Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-20
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To DAy.-Internal rev.
enue, s731, ,.27.s6; customs, s1s6, ,649.f7.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieutenant Commander c.
II. Craven and Lieutenant A. s. Snow, to exam.
ination for promotion. Commander a. B. Seeiy
from the command Of the Ajax and placed on
sick leave.
MAJOR C. d. HEBB, U. S. M. c., is ordered to
cave Mare Island, San Francisco for Boston,
May 5th next. Col. Haywood on duty here
will relieve him at Mare Island.
SECOND LIEUTENANT w. L. GEARY, 18th infan-
fry, is ordered to report to accompany de-
tachment OF recruits to the Pacific coast and
thence rejoin his station.
WHITE HOUSE CALLERs.-Senators Mcmillan
and Windom, and Representatives Thompson,
Morton. Chtttenden. Starin, Mckinley, Will
liams, Bennett and Marsh were among the
Presidents callers to-day.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEs.-On April
14th there were l,469 employees in the Interior
department and its various branches, of which
l,131 were males and 33S females.
THE NEW YORK EXHIBITIoN.-In the Senate
to-day, on motion of Mr.. Bayard. the House
amendments to the bill for an exhibition in
New York in 1888, were concurred in.
THE HOUSE this afternoon is in dead lock
upon the question of limiting the debate upon
the special deficiency bill Both sides of the
House seem opposed to yielding the point
Mr.. Reagan, of Texas, declaring that he would
stay here two weeks before doing so, and the
republicans appearing equally determined.
Il EPOsTMAsTERs NoMINATED.-The President this
afternoon sent to the Senate the following nom-
nations of postmasterS: James E. owen, Omar
q. X. Knoxville 7
Osterhout at BeltoD, Texas.
SENATE OFFICIAL CONFERENCE.-THE Senate
committee appointed to audit and control the
contingent expenses OF that body have approved
of the expenditures to date of Sergeant-at-Arms
Bright for the transfer OF Senate mails and doc
uments 1t is found that the new plan adopted
by Mr. Bright effects saving to the govern
ment OF at least $1,000 year. and that the SER
vice is performed in satisfactory manner.
THE LOTTERY MAIL CASES ADvANCED.-The
[. S. Supreme Court has granted the motion to
advance the cases of NJ. A. Dauphin against
Postmaster General Key, and T. j. COmmerford
VS.. V. c. Thomas, generally known as ''lottery
cases., and they were set for argument On the
second day OF the next term.
THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES met at
All Souls Church day. Among those pres
ent were Prof. Alexander Agassiz Prot
stephen Alexander, Prof. Baird. Prof. ]. P
Cook, Ir., Prot. E: P. Cope. DR.. Elliott Coues
Prot. VIM. Ferrel, Prof. Walcott Gibbs, DR.. r.
y. Gil. Prof. S. S. Hademan, Prof. Asap Hail.
Dr. F. " Hayden and Prof. j. E. Hilgard. The
papers mentioned 1n yesterdays STAR were read
and discussed. Tomorrow the public meeting
will commence at one O'Clock.
YELLOW FEVER PATIENTS OF THE. MARION
CoNvALEsCENT.-A dispatch received at the
Navy department from Commander Bunce, OF
the Marion, dated March 10th, reports all the
yellow fever patients well. excepting two or
three, who are not quite strong enough to go
on duty, The ship was in process of fumiga-
On board by April 1st. OF the origin OF the
fever Commander Bunce says no cause can be
positively assigned. His opinion is that it was
brought on board in the fuel either coal or
wood. taken in at Rio. The washing is also
suspected of having contained the germs of the
disease. Every want OF the crew, sick or Well
WHO are on Flores Island, has been supplied
the medical officers are highly complimented
for their work. No deaths other than hereto
fore reported and chronicled In THE STAR have
occurred.
L. S. VESSELS ON THE EUROPEAN STArTok.-
The Trenton sailed from Villefranche April Sd.
and arrived at Naples the following day. She
would remain there few days. and then pro
ceed on cruise to the coast OF Egypt and the
East. The Quinnebaug is still at Leghorn, re-
pairing machinery. The work would be finished
aCout the Ith OF April. She would cruise after
repairs on the coasts of Morocco and after
wards TO the north. The Wyoming sailed from
Smyrna March lth for Alexandria, having US
Minister Maynard on board, who would visit the
various ports OF the east under his jurisdiction:
She arrived at Alexandria March nth.
ELECTION FRAUDS AND STATES RIGHTs.-Mr.
Wallace, On behalf Of the majority of the Senate
select committee on alleged frauds in the recent
election etc, submitted a report yesterday of
the results OF the committees Investigation in
MASSACHUSETTS, and Rhode Island. The report
says that number OF affidavits presented to
the committee alleged that employers in the
above-named states coerced employees to vote
as their employers wished, and that the Qeptl-
falis'n q. Employment was tine penatIy for re-
fuslng to do so. After citing number of in
stances the report concludes as follows: 1.-The
pulldoZlng which we find to have existed in the
ancient and honOred commonwealth of MaSsa-
chusetts and Rhode Island is an evil which the
people or these states must themselves correct
al anu your committee feel. in bringing the facts
strengthen sentiment already In existence
and aid In crystallZing it into such statutory
enactments OF those states as will correct the
agreed to by Senators Wallace, Bailey. Garland.
Mcdonald and Herman. The minority report
VIII hereafter be submitted in behalf Of Sena-
tors Teller, Kirkwood, Hoar and Blair.
acknowledgements Hawley, Charles
Dudley Warner and Comptroller Knox were
college boys together. They are graduates OF
Hamilton College, N.Y:-,Capt. W. W. Waugh,
OF the Roxbury City Guard battalion of Boston,
and editor OF the Home Journal Of that city, is
In town, the guest of the Washington Light In
fantry Corps, at the Riggs House-Ex-Gover-
nor and Mrs. Cooke arrived in New York yes
terday from Bermuda. - EX-Representative
Beaman, OF Michigan, has been compelled to re-
sign the office OF County Judge OF Probate by
reason OF ill-health. Representative Crowley
Surgeon woodward. U.SA., Aristarchi Bey, the
Turkish Minister, shorokui Takato Agu, of the
Japanese legation. and Senor del Arroyo of the
Spanish legation, were registered in New York
last evening.-Representat LeFevre threat
ems libel suit against one of the illustrated DO
lice journals OF New York.
Society Notes.
A private letter received from Mme Freyre
widow OF the late Peruvian minister here)
speaks OF how pleasantly she is situated in
Florence, where She has been living since her
removal to Europe, over year ago. She and
all her family are In excellent health. Miss
Victoria Freyre is devoting herself to music.
Mrs. Gore Jones, whose husband was for some
time naval dttdcie OF the British legation here
writes to friend In this city that She and her