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

AT THE WEITE IEorsE.-Senator Kellogg and
Representatives Hale. Bailey. and Evans of In
Giaha, called on The President to-day.
THE President and his Cabinet will 60 to the
capitol this ey9ning in order TO act promptly
uTon bills that may pass both houses and he
submitted 10 the President Tor his approval or
d!Sarproval.
PRECAUTIONS AGAINST THE PLsGrE-TJnn
John y. kasoOn, |. s. minister TO Austria in
giving some facts TO the state de2artment
ABOUT the Russian plague and the strict Euro
peah sanitary precautions suggests thai the
lhlted states should look also TO precautions in
Such cases TO prevent the importation OF cpl
Cenilc diseases.
NAVAL tRDERS.-Cbfef Engineer J. w Moore.
from the Washington Navy Yard, April 1sr, and
ordered as member OF the board OF insnection;
t1tef Engineer ". L. Brooks from duty as
lhemDef or the board OF inspection. 3st Instant
ahu ordered 10 duty at the Washington NAVY
laid April 1St: paymaSteF Frank Clark from
The Tuscaror3. a. AcapuIcO and ordered home
and report arrival: Paymaster II. G. Colby, to
the uscafofa, per steamer, April 5th neNt.
COMMODORE SCHUFELDT reports to the Navy
department, from Sierra Leone. unde: date OF
January alst. that lie had received an Official
visit from the British commissioners on the
iIberian boundary question. The commissioners
Lad IoT received their Instructions bat eN-
Iecte0 TO receive them in a few days, when the
1
rOald the 1icOnder3gO continues good.
AFRICAN EXPLORATIONS. - Mr.. Cuthbert i.
Jones. nicCd states cOnsui at TrIpol in his
dispatch 10 the Department OF state. dated
,ianUarr =. 1>g9 announces that on the a7th OF
december, t~l>. DT. RObcfS, acc0mpanipi b.
Fr. StecEcr and Baron CJiilagh. left TFinoli fa
explore portion OF Africa hitherto unknown
10 the word, The southern Part Of the Stadlj
county. Dr. I,OeLfS. when in Trip1ll ia l--:;
contracted the Nus5ultaan belief. lie is n1v a
ChIlatan- which may somewhat cnbarri55 his
enterprise. lie is ole Of the most S,ccnSsful
African explorers, having made several dilfi-
cult voyages into the interior.
The A.'rT.cdH 4 f5eGutc for 1879. edited b.
-&inswOrth L. Sroford trecefyed from J. Brad.
Ad0mS,l is certainly what if claims to he. A
Wary nf knowledge Tor Every Citizen" The
amount Cf data OF permanent. reliable value
cCDCcDs cd in the +2n pages is Immense anu the
alraI cement is admirable
CONVICTED UNDER THE PENSION LAws.-In-
formation has been received at the Pension
Office OF the recent conviction of the following
persons: John Abbott GolcOnder Illinois for
The forgery OF an Endorsement ON pension
CT eek; w ii Hampton, of AltomOnt. Tenn, for
EeUy; /. ID. Allen. of Mackey, Miss taking IL
legal zee; Jeremiah ". Chuck. of Long Lane,
MO. forgery Of pension vouchers: and +. A
FlEk. OF Soldiers liClne. Dayton. OniO. falsely
Ie'sonajing witness 10 his own claim.
THE SUSDFY CIVIL APPROPRIATION BILL WAS
agreed 10 in conference committee this morn
ing. Up TO the hour OF %olrg to press it was
Impossible for TIE STAR reporters 10 see the bill
hu, senator Dorsey said that the provisions for
the support OF the District government a
a- reed upon by The senate committee on an
prop,ldtfODS were retained III the bill The see
tlon providing sinking lund for the 500 bonds
Is reiaiLtd- Inc senate amendment appro-
rilaiIGS quarter OF Il million dollars to build 4
lire proof bUildiag for tie National Museum is
also retained - tie bill.
