Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-05-20
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS STO-DAY.-Internal rev.
enue, s429 800: customs. S6N7. .s55.2l.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS STO-DAY.-Internal rev.
enue, s429,sI5.03; customs. s6O7 ,s55.2l.
THE PRESIDENT left here last night for Hamp.
ton, Va, via Baltimore and the Chesapeake He
will attend the commencement of the Hamp-
Ton Normal School to-day and return to Wash
1n8ton tomorrow.
tX-GOy. BROWN, OF GEORGIA, SUCCEEDS SEN
AToR GORDoN.-A dispatch from Atlanta last
evening announced that Senator John B. Cor
don had sent in his resignation to the governor
OF georgia as United States Senator, to take
eject Immediately. The governor accepted 1t
ana subsequent dispatch from Nashville, Tenn.
stated that eX-Gov. Joseph E. Brown of Georgia
VINO NOS Is IN, In that city; had received dispatch
Gordon, and has accepted the position.
A STAR reporter called Oh General Gordon and
made inquiries about his resignation. He said
the report that he had accepted the position of
leading counsel for the Louisville and Nashville
railroad at $4,000 year salary was not correct;
tempting olfer In money point OF view to leave
my state he said, "but ! would not do that
He added that he had three distinct PROPOSE
tfons-all good In pecuniary sense-under
consideration, but he had not concluded which
to accept; that he wanted rest and time to con-
side slider them en all calmly and deliberately: There
republicans and democrats at Senator
Gordon's retirement. He is popular with all
classes and respected. One thing that has forced
him TO turn his attention to private affairs is
that his salary as Senator does not meet the
calls upon him. For years he has been the lead
ing representative southern man in public af-
fairs, ana from all over the south he IS called
upon for contributions OF time and money to all
sorts OF southern interests. He has regularly
helped to maintain not a few of the men who,
as soldiers under him, were disabled. and, in
fact from thousand sources such calls have
poured upon him until his income is so reduced
that he Is forced to devote his time TO building
up his fortune.
THE DEMOCRATIC SENATOR'S intend to try to
set out the Bayard bill to regulate the appoint
ment OF election deputy mar5halS this evening,
and the session may run way into the night.
No INvEsTIGATIoN.-The House committee on
Pacific railroads decided this morning relative
to tie George letter making charges OF cor.
ruptiOn in connection with the Texas Pacific
rallrOad-that the committee has no authority
TO investigate the matter unless the House shall
see III especially to aul lhorize them to take
some action. The alleged corrupt transactions
having occurred during a previous Congress,
and affecting the Senate more particularly than
the House, the committee decided that the sub
Ject was not proper one for their consideration
al this time.
INVADERS OF INDIAN TERRITORY CAPTURED
The War department has received confirmation
OF the capture by the military OF the notorious
Payne and his gang, who recently invaded the
Indian territory. It has been determined to
make an example OF this party and give them
the full penalty OF the law.
A PECULIAR PAIR.-An announcement Of a
peculiar pair was read in the House to-day,
which provoked good deal of laughter 1t was
Mr.. Stephens OF Georgia, with Mr.. Ryan, Of
Kansas, with the explanatory note that Mr..
Stephens desired to pair with Mr.. Ryan on all
questions upon which both were liable to dis
agree, ard OF which Mr.. Ryan was to be the
judge.
TILDEN VS.. FIELD.-Speaker Randall is in re-
cefpt OF dispatch from New Jersey to the
effect that New Jersey will send a Tilden dele
cation to Cincinnati This does not seem to be
borne out by the Associated Press telegram In
another cOlumnl The Tilden men feel elated
because Field failed to have the Virginia delega-
ti0n instructed TO support the latter's candida
cy. They say that the hope of Fields friends
was to capture Virginia and build up a boom
with the Old Dominion as good starter. 1t is
alleged, too. that Mr. Field had literary bureau
and - barl' at work to bring this about in the
state.
IN THE SPRINGER INVESTIGATION yesterday the
examination OF Mr.. Hay, the writing expert.
was continued, and the testimony was taken of
}: 7. Lighter, jr.. clerk TO Mr.. Finley, to the
effect that the anonymous letter was not iu the
handwriting OF Finley. The witness was re.
quired to give specimens OF his own handwrt-
Ing. and these gave strong color TO the SuSpi-
clon that he himself was the writer of the
anony letter, which, however he positive
ly denied. The very remarkable circumstance
mas been developed in this inquiry that the
writing OF the anonymous letter bears in many
respects similarity to that OF Finley, the first
person suspected. and Of his clerk; also to that
OF Mr.. Wm.- S. King, OF Minnesota ito whom
MI Donnelly first attributed it, and last OF all,
10 that OF Mr. Springer himself. twho has sub.
mltted specimens OF his handwrting,) and yet
the expert gives 1t as his opinion that the anon
ymous letter was not written by any OF those
persons, and that 1t is not In disguised but a
natural hand.
NAVAL ORDERS.-ASSiStant Paymaster Frank
II. Clark, ordered TO examination for promo
ton. Cadet Engineer Alberto de RIM, TO ex-
animation for promotion. Master Frank s.
Hotchk!n, detached from the torpedo station
3.st instant and placed on waiting orders.
Cadet Midshipman John j. Knapp. from the
Enterprise and ordered to examination for pro.
motion. Passed Assistant Engineer George =.
Hunt ordered tO the Intrepid Passed Assistant
Engineer b. &. GOWing detached from the Intre-
the navy yard New York. Passed Assistant
Engineer John II. B. Smith from the Wyandotte
and ordered 10 the Tallapoosa. Passed Assist
ant Engineer Randolph T. Bennett from the
Tallapoosa and placed on waiting orders. Passed
Assistant Engineer VIM. III. Harris from special
duty at Fort Wayne, Ind, and placed on wait
ing orders.
MISUNDERSTANDING Ramsey and General
sherman are staying at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
In New York.-Chief-o Of Police Poe OF Rich
mond, and capt Bigger, superintendent of the
aims house OF that city, are in Washington to-
day.-D X Jones, said to be The inventor and
first manufacturer OF lucifer matches died in
Chillicothe, Ohio, on the 18th inst, In his S9th
year.-SenatOr Blaine Was In his seat to-day
looking well and apparently in excellent spirits.
THE CHANCES OF EARLY ADJOURNMENT"
GROWING BEAUTIFULLY LESS. THE Senate Is
more engroseed with the subject OF adjourn
ment than anything else. The members of the
committee On appropriations say they can get
rid OF all the appropriation bills by the 3lSt In.
slant, but the democrats insist that some law
10 regulate the count or the electoral vote must
Oe passed. prominent democratic Senator
said this .morn1ng:-"UnleSs we pass a law to
govern the count our having majority in both
Houses of Congress viii not do us any good
The republicans Will declare that the Vice Pres
ldent has the right to count the vote, ana
they will enforce this at the pOint
Of the bayonet If necessary This being
the state or feeling among democrats it bids
Ialr 10 delay flaal adjournment for some time
ANY proposition to regulate the electoral count
Will lead 10 partisan discussion. The demo-
Gratis VIII naturally want to hold all the ad-
vantage OF the majority, and the republicans
VIII hight anything that does not give them a
lair, sluare show. Therefore as IL Is plain thai
the democrats mean to attempt the passage of
law, the chances of early adjournment are
growing beautifully less.
ARREST OF A COUNTERFEITER.-An agent OF
the Treasury Secret Service telegraphs from In
diaQaDOliS. Ind the arrest Of John Jobnoor