Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-19

Washir gton News and Gossip.

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Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS sTO-DAY.-Internal rev.
enue, S220, ,S22. 60; customs. s6?2 54S. So.
SUBSCRIPTIONS to the four per cent. loan to-
day amounted to s97soo
AT THE WHITE HOUSs.-Senators Chandler,
Kellogg, Mcmillan, and Representatives Lind
say, Burrows Ellis, Hawley, Martin, stone,
Lapham. Burber, Reed. Overton, JOrgensen
and Lowe called on the President to-day.
THE DEMOCRATIC SENATORS will hold a caucus
tomorrow at which it is expected that the
elective officers would all be chosen except pos
sibly the chief clerk.
THERE is ONLY ONE CONTEST In the House
affectir the prima facia right to seat 1t is
the case of Mr.. Hull OF Florida, who holds the
governors certificate of election, and who is
antagOniZed by Mr.. Bisbee, who holds the GER
tlncate OF the supreme court of Florida. Clerk
Adams placed Hull on the roll. There Is also a
claimant for seat as Representative at large
from Kansas. The clerk declined to place his
name on the roll. There will, ii is thought, be
no issue raised touching the legal right OF the
NAVAL NoTEs-Surgeon Henry Stewart, Or
dered to duty at the navy yard, Pensacola, 1st
April. Surgeon A. S. Oberly, from the navy
IL,
Ing orders. Second Lieutenant S. j. Logan, Z.
5. M. C., is ordered to the Portsmouth. Midshtp-
city.
SERENADE TO Mr.. BLACKBURN.-The friends
OF Hon. j. G. s. Blackburn, of Kentucky, pro-
pose to Serenade him TO- night at his residence,
.02 9th street, between G and II streets. All of
this gentlemen'S friends are invited to attend
TIe procession, headed by the full marine
band, will leave the National hotel at %
O'Clock . and march up Pennsylvania avenue to
18th street, up 18th street to street, and down
to eth to Mr.. Blackburn's residence. The
pyrotechn1cal display will be imposing and the
ovation VIII from indications be enthusiastic.
company A, or the Washington Light Infantry
nave been invited to act as an escort on the
occasion.
THE NEW DEPARTMENT BUILDINGs-The Sec
retary, chief clerk and bureau officers of the
Navy department have picked out the rooms
which they viii occupy in the new War. Navy
and State department building. The officers OF
the war department are now picking out their
future offices. 1t is expected that a removal
middle of next month. When it is made, the
Navy department will occupy the southern half
OF the new wing, the continuation of which
fronts on 10th street, and the War department
the northern half. The present buildings now
occupied by the War and Navy departments
Will then be torn down. When the wing facing
pennsylvania avenue, and the wing facing 18th
street, which will complete the quadrangle, are
finished, the War department win occupy them
and the Navy department will take the whole
which the War and Navy will first occupy con-
jointly. The War department will thus have
TWO sides OF the quadrangle. ALI the branches
OF rhe department commssary, ordnance
different parts of. the CITY, will be focused in
these two wings. The south wing will remain
IN use Dy the Department Of State. 1t Will be
several years yet before the whole building is
completed.
Hon. SAMUEL j. RANDALL was serenaded last
night In honor Of his reelection as Speaker of
the House of Representatives. The procession.
consisting OF number of residents of the Dis
tT1ct and many prominent Philadelphians the
latter being chiefly instrumental In arranging
the anair, was marshaled by Mr.. VIM. Dickson
Among the Philadelphiars present were VIM.
McCandless, Major Atwell, Eugene Caldwell,
Alderman McMullen, ex-Mayor Fox, and Robert
E. Randall The Marine Band was in attend
ance. AT Mi. Randalls house that gentleman
appeared, and after remarking that he felt
greatly honOred by this mark OF their esteem.
he spoke In glowing terms of what he conceived
TO be the future OF the democratic party The
procession then proceeded to the residence of
Col. Blackburn, but he was absent serenade
win be rendered Mr.. Blackburn by citizens OF
the District this evening.
PERsoNAL.-Mr. Joseph Jefferson arrived In
the city this morning, and has taken rooms at
the Riggs House. He commences an engage
illCuC dC Gnc NdJiOIldl Iu6aCcr lcXC week.
Among the PtnafOre spectators last night were
senator Blaine and family, Miss Dodge t''Gail
Hamilton'l, Representative Blackburn and
other nOtableS.
COUNTERFEITERs SENTENCED.-Last october
the secret service officers made, In Kentucky,
the arrest OF about thirty counterfeiters, known
as the Crabtree gang. They are now being tried
disposed Of, resulting in ten convictions, four
pleas OF guilty, and one disagreement OF Jury
Among those convicted and who were SEN
tencea zen yetehpaaIy were ADsoom Crabtree ST.
mrs. Jane Crabtree, one year; Daniel Gayhart'
three years; VIM. Gayhart, three years; Frank
raulkner Eft five a years. John SHEPPARD seven
three years. All OF these will be sent to the
Joliet Ql3 penitentiary, excepting the last
named, who will spend his three years in the
postmaster at Pine Knot, KY, who was arrest.
ed with this gang has been convicted, but not
yet sentenced.
MooNsHINERs ARRESTED. - Revenue Agent
Atkinson sent the following telegram from
Knoxville to Commissioner Baum to-day: "Col.
lectOf COOperS local forces captured two diStil-
leries, tubs, &C, yesterday and arrested the
yfOlatorS
THE DRAWING OF SEATS IN THE HOUsE.-Some
OF the most prominent members OF the House
Jared badly In the drawing for seats yesterday.
Fernando Wood was forced to the last row on
the left OF the main aisle. To-day, however,
he made an exchange with Congressman Muel-
ler for better position. Gen. Joe Johnston, of
Virginia, and Gen. Hawley, OF Connecticut, are
on the outer ends. so is Gen. Young, OF Ohio.
Crapo and Lor1ng, OF Massachusetts,, Gen.
Blount, OF Georgia, got good seat in the front
row; SO did also Gen. Wh1tthorne, GOdlOve S.
Orth, OF Indiana, and Mr. Cox, Of New York.
Gen: Chalmers, OF Mississippi, got seat next
to Gen. Johnston, where they can quietly ex-
change war "reminiscences. Mr.. Conger, OF
Michigan, got good seat
The OHIO MENORIAL.-The memorial pend
iEg in the House OF Representatives touching
the election of Benz. r. Butterworth and ex-
Governor Tom Young, In the 1st and I'd districts
OF Ohio, 1t Is not thought Is presented with any
view to a contest for their seats by MesSrs Saw
lor and Banning The object seems to be on
the part OF the democrats to make capital In
maintaining the position taken by the party for
the repeal OF the supervisors law The memo
rial demonstrating against continuance of the
law Is signed by prominent Cincinnati demo.
Gratis, but the atfidav1ts which are attached to
II, 1t is claimed, were added without the au-
thOr1ty OF the memOraliStS. GOV. Young last
night received kilograms from two of the sign
erS 10 the memorial TO have their names erased,
as they were signed under a miSapprehension
OF the purpose for which the memorial has been
USED. Among the twenty. three affidavits which
accompany the memorial is one subscribed tO