Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-30
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS sTo-DAY.-Internal rev.
enue, 1914, 72O.5G; customs. $5l6,SS645.
SUBSCRIPTIONS to the four per cent. refunding
| certificates to-day amounted to s4OOOSO; total
to date, s4,311 $50.
AMONG THE CALLERS AT THE WHITE HOUSE
to-day were Senators Teller Logan and Repre-
| sentatives White, Neal, Lapham, Townsend,
Claflin, Kelley, Forsyth and Jones.
SECRETARY SHERMAN left this morning for
New York, from which port his wife and daugh-
ter sail tomorrow for Europe. He will be ab-
sent about ten days, during which time he will
make Visit to his home in Ohio.
FOUR SIGNED AND ONE VETOED-The PresI-
| dent to-day approved the act changing the
name of the National Bank of Commerce, of
| Cincinnati, Ohio, to the National Lafayette
| Bank of Commerce, OF Cincinnati, Ohio. This
| makes but the fifth measure that has reached
the President from the present Congress which
has been In session since March 18th last. Four
Of them have been approved and one-the army
| bill-was vetoed yesterday.
THE LOCAL SALES OF refundlng certificates at
the Treasury to-day were about s1O5,OO0.
GOVERNOR GARcELoN Of Maine, is in the CITY,
| He called on the President this afternoon In
| company With Representative Frye.
SUDDEN DEATH IN THE STATE DEPARTMENT.
There was very sudden death at the Depart
| ment OF State this morning. ABOUT half past
nine Mr.. Henry 7. Ash, a clerk in the depart
ment stopped at the elevator on the first floor
| and touched the electric bell. When the eleva-
tor reached that landing from above the con-
ductor, Mr. Toney, noticed Mr.. Ash stagger, but
before he fell Mr.. Toney jumped out of the car
and caught him. With assistance he carried the
SICK man to an adjoining room and laid him
3irya kol,4s
medical assistance. In five minutes and before
DIS. Radcliffe and Carroll, who had been sum-
moned, could arrive Mr.. Ash had expired. An
undertaken was sent for and the body taken to
DIS establishment. Deceased had long been
suneIer from consumption. 1t is Thought that
,e olsease ana M an anection OF the heart were the
causes OF death. He was about thirty five years
OF age, tall and thin. He was native of Ken
tuck and was appointed clerk In the depart
ment IN July, 1874, from that state. He has
since peen IN n the employ of the department. At
tne Time OF his death he was one Of the force In
the bureau Of indexes and archives He boarded
at the fremont house and leaves no family.
Col. JAMES OAKEs 9th cavalry, q. s. A., hav-
Ing applied to the War department for retire
ment, is relieved from duty and will proceed
nome, being retired in conformity with the Re-
vised Statutes.
SURGEON j. 81. KIDDER, U. S. N, has been Or
dered to special duty at the Smithsonian Instt-
tuition, this city.
A BILL TO PAY CAPT. EADs.-The House to-
day passed bill to relieve Capt. Eads, of lefty
fame. 1t provides that instead OF paying
Capt. Eads in bonds, the Secretary of the
covered by the appropriation is 100000.
CAUCUS OF DEMOCRATIC SENATORS. The DEM
ocratic Senators held caucus this morning. 1t
was very fully attended and lasted about an
hour, but no action was taken except to deter
mine informally that the legislative executive
and judicial appropriation bill shall not be
Brought forward for discussion in the Senate
the democratic Senators will meet their party
friends OF the House of Representatives. in a
joint caucus for consultation concerning the
PropeL pI course 1 TO pe pursued in regard to the
PreSldentS veto OF the army appropriation bill
and the political situation generally.
Inc veto message was not discussed this
confined to various questions relative to The
policy that should be adopted with reference
70 Ine legislative, executive and judicial ap-
pIoPriauon Dill. Nothing definite Is yet 70 e.
snad0Wed, but an impression prevails that tn.
political clauses OF that bill as well as numb r
OF 1ts ordinary items OF appropriation may very
to obviating some of the criticisms which have
Deen made upon 1t In its present shape, though
without affecting Its main purposes.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON NAVAL AFFAIR
to-day agreed to report favorab'y the pending
bin approprtating SIC, 900 for new propeller In
the Omitted States torpedo vessel ALARM
ney aGe as1 az pa aq1noriaed favorable report to be
enlistment Of $50 naval apprentices.
AMONG THE PosrMAsrERs designated yester-
day as Q. s. depositar1es for the sale of refund
ing certificates were j. M. Edmunds Washing.
tOn, ID. u, whose bond was approved in the
penal sum OF 900; and E. B. Tyler, Baltimore
MD, whose bond was approved In the penal
sum OF $4,000: This penalty OF bond Is the
largest OF any filed SO far.
HOUSE CAUCUS THIS AFTERNOON.
ately after the expiration OF the morning hour
today motion to adjourn will be made in the
House OF Representatives; the purpose of the
democratic members being to hold q caucus
Win view TO reaching an agreement upon the
course tney shall pursue in the consideration of
Dill. 1t was said by well-inf0rmed members of
the House that very considerable difference of
opinion exists on the democratic side as to
"haC snoulo pe tnelr mode of procedure.
THE House COMMITTEE ON BANKING AND
CURRENCY to-day Informally discussed Repre-
sentative Buckner's bill requiring the reserve
OF national banking associations to be kept in
states In lieu OF lawful money. The measure
will probably be acted upon formally at the
next meeting OF the committee.
PERsoNAL.-Miss Bessie Conkling, only daugh.
ter of Senator Roscoe Conkling, will be married
at Utica, NY, to-day to Superintendent Oak.
man. Of the Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern Railroad. Senator Conkllng's wedding pre-
sent to his daughter is a handsome residences in
Utica. General Gordon left Washington for
Atlanta last night, having beer Summoned
mere as witness In the trial of Captain Cox
-. Senator Bayard, OF Delaware was in Char.
lottesV1lle, Va Saturday and Sunday last. and
on saturday night was serenaded by q large
Virginia. '' VI