Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-06-23
TIE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip

14I9 ~ G4N1NO O1 An.
Washington News and Gossip.
Second Edition
OF The STAR will be issued at 6:3o o'clock this
evening. containing fun proceedings of the
Cincinnati Convention and the news of the
day from all quarters up to that hour.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS sTo-DAY.-Internalr rev.
enue, 1891, 1S5.1s; customs 5000, ,65633.
THE INTEREST in the Cincinnati convention
was somewhat increased to-day.
INTERNAL REVENUE APPoINTNENTS-G r.
Mitchell has been appointed storekeeper and
gauger for the ID district of Tennessee and E.
{. smith gauger for the 5th district OF ILL.,
nOiS.
THE PRESIDENT has telegraphed to the White
House that he Will return to the city next
Friday.
GENERAL SHERMAN, accompanied by colonel
Bacon, Will leave next Saturday or Sunday for
st. Paul.
MAJOR NICHOLSON, L. s. NJ. c.. has been
ordered to make the annual inspection Of the
marine barracks at the different posts In the
east.
THE STANDIsH, one OF the practice yes ,els with
cadet engineers on board. left the Washington
navy yard this morning for Norfolk. She has
been here couple OF days.
NEW SUNDAY HOURS AT OUR Posi- OFFICE.-The
CITY postmaster has directed the following
changes In Sunday hours for this Office: Q to 10
is TO allow the public to get an east mail which
reaches this of1ce at p. M. Sundays.
THE PRESIDENT left Columbus Ohio. for Gam.
bier, last evening. to attend the commencement
at Kenyon College to-day. Mrs Hayes remains
at Columbus.
MEXICO AND VICTORIA'S Enthusiastically
Ramsey says that he has no fears of any COM
pl1cat1ons with Mexico growing out of Victc-
ria's Indians All talk that there will be COM
pilcationS is purely sensational newspaper
chatter. There is no doubt that Victoria viii in
time get hungry and tired of Mexico and want
10 come nacB. His Indians will be received on
the same terms as the Sitting Bull bands that
are giving themselves up in the northwest
they will have to surrender unconditionally and
give up their arms and ponies. There is 40 bad
feeling against Mexico because she refused per-
mission TO United states troops to follow VIC
torla. She had perfect right to refuse and the
war department accepts her action as settling
the trouble definitely until Victoria either comes
BACK voluntarily or on raiding expedition. In
the latter case Mexico will probably be held re-
spOrsible for any damage that he NAV fnflict.
but the matter viii remain for the Presidents
decision.
PERsoNAL.-Justice Harlan, of the .. S. Su-
preme Court, Is in New York.-Mrs. and Miss
Pollock have gone to North Carolina where
they have been invited to lecture on Kindergar-
ten philosophy before the state university -
There Is rumor that Gen. Grant Is going to
England So0n upon visit to his daughter
Miss Nelly Harrison SISTER of Mrs. James o.
CIephane OF this city, is to be married to day to
MI. George E. Peabody, auditor or the Pennsyl-
yania railroad. The wedding is to be followed
by reception at the summer residence of the
brides parents IN Germantown Senator
Catteu, or New jersey, has recovered his
health.
THE REPORT IN THE WHITAKER CAsE.-Judge
Advocate General DuHn has examined the re-
port In the Whitaker case and will submit 1t to
Secretary Ramsey with his opinion and recon-
mendattOnS next week. Secretary Ramsey has
not seen the report of the court Of inquiry as
yet, but Will order court martial OF Whit
taker II, as is understood, the court of inquiry
recommends such course, unless Whitaker
should be dropped from the academy rolls for
deficiency In studies, in that case the whole
matter would fan with the dismissal
THE L. s. s. ALLIANCE arrived at ST. Pierre.
M1quelOn Island, June 18th, twelve DAYS from
Hampton Roads. She would remain there one
week, and then proceed to the fishing banks and
10 ST. Johns Newfoundland, arriving at the
latter place about the first week OF July.
NEW PRINTING BUREAU.-Supervising Archi-
tect Hill to-day formally turned over, by letter,
the new building for the bureau OF engraving
and printing to Chief Irish, with the exception
OF me main stairway, which is not yet COM
peted. Mr. Hill will go to work at once to hit
the space vacated by the printing bureau In the
Treasury building for Offices An appropriation
OF SO, ,O00.was made at the last session OF Con-
gress for this purpose. The new Office Will
Ie1eve some OF the now crowded bureaus Of the
department.
THE TALLAPO0sA arrived at Newport this
morning, and Will leave this afternoon for New
London. Conn.
THE MINNESOTA, training ship, arrived at
NeWburgh, On the Hudson, last Monday. Two
tenders, the "Wave," commanded by Lieut.
Noyes. and the Frolic, commanded by midship-
man Dentield, had preceded the ship under SAIL
Lieut.. Noyes Will proceed up the river as far as
Albany In the Wave, where he will establish a
recruiting Office for boys
AN ORDER has been issued directing that
hereafter all men of the marine corps will be
paid monthly instead OF quarterly. Paymasters
OF the corps viii visit all stations once every
quarter. intermediate monthly payments will
De Super1ntended by the cOmmandantS of the
different stations.
SENATOR CONKLINGs POsITION.-A gentlem IN
now In this city who had a talk With Senator
Conkling few days ago. asked him II he in
tended to help Gen. Garfield in the presidential
help as much as the administration will help
From the manner in which this was said the
gentleman got the decided impression that If
the administration saw Mt to reseind the order
ABOUT office holders taking an active part in
the political canvass, Senator Conkling would
exert himself TO procure Garfields election,
but that otherwise he would take no active
part In the campaign.
THE FOLLOWING PROMOTIONS will be made In
the Post Office department, to take effect July
1ct: j. c. Slater, from 4th class to be superin-
tendent OF railway adjustment, at a salary of
$1,000. To 4th class w. II. Turner vice Slater. To
30 class, w. n. Rowe, vice Fowle; F. B. Farms
worth, vice Turner; w. w. Baker and Edward
Hays. To second class. j. d. Croissant, Vice
Baker; A. j. Purlin, vice Rowe; c. E. Joyce vice
FarnsWOTth and j. C. Ramage. To 1st class A,
H. G. Richardson, vice Croissant; L. Melins, vice
Ramage: j. III. Crew, vice Joyce; d. Wikle. vice
Pun n, and w. d. Deer1ng. To s., 600 j. r. Cal
lahan. vice Deer1ng; E. T. Rhoderick, vice Rich
ardson, and w. C. Brooke vice Crew.
The Indian Question IN New Mexico.
The following extracts from private letter
written to friend In this City by a well known
Washingtonian now In Santa Fe, have been sent