Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-06-07

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evening, containing all the news up to that hour.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal rev.
enue s527 ,s39l1; customs. 1854, 1O2.S6.
THE INTERESTING PROCEEDINGS In the Chicago
convention, Saturday afternoon and evening,
after the issue of our regular edition, will be
found on the third page OF this paper.
TIE SPEAKERS TABLE of the House of Repre-
sen:at1ves was cleared Saturday OF all measures
that had accumulated thereon, excepting the
three political measures relative to the deputy
marshals, the electoral count and the election
supervisors.
DEATH OF DR. HALL.-A large circle Of friends
and acquaintance, not in Washington alone,
but extending into every state and territory Of
the Union, will hear with pain and sorrow of
the death of DR.. j. c. Hall, which occurred in
this city this morning. The deceased had re-
sided in washington for more than sixty years,
and had. by his high professional attainment,
his broad culture, kind heart and genial man.
ners, greatly endeared himself to all who came
into any sort OF relations with him. Few men
were more generally or favorably known at the
national capital than DR.. Hall. ana the death of
but few persons would leave a wider or deeper
gap.
MOVEMENTS OF UNITED STATES NAVAL YES
sELs.-Information received by the Navy de-
partment announces the arrival Of the Trenton
at Villefranche, May 25th. She expected to
start about June 10th on northern cruise. The
N1psic will look out for American interests in
east Mediterranean waters.
THE SIX CANDIDATES for appointment as Sec
ond heutenants In the marine corps have sue
cessfully passed the physical examination.
Their mental examination Will commence to-
morrow at the marine barracks In this civ
Major Nicholson. of the corps, will be president
OF the examining board.
STILL BELIEVES GRANT WILL WN.-senator
Carpenter, Of Wisconsin, was In his seat to-day.
He says he came back from the, Chicago con-
Vention because he was not delegate had no
vote, and could not do any good. He still be-
IeyeS Grant will win.
APPROvED.-The President to-day approved
the bill approprating 100000 for an emble-
matte and commemorative monument, over
the site OF Corvallis surrender at Yorktown
Pa.
SECOND LIEUTENANT L. c. WEBSTER, [. s. NJ.
c., has teen detached from the marine bar
racks at Norfolk and ordered to command the
Marine guard on board the Franklin, vice Lieu
tenant Zeilin, deceased.
TIE VISIT OF ex-senator Simon Cameron,
Mr.. Holloway. OF Indians, and Mr. Matt Car
penter to this city yesterday and Mr.. Cameron's
visit to Secretary Sherman and Messr5. Hollo-
way and Carpenters call upon the President
has created some comment.
PERsoEAL.-Chen Ian Pin, the Chinese min
lister here, Prince Camporeale, of the Italian
legation, Senator Paddock and Representative
Russell, Of Massachusetts, were registered In
New York esterday.-Professo Asger Ham
erik, director of the Peabody Institute at Bati.
more, sailed for Europe On Saturday. for recrea-
ton and Study.-Senator Herman it is said,
will spend part of the summer in Colorado -
1t Is reported that z. L. White, long the Wash
tngton representative of the New York Tribune
is TO acquire leading interest In the Provi-
dence Press and become its editor.
THE HOwGATE ExPEDTrIoN.-The board Of
officers convened by Secretary Thompson to In
spect the Gulnare, the proposed Arctic expe-
dtion vessel to-day made favorable report
upon her boiler. AS the vessel otherwise has
been pronounced satisfactory, there is no doubt
OF her acceptance for the H0Wgate eXpe 1ition
by Secretary Thompson.
MRS. AUDENREID, General Sherman and his
staff-GeneraIs Poe and McCook and Colonel
Bacon-returned to the city this morning from
west Point where they went to attend the
funeral Of the late Col. Audenreid
GOING TO WEST POINT.-Secretary Ramsey,
Gen. Sherman and Maj Barr, judge advocate,
will leave here next Wednesday or Thursday
for West Point, to attend the graduating exer-
ciSeS which take place next Friday. Gen. Miles,
the Indian fighter Will make the address to
the graduating class.