Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-03-01
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS sTO-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue., $3.50, 49, customs, sso3, 3,619.96.
ANOTHER NoTARY.-The President has ap-
pointed Delozier Davidson a notary public for
the District OF Columbia.
BLoCKADED PORTs.-The U. S. minister at
Santiago reports to the State department, under
date OF Jan. 18th, that the ports Of Ilo and Mol
lendo had been blockaded by the Chilian squad
ron-the first on the 18th OF December last and
the second on December 29th.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day were
Postmaster General Key, Secretary Evarts,
senators Kirkwood and Kellogg, and Represen-
tatives Willis. Valentine, OCOnnor, Deering,
updegrail, Stone, Godsehalk, HILL, Hill, Humphrey,
(ohlo,) and Williams, and Delegate Cannon.
THREE ILLICIT STILLS CAPrURED.-Collecto
Young to-day telegraphed to Commissioner
Raum from Raleigh, N c., as follows: deputy
collector Pennington reports capture of three
ham county, near Randolph line, on Saturday
last"
THE POSTMASTER GENERAL has suspended
execution Of his order reducing service on all
the star routes to one trip week. The Senate
committee on appropriations this morning took
up the star service deficiency bill, but did not
reach the point of action on 1t. Some amend
the by the Senate, viii necesstate the return Of
the bill to the House and perhaps cause some
further delay.
NAVAL ORpERs.-Lieut. Jefferson F. Moser
from duty on the coast survey and placed on
waiting orders. PaymaSter E. N. Whitehouse
has reported his return home, having been de-
tached from the Monocacy on the 26th of De-
cember last and is ordered to settle his ac-
counts.
1T HAS BEEN DECIDED to appoint Major Chas.
T. Greene OF Rhode Island, collector of customs
at st. Mary's, Ga, vice Blodgett, removed.
Major Greene is a brother of Lieut. Greene, as
sistant engineer under the District government.
Major Greene has been in Georgia but about
three weeks.
AN ELECTORAL COMMISSION IN SOUTH AMERICA.
South America initiates the United States in
having an electoral commission. The State de-
partment has received information that an cleo
tOral commission has been constituted in Ven-
eZuela, to inquire into the election of GuZman as
president. 1t is charged that he was not pro-
perly elected. The United States government
has decided to await the action OF the electoral
commission before disposing of the question of
the recognition OF GuHman.
NAVAL CONSTRUCTOR ISAIAH HANsCoM, who is
very dangerously i'll with marasmus, induced
IL,
though his death may occur at any time.
NoMINAT1oNs.-The President sent the follow
ing nominations to the Senate to-day:-James
B. Butler, of N. Y, to be U. s. attorney for
Idaho territory. collectors Of Customs-Wm.
II. Daniels, for the district of Oswegatche,
n: Y; BENJAMIN Upton, IT,, + for the district OF
district Of st. Marys, Ga.
PERsoNAL.-Secretary Keogh, OF the national
republican committee, and ex-Attorney Gen.
eral Black are at the EbbItt.-Speaker Ran
Cornelius Vanderbilt has invested 5000 in a
pair OF vases which he saw In Paris. 1t is well
for him. In more ways than one, that bis grand
father is dead. Senators Butler and Plumb
New York yesterdays. w. Small, cold ST.
who is official reporter for the fifth judicial cir
cult, leaves for Atlanta this evening for stay
sey, and Hon. Waldo Hutchins, of New York,
are at Wizards. s.--Richard T. Merrlck, ESQ.,. Is
in New York, and A; 1: Barber; Of A. l. Barber
youngest son of Secretary Evarts who has been
quite III with typhoid fever, is now convalescant,
and will shortly return to New Haven, whe e he
is entered as student at Yale College.-Hon.
P. 81. Morgan, the newly appointed L. S. Min
lister to Mexico, is at the Arlington. He arrived
in New York from Egypt on Saturday.
THE CASH RECEIPTS on account of District
special assessments for Saturday last, the first
days business since the order stopping the
receipt Of drawback certificates, were larger
than they have been for any day for years.
THE PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT issued to-day
shows decrease in the debt for February of
s5,672,01975. Cash in Treasury s196, ,35l 653. So.
gold certificates, s10,Os26 6OO silver certificates,
49, S69, ,92O; certificates of deposit outstanding,
Sl1 ,4s5000; refunding certificates, 81 $50, $50;
legal tenders outstanding s346 6s1 O16 fractional
currency outstanding, sl5.631, ,311Os.
Society Notes.
reading class Of forty ladies meets twice
week in Mrs. Claflins parlors and enjoys studies
in English literature, under the direction OF
Miss Woolson, Of Boston. Some of the same
ladies receive instruction each week in Shaks-
peare from Mr.. Siddons-Mr. and Mrs. A.
Pollok have invited their friends for Monday
evenings in March.-Mrs. E. F. Andrews, who
has been Ill for few weeks, is now GONZALES
cent.-Miss Phebe Couzins who concluded
her visit here last Friday. has gone to Louis
Vile, where she is to lecture by special invita-
t1on this evening. She Will give two lectures In
Louisville and one in New Albany.
Many Washington families have within few
weeks been severely afflicted by the death of
friends. Gen. Hunter heard on Saturday of the
death OF his sister, Mrs. Hodge, at Princeton,
n. j. Her husband, who was prominent pro-
fessor at the college for many years, died there
about two years ago.-The very sudden death
OF Mrs. Wainwright, which occurred on Satur-
day, after an illness of only one or two days,
udS pluuSeu many prominent IdmllleS lnUO deep
affiictiOn. She was the sister of Mrs Chas
Albert OF Gen. Emery's wife, and of Admiral
PatterSon's wife. She was not only beloved by
her family (she had two sons and a daughter
Mrs. Schroeder,) but by all who knew her. For
several years she presided over the bureau in
the Quartermaster Generals department in
which ladies are employed and was very popu-
lar with all In the Office. At the request Of one
OF her sons she resigned in that bureau this
Winter-Mr. and Mrs. Hilgard are utterly
heart broken by the death of their only son who
died last week. All their other children died
when very young, and all their hopes were GEN.
tered on the survivor, who, as he grew to man.
hood, showed himself In every way worthy of
their great love. He was an affectiOnate and
dutiful son, and good citizen. He had been
subject to alarming illnesses at intervals for
several years, and had been confined to his bed
suffering severely with heart disease for about
three months before his death. His parents
have scarcely known nights rest since his ILL
less began.
What Senator Bayard Says About
His Speech of 1861.
Senator Bayard was asked by a newspaper re-
porter IL he intended to make any explana-
tion in regard to his speech OF 1861, which has
recently been Tepubllshed. He said: 'aThe
speech itself Is my reply, and that has been
published. l stood In 1861 where stood in 1871
and where fStand in 1880. l am In favor of this
country keeping peace with itself. I am op-
posed TO tnternecine strife. l was opposed to it
In 1861 am opposed to it now, and IT," he
added "they the republicans) desire to make
the next fight upon the issue of opposing fra