Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-17
THE EVENING STAR.
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washington news and GOSSIP.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal rev.
enue. s346 1892; customs. 1851 ,oO1.6l.
THE TREASURY now holds s362 9Os $50 in U. S.
bonds to secure national bank circulation; L. S.
bonds deposited for circulation, week ended to-
day, $685. Z. S. bonds held for circulation
withdrawn, week onded to-day, 81, 100000.
A BANNOCK INTERVIEW. - Commissioner
Trowbridge to-day had an interview with the
Bannock and Shoshone Indians. The Indians
severalty, and become farmers as the buffalo is
fast disappearing from their country.
"THE REPORTS ABOUT TILDEN" credited by
the New York Mail to the New York World was
stolen bodily from THE STAR, as is much Of the
Worlds Washington news
SECRETARY EvARTs returned to the city this
morning from New York, whittier he had gone
to attend the funeral of the late Elliot C. cow
din as pall-bearer.
PERsoNAL--Dr. John Saul Howson, Dean of
Chester, England, is in the city with his daugh-
tiers. They called on Gen. Sherman and the
President in company with Senator Baldwin.
Senator Randolph is in New York.-EX-
District Attorney Wells, who has lately been
visiting his daughter in Albany. expects to
leave early next week for a brief trip to the
sandwich Islands.
A. II. OAKEY has been appointed internal
revenue collector and storekeeper and gauger
for the 5th district of Virginia
THE TRENTON, flagship Of the Mediterranean
squadron, sailed April 1st from Villefranche for
the east.
WHITE HOUSE CALLERs.-Senators Baldwin,
Platt Kirkwood, Allison. Paddock, Maxey. Fer
ry, Edmunds and Dawes, and Representatives
Ia an6
called on the President to-day.
A MEETING of the Senate committee on rail-
roads was held to day for the purpose of con-
sidering the Northern Pacific and Texas Pacific
railroad bills. but in consequence of the absence
OF four members from the city and the illness
OF another. only bare quorum were in attend
ance and after colloquial discussion of the sub
JectS In hand the committee adjourned until
Monday without action upon either of them.
WHILE THE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL was
under consideration by the House of Represen-
tatives, in committee OF the whole, yesterday,
an amendment to strike out the appropriation
OF 10000 for the expenses of the Indian COM
missioners led to long debate, and was finally
rejected. Pending discussion of the point of
order the committee rose, and the House ad-
jOurned.
MINISTER FOSTER, recently appointed to Rus
sia, is in the city. He called on the President
post OF duty.
THE PRESIDENT APPROVED tc day the joint
resolution providing for the payment of wages
to employees Of the Government Printing Office
on legal holidays, and the following bills: Max
Ing appropriations for acquiring sites and the
erection Of suitable forts for the protection OF
the Rio Grande frontier; donating condemned
cannon and cannon balls to Post Sc, G. A. R., of
Muncy, Pa, for monumental purposes; dona-
ing condemned bronze cannon to the Blair
monument association OF st. Louis Mo-
NATIONAL BANK NOTES to the amount of
ss5O.OOO were received at the Treasury during
the week ended to-day, against 81 900 the
corresponding week Of last year.
JEFFERs0N's DEsK.-The President has invited
the following gentlemen to meet him this even
ing at the Executive mansion for consultation
in reference to the formal acceptance of the
desk on which Jefferson wrote the Declaration
OF Independence, it having been presented to
the United States by the children OF Joseph
Coolidge, OF BoStOn:-Senators WitherS john
son and Dawes; Representatives CrapO Tucker
and Goode; Hon. X. c. Winthrop, of MaSsachu-
setts. and Secretary Evarts.
THERE WERE ONLY Two BIDDERS for furnish
ing lard Oil for the ensuing year for the use Of
the navy. The Manhattan Oil Company of
tered fer the oil at 5744 cents per gallon and n. X.
Fairbanks Co.. of New York, at $40 cents
per gallon The contract has been awarded to
the former. 1t will be noticed that there was
out flve hundredthS OF cent difference between
the TWO bids. The amount of Oil required Is
5000 gallons, and there is but ST. difference
for the whole contract hetwee the two offers.
ARMY ORDERs.-Second Lieut.. Farron, 21st
infantry, is ordered to San Francisco to give
testimony before a court OF inquiry. Two hun
dred recruits have been ordered west to retr-
force the lSt and 9Th cavalry and the Sth and
18th infantry. The board of army officers which
hoe hAn in S.in INNrr
connection with the Fort Ripley reservation,
has been dissolved. A general court martial
has been ordered TO meet at Davids Island, N
Y. on the 10Th inst. The following is the de-
tail of the court Lieut.. Col Z. r. Bliss. 18th
infantry; Capt j. T. Haskell. 23d infantry: Capt.
ID. Ii. Murdock, 9th infantry; Capt. VIM Con-
way, 22d infantry; First Lieut. Ira Quinby 1lth
infantry: Capt. Chas. Porter, sth infantry,
Judge advocate OF the court.
CONFIRMATIoNs.-T Senate in executive
session yesterday confirmed the following NOM
1natiOns:-U. s. Consuls-J. S. Potter OF Mas
sachusetts, at Crefeld: VIM. l.. Scruggs, of Geor-
gfa, at Canton; j. A. Halderman, OF Kansas, at
Bangkok. |. 5. District Judge-JOhn w. Barr
OF Louisville. for the district OF Kentucky. Us.
Observation-Disclosures c. Osborn for the middle
and southern districts of Alabama. Collector
OF Gust oms-Benl: Upton, jr., for the district of
Iappahannock, Virginia Postmasters-GeoL l..
Nichols, at Fergus Falls, Mimi; II. s. Fletchar,
at WatSonville. CAL: Gardner g. White OF Car
son CITY, Nevada. Indian Agents-GeoW. Lee.
Oh Michigan. Tor the Mackenzie agency, Michigan:
jacob kau1mann OF Iowa. for Fort BarthoId
agency. Dakota. Also number Of army pro-
notions
MORE INDIANS COAING.-The Interior depart
ment has authorized the sending from the Upper
Missouri large Indian delegation east. These
are the Sioux, most Of whom have children at
the Carlisle school, Pennsylvania. They ex-
pressed desire to visit their offspring After
visiting carlisle these Indians will very likely
be allowed 10 come to Washington.
BEFORE THE EXODUS COMMITTEE TO-DAY L. L.
Tomkies, of Shreveport, planter, testified
that there was no difficulty In colored people
men. women and children, getting plenty of
Work In that region. II is to the pecuniary
interest or the whites to treat the negroes well
He had never seen any intimidation or outrages
at the polls. Negroes enjoyed their civil rights
in his vicinity. The credit system of doing bust
ness undoubtedly affords facilities for dishonest
merchants TO cheat ignorant laborerS white
and black. The negro suffers more from i'm
providence than from small pay. He stopped
the exodus movement In his section by employ