Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-03-29
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To DAY.-Internal rev.
,nue, s626, ,5s1. .49; customs, s7s6,O24.42.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To DAY.-Internal rev.
cnue, s626, ,5s1.49; customs. s7s6,02442.
TREASURER GIIF1LLAN, who is suffering with
a severe attack of sciatica, has gone to Philadel-
phia to undergo galvanic treatment.
THE TALLApoosA has arrived at New York
from League Island.
SECOND LIEUTENANT Q. ON. GILMORE, sth
cavalry, Z. 5. A, will report for temporary duty
at West Point.
THE STAR ROUTE DEFICIENCY BILL.-The
House committee on appropriations at thei
meeting to-day discussed at length the sta
route deficiency bill, and instructed Represen
tative Blackburn to report back the House bill
with non-concurrence in the Senate amend
mentS.
GONE TO NEW YoRK.-The President and Mrs.
Hayes Secretaries Ramsay and Evarts and Miss
Cook left the city this morning in special car
100, Pennsylvania railroad. attached to the lin
tied train for New York city, to attend the
opening of the Metropolitan Museum OF Art in
Central park. The party will return next Wed
nesday. There will be no Cabinet meeting to-
morrow afternoon.
THE WEEKLY STAR.-Mr. D. ID. Il. Harris of
Maricopa, Arizona, in renewing his subscription
to the WEEKLY STAR says:-''Its arrival every
week is like the coming OF some cherished
friend, and could not do without 1.-THE best
weekly extant. 1t keeps me posted in regard to
the local changes in Washington as If l were
there"
THE SENATE EXODUS COMMITTEE on Saturday
heard Philip Joseph, a light mulatto, editor of
the Mobile Gazette, who testified that he had
lived in Alabama all his life until the last three
years, which he had spent in Louisiana. He
gave long statement concerning the wrongs
OF the colo1ed race In the south.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Passed Assistant Engineer
w n To pror
Cadet Midshipman G. F. Ormsby, from the Pen
Sacola, Pacific station, March 18th, and placed
on waiting orders.
THE MooNsHINERs' WAR IN THE SoUrH.-Col-
lector Clarke, at Atlanta, telegraphed to-day to
Commissioner Raum as follows:-"Have seized.
since 2Ith, wagon, two mules, eight packages
OF Illicit whisky, four Illicit distilleries, de-
strOyed four thousand gallons mash and beer.
Two prisoners arrested"
THE KING OF SIAM.-A cable dispatch from
London says: '.The Standard announces that
April to visit the chief capitals of Europe.
After a short stay in England he will start for
the United states, and the American govern
ment will send man-of-war to southampton
to convey him thither." Secretary Thompson
said to THE STAR reporter this morning that he
did not know anything at all about the King of
Siam or his movements. The sending OF an Amer
lean man-of-war to southampton to bring him
to the United States would have to be ordered
by the Secretary.
THE EIGHTH MONTHLY STATEMENT OF the
bureau of statistics issued to-day shows the fol-
lowing excess OF exports Of merchandise from
this country over imports:-Eght months ended
February 29, 1850, Sl52. .6l1 ,224: eight months
ended February 2s, 1879; S204.973, ,921; twelve
months ended February %, 1850, S212, 29s, ,963;
twelve months ended February %, 1879, $685.
162.167. The excess of imports or Of exports of
gold and silver coin and bullion was as follows:
Eight months ended February 90, 1880 excess of
imports), SIS, ,462 1872; eight months ended Febru-
ary 2s 1879 excess OF imports 81 ,972 1s5;twelve
months ended February %, 1850 excess of im-
pOrts), SOS, 7SS, 500; twelve months ended Febru-
airy rs, 1879 excess Of imports), s6Os,1
TEE IMMEDIATE DEFICIENCY BILI.-The Sen
ate committee on appropriations to-day CON-
pleted their consideration of the immediate
deficiency BILL" and authorized Mr.. Eaton to
report it to the Senate with the amendments
agreed upon Saturday, and an additional
amendment appropriating S15,OOO for the coast
survey. This Is the bill which contains the de-
ficiency appropriation of s6O7, 900 for U. s.. mar
shals and their deputies, and 100000 for the
government printing Office.
NoMINATED.-The President to-day nominated
James NJ. Armstrong, of Iowa, to be register OF
the land Office at Colfay, Washington Territory.
Mr.. Armstrong is now chief clerk OF the General
Land Of1ice, Interior department.
THE FIVE HICKORY" 4" APACHEs now here had
long Interview with the Secretary of the In
terror this morning. They represent about 700
Indians belonging to the band OF old Chief
Guerro Mudo, whose son Guerito Is here with
the delegation. They have been in an unset
tied condition for some time, principally be-
cause they ere not willing to go to the Mesca-
lero Agency. They say the whites in that
Heighborhood would steal everything. Secre-
tary SchuZ is endeayoring to obtain their con-
sent to settle somewhere in Severalty, accord
ing to the bill now before Congress.
CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION OF 1ss3.-Mr. COX, of
New York. introduced in the House to-day
bill providing for celebrating the Tooth anniver
sary of the treaty of peace and the recognition
of American independence, by holding an in
ternattonul exhibition OF arts, manufactures
and products Of the soil and mines, In the city
of New York, in 1888.
NoMrNAT1oNs.-TheP President sent the follow
ing nominations to the Senate this afternoon:
John B. Stickney, of Florida, to be attorney of
the United States for the northern district of
Florida; Jas. NJ Armstrong, to be register OF
land Office, ColfaX, Washington territory; VIM.
II. Berry, of Colorado, to be agent for the
be postmasters-Guido c. Hinchman, at Dover,
\. j.; VIM. Metzger, at Dayton. Washington
territory; Geo l. Nichols, at Fergus Falls,
Mimi; JAS. Arthur Foote, at ADoka, MINI.
THE "BRoTHKRHooD OF LABoR."-The Senate
District committee to-day reported adversely
Labor asking authority to establish lodges
throughout the United States. The ground of
the report is that there is already law in
existence under which such organizations can
be extended.
RAILROAD DECIsION.-The Supreme Court Of
the United States this afternoon affirmed the
judgment Of the United States circuit court for
the eastern district of Pennsylvania in the case
of George w. Thomas ct al. against the West
Jersey Railroad Company. This court sustains
the position taken by the court below, that the
contract by which the Millville and GlaSSboro'
Railroad Company, noW the West Jersey
Railroad Company leased its road to the plain
tiffS In error was void for the reason that 1t
was In excess OF the powers granted to that
company by its franchise. The present suit to
recover damages for non-fulillment OF that
contract cannot, therefore. be sustained.
PERsoNAI--Samuel BowleS, Of the Springfield
Republican,, is at the Riggs House.-Ey.G Gov
Shepherd, Representative Wright, and TitianJ.
Coffey, of Washington, were registered in New
York last night.-Minister Lowell Is at Blar-
ritz, With his wife, who Is much better.-EX-
Representative Stanard and wife, Hon. r. G.
Frost and wife, and Capt j. N. Bofhnger, OF ST.
Louis, and Cornelius j. Vanderbilt, E. o. Perrin
and Geo. n. Terry are at Willard'S.-Jim
Keene goes 10 Europe in June, to personally at
tend the races in which his stable of horses has
been entered.-Among the Americans regis
tered at the banking house OF j. g. DumareSQ
Co. at Rome, on the 14th inst, were Mr.. and
Mrs s. 4. G. Morsell and Mr.. Herndon Morsell,
Dav,