Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-19
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal rev.
enue, s363,'91.45: customs. s619,
WHITE HOUSE CALLERs.-Senator Logan and
Representativ Kelley, Brigham. Sapp, Town.
send, Marsh and Jorgensen called on the Presi
dent To-Day.
SIGNED.-The President to-day signed the
commission of George Walker. of New York, to
be United States consul general at Paris
THE NAVAL TUG Mayflower, now at Annapo-
lis, will be sent to Norfolk to be docked and re-
pared.
A LETTER FROM GEN. BEAuREGARD was read
before the House committee on post Offices and
post roads to-day. stating that he would appear
before the committee on Monday next, and give
his views upon the lottery question.
GEN. LIE Due, the commissioner of agriculture,
has made an elaborate statement to the SUBJ
committee of agriculture charged with an in
qury as to the needs of the agricultural depart
ment, detailing at length the necessities of his
department and explaining the disadvantages
under which the department has labored. Gen.
lie Fevre. the chairman of the subcommittee,
says that Gen. lie Dues statement was emil
nently satisfactory to the committee.
MAJOR FRANCIS s. DODGE, paymaster [. S. A.
recently promoted on account of his action in
going to the relief of Capt. Payne's command,
has been assigned to temporary duty in the
office of the paymaster general in this city.
THE WAR ON THE MooNsHINERs.-At telegram
received this morning by Commissioner Raum
from Collector Patterson at Memphis, Tenn,
says: deputy Collector Cooper reports the
destruction OF two stills and about 900 gallons
of beer and other material, and the arrest OF
Henderson and kelso near the state line. Henry
county. His party was surrounded and kept In
a house all night by about thirty men, but
arrived safely at Paris"
CoNFIRMAT1oNs.-The senate in executive
session yesterday confirmed the following NOM
nations: To be supervisors of census: Georgia
VIM. II. McWhorter. I'd district; VIM. Clifton,
Sd district; Charles R. johnson, 4th district;
Wm. a. Harris, 5th district; James NJ. Boards
ley. postmaster at Rock Island. ILL.,. Thomas
NJ. Gibson, register OF the land Office at Darda-
nellie, Ark.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Medical Director Edward
Shippen, a member of the board to examine
candidates for admission and promotion in the
Philadelphia, March 1st next: Surgeon w. j.
Simon, to duty at the Norfolk, Va, naval
hospital; Lieut.. ]. f. Murry. from special duty
at Washington and placed on waiting orders;
Surgeon T. n. Penrose, from the naval hospital,
at Norfolk. and ordered as a member of the
medical examining board, Philadelphia, March
1St.
CONGRESSMAN ACKLEN, of Louisiana, expresses
himself satisfied with the action of the House
yesterday in directing the Judiciary committee
to inquire into the motive which prompted him
to make an alleged report from the committee
on foreign affairs. He admits that he made
mistake but that 1t will be demonstrated upon
further inquiry that his error had not back Of it
any corrupt interest. The judiciary committee
will proceed with the inquiry at once.
THE COURT MARTI.a.I SENTENCES in the fol-
lowing cases have been approved by Secretary
Thompson: Sergeant Oscar w. Litchfleld, us.
marine corps, found guilty of absence from
guard and duty without leave, also drunken
ness On duty, and sentenced to one years 1T-
priSonment, partial forfeit of pay and dishon-
orable discharge from the service of the United
States; John Wilson, George Edwards and John
Doris. Seamen, US. navy, all found guilty Of
desertion, and each sentenced to imprisonment
for one year, partial loss of pay and dishonor-
able discharge from the US. service.
A GERMANS OPINIoN.-Senator Don Cameron
has received a letter from prominent German
citizen of Cleveland, Ohio, stating that memo
rial, protesting against the nomination of Gen.
Grant for third term. is in circulation among
the German element, managed ''by few men,"
and that "they will roll up heavy memorial" :"
signing it never voted anything but the demo
cratic ticket and he closes his letter with the
remark that If "we (the Germans) have got to
be consulted every time. think we had better
ask Bismarck to come over and rule"
INDIAN COMMISSIONER BARsrow THE ExcEp-
TIoN.-The Secretary Of the Interiors communi-
cation to the Senate yesterday in reply to the
whether any member of the board of Indian
commissioners had been interested In contracts
for furnishing supplies to the Indian Office
states that all Of the commissioners except
Mr.. Amos c. Barstow deny having any connec-
ton whatever with such contracts. Mr.. Bars
tow says in his letter that he did have a
contract to supply stores which he furnished at
cost prices, business being dull.
ANOTHER REJECTED NOMINATION. The ex-
ecutive session OF the Senate yesterday after
noon was prolonged to half-past six O'Clock by a
debate over the nomination of John B. Stickney
for reappointment as United States marshal for
Florida. This nomination was reported ad-
YerSely by the Judiciary committee some days
ago. and its rejection was advocated by several
OF the democratic members OF that committee
and by both OF the Florida Senators, on the
ground that Marshal Stickney'S past adm1niS-
tration OF the office has not been such as to war;
rant his reappointment on civil service princi-
pes. Senators EdmundS and Conkling con-
tended that the motive for the proposed rejec-
ton was merely political, and, despite the dis
Chalmers of the democrats, an earnest and pro-
tidCttu cuSutu Ou tlllS pDlnt, WHICH
was finally terminated by vote that resulted
In Mr.. Stickney's rejection, the majority against
confirmation being about two to one.
THE SENATE EXODUS COMMITTEE yesterday ex-
amined j. B. Syphax, of Arlington. Va, who on
Monday last charged Senator Window with
having originated the exodus movement. Yes
terday it appeared that the basis for his charge
was the resolution introduced by Mr. Window
January 16, 1879, in regard to encouraging imi-
grytion of colored people from states where
they do not enjoy the rights OF American citi-
zens to other states of the Union. Syphax said
that he knew nothing OF the origin OF the move
ment beyond the speech which Mr.. Window
made in the support of this resolution, except
that '!a man who sweeps the floor OF the United
States Senate informed him that Senator Win
dom had come to him and requested him toaori-
ginate something touching the status Of the
colored people In the SOUTH" Mr.. Window
cross-examfned him. His first question was:
"Have they lunatic asylum in Virginia 2" and
on being informed by Syphax that they had, in
quired further: ''How did you escape from 1t 2"
After considerable badinage had passed be-
tween the Senator and the witness on the SUBJ
tect OF lunacy and lunatics, Senator Window