Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-28

WANT HIM KEPT lN.-GOv. Foster, or O1lo;
Representative Shellsbarger, OF Pennsylvania
| t. G. Richards, candidate for lieutenant gov
| ernor OF Ohio, and number OF others calle ia
| body on the President to-day. Tney urged
the retention OF Internal II, venue Collector
| Gould at Pittsburg, against whom fight is
| being made.
| Ex REPRESENTATIVE LoRING, the new Com
| missioner orAgriculture VIII Qualify on Thurs
DAY and take charge of the department at once.
| IT is SAID that 1t has been decided to remove
| from Office Auditor OF Railroad Accounts
/ French. His successor will probably be ap-
| pointed before the President leaves the city.
THE STAR ROUTE CAsEs-It is stated that ex-
Senator Dorsey has written a letter to his coua.
sci, Col R. S. Ingersoll, referring to the action
| taken by Gen. Brady'5 counsel few days ago,
b. made as to him, that there is not now case
| against him.
| GENERAL MILES will leave 1n few days to
| lumOia.
PROMOTIONS The War department to- day re-
| ceived information OF the death, near st. Paul,
| Minnesota, yesterday OF General John W..
| Davidson, colonel OF the second artillery. De.
ceased was native Of Virginia, and graduate
OF West Point. He distinguished himself In
the war OF the rebellion as cavalry CON-
mander. and had just received years leave OF
absence TO recuperate his failing health. bit
makes the following promoIions:-L!eut.C Col
j. p. Hatch 4th cavalry, to be colonel: Maj )r
G. A. Forsyth. OF General Sherldan's staff to
Captain G. V. Henry, Of the Sd cavalry, to
major OF the second; and first Lieut.. A. d.
King, OF the Sd cavalry, TO be- captain.
COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS BENTLEY took
formal leave OF the clerks In the PENSION Off e
| yesterday. This morning the new commits
| sioner, Dudley. was introduced to the cleric ii
! force OF the office.
! P o. ID. CHANGES ON the 1st of July there
will be good many changes In the Clerical
| force Of the Post Office department. This Will
not involve the appointment of new clerks or
| the discharge of the old ones, out transfer OF
many to other duties. The young men are to
| have chance.
THE EXTENDED FIVE Per CENT5.-A state
ment prepared in the Office OF Register of the
| Treasury Bruce, shows that there have been
issued OF the extended 5's TO date on account OF
registered bonds, s1s5, ,9sl 200; on account Of
| have now on hand In that office, In course Of
preparation, about 30, DOC, ,O00 which represents
| an average Of two days work, and there are
about 100 ,oOO, 900 yet to be heard from.
| No PENSION OFFICE SITE TO BE PURCHASE ed
| THIS SEASON The matter In regard to the Sc
lection OF q site for e building for the Pension
Office was referred few days ago by Secretary
| KirkwOOd to Secretary Lincoln, with the vie vs.
| OF the former upon the subject. Secretary
| Kirkwood took the position that nothing should
| should be done towards the selection OF site
until congress mad appropriated the money Ior
| building. Secretary Lincoln also takes this
view. Nothing win be done until Congress To-
| assemblies, when the whole subject will be re-
| 1erred to that body, In order tnat 1t may a It.
| upon the matter as early as possible 1t " IL
| be remembered that the intention of the act Of
| the last Congress was to appropri Ate money for
| the purchase OF q site and the erec ion OF
| building but through the erroneous wording
OF the pc only the purchase OF site was pre-
| vided for.
| CALLERS AT THE WHITE HOUSE TO-DAY.-The
! Pres'deLt, Secretary Hunt and p. N. q. James
| rel elurDed yesterday afternoon from Long
| BraDch. There were large number OF people
| at the White House To- day 70 see him but there
| was no crowd. Very few got In, as the Cabinet
| net at 12 O'Clock Shortly before the assembling
| OF that body, the President came out into tue
corridor and shook hands with The respects
| callers. Many OF those who were on business
| had TO content themselves with merely the
| shake OF tie hand. having no opportunity of
calling The Presidents attention to that ''llttle
Senator Hale, Gen. Wright US A.. and Repre-.
sentatives Dick, Urner ard Wlllitts.
THE BERLIN MIss1oN-The return of Minis.
ter White from Berlin, through resignation.
| will leave that place vacant within the next
| three months. Mr.. Campbell, OF West Virginia,
| Is spoken of as the probable man for the piacs;
hold upon the place. This Is Governor Foster,
OF OHIO. 1t Is believed that the post will re-
main vacant until after the Ohio election next
fall Ii Governor Foster Is not reelected, he
will be made Minister to Berlin. Ii he Is elected
then Mr.. Campbell Will be apt to get the place.
If he concludes that he really wants 1t.
| THE OHIO GovERSMENr IN WAsHINGroN-
Gov. Foster, OF Ohio, arrived In the city to-day.
Mr. Richards, the candidate for lieutenant gov.
| ernor on the ticket with Foster. 1s also In The
| city, and the presence OF both these gentlemen
here has given rise to the supposltiol that
! they are On some mission connected with the
| republican canvass 10 Ohio. The governor
| says, however, that they are not on such bust
| Less.
| INTERNATIONAL POLAR OBSERVATION. The
Greedy expedition to Lady Franklin Bay will
establish there asignal station, to be made per-
| manent. Another expedition will leave AN
Fran cisco 10 few days to establish signal
| station at Point Barrow. Alaska. These sta
tions Will form part OF system OF international
polar observation. The Point Barrow expedI-
| ton will be In charge OF Lieut.. o II. Ray, Sth
infantry, acting signal officer, and will consist
| OF six men from the signal corps. Assistant
surgeon S. g. S. Ol1mixon will accompany the
| party.
| SPOILED SUPPLIES FOR THE RODGERS Con-
DAMNED. - Paymaster Kenney, U.S.N., who
SupplleS III NEW 1OTk tlo ArCIlC
| steamers Rodgers to-day submitted to the Navy
| department the report OF the board OF survey
| that examined into the canned goods which
| were shipped west. The report says: That the
| caI ned meats and soups were found to have
| spoiled, and were condemned. When PaymAS-
| ter keDney bought them 10 New York iC was
| with the express stipulation that they should
be delivered in perfect condition, or they would
| not be paid for. They were not paid for. There.
| fore the government loses nothing.
| JUSTICE MILLER AND FAMILY.-DiStrict At
torney Corkhill received to-day letter from
Judge Miller. OF the US. Supreme Court, dated
| Denver, 23d inst, stating that he had con.
| ciu1ed mis- st s. i1n OF the court there, and
/ weulo, with Judge Hallett, leave for Leadv,Ile
/ the following day. where he ex 1ected 70 IN :et
| Mrs al Miss Miller, and they expected to
| reach Block Island about July 18th
| PERSONAL Associate Justice Matthews, AS
sistant Surgeon General Crane. eX-Secretary
Thompson n ex.Land Commissioner Williamson
end Col L. Sirgreaves, Of Washington. were
| registered IN New York last night-Repre-
seni attve Butterworth and Gen. n. A. Miles are
q. the Eobitt-Miss Nellie E. d Shell. OF
washington. was passenger by the sou hern
| overland Train TO arrive In San Francisco last
| Fr.oay."Lonoon ruth announces that eX-
| PRESIDENT Hays Will leave for Europe at the I'd
OF tnls month, and that Mr.. and Mra HAYES
| viii attend the fetes OF July 14th In Paris bat
! We nave reasons for believing that the state.
| ment is incorrect-Chief Justice Drak,. of