Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-05-17
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS sTopAY-Internal rev.
enue. s642, ,41o.s1; customs. s55s, ,5694e.
AT THE WHITE HoUsE.-Secretary Ramsey.
Attorney General Devens, Judge Tyner, Repre-
sentative Clafin and friends called on the Presi-
dent to- day.
SECRETARY RAMSEY AND GEN. SHERMAN will
leave tomorrow night for New York to inspect
the forts in and around that harbor. The in
spection will be made Wednesday or Thursday.
GEN. ZEILIN, OF the United States marine
corps, was attacked with paralysis several days
ago. He is lying in very dangerous condition
at his residence in this city, and Is not expected
to recover.
NAVAL ORDERs.-COmmander VIM. White.
head, E. C. Merriman, s. w. Nichols, o. A.
Batcheller, Merritt Miller and A. D. Brown. Lieu
tenants w. III. Beehler and s. P. Comley Master
.. w. Iowrey and It. d. w. Veeder to torpedo
instructions at Newport June 20. Lieutenant
,. c. Rich, from the League Island navy yard
and ordered to torpedo instructions June ID.
Lieutenant E. S. Houston, from the Washing
ton navy yard and ordered to torpedo 1nStruc-
tions June I'd. Lieutenant II. Stockton. from
the New York navy yard and ordered to torpedo
instructions June I'd.
y JAPANESE GUEST OF HIGH RANK COMING
A high official of Japan, Hideharu Kawase, ar
rived in New York last Tuesday morning. He
is the Chief Secretary OF the Treasury OF the
empire and Director Of the Bureau of Com
merce. He travels incognito. He landed at
from there to Niagara Falls. After visiting
Europe he will probably sail for Australia. his
special object there being a study of the inter-
national exhibition. He cannot speak English,
but he is accompanied by two English speaking
companions His mission specially relates to
japanese commerce. To-day he was to leave
New York for Washington.
THE PoNCAs.-Secretary Schurz was before
the Senate committee on the removal OF the
CheyenneS and PoncaS for an hour and a half
Saturday, during which a general discussion
teok place relative to the policy of removing In
dtanS from the Indian territory. The Secretary
admitted that injustice had been done to the
P0ncaS by removing them from their reSerya-
tion in Dakota, but believed they would have
become recOncfled to the change before now If
LETT undiSturbed by outside influences eXerted
by parties who seemed disposed to keep up a
spirit OF discomfort among them. He thought
tne1r return to Dakota would renew the old
hostility between them and the Sioux, and de-
precated it for the further reason that it would
weaken the hold of the government upon the
Indian territory by tending to disintegratiOn
and by causing other tribes to desire removal
on similar grounds, although no other Indians
there have so strong claim for removal north
as the Poncas not even the Cneyennes.
THE UNITED STATES STEAMER ENTERPRISE, at
the yard here, was to-day ordered out Of COM
mission by the Navy department. The Pow
haitian will leave on the 2Oth instant for York
town, Va.
DEATH OF LIEUT.. SHERMAN.-The War depart
ment was to-day informed Of the death in New
York last Saturday OF First Lieut. James L.
Sherman, 1st artillery. He was born In the
District OF Columbia and appointed cadet at
the Military academy July /, 1861. He was
promoted to second licutenancy June %, 1865
and to first l1eutenancy october Z, 1866 He
was a relative OF II. G. Sherman, the vocalist OF
this city, and distant relative OF Gen. Sher-
man. His remains will be brought here for in
terment.
Hon. WILLIAM HUNTER, Second Assistant Sec
retary OF State was threatened with a stroke
OF paralysis yesterday morning, at his home In
Georgetown, and for some time 1t seemed that
his Life was in great danger. He is much better
to-day, however.
PERsoNAL.-Justice Swayne OF the U. S. 81
preme Court, has gone to Cincinnati on of1icia
busness.-Minister Lowell is expected in Lon
don to-day. His wife was well enough to az
company him to England, but will remain at q
country house near Southampton.--Mrs Sara
a. Spencer left Washington last night for Te-
naf1y, \: j.. to spend few days with Mrs
Elizabeth Cady Stanton. on her way to the In
ns.-Ex-Secretary, now Judge, McCrary
delivered lecture on professional ethics before
the bar OF Iowa. at Des Molnes last Tuesday,
MIR. Clarence S. Wason, editor OF The PIJisian
by odds the best and handsOmeSt paper printed
in the English language In Europe, has come
home on brief visit MIR. Wason is pleasantly
remembered here as the former Washington
correspondent of the Boston Globe.-Before
sailing for Europe on Saturday, Mr.. Won Schlo-
Zer, the German minister, visited Castle Gar
den, in New York, to inspect the accomrnoda-
lions there FOR receiving and caring for emf
grants and expressed himself pleased with all
he saw.---Senator Gordon, Mi. Willlamov, OF
The Russian legation, and Coz. X. G. Inger5oll,
were in New York Yesterday Sigel in,
tends leaving New York and settling down In
st. PauL-Mr. John tiske the distinguished
American lecturer begins course OF three lee
lures On american Political Ideas, from the
standpoint OF Universal history" In the Royal
Institution. in London. tomorrow afternoon.
THE RIVER AND HARBoR APPROPRIATION BILL
was passed this afternoon, under suspension
Of the rules, by yeas 119 to II nays. This leaves
Gut TWO OF the regular appropriation bills TO be
passed by the House.the sundry civil and the
general deficiency bill. It is expected that
both OF the latter will be passed in the House
by the emo OF the present week.
A SENSATION WAS CREATED this morning at The
meeting Of the House committee on Pacific rail-
roads by a statement made OF Chairman Nc
Lane to the effect that he had received letter
stating that bonds OF the Nor hern Pacific rail
road company had been distributed ''where
they would do the most good 1t is said the
letter Implicated not only members Oh the Pa
cific railroad committee, but several members of
the House as we'll The letter will be laid be.
fore the committee at next Thursdays meeting
PAY OF DEPUTY MARsHALs.-The Senate judi
ciary committee this morning voted to report
back and recommend for passage. with a few
verbal amendments, Mr.. Bayard's bill to regu-
late the pay and appointment OF deputy mar
shals for service In reference to federal elec-
tiOnS.
THE CROWS, ShOshones and Bannock Indians
now here will leave o-morroW for their homes
STANDING BUFFALO, the Ponca chief who was
here last winter, writes to Secretary Schurz
from Ponca Agency, Indian Territory, May 8,
saying "that the halt t-breeds are the worst
about trying to go back to Dakota. 1t
tied. Stop these white people Cribbles & Coz
from interfering. with US, and our people will