ticket than that
favored by the church. In the passage of the
new law, therefore while it may not be fault
feel that great point has been gained. The
Outcry against this legiSaliO ION has been raised
without Just grounds, The apparent pre-
determlnaf1on OF the radicals, was to find fault
with this law and that on revenue and before
the provisions OF either of them were known
tEey were denounced. They afterwards had
10 acknoWledge that the revenue law was
good one: but they have kept UP captious
0OjectlOnS to the election and registration law
hoping still to induce Congress to enact the
LEGISLATION 1or which they have been pressing;
ana 10 neap Odlum upon Governor Emery for
MS action seems to be part of the pro-
gramme.
IHE DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATION BILL
The Senate committee on appropriations has
III revising the consular and diplomatic ap
preparation bill recently passed by the House.
restored salaries Of foreign representatives
cut down by the House to the amounts now
fixed by law. The salaries of our ministers to
Great Britain, France, Germany and Russia,
are flxed at $3.50 ministers to Spain, Aus
sIla ay, Btaz =. "a M MMeMeG Japan and China
and Peru restored to $1,000 each. The com
mittee concurs i'm the provisions of the House
bill liking salaries of ministers to the Argen-
tine Republic, Uruguay Paraguay, Sweden.
Norway, Turkey, Venezuela, Hawaiian
Islands, U. 5. of Colombia, and Bolivia. A
secretary to the legation at Brazil is provided
Tor at 81 500 per annum. The Senate COM
mlttee has amended the bill to create consul
Iates at southampton, Stettin, Turks Island,
Nantes, valencia, SwatOw, Santa Cruz. Maran-
nam, Milan and Venice at salaries of $1,000
each: The item for relief Of American sea-
men IN foreign countries, is increased from
nlty TO sixty thousand dollars. The committee
has struck from the bill, the item allowing the
President to expend $4,000 at his discretion
tof diplomatic and consular service.
A CONGRESSIONAL SoUR.-A bill was intro
duced IN the House yesterday providing for
the manufacture of wholesome vinegar This
would seem TO indicate that the average states
man IS seriously contemplating changing his
REJECTED NOMINATION.-The Senate in
executive session yesterday by a vote of y to
IL rejected the nomination of Lewis E. Par
SohS To be district attorney for the northern
and middle district of Alabama.
The POSTMASTER GENERAL has given in
StruetiOns that any matter in print which may
De transmitted within an enclosure NAV also
De transmitted at the same rate if printed
upon the wrapper or envelope.
MOVEMENTS OF U. s. NAVAL VESSELS
The Navy department is informed that the