Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-19
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.


GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-Interral rev.
nue.. s63S 249.S3; customs 1862.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieutenant E. A. Gheen to
the League Island navy yard April ed. Medi-
cal Director James SuddardS from the Philadel-
phia Naval Hospital and ordered to the hospital
at Norfolk, relieving Medical Director A. L.
Gjhon who is placed on waiting orders. Medt-
cal Inspector r. c. Dean from duty on the
board OF inspection and ordered TO the Naval
Hospital, Philadelphia.
DIED IN BosToN.-The Navy department Is in
formed of the death at Boston last Saturday of
Col. James H. JONES' United States Marine
Corps. He was native and resident OF Della
ware, and entered the service In 1S41. His death
promotes Lieutenant Colonel T. G. Field to
colonelcy, Major C. D.Webb to be lieutenant COL
Onel, and Captain G.. w. Collier to be major.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Ensign W. F. Halsey to
duty at the photographic Office. Master ]. s.
Abbott, from the Mare Island navy yard and
ordered to the Lackawanna. Passed Assistant
Engineer w. l.. Nicoll to MOlOcacy, Asatic
station, per steamer of May 22d, relieving
Passed Assistant Engineer J. P. Kelly, who will
return home.
A MAN-OF-WAR WITH YELLOW FEVER ABOARD.
private letter, dated March 25th, has been re-
ceived here from one of the officers of the Ma
rion, upon which yellow fever broke out at
Montevideo some time since. The officers and
crew were still ashore on Flores Island about
thirty miles out from the mainland. The ship is
anchored just off the island and is being tumi-
gated. She has been there since February 18th.
1t was expected that she would leave about the
1st OF the present month"; either going to Pana-
Ma or returning to the United States.
ARMY ORDERs-Major w. p Gould, pay
master, upon expiration OF his present leave,
will proceed to Santa Fe, New Mexico, and re-
port by letter to the commanding general de-
partment OF Missouri. Leave for one year with
permission to go beyond the sea. to take effect
November 1st next, is granted First Lieutenant
W. ii G. Bowen, 5th Infantry.
SENATOR GROWERS ILINEsS.-A dispatch from
Wilmington, Del, says Senator Grover is in
"cure" in that city for treatment 'ifor spinal
and cerebral congestion and Inflammation,
Which is yielding to treatment, and with entire
rest ana quiet his recovery Is not doubted"
His wife, who was formerly there as a patient,
is also under treatment at the same place at the
present time.
THE PENSACOLA, flagship of the Pacific sta
ton, arrived at Acapulco, New Mexico, March
Goth. on the way from Panama she visited the
ports OF Punto Arenas, Corinto La Libertad and
san Jose, the chief Pacific SeapOrtS of the re-
publicS of Costa Rica Nicaragua. San Salvador
and Guatemala. At each place SaluteS and civil
tiles were interchanged. Every where the Pen
SaCOla went affairs were found quiet and no
political trouble was expected. From Acapulco
the Pensacola would cruise along the Mexican
coast, visiting the ports OF San Bias, Mazatlan
and La Paz, and then pass on to California
MEETING OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF
SCIENCEs.-The National Academy of Sciences
will begin its stated annual session at eleven
o'clock tomorrow morning. Meetings for
scientific communications viii be held daily in
the chapel OF All Souls church. corner 18th and
streets, and will be open to the public. COM
menc1ng at noon. The deliberations of the
academy will be presided over by the president
Prof VIM. b. Rogers, of Boston, president OF
the Massachusetts Institute OF Technology.
The following are the titles of some of the pa
pers that will probably be read tomorrow: son
BlnOcular NisiOn-LaWS OF Ocular Notion by
Joseph lie COnte; son Hollow Water-Spouts
aud Sand-Spouts." by VIM. Ferrel; son the
Structure OF the Vertebrate of the Permian Pc
riOd." and son the Perforations of the Sqlamo-
sal Bone of the Mammalia,' by Z. ID. Cope:
Contributions to Meteorology." by Elias Loo
mis-; ION the structure of the Brain of Stimulus
Polyphemus,' by A. s. Packard.
