Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-02-07

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS STo-DAY.-Internalr rev
enue, 1914, ABS. .O6; customs. S32S, $3.50.
SUBSCRIPTIONS to the four per cent. loan to-
day amounted to s9.I72.O00.
JUSTICE HUNT is getting weaker from being
confined to his bed so long.
PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTNENT.-The President
has appointed Phillip II. Hoffman to be COM
missioner OF deeds in the state of Maryland for
the District Of Columbia.
CONSCIENCE NOT DEAD.-SenatOr Sherman TO.
day received in an envelope, post marked Bos
son. The money was deposited in the Treasury
on account Of conscience.
a DEMOCRATIC CONFERENCE on THE NEXT
Senator Wallace yesterday is
sued invitations to the members OF the national
and congressional democratic committees TO
meet tonight at Wizards hotel to have a
conference touching the next Presidential cam
Paign.
SECRETARY SHERMAN gives to the press copy
of his letter TO Collector Arthur relative to an
appointment in the New York custom house of
son OF Justice Bradley. 1t is dated January
Il, 1875, and is as follows: Il inclOse letter
from Mr. Justice Bradley, of the Supreme court
strongly recommending his son for position in
the custom house. The young gentleman will
Call On you and explain more fully. For mani
fest reasons would be glad to oblige Mr.. Brad
ley, who takes the matter greatly to heart and
fOre you may be able to give his son employ
ment, as he is 30 doubt highly deserving, and
would be meritorlous officer. ! have prom
iSCd Mr.. Bradley nothing definitely, but leave
the matter 10 you, with the sincere hope that
you may be able to comply with his quest
BEFORE THE TELLER COMMITTEE yesterday
Judge James B. Campbell testified that he ran
- ip6pnT fort Z Ea
rom Charleston in 1878 and was indOrSed by the
1epubl cans. The election was conducted fraud
ulently by the democrats and he was defeated.
SENATOR CONKLING has returned to ex-Co,-
leCtor Arthur, at New York, all of the original
letters received by Arthur and read by the Sem
ator in the recent executive session of the Sem
ate. covering requests made for places in the
New York custom house by Cabinet officers,
ED ether prominent p,lbic men. 1t is under
et0od that collector Arthur will make them all
public.
THE ALEXANDER HUNTON CAsE-It is UNDER
stood that he grand jury of this District, after
lear ne Il e testimony as 10 Gen. Hunton hay
Ing violated the law in sending an alleged
challenge TO Columbus Alexander, took a vote
On motion TO di imisS, aud it resulted 10 In
favor 20 against.
TIE ANTI-C CHINESE BILL.-The Senate commit
tee on foreign relations met this morning and
agreed to report without recommendation the
Dill passed by the House to restrict Chinese i'm
mlgl atlOn. MI. Sargent gave notice in the Sen
ate that he should ask for consideration of the
bill next Wednesday.
MINISTER SEwARD's ACCoUNTs.-Mr. Thomn-
son, OF the First Controllers Office of the Treas
nry GepaI tmenf. was before the House commit
tee On eXpeLdi ureS in the state department
THIS morning giving testimony relative to the
accounts OF Minister George +. Seward as kent
inn Fra lrI-a "A
velOped.
AN ADVERSE REPORT.-The Senate committee
on commerce yesterday agreed to report ad.
yersely the nomination of E. Platt Stratton, to
be supervising inspector of steamboats, at the
port or New York. Supervising Inspector Gen
raj Dumont and Mr.. Stratton are not the bes1
OF friends, and the former preferred charge
against the latter. 1t is said that more live
have been lost by accidents On Steam-yessel,
license under Mr.. Stratton'S administration o.
the New y Ork office, than under any OF his pre-
decessors in the supervising inspectors Office in
New York.
THE ARREARS OF PENSIONs.-General Rice,
chairman Of the House committee on pensions,
has had frequent conferences with Commis-
sioner Bentley with reference to what supple
mental legislation Is necessary to carry into
effect the bill to meet the payment of arrears of
pensions. The commissioner does not think
that his Office can adjudicate claims aggregat-
ing more than ten million dollars during the
next fiscal year, and it is probable that this
amount will be appropriated, and then next
year fair approximation can be had OF what
will be required to pay the remaining claim
ants.
OUR AsIATIC SQUADRON.-Rear Admiral T. Fl.
Patterson, commanding the Z. S. naval force
ON the Asiatic station, reports to the Navy de-
partment, from Yokahama, dated under date of
January 10th, the following movements of the
nlc
Uary 4th for san Francisco. The following
changes were made in the assignment of officers:
Commander Manly to the Alert and Commander
POyd to the Ranger: Lieut. c. A. Adams from
the Alert 10 the Ranger: Master j. ID. Keeler,
from tie MOnOcacy TO the Alert; Ensign C. j.
BaGger, from the Alert TO the MOnOcacy; Mid
sbipman G. c. FOulk, from the Monocacy to the
Alert; Midshipmen C.. c. Rogers and j. c. Gill
more. from the MOnongahela TO the Alert. The
RaI ger was going to Foochow, Swatow and
Eong Kong. via Kobe and Nagasaki. On the
23d OF December she was sent to the relief OF
the American ship Paul Rover, OF Boston, which
was reported to be In a dangerous position in
Gasteon bay, with half OF her crew sick with
scurvy and unable to work the ship She was
anchored by the Ranger in a safe position in
the harbOr. The AShuelot was supposed to
have sailed from Manila, December 9th, for
Bangkok, Siam. The Monocacy would leave
Yckahama in few days for ShaghaI. The
Palos was at Tfentsin.
In THE POTTER COMMITTEES to-day Joseph II.
to interrogatOrieS OF the chairman that the
brief furnished him by Mr.. Gibson previous to
his departure for New Orleans contained moth
ing whatever In reference to the duties which
he afterwards performed, as regards interview
ing witnesses previous to their going on the
stand. He stated In connection with the "1Ob
put up on Weber that Swazie endeavOred to
entrap him (witneSs) into Offering him money
10 take back the testimony he had given, stat
ing that he had been forced to go on the stand.
Dut seeing his purpose witness addressed note
to him informing him that there was but one
addressing the chairman Of the subcommittee
who would evidently give him an opportunity
Mr. George w. Carter, OF New Orleans, was
the next witness called. He denied the asser-
tion made in the st. Martin afidavit, TO the ef-
feet that he (Carter) had given, or offered Weber
money to influence mis- testimony. Did not be-
Iieve Weber received any money for testimony.
He corrOborated the testimony OF Mr.. Maddox,
that ST. Martin was friend OF Weber'S, and
that Weber spoke Of him as being In his CON-
pany as q protection against anticipated vio-
ience The balance OF Mr.. Carter'S direct eX-
animation did not differ materially from that OF
Mr. Maddox.
After a brief cross examination by Gov Cox,
which developed no new facts, the committee
took a recess until balf-past two.
The INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL-The House
this afternoon agreed to the conference report
On the Indian appropriation bill.
THE INTERNAL REVENUE BILL. - The Senate
finance committee disposed OF the internal reve-
nue bill at its meeting this afternoon A re-