Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-07-06
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

The Ev ENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-pAY.-Internal rev.
enue 81 ,o12,o722s; customs: t'SS, ,s69.6e.
SECRETARY SHERMAN has gone to New York
for week CT ten days.
GEO. B. MCCARTEE, late chief of the Treasury
Bureau c. Engraving and Printing, is chairman
OF the Salem, n. Y, Hancock an1 Engllsn
club.
TIE PRESIDENT had large number OF general
callers to-day. Among those who saw him wer
the Attorney General General Tyner Repre-
sentative Jorgensen, Olive Logan Sykes Gen
Whipple, Gen. Getty.
DISTRICT TAX LIEN CERTIFIcATES-In May,
1879, the District Commissioners stopped send
ing tax lien certificates to the Office OF the COM
missioner of the sinking fund. One OF the
charges preferred by Treasurer Gilfillan against
the commissioners was that they "had not IL
sued and delivered to the sinking fund Office all
the tax lien certificates as required by the act
OF May 29th, 1873" The Commissioners have
now recommended sending In those certificates
to Mr.. GIltillan. The amount OF about S2O000
was received by him last Saturday.
MASTER FREMONT NJ HENDRIX, q. S. navy, re.
tired, died at his home, Fayette, No., on the
two months. He leaves a widow and three
children.
MOVEMENTS OF US. NAVAL VEssELs.-The
Tennessee, flagship OF the North Atlantic STA
tton, sailed from New York yesterday for the
West Indies to inquire into the recent reported
firing upon American vessels by a Spanish
cruiser. Another vessel will also be dispatched
on the same mission. The POWhatan. now at
New York, will sail In a day or two for Port
Royal. From there she will go to the south
side of Cuoa, and in addition 10 looking after
American interests generally Will specially IL.
qure into the alleged Spanish OutrageS on
American vessels. But little doubt Is enter
tanned in naval quarters but that the Baltimore
ana Boston SchOoneTS were fired into, and that
by Spanish vessel She may not have been a
naval vessel, it is thought possible, but that She
acted under government authority Is considered
certain.
THE TRAINING SHIP MINNESOTA, now at Pough-
keepsie, will leave there On the 7th for New
York. She has been recruiting boys for the
navy OF the Hudson.
GENERAL DRUM left the city Saturday night
for Fort LeaVenworth. General Breck not fav-
Ing returned, Col. Benjamin Is acting adjuta1t
general.
ARMY ORDERs.-FirSt Lieut.. oscar Elting, Sd
cavalry, Will report to the superintendent
mounted recruiting service to accompany de-
tachment Of recruits for the 1st cavalry as far
as cheyenne, wyoming territory. On the COM
pletlon or this duty he will rejOin his station.
The superintendent mounted recruiting service
will forward fifty recruits under proper charge
to San Antonio, Texas, for as ignment to tue
stn cavalry. First Lieut. {. Fl. Clark, ordnance
department, will report to the commanding
offcer national armOry, Springfield, MaSSachu-
settS, for duty.
NAVAL ORDERs--Medieal Director Geo Peck,
to the Mare Island naval hospital, 18th instant.
relieving Medical Director j. M. Browne who
VIII report for duty as president of the naval
examining board, Washington, D. c. Assistant
Paymasters j. d. Doyle and II. II. Sullivan, to
the bureau OF provisions and clothing. Chief
Engineer W. d. Smith, to special duty connec-
TED with the Ianuc at the Washington navy
yard, 10th inst Commander A T. Mahan, from
the Naval Academy, and ordered TO duty In
charge OF the navigation department, New York
navy yard, 18th. Lieutenant Commander F. E.
Chadwick, from the New York navy yard, and
ordered to special duty at the Sd lighthouse dis
trfct. Cadet midshtpman has returned from
the Asiatic station, and is placed on waiting
orders.
PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTNENTS.-The President
to-day made the following appointments
James E. Wharton, surveyor OF customs for the
port Of Portsmouth, Ohio; James Lewis, naval
officer for the district OF New Orleans La.: J.
Mason Rice, collector OF customs at st. Marys,
Ga; and Roland b. Kinne. OF Pennsylvania.
register OF the land Office at Yokima, Washing
ton Territory.
MRS. SOPHIA VINCENT NILES, widow of VII
liam Ogden Niles, late editor of Nues' Registey'.
died In this city yesterday, In the 10th year of
her age. Her funeral will take place from the
residence OF her son, Samuel V. Niles, 1888 l
street, tomorrow afternoon at halr-past five
o'clock.
CIVIL ENGINEER MEEOCAL, L. S. NJ who
went some months ago to Nicaragua, In the
interests OF the American Provisional Society,"
to secure concession from that government to
build a canal, has returned to the city. The
satisfactory result OF his work has heretofore
been published in THE STAB. He Is as enthusi-
astic over the report as ever.
THE CHANGE IN THE POSTMASTER GENERALsHIP.
The President today signed the commissions OF
David NJ. Key. of Tennessee, to be U. S. district
judge OF the eastern and middle districts of Ten
nessee; and OF Horace Maynard, of Tennessea.
TO be Postmaster General Of the United States.
Judge Key VIII not assume his new duties until
MI: Maynard, who is on his way, arrives aud
feneves him as the head OF the Post Office de-
partnent.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL has decided that uu-
der the law the President has right to appoint
during recess OF Congress any one whose
name had been sent In before adjournment but
VINO had not been confirmed. District Attorney
wager, OF Alabama, who refused few days
ago 10 give up his office because his successor
hau Oeen appointed under those circumstances
VIII now have to step down and out THE Al.
torney General also holds that while the Presi.
oOho Ooh mdhc Sucn appointments that the an
polntee cannot draw the salary until contirmad
by the Senate.
PERsoNAL-The degree OF doctor of laws has
been conferred by Iowa College upon Judge
McCrary, formerly Secretary of War.-Secre-
tary Sherman and Gen. F. A. Walker, superfn-
tendent OF the census, were registered In New
YORK last night-SenatOr Beck Is In the city.
-ReV. w. B. Evans is at ocean Gr0ve.-At
the recent commencement OF Binghamton Col
lege Miss j. f. Nichols, of Washington, read
graceful composition, In a satiricai vein, which
greatly pleased the audience.-Lieut- Gov.
sexton or Indiana, who died few days ago.
was member OF the 44th and 45th Congress.
Lieut.. Glenn, of Chickamauga fame is In
town.-Mrs. NJ. d. Lincoln has gone north via
Niagara Falls with her son, who is In poor
health, and will remain some etime.-CongresS-
man De La Matyr has just been married TO a
Iaoy IN New York. She was a widow and a
teacher In normal school, and the bridegroom
mas known her since childhood.-J. Randolph
Iucker, lr,, private secretary to Speaker RAN
dall, died In Richmond On Sunday night
MIS- DIXON, wife OF last years victim Of the