Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-15
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS STO-DAY.-Internal rev.
enue, $111 ,s53 .33; customs. s2S2. .652 %

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS sTO-DAY.-Internal rev.
enue, Sill 1888; customs. s2s2,652 20.
THE RESIGNATION OF I'd Lieut.. L. Il. Jerome Cd
cavalry, has been accepted by the President, to
take effect April 18th, 1879.
AT THE WHITE HOUsE.-Senator Kellogg, Rep
resentatiyes Updegraff, Harris, Humphrey,
keifer and Lowe called on the President To-
day.
THE Z. s. Snip JAMESTOWN will sail from IN
Francisco for Sitka to relieve the Alaska early
In May. The following officers have been Or
dered to her by the first of May: Commander
L. A. BeardSlee, as captatn; Lieut.. Charles FL.
rockwell, executive; Lieuts. F. NJ SymOnds
and f. P. Mcclellan. Masters Frank Guertin
and G. c. Hams, Ensign j. O. Nicholson,
Midshipmen B. T. Walltng and Henry Minett,
Passed Assistant Surgeon N. FL. Ferebee, Passed
Assistant PaymaSter j. A. King, BoatSwain p
81. Smith, Gunner T. II. Fortune, Carpenter
L. L. Martin, and Sailmaker A. w. Stephens.
M1DsH1PMEN L. W. P1EPMEYER, U. s. N, is Or
dered to the training ship Portsmouth, at Nor
folk, Va.
REAR ADMIRAL c. r. P. RODGERS, command
ing the Pacific station, in dispatch to the
Navy department, dated Off Talcahuano, March
4th, reports the arrival of the Pensacola there
after passage Of thirty six days, from Panama
In a later dispatch, March 18th, he reports his
arrival arr at valparaiso. March 18th, and that Cap
tain X. r. Breese took command of the Pensa-
cola on that day. On account of the war be-
tween Peru and Bolivia the Pensacola will
remain at Valparaiso for the present.
ANTWERP INDUSTRIAL ExHIBITIoN.-Mr. Jas.
r. Weaver, US. consul at Antwerp, informs the
Department Of State that an Industrial exhibit
tion will be opened in Antwerp in August, 1s79
Snacn ca ba viii ho1 oe Worny o. attention
The consul cOmmendS the exhibition to the
art1Zans ana producers Of the United States.
correspondence may te opened with, and con-
signments sent to, s. H. Haine, 80 Rue Hou-
blouniere, Antwerp Belgium who will take
charge OF American goods. He has already re-
ce1ved number OF consignments to his care
from the United States. Goods should be In
Antwerp before the first day Of August next.
SUBSCRIPTIONS to the four per cent. refund
ing certificates to-day amounted to S2OS O90
The total subscriptions since April 1st, when
they were issued, amount to 81 1852, 10.
THE GAMGEE REFR1GERAr1NG BILL PASSED.
The House this afternoon passed the bill, which
recently passed the Senate, providing for the
Gamgee refrigerating ship to check the ravages
o. yellow fever.
Mr.. H. c. TILLMAN, OF Michigan, who was
the efficient clerk of the District committee in
the last Congress, was to-day appointed clerk
to the committees on expenditures In the War
department and revolutionary pensions.
THE DEPARTMENT SUPERINTENDENTs OF the
railway mail service meet at the Post Office de-
partment this afternoon at four O'Clock. Their
meeting is to discuss matters that may be for
the Improvement OF the service. All the SUPER
of Atlanta, Ca, and Mr.. NICK Kusick, of San Fran,
cisco, CAL
AT THE CABINET MEETING THIS AFTERNOON
Assistant Secretary Seward represented the
Department Of State, Secretary Evarts not hay-
ing returned from New York. The Attorney
General was also absent. No business OF i'm
portance was transacted. There was some lit-
tie tax over Indian affairs, but nothing was
as to affairs at the Umatilla agency was made
known.
FIRING ON THE UMAT1LLAs.-Gen. Mcdowell
telegraphs to-day to Gen. Sherman that the
white men around the Umatillas are firing on
them. The troops are making every effort to
arrest the whites, and put stop to the firing.
Some Of the Indian chiefs now on q visit here
are Umatlllas.
GEN. CHALMERS, of Mississippi, to-day rose to
question of privilege aud asked for an inves-
tigation by the House as to his conduct at the
battle OF Fort Pillow. He said he did So be-
cause the Senate report made years ago con-
ce ming him was upon the ex-parte statement
of ignorant witnesses, and he should not have
been constrained to this course but for the fact
that Congressman Butterworth had made un-
LDeech made In Cincinnati. Upon the motion
OF Gen. Garfield, action on the request was de-
ferred for day or two.
MOVEMENTS OF q. s. NAVAL vEssELs.-The
Ticonderoga, Commodore Shufeldt, was, the
Navy department. is informed, on Cape Palmas,
March 7th. She will remain on that part of the
coast OF Africa sometime longer, and Commo-
dOre Shufeldt Will meet the L1berian boundary
commission during the present month. He was
at the time OF writing on the way to the Taboo
district, below Cape Palmas, and expected to
TallapOosa arrived at New York yesterday
bound east. The Vandalia put In at the
Portsmouth (Va.) navy yard this morning to
coal.
THE COMMITTEE ON BANKING AND CURRENCY
will hold its first meeting tomorrow. There
will be race between this committee and the
coinage committee to get free silver bill re-
ported to the HorSe.
MR.. JOHN PUGH, OF Columbus, Ohio, will be
made clerk Of the House committee on public
lands If Chairman Converse is allowed to make
the appointment, but the chances are that the
committee will elect the clerk and retain the
present incumbent, Mr.. Woods, who has held
the place acceptably for ten or more years.
REMOVAL OF THE WAR AND NAVY DEPART
MENTs.-Col. Casey next Wednesday will for
mally turn over the east wing of the new State,
War and Navy department building to Secreta.
lies Thompson and McCrary The Navy depart
ment does not expect to move In entirely for
two or three weeks yet. The War department
will get In ahead OF the Navy.
NATIONAL MUSEUM BUILDING CONTRACTS
The commission super intending the erection of
the National Museum have awarded the con-
tract for cement to the Cumberland Hydraulic
Cement and Manufacturing Co.; for lime to
Carson & Sons, R1verton, Va; for sand to John
Miller; and for rubble stone to j. A. Blundon.
GETTING IN BILLS THROUGH THE PETITION
Box.-Acting under the suggestion put forth in
the House yesterday by Mr.. Stephens, of
Georgia, that any committee of the House could
frame bill upon petition filed in the petition
box, great many members became themselves
petitioners and filed number Of financial bills,
which have been referred to the banking and
currency committee and the committee on
coinage. Among yesterdays griSt were the 10i-
lowing: By Mr.. Chalmers, of Miss, bill for the
completion OF the Texas Pacific railroad. By
Mr. Springer, petition for himself and others
for the passage OF a bill to authorize the pur
chasing OF silver bullion and the issue OF silver
certificates. BY Mr.. Warner, OF Ohio, asking
for the unlimited coinage Of silver, with coin
and bullion certificates Of silver, On the same
conditions as gold. The coinage committee OF
the House will meet tomorrow and WILL un-
dOubtedly agree upon a free silver bill. AS the
committee has now authority TO report at any
time, the outlook Is that the House will soon be
1oup Lad np troubled nj fin ppfal di9-