Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-05-22


venue, $i42, ,624 81; customs, S32,4S401.
THE TREASURY now holds 1862, ,6s5, $50 In Uni
ted States bonds to secure national bank cfrcu-
lation. United States bonds deposited on this
account for the week ended to-day, sS46, 900, and
withdrawn s1I6,0O0.
WBITE House CAILERS.-Senators McDonal1,
Allison and Kellogg and Representatives Sapp,
Henderson, Waite, McCook. Bliss Young and
Vance called on the President to-day.
DURING THE WEEK ended to-day 81. IA, 900 In
national bank notes were received at the Treas
ury for redemption against s3,11G,O0O for the
corresponding week OF last year.
TIE PRESIDENT approved to-day the bills re-
moving the political disabilities Of Thomas L.
Harrison, of Mobile, Ala; w. B. Taliaferro, of
Virginia, and Francis L. Gait.
SPEAKER RANDALL has been called to Phia.
delphia by the Illness Of bis mother. Duljng
his absence Mr. Carlisle, of Kentucky, is acting
Speaker OF the House.
MRS. SENATOR LOGAN has gone to Chicago to
join her husband who " Ill not retu1 to Wash
1ngton until after the meeting OF the Chicago
convention.
ARMY ORDERS.-Leave for six months. with
permission to apply for an extension OF six
months, is granted First Lieut.. j. l. Fowler. 91
cavalry; leave for four months is granted Assist
ant Surgeon Pr. Harvey. US. army First Lieut.
John P. Wiser, 1st aILilleiy, will report 10 per-
son, for examination, TO the board of ordnance
officers appointed to meet at Springfield Arm
DRY, Massachusetts, June l, 1850, for the pur-
pose of examining lieutenantS with view to
selection for transfer to the ordnance depart
ment.
FIRST LIEUT.. A. w. GREEDY, 5th cavalry, act
ing signal officer, has been assigned to the com
mand Of the Howgate eypedtionary force now
organizing under the provisions OF an act OF
Congress approved May l. 1880, to establish a
station north OF the S1St degree OF north latl-
Iude, at or near Lady Franklin Bay, for the pur-
poses OF scientific observation, &c.
THE MILITARY AND THE CENsUs.-The follow
ing order has been issued by Adiutant General
ToWnsend:-By direction of the Secretary Of
War; commanding officers of departments will
instruct their respective post commanders TO
furnish, on the application or supervisors OF the
census, such military aid in taking the tenth
census as may be practicable.
THE FINDING OF THE COURT-MARTIAL which
convened at the Mare Island, California, navy
yard, March 1st, 1850, to try Master 8. F. Rhine
hart, L. S. ". has been acted On. Master Rhine
hardt was charged with conduct to the preju-
dice OF good order and discipline, and With can
oaiOuS conduct tending to the destruction of
of these charges, and Secretary Thompson
approves the finding, and directs that the ac-
quilted officer be relieved from arrest and re-
stored TO duty.
THE TRADE OF THE IsTHMUs.-The Z. S. cor.
sui at Panama. in dispatch to the Department
of State, dated May G, 1880, transmits a report
OF the business OF the ISthmuS. The number of
passengers to and fro across the ISthmus 10
1876 was $40; 1871 o. 10; 1878, "a 92l; 1879,
1929. Tons of freight in 1876, 114,OOO; 1877,
14I, 900; 1875 152 600; 1879, 1862 600. Trade with
the United States is steadily increasing. The
q ral nnfS nd
The imports from the United States are prov-
sions and dry-goOdS. The latter formerly were
1mpol ted exclusively from England. All that
is wanted to build up large trade with this
country are American vessels. The carrying
trade is chiefly in the hands Of the British.
French and Germans.
THE FRENCH IN AFRICA.-Mr. Fish, United
States consul at Tunis, in a dispatch to the De-
partment of State, dated April 16, 1880, reports
the completion of railroad, fully equipped
from Tun1S to the frontier, with branches to
ports on the Mediterranean Sea. The road is
French enterprise. connecting with the French
posse SSionS in Algeria Its political import
auce seems to be greater than its commercial.
Although 1T may In time produce great changes
In the domestic condition of the country it
must DE some years before the road pays a divi-
dend. But IL gives to France the control Of
nOlth Africa. The road Is about 120 miles long,
the capital stock 80 900, 900 francs and its loca-
uon about equidiStant between the Mediterra-
mean On the north and the mountain range that
separates the fertile plains from the deserts on
the south. a telegraph line Is already in full
operation. Ancient Carthage is about to be
transformed into harbor OF commerce.
THE NIPsIC arrived at Gibralter May Sd four
days from Madeira. All were well on board.
SECRETARY RAMSEY AND GEN. SHERMAN re-
turned TO the city last evening from New York.
They Inspected all the defences of the port and
al the military stations there. They went as
tlce win heaVy gunnery. The torpedo station
was visited. They also went through the pas
/ sageS. where the excavation under nine acres
at Hell Gate is In progress. These passages are
fOlmed the Secretary that 1t would be four
years before the works were ready for explo-
s1on After 1t takes place the largest ships can
pass through Hell Gate.
TRoGPs FOR THE OMAHA-STRIKE RIOTs.-In
view OF possible trouble In Omaha, Nebraska
growing out OF the employment OF colored men
In the smelling and other works In that city.
troops in the immediate Vicinity to proceed to
Omaha In case they should be necessary to pre-
serve the peace. These troops are under Gen.
COOKS command.
THANKS OF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT FOR RE-
LIEF AFFORDED lRELAHD.-The Secretary of
State has received from Sir Edward Thornton,
the British Minister communication in which
nt States that III compliance with an 1QStruc-
t1on which he has received by telegraph from
Earl Granville Her MajeSty'S principal secre-
taly OF state for foreign affairs, he has the
honor TO convey to the government OF the
lnued states the sincere and cordial thanks OF
Her Majesty, the Queen OF Great Britain and
Ireland, and OF Her Majesty's government, for
Its generous and friendly conduct in having
dispatched the United States ship Constellation
loaded with provisions, which were so nluci;;
needed for the relief OF the distressed Subjects
OF Her Majesty in Ireland and which. beiny q
substantial aid to them In their afiiIction hava
oeen accepted by all Her Majestys subjects as a
proof OF the friendly feelings entertained to-
wards mem Dy the government and citizens OF
the United States. "a
FlLLIBUSTERING VS.. LOG -ROLLING.-The little
log-rollng scheme which was set up In the
house TO appropriate large sums OF money to
erect public buildings in the south and west.
met with check to-day. The bill which CON
templated the erection of twenty or more new
Dulldlngs was early 10 the week made the sne
clal order FOR to-day. When General Cooke of
Georgia, who had 1t in charge attemDted tn cali
1t up to-day, Mr.. Bragg, Of Wisconsin. reSisfed
uS consideration, and tnaugurated q series of
hlilbusteTEg tactics to defeat It. which promisas
10 DE continued during the entire session OF to-
day. 0- w
PERs0NAL-Minister Hiliard arrived In New
York from Brazil yesterday with his family
Hon. Erastus Brooks is about to give three lee
lures ON s.JournaliSm, at ithaca Sapa+or,