Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-16
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and GOSSIP.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS sTO-DAY.-Internal rev.
enue. 1910, ,050.49; customs, s673.S7S.6O.
SUBSCRIPTIONS to the four per cent refundIng
certificates today amounted TO s4s,3uO.
GOVERNOR WADE HAMPTON, Of South Caro-
1ina. arrived here to-day In company with Gen.
NJ. G. Butler, by the southern train.
at THE WHITE uoUsE-Senators Ransom,
Burnside and WI dom. and Representatives
Haskell, Monroe aid Heilinan, called On the
President to-day.
Voted Down. The House this afterno
vote down an amendment to the legislatise
bill offered by Mr.. Atkins to abolish the S)uth-
ern Claims Commission and send all CLAIM
hereafter TO the Court OF Claims. \ nlaiOrltytf
the democrats voted to abolish the commission
and the republicans voted solid to retain IL.
THE DIVISION SUPERINTENDENTs Of the raj
way mail service were In session to-day at the
Post Office department. Superintendent j 4
Cheney. OF Boston. presided. The day was &C.
voted TO discussion OF the proposed new regu-
lat!ons for the government of the service, and
number of changes made.
CONTRACT AwARDED.-At the meeting of the
National Museum building commission to-day
one OF the two remaining contracts-that for
concrete StOne-waS awarded to Gleason and
Blmber. The contract for brick work is still in
allegiance.
SENATE OFFICERS TO WALK THE PLANK-The
absence Of Vice President Wheeler transfers to
the presiding officer of the Senate pro tempore
the right OF approval of appointments to and
removal from office under the Senate Now
mat MI Thurman Is the pro te8spore presiding
officer, his approval is not hard to get, and the
LIBRARIAN or the Senate and the keeper OF the
stationery room have been advised that their
services will not be required after Monday next.
PERsoNAL.-Mr. James r. Young late execu-
f.ln
absent in New York and Philadelphia the past
ten days has returned to this city. Mr.. C.
W. MoultOn, OF Cincinnati. Secretary Sherman's
prOtEer-1n- law, Is at the Ebbitt house Eu-
gene d. CoWles, OF Cleveland, has been recon-
mended by the President to Secretary Sher-
man for the position Of assistant appointment
GleIk OF the Treasury department. " Mr..
Eudolph kau1lmann, who was on the staff of
commissioner General Mccormick at the Paris
exposition, and who has been travelling in Eu-
rope since the close Of the exposition, has re-
turned to Washington.
MR.. PAUL GEDDEs, one of the assistant execu-
tive clerks Of the Senate, has received notice
tnat his services will be dispensed with after
Monday next.
REPRESENTATIVE DE La MATYR has fled as q
petition the bill prepared by him, and heretofore
published, providing for the substitution of
,,a nnMea states legal-tender paper money for
COMMITTEE CLERKs.-C. w. Beckhaus has
been elected clerk of the House judiciary COM
miltee, , aId w. F. Whitney that OF banking and
currency. Mr.. /. B. Linton has been appointed
clerk to the House committee on expenditures
of lie State department, of which Mr.. CIymer
CONTESTS IN THE HoUsE.-The following list
OF Representatives OF the present Congress
whose seats are to be contested, together with
the names Of the contestants, was furnished the
House yesterday by Clerk Adams and sub.
mitted by Speaker Randall Immediately before
district, Benton against Lor1ng from the 2lst
pennsylvania district, Curtin against Yo,ilrn:
from the list North Carolina district, Yeare,
district. O'Hare against Kitchen: from the "a
South Care lima district, Ma key ag i1st O'Con-
& nors; IRON on the 4th Albania district, Har son
Herbert against Acklen; from the 81 Louisiana
district, Merchant agaiust Acklea: from fhe I'd
Arkansas district, Bradley ay4insr Semmoas:
from the I'd Florida district. BIsb,e aGII5,,
Hull; from the Sd Minnesota district, ID ,,iEel.y
against Washburn; from the state Of Oregon
Mcdowell against W'liteaker. The ist was
referred to the committee on eiectiOns y.ica
held Its first formal meeting to-day.
SECRETARY SCHuRz has decided that the sur
veys OF eight townships in California made by
Deputy Surveyor j. r. Glover under a contract
dated May 2G, 1877, We're not In conformity with
not entitled TO pay for the work.
OF INTEREST TO NAVAL OFFIcERs-At the
last session OF Congress joint resolution was
passed for the "relief OF Bushrod B. Taylor and
other naval officers" The resolution author
iZed the Secretary Of the Navy to organize a
Doard OF three officers not below the grade of
rear admiral, who shall examine into the case
OF Commander Bushrod B. Taylor and such
other officers OF the navy a. did rot have oppor
tunity from any cause whatever to appear be-
lore the board created by virtue OF the Joint
resolution OF July list, 1870. as may deem them
made In conformity with the act of Congress-
approved July 25th, 1885, and such officers snail
rave h Inc M right 10 appear In person and present
10 sucn DOaf0 their cause of grievance This
Joint resolution was the result of complaints
from commander Taylor and other Officers af-
fected: Secl etary Thompson has issued Cir
cular directing board Of officers to be organ
fZed In conformity with the joint resolution to
convene at the Navy department. on Thursday,
cerned are notified that they can present their
claims for consideration by the board either In
person per r. by counsel or IN writing addressed to
the President OF Special Board of Examiners,
navy department" Such officers as desire to-
present their claims for examination will with
oul Delay, make application In writing to the
president OF the board, who will inform them
wren their cases VIII be considered The
Officers to compose the board, which Will be cor.
vened under this circular, have not yet been
designated.
FASHIONABLE WEDDING.-The residence OF Mr.
and Mrs. L. II. Schneider, on the corner Of 10th
AID Boundary streets, was crowded last night
with guests invited to witness the marriage of
their daughter Miss Mamie to DR.. A. C. Adams.
rising physician OF this city The large gather
ing OF more than three hundred persons in
cluded some OF most prominent citizens and
their families. The marriage ceremony was
conducted by the Rev. f. ii. Weaver and the
Rev. Dr. DOmer. The bride and her sisters Mis-,
Annie and Miss Ida Schneider, who served as
bridesmaids, made charming trio The grOoms-
men were Messrs MOrsell and Brown. Tie
wedding presents were numerous and COSTLY
AFTER reception lasting from eight TO ten
O'Clock the "happy couple" left for their new
nome On Eleventh street, followed by the good
wishes OF host of friends.
The SUPPLY, which took goods to the Paris
exposition, will remain at the Brooklyn navy
yard, out OF commission, for the present He
officers, as follows, were to-day detached from
her and ordered home to await further Orders:-
Lleuts. X. d. Hitchcock (commanding), Charles
I. llutchins, f. Ii. DelanO, and John Hubbard;
Masters Frank Ellery and j. NJ. Roper; Ensign
H. T. Reich; Passed Assistant Surgeon j. l..
Nelson, ard Boatswain. j. Ii. Brown. Assist
ant Paymaster j. ID. HOXsey is detached from
the Supply, and ordered to settle accounts.
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