VOORHEES, FINDS THE CAUSE OF THE EXODUS
AT Saturdays session of the exodus committee.
Benjamin Singleton (coored). of Kansas, was
called by Mr. Window. He considers himself tha
originator OF the whole Kansas exodus move
ment. He had previously founded two colored
colonies in Kansas, and Hooded the country 10
use bis own eXpreSStOn) with circulars inviting
emigration TO Kansas. Thus, under God. he
believed that the exodus was due to his efforts.
lie hoped II would go on until the negroes had
all lett the south. Then a change might come
in the disposition OF the southern people Ii So
he would advise the negroes to go back, for the
south was their best home IL they could be
treated we'll there. Witness then detailed out
RACES that he had seen committed on negroes in
the south. He wanted the south to be taught
lesson; to be obliged to choose between the
pleasure OF bulldozing and the possession of the
negro muscle. Singleton gave his testimony in
an excited manner, swinging his arms and CALI
ing upon heaven to redress the wrongs OF his
race. MI. voorhees, closed his croSS-eXamina-
ton by an expression OF gladneSS that he ha1
al last found the cause OF the exodus.
DIsTIEGUIsED VIsIToRs.-The Massachusetts,
Press Association. which some years ago adopted
the excellent custom OF taking an annual trip.
or rather Of making an excursion each year to
some attractive part OF the country, will this
season turn its race southwark and pay visit
10 the national capital. the tomb OF Washington
and "RichmOnd on the Jeems." The party.
which will consist not only OF gentlemen con-
nected with the press OF that state but OF ladies
IS well, expects to arrive here on Friday after
neon next and to remain here until Tuesday, the
9th instant, when they Will leave for Rich
mond. There they will stay until Wednesday
evening, arriving in Washington again at 9:20 o.
m. OF that day. They Will remain here until
Friday l morning, the 5oth when the members OF
the patty will depart northward towards their
several homes. During their stay here one day
will be devoted to trip to Mt. Vernon, and the
rest OF the time Will be given up to inspecting
the many and attractive places and objects OF
interest in and about Washington. While In
Washington the party Will be Quartered at the
Arlington. and we are sure that not only the
proprietor OF that excellent hotel but all with
whom members of the party may come into re.
latlODS OF any kind will do all in their power to
SEND them away with pleasant Impressions or
the national capital 1t IS not often our CITY mas
Within her borders at one time so many persons
capable OF spreading good or evil report of
what Is seen and experienced here. 1t Is need
less 10 say that such visitatiOnS, from whatever
part oi>the country, should be encouraged John
5. Baldwin, ESQ.,, OF the Worcester .SpT and son
or Hon. John ID. Baldwin. well known In Wash
lngton as former Representative in Congress
from Massachusetts, is President OF the A5socI-
alton.
PERsONAL.-Mr. Corcoran went on SATURDAY
10 Richmond, where he is the guest OF the West
moreland club OF which body he is an honorary
member On his arrival at the railway station
ne was met by number OF members OF the
cluO ana friends Who escorted him to his quar-
ters;~Jadge ers; Judge Black says the three things he
most wants to see In England are the field of
Runnymede, a Cout OF ASsiZeS, and an English
horse race.-COunt KeSselwitz and Herr
Kozer, German consul at New York. are regis
tered at Wormleyis.-It is announced that
Col. Piatt has withdrawn from all connection
with the Capital, OF this city, and will hereafter
be the conductor Of new weekly paper In Gin.
cinnau, OF which Mr.. John j. Piatt. the poet
Will also be one OF the editOrS.-Ralph Waldo
Emerson sees but few people NOWADAYS. and is
engaged In revising his papers for publication
alter death.-Mr. +. w. Hilton the proprietor
OF the popular Wentworth House, at Newcastle.
n. b., near portsmouth, Is at the Riggs House.
TOM Hughes, the English author, contem-