Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-02
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gogsip.

Washington News and Gossip,
GOvERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY. Internal
revenue, 500, SIG %: customs 1885, 10000.
SUBSCRIPTIONS to the four per cent. loan tc.
day amounted to ss,2c4,2O
AT THE WHITE House Senator Ferry, Gen
Tyner, Representatives Voorhis, Vance, Bing
ham, Lindsey, Brewer, Newberry, Wells, Con
ger. MCGOWAN, Martin, Brigham, Jones, Shal
lenberger. and Keifer called On the Presiden
to-day.
COMBINATIONS AND A REJECTIoN-The Sen
ate, In executive session, to- day confirmed the
Following nC minat1Ons:-Andrew D. White, o
lster plenipOtentiary Of the United States to
Germany; Cornelius A. Logan, of Illinois, to be
minister resident OF the United States to the
Central American states; Jacob Fl. Stewart, OF
ST Paul. M1nn., to be surveyor general for the
district OF Minnesota: A. B. Norton to be United
states marshal for the northern district OF
Ifxas: Jefferson p kidder to be associate jus.
tlce OF 1ne supreme court of Dakota; and re-
lec1ed the nomination Of E. B. Turner to be
United States district judge for the northern
district Of Texas.
DAVID L. CORBIN, who was to-day nominated
by the President to be chief justice OF the su-
prtme court Of Utah, is from South Carolina
He has been before the public for the past ten
y
ROW occupied by Senator Butler
CoUNTERFEITERs ARREsTED.-The Secret Ser
vice men arrested in San Francisco, California,
Yesterday, Moresaso Marco Lorenzo, for having
in his possession thirteen counterfeit Eagifsh
S0VeIeIgnS. Thomas Mcdonald, cOiOred was
also caught yesterday. He was arrested In
Phiiadeiphia for passing counterfeit twenty five
aid fifty cent coin.
PERsoNAt.-Prof Riley, entomologist of the
Agricultural department, has resigned, owing
TO 1il-health from close confinement.
LIMITING DEBATE ON THE ARMY BILI.-The
House today decided to close general debate
on the army appropriation bill at three o'clock
Oh Friday next. This does not necessarily i'm
ply, how ever, that a vote viii be taken on Fri
Oay, because debate may after that be con-
tlhued several days under the five minute rule
REMOVAL OF THE NAVY DEPARTMENr.-A
covered causeway has been constructed be-
tween the Navy department building and the
rev state. War and Navy department building
IL is TO facilitate the removal from one building
10 the other, which Will begin about the middle
OF tne month: The wing that has just been
completed VIII, as previously stated, be occu-
PIED contointly by the War and Navy depart
Men.s l,. until olher portions are flushed All OF
new quarters. They are not commodious
enough to accommodate all of the offices used
ln tne o.d War department building. The divi-
LunGred clerks, will move into portion of the
oid Navy department building. The Old War
department will then be torn down and the
construction OF the new wing facing on the
avenue commenced.
The SENATE OFFICEs.-The democratic eau
Gus committee yesterday agreed to recommend
that new appointments be made for all the sub.
ordinate places CT the Senate except that of
Anlzi Smith, superintendent OF the document
room; Captain Bassett, assistant doorkeeDer.
ard Reuben johnson, The old gentleman who
stanGs S at the main door, and Captains Purnell
only disabled soldiers on the rolls. and under
democratic rule others of the same kind will be
employ ed. TIE recommendation for this change
was soomNted 10 the caucus to-day and adopted.
SENATE COMMITTEE CLERKs-All but q few OF
the Lew Senate committees are now provided
with clerks. Only in two cases were the for
mer clerks retained-Mr Cleayes, for the Com,
isiee fha , On appropriations and Mr.. Sullivan, for
newly appointed clerks thus far: Foreign Re-
iatioBS, ". L. Eaton; Finance, H. L. Bryan:
a AAppIo9prlastoGs, 9L, T: r Cleayes; Commerce, F.
Agriculture, X. b Edmondson; Military Affairs
W. II. GIL; Naval Affairs H. X Sullivan: judi
GiaIy. w A. McKenney; Post Onlces and Post
Private Land Claims, G. p. Bradstreet: Indian
Affairs Thomas Pilgrim; Pensions, Henry Cook:
Revolutionary Claims, E. D. Appleton; Claims,
T..
Public Buildings and Grounds, j. B. De Berry;
Territories, S. p. Butler; Mines and Mining, NJ.
A. Manning; Revision Of Laws, l. n. Burritt:
Civil Service and RetTenchInent L. Finley; Con-
tlngent Expenses, James Banks; Library, j. F.
Jones; Engrossed Bills, j. W. Wilson; Enrolled
Bills, c. y. Vance; Mississippi River &c, A. d.
Banks; To Examine Several Branches OF the
counts, w. WoOdvtlle. - Sanborn: Epidemic
Disease s, T. L. Williams; Election Frauds, c. L.
Flanagan, j. p. Calihan; Printing, F. A. Rich
aidSoD.
CHANGES OF STATIONS OF ARMY PAYMAsTERs
By direction Of the Secretary of War, the fol-
lowing changes In the stations and duties of the
officers OF the pay department are made
Major W. II. EckelS, from duty In the depart.
ment OF the south, and will repair to Santa Fe,
New Mexico, and report by letter to the com
mandlDg general, department of the Missouri
Major W. P. Gould will repair to Memphis,
Iennes see, and, In addition to his duties In the
tons from Major A. B. Carey, paymaster In
charge OF payment Of bounties, &c, to c1lored
soaleIs under the last sundry civil bill. Major
CileaGs Win also receive Similar H Ig tnstrions nc nS
Major A. :. Tower IS relieved from duty In the
department OF the Missouri, and will report to
tie eommanding general, department Of the
Platte. Major II. G. Thomas, upon the reopen
ing Of navigation on the Missouri river, will be
relieved from duty In the department Of the
I'iatte, and win repair to Fort Buford Dakota
ing general, department of Dakota. Major W.
arthur upon being relieved by Major Thomas
viii report for duty III the department OF the
Platte.
A NEBRAsKAN WHO WANTS A POsT OFFICE
BAD.-The following, dated "Buffalo county,
Neb, March 22 1s79,'' is an exact transcript Of
the contents OF a letter addressed to '.MisUer
postmaster general and recently received by
that official, only suppresSing the nameS:-"mi
sun deck we call him soc for short but his nam
is Benjamin franklin II and mi sOninla an
drew jackSOn-tha went down to the city OF
Reeny and got som one that knew how to gilt up
and wit petibin to git the o post oflis for
ne A. the postmaster tha sa Is dl5honlst
aid sa so to- Tha got as much as fifty names
Oh II eSy enuf and IL tha had spent another
week huDtin up names that might got more
Our postmaster A has got big farm lots or
cattle and horses and mules and hogs and evry-
thing lie wants and We are poor no team no co"
no hogs no nothing so nee and MI son and MI SON
mia don't nav nothing TO do so we can tend tae
post ellis and make llvin II you viii take lt
1IoIl A and CIV IL to me We Will take good
c&It OF IL and make niony we Wish that you
Wccd Ge 80 Sood and CIV ne the post 0iilS ana
We y II be your serVeDt
TIE MINERAL WATER CoNTRQy ERSY.-The
scientific advertisement in Mondays STAR OF
ChaS H. schultz, OF \. Y, on the mineral water
CohtroyeISy low going On, asserts quite posi-
lively that certain imported mineral waters are
art;fici2lly charged with gas aud ought TO paY
iDSfSJS that of ;