Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-18
THE EVENT,'JC STAR
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1HE NOMINATION OF Mr.. SIMMONS as census
supervisor, which has created so much disturb
Ice in the Georgia delegation W Ill probably be
withdrawn. Efforts in this direction are being
made by democratic Senators outside OF the two
who have been prominently connected With the
case.
COMMODORE CLARK II. WELLS, chief sigma
officer OF the navy, who has been recently pro-
party last evening. There were present tne
Secretary Of the Navy, several mem oer5 OF Con-
gress, a large number OF naval officers and
others.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Assistant Paymaster NJ. c.
Mcdonald to duty at the naval depot, at Vile
franche. France, per steamer from Philadeiphla
OF the 25th inst. Sailmaker j. S. Franklin TO
the receiving ship st. Louis
AU. S. SHIP WITH SUPPLIES FOR IRELAND
The Senate committee on naval affairs this
morning authorized Senator Jones, of Florida,
to report for passage, Joint resolution en- EN-
powering the Secretary OF the Navy to employ
a U. S. ship or charter private vessel to con-
vey to Ireland such supplies as may be con-
tributed by the people of the United States TO
relieve the present destitution.
Mr.. THURMAN announced in the Senate to-day
that on Tuesday next he would call up the &C.
neVa award bill.
WHITE HOUSE CALLERs-Senators Hill, Teller,
Ferry and Baldwin, with Representatives Bel
ford, Barber, Iounsberry, Shallenberger, Bailey,
Hill, Hammer, Van NOorhfS Gillette, Pound and
Lowe, called on the President to-day.
A CONSCIENCE CoNTRIBUTIoN.-Secretary Sher-
man to-day received $500 from 80. Co." New
York, as contribution on account Of his con-
science.
THE POSITION OF the delegates from this Dis
trct to the republican convention as to their
preference for candidates appears to bother the
political slate makers. 1t Is now asserted by
those who claim to know, that neither Cook
nor Bowen have authorized any one to speak
for them as to whom they will vote for, and
that AZ statements to the contrary are mere
guess work.
A CONGRESSIONAL TRIP TO CARLIsLE.-The
House committee on Indian affairs are making
up party to visit the Indian school at Carlisle
Barracks, Pa. The members of the committee
with ladies and other invited guests will COM
pose the party. The members of the Cabinet
have been Invited, and Secretary Schurz will
certainly go. A special train with the party
will leave the Baltimore and Ohio depot at 1910
next Friday morning, arriving at Carlisle at
5 p. M and returning on Saturday at 2:5O p. m.
BUREAN BROTHERS AND HEAToN, of Philadel-
phia, have the contract for furnishing three
bronze light brackets for the Navy Depart
ment Library, in the new building. They have
finished one. 1t is very handsome and weighs
five hundred pounds The brackets will stand
in inches, in the corners of the lower story of
the library, which is in the center pavilion of
the new building. The back Of the inches will
be FURNISHED Ia bronze plates The brackets
will represent Peace, War, Liberty and Industry.
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library will be brackets Of the same weight and
general designed, but with different figures.
A CONVENTION of United States quarantine
officials has been called to meet in Washington
early in May, for the purpose of revising the
quarantine rules and regulations
THREE UTE MURDERERs SURRENDERED AND CON-
ING TO WAsHINGToN.-Late yesterday afternoon
Secretary SchurZ received a dispatch from Gen.
Adams announcing that Chiefs Jack, Sowawick
and Wash. Thomas have returned to Los Pinos
Col, with three OF the twelve prisoners de-
manded by the gOvernment-DouglaSS Thomas
ard Tim Johnson-and three other UteS, en-
route for Washington. Tho other culprits de-
manded could not be reached on account o. the
snow. Chief johnson, one OF the men demanded,
sent his regrets, and said he was medicine man
and had a sick patient and couldn't come, The
road to Ouray and other settlements, by way o.
Los Pinos, is now probably safe.
GEN. SHERMAN AND REPRESENTATIVE SPEER.
1t is still stated that Representative Emery
Speer is going to rise in the House in per-
sonal explanation and state that Gen. Sherman
tried TO intimidate him In letter about his anti
Sunday brass band bill. This is by no means
possible or probable. Mr.. Speer, as heretofore
stated in THE STAR, wrote a letter to Gen. Sher-
man asking about army regulations as to brass
bands generally, and Gen. Sherman answered,
giving the information requested very politely.
Mr.. Speer has not given his correspondence
with General Sherman out for publication. 1t
hoard rpp0rt that If hp naScpd
his Drass band bill General Sherman had threat
ened to withdraw the troops from Atlanta On
the contrary, General Sherman has recommend
ed that the site Of the barracks at Atlanta be
purchased by the government, and intends to
make Atlanta, on account OF It's healthy lOca-
ton, a summer headquarters for United States
troops Withdrawn from yellow fever infected
cities.
No INFORMATION has been received at the War
department concerning the reported reverse Of
troops under Captain Rucker by Victoria's band
OF Indians. Captain Rucker was not in pursuit
Of the Indians, as telegraphed last Monday, but
was only out with handful OF men from Seve-
raj companies to be added to MorroW's force. He
thought at the War department that if Captain
Rucker had been defeated by the Indians some
official news of 1t would have been received.
The defeat was reported to have occurred on the
War department by this time. 1t not having ar
rived, the report Is discredited.
A BOARD OF NAVAL SURGEONS, not yet de-
tailed, will meet in Philadelphia on the 1st Of
March next for the examination of candidates
for the position of assistant surgeon in the navy.
The law fixes the age Of candidates at not less
than 81 nor more than 26 years. The eXamina-
ton will be very thorough, and in the literary
and scientific branches candidates will be re-
quired to be familiar with what is taught in
well organized schools. The professional exam
tnation will be both oral and written, and will
include anatomy, physiology, surgery. science
and practice OF medicine, obstetrics, diseases of
women and children, chemistry, medical juriS-
prudence, materia medica and therapeutics,
pharmacy and hygiene. There will be also
clinical examinations at hospital, involving
the use OF the thermometer, laryngoScope, oph-
thalmoscope and microscope as aids to diagno-
sis, and surgical operations upon the cadaver.
There are, as usual, in such examinations
large number Of candidates from all parts OF the
country.
CoNF1RMATIoNs AND REFLECTIONS. Senate,