Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-11


ber of general visitors called on the President
to-day.
ANOTHER NoTARy.-The President has ap
pointed Herbert A. Gill notary public for the
District OF Columbia.
ASSISTANT SURGEON d. M. Appel, U. s. A., has
been ordered to report for reassignment to duty
in the Department OF Missouri.
THE PRESIDENT AND MRS. HAYES accord a re-
ception this evening to the excursionists from
central New York, who are now In the CITY,
CONGRESSMAN ACKLEN's CAsE.-The commit
tee on foreign affairs will take action on the
alleged breach of faith to the House on the par
of Congressman Acklen, ON Friday.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON NAVAL AFFAIRS
gave hearing this morning to parties affected
by the recommendations Of the board of rear
admiralS of the navy appointed under act or
Congress of February, 1879, to determine the
question of certain promotions In the navy.
The hearing will be resumed this afternoon.
POSTAL APPROPRIATION BILL.-The sub-com-
mittee of the House appropriation committee
was engaged to-day upon the Post Office appro-
priation bill, which is fast approaching compile
tion.
FRANK II. MASON, nominated by President
Hayes to be L. S. consul at Basle Switzerland,
is the managing editor Of the Cleveland L@adei'
SLAUGHTER1NG THE SUPERvIsoRs.-Th Senate
committee on census will submit reports on the
remainder of the nominations for census Su-
rervisorS at the next executive session. About
% OF so nominations will be reported.
BIDS WERE OPENED at the sub-treasury in
New York to-day at noon, the Secretary of the
Treasury having announced that he would then
receive offers of government bonds. hyes and
skies, to be purchased for the sinking fund. AS
sStant Treasurer HillhouSe telegraphed the
Secretary the offers made. and asking what TO
accept. Secretary Sherman replied as follows:
Accept all offers OF SKIES OF 80 at a4 and under;
all SKIES OF 81 at 34 anu unGef: ana all llNeS at
~ and under.
GEN SHERMAN AND CONGRESSMAN SPEER.-
Representative Emory Speer, Of Georgia, who
has made national reputation by his bill to
prevent dress paradeS and military bands play
ing on Sundays, wrote a letter to Gen. Sherman
inQuirDg as to the army regulations in those
matters. Gen. sherman responded to the in
Quiry, and expressed himself as opposed to Mr..
Speers Dill. He did not. however, as has been
published, threaten to withdraw the companies
OF TROOPS from the Atlanta barracks in case Mr..
Speel'S bill passed.
EX-Gov. PINCHBACK, of Louisiana, and his
friends, comprising Burch, Kenner, Kennedy
and other prominent colored republicans Of the
state, who have been in Washington urging
PinchbackS appointment as surveyor OF the
port of New Orleans will leave for the latter
city tonight. They say they are going to Lou
iSiana to work in the interest of Gen. Grants
nomination for the presidency. They allege
that Pinchback was promised the appointment
of surveyor. and that subsequently this promise
was ignored and Lewis retained. They hold
Secretary sherman responsible for the disap-
poirtment OF Pinchback, and intend to prevent
him from getting the Louisiana delegation to
the Chicago convention, if they can.
INCREASE OF INMIGRATIoN.-The chief of the
bureau of statistics furnishes the following in
formation. derived from official returns in re-
gard to immigration into the port of New York:
There arrived at the port OF New York during
the month OF January. 1880, 1872 passengers,
$3.50 OF whom were immigrants During the.
corresponding period OF 1879 the total number
OF passengers arrived at the port was 1892, of
whom 2.33l were immigrants. OF the total ar
rivals OF Immigrants at the port during the
month OF January. 1885, there were from Eng
land, 1,455; Scotland. 316: Wales, Is; Ireland,
$50; Germany. ,409: Austria, 126: Sweden, 93;
Norway. 81; Denmark 80; France, 214; Swltzer-
land, 2I9: Italy, 534: Holland, 81; Belgium, 81;
Russia, 6i; Poland, 1872; Hungary 161: Cuba 49,
all other countries. IA. The arrivals at the port
January 81, 1880, foot up 1855: for the twelve
months ended JANUARY 81, 1879, 122,s2l
SECRETARY SHERMAN appeared before the
House committee of ways and means this MORN
ing, and gave his views at length upon the re-
funding question. While advocating In general
terms the adoption OF a per cent. bond, the
Secretary thought some notifications as to
10 questions by the chairman Of the committee
admitted that his views had modified somewhat
and he was disposed to concede the possibility
Of negotiating at par. a bond bearing a lower
rate Of interest than per cent. The Committee
will meet tomorrow TO take final action upon
the question OF refunding.
GERMAN ExHIBITIoN.-An exhibition OF Ger
man patented and registered articles will be
held in the city of Frankfort in 1851. The United
States consul general in dispatch to the De-
partment OF State, dated January II, 1850, an
nounces that all Americans who have taken out
patents under the German law, or who have
registered their models at LefpSic, are invited TO
take part in this exhibition. II will open on the
list of May. 1851. and close in the following Oc-
tober This will afford an opportunity for in
ventors from all parts OF the world to exhibit or
compare their various inventions Further in
formation, circulars and blanks may be OBJ
ta1ned by addressing the manager OF the eXhi-
bition, DR.. Dronke, Franliforton-the- Main, Ger
many.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Chief Engineer c. II. Loring,
to duty at the New York navy yard, Goth inst,
relieving Chief Engineer Eldridge Lawton.
placed Oh waiting orders Passed Assistant
Paymaster S. d. Huribut has reported his re-
turn home from duty as storekeeper at Homo
lulu, and has been ordered TO settle his accounts.
Chief Engineer Ii. b. Nones, TO Norfolk on the
18th inst, to duty connected with the Galena.
Commander Robert Boyd from the command OF
the Ranger, and ordered to proceed home and
wait orders Lieut.. w. p. Randall, Masters j.
A. Barber, II. j. Fichlawn. III. W. Schaefer and
6. i. Calhoun; EnSignS b. O. Scott. G. E. Halter
and Alfred Reynolds; Passed Assistant Surgeon
h. l. Law, Chief Engineer j. b. Carpenter.
Passed Assistant Engineer W. /. Bailie. and
Boatswaih Peter Johnson from the Ranger, and
ordered to proceed home and wait orders. AS
sistant Surgeon +. c. Dale has returned home
from the Pacific station, and IS placed on wait
Ing orders. Assistant PayInaSter Il. Il. Brown
from the Ranger and ordered TO settle accounts.
Assistant Engineer L. A. Magee from duty at
the New York navy yard on the 18th, and Or
dered TO the Nandalia, relieving Passed Assist
ant Engineer G. w. Baird, who Is ordered home
10 wait orders.
THE GoRDoN-STEPHENS DIFFICULTY.-The
heated discussion between Senator Gordon and
Representative A. II. stephens, which took
place before the Senate census committee few
Gays ago. has led To correspondence between
tue gentlemen. but not OF a belligerent or un-
IilehuIy Tone Mr. stephens gave out to news
papers the statement that General Gordon shook
ms tlst In his (StephenS) face and threatened TO
hoid MIN personally responsible for some ut
telanceS- STAR reporter to-day made inu,lir-
les among those who were present at the dis
eussion, including members of the committee.
as TO what really occurred between Nessrs
Gordon and stephens These persons
all gave one account OF the scene,
which was described as follows: Mr.
stephens said he had heard that Gordon
wanted ex-Marshal Smythe appointed supervi-
sor and that was his motive for fighting Sim
mons. Finally, when stephens had persisted