Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-05


such Is not the case. There will he mo refund
ing OF taxes hitherto collected from national
banks.
THE NEW DIRECTOR OF! THE MINr.-Hon Uo-
ratio C. Burchard of Illinois. TODAY took tho
oatn OF oIIlce entered uIOn his duties as dt
IeCtoI vi Iie mimi. MT. Burchard'S record in
ConsIesS SHOWS tnal ne IS thoroughly acquaint-
ed with his new duties.
TREASURER GILFILLAN has sent the following
hote 10 Ihe CASHIERS or National banks: ."To
avoid the delay In the redemptton of called
bonds, Of which large amount will mature In
April and May next, you are informed that the
depa tnent VIII receive at once any called
bonds you may be pleased to transmit and will
apply the proceeds to the payment of any SUBJ
Scrlptlon made by you at. or subsequent to- the
GATE OF the call in which the bonds are en-
braced, interest to be allowed to the maturity
Of the bonds"
TIE CIPHER TELEGRAMs.-The report OF
the majority of the Potter committee upon
the cipher dispatches says that the trans
lations of the cipher dispatches disclose
negotiations On the part Of certain near friends
ON OF MI: Illden after the: election to secure the
electoral votes Of the STATES OF South Carolina
ard Florida. These persons seem to have ap-
pretended that the electoral votes of those
states which they believed belonged to MI TIL
den, would be declared for Hayes and to have
regarded themselves as justified in endeavoring
to defeat this corrupt and fraudulent action by
SUBMITTING TO the payment OF moneys which
they were informed the eanvaSSing boards de-
manded by way OF blackmail. The committee
did not In any way justify their action and con-
sldeIed it a gross wrong. But these negotiations
were not authorized by tlfe democratic national
cOmhlttee or any person entitled to speak for
tEem. All the persons who had been connected
with TIE negotiations, so far as the committee
had secured their TESTIMONY, declared that in no
way We're they authorized by Mr.. Samuel j. TIL
Gen, whose particular fFendS they were. and
MI. Ilden had himself Voluntarily appeared to
c OF n 4 ron
IRON any source whatever had at any time at
tached to the name OF Mr.. Hendricks.
NAVAL ORDERS. s.-Lieut. Commander John
Schouler has reported lis return from the Es-
sex, south Atlantic statidn and has been plarad
on SICK leave; Pay Director John s. Cummings
mas reported his return ffOm the Hartford, south
Auanuc station, and has been placed on sick
leave.
Not So.-Under the head OF "An Apology
from the White House, the Cincinnati Gazette
quotes from THE STAR OF Feb. 2Sth paragraph
from this column explanatory of the mistake
regretted by the President, of not inviting
members OF the press to the White House at tue
recent diplomatic entertainment, and that
paper adds: THE above is said 10y the Washing
lngton correspondent OF the New York Sr.sa TO
nave been written by w. x. Rogers, the Presi-
dents private secretary The cOrreSpO1dent
OF the Sun Is altogether mistaken
The CATTLE DISEAsE.-By a dispatch from
Cur minister TO England dated February 10
1870. the Department Of State has information
that all the vessels which have arrived with
cattle since the Ontario have delivered them in
q healthy condition. The subject was at that
dale eHclung much interest and ASSUMING
somewhat the shape OF an economical question
OF protection against free trade.
NAVAL MATTERs.-The class OF midsljpne.
who graduated from the naval academy in 1slj
nave been ordered to report TO Commodore Par
kef. at the naval academy. 2eth inst. for exam
lnailoh preliminary 10 promotion. The Rich
mond sailed from Gibraltar, February 18th I'm
Vile franche. The Wyoming arrived al Sm,rn,
January seth. Tie Saratoga expecFs 10 leave
washington Tomorrow for HamptOl Roads
Where size W Ill Ieulaln Il few weeks, ana tn-l
proceed on cruise 10 Ma,;eir4, the CInar.eS,
and Cape de Verde Islands
DISTRICT STREET CAR TICKETS Nor INTER-
CHANGEAELE.-One OF the results of the Ii lrr--
at the Capitol daring the closing hours Of Con
gress was the defeat or bill Of great inrefe5
10 the District. The bill providing for inter.
changeabilltE OF tickets on the street railroad
in this city did not reach the President EN-
rolled and consequently did not receive his
signature. OF course this is the same as il the
bill had never passed.
SUBSCRIPTIONS to the four per cent. loan to-
day amounted to s1,099, ,2jO.
SPECIMEN OF FRAUDS on THE PENSION
BUREAU David o. Gibson, vino yesterday
plead guilty In the United States Court at Lou
1sVille, Ky, OF extensive frauds upon the gov
eminent In pension claims, and was sentenced
10 nVe years imprisonment, was the postmaster
ana village merchant at Level Green, Rock
castle county, KY. In colluSOn with his sons
Thomas w. and Wm p. Gibson, Green b. Rash.
formerly deputy clerk; Jasper n. Brown, jus
tce OF the peace and Mark Sumrner-all OF
whom stand indicted for = - -imeS-he man.
ufactured some claims Outright, the persons
unoeT whose names they were presented hav-
Ing dled years ago. In other Instances claims
were presented without the knowledge of the
parties, their names having been forged; in
others, although the claims were genuine, the
pensioners were robbed OF their money, and re-
celVed no DEMENT'S except small amounts OF
goods from GibsOn's store. In all the cases the
pensioners addresses were given as Level
checks into the hands OF Gibson, who forged
the endorsements on the latter and disposed OF
them.
The PLAGUE-HHdt as Thought Of 1T at Com
stdnttnople.-Mr. Heap, L. S. consul general at
Constantinople, in dispatch to the Depart
meht OF State, says that alarming rumors pre-
van OF the progress OF the plague in Astrakhan.
SotS Stahllnople was thrown in panic recently
6y the report OF a case near Salonica. MI.
heap believes that it was not a case Of the
plague, put OF malignant typhus fever. The
vGie viniIa oa tne report has been to increase the
needed. Should the disease reach Constantil
rope lts Iavages would be frightful. The CON
oltOn OF tne city is OF ITSELF Sufficient to breed
an epidemc. The winter has been mild. with
niue rain, Which presages, in any event. a
SickIy summer: The sanitary Improvement
OF the city begins TO awaken attention
FROM the pest information the consul general
mas peen able to obtain, it would appear that
lae pesClience has, in consequence OF the ener.
Selic measures taken by the Russian author-
tleS, peeu confined to the localities where IT,
% %alaae us llrst appearance. The focus of the
epuemlc mas bad reputation for insalubrity.
al Al previous epidem1cS there have been of vir-
Ht utent character. copy of the measures
auopteu Dy the international council of health
nealtn @ OF ConstantinOple is transmitted for the
use vi lhe surgeon General of the United States,
all APPOINTMENTS IN THE PENSION BUREAU
10 oe made under the pension bill, just passed
py congress, Will be made after competitive
EXAMINATION. ohi The examination will be held in
ABOUT Two weeks.
IhREE COLLECTORS IN ONE DAY.-The inter-
nal revenue collector, district Of Nebraska, has
To-Day had three collectors. Henry A. Newma-
IA, who was nominated for the place failedo
SoLIrmation. About ten O'Clock this mOrnin
ne "aS teiegraphed TO turn over the Office to hi
PREDECESSOR, RObb. The President this after
GO Hoon relieved Robb, and appointed Lorenz
orounce to the place.
lhE CONDITION OF REPRESENTATIVE ACKLE