Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-06-10

VIZ. 55-No. s,4Sl.
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal rev.
nue. s4l4, 46; customs. $685.. 5.41O.sS. The total
receipts to-day from all sources amounted to
s, l,l95,0O0.
ENSIGN F. III. TYLER, U.S.N., has been or
dered to examination for promotion.
SECRETARY THOMPSON left yesterday after
noon fer Annapolis to attend the graduating
exercises of the naval academy to-day.
GONE TO WEST PoINr-Secretary Ramsey,
Gen. Sherman and Col. Barr left this morning
for West Point to attend the graduating exer-
cises at the military academy tomorrow.
THE FOLLOWING NOMINATIONS were sent to the
Senate yesterday:-M. w. Davis present coiner,
TO be superintendent of United States mint a
New Orleans, La; Franklin B. Goss, to be COL
lector OF customs for the district OF Barnstable,
Mass; Charles w. Robbins, to be collector of
customs for the district Of st. Maryis, Ga; Jas.
E. Boyd, to be Z. s. attorney for the western
district OF North Carolina; John Sherman, jr.,
to be United States marshal for the territory OF
New Mexico; Francis NJ. DunWOOd. to be q third
lieutenant In the United States revenue service;
George II. Dotit, to be third lieutenant in the
United States revenue service; VIM. T.. Rey-
noldS, to be third lieutenant in the United
States revenue service; 10 be chaplain of the
10th regiment L. S. cavalry, Francis Heyer
Weaver, of Washing ton, D. c.; VIM. N. Pethick,
of the commission to China; Calhoun Wood. TO
be L. S. consul at La Rochelle; Capt. W. B.
Kenny, OF the marine corps. to be Judge advo-
cate general Of the navy, with the rank OF
colonel in the marine corps, for the term OF four
years.
Don CAMERON, 1t is reported has absolutely
refused to accept the chairmanShip of the Re-
publican National Committee, although Gar
tieid's friends have begged him not to refuse
the honor.
AT THE WHITE HOUsE.-Senators Allison, Nc
Donald, VOrhees, Dawes Saunders and Bald
win, and Representatives McCook, THOMPSON.
Warner, Townsend, Baker. Sapp, Van Aernam,
HarmaD, O'Nelll, Bowman, Bayne, Carpenter.
Smith (Pa.), Mitchell and Heifer called on the
President to-day.
CONFERENCE.-The Senate In executive ses-
sion yesterday confirmed the following nomi-
nations:-Wm. n. Pethick (now vice consul at
Tien Tsin) to be secretary OF the commission to
China; Calhoun Wood to be .. s. consul at La
ROclell; f. L. WhitfOrd TO be pension agent at
Concord. N. FL. To be Indian agents: James
Mclaughlin for Devil Lake agency, Dakota; A.
b. BibD Tor Malheur agency, Oregon. Capt w.
b. Remey, OF the marine corps 60 be judge adj
yocate general of the navy, with the rank OF
colonel in the marine corps, for the term Of four
years.
PUBLIC BOOK BINDING.-The Senate to-day
passed an act including the libraries OF the
War, Navy. and Interior departments with the
Congressional library in the privileges allowed
Ior binding at government expense. The law
now restricts the libraries of the departments to
plain binding, and the act to-day was to amend
1t so as TO allow the departments to have their
library books bound in good and fancy styles.
PERsoNAL--Edwin Booth is to have the COM
plment OF public breakfast from his friends
and admirers, in New York, next Tuesday, prior
to bis departure for EurOpe.-The news Of the
reelection Of Senator Burnside for another term
is received with delight by the girls who occa-
Sanford E. Church and Henry J. Raymond
have passed over this stone as teachers OF this
school," Is the inscription on one OF the steps OF
a schOolhouse at Wheatland, Monroe county,
N. Y.-Judge Hunt, OF the Court OF Claims;
Representative TOwnshend, and Capt. Garlic
p. Patterson were registered In New York, last
evening.-The birthplace at Woodstock. VT.
OF Hiram Powers, the sculptor, is TO be marked
by monument--RepreSenta Hawley
t1Ed5 himself unable to give his proposed COM
mencement address at Williams College.
ADJOURNMENT JUNE 16TH.-The concurrent
resolution fixing the 10th as the date OF ad-
1Ournment having passed both houses, 1t is be-
lieved the state OF the appropriation bills and
other business is such that Congress will finally
adjourn upon the day named. The river and
harbor bill and all the regular appropriation
bills have passed the House, and all save two
the sundry civil and general dedciency-have
passed the Senate. the ways and means COM
m1ttee today adjourned sine die. The commit
lee work for the present session Is virtually
ended.
EX-DISTRICT COMMISSIONER S. L. PHELPS
leaves for New York this evening" whence he is
TO sail In the steamer City of Berlin on Satur-
day 1Or Liverpool, on business connected with
The Nicaragua ship Canal company. He will
be absent about six weeks.
MEssRs. FINLEY AND DONNELLY presented
their bills to-day for the approval OF the chair
man Of the g anonymous letter. investigation.
the former for $500 for attendance at the rate
OF s25 per day during the session OF the com
mittee, and the latter for $500 for counsers
lees.
The ELECTORAL COUNT RESOLUTION was taken
up In the House this afternoon 1t has been
decided to discuss the marshals' bill In the
House for three hours tomorrow and then vote
all OF the republicans with the exception of Mr.
White, Mr.. Anderson and half a dozen Others
promising not TO tilibuster.
NTOh EkNIENT IIRIHASE OF SILVER. - The
Treasury department this afternoon purchased
10000 ounces OF fine silver for the Philadelphia
an San Francisco mintS
HON. WILLIAM NJ. SPRINGER was yesterday re-
nominated for Congress, by acclamation, by the
Gemocratic Congressional convention OF the 18th
Illinois district.
DOESN'T BELIEVE THE NEWS FROM OREGON
kilograms received at the Capitol to-day, state
that oregon has gone republican; also, that the
republicans claim the legislature. Senator
Slater does not give up the state to the republ-
cans yet. He says the heaviest democratic coun-
ties are the last that can be heard from, and re-
turns from them may save the state to the dem-
ocrats. He.believes the democrats have carried
the legislature any how.
The DELEGATES TO THE NATIONAL DEMO.
CRATIC CONVENTION from the territories and the
District OF Columbia met at the Capitol this
morning, and adopted statement to present to
the convention, setting forth the justice OF ad-
mitt1ng them as full delegates with the right
10 vote, &c. The document Will be telegraphed
hence tonight.
ALONZo a. CHURCH has been made assistant
librarian OF the Senate, position created very
recently.
GIN. BURNSIDE has received numerous con-