Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-23
THE EVENING STAR.

THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY. Internal
revenue, sl1s, ,263.59; customs, 1928, 1857.
THE FOLLOWING INTERNAL REVENUE AP-
PoINTNENTs for the 5th district of Kentucky
have been made: T. w. Stone, guager, and T.
V. LutZ, storekeeper; A. c. Card has been ap.
pointed sterekeeper and gauger for the 5dh
district of Tennessee.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Assistant Paymaster T. D.
Hoxsey to duty at the New York navy yard,
relieving Paymaster John Furey who Is placed
land from the Pensacola and placed on sick
leave.
CAPTAIN WILLIAM BROWN, U. S. NJ. c., has
been ordered to report in Philadelphia to NOR
row as member OF board OF survey.
Hon. j. FLOYD KING, Congressman for the
fifth Louisiana district, writes to the President
that the outrage report of Il. B. Lanier, inter-
nal revenue collector in that district Is un.
founded; that Lanier Is short in his accounts as
state tax collector; that he has been engaged In
desperate private broils, in which his antago-
nists were Killed, and that such man should
not De armed with authority, as Commissioner
Raum proposes to use troops or armed men in
the midst of. profound peace against people oo.
serving the laws.
GEN. GARFIELD telegraphed here last evening
that it was his earnest wish that no serenade or
demonstration be made on his arrival here
The demonstration for which the republic an
clubs had commenced preparations is therefore
"Off."
RAILROAD RESP0ESIBILITY.-In the L. s. Su-
preme Court yesterday, the case OF the Penn
sylvaDia Railroad company, plaintiff in error,
VS.. j. c. Ray, In error to the circuit court OF the
United States for the northern district of ILL.,
nois, came up. This was suit for damages on
account Of injuries sustained by Ray in conse-
guence OF the breaking down of berth on a
Pullman sleeping car, In which he was travel
ing, on one OF the leased lines of the Pennsyl.
vania railroad. Ray alleged that the injuries
complained or were caused by breach of the
railroad company s obligation to furnish safe
cars and competent servants. The Pennsylva-
mia company asserted that the negligence which
led to the injuries was the negligence of the
Pullman Palace and SleeptDg-ca company.
Tine court held the railroad company respon-
sible and reversed the verdict OF the court be-
low.
THE INDIAN ATTACK ON KIsLINGBuRY.-The
following telegram has. been forwarded to the
War department.:
'.POplar creek. Nov. IA, 1850, via Fort Buford.
d. T., Nov. is. lSs0.-ASst. AdJt General Dept
Dakota, st. Paul, through CONG officer Fort
Bulord: Yours OF 18th re eived Am satisfied the
attack on Kislingbury Was made by Yanktonais
from camp on Red Water, returning from thiev-
Ing expedition TO Judith Basin. Scouts inform
me they returned the 18th, with forty ponies
stolen from half "reedS, am "-7orted that they
bad skirmisl eth In aus on Musselshell,
ABOUT eight days left when they found
there were troops 18th them. They are still
OUTSIDE the camp. Did ktsllngbury lose any
horses? lSlgned.l REED, Commanding"
MOVEMENTS OF L. 5. NAVAL VEssEIs.-The
Alaska arrived at Honolulu, october 26th, from
Samoa all were well on board. She expects to
reach San Francisco about December Ist, The
Yantic arrived at Savannah on the Goth The
Kearsarge left Norfolk November 22d. The Pen
sacola left the Mare Island navy yard for San
Francisco on the 22d She is waiting men from
New York.
CADET ENGINEER WILLIAM LANG died at his
fathers residence In Buffalo, N. Y, on the 10Th
Instant, OF pulmonary consumption. He was
condemned by medical survey in May last. and
has been On leave OF absence since He was a
member OF the 1st class cadet engineers [. s
Naval Academy.
Army ORDERs.-The following general court
martial is appointed to meet at the cavalry
Jefferson barracks, Missouri, On the 29th day OF
November 1880 for the trial OF such prisoners as
may be brought before it: Major C. 4. Goddard.
surge on;Major John Green, list cavalry 1st Lieut.,
J: T. Morrison, 10th cavalry; 1st Lieut.. G. f.
Foote, Sth cavalry: 1st Lieut.. Charles Mortoa
Sd cavalry, and 1St Lieut.. II. S. Bishop. 5th
cavalry, Judge advocate OF the court. Major J.
B. M Potter, paymaster, will be relieved from
duty In the military division Of the Pacific By
the commanding general Of that division, as
soon as he shall have completed the payments
and october, 1850. and will report to the COM
manding general military division OF the AT
lantic for duty in that division.
ANNrlJ PEPoRT op Tur cnuu,,e1oNp, IN,
PENsIONs.-IIon. j. A. Bentley. commissioner OF
pensions, has completed his annual report to
the Secretary OF the Interior. Il shows that on
the 30th OF June last there were 250 500 persons
receiving pensions from the government, the
list being composed Of army and navy invalids
widows, minor children, etc. surviving soldiers
and sailors OF the war OF 1912, and widows from
that war; se4i names have been added to the
list since last year. During the year 10, 5i5 new
pensions We're allowed. and 1877 pensioners
previously dropped restored; II. .s.5 were
dropped. The annual pensions average si03. 81
an aggregate for all OF ss5.9ll .9166o. Exclusive
or the arrears, the payments for the year
amounted 10 s3,Gt6 iS5 50, OF which sl2 4GS.-
1920 was accrued pensions IN the new cases
The payment OF arrears commenced In May
1879. There was paid ia May and June Of tn AZ
year So 933, 63, and Sl9 $50 sos % during the
last fiscal year. The total amount paid out for
pensions during the year was S5I, ,026 99i.l2
commissioner Bentley estimates that 1t will
require upwards of $50, 900 900 to pay the pen
sions OF The current year. The number or cases
ia Which arrears OF pensions have been allowed
up to November l, the date Of the report, Is
43,9l.. The average in each case Is 1850 Is
The commissioner repeats the recommendation
OF MS former reports, 10 substitute for the pres
ent secret ex parte method OF presenting the
evidence In pension claims plan for taking the
testimony by public proceedings before officers
OF the government In the neighborhood OF the
claimant and witnesses, and urges early legtS-
latlon TO accomplish this purpose The com
missioner Is OF opinion that the compensation
or the agents Is too small and recommends
revision OF the law fixing their CONDENSATION
and increasing it by extending to Them the
right TO use the Official penalty envelope in
lhelr Olhc1al correspondence. He also rer9m
menos that an additional fee OF twenty cents
De pald Them for their services in paving the
arrears. F'o o
The REPORT OF L. 8. TREASCREa GUFIfr.N
states that the receipts OF the government for
the past year show an increase from customs
internal revenue, and sales OF public lands or
$59, e1l ,505, and decrease in miscellaneous re-
ce1pts OF only $l120I9. The expenditures show
an aggregate increase Of $685. 0I4, caused by an
increase or S22 395, ,040 In the payments on ac-
count OF the Interior department, but decrease
Oh 2l,699 800 In the expenditures for interest
ana premium on the public debt, on civil and
,HlsceiianeOuS accounts, and for the War and
Navy departments. The business of the gov
eILineht involved the transfer during the wear
oI ~ ,o53, 1851 ,0s2. The amount Collected from
naliohal banks by the treasurer for semi
annual duty accruiDg during the wear was
St'osl. .,.o. Ine total amount collected during
Int existence OF the national bank system