Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-05-14
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WASHINGT
THE EV VENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAy.-Internal rev.
enue, $40! ,2sO. 1s; customs. s7S5, $4,000.
WHITE HOUSE CALLERs.-Senators Mcmillan,
Dawes and Hear. and Representatives Barber,
Frye and Claflin called on the President to-day.
THE ADJOURNMENT REsoLUTION.-Mr. Gibson,
from the committee on ways and means, to-day
reported the resolution for final adjournment
1t up when the legislative bill is disposed of.
The chances are that the latter bill will be
passed to-day.
THE FIELD Boom BOOMING.-The following
dispatch was received here to-day, dated Rich
mond, May 14th:-"FIeld's friends carried pri-
mary elections here yesterday, electing 81 out
OF 10 delegates to state convention. Contest
spirited. Heavy vote pOlled. Friends of all
other candidates formed combination ticket,
and were beaten. L. @. WASHINGTON.
NAVAL ORDERs-Master B. F. Rinehart, to
Island. Cadet Mldshipman j. II. Hetherington,
to examination for graduation Goth inst.
Mr.. ORDwAY NOMINATED The President sent
the following nomination to the Senate to-day:
n. &. Ordway, OF New Hampshire, to be gov
ernOr OF Dakota Territory.
EARLY CLOSING ON RACE DAYs.-An the gov
ernment departments, except the Interior, viii
be closed at three O'Clock On the national
association racing days, next week.
HENRY S. FoOTE, superintendent of the New
orleans mint. has rendered his resignation. He
resigns on account of i'll health. He is suffering
from a cancer in his head. The usual army or
offce-seekers that arises when such vacancies
occur VIII now buckle On their armor.
j. j. STEWART, OF Baltimore, viii be appointed
arbitrator On the Spanish Claims commission
on the part of the United States. This appoint
ment Will fill the vacancy caused by the death
OF the Hon. jos. Segar
THE EXAMINATION Of E. B. Hay, expert IN
handwriting, was continued yesterday before
the Donnelly-Finley Investigating committee.
He submitted a number OF tracingS showing
similalities between the anonymous letter ad-
dressed TO Mr.. Springer by W. S. King. which
were ordered by the committee to be photo
graphed
AT THE CABINET MEETING this afternoon all
the members were present. 1t was decided to
appoint -Sergeant-at- Ordway as gov
ernOr Of Dakota. Secretary Sherman submit
ted statement showing that the receipts of
the government for the present month averaged
over million dollars daily. There was some
talk about the prosperous financial condition OF
the country and about the difficulty Of getting
the standard silver dollars out OF the Treasury.
No decision was reached as to silver circulation
NOT CANDIDATE foR TIE PosTMAsrERsHIP
laid before the President letter received by
him from Postmaster James, OF New York city,
In which the latter says: Let me thank you
most sincerely for your great kindness Ia the
matter Of the Postmaster Generalship. The
pressure of the mercantile community for me
not to consider the question: and a natural
aver sion to leave those who have made my ad-
miDistratiOn successful, force me to decline be-
Ing longer mentioned as candidate. May |
ask that you will inform the President of my
determinations"
AGREEMENT WITH THE CROW IND1ANs.-An
agreement was signed to-day with the
Crow Indians, by which they agree to
sell about 100000 acres of their lands
in Montana to the government for $780,
OC0 year for twenty-five years. The Fort
Hall, Idaho, ,1ndianS.BannOckS and ShOShOneS-
also signed an agreement to part with about
100000 acres OF their lands for S10u00 year for 20
years. TheSe agreements were embodied In
oils, and sent to the Senate Indian committee
to-day. The committee had a conference on
the subject, and are expected to report the bills
at an early date.
CONFIRMATIONs.-The Senate In executive ses-
sion yesterday confirmed the following nomina
tiOns: Chas A. Galloway. OF Wisconsin, to be
collector of internal revenue for the Sd district
OF Wisconsin. S. n. Todd, OF Ohio, to be census
supervisor for Cd district OF Ohio. VIM. A.
Hunt, OF Ohio to be census supervisor for Ith
district of Ohio Passed Assistant Engineer
Walter ID. Smith, to be a Chief engineer In the
navy: First Lieut.. T: W: Lay, Of District of Co
lumbia, to be captain in the revenue service.
| Second Lieut.. Alfred Weston, OF Massachusetts,
| to be fst lieutenant I'm the revenue service.
| Third Lieut.. John L. Rhodes, OF Connecticut, to
| be "a lieutenant In the revenue service.
| PERSONAL---VERY. Justice Waite was given a
| reception at the Athen9um Club in Baltimore
| last night, at which GOV. Hamilton and other
prominent state and city officials We're present.
MIR. John Russell Young left Washington
! to-day for Colorado, where he will remain for a
month or longer: r:---According to the pictures
| OF him published in this country, Right Hon.
| Sherbrooke looks enough like Col Ingers0ll to
be taken Tor an older brother.-Herr Won
Schlozer; the German minister, Ex,Attorney
General illams, \. p. M. G. Tyner aud Col. Ber.
! ret, We're registered in New York last night
Mrs. Hayes viii Witness May 9th, the laying
OF the cornerstone of the new Wesleyan Dorml
| tory, MlddletoWn, Conn. President Porter OF
Yale. is TO give the addresS.-Mr. kurd Won
| Schlozer, the able and popular German minister
10 Ills country, sails fOf nome on saturday on
| summer vacation.--Mr. Justice Harlan left
| last evening for his circuit, embracing
| IlloinS, Indiana and WiscOnsin.-NIr. Samuel
| K. Glen. for many years one or the editors OF
| the New York Herald, and formerly its Wash
| ingtOn correspondent. died in New York yes
| terday, In his 6lst year. Mr.. Glen started his
! newspaper life in Boston. He was one OF the
| most genial OF men and versatile Writer.--Mr.
| Henry Clay, grandson of the statesman, and
| bow prosecuting attorney Of Louisville, has
| joined Lieutenant HOwgates Arctic Expedition.
| Mr. Clay Is an accomplished man, 80 years old.
TIE LEGIsI ATIvE, EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIAL
| APPROPRIATION BILL provides as follows: For
compensation and mileage Of Senators, si13, 900;
| compensation OF officers, clerks and employees
| sl6l,110; contingent expenses OF the Senate,
| $4,000 reporting the debates and proceedings
| OF the Senate. $4,000; compiling Congressional
Directory 81 200; Capitol police, S35, 600; com.
| pensation and mileage OF members and Dele
| gates, sl,63o,OOO; compensation of officers,
| clerks and employees OF the House. S2O4 1873;
stenographers for committees, $4,000;
reporters OF proceedings and debates of the
| House, $4,000; contingent expenses of the
House, $751; 100; Office OF public printer, lnclud-
| ing contingent, $5 600: library OF Congress and
| botanic garden s65, $40: the Executive and con-
| tingent, sos. AGA; the Department of State, In
Guiding publishing laws and contingent, ,Sl39 $40;
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