Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-06-03
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

A Second Edition
OF THE STAR will be issued at $50 O'Clock this
evening, containing all the news up to that hour.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS STo-DAY.-Internal rev.
enue, s45s, 1888, customs. ss41 ,si6s6
WHITE HOUSE CALLERs.-Senator Brown (Ga.)
and Representatives Donnel, Morse. ClafiiD,
Godschalk and Spicer called on the President
to-day.
DEATH OF A GALLANT ARMY OFFICER-CoL J.
C. AudenTeid, of General Sherman's staff, di d
at his residence In this city at 4:3O this morning
He had been sick about two months. His doc
tors think that he died of an enlargement of the
liver, but do not know exactly the cause OF
death. General sherman was by his side when
he died. Col. Addenreid had been on General
ShermaR's staff seventeen yearS-waS with him
through nearly all of the late war. Deceased
was born I'm Philadelphia, and graduated from
West Point in 1851. He was brevetted three
times during the war for gallant and meritO-
| Tious services. The remains will be inferred at
West Point. They will leave the late residence
of the deceased, on Vermont avenue, next Sat.
urday evening, under military escort to the
depot. Col. AudenreidS family, General Sher-
man and the officers on duty at his headQuar-
terS, Will accompany the remains to West
Point. From Jersey City, the journey will be
made to New York by boat. The interment
Will take place at ten O'Clock Sunday morning
SPECIALS FROM CHICAGO go for Gen. Belknap
pretty lively, alleging that he is there working
for Grant. General Belknap is In washington,
and has not been In Chicago recently.
CADET WHITTAkER.-I1eutenant Knight, the
counsel for Whitaker, states that Whitaker is
still pursuing his studies. He is dangerously
low only in philosophy, and Lieutenant Knight
thinks he will safely pass the examination now
IN progress.
CoNFIRNATIONs.-Th Senate In executive
hn
nations: Horace Maynard, of Tennessee, (now
| minister to Turkey,) to be Postmaster General
vice David NJ. Key, confirmed as Judge OF the
district court OF the United States for the east
| eTn district or Tennessee. Felix COSte, Of st.
| Louis, to be marshal OF the United States for
the eastern district of Missouri, to fill the va
| cancy caused by the expiration OF the term Of
| III. w. LefnDgHeu.
| THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT OF the e. S navy
yesterday, through DR.. A. L. Gihon, made ap-
| plicatlon for admission to the American Medi-
| cal association; and after some opposition. on
| the ground that charges were pending against
/ the department. the application Was almost
| unanimously granted.
| THE APPROPRIATION BILLS-I1 the Senate
| yesterday, after our regular report of the pro-
| ceedings closed, the river aud harbor appropri-
! alton bill was passed-yeas 55 nays 13. In the
| House Yesterday. after our regular report
! closed, the committee of the whole rose and
| reported the general deficiency bill and amend
ments to the House. The main question was
| ordered and the House adjourned.
| NoaINATIoNs.-The President sent the follow
| Ing nominations to the Senate to-day: Eugene
Schuyler, OF New York, now consul general at
Rome, to be consul general and diplomatic
agent OF the Unite6 States at Buch arest; " m.
n. Petheck, now Vice consul at Tten- -Tsin, to be
! secretary OF the commission to China; Jas Nc
| Laughln, OF Dakota to be agent fer the Indians
| OF Devils Lake agency, Dakota
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| PERsONAL.-Mr. James A. CoWardin, senior
| editor OF the Richmond Dispatch who has been
in feeble health for some time, has gone to the
Warm Springs for a prolonged vacation
London.-Mrs DIR. HoltOn, formerly OF Wash
/ ington, now OF Newport, is at the St James
Mrs. Helen Hunt Jackson, whose Initials
III. H." always promise something good
whether i'll prose or poetry, has gone to Europe,
and during her stay there Will visit Ole Bull
% and wife in in Nerway.-Dr: Dexter, who was
brother, is still detained there OF that account
--Paymaster Brown, Z. S. N, is at the Riggs
| House, accompanied by his bride.-James g.
Eads was presiding officer OF the annual CON
yention OF civil engineers recently In session in
| 81. Louis.-Mr. Burdette, the EdackPs,o hnmor-
| list, has removed his residence to Nantucket,
| Mass.-M. de WnliamoV, Russian charge
| d,affa1rs at Washington, and Gen. Tunis T.
| Palmer are In New York.-George Wright
the od famous Is base ball player resumed his old
/ place Oh the Boston nine last Saturday and
doubtless will play with them through the sea-
| son.
THE NICARAaUA CANAL CONCESSION Con-
| FIRMED.-AdmiFal Ammen has received cable
| gram from Engineer Menocal, stating that the
| Nicaraguan congress has confirmed the conces-
! sion recently made by the president OF that re-
| public TO an American company for the con-
! struction OF an inter-oceanic ship canal across
| the isthmuS
THE LARGE DELEG ALTON OF SIOUX INDIANS
now in Washington, headed by the veteran
chiefs Red Cloud and Spotted TAIL paid their
| respects to Secretary SchurZ this afternoon
| 1htSe Indians constitute the Sioux visiting
school committee, and say they are not only
/ satisfied, but very much pleased with the condi-
! ton OF their children at Carlisle. They will
| while here settle several matters Of business,
| among which will be an agreement granting
right Of way across their reservation TO two pro-
/ posed railroads. and the fixing Of the sum to be
| paid the Indians for this privilege.
| Mr.. ACKLEN EXoNERATED.-The report of the
i Judiciary committee in the Acklen case was
read TO the House this afternoon. The report
/ exonerates Mr.. Acklen from corrupt motives in
! presenting the report which the com mittee on
! foreign affairs had not considered.
THE GENERAL DEFICIENCY BILL was passed
by the House this afternoon. There was no
struggle over the marshals clause. Mr. Pages
amendment to pay the special deputies OF Cali
| fornia s., 900 was defeated. The House has now
| passed the last OF the regular appropriation
| bills.
/ Society Notes.
| Representative Kimmell. OF Baltimore and
his wife left for their home In that city yester-
! day afternoon. She will not return before next
| November, but he will be here to attend the
| sessions OF the House until Congress adIourns.
! Both he and his wife Will 60 TO the democratic
| convention at Cincinnati.
| Gen. Blake. U.S.A., and his wife and her
| daughters the Misses Wood, have moved into
/ their residence on street, which Senator
Kerr an and family have been occupying
| through the present session OF Congress. Mrs.
| and Miss Herman have LETT the city for the
season.