Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-04-09
THE EVENING STAR.
DOUBLE SHEET.
Washington News and Gossip.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal
revenue, $425 $3.50: customs. s6,3.479 40.
No SATURDAY VIsIToRs.-aereatter the Presi-
dent will not receive visitors on Saturday.
COMMODORE NICHOLSON, L S.N, placed on the
retired list, to date from yesterday as stated in
THE STAR last evening, was retired at his own
request, after forty years continuous service.
THE CHRIsTIANCY DIVORCE CAsE.-The taking
OF testimony in the the case Of Minister Chris
tiancy against his wife for a divorce, was not
commenced for defendant to-day, as was ex-
pected.
COMMITTEE CLERKs.-It is not true as has
been stated that republican Senators, Chair
men of committees, have discharged the ola
democratic committee clerks whom they re-
appointed at