Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-06-09
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip,

4hU Et EN1NU DIAN.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-Day. - Internal
revenue, s37S, ,o1695; customs, s57s 7s,455.5s.
THE DAY OF ADJOURNMENT PosrpoNEp.-The
Senate to-day adopted an amendment to the
House adjournment resolution fixing the 10th
instant, instead of the 10TH for final adjourn
ment The prevailing opinion is that the House
will concur.
THE CHRIsTIANCY CAsE.-In the divorce case
of ]. F. Chrlstiancy against Lille NJ. Chris
tiancy, this morning, the plaintiff, by Mr.. E. C.
swer to original bill.
SENATOR BAYARD has again been called home
by the illness OF his father.
CoNGREssMEN Keifer, Townsend, Lindsey and
others returned from Chicago this morning.
They appear greatly fatigued with their exer-
tions OF the past week, but express themselves
satisfied with the result.
THE OREGON NELECTION.-Neither of the oregon
members of Congress have yet received any in
formation from the election In that state. They
say 1t will take three or four days to get fun
returns and that the first news will be favor
able TO the republicans as the strongholds OF
that party are near the railway and telegraph
lines; that the heavy democratic counties are
OF the railroads and the result cannot be
known for several days. perhaps.
THE LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION BILL has
been recommltted to the conference committee
with instructions to the House conferee5 to
yield to the wishes OF the Senate relative to the
salaries OF Senate employees
WEITE HOUSE CALLERs-Secretaries Thomp-
son, Sherman and Schurz, Senators Mcdonald,
Burnside and voorhees,, and representatives
nnv-iu DnN-n rfr
Bland and Wells, were among the Presidents
callers to-day.
AGRICULTURAL APPROPRIATION BILL-In the
House to-day Mr.. Covert announced that the
conference committee on the agricultural ap.
preparation had been unable to agree.
THE GULNARE NOT APPROVED EoR THE How
GATE ExPEDITIoN.-The report of the board Of
inspection On the Gulnare which was presented
at the Cabinet meeting yesterday is short and
pointed. The board in reference to the que5-
ton, If the vessel is able to stand the Ice and IL
her machinery Is as 1t should be for the voyage
proposed answered decidedly in the negative.
1t Is thought impossible that that the vessel can
be liked 10 be suitable for arctic exploration
She Will not be accepted by the government.
THERE WAS SHAM BATTLE at Annapolis yes.
terday before the board of visitors to the naval
academy.
NoMINATED.-The President yesterday nomi-
mated Capt VIM. B. Remey, United States ma
rine corps, to be judge advocate general of the
navy, With the rank of colonel
THE SPRINGER LETTER INvEsrIGAT1oN.-The
special committee of the House to investigate
the authorship of the anonymous letter to Rep
wri ten opinion OF three noted experts In hand
writing. Mr.. Sharkey. of Philadelphia expressed
the opinion that either King or Finley wrote
the anonymous letter; that either could have
w nj not 10 hoy n6yx-rf tfprp nf tba
anonymous letter reSembled Kings more nearly
than F1nley's. Messrs. SOuthworth, of Boston,
and Gay lor, OF New York, two of the experts
in the Whitaker case, were clearly of the
opinion that the anonymous letter was written
by Finley.
THE APPROPRIATION BILIS-The committee of
conference On the post Office appropriation bill
reported yesterday an agreement by the terms
of which the amount for railroad mall transpor
tatiOn (the only item OF importance remaining
In controversy between the two houses on thi
billy Is compromised at So, ,665, 900. .... The con
ference committee on the river and harbor ap
prOpriation bill reached an agreement yester
day. They recommended that the bill be final
ly passed In substantially the same shape In
which 1t passed the Senate.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Senate In executive ses
sion yesterday confirmed the following nomina-
ttons: Army promotions Lieut.. Charles
l.. Hodges TO be first lieutenant In the 25th regi-
ment Of infantry; Second Lieut.. Alfred Reynold
TO be first lieutenant Ia the goth regiment of in
fantry. Assistant Paymaster Frank Plunkitt to
be passed assistant paymaster In the navy.
GREAT INCREASE IN IMMIGRATIoN.-There ar
rived at the port of New York during May, this
year 5S,702 passengers, 81, ,25e of whom were
immigrants. During the corresponding Pc
r1od or 1879 the total number OF passengers
arrived at the port was 2l 567, of whom Is, lO9
were immigrants. The arrivals OF immigrants
at the port Of New York during the twelve
tS frNr
the twelve months ended May 81, 1879, 80, SOL
These ngures are from the bureau OF statistics
BRIGADIER GENERAL BENJAMIN ALvoRD, pay
master general, having served faithfully over
foIty-six consecutive years as a commissioned
officer, has, at his own request, and by direction
OF the President, been retired from active SER
vice.
A DISPATCH FROM Col. HATCH, forwarded to
the war department is as follows: "Merron
struck party of Indians this morning. Killed
two, wounded three. One OF the killed Vic
tOriaS son. Believed we have captured all their
stock. Company and scouts In pursuit.
AMERICAN AWARDS AT THE SYDNEY ExHIBI-
TIoN.-A short report received at the Depart
ment Of State from Augustus Morris, honorary
commissioner OF the United States, gives an
account OF the closing OF the International ex-
hibition at Sydney ON the goth of April and the
presentation of the awards by Governor LOTUS
ucfpatfDg countries. Mr.. Morris promises to
forward by the next mail a summary of the
awards TO the United States, but announce In
the meantime that the American exhibitors
according TO their relative number, received
more prizes than those from any other coun-
try.
SECRETARY SHERMAN to-day telegraphed AS
sistant Treasurer Hillhouse to purchase
100000 OF bonds at to-day's offering.
GOING TO WEST POINT-Secretary Ramsey
Gen. Sherman and Col. Barr, judge advocate,
will leave Tomorrow morning On the limited
express for West Point TO attend the graduat-
Ing exercises there the day following.
THE GREENRACK TICKRT.-"B. F. Butler for
President and Hendrick B. Wright for Vice
President" Is said to be the coming ticket from
the national greenback convention which met
In Chicago to-day.
THE NATIONAL EXPOSITION OF 1sS3.-The Pres
ident Is making the appointments of two COM
mlssioners and two alternates from each state
TO the New York International exposition In
1883, as provided by the act of Congress Among
the appointments made SO far Is that OF Com
missioner OF Agriculture LIE Due, as one OF the
COMMISSIONERS from the state OF Minnesota
WHEN COMMODORE SHUFELDT arrives home
from his cruise 10 the Ticonderoga, which viii
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