Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-17
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Cos sip.
CONVENIENT RECEIgTs sTO-DAY.-Interra al rev.
enue, s443. .az4 OS: customs. 1861. 1926.

enue, $40, ,314 OS: customs. s66l 1926
SUBSCRIPTIONS TO tour per cent. loan to-day
were S1,s1I, $50.
WITH THE REDUCTION made last December,
the cutting down In the force of employees OF
the railway mail service on account of small
appropriations at last session, will be i'm num-
ter about two hundie ed
CBIEF Moses COMING TO WAsHINGToN.-
commissioner OF Indian Affairs IIayt to-day
received the following dispatch from j II, VII.
bur, indian agent, dated Fort Simco, Wyoming
Territory, March l4th: 'MoSeS and one of his
chiefs are here. VIII leave for Washington on
the 18th. he was arrested and batled hun"
Moses visit TO y aShngtOn win be in reference
to- the final location OF his tribe, the Umatlas.
PERsoNAL-Wm. d. Todd, formerly CT this
city, ard for many years an officer Of Congress,
but now prominent citizen of Denver is in
Washington. Mr.. PrJlden, the Presidents
assistant secretary, has returned from his New
jersey home.
The BALTIMORE JUDGEsHIP.-D. T. Bartlett,
VIM. Roberts, Henry Clay Smith and Rev. w.
ii. Pitcher were Of a Baltimore delegation that
called Oh the President to-day. They were in
the interest of r. StOckett Matthews as the sue
cessor OF Judge Giles. Mr.. Matthews is a very
pTomin ent candidate for the position, and it
looks as If he was the coming man.
NAVAL ORDKRs.-Lieut. r. P. Rodgers from
the Pensacola and ordered to duty at the Naval
Academy June 10th next. Master j. B. Collins
from the New Hampshire, at Port Royal s. c..
aid ordered to the Vandalia, at Boston, Mass.
Passe0 Assistant Paylnaster L. G. Broggs to
DUTY In the bureau OF provisions, Navy depart
meDt, On the 18th inst Assistant Paymaster
g. Al. Allen to duty in the bureau OF provisions
and clothing.
REPRESENTATIVES, ELECT LAY. OF Missouri, one
OF the sick democrats, arrived in the city this
morning. ewas brought in by Erastus Wells
also democrat elect. Mr.. Law looks pale and
weak. ard went to bed Immediately upon hts
arrival. He will be at the caucus tonight, how
ever.
at THE WHITE HOUSE.-SenatOrS Herman
Logan, Bruce, Burnside, Hill, and Dawes; Rep
Iesentatives elect Mckinley, Hiscock, Neal
MulienteI ger, MCGOWAN, Urner, Van Voorhees,
Jones Of Tenn, BeDnet, Fisher and ex-Rep.e.
sentative Rainey called on the President to-day
Loss CT SHIP JEAN INGsLow.-The consul at
Singapore writes to the Department Of State
that 1t is probable that the ship Jean Ingelow,
Captain George S. Tanton, of Portsmouth n.
H, is lest, with all on board. She was last seen
of the Nj adeira Islands, about the 18th OF June
ISIS, having sailed from Penarth roads, on the
zdh OF May, for Singapore. The consul has
number OF letters for the captain and crew
which he will send to the dead letter once in
Washington. Captain TantOn bore high rep
utat1on In Singapore. He was married In Liver
pool just before his last voyage, and his wife
was with him when tie ship was lost.
A NEW FORM OF STATISTICAL ABSTRACT, pre-
pared by the Bureau of Statistics, Will be issued
in few days. 1t viii be a small document of
about $50 pages, and gives In a condensed form
tie information herei ofore contained in a very
large Volume. II has full statements OF the I'm
ports and exports, and tonnage and full details
Of the commerce OF the United States with each
foreign country for the last Is years, and is 1n
form similar to the Statistical Abstract of Great
q dfNnD t,e,ff fcv
OF cnnGensed statistics. Such document has
lot been attempted here until now and it Will
pr 00a oily be so satisfactory as in use to SUPER
cede the bulky statistics heretofore furnished
THE DISABLED CONSTITUTIONAL Baltimore
dispatch says: Capt. Vaughn, OF the British
bark sagitta, just arrived at this port, reports
that on February 18th, In latitude 45o Az north
States man-Of-war, bark rigged, with mizzen
bead gone. He could not understand the name,
but her commander desired to be reported and
ance. This vessel was evidently the Constit,-
ton. The Constitution was disabled In the
manner reported. and was on the 18th of Feb
ported by Capt. Vaughn. She has Since nut
into Lisbon, where she is being repaired. So
there Is no fear to be entertained on account of
an unknown man-of-war In distress.
THE FOUR PER CENT. LoAN.-Qutte a number
OF rosl ma ters, collectors OF customs and other
officers OF the government, have applied to the
Treasury department to be designated as
tificates which Wilt be issued on the 1st prox-
1mo. Their applications Will, OF course, be
granted according to the terms of the recent
Orders for large amount OF these certificates.
to be delivered on the 1st of April, have already
teen received at the department from national
RANKS and others authorized to act as agents In
placing them.
NorIcE.-This is to give notice that positive
ly and emphat1ca!ly decline to have anything
to do whatever with ofice.seeking, verbally or
by writing; telephonically or Geographically;
personally or by proxy; StraightfOrwardly or
siDuOusly; ingeniously or disingeniously; SUPER
terrestlally or subte1raneOusly; Immediately or
dreaming; or by any agency or instrumentailty,
natural or supernatural, known to the human
race. All Virginia papers please copy.
A. \. r. GARNETT, NJ. d.
A MAN, oF-WAR FOR AL.sKA.-A dispatch
from Victoria states, concerning the CON-
dltion Of affairs In Alaska, that the English
vessel, the Osprey, will remain there until she
Is relieved by an American man-of-war. Secre-
tary Thompson has the question OF sending a
man. -Of-war to Alaska under consideration, and
will determine whether to do so or not to-mor-
row. He will probably dispatch vessel there
vessels at San Francisco, either Of which he can
use for that duty. One is the Alaska and the
other the Alert: The Alaska carries twelve
guns ard the Alert five. Either one or the
other will probably be dispatched Immediately
to Sitka. The Secret: ry OF the Treasury has
the following dispatch from Capt Selden, COM
mandiDg the revenue cutter Walcott, now at
Sitka, Alaska" A Sub-ch1ef, with 36 followers,
has tried to incite revolt and seize the property
here. The remainder Of the tribe, unwilling to
Join the sub Chief is said to have left to induce
tie neighbor1Dg tribes to join him. Secretary
sherman this afternoon received the following
dispatch:
Port Mason, March 17th.-Mail steamer Cali
fornia Just arrived from Stka. The English
war steamer Osprey and the U. $. steamer Wal
colt viii remain there until relieved by other
war vessels. The Indians committed no vio-
lence, but were threatening Capt. Selden, OF the
Walcott. He believes that there was danger OF
an outbreak. Full report by mall.
II. A. WEBSTER, Collector OF Customs.
THE NEW CANADA TARIFF.-The Dominion
house CT commons, after q protracted debate,
Friday night passed the protective tariff re5oiu-
tiOns. and they go into IOrce at once, subject TO
amendment II the government see Mt. The
changes Will, II is supposed, result in additional
revenue OF 81, 200 900, and the bulk OF them have
been made TO affect importatiOns from the