Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-14

Gar, fortunately WltnOuL eHeCt, his majesty
being untouched. The assassin was arrested.
secretary EvartS this afternoon teiegraphed to
the Z. S. minister to Russia, Mr.. SJoughton. d.
Iect1Dg him to convey to the Car President
Hayes congratulations upon his escape from
the attempted assassination.
The District in Congress.
PROPOSED NEW STREET RAILROAD
Mr.. Rollins introduced into the Senate to day
bill to incorporate the Suburban Railroad
Company. The incorporators are j. W. Van Ris.
wick, Robert X. Elliot, Benz. p Snyder, Joseph
W. Bryan, Benz F. Grey, Geo. w Linviie,
Francis A. Smith. j. Sayles Brown, John W.
Boteler: Octavius Knight and H. Melton Chap
man The road Is to begin at the Intersection
OF Louisiana avenue and 7th street north west to
run thence east In front Of the Court House and
Ihen through Indiana avenue and q street to
New Jersey avenue, thence to North Capitol
street, thence to street northeast. thence to
18th street northeast, from there through 18th
10 East Capitol street, then to point at or near
18th street, then to the intersection with Geor-
g1a avenue, then to point near the entrance
OF the Navy Yard. From the point at or near
the Intersection Of East Capitol and 10th streets
tbe railway may be extended the use Of streets
GorfherIy or easterly direction, as may be most
convenient to the limits OF the District. The
capital OF the company to be s25O,O0 to be d.
v1ded into shares OF $50 each.
NEW APPOINTMENT CLERK OF THE TREASURY.
Secretary Sherman to-day appointed Mr.. Geo.
N. Lampher, Of Connecticut, appointment clerk
Of the Treasury department in place of Capt.
wilson j. Vance, resigned Mr.. Lampher Is at
present assistant appointment clerk, and his
promotion Is deserved one. He entered the
Treasury department in 1872, under the first
civil service examination. He has been assist
ant clerk OF the appointment division since
August, 1915. No appointment to fill that place
has yet been made. Capt. Vance has been
granted leave OF absence to the 18th OF next
month with pay.
PROPOSALS FOR THE IRON FLOOR BEAMS for
the new extension OF the Government Print
ing Office building were opened to-day at the
Office OF the architect of the Capitol The
81 So: Carnegie Bros Co, 81 SO; c. A. Schnei
der & Sons, $2.55; JAS c. Spr1gg, $255; w. D
Hardee, president, 81 so; Passaic Rolling Mill
81 45; New jersey Steel and Iron Co., S23o. The
furnishing OF this material was awarded to the
New Jersey Steel and Iron Co.
NOMINATIONS To-DAY.-The President sent
the following nominations to the Senate to-day:
VIM II: Payne to be pension agent at San Fran
cisco. Y. s. consuls-En Van Braag at Para
men,e SoaIc Sonn D. ArqnlmPau a Of New York
Turks Island: Postmasters- j. Harp at
Minn.
THE PoNCAs AND CHEYENNEs QUIET.-The
following dispatch, dated April 11th, has been
received from Agent Whiteman at the Ponca
agency, In Indian Territory: Poncas except
STAGING Fear and party all on and
Agent Niles at the Cheyenne agency tele-
graphs April 14th, as follows: "There Is not
the slightest foundation lon for the report Of
Indian belonging to the agency are known to
this Office, and with the exception Of one party
shoppng WOOD ood for the new post they are all
Little Chiefs party who are perfectly quiet"
THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENcEs.-The
National Academy of Sciences will begin It's
annual Washington session to morrow morn
ing. The meetings for scientific cOmmunica-
tons will be held In the chapel Of All Souls
chnrch, commencing at noon, and are open to
by its vice president, Prof. o. C. Marsh, OF New
Haven, IN consequence of the demise OF the late
president, Joseph Henry, whose successor Will
the titles OF some Of the papers that will prob
ably be read on Tuesday:-C. 8. Peirce: On
ghosts In diffraction spectra; also, on cOmpari-
der: The PalPozoic Cockr0aches. Henry Dra-
rer: Confirmation by spectrum photographs OF
the discovery OF oxygen in the sun. s. Weir
Mitchell: The relation OF neuralgia pains to
stoIms and the earth's magnetism C. H. Peters:
Critical remarks On observations alleged to be
OF 1ntra-mercurial planets. E. G. Pickering:
EclipSeS OF Jup1ter'S satellites. G.. s. F. PeIrce:
On method OF swinging pendulums, proposed
by M. Faye; also, On the errors OF pendular eX-
perimentS. E. ID. Cape: On the extinct species
CT rh1noceros and allied forms OF North America.
SUBSCRIPTIONS to the four per cent. refunding
certificates TO- lay amounted TO s62.63O.
Mr.. CHAs. w. SEAToN, who was officially con-
nected with the last census, has been appointed
chief clerk Of the census OF 1880 under Supertn-
tendent Walker.
VOTED DOwN.-The House to-day voted down
a motion to suspend the rules and pass reso-
luton offered by Mr.. Munroe OF Ohio to the
erect that no tariff or financial LEGISLATION
should be undertaken at this session OF Con-
gress.
GEN. YOUNG has bill, which he will offer
when he gets the chance, to authorize the Pres
tdent to place Brigadier General French on the
retired list.
SECRETARY SHERMAN was on the floor OF the
House to-day.
COMMITTEE CLERK AProINTED-Chairman
Springer to-day appointed s. NJ. Etter, of Ill.,,
clerk of the committee on elections Mr.. Etter
at one time was superintendent OF public In
struct1on for Illinois.
THE House COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
contemplate moving their committee head
quarters to the rooms now occupied by Clerk
Adams and his chief clerk. The clerks Office Ia
be moved into the room now occupied oy the
naval committee, and the naval committee Is
10 take the room now assigned to the appropri-
alton committee.
Mr.. NEAL, OF Ohio, member OF the District
committee, is In favor of liberal appropriations
for the improvement of Washington. He also
1avors the election OF District delegate In
Congress.
NEW ORLEANS RACRs-The spring meeting
OF the New Orleans Jockey Club commenced