Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-24
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Was hington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY-Internal rev.
enue s42S, ,34s.92; customs, 1921, ,5s5.ss.
PRESIDENTIAL APPoINTMENTs.-The President
has made the following appointments: Calvin
A. Hooper to be captain OF the revenue service.
and John bennett and George E. ThurStOn to be
third leutenantS in the same service.
GOLD TO NEW YoRK.-The Treasury depart
ment has transferred an additional ten million
dollars in gold to the assay office at New York
to facilitate foreign exchange. The San Fran
cisco mint is now engaged in coming small gold
pieces to supply the demand. The Philadelphia
mint is at work principally on the silver dollar
1t is expected, however. that the Treasury vii
be able to purchase sufficient silver for delivery
at San Francisco to enable that mint to relieve
Philadelphia of the dollar coinage. The latter
mint Will then work on the small gold pieces
LIEUT.. HENRY HARDWOOD, U. S. revenue marine
service died in Philadelphia yesterday of apo
plexy, after brief illness. Lieut.. Harwood was
a son OF Rear Admiral A. A. Harwood, U.S.N., of
Philadelphia, and a brother OF Lieut. Col Frank
lin HarwOod, [. S. engineers.
CoUNTERFEITERs ARRESTED. - The Treasury
department is in receipt of information OF the
arrest yesterday at st. Louis, NO., of the notori-
Gus counterfeiters, Fred Biebush, who was par
doned by President Grant in 1876 for manufac-
IuTlDp anu SelllHp counterfeit coll. dlSO, ALI
drew j. Thomas, Mrs Anna Thomas, William
Whalen, Henry Woods, John Sullivan and
Rhineharit BoSse, all of whom have been con-
nected with Biebush in his criminal business.
THE REPoRT OF THE NATIONAL BOARD OF
HEALTH up to the 1St OF october, shows that
about 900 have been expended leaving
balance of about S450O0O of the amount appro-
priated 1t speaks of the Importance of uniform
ity of quarantine regulations, and says that
off oh hn pLnn tn ayr,an
NOUS action on the part OF the several nations
interested in the prevention of disease by the
establishment OF an international code OF hy-
giene
THE ELECTION LAWS IN THE U. S. SUPREME
CoURT.-The case of Augustus F. Clark, an Ohio
election judge. who was convicted by the United
States circuit court for a violation of the duty
imposed by the laws of the state upon him as
such judge in the congressional election held on
the second Tuesday of october, 1878, was before
the United States Supreme Court yesterday on
petition for a writ OF habeaS corpus. Counsel
for petitioner argued that the law of the United
States under which he was convicted (section
5515, Revised StatuteS,) is clearly uncOnStitu-
tional while on behalf of the United States it is
argued, first, that Congress has full and unqualf-
fed power to regulate the manner of holding
elections for members theref; second, that this
power includes authority to adopt whatever
measures may be deemed necessary or eXpedi-
ent in conducting such elections and determin-
ing the results thereof; and, third, that Congress
adopted under the aforesaid powers.
THOROUGHLY ORGANIZED MILITIA FORCE OF
1000 MEN RECoMMENDED.-The annual report
OF Gen. S. V. Benet, chief of ordnance, Z. S. A.
shows that the expenditures for the year were
81 AZ, ,99S. large portion OF the report is de-
voted to the subject Of the militia, favoring its
reorganization by act of Congress. the mobiliza-
tOn OF certain portion in each state, and pro-
v1d1ng for the distribution OF arms equally
throughout the country according to population
The aggregate strength of the militia OF the
United States is as follows:-OrganZed 113, SIS;
unorganzed 3, ,S22 ia; and only 5000, 900 is annu
ally appropriated for their arms and equipments.
Gen. Benet holds that by liberal appropriations
from Congress and militia law strictly enforced
an active militia of 200, 600 men could be kept in
hand as a reserve force ready for any emergency
domestic or foreign. He recommends an annual
appropriation OF si.0OO0OO for the expenses Of an
annual encampment, the payment to each mill
tiaman OF per diem for each days service in
camp. etc. In this way the benefits of the apprO-
priatiOn would be strictly confined to those states
and to those individuals complying with the re-
quirements of the general law. In further elab-
Grafton of these views Gen. Benet urges the
organization OF national reserve, 'under the
constitutional power to raise and support
armies"
THE LOTTERY MAIL QUESTION. The Post
master General has refused an application made
by counsel of the Louisiana Lottery Company
for reference to the Attorney General of brief
filed in behalf of that company against the re-
cent order affecting lottery mail matter. Judge
Key refused the request upon the ground that
the questions involved are now before the courts
and should be left for their decision. Mean
While the order must remain in force,
THE PROPOSED TUNNEL UNDER DETROIT
RIyER.-Gen. o. NJ. Poe, who is one OF the men,
bers of the board of U. s. engineers appointed to
inquire into the practicability of tunnelling for
railroad purposes the Detroit river at or near
Detroit, returned to the city to-day. The board
has adjourned until about the 18th of November,
the two sides interested in the project not having
all the data which they desire to place before
the board ready. The board is required to make
report by the 1st of December next.
PERsONAL.-The name of Gen. Birney has been
mentioned for the Commissionership, but we
understand he is not candidate. go. Hon. VIM
E. Robinson, OF New York, forty years ago a
Washington correspondent, and latterly a men,
Der OF Congress, is at Wizards. -. Hon. T. B.
Kerr, Pittsburg; W.. B. Homer, U. S. A; d. A
Griffith, c. S. A., and Capt Simmons, q. S. reve-
nue. marine service, are at the Ebbitt. -. Capt
Theodore Julius is at Wizards. Hon. r. p.
Spalding and wife, OF Cleveland, Ohio, are at the
Ebbitt. Mr.. Arthur Sullivan (author of
" PinafOre'0, who sails tomorrow for New York.
will first appear before the public at Boston, No
yember %, conducting his work, the % Prodigal
Son. Son., for @ the HI Handel and HAYDN society Miss
Edith Abel will sing the soprano solos on the
occasion. Judge r. Ford, of Nd; Hon. j. NJ.
Bright and wife, of Tenn; Hon.W. J. Robertson,
Ward Beeener has e written letter to ney
Evarts, complimenting him on his Cooper Instf-
tute speech. wv. Ewart, NIP, England is at
the Arlington. ...Col.W. II. Philip has returned
to the city for the season, and is registered for
the present at Wormley's. -. Representative
Hubbell, OF Michigan, and ex-Treasurer New are
visiting San Francisco. Frank w. Clancy,
the efffcient and popular clerk of the U. S. court
for the district Of New Mexico, is in town ON a
brief visit to relatives and friends. ....Mr. Mic
olas Shishkin, Russian minister at Washington.
is in New York. 1T is said that Adnlirals
Warden and Case will occupy their cottages at
Newport all winter. ....Gen. John Mcdonald,
formerly OF st. Louis and Mrs. Mary Lamothe
We're married yesterday at Berlin, Wis. Mrs.
Lamothe is understood to be the ..Sylph" named
in the dispatches which were made public during
the trial OF the St Louis whisky ring.
JOURNAL CLERK SMITH has prepared draft OF
the report which it is expected the committee
on rules Will adopt when it meets here next
month to complete and take final action on the
revision OF the House rules. which was partially