Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-08
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To DAY.-Internal rev
enue, s242, ,s3o.53; customs, s649. .s9425.
THE EALLILNCE.-Tbe Navy department is in
formed that the Alliance sailed from Key West
for New Orleans 90 the 9TH inst.
WHITE HOUSE CAILRRs.-Senators Williams
and Harris, Representatives Crowley Richard
son and Representatives elect Robinson IN "
and George (Oregon) were among the Presidents 8
callers to-day.
FORT ELLIOTT.-By direction OF the President
the limits OF the Department Of Arkansas are
extended so as to embrace the post of Fort
| Elliott. Texas, heretofore Included In the De
partment OF the Missouri.
FORT WHIPPLE TO BE FORT MYRR-A general
| order, issued to-day oy the War department.
directs that the post In Virginia, occupied as
| the school Of instruction for the signal service.
will be hereafter known and designated as
Fort Myer, instead OF Fort Whipple.'"
ONE YEAR LEFT.-To day, February stb. Gen.
Sherman, who was born In 1920. attains the age
of 81 years AS he will not be eligible for retire
ment for another year, he says he has no
would do, by April next.
A NEW CoUNTERFEIT-The secret service di :
vision has information OF a new counterfeit
which has made its appearance In Kentucky
>,
: tereQ D. The fiber paper is pretty good. though
thicker than the genuine. The counterfeit is
also shorter by one-half inch than Uncle Sans
money.
THE JEANETTE SEARCH ExPEDITIoN.-The
point raised by the House that the Senate had
DO right 10 originate the appropriation bill for
the relief OF the steamer Jeanette has been
! overcome by completely ignoring the Senate
| Dill and stating the matter de moro in the
House; similar bill TO the Senate bill has been
o1ered t and nd referred to the appropriations CON-
/ miItee. Ine House Will adopt the bli and
Will send 1t to the Senate for concurrence.
AN INCREASE OF SALARY.-In the legislative
executive and judicial appropriation bill re-
ported TO day the salary OF Mr.. Marr, the ven-
! cradle chief clerk In the Office of the First AS
sistant postmaster General, has been increased
toS2 500 per year. MIR. MARI has held the office
+ ton OF President Jackson. The increased
salary is to be paid to Mr.. Marr during his life
time, but Is not to apply to successor.
VOTED DOwN.-An effort was made to-day to
put an amendment On the legislative bill pro-
yfding that Senators and Representatives be-
fore drawing their pay should certify they
z had faithfully attended the services OF their re.
spec spectlge @ oranenes, and when they could not
! thus certify they were 10 have the pay for the
| days absent deducted from their monthly pay.
/ The amendment was voted down.
THE ELECTORAL COUNT o-NORRow-The
House to-day passed an order reServIng the
| entire east gallery or the House and that por-
ton OF the south gallery east OF the reporters
gallery for the use OF Senator'S Representatives.
| and Delegates and their families to witness the
| count OF the electoral votes tomorrow. The
speaker is 10 issue two tickets to each senator,
Representative and Delegate. and no person Is
10 be admitted TO the reserved space save upon
such tickets OF admission
BOARD OF NAVAL OFFICERS has been or
ar daJn
/ hospital March ST next for the examination OF
Candidates for admission to the medical corps
or The service. The appointments consequent
J upon the examination will be TO the rank OF
; assistant surgeon. There are now eleven va
( cdncles In that rank. Applications to appear
before the examining board must De al dressed
10 the secretary OF the Navy.
