Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-04
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS STO-DAY.-Internal rev
enue, $905, ,6SO.s0; customs. s435, ,O15 3i

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS sTo-DAY.-Internalr rev
enue, 1905, ,6so.so; customs. s4s5o15aa.
AT THE WHITE HousE-Senators Allison and
Chandler, and Representatives Dunnell and
Davis called on the President to-day.
COMMISSIONS SIGNED.-The President to- day
signed the commissions of Andrew D. White
as envoy extraordinary and minister plenipo-
fentlary to Germany; Cornelius A. Logan as
minister resident at the Central American
states, and Jacob II. Stewart, surveyor general
OF Minnesota.
PERsoNAL.-Generai FitZ John Porter is In
town. 49,. Mrs. jerks was in the ante. room at
the White House to-day.
THE DOUBLE LEADED ANNOUNCEMENT of the
Louisville Cofsrier-Jonrnal, declaring prefer
ence for the old ticket of Tilden and Hendricks
In 1880, revfves the old story that Gov. Tilden
has mortgage of $4,000 on the Louisville
Courier Journal building.
ACAPTURED DIsTILLERY.-F. NJ Sorrell, depu-
ty collector, telegraphs to Commissioner Raum
from Raleigh, to-day, as follows:-Captured
diStfGery, fifteen hundred gallons beer and
th1Ity-five gallons whisky yesterday.
THREE GREENBACKERS made speeches in the
House to-day-Messrs. Weaver OF Iowa, De La
Matyr Of Indiana, and Jones of Texas. All of
them repudiated the revival of the sectional
issues. and each Of them declared they would
vote for the army bill as the democrats had pro-
posed, because it would tend to end sectional
strife ana permit Congress to leg1Slate in the
interest OF the people instead Of Presidential
candidates. Messrs Weaver and Gillette ind-
Gated, however, that they would not vote to
refeal the supervisors law, but would vote to
modify 1t.
THE THIRD AUDIToRsHIP-In the Senate a
motion was made to reconsider the nomina-
ton OF the present third auditor Of the
Tro0
office. The Senate has requested the with
drawal OF its notice Of confirmation sent to the
PRESIDENT: An eflort Will be made to secure
the rejection Of the nomination. Until the
matter Is settled no appointment to the third
authorship will be made.
THE CABINET MEETING To-DAr.-No business
OF general interest was transacted at the Cabi-
let meeting this afternoon. The Chinese Min
ister Chin Ian Pin, and the assistant minister,
accompanied. by an interpreter, called at the
White House while the Cabinet was in session
Cnl1 Ian Ian Pin VIII leave the city Tomorrow or
DaSsy now In the city. He called to take leave
or the President and Cabinet. He will 90 to
Madrid, Spain; to establish legation. During
bis absence the assistant minister will have
charge CT Chinese affairs here.
A MEETING OF THE NEWSPAPER CORRESPOND
EMS was held today at the Office Of the New
York Times to adopt rules which had been pre-
pared by the executive committee regulating
admissions to the reporters galleries of the
House and Senate. They were adopted are
very stringent and viii have the tendency OF
keeping tie galleries for their legitimate uses,
instead Of being Overrun by dead beats and
lobbyists Tie old executive committee of last
Year was reelected consisting OF Mr.. Geo. w.
Acams. Gen. H. '. Boy ntOn, E. B. Wight, L. Q.
Washington, and VIM. C. MacBride.
DECISION was rendered to-day by the Sec
retary Of War in the matter Of the proposed
IF ho
Rock Island arsenal TO tie Moline Water Power
company, as provided by one OF the clauses Of
tie sundTy civil bill passed at the last session
OF Congress. The Secretary OF War concurs In
the views OF the ordnance bureau, which
transmits for the information OF Congress:
decides that the water power cannot b,
leased to the Moline Water Power COM
pany consistently with the interests OF tn
60. efnment, and reneWs the Recommendation
Which he made last year. that an approprfa alton
or $l5o,oA0 be authorized to maintain and i'm
prove the power, both on account OF its import
ance to the United States and to silence tn
complaints Of the Moline water power company,
which uses part OF the power under cOntrac
with the government, and which urges the nom
funlMent OF the governments promise to i'm
prove, as reason for asking for release OF tn
whole.
REVISION OF THE ESTIMATES of the def
cheney in tie Patent Office appropriation, upon
Which tie proposed reduction of the salaries of
the clerical force was based shows that there
Will only be need to make these reductions for
a very much shorter time than was originally
This information will be pleas
ing to the Patent Office Clerks who will hardly
be fnconveDienced by the inconsiderab!e reduc-
tion for brief period which may be required to
meet deficiency of less than $4,000.
THE FOLLOWING INTERCHANGE OF stations OF
regiments is announced In army orders recently
Issued: The 18th infantry is transferred from
the division OF the Atlantic to the division of
notified that boats are ready for It's transpor-
tatton. The ed infantry Is transferred from
the department OF the east to the department.
OF Texas, to relieve the 10th infantry. The for
Mer regiment will be relieved by the depart
ment commander April Is, 1879, and will pro-
ceed from its several posts, by detachments to
concentrate at san antonio. Texas, reporting to
general OF the department Of Texas will cause
the several companies OF the 22d infantry to be
nlled, by transfers from the 10th infantry, to
the STANDARD OF 81 per company, and will then
orCer the 10th infantry to proceed, by detach-
ments, TO Fort Wayne, Detroit Michigan to be
assigned to their new posts.
THERE Is PROSPECT OF DISPUTE between
the Agricultural department and the National
Board OF Health as to Jurisdiction over such
The department, which has Investigated these
diseases for two years, holds that the Board OF
Health oyersteps 1t proper limits when it pro-
poses to deal with other diseases than the vel
low fever and such as attack man.
ANOTHER MILITARY COURT OF INQUIRY.-By
direction Of the Secretary Of War a court Of In
quiry Is appointed In conformity with the re-
Qu1IementS OF joint resolution OF Congress
approved March Sd, 1879, to inquire into and re.
port upon "the matter OF the dismissal OF Major
Granville o. Ualler, late Of the 1th cavalry"
The court VIII assemble May 5th, and the Pre-
sident deS1gnateS this city as the place OF meet
ing. The court will report its opinion and find
ingS In accordance with the provisions OF the
Joint resolution. The following is the detail for
the cCuIt:-Lieut. Col. III. l.. Clarke, assistant
cOEmissaIy general OF subsistence Major John
Hamilton, 1st artillery; Major George G. Hunt,
lst cavalry; and Second Lieut.. c. A. Postley, Sd
artillery, recorder Of the court. Major Haller
was in the army OF the Potomac, under Gen.
Mcclellan. When Gen. Mcclellan retired to
Harrison's Landing, Major Haller was charged
with using language very dislOyal 10 the Union.
He was reported TO the War department. Sec
Terary Stanton dismissed him without court
martial. Major Haller claims that he was not
righifuly discharged, and this board Of Inquiry
is 10 reopen bis case.
CHATTER OF MARINE DIsAsTERS.-The fol-
lowing dispatches were received by the Chief
Signal Officer to-day: One from Care Hatteras
at S:25 am, Is as follows: ''7 a. m, sunsen
schooner three miles from point OF beach, Hat
teIas. Eight men apparently clinging to rig
giEg; keeper OF Life Saving Station No. ~ not,
red No particulars as yet" One from Cape
May, s:45 a.u., as follows: "a ship, name un-