Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-21
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-pAY.-Internai rev.
enue, 1851 ,447.04; customs. s11S, 75461.
SECRETARY SHERMAN left the city to-day for
New York. He will not return this week.
THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT will this after
| noon purchase 100000 of bonds for the sink
ing fund.
THE PRESIDENT has approved the bill amend
| ing the census laws.
| SECOND LIEUTENANT w. L. GEARY, 18th in
| fantry, will report to superintendent general
recruiting service to conduct a detachment of re-
| cruits TO the Pacific coast
AT THE WHITE HOUsE.-Secretary Thompson,
| Senator Saunders, and Representatives OCon-
| nor, Carpenter, Overton, Humphrey. Monroe
| Morse and Keifer were among the Presidents
callers to-day.
THE FOLLOWING INTERNAL REVENUE AP-
! POINTMBNTs have been made: StOrekeeperS-
| Logan Mckee, 7th Kentucky district J. w.
| Houser, w. T. Smith, F. A. Quiggins, w. P. Cal
! vert, and Buckner Board 5th Kentucky; C. M.
| Kimbley, johnson Stiles, Charles Rucker and
| E. n. Evans, I'd Kentucky. Guagers-S. c.
| Storer, lst Illinois, and w n. Waters, 5th Ten
| nessee.
! TRANSFER OF GOLD BULILON.LThe Treasury
| department to-day directed the transfer OF
| s5.500,00O in gold bullion from New York to
| Philadelphia to be coined into eagles and half
eagles. This is done to meet the demand for
| gold In small denominations.
GENERAL MILES appeared before the House
| committee On Pacific railroads to-day, and
favored extension to the Northern Pacific rail-
| road on the ground that the road would prove of
great value to the government as military
| highway, and the putlic policy should be such
| as to encourage its completion.
THE POSITION OF GAIT. ARMEs.-The state
ment made few days ago to the effect that the
| President had decided to allow Capt ArmeS to
resign, and that Capt. ArmeS would avail him
| self OF the privilege, is not correct No such
| suggestion has been made to or by Capt. Armes.
| nor has the President announced any decision
| in the case.
| JOINT RESOLUTION recently passed by the
| House and Senate illustrates the careeSSness of
| legislation. It eaactS that 1.-The Secretary OF
| War be. and is hereby authorized to lend to the
centennial commissioners at Nashville, Tenn,
| ten large national flags taking from them such
SecuTlty as in their opinion may insure their
safe RETURN" 1t was OF course meant that the
| security should be satisfactory to the war de-
partment, and not to persons to whom the flags
are to be loaned.
| SEEKING PARDON.-Water Registrar Cox
| who was recently sentenced to pa fine OF
| $50 in the Criminal Court, IAN appeal from $40
| Judgment in the Police Court, has applied to
| President Hayes for pardon.
A COURT OF PENsIONs.-The House TODAY de.
| cided to hold night session on Thursday night
| of next week. to consider the bill introduced
| by Judge Geddes, of Ohio, to establish court
| OF pensions. Should the bill become law the
HOOD OF pension bills which now are sent to
congressman by their constituents would be
reierre @ to the court, which is sought to be es-
taDllShed, and the labOrS OF congressman in re-
| spect to pension claims would be very materi-
| ally leSsened.
| CENSUS SUPERVISORS NOMINATED.-The Presi-
| dent this afternoon sent to the Senate the fol-
| lowing nominations of supervisors of census:
| For Obio-Meredith r. Willett, Of Bryan, 1st
district; Jonn II. Little, Of Springfield, I'd dis
trict; Cyrus Seeds, senior, of Pleasahtville, 5th
| district; VIM. A. Hunt, of Saint Clairsville 9TH
| district. New Jersey-Geo. W.Atherton, of New
Brunswick, I'd district.
| ESCAPE OF SOME OF VICToRIA's BANp.-The
| following was received at the War department
last evening"" CHICAGO, April goth, 1885,
| Gen. E. d. Toarnsend. Washington. d. c.: Col.
| Hatch reports from MeScalerO agency, 10th inst
| that upon beginning the disarmament of the
lnClanS to-day S1Xty-five warriors (SOme OF them
| ch1efs) made an effort to escape On foot. SO far
| ten are reported killed. Thirty have escaped
| Troops and scouts are on hot trail. May be
| aOe TO force more OF these Indians in. The
other Indians now under guard, dtsarmed and
| dSmOunted, (mOStly women and children
| These Indians have nearly all been with Victo-
ma, and probably under the impression when
\
i. II. SHERIDAN, Lieut.. General
PERsoNAI--SenatOr Blaine Is to address the
| Amalgamated Iron and Steel Association Of the
! United States at grand tariff demonstration.
| TO be held in Pittsburg, On the 18th of Nav
| Col Ingersoll delivered his lecture on the Gods
| to an immense audience In Boston Theater on
sunday yevenlng.--,-,George Wright, the famous
| baseball player, Will devote himself to cricket
| hereafter.-Mrs. Nellie Grant SartOris iS fo
| leave England next July for visit to this
coqntry:-There is said to be strong desire
| In Dakota to have Mr. Private secretary Rogers
appointed Governor of that territory. He has
| interests there.-Charles O'Cenor started as
newsboy.-Sir Edward Thornton win 60 to
| Leopold, who sails from Liverpool on the 29th
| OF the present month.-EX-Secretary Bristow
| is In the city.
| NO MONEY FOR JURORS IN L. S. CoUaTs.-In
the appropriation bills for the current fiscal
| years, instead OF Jumping the money for T. S.
| jurors, JanltorS OF courts, maintenance of priS-
OnerS, &C., under one head specific sum was
| appropriated for each OF these purposes. and the
| transfer OF money from one to the other prohib-
lted. The appropriation for jurors has been
exhausted. The attention OF Congress has been
called 10 the fact by the Attorney General.
Justice Cllnord, who goes to Maine In a few
days 10 hold his court called at the Department
OF justice TO see about money for T. s. Jurors
ne He was M informed Of the condition of affairs. He
said that he intended to advise Judge Fox. the
L. s. circuit judge for Maine, to issue certifi-
Gates to jurors, the same to be paid when an
appropriation Is made: 1t is thought that this
plan VIII be pursued, not only in Maine, but In
l. s. courts elsewhere -
PROTECTION OF AMERICAN INTERESTS IN MEX
ICo.-The Tennessee left Hampton Roads this
morning for the south. She has Minister Ernest
Dchman on board. He will leave the shin at
the mouth OF the Magdelena river for his post of
duty at Bogota. The Tennessee will then cruise
northward along the eastern coast of Mexico.
avoiding the yellow fever ports. The Mexican
presidential election comes Off soon These elec-
l1ons are always attended by disturbances and
more more or less nght1ng-generally more. The in
terests, personal and otherwise OF foreign resi-
dents always suffer- In the west OF the coun-
try there Is no danger to foreigners but In the
east there Is. There being large number or
american residents there the Tennessee will
make 1t point to look after and protect their
interests 1t Is probably that another manor
war Will be sent on the same mission.
THE HOUSE at half-past four O'Clock yesterday
afternoon took recess till evening, the dead
lock on the special deficiency bill being un-
broken. The evening session was devoted to
pension business. and at times the discussion
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