Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-06
THE EVENING STAR.

THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS sTo-DAy.-Internal rev.
enue, 1907 ,191.15 customs, S5S3, ,st3.O3.
a COUNTERFEITER ARREsTED.-The Philadel-
phia agent of the secret service telegraphs the
arrest last evening in that city OF John p Fisher.
counterfeiter.
SENATOR VOORHEES, who had spoken for the
floor for his greenback speech to-day, yielded to
the Ute bill and agreed to postpone his speech
until the latter bill shall be disposed of.
THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL was reported
to the House to-day. This makes three appro-
priation bills now pending in the House; the
army, the naval and the Indian bills.
THE SPRINGER MANNING UNPLEAsANTNEss.-
A full meeting of the House committee on cleo
tions was held this morning. 1t is supposed
that the subject under consideration was the
Springer Manning unpleasantneSS, but as
strict Injunction OF secrecy was placed upon the
members the details OF the discussion are not
known to the public.
COMBINATIONS AND REJECTION.-The Senate
In executive session yesterday confirmed the
nominations of Francis B. Griffith, to be census
ton Monroe, to be postmaster at Annapolis,
Md; and rejected the nomination OF Thomas II.
Sherwood as census supervisor for 1St district
Of Pennsylvania.
NOMINATIoNs.-The President sent the follow
ing nominations to the Senate this afternoon:
Fl. S. Lovejoy, OF Nebraska to be receiver of
public moneys at Ntobrara, Neb. To be post
masters: VIM. Austin at Fayetteville. n. Y;
JnO. w. Groesbeck at Harvard, Ill.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day were
Senator saunders, Representatives Thompson,
Mckenzie, H0yes and Davis, Prof. HarwOod, OF
Massachusetts. and Mr.. Henry F. Gilltg, gen.
eral manager OF the American exchange in Eu-
rope.
MAJOR RICHARD LoDoR Sd artillery, has been
assigned TO special duty at the artillery school,
Fort Monroe, until october st next.
THE CRUISE OF THE TIcoNDEROGA - Dis
patches received by mail at the Navy depart
ment from Commodore Shufeldt state that the
Tfconderoga left Singapore on the 23d OF Fe0-
Iuary and expected to reach Japan by the mid
dle or last OF May.
The CHIPPEwAs had tinai interview with
secretary Schun yesterday afternoon at /
O'Clock, but have not yet left for Wisconsin.
They are well pleased with the arrangement
proposed by the department. under which their
valuable pineIieS are to be sold before they can
proceeds to form fund Tor the tribe, in the
the benefits of which each Indian will have an
equal share
VICTORIA THE APACHE CHIEF.-A prominent
citizen of New Mexico, who is now here. says
OF Victoria, the redoubtable Apache chief that
he has entered upon mortal crusade against
the whites. and that he and his followers will
this time undoubtedly fight until they are eX-
terminated. About SO warriors are supposed to
be at present involved under the old chief, al
though he has had with him as many as 200.
Victoria himself. cur informant says, cannot be
less than 65 years old.
A Cory OF AN OLD REPORT of the date of De-
cember, 1886, has been sent to the Post Office
department. 1t shows that at that time there
were but Al clerks in the department. or these
Cfanston Laurie and Mr.. j. II. Mari are the
only TWO now in the department. ThOS. Cor
cOran, brother OF w. w. Corcoran. was assistant
postmaster of the city. and there We're but IA
employees In the post office. A commissioner OF
patents and five clerks were all that composed
the present huge Patent Office.
WHEN THE VOTE was taken on Weavers reso-
luton declaring that the government should
issue all the money OF the country metallic
ard paper, great many soft money democrats
including Judge Buckner. chairman OF the
banklng and currency committee, voted against
IT, This for the reason that they do not believe
that the United States in time of peace has the
power to emit paper money and make it legal
tender. The resolution did not get even a ma
lOfity vote, which would serve to Indicate that
the House OF Representatives does not think
that Senator Bayard's anti-legal tender resolu-
t1on was very far from right after all.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS
adopted substitute this morning for the bill
ito encourage and facilitate commercial rela-
tions with the Argentine republic and ordered
IL to be reported TO the House upon the call OF
the committee to-day. On Friday the commit
a IN q of Narry
York gentlemen, OF whom Hon. Abram S. Hewett
Is chairman, in advocacy OF the bill providing
Tor the centennial celebration of the signing OF
peace between Great Britain and the American
colonies at the close OF the war of the RevOlll-
tfOn, by an international exposition in New
0rk, III 1855.
PEHSONAL-I. S. Minister White is said to be
not very happy at Bern.-Capt Sanger, civil
engineer L. S. ", is seriously Ill at his residence
in GeorgetOWn.-Rev. w. II. II. Murray is ex-
pected to return soon to a Boston pulpit
senator Plumb. who has been in Kansas for
about ten days, will return 10 Washington On
Thursday General Black is in
New Iork.--Rcv. NJ. ID. Conway has so far re-
covered his health as TO be able to return to
London and resume his literary labOrS S.
Abel, OF the Baltimore sun, has been for sew.
eral weeks in Florida and has contracted for a
tract OF about ten thousand acres of timber
land. small portion of which is We'll set in
orange trees-Henri Wieniawski, the cele-
bf@ted violinist. whose appearance in this
bered died in Moscow yesterday. In his latter
days he seems TO have fallen into poverty and
neglect. and rumors have come from tine to
tlme OF his unhappy mental AMI physical con.
dition,
THE COMMITTEE on WAYS AND MEANS gave a
hearing to-day to representatives of the New
York Chamber OF Commerce and OF the Boston
Board OF Trade who are in favor OF a modtica-
ton OF the present laws relating to the collec-
tlon of revenue rrOm customs The views of the
New YORK Chamber OF Commerce We're in part
presented by Mr.. Dorman B. Eaton who gave
illustrations OF the unfair and One-sided opera
tlon OF the present laws regarding the assess
nen, OF duties, showing how the importer Is er-
tIeiy al the mercy OF sub0rdnateS in the ap-
pralsers department and has practically no ap-
peal rom their decision. The principal remedy
suggested tand which is embodied in bill pre-
pared by the New York Chamber of Commerce
and introduced by Mr.. Fernando Wood is to
have the duties assessed on the value of the
goods In the home instead OF in the foreign
market. The hearing is TO be continued TO-
morrow, and the Secretary of the Treasury is to
hl itsgl 4,