Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-20
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip,

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Interna,r rev.
enue, 1914, ,o3'.9s; customs, sils, ,5696l.
AMONG THE PREsIDEsT's CALLERS to-day were
Secretary Schurz, Senators burnside. Anthony,
Teller, Ferry, Saunders, Representatives Wait,
Clafin, AldIi,h,.. ..Lapham. Barisr. Davis Cl),
Muller, Martin <N. C.), WILDER, Harmer, Reed
and keifeT.
TEE CASES of the Central Pacific Railroad
Company VS.. Albert Gsllatin, and the Union
Pacific IS. the United States, in which the QueS-
tiOn involved is the constitutiOnality OF the
Thurman act,n and the relations between the
government and the land-grant railroads, was
called up in the Supreme Court yesterday. Ar
gument was continued to-day.
SUBSCRIPTIONS to the four per cent. refunding
certificate to be issued April 1st have been re-
ceived at the Treasury from the following banks
in the following amounts:-Maverick National
Bank, Boston. 500, 900; st. Louis National Bank,
st. Louis, 500, 600: Chase National Bank, New
York, $4,000, and Harrisburg (Pa.) National
Bank, s10oo0.
ORDERS for 81 900 silver dollars were received
at the Treasury department yesterday, making
secs, 600 ordered during the present month.
THE SERENApE TO REPRESENTATIVE BLACK
BCRN.-The friends OF Hon. j. c. S. Blackburn,
Of Kentucky, serenaded him last night at his
residence. The Marine band headed long pro-
cession composed OF Company A, w. L. l., and
large number OF citizens. Two wagons with
calcium lights brought up the rear. The meet
ing place was at the National hotel, and from
there the march was to Mr.. Blackburns resi-
Gence, I02 9th st. Mr.. II X. Elliott on the bal
cony abOye introduced Mr.. Blackburn. The
speech that followed was one of Mr.. Black
burns Characteristic efforts. He returned
thanks to the serenaderS, who We're there, he
said. not TO sing raeanS, but out Of sympathy
and friendship for one who has known defeat.
Referring to the District Of Columbia, he said
he lad learned to love her people, from whom
he had received many kindnesses His candidacy
for Speaker was not born of vanity. His highest
ambition, had he been chosen, would have been
the people whom he represented, had become
as loyal to the flag Of the union and as devoted
TO the government as they are to their own Sec
ton OF the country. Referring to the business
before Congress, he said that the army must
leave the polls and federal supervisors Of elec-
tionS and deputy marshalS be sent to their last
rest. IL did not belong to any man, however
perfect, much less imperfect. his title, to die
tate to the lawmakers OF the country.
General Tom Ewing, OF Ohio, made speech,
in the course OF which he said there is no right
decision Of the war and it was utterly false
that she intended to reverse that decision. To
dispose OF this spectre was one Of the reasons
why he had wanted to see southern Speaker
elected. Representative Clymer said that while
he advocated Randall for Speaker he meant no
disparagemenr or Blackburn. He wanted to
ranks. Representative House, OF Tennessee, also
made a short speech. The Serenade to Mr..
Blackburn was rendered him by residents Of
the District; and, although there were many
present who are not residents, the majority
were. The size OF the procession indicated how
great is friendship between Mr.. Blackburn and
the people Of Washington.
THE QUESTION whether, under the law passed
at the last session, the President can issue COM
missions Or letters OF appointment for army
promotions without sending them to the Senate
has been referred TO the Attorney General for
an opinion.
A COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION 70 I'LL about
twenty-five additional cierkships In the PEN
sion Office, under the appropriation made there
day, Wednesday and Thursday, the 25th, goth
and 21th instantS.
THE DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE
we're in caucus at three O'Clock this afternoon,
having been in session two hours. The object
Of the caucus IS to determine the business to be
transacted during the session, and TO appoint a
committee to meet the Senate committee OF nine
already chosen, TO agree upon the order OF busi-
ness.
BIDS were opened at the Post ONCE depart
ment to-day for supplying the department with
mall locks for four years, with the privilege Of
extending the contract IL the department de-
sireS. -Four kinds OF locks are required by tue
department, the common iron lock, the brass
through lock, the through registered lock and
bidders TO about 70 bids. The bids came from
all parts OF the country. VIM. McWOod, j. E.
Thompson, Mater & Geber and A. p. Brown
were the Washington bidders.
THE HAZEN- STANLEY TROUBLE TO CONE BE
FORE COURT MARTIAL--A general court mar
tial has been ordered by the general of the army
to meet at Fort Columbus New York harbor,
on the I'd day OF April next, for the trial OF
W. B. Hazen, Of the sth infantry, whose mutual
charges and recriminati0ns have been matter
OF more or less general notoriety for the past
oficers for the court:-SiaIor General ". S.
Hancock; Brigadier Generals John Pope, G. G..
Augur, and K. B. Money; Colonel Vogdes, lst
artillery;J. H. King, 9tn infantry;N. W. Brown,
assistant paymaster general; j. G. Davis, 23d
infantry; b. II. Grierson, 10th cavalry, and Maj.
d. G. Swain. judge advocate OF the court.
Gen. Stanley charges Gen. Hazen with perju-
~ and cowardice. Gen. Hazen charges Stanley
with faisehood and conduct unbecomng an OIL
Ger and gentleman. Gen. StanIey'S principal
specification against Gen. HaZen Is that on the
second day OF the battle OF Shiloh, April, 1862,
Hazen separated himself got away or slsulked''
from his brigade and fed to the Tennessee river,
four miles from where his command made a
good fight; aud that he remained away until
the night Gen. Stanley also asserts that his
Ieappearance was surprise to his officers and
men, they having searched the field for his dead
Do0y. III Is further Charged that Gen. HaZen
was seen near the river while away from his
brigade, and said, In explanation, that his men
had deserted him. Another charge made by
Gen. Stanley is that HaZen was reported to him
for cowardice at the battle OF PickettS Mills
and at other points At that time Stanley CON-
manded the fourth corps OF the army OF the
Cumberland and Hazen the third division OF
that corps. The charge OF perjury made against
Hazen is In connection with his testimony about
affairs at Fort Buford, on the upper Missouri,
given BY him In the Belknap Impeachment
Trial. HaZen's charges against Stanley are. as
previously stated faIsehoOd and conduct unbe-
coming an officer and gentleman. They grew
out OF the attacks made by Stanley in the
charges and assertions noted above; though IL
IS understood that beyond Stanley'S conduct In
this matter, Hazen has other charges TO prerer.
The affair has been brought TO u head BY an
effort to make lIazen qlaftermaSter general
and the opposition OF Stanley and others there
10. The skirmiSning between the two has, how
ever, run alOn. ever since the war. II Is stated
that Stanley has called iIazeD liar and per-
juIer TO his face.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Capt. X. T. X. Lewis as
member OF the board of examiners at the Naval
Academy Capt James A. Greer to command
the Hartford, South Atlantic squadron pei
steamer 5th OF April Lieut.. Perry Gurst to the
receiving ship Franklin. Lieut.. W. w. Mead
from the photographic Office and placed on
waiting orders.
RAILROAD ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS e. PugD