Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-06-01


V9+. 55-N9. Sab.
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-Day. - Internal
revenue, s162, $3.50; customs, s2o2, ,249.52.
REVENUE APPOIsTMENTs.--Frank Madden has
been appointed internal revenue storekeeper
for the fifth district Of Kentucky. and A. K.
Holmes gauger for the third Maryland district.
WHITE House CALLERs.-Senators Saunders
and Allison and Representatives Coffroth Carr
penter, Fisher and Downey called on the PreSi-
dent to-day.
THE PRESIDENT APPROVED to-day the military
academy bill.
Two MORE.-The President has appointed E
A. Dick and James Donaldson notarle5 public
for the District of Columbia.
THE PowHATAN arrived at New York yester-
day.
COINAGE of the L. S. mints during the month
of May. 1850: Gold-Double eagles. 5000 pieces;
eagles 191 23O pieces; half eagles 3O7 1O9 pieces;
total gold. 547, $3.50 pieces. value s4.427, ,S45.
S1lveT-Dolars g. 2.267,0O0. Cents. 3,4lO,0o0
pieces, value S3i. 100. Total coinage, 6,22, ,339
pieces, value S6, i2S, ,945.
THE CROSS-EXAMINATION of e. Fl. Rauch, eX-
pert In handwriting, was continued yesterday
before the Donne1ly Finley investigating COM
mittee. The witness remained firm in his pre-
yfouSly expressed conviction that Finley was
the author OF the anonymous letter.
FIRST LIEUT. W. s. MUSE L. s. NJ. C., has
beer ordered to report for duty at the Marine
barracks, Annapolis. Nd, June 4th, inst.
SENATOR'S VANCE AND BOOTH have been ap-
pointed members Of the board OF visitors to the
Naval Academy. in place of Senators Beck and
Hanlin, whose business prevents their attend
ance at the coming annual examination.
The KEARsAGE, from the Isthmus, left Key
West saturday for Hampton Roads.
ARMY ORDERs.-Leave for one year from June
/, 1850, on surgeons certificate Of disability, is
granted I'd Lieut. E. d. Hoyle, I'd artillery. The
leave OF Capt Henry Carroll. 9th cavalry, is
extended five months. First Lieut.. Frank W.
Hess, Sd artillery, is relieved from duty at Allie
gheny College, Meadvfle, Pa, to take effect
August 10, 1880. and will join his battery. Leave
for four months, to take effect upon being
relieved from his duties as acting assistant
quartermaSter at the L. S. Military Academy.
Is granted Isl Lieut.. c. F. Miller 4th artillery
capt. +. j. St'ang. assistant quartermaster, is
relieved frorI duty in the department of Ari-
Zona. and will repair TO New York city and he
is granted leave for one year on surgeons GER
tilcate of disability.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lteut. VIM. Little from the
Minnesota and granted three months leave.
Passed Assistant Surgeon a. F. Magruder from
the Passaic and ordered to continue duty at the
Washington navy yard on the reporting or his
eli inY Dn1t r-NS,.
Tennessee at New York. June 5uh, relieving
Boatswain Charles Miller, who is placed on
waiting orders.
IN REGARD TO THE PURSUIT OF Victoria'S band
by Gen. IIatche's command the latter Is labor
ing under great disadvantages. The most OF
his command is dismounted, the horses having
per1Shed The appropriation out of which he
should have been furnished With horses is ex-
hauSted and he cannot be reInOunted until the
appropriation for the next fiscal year becomes
available. A detachment Of the 4th cavalry
has been sent down to assist Gen. Hatch.
THE PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT issued to-day
shows: Interest bearing debt, sl,735, ,69S ,40);
debt on which interest has ceased since ma
turity, s., L "a 965, ,26 interest on above and un
claimed Pacific railroad interest. sl9.74252l. 49,
debt bearing no interest 1895, 424 $50. 81; total
DEBT, principal and interest, 81. 159. .OO0 235 81
total cash In the Treasury, S206;6l3, ,5l697; deot
less cash In the Treasury, June l, $780, s1s52,-
-
decrease OF debt during the MONTH Sl5 92S
033SI; decrease Of debt since June 80 1879
s'4 s20, $50. 50. Current liabitieS-IntereSt due
and unpaid, q. s90.sS5; debt On which interest
has ceased =, "a ,965. 26: interest thereon
$3.50. $50 IS; gold and silver certificates $50 274
$40; I. S. notes held for redemption of cerTii1-
Gates OF deposit. Sl2 S5 900: cash balance avail
able June l, 1850, sl61 66I, 96s2O6 GLIB 5l6 81
PERsoNAL.--Mrs. Fannie B. Ward leaves the
city today for five months tour In the far
i-iri I.rtr~
conventions en- rOute.-COunt Donhoff, OF the
German legation. is visiting California Herr
Won BOdenstedt is about TO return to Germany.
being due there July 1. He will, however, come
back 10 America and make longer VISIT
Paul III. Hayne, the poet, has suffered from
hemOrrhageS OF late. and is now lying very Ill
at his residence near Augusta, Ga.-At twelve
O'Clock last night the resignation of Col ThoS
a. scott as president of the Pennsylvania rail.
road took effect, and George b. Roberts became
his successor.-COunt Cortis remains have
been taken to Milan for cremation. 1t has now
become the fashion for aristocratic Italians to
have their bodies reduced 20 ashes.
THE CABINET MEETING-There was nothing
OF special importance considered at the Cabinet
meeting today. The Indian troubles In New
Mexico were discussed. but no action was
taken. Secretary Sherman submitted the pub-
llc debt stat ement for the mouth showing its
large decrease.
IT Is STATED that Representative Morse has
advanced the money to Mr. Morris to make
Mr. Sponord good for the amount which disaD-
peared last Friday.
THE ADJOURNMENT QUESTION-The committee
or ways and means met this morning and
talked over the question of adjournment AL
though no resolution was adopted, the general
opinion seemed to be In favor OF fixing the 18Th
instant as the day TO finally adjourn. The mat
Ter Will be settled at the next meeting OF the
committee.
NONINATIoNS.-The President, this afternoon,
sent to the Senate the following nominations:
Mortimer NJ. Jackson, now consul at Halifax.
TO De consul ul-general at that place; Lucto
TeWksbury, OF California, TO be United States
consul ar San Salvador. Robert s. Gardner. or
west Virginia, TO be Indian insyectOr also a
number OF poSt1naSterS.
Society Notes.
MI. Iung Wing, OF the Chinese embassy. has
removed With his family from the City for the
summer as last week the excessive heat made
the youngest child so i'll that the physician In
attendance ordered him to be taken north.
Mr.. Bartlett, OF the Chinese legation. will leave
tne city On Friday to meet Mr.. Yung Wing In
New YORK, where they expect the Chinese
senior minister, Mr.. Chen. Ian Pin to arrive
saturday or Sunday next. They viii then come
Secretary Evarts' son, Sherman. and the son
OF Mr. Bartlett. OF the Chinese legation. will