Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-29
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS sTo-DAy.-Internal rev.
enue, s6C5, ,693.15 customs. Si25, 2S4.42.
THE PAYMENTS made by the Treasury this
month On account OF pensions amount to about
a million and q quarter dollars. The debt state
ment which will be issued next Saturday Will
show reduction Of about sl2, 100000.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Assistant Surgeon W. H.
Drake to examination for promotion. Master
Perrin Busbee from the photographic Office and
granted leave until January 1st with permis-
sion TO leave the United states.
THE TALLAPoosA left the navy yard to-day at
II O'Clock for Norfolk. She will be dry -docked
to repair damages caused by her recent collision
with the schooner Dreadnaught.
THE TRAINING SHIP CONSTITUTION will sail
from Hampton Roads In a few days for Cana
dian waters going as far as Halifax. The ALL
ance, at Norfolk has been undergoing repairs,
which are now nearly completed. She will sail
early next month for the banks of Newfound-
land ard the fishing grounds.
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATION
BILL" is the first bill of the kind ever passed by
Congress. Heretofore the items of approprla-
tiODS for the District have been incorporated In
the sundry civil appropriation bill.
Two CLERKS WANTED.-In the District OF Col
umbia appropriation bill provision is made for
but one clerk in the sinking fund office. Two
clerks to do the work of tie Office are said to be
necessary. and the Senate committee WILL it is
understood, amend the bill accordingly.
THE FOLLOWING INTERNAL REVENUE APPOINT
MENTs have been made: Storekeepers-Richari
Varin, 2d Kentucky district; Ullis Hull, 5th Hi
nos; and B. F. Boring, .th Indiana. Store
keepers and gaugelY-E. O. Houston 9th North
Carolina, and A. L. Snow, I'd Tennessee. Morris
Il. FAR has been appointed gauger for the 1st
New Ork district
CARP CULTURE-Professor Baird is greatly
encouraged by the growth OF the carp at the
Monument grounds. Some are there now
weighing ten and twelve pounds. The two-year
oldS hatched there are full nine inches long. Il
is estimated that there are now near half a mil
lion OF the fish i'll these ponds.
THE CASE OF Mr.. ACKLEN.-The House ildI-
ciary committee has agreed upon a report in
the case OF Congressman Acklen, which will eX-
onerate him 1rOm any corrupt motive in the re
port made TO the House on certain NlCaraugian
claims.
THE IMMEDIATE DEFICIENCY BIIL.--The con-
ference managers OF the two houses on the dis
agreeing votes on the immediate deficiency bill
have reached an agreement, which has been
ratified by the two houses. The amount re-
tanned in the bill is $3.50 900 for the Public
tion OF the work on the north wing of the State
department Is reduced to 100000.
CLERK MIDDLEToN's SUcCEssoR.-The Su-
preme Court of the United States, yesterday
decided to elect Mr.. James Fl. McKenney, the
deputy clerk of the Court to the position OF
clerk made vacant by the death of D. w. Mid
dleton. This apparent haste to fill the position
was caused by the extraordinary pressure made
upon them by candidates and their friends bot b
In person and by letter, for the vacancy, aud
they decided to at once settle the matter and
end the unseemly scramble. Having consulta-
ton, the judges unanimously decided to ap-
| point Mr.. Mckenney, who has been in the
clerks Office over 20 years and in every position
has R1eved himself valuable officer. Mr. Nc
ken has spent nearly his entire life in this
District, and is son-in-law of Chas E. Walker,
| the Well-known builder. His many friends here
| Will be glad to hear OF his promotion.
| THERE HAS BEEN PRETTY LIVELY TINE in
| northern Georgia in the past few months with
| the moonshinerS. There will be a liveier one in
| the near future. Commissioner Raum has de-
clded 10 make most vigorous warfare on these
law VloiaforS. He intends to clean out moon
| shiners and give them lesson that will prevent
such cases or opposition to United States officers
as have been frequent heretofore. He will form
/ 1our raiding partieS-one in each of the four
northern counties These forces will be COM
posed OF men skilled in mOOnshine warfare
Revenue Agent Whitfield VIII have charge of
operations in Fannin county, Agent Kellogg in
Union county, Agent Chapman In Rabun coun-
| " and agent Wagner in Towns county. These
FORCES VIII act independently, but Will cooper
ate when necessary.
THE TILDEN MEN IN TENNEssEE-A demo-
| cratic member OF Congress from Tennessee
says that the writer's OF letters who say the del
| egat1on from that state to the Cincinnati con-
Vention VIII be Tor tilden, do not understand
| the true state OF affairs. He says the "Tilden
| people in Tennessee are making the most fuss,
| as they are everywhere else, and they are
| Claiming the most, but they will fall far short
| OF controlling the convention. Hendricks is
the choice OF Tennessee. as he was In 1916, and
tne 1eellng In favor OF him is stronger now than
! 1t was then. In the larger cities and business
| centres Bayard is the favorite. Tiden is, i'm
TACT, the last In the race Tennessee democrats
| want to win this next election. and they will
not throw away any chance. The delegation
| Will not be instructed for anybody, ana they
will go 1or the strongest man."
| THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT-The Vice Pres
| 1dent yesterday submitted to the Senate the
| report OF the subcommittee of the Washington
Monument association, adopted at its meeting
| on the 26th instant The report has already
| been published. 1t contains complete history
OF the association, and the correspondence had
| with story and other sculptors In regard to the
monument. The suo-commIttee consists of
Berrett, Horatio King Daniel b. Clarke and
| John b. Blake. The recommendation is that
a SHAFT be erected ON the present site; the shaft
| constructed. The only appropriation by Con-
gress SO far has been 5000 600, which will be ex-
| hausted by the end Of next August The com
mlttee recommend additional appropriations,
| amounting TO s6li 600, in order to complete the
| monument. and say 1t Will require four work.
| Ing seasons to do the work.
| TIE WASHINGTON NATIONAL MoNUMRNT.-A
highly important special meeting OF the Wash
| fDgton Monument Society took place at Judge
| Advocate General Dunn's Office on Monday last.
| The regular meetings occur on the first Thurs
DAY In each month, but that of Monday Wss
| specially called that the resident members OF
| president Hon. r. c. Winthrop. Mr.. w. W.
Corcoran, the first vice president: DR.. Blake, the
| secretary or the society: Dr. Toner General
| Clarke, Mr.. Hardness, and ex-Mayor Berret
were present. 1t is hoped that about twenty
1ive leet VIII be added to the height OF the mon.