Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-28
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
AT THE WHITE HoUsE.-Senators Morrill, and
Randolph and Representatives Richardson
Dwight, WILDER, UpsOn, Lor1ng and Wilson,
called on the President to-day
THREE MILLION BOND PURcHAsE-Secre-
tary Sherman to-day telegraphed Assistant
Treasurer Hillhouse to purchase $3.OO0,OO0 of
tc-day'S offerings of bonds in New York for the
sinking fund. This purchase will make S9.OO0.-
600 bonds bought in by the Treasury depart
on account Of the sinking fund this month.
DEATH OF BROTHER OF MRS. HAYEs.-Dr.
Joseph T.Webb, a well-known physician of Gin
clnnati, but for two years past resident of
Minneapolis, died suddenly yesterday morning
of apoplexy in the latter city. He was brother
of the wife Of President Hayes, and brother
in-law of Hon. Stanley Matthews.
TIE PowHATAN, on her way from Hampton
Roads to Annapolis, will exercise at great guns
and tOrpedoes. She lett Hampton Roads last
Monday, and Will reach Annapolis May 1st.
REPRESENTATIVE B. f. lie Fevre was renomi-
mated for Congress on the first ballot by the
democratic convention of the 5th Ohio district
yesterday.
NoMINATIONS.-The President this afternoon
sent to the Senate the following nominations
Nathaniel S. Paul. OF Laporte. to be supervisor
OF census for the 5th district OF Indiana. ROB-
Pa
THE REMAINS OF the Hon. E. b. French ar
rived at DamariscOtta, Maine, from this city.
yesterday. and were met at the depot by dele
cation OF MaSOnS and by citizens and escorted
to Lincoln Hail. where they laid in state yes
terday afternoon. Funeral services took place
this morning at 10 o'clock. under the auspices
of the Masonic order. The Second Auditors
office was closed today at noon in respect to
the memory OF the late auditor.
SUIT AGAINST AN INDIAN AGENTS SCRETIES-
To-day the DistIict-Attorney entered a suit for
the L. S. against l.. II. Schneider, NJ. G. Emery,
James Fraser and +. Philip, slretieS on the
bond of John w. Wells, appointed Indian agent
for the Fatheads and others, $40. 900, to recover
ST. 549.5I, which it is alleged he has not account
ed for.
THE PRESIDENT OFFERED TO-DAY the joint
resolution authorizing the Secretary OF War to
loan 500 tents to the Governor of Missouri for
use of the sufferers by the recent tornado In
that state, and the joint resolution accepting
from him OF Joseph Coolidge the desk upon
which Jefferson wrote the declaration of indie
pendence.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Iieut. A. G. Berry TO the
receiving ship Passalc. aSWashington; Master
L. P. Jouett to the PasAN; Ensigns Alexander
Sharp and j. A. Shearman to the Pensacola at
Mare Island; Chief Engineer j. B. Carpenter to
the Colorado. at New York, May 1st; BOatswain
F. A. Drau to the Boston navy yard. May sd;
Ens1gnS W. r. A. Rooney and +. A Sherman
from the Passaic and ordered to the Pensacola,
the navy yard, Washington, and ordered to the
Pensacola, Chief Engineer C.. f. De Vain from
the Colorado and placed on waiting orders.
ARMY ORDERs.-A board OF ordnance officers,
consisting of Lieutenant Colonel T. G. Baylor.
Major F. H. Parker and Major Clifton Comfy,
will meet at the ordnance agency, New York
city, May 9th, to examine 1st Lieut.. S. E. Blunt
for promotion Leave for one year. with per-
mission to go beyond the sea, is granted I'd
Lieut.. A. NJ. Henry, Sd infantry.
The ARMY BILL WITH THE PRBSIDENT.-The
President to-day received the army bill passed
last week. In accordance with the usual form
he will refer it to Secretary Ramsey for any
opinion that he may wish to express thereon.
Secretary Ramsey is at Fortress Monroe, and is
not expected back before Saturday. The bill
Will not, therefore, be finally acted on before
Monday or Tuesday next. The President will
he will sign the deficiency bill also. AS the lat
ter has not been passed, it is OF course impos-
sible to state definitely what will be done with
it. Nobody has been authorized to say that it
will be vetoed.
THE.SECRETARY OF WAR, accompanied by Gen.
Sherman and Gen. Drum A. A. G., arrived at
Fort Monroe Va, yesterday from this city, and
Y.
staff, from New York. to attend the closing eX-
ercSeS Of the artillery school. Salutes were fired
In honor OF the distinguished visitors, after
which the troops were reviewed and the new
barracks Inspected. The graduating ceremonies
took place last evening. when the diplomas were
presented by Gen. Sherman.
COURT MARITAL SENTENCEs.-Before general
court martial, which convened at the navy yard
Mare Island, California, March /, 1850 and OF
which Commodore Thos. s. Phelps, L. s. n, is
president, were arraigned and tried for deser-
ton: Harry CriSman, landSman; Laurtts Chris
t1anSen, ordinary seaman Daniel Sanders, sea-
man; William Brien, landSman; David Fl. Van
Etten, laDdsman; Olaf Olsen. seaman; and all
were found guilty and sentenced to imprison-
ment, with forfeiture OF pay. and at the expira-
tiOn OF their terms OF imprisonment to be dig
honorably discharged from the navy. Before
general court martial, which convened Septem-
Der 90, 1879, on board the L. S. flagship Pensa-
cola, at COquimbo, Chill. by order OF Rear Admi-
raj C. r. p Rodgers I. S. N, commanding the
L. S. naval force on the Pacific station and 6f
which Commander Edward Terry, U. s. N, was
president, were arraigned and tried: William
Tobin, landsman, and Henry Kelly, ordinary
seaman, charged with drunkenness, d1SObedi-
ence OF orders and treating with contempt their
superior officers. They were found guilty and
sentenced to imprisonment, with forfeiture OF
pay, and at the expiration OF their terms Of i'm
prisoDment to be dishonorably discharged from
the navy.
acknowledgements Hostetler, Who
was dangerously Ill some weeks ago, has fully
recovered, and resumed his seat In the House.
Supervising Architect Hill is in Philadel-
phia.-The subject Of Senator Hamptons ora
tion at Pittsburg will be National Reconcila-
tion.' Representative Mason and Captain
Arthur OF the British legation were registered
in New York last evening.-Mr. Lawrence
Barrett is going abroad with his family in July.
"A brother OF Aristarchi Bey, the Turkish
minister here, has recently been exiled from
Turkey for life for conspiracy against the sultan
Maine In the U. S. Senate from S47 to 1858, is in
town, and yesterday was On the floor of the
Senate, where he found only one man who
served there when he did, and that gentleman
happened to be his own colleague at the time,
Hon. Hannibal Hamlin.-It is now said that
Prince IeOpOldS visit to America will be post.
poned for some time on account OF his betrothal
TO young lady Of the British ar1StOcracy.-
Senator Mcdonald has returned from Indiana.
where he went on visit some days ago.-Mr.
VIM. II. Vanderbilt sails next Saturday for Eu-
rope, to be absent three months.
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