Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-05-04
THE EVENING STAR.

THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS STo-DAY.-Internal rev.
enue. s66O, ,5I224; customs, s3O6, ,659.67.
CoNsCIENCE.-Secretary Sherman to-day re-
ceived a conscience contribution Of 800. 1t was
Oh an envelope postmarked Washington, D. e
GEORGE EssIG has been appointed interna
revenue gauger and Storekeeper for the sixth
district OF Missouri.
THE PRESIDENT APPROVED to-day the army
and fortifcation appropriation bills and the bill
providing for the erection of marine hospital
al Memphis, Tenn. Yesterday afternoon he
signed the naval appropriation bill
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day were
Senators Allison, Mcmillan and Saunders, and
Representatives Iocum, Bingham, HILL and
Speer.
SENATOR EDMUNDs said last night that Con-
gress would work with will from now on, and
be ready to adjourn early In June.
RIVER AND HARBoR BIII.-The House COM
mittee on commerce completed the river and
harbOr bill this morning ana will report it to
the House to-day.
Mr.. CLBARY. the assistant clerk of the COM
mittee On ways and means, was to-day elected
clerk of the committee, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death OF Col. VIM. Hemphill
Jones.
TRANSFER OF TEE INDIAN BUREAU.-The House
committee on Indian affairs at to-day's meet
ing. by vote OF / to 3. directed favorable re-
port to be made on the bill to transfer the In
dian bureau from the Interior TO the War de-
partment.
RESIGNATION OF ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER
DOoIITTLE.-Col. Seely, CHIEF clerk of the Patent
Office, is mentioned as the successor of Assist
ant Commissioner OF Patents Dooltttle, whose
resignation, to take effect on the last OF this
month, has been accepted by Secretary Schun.
ONE CONFIRMED AND ONE REJECTED.-The
Senate in executive session yesterday confirmed
the nomination of j. Lee Tucker, of West
Laurens, to be census supervisor for the 5tn
district OF New York. and rejected the nOmina-
tion OF VIM. w. Hicks, as census supervisor for
the district OF Florida.
WHAT TIE DEMOCRATS SAY.-The democrats
in Congress affect to be delighted at the veto OF
the little deficiency bill. They say it demon
strates the purpose OF the republicans to use
the federal election machinery for partisan pur-
poses. A prominent democratic Senator said
the veto Will shock the conservative sense OF
the country and make the way to democratic
victory TN the coming election easy. Hayes
could not do better thing for u.s.
THE FUNERAL of Capt. John Barry, late of the
L. S. army, took place this afternoon from 925
New Jersey avenue. The remains were inferred
in Mount Olivet cemetery. The following We're
the pail bearers: MesSrS. Ben. Engel, Mathew
Murphy, VIM. GIL, Richard Travers, Austin
Lysght and VIM. Waters, all or whom were
members OF the regiment I'd dragons, in which
Capt. Barry served as 1St sergeant prior to his
appointment as lieutenant in lSt cavalry.
APPOINTMENTS MADE The following addl-
tional appointments, taken In order from the
list Of those who passed the recent examination
in the Interior department, were made yeSter-
day at 5000 for duty in the Pension Office
Charles A. Barker. Zadok 7. Daniel, Miss Eva C,
Ware Alfred J. Wagstaf, Thomas II. Dawson,
beth Whitney, Walter II. Klopfer. VIM l.. Ran
dali, Cornelius B. Hite, VIM. E. Newman JAS.
Corridor, VIM. LOoram. These appointments
are for the remainder OF this fiscal year only.
THE L. S. SUPREME COURT took a recess on
Friday last until next Monday. On the reas-
sembling OF the court next Monday decisions
will be rendered in nearly if not all OF the cases
which have been argued during the present
tenn, including the suit of IIallett Kilb0urn for
slOo, 900 damages for false imprisonment by the
House OF Representatives. The court Will at
the same time announce the appointment of
Mr.. James Ii. McKenney as clerk of the court
and Mr. Charles &. Beall as deputy clerk on the
nomination of cierk-elect, Mr. McKenney.
SATISFACTORY AGREEMENT.-The Conm!s-
soner OF Indian Affairs has at last reached
| most satisfactory agreement with Drifting
Goose, which Will probably avert the long
threatened collision between his band and the
settlers on the James river. The Indians will
go to the vicinity OF the Crow Creek Agency, In
Dakota, and settle upon lands in severalty.
formerly, but has found out now that Washing
ton is his friend. and he and his people Will fol
| low the White mans road hereafter.
MAJOR RICHARD ii. HENDERSON, an officer in
| the United States marine corps previous to the
war, and subsequently In the confederate SER
| vice. (he was an officer on the MeT1mac In her
| engagement in Hampton Roads) died in this
| son OF the late General Archie Henderson, L.
;. NJ, and had lately been appointed TO a clerk
snip IN the census bureau.
THEY WANT TO ADJoURN.-The disposition
| which has suddenly seized members OF Congress
| 10 get through their work and adjourn by June
Isl, is not confined to either political party but
| Is almost unanimous. Tile members seem
| anxious about their denomination and want to
| get home In advance OF the meeting OF their
district conventions TO look after their interests
| IL the democrats do not get into a controversy
touching the veto OF the immediate deficiency
Oil, and are willing to change the bill to meet
me fIesldents views, the current OF opinion is
mat Congress may get through by the time in
dlcated. The Post Office BILL it is expected Will
be passed in the House this week This will
leave but four bills 10 be disposed of-the legis-
IL,
the river and harbOr, and general deficiency
bills. The river and harbOr bill is already pre-
pared by the commerce committee and the re-
naming bills Will be ready within the next ten
days. A
BEFORE THE DONNELLY-FINLEY INvEsTIG ATING
committee yesterday, Mr. DOnnelly stated, in
reply to question, that his reasons for s,s-
pectlng that the anonymous letter to Mr..
Springer came from WaShburn-S friends were
that on the 18th OF February last he (Mr. DON
nelly received telegram from the ediIer OF the
DGug Gtobe. OF st. Paul, Minn., saying that a
reliable republican had stated that money was
being raised In st. Paul and Minneapolis to buy
Wash0urn through; also, that w. S. King had
been In Washington most OF the winter as he
(Mr. Donnelly) thought, in hiding, as he was
not registered at the hotel where he was stop
ping that he was In the city. as he expected to
prove, March 4, (the date of the anonymous
letter0 and also because King had written wit
ness letter which was simply threat that he
would cover witness with abuse if he persisted
In tracing the letter TO him. Mr.. Donnelly also
testified that the supplemental brief as to Isante
county was not left at Mr.. Springer's house
March 4. as stated by Mr. Springer, but several
days later.