Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-24
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS STO-DAY.-Internal rev.
'enue, s455, ,155.12; customs. 1861 ,152I2

'enue, s455, 5,155.12; customs. 1851 l52I2.
AT THE WHITE HOUSE To-DAy.-senators
Teller, Plumb, Coke, and Chandler, and Repre-
sentatives Wise, (Pa.,) Stone, Mich, } Williams,
wis., Henderson, Ewing, and Hawley were
among the Presidents callers to-day.
THE QUARTERLY INTEREST on the four per
cent. loan will fall due April 1st next. 1t will
amount to nearly five million of dollars, the
greatest part Of this amount being due on repis-
tered bonds. The force In the registers Office
mas Deen engaged In preparing schedules Of the
registered interest since the first of January
last. For one month some portion of the force
mas Deen at work day and night. The regis
about 35 600 accounts. An Independent account
Is kept with each holder Of the bonds Since
the last dividend OF interest ON the four per
cents. about l4,5OO new accounts have been
opened on the books.
Gov. TOW YOUNG, of Ohio, to-day received a
telegram from several of the alleged signers to
af1daVits charging him with corruption in the
conduct OF his late campaign for Congress-
repudiating the same.
SUBSCRIPTIONS to four per cent. loan TO-DAY
were 81 ,1G0.
SITTING BULLS INTENTION OF sweeping down
on the northwestern frontier settlers with a
big band OF braves at his back has been so often
and so variously reported that a good many
PEOPLE. especially army officers, are inclined to
dtscredit the accuracy of the last report of this
character. They do not doubt that some of
on this side OF the line. They may have come
down to hunt, or they may have come down as
the last report has 1T to reconnOitre for new
campaign s5a Most officers think that game is
may attempts warlike demonstration, he is not
likely to give our troops any great trouble
during the spring.
Col. De alma, who was collector at Alaska,
was given 81 800 by the last Congress- Upon the
report of special agent OF the Treasury Norris.
who visited Alaska, 5000 of this was kept back
nom MIN, 1t being charged that he owed the
defalcation. Mr.. Morris and Col De Alma met
In front OF the Ebbitt house this morning and
exchanged words. The Colonel was loud In his
0enuncfac1on OF MI. Morris, calling him ScOun-
drel, liar and coward. The only result of the
war OF words was the collection of large crowd
In the vicinity.
THE CONTRACT for furnishing the P. O. de-
partment with marking stamps, for one year
from April 1st, has been awarded to BENJAMIN
Chambers, OF the District Of Columbia the
present contractor.
LIEUT.. FLETCHER HEARD FRoM-The Phila-
delphia papers (as mentioned elsewhere) state
that Lieut.. Fletcher, U. s. n, who eloped from
Baltimore with his landlady's daughter, Miss
st. Louis, at the League Island navy yard. He
is there for medical treatment Lieut.. Fletcher
writes to the Navy department reporting his
presence In Philadelphia, and saying that he is
sick. He thinks himself that Something is
wrong with his mind. His case is under consid-
Grafton by the department. 1t is probable that
medical examination will be held, and II de-
ranged mind is not established thereby, that
Lieut.. Fletcher will be court -martialed for his
ofense. He has for long time been thought
crazy by his fellow officers, and bis letter after
his desertion from the Huron further strength
eIed that opinion.
ANOTHER NOTART.-The President to-day ap-
pointed James T. Powell notary public for
this District.
NAVAL ORDERs.-MaSter K. II. Mclean to the
receiving ship Wabash. at Boston, April 1st;
Medical Inspector T. w. Leach to the Boston
navy yard, April 1st, relieving Medical Inspec-