IULED OUT ON POINTS OF OrDER.-vica Pfas-
dent ::W ieeier. when the item on the spndry
civil appropriation bill was reached in the Sen
a'c providing an appropriation for the pur-
chase or the Centennial building, corner 18th
Steet and The avenue, ruled /: oar on point OF
order. Ike ruling was made on the item 10
let the pubic printing ont at pIivate contract
10 Gibson q Bros. OF This city.
The CONFERENCE COMMITTEES on THE Ar-
PRCi NATION BILLS The conference committee
on the sundry cil il appropriation bIl has agreeI
upon a compromise Which viii shortly ha re.
por!ed TO the two houses. The post Office Bill
viii. il Is understood. be agreed uDu1 the Sen
ate surTeDdering the Brazilian mali service and
tie readjustment OF compensation 10 railroads,
ard cOnsenting to modification Of the prOViS-
ions for reClaSSi1icatiOn OF mail matter. ST. rk-
irg out some OF its more stringent features.
The second c0nfereeS on the legislative bill have
Lot Yet come together.
IGtey.-An agreement has been reached in
conference OH the fortfcatIOn bill. the Senate
Vie ding It's amendments. Tie cOnfereeS on the
deficiency bill have also arrived at an under
standing. The clause making appropriation for
the pay due superE isois is reduced 10 s5o.00o.
The senate having stricken cut the Shields
amendment 10 the arrears OF pension bill no
trouble with it in conference is anticipated
TIE army and the legislative appropriation
D lis ale the only ones now likely to fail.
OUR BoNps IN GERNANy-Mr. Lee. I. S. con-
sui general at Frankfort, in a dispatch 10 the
department oi tate expresses the opinion that
United States four per cents. will soon lind a
market in Germany At present the German
1Our per cents have preference, as they can
be bought 1T %. with no costs iii collecting the
coupons. state and municipal bonds from the
nted States are meeting with brisk sale
having advanced fully ten per cent since re-
sumption. Railway shares also are in demant.
TIE MARCH INTEREST on the public debt
which fell Cue last Saturday, is being paid at
the Treasury here and at the different SUD-
treasures. The interest is only due on tw5
c'aSseS OF bonds. tie l0-i0S. and the T.. per
cents. OF the funded loan. The Marc;. interest
On the lirSt-naiEed bond amounts to aD1ilf
s. SGi. l5I. and on the ! /. 5 10 about f3l2J o0o
The interest on the l0-i0S is being paid by
schedule, the person owning each bond being
dow n Oh the schedule. and being paid in gold
or lawful money al MS option. In paying the
Interest on the T.. per cents. checks for the
amount due are given the holders. These
checks are payable in gold at the Suo-
treasury in New York, or in lawful money al
the Treasury here or at any sCb-treaSllry.
TIE AFPEALED CASE Of The Northern Trans
rUTtatiOn Company OF Ohio, against the city of
Chicago in which the appellants claimed dam
ages for allowed Injury done to their wharf
property by the excavation of a tunnel under
the Chicago river, was to-day decided by the
United States supreme Court in favor of the
city, the Judgment Cf the Circuit Court being
affirmed.
PERSONAL telegram received from Gen
eral sherman announces that he will return 10
the city tomorrow night Gen. Van Nliet,
Deputy Qual termaSter General, and his wife,
nave returned 10 the city from their trip TO
Florida.
The CoSFEREES on TIE ARMY APPROPRIATION
BILL have agreed upon everything excepting
the clause prohibiting the presence OF troops at
the rolls. The sections providing for army
reorganization have been Struck from the bill
and in lieu thereof a proyiSO inserted that there
shall be no promotion in the service hereafter
until the army shall be reorsanized.
kuIED BY A MOOSSHINER.-Col CollectOr Young
IelegIaphS from Raleigh y. c., TO Commission
er EaUm as follows: deputy Collector Moore
seized Illicit still in Moore county Man named
Sewan killed by owner while removing still To
Egypt, Deputy Collector MOOre's head1uarterS.
tull particulars not known"
TIE ALERT. now at the Mare Island ftraIifnr-