Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-22
3.439. WASHINGTON, D. c., THURSDAY, APRIL 22. 1880
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

TIE EV ENlNG SIAK.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TSTO-DAY.-Internal reVe-
nue., s4ll ,9O4.46; customs. 6.9O5.0s.
IMPORTANT TNoMINAr1oNs.-The President sem
the following nominations to the Senate to-day:
Edgar M. Marble OF Michigan, to be Commits
siOner of Patents; Jos X. McCammOn, OF Penn
Sylvania, TO be Assistant Attorney General of
the United States.
TIE Saratoga will sail from New York to-day
for the Mediterranean wind and tide suits.
THE TaTapoosa has left New York for League
Island, Penu.
THE GENEVA AWARD BILL was Indefinitely
postponed in the Senate yesterday by vote of
81 to 2S.
BIDS for furnishing fee at the Government
printing Office were opened this morning, as
follows: Cooperative Co.. 15c. per 100 lbs; Bar
ker Bros 6Oc. Great Falls, Soc; Independent
acc; KnickerbOcker 32c., and three individual
bids. All agreed to furnish kennebec except
the Knckerbocker lee Co.; that company fur
nisheS the Penobscot river Ice.
CONFIRMATIoNs.-The Senate in executive
session yesterday confirmed the following NOM
nations VIM. A. Newell of New Jersey, to be
governor of Washington Territory: E. j.
Smithers, Of Delaware, to be {. S. consul at
Chin kiang; II. S. LovejOy, receiver OF public
moneys at Niobrara, Nebraska; also number
OF poStmaSterS.
GONG WEsT.-Secretary Thompson, Mrs.
Thompson, the Misses Thompson, Mr.. McKeen
ana the Misses McKeen, OF Terra Haute, Indiana,
Will leave here the latter part of May next for
the Pacific coast in a special car. They go on
pleasure trip and Will be gone the greater part
of the summer.
THE TUsCARoRA.--A telegram received at the
Navy department announces the arrival at san
Francisco today OF the Tuscarora She has
been making photographic survey On the MeXi-
can and South American coasts
PURSUIT OF INDIAN MURDERERs.-The follow
ing dispatch from san Francisco, April 20th,
was received by Adjutant General Townsend
last evening: On the 2Sth OF March last the
Chimahuayas band of Piutes. on the California
Size of the Colorado, near EhreuSberg, killed
two men OF the Colorado mmfgrating company
and left. going north, towards Fort Majave. 1t
is reported they have since killed mail rider.
The department commander has sent cavalry
and infantry after the fugitiyeS, and sent run
nerS to open communications with them and
tell them TO return. and they will be protected
in their rights after SurTendering the murdererS.
(Signed) Mcdowell, Major General.
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.-At to-day's
meeting OF the National Academy OF Sciences
lowing members OF the academy were present:
Cleveland Able. Henry L. Abbott, Alexander
Agas5fz, Stephen Alexander, c. F. Chandler J.
IL. c: Coffin, E: D. Cope, William Ferrel, Vol
cott Gibbs, T. n. Gill, Arnold Guiot, S. S. Hal
deman, AZaph Hall, j. E. Hfgard, G. w. Hill,
T. S. Hunt, Clarence King, s. p. Langley, l.. II.
Morgan, E. S. Morse, Simon Newcomb, W. B.
bull and F. a. Walker. The papers mentioned
in yesterdays STAR were read.
PERsoNAL.-Mr. Sanford r. Clifford. the dis
tinguished artist, is at the Riggs House, accom-
panied by his wife.-MiniSter White writes
that he is in excellent health and has no inten-
tion OF giving up his position in Berlin for the
present.-Belocca, the prima donna, sailed for
Europe esterday.-Senator Lamar is to de
liver the commencement address at Williams
College this year.-General Adam Badeau, L.
S: Consul General at London, arrived in New
York from England yesterday.
Gibbons, OF Baltimore, and Mrs. Louise Chand-
| Ter Moulton, the auth0ress, sailed from New
York for Europe to-day.
THE KELLOGG QUESTION AGAIN.-When the
army appropriation bill was taken up in the
Senate to-day Mr. salisbury gave notice that
Immediately after its passage he will call up the
Sponord-heilogg case. Senator Davis. Of West
Virginia, said that the committee on appropra
tfOnS have ready another important bill-the
one TO repeal the regular annual appropria-
ti0nS-which they intend to follow the army
bill, and lie hoped Mr.. salisbury would permit it
to be taken up. MIR. salisbury replied that the
elections committee required OF him-and here
he was shut of by a call for the regular order.
He was going to say In substance that the COM
mitteee were not willing TO delay the case any
longer and they require him to bring 1t before
the Senate. The democrats who are opposed to
consideration OF the Kellogg case will endeavor
to prevent 1t from being taken up, by antagon-
iZing 1t with appropriation bills and other i'm
p0ftan' puDlic measures. But the Kellogg case
Is question OF privilege and can be called up
at any time That gives he Senator's who want
TO take ii up an advantage they will not be slow
to use. The republicans cannot consistently
vote to take it up, because they maintain that
II Is res 0djttdicGta.
The MOGNsHINER OUTRAGEs IN GEORGIA.
commissioner Raum has received copy OF an
affidavit recently made by Deputy Collector
John H. Stewart, of Fannin county. Georgia, in
regard to the recent outrage committed upon
him and his family. He sets forth the facts as
to the firing of his barn and storehouse by moon
sinners the night OF April 9th. causing him
loss Of s., 500; also the wounding of his son by
the same party; the pursuit and capture of two
or the aSSault1ng party. one OF whom made a
confession duplicating nine other men. He says:
With rare exceptions, both citizens and officials
In Fannin, Union and Towns counties are In
sympathy with the lawbreakers Deputy Col
lector Shepard reports a large number OF seZ-
ures by his radng party in the I'd Georgia dis
trict. He says that on the 18th he returned to
Rabun county and found the barns and stables
of McLane In ashes. party OF Illicit distillers,
because he gave the revenue officers shelter and
something to eat, set fire to them and while he
tried to put out the flames, stood ON the hill
side and jeered and shot at him. This ia the
seventh house burned In that neighborhood by
Illicit distillerS-one of the houses being a
church. list is enclosed Of nine outrages
which have been committed upon revenue off,
GERS or those who have afforded them shelter in
their raids.
ANOTHER INDIAN TROUBLE BREwING.-A tele-
gram was received at the War department to-
day from Gen. Sheridan dated Chicago. April
q, saying: 1.-The following dispatch from Gen.
Pope, Is forwarded for the information OF the
general OF the army l respectfully join with
Gen. Pope In asking for the suspension of the
order for some time. We are now reaching the
period OF the year when Indians are the most
easily stirred up" The dispatch from Gen.
Pope referred to encIoses one from
Randall, commanding at Reno. i. T., April
20. saying: agent Miles received inStruc-
tions from the Interior department this
morning to take from Little Chief's band OF
CheyenneS number OF children and put them