Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-23

SUBSCRIPTIONS to the four per cent refundIng
certificates, SIS, 800: TRIAL to date, s2.02s41O.
AT THE WHITE HoUsE.-Secretary E
Attorney General Ovens, Senators Harris and
tne PRESIDENT to-day.
CHANGES AT THE CAPIToL.-The SUBJ b-commit
zee OF the committee on public buildings
Messrs. clark, Murch and Kimmel-after fur
Ine removal OF the bathrooms of the House
dney VIII, however, make the following rec0m
nnehoatlOns:-That me the room now occupied by
he Eion,ttee iodi on printing be removed to the
, one iauieS, ret1r1ng room on the gallery floor.
ana an tnat the room thus vacated be utilized for
an extension Of the House restaurant. The
rear portion gf room q h VIII be divided, and the
room. ~ A'A " o'i AS
The APPOINTMENT OF one of the number te
20 on tne Jeanette, In its Polar exploring ex
petition, has been rendered the Smithsonian
dnsIltuuon by James Gordon Bennett It is
expected that the Jeanette will sail from San
Trancisc9 Traa ior Behring'S Straits some time In
appointment has been offered by the Institu.
tlon 70 gentlemen well-fitted for the position.
out who has not yet been accepted. '
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON RA11Ro.ns AMI
CANALS day appointed a subcommittee. con.
slstlng OF Messrs. K1mmel, Turner and Ford. tn
take under immediate consideration the hin
introduced by Representative Henkle. pro-
rnal nlaing LOT snip canal to connect the Chesa-
geake ana delaware bays. the committee also
oiscussed the practicability of making pro-
Visions for the erection Of bridges at Shreve-
ana Monroe louisiana in compliance with
many petltlOnS. Without conclusion the sub
]ect was referred to sub b-commIttee.
SENATOR WHITES SUCCEssOR.-The probable
withdrawal Of Senator Whyte from the Senate
next winter brings the name of Representative
BILE successor. Mr.. McLane. however "a not
Iilenoly 10 MI. German, who seems to run the
macnlne IN Maryland, and with Germans an
lagonlsm McLanes ambition may be blighted.
10 BE observation-disclosures affecting the
moral and official conduct of Capt. Blackford
OF the Capitol police force, have been made to
SeIgeant ALARMS Thompson. An 1nvestfoa-
tlon tit2I OF tne same will be had. commencing at
charge Is that he has neglected to stOp growing
ABUSES, even after his attention had been in
Vlted 10 them. He is also charged with trans
actions involving lewdness.
Ex-SRcRETARY robson made an hours
speech in the House this afternoon. The hur.
ota oen OF me speech was against the doctrine Of
IHE DISTRICT SINKING FUND-Treas11rer Gil
lillian, commissioner of the District sinking
fund, has purchased on account of that fund.
under the provisions OF the last sundry civil bill.
heretofore given, District 1865 bonds to the
amount OF S137.35O. The purchase was made
quietly In the New York market The nrfce
Ra1d was an average OF s2zz. All the bonds in
cancelled. " w
GOVERNMENT WORK BY CONTRACT. Under
the present system the work on public build.
ings under the Treasury is done by hiring labor
ehased bY the material being pur
10 lIy olIerent plan. He intends to see IL tn
erecton or public buildings cannot be eTacta
mo more satisiactoriy In the future by purchasing
tne material by contract and by Constructive
tne buildings also by contract.
CAPT. EADs' CLAIM.-The sub committee OF
the House committee on appropriations. to
whom was referred the recent communication
: rom 1 tne secretary OF War recommending that
an appropriation be made during the presen
session OF Congress to meet the obliga' ions of
Ine government to Capt Eads for services rem
heS on tne 1ssues OF the Mississippi river
Dill autnorizing the Secretary OF War to make
q requlslt1on on the Secretary of the Treasury
TO ts1oa Smch OF money as may from time
act OF 1875 and acts amendatory thereon. with
the prov1so that nothing contained In the act
shd at oe @ S construed as waving or pairing the
said acts and amendments, and further pro-
vision that the act shall not be Construed as an
OF any for the Of
Ten years and half in twenty years after the
OF the work as provided In the acts
aCove mentioned The sub committee win re-
morrow, and the measure win be brought he.
lore the House as soon as possible.
KENTUcKY's Two TURNER'S. There WAS a
fr dovy
personal explanations which were made nv "a.
car turner and Thomas Turner, both of Ken
lucky IL appears that in describing the scenes |
anstena1ng the recent stalwart speech OF Mr.. |
ST. LOUIS paper telegraphed that the very air
on the democratic side was filed with SULPHUR |
Gus 9atns and @ that Turner was 10 his seat and
ID 1iar." AS the correspondent made no |
distinction in the way OF Identifying which Tur-
NE tha was not known mo In
enemies Of Mr.. oscar Turner flooded his |
district, with the paper containing the sketch. |
To-Day oscar dsclalmed for himself using any |
denial. He said that the purpose of some |
correspondents seemed to be to do nothing but |
lie, and they did It with such asslduity that he
sometlmes thought their salary was scaled in |
accordance with their mendacity. He created |
quite an explosion by denying also previous |
charge made against him In New York paper |
saying that he was drunk on the floor. HNo |
man" said he, sever saw me drunk in my life, |
and on the day l was charged with being
drunk had not had drink of liquor for three |
days" He closed by warning the cOrrespon- |
dents that If they continued their preyarica |
tions they might be denied the privilege of the |
reporters gallery.
CoNFIRMATIoNs.-The Senate In executive |
session yesterday confirmed the following NOM |
nat1ons:-HOrace Austin, of Minnesota date |
Third Auditor Of the Treasury to be register |
OF the land Office at Fargo, Dakota; Frederick |
w. Miner TO be L. s. attorney for the northern !
district OF Texas.
Suicide OF TOBACCO MANUFACTURER.-Col- |
lector Marks telegraphs as follows from New
Orleans to Commissioner Raum to-day:-"J |
Desca, TOBACCO manufacturer, whose offer OF
compromise was forwarded to you few days
ago, committed suicide this morning."
AMONG THE PATENTS issued, bearing date OF
the 22d, are two granted to Thomas A. Edison,
OF Menlo Park, for electric light and thermal |
regulation for electric light, Respectively
PAYMAsTER A. II. GILMAN, L. S. N, is ordered
10 examination for promotion.
The TAX LIST PUBLICATION CAsE-To-day in
the Circuit Court (Judge CoX), the trial of the
case OF Murtagh Gate proprietor OF the Nationa
Republican, agt. the District OF Columbia wa
resumed. This Is an action for balance OF