Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-28

GOVERNMENT RECEIFTs sTo-DAY.-Internair rev.
enue, s256. .944.32 customs. etl4, 1854.
SUBSCRIPTIONS to the four per cent. loan TO-
lay amounted to s24-25o.
AT TIE WHITE HousE-senator Plumb and
Representatives Morton, Shalenbarger. Bailey
(N.1). Neal, Starin, Endein. Thomas llll),
Rutterworth, Herbert, Davis (Ill) and Russell
lN.C) called on the President to-day.
| REPRESENTATIVE BLACKBURN, who so ably
filed the position OF chairman of the House
committee On the District of Columbia. after
the death OF Chairman Williams, does not
again desire to serve in that capacity.
CHIEF MOSES and party left Fort Vancouver
W. T., yesterday. They viii arrive here In
about TWO weeks.
Miss DEvENs, who has been the guest of Mrs.
Hayes for some time, left yesterday for Massa-
chEsetfS
THE CABINET MEETING TO- day again discus
sed the Sitting Bull question, but came to no
conclusion. The statement that it has been
Ceclced to call on the Dominion government to
look after Sitting Bull, is Incorrect
THERE WERE FOUR HUNDRED AND TWENTY
ONE CONTESTANTS in the recent examination
for positions In the Pension Office. It will take
The examining board at least a month to go
of The contestants. Those of the examined who
GOT up early this morning and called at the In
Ierlor department to find how Well they did
were mucn disappointed to receive this tnfOr-
nation.
Mr.. A. NJ. TRACY, JR., of Client, New York,
classmate OF Nr. Rutherford B. Hayes, at Cor
nell University, is visiting the latter, during his
sp'iDg vacation, at the Executive Mansion.
They report boating matters at the University
Tracy is secretary of the Cornell navy this can
be taken as authoritative.
THE CINCINNATI CoNaREssMEN-Gov. Tom
Young. Of Ohio, had read in the House to-day
an extract from the report Of the grand jury of
Hamilton county, Ohio, which sets forth that
that body had inquired into certain affidavits
alleging that Gov Young and his colleague Mr..
Butterworth lad used money to influence their
election, and after taking the testimony of some
fifty witnesses had concluded that there was
nothing against Messrs. Young and Butter
worth developed sufficient to base cause Of
action.
ARREST OF CoUNTERFEITERs. - Robert A.
Plunkett, Of Greenup, Illinois, was arrested
yesterday at that place by the secret service
men, for passing and having in his possession
counterfeit coin. john Eckes and VIM. ".
EckeS were also arrested at Mason, Michigan
for having in their possession and passing coun-
terfelt fifty cent silver halves
RAIDS ON GEORGIA Collector
Clarke telegraphs to Commissioner Raum from
Atlanta, Ga, that on the 26th instant he seized
III,
and two illicit disIileries; also about l,5Oo gal.
Ions OF mash, beer and low wines.
A CAUCUs OF REPUBLICAN Representative
was held in the hall OF the House Immediately
after the adjournment yesterday, Mr.. Frye, of
Maine, presiding, for the purpose OF discussing
the situation in regard to the political clauses
which the majority has determined to inco .po.
prohibit the presence 81 troops at the I polls and
to repeal those sections OF the Revised Statutes
OF the United States which authorize the ap-
pOintment OF chief supervisors and deputy mar
shals for elections. Inc subject was very gen.
orally discussed by the members present, and
the sentiment was unanimous in opposition to
Messrs Garfield and Keller, Of Ohio; Williams.
Of WiScO1 sin; Belf0rt, OF Colorado; Conger and
others ms de speeches to that effect, and 1t was
finally agreed that every endeavor should be
made Dy the minority to prevent the passage OF
the bills named above, unless they shall be re-
neved OF the legislative provisions In question
The sense OF the caucus was that II the demo
Gratis insist upon carrying out the plan already
adopted by the majority, the effect would
the stopping of the wheels OF the government
and the majority would be responsible for tn
result. A re. 0lutoa was also adopted withOu
opposition, ''that it Is the sense OF the caucu
that hereafter and until the appropriation bulls
are disposed OF no pairs by republicans shall
under any consideration be made.'
THE CULTURE OF TEA AS AN AMERICAN In
| DUsTRY.-Mr. VIM. Saunders, of the Agricultu-
raj DEF artment, has received an invitation from
the New York horticultural Society to deliver
an address on the culture of tea as an American
| industry. AS he has paid much attention to the
progress Of tea culture, and the improvements
connected with its manufacture during the past
twenty years-which may be considered the era
| of tea culture outside OF China and Japan-the
| address Will be one of considerable interest to
this country at the present time.
Not LITERARY CUss.-Mr Samuel Dysart.
| OF Illinois, who was one of the assistant COM
mission ers to the Paris exposition, was request
| ed to make report on stock raising, based
! exposition. He has submitted his report It
| was In such crude and incongruous shape
that It was not fit for publication, nor could it
been re turned to him With the re request that hattie he
Try again. MI. Dysart is large stock raiser.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut NJ R. s. Mckenzie to
special duty on board the practice ship Constel-
lation. Lieut.. Commander D. W. Mullen from
| the Norfolk nauy yard to the receiving ship
jamestown at the Mare Island navy yard.
! BIG BEAR THREATENING WAR-A letter from
Cypress Hills. Manitoba, dated Feb. %. reports
that Big Bear, Cree chief, had seized the goods
OF trading party near the forks OF the Red
| mounted police had started to arrest him. He
| >:vows that he Will not be taken, and has sent
| messengers, with tobacco to the surrounding
| bands OF Indians, and even across the frontier,
| inviting them to join him In force, for the pur-
/ pose of making a demand On Gov. Laird for
| three things, which the letter does not men,
tion, with threats OF repossessing the country
| ard excluding the whites II not granted. The
letter adds that all the buffalo are south of the
| frontier ard that great destltutiOn prevails
/ among the Indians and others.
| THE LOUISIANA LOTTERY REPEAL BILL SIG NED
| Gov. Nichols, OF Louisiana, has signed the bill
! repeating the charter OF the Louisiana state lot
teTy, but the officers say that it will not affect
| the business or the lottery. The constitution
| ality OF the law is to be tested In the courts,
| counsel for the lottery claiming that the char
] tered rights OF the company, resting on a con-
| tract with the state, cannot be disturbed.
GREAT COOKING MAIN BETWEEN PENNsYLvA-
| MA AND NIRGINIA.-A telegram to the New
| York Herald from Norfolk, March 26, says
| Sporting circles OF this section OF Virginia are
| greatly excited over the greatest cooking main
] Tor many years which is to be fought between
i Pennsylvania and Virginia on the 7th, sth and
! 9th OF April Each side Is 10 produce twenty
| five birds and fight for slOO each battle and
/ 81 coo On the odd fight. The Philadelphia sport
| ing men Will arrive next week with their chick
| ems, and large crowd OF the betting and sport
! ing fraternity Is expected In this city
NEW RULES ON THE 81" ROADs-The board
| OF directors of the New York Elevated railroad
| yesterday resolved to run through trains on
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