THE ScHooLNAsTER ABROAD IN NEBRAsKA-
man Of Beachamville, Nebraska. in applying
! 10 the I. :. Treasury to have mutllatad Jen
! collar Dill redeemed unD0SOmed himself as TOI-
lows: - IncloSed | send parts a ten dollar biII
for redemption; 1t is right have part OF a ten
( collar bill and number on right hand TOP cor
. her .46Co, and No. ~ Is markt below the ten
and tow parts from rhe lefth hand corner OF the
bill and one part OF the Central Bodum Dica ana
the balance OF THIS bin was swallowet by a dog.
ana therefore pray the Hon. Treasurer OF the
;. tTeasuer TO REDEEM fncloset bill for GOOD zen
dollar DILL. The postmaster at the place also
says Oh this subject: Il certfiet in closed bill
20 Oe correct EnclOSet and Seald In nv
! present"
A PROTEST AGAINST hon. STANLEY MATHEWS
petition was yesterday sent by the president
. and secretary Of the New York Board of Trade
and Transportation 10 the United states Senate
judiciary committee. In behalf OF eight hundred
tI business nrtns represented by that organka-
/ uon, protesting against the confirmation OF
| Hon. Stanley Matthews as a justice OF the Uni-
/ led states supreme Court. They say they be-
( neve that the great railroad corporal ons are
/ endeaVoring TO get control OF that court and
! Matthew'S cd OF
railroad attorney, naturally views railroad
/ questions from railroad standpoint: that his
/ aS.lon wnlle Iaeuloer or the Senate proves
/ this. and therefore renders him unit for the
! position.
! YALE ALUMNI BANQCET-The eighth annual
banquet OF the Yale Alumni Association, OF this
| city, promises to be the most successful OF the
/ series. President Hayes and Dr. Porter the
/ president OF the college have both arranged to
oe present. The Secretary OF State. Mr.. ESarts.
/ chief Justice Waite, Justices Strong and
/ WOODS. senator's Hawley. Dawes. and many
/ other distinguished alumni. will grace the oc-
casion, to say nothing OF large representation
from young Yale The capable and genial
J proprietor OF the Arlington promises to excel
/ even his previous efforts In entertaining the
association. The dinner will take place on the
l4th inst, and Will begin and end with the
+ small hours. delegation from Baltimore and
/ neighboring towns Is expected.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lleut. W. F. Low. TO the
MINNESOTA, 18th inst, relieving Lieut.. Boutelle
/ \oyes, who is placed on waiting orders Lieut..
! r. A. Miller. 10 the Colorado Master X IL.
! Gait, 10 the independence Ensign E. NJ. kotZ,
10 temporary duty at the naval academy Pay
/ inspector CaSpar Schenck. 10 the navy pay
| offce, San Francisco, March lst Passed Assist
! ant PaymaSter H. g. Boggs. 10 the bureau OF
ProV1sions and clothing. Navy department
/ Naval Constructor Il. ". Steele 10 the Pensa.
| cola navy yard. Pay Director James Fulton
from duty at the navy pay office san Francisco
March lst, anu ordered 10 settle accounts. paw
/ master EDWARD Bellows. from duty at the Mare
island navy gard. and ordered TO settle ac-
counts Payula>tef III. g. Colby. to Temporary
duty as inspector or provisions and CLOTHING a.
the Mare Island navy yard, In addition 70 his
present duties.
/ PERSoSAI--Senator Cameron. OF Pennsylya-
bia, has gone On another little pilgrimage to
/ Observation-Disclosures kremer will De the
/ new Austrian ambassador at Washington.-
| Prot. Alex. Graham Bell and VIM. E. Chandler,
| Of Washington. were registered In New York
| last Bight-Judge Comegys OF Wilmington.
/ yesterday called the attention OF the grand
| jury 10 the lecture recently delivered In that
| city by Col. Ingerson as coming under the law
/ against blaSphemy.-Robert To0mb5 offers TO
| bet S5Oe that Jefferson Davis Will not publish
| his history or the rebellion while he (TOOmbsl
| Is aiye.-Wendeil Phillips and Gen. Butler
| are 10 speak al AL Irish sympathy meeting In
! Faneull Hall, Boston, on Friday evening next
| -Chslrman Ransom has appointed his son
| clei OF the Senate committee on Commerce.
| SalSlnl Is TO give matinee next Monday for
I the OPupfft an6 plpa NJ