Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-08-09
THE EVENING STAR,
Washington News and Gossip.
G0vERNMENTR RECEIPTS STo-DAY.-Internal rev.
enue 500, ,S91 33; customs $l71 1,642.7s.


SECRETARY MCCEARY went to the Great Falls
to-day.
SECRETARY THOMPSON returned from New
York yesterday. His visit was one OF blsines
entirely connected with the navy yard there
and other matters pertaining to his department.
ENSIGN E. D. BosTICK, of this city, has been
ordered to the receiving ship Passaic, at the
navy yard here.
MOVEMENTS OF U. S. NAVAL VEssELs-The
Vandala sailed at noon yesterday from Port
Royal, where she had put In to coal, for Pensa-
cola. -. The training ship Wachusett arlsyed
at Key West, Florida, yesterday, where she VIII
remain long enough to take In coal and pro-
visions, when she will proceed to New York.
SECRETARY SCHURZ COMMISSIONS Mr.. B. w.
REED AS A DISTRICT FIRE CoMMIssIoNER-Sec-
retary Schurz left the city for Deer Park to-
day. He Will return next Monday. Before
leaving he settled the difficulty which has been
pending with the District Commissioners In
reference to the constitution OF the board of
fire commissioners. The last Congress In the
appropriation bill for this fiscal year provided
that one of the fire commissioners should rep
resent the national government, and be ap-
pointed by the Secretary of the Interior. The
secretary decides that Mr.. W. b. Reed, who
was removed by the District Commissioners
some time last year, is the proper person to
appoint under this act, and to-day signed the
commission.
a Two DOLLAR CoNsCIENCE.-The Secretary
OF the Treasury has received from an unknown
person, In an envelope postmarked Washing
ton, D. c., the sum OF 500. The money has
been placed to the credit OF the conscience fund
SECRETARY EvARTs left last evening for New
York. on the way to his residence near Wind
sor, VI. BE will be absent from the city some
three weeks.
FROM A YELLOW FEVER PoRT.-Surgeon Gen.
eral Hamilton, OF the marine hospital service,
has received a dispatch from Z. s. Consul w H.
FaXOE, at Curacao, W. l., stating that the
schooner Ruth Darling left the yellow fever in-
fected port OF Curacao on the 31St ultirno for
Bangor, Me.
TEE SUNDAY GAZETTE, which has achieved so
decided success in the hands of Maj. Wedder-
derburn and his capable associates. will appear
tomorrow In eight-page form and with addi-
t1onal features of attraction.
A MORNING COTEMPARARY M1sINFoRMED.-
The Republican this morning contains two lead
ing mistatements with number of collateral
branches concerning the interview with Repre-
sentative Fisher, published In THE STAR the
other day. It Is stated that the Interview was
the work OF the Washington correspondent of
Philadelphia Press and that he published it the
morning OF the day 1t appeared in THE STAR
This Is altogether incorrect, as the cores
pOndent In question states elsewhere. The
did not represent Mr.. Fishers conversation cor
rectly: The evening that it was published Mr.
ID. G. Forney, who was present at the talk be-
tween the interviewer and the interviewed,
asked the folmer If he wrote short hand. Re-
celv1Dg negative reply he expressed surprise
that Mr.. Fisher should have been reported SO
accurately. The following day TIE STAR re-
headquarters to secure certain Information.
When leaving he was stopped by Mr. Fisher.
who said: 81 read what you wrote In TIE STAR
yesterday. You caught my talk exactly"
DRAWING CONCLsUI0NS TOO HASTILY.-The
name OF ex-Attorney General Speed was among
those mentioned for the judicial vacancy
caused by the death OF Judge Ballard, of Ken.
lucky. Yesterday THE STAR stated that Judge
Is announced In one paper that he is the COM
Ing man for the vacant 1udgeship, and in an
other that the place has been rendered to him.
Judge Speed to day told STAR reporter that
be called on the President In the interest OF
Mr. Barr, OF Louisville, who is An applicant for
the place, and that he Gpeed) is not an appli-
cant and never has been.
ARMY ORDERs.-Major F. NJ. COKE, paymas-
ter, is relieved from duty In the department of
Texas, and wiI upon the expiration OF his
present leave OF absence, report to the COM
The resignation Of Fist LIEUT. Lieut.. A. a. D. B. snead
Is accepted by the President, to take effect Feb
PERsONAL.-Am0ng about hundred guests
at Jordsn's White Sulphur Springs, Va, are
the following Washingtonians:-Mrs Maury
and family, w. d. Middleton and family, MISS
Jolly, Capt: H. C. Taylor (U .S.N.) and family,
Mrs. G. N. French and Miss Gray, Mrs. Good
family.
HALF BREED PRISONERS RELEASED. Some
time ago General Niles captured number of
ho1P Tn6f
were suspected, with good reason, of being en-
gagged IN selling liquor and ammunition TO In
dians on American soil. He inquired of the
war department what should be done with
tional interest Secretary McCrary referred the
matter to Secretary EvartS. He has received
letter from Mr. Eyarts recommending in view
OF an the circumstances connected with the
to Canada. This course Will be pursued and
General Niles instructed accordingly.
THE WAR ON THE MoRMoNs.-Iti Is understood
that instructions have been sent to the district
attorney OF Utah to vigorously prosecute often.
ders againt the anti-polygamy act, the consti-
tutionality OF which was affirmed by the
supreme Court OF the United States
upon an appeal. The indications are that
there Will be an earnest attempt on the
part OF the government to blot out MormonIsm
or its peculiar institution. In this connection
Secretary Evarts has taken steps to secure In
OF proselytes from Europe. He Will also enter
into correspondence with the countries from
which these oroselytes come. with a view to
preventing their coming here. The ground
10 be taken to accomplish this result
is that is contrary to the laws which prevent
the immigration OF criminals-the Mormons
being regarded as coming within that category.
IT Is expected that the prosecutions in Utah
Will be resisted by the MOrmons. The govern
ment is, however, In earnest iu the matter, and
L. s. troops will be promptly called into requi-
sit1on toquell any disturbance or hostile demon
stratiOn.
RETURNS FROM THE TENNESSEE ELECTION in
dlcate that the proposition to settle the debt at
nifty cents On the dollar will be rejected by not
less than $4,000 majority. Party lines were not
regarded IN the contest.
THE BILLIARD Pool CHAMPIONSHIP match in
New YORK between Samuel f. Knight, cham
pion, and Leon Morris, jr., OF Boston, resulted
In q victory for Norris, who won 81 games TO
his opponents 10.
THE CINCINNATI CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS
AT the congressional Investigation In Cincfn-
natl yesterday into the election OF Messrs.
Young and Butterworth to Congress, General
Banning testified that he spent several thou.