Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-06-15

ing the act in relation to the immediate trans.
poitation 1' OF dutlaole goods; removing the po-
moutn, Va, j. A. SloWell, Of Va, and Carroll
Simln9, of Va.
Ar THE WHITE HoUsE.-Senators Beck, Nc
Donald and RANSOM and Representatives
DUwney, Scales, Davis Chittenden, Conger.
Etscock, Valentine and Speer called on the
PRESIDENT to-day.
CADET WHITAKER DKFICIENT.-A dispatch
from West Point states that the academic board
has found Whitaker deficient In philosophy.
THE PENSACOLA sailed from San Francisco
yesterday for British Columbia.
CoNFIRMED.-The Senate in executive session
Yesterday confirmed the nomination Of James
Longstreet, OF Georgia. to be minister resident
OF the United States to Turkey. The vote stood
80 tO3
NoNINATIoNs.-The President sent the fol-
lowing nominations to the Senate yesterday
Jacob W. Hellrich, to be commissioner Of the
United States mint.at New Orleans; Thomas F.
johnson, to be collector of customs at Savan-
aS man % Isao L AanGn OF 90 h TO bs
states marshal for the western district of Ark
ansas; Charles Pelham, to be associate justice
4. WethereIl, of Nevada, TO be register of the
land Office at Carson City, New; Lieut. Colonel
samuel Woods, deputy paymaster general, to be
assistant pay master general, with rank OF col
onel; Major Charles T. Larned, paymaster. to be
deputy pay master general, with rank of lieu
tenant colonel. Also, a number Of naval pre-
motions and pOstmasters.
JUSTICE TO GOVERNMENT KMrLoYEs.-Stren-
uous Efforts are being made by several ladies'
who Will not personally be benefited by its pas
sage-to have bill or resolution passed by
Congress which will ensure the employees of the
Treasury printing bureau their proper pay for
the time they are furloughed On account OF the
removal into the new building. All members OF
congress approached thus far have promised 20
vote for the bill If 1t can be introduced in the
hurry Of the closing session.
THE 18th INFANTRY has been ordered trans.
ferred for duty from the department of the south
to the department OF the Missouri, and will pro-
ceed by detachments from the several posts now
occupied by 1t TO Fort Leavenworth, Kansas,
and report to the department commander.
TIE SPANISH FIRING ON AMERICAN VESSELS
The depal tment of State has taken steps In
quiring into the recent firing upon American
vessels by Spanish cruisers The Spanish lega-
uon mere has been approached On the subject.
secretary EvartS viii get all the facts in the
recent occurrences on the high seas before TAX
Ing any definite steps The affi1avitS of the
captains of the American vessels interfered
with are being procured in full.
DROUGHT IN BELGIUM.-vhe consul of the U.
s. at Verviers states that the drought which has
prevailed throughout Belgium during the month
or May. argues serious results TO The agrlcul-
his dispatch. May q, the drought had prevailed
for four weeks, an extraordinary duration for
that country, where the rainfall is very great,
especially during the month In question. The
nay crop Is an utter failure, and every branch of
agricultural industry Is Affected. Farmers have
10 carry their cattle to market, through the lack
OF forage, where they are forced to sell at ruin
Gus prices These farmers are very DOOR, They
make barely enough during the summer to
maintain them through the winter aud most
gloomy prospect consequently awaits them.
LAST HOURS OF CoNGRESs.-As we go to press
there ts no doubt of the adjournment of Con-
gress at the hour fixed-noon tomorrow. The
lopDleS or the Senate and House were crowded
to-day with anxious persons OF both sexes. All
or them were interested In some bill which they
were working to get through All the confer
ence reports have been submitted and the work
OF Congress was being pushed forward with
rush. IT Is expected that both houses will have
r'ght sessions tonight, though at the rate bills
were being disposed OF to-day the evening SeS-
slons need not continue very late.
PRoMoTED.--The President to-day sent to the
Senate the nominations of several young men
TO be assistant paymaSters In the navy. These
nominations were the result OF the competitive
examination held last year. One OF the nomi-
neeS Is MI j. ID. Doyle, OF this city. He passed
the best examination Of all the candidates Mr.
Doyle Is clerk In the Secretary'S office He has
no political influence, but his record as clerk
outWelghed any question OF influence. Secre-
tary Thompsons only regret 10 appointing him
was the losing so efficient q clerk. Mr. DOYLE
was secretary OF the Potomac beat club
BR!GANDAGE IN THEssALY.-Mk Maynard our
minister at Constantinople, has furnished the
department OF State with graphic account of
the abduction OF Col Synge, prominent Eng
Hshman, fr0m his home in Thessaly, by bri-
gandS- He had just returned from the north of
me province, where he had been engaged in
distributing among the suffering refugees the
Iunds contributed by his countrymen for their
falief. The abduction was bold and skilfuIly
planned affair. His house was SurrOu pded In the
night time, fired, and himself carried on to the
mountains, where he was held In captivity un-
COL Synge first went TO TheSsaly the brioand
oahdS, he says, were each composed OF tive or
zen ragged ruf1ans, armed with Hint guns which
would not go OF at all in wet weather. and
we're nearly as dangerous to the shooter as to
the party fired at Now these bandittf 90 about
IN .t, oahds OF 50 to 100 armed with the best OF
rllles, making acquisitions on towns and VII
iaSes. anu carrying of whOmsoeyer they please
to ransom. Mr.. Maynard thinks that wherever
the Success OF this venture becomes known
lnIOughOut the empire, no stranger Will be safe
III is tnought very probable that this act was in
SpIed in large measure by a desire to involve
the British government In the question of the |
Greek frontier.
THE MARshAIs BILL reached the President
this afternoon. member OF the Cabinet said
to-day that he Gid not think the bill would re. |
ceiVe the Presidents signature.
PERsoNAL-Justice Field, OF the U s. Supreme |
Court, is In New York.-Ex-SenatorC Gordon |
arrived In town this morning and is STAYING at |
bis Old quarters on Capitol Hill.-Sahator |
EG-nunds went home from West Point and will |
not, probably, be in Washington again until |
next twinter.-According to the Graphic. Ros- |
c0e C0lking was originally nam ID Samuel, after |
an uncle or his, but at the age of ten he took 1
the name OF Roscoe from novel. ana has since |
been called by it-A Washington eorrespln-
dent spea.s In high terms OF 1.-THE Olympian |
front Of Senator voorhees," whatever that NAV
lie or mean.--Advices from Gov. Shepherds |
party, dated az Fort Davis, the 5th inst, repre-
sent the journey about twO-tairds finished, /
after rough trip, and all well They expected |
10 reach Chihuahua to-day.
GIVING OREGoN Ex-senator Slater has not
yet received any Information from the Late
election In Oregon, which is an indication that
ppblicans are correct; orherWise the democrats |
ISWa ,o1s nave oeen likely 70 telegraph conrradlc-