Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-06-27

,aI1elu, warner. Walt and HarDier called on
the PRESIDENT TO- day.
ihE DISTRICT CODE -Messrs Hunton Neale
and Henkle have been appointed a sub commit.
zee OF the District committee, to sit during the
EonglesSional recess. to revise the code OF laws
Ior tne District Of Columbia.
THE DISTRICT SINKING FUND CONTROVERSY,
the point In the controversy between Treasurer
Gilnllan, as commissioner of the District sink
ing 1und, and the District Commissioners was TO-
uay oecl0ed by Judge Porter, First Controller
VI lne treasury, to whom the question was
referred. The Commissioners held that the
treasurer was subordinate to them in his duties
pertaining to the District sinking fund, and
tnat MS requ1sition for moneys to apply to the
SINKING FUNDS and for payment OF the interest
upon the bonded debt OF the District required
their approval before the Secretary of the Urea
sury could make the advance The Controller
decides that the Treasurer being required by
law to make the disbursements mentioned. the
money Money may g De advanced upon his requisitton
slOners, they being advised t the amount when
the reQuisition is honored by the Secretary of
the Treasury.
CABINET MEETING.-No business OF general
interest was transacted at the Cabinet meeting
this afternoon.
AMONG THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS to furnish
stationery to the P. o. department for the next
fiscal year, were E. NJ. Whitaker & Son, of this
city, and W. A. Wheeler, jr., of New York.
EXTENSION OF FAST MAIL SERVICE IN TIE
SouTH.-The Post ONCE department proposes
at an early date to extend the fast mail service
In the south over two routes. One route will
be from here to Jacksonville. Fla, by way of
Charleston and Savannah, and the other from
% Og II f.
pected that these routes would be put in opera
tion 0y the 1st OF July next, but the postal cars
necessary for the service, which are in course
OF constructor, will not be finished by that date
The work will not, however, be delayed much
after that date. The schedules, number and
Trips weekly, &C., have not. yet been deter
mined on.
The SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
this morning authorized Mr. Eaton to report
back the judicial expenses appropriation bill
W without @ any amendment. It IS the expectation
without amendment The committee to-day
informally discussed the adjournment question.
ana altaough 1t was not considered expedient
70 report resolution fixing date at present,
the committee appeared to be of opinion that
Tuesday.
CAPTAIN EADs, OF the Mississippi jetties has
made application for an additional five hundred
thousand dollars for procuring channel 26 feet
deep and 200 feet wide. The report OF the U. s.
Engineer In charge states that Captain Eads
he makes his application. The difference BE-
Tween Two acts OF Congress in relation to the
]ettles arises In considering Capt. Eads' claim
Une s9te act pfescrlped That when two hundred and
nIty tnOusand dollars was granted in anticipa-
Iion OF depth OF rs feet that such amount
should De deducted from this payment, and IT
was enacted that 25O foot channel should be
accomplished. subsequent act directed that
the channel should be 200 feet The Question
arises as TO which OF these acts Is operative as
regards the s25O,0OO.
DEATH OF Ex-PAYMAsTER GENERAL. RRID.
FoRD.-Secretary Thompson to-day received a
dispatch from New York announcing the death
In Bro0k lyn this morning Of e2.o iymas er gen.
e1ai OF tne navy John .. Bradford. The de-
ceased was born In Delaware and was re 81.
dent Of New York. He entered the service In
1S45. He was on the retired list
duty with the army medical board In session In
New York city, and viii report for duty at the
recruiting depot, Columbus, Ohio. Barrack Re-
leving Surgeon G. b. White, who win repOrt
@ by letter from New York to the surgeon gen
fantry, is transferred to the 4th artillery, and
VIII join his battery, L at Alcatraz, Cal.
THE AUSTRALIAN EXHIBITION. "A ctrcnlar
will be issued tomorrow from the Department
OF State, prepared by the secretary of the U. 8.
commissioner to the Australian exposition. DR..
COX, 70 all persons in the United States I'm
circular will be followed in day or two by ad-
d1t1Onal circulars, containing such fnfOrma-
uon ana instructions as may be necessary for
tne gul0ance OF persons intending to send goods
to the exposition. Secretary Cox's headquarters
nave been established In the State department.
where he VIII remain for the present. He viii
San Francisco. The commissioners to be here
after designated will accompany him.
FIFTEEN FEMALE CLERKS were discharged
from the Treasurer's Office to-day. This reduc-
tion was made necessary by the lack of an ap.
preparation IN the legislative bill to continue
the services Of the dismissed employees.
MAIL SERVICE IN THE FAR WEsr.-Secretary
McCrary directs that when, from accident or
other unavoidable contingency, mail contrac.
tors or their carriers, while transporting U. S.
malls 70 "a ana rom military posts In the sparsely
OF their animals or vehicles and are thus de-
pr1Ve0 OF tne means necessary to fulfill their
contracts, and when In the opinion OF COM
manders OF military posts, to whom application
may be made for temporarily supplying the
casualties thus created, 1t would be lmDractica
ole 10 OBTAIN the requisite transportation from
authorized, provided the means of transnorta-
t1on can be spared without materially interfer-
Ing with the current requirements OF their
posts, to furnish such animals or other means at
transportation as may be absolutely necessary
to transport the mails for one trip, or until. by
the exercise OF proper diligence the casualty
LAS otncINl lSc utcu PROVIDED 10r Dy the con-
tractor or carrier.
MARINE ORDERs.-Capt. N. L. Nokes will, on
the 10th Of July next, be detached from the
marine barracks here and will proceed to Mare
Island, Cal) for duty at the barracks there
Lieutenant colonel j. l.. BrOOme, commanding
the marines at Brooklyn, N. Y, has been
granted leave OF absence for one month from
July 9th next.
NEW LINE OF STEAMERs.-The U. s. consul at
belfast, ireland, in dispatch to the Depart
ment OF state, dated June TO- 1879, announces
Ine ARRIVAL at tnat port OF the steamer Lombard
from new YORK. This vessel Is the pioneer OF
the Unicorn line, recently establiShed,it is said
by Mr.. Vanderbilt In connection with the New
York Central and Hudson river railroads. This
being the beginning Of direct trade between the
United States and Ireland created great excite
ment In Belfast. The Lombard was for some
reason nineteen days on her passage She had
large cargo OF breadstuffs, butter cheese, lard,
hams, pork, mOlasses and OIL The consul re.
gretS that the steamers are not under the
American flag.
SwIFTas COMKT.-Admiral Rodgers, OF the
Naval observatory at Washington, announces
the following position of Swift's comet for June
26th, at fifteen hours Washington mean time,
right ascension two hours, fifty minutes
eighteen seconds; declinat1On plus seventy de.
grees, seven minutes, with daily motion OF
plus thirty seconds and plus sixty three minutes.
THE DEATH near Sing Sing, New York, June
oath, OF Richard Cuyler Churchill, In the 34th
year of bis age, has just been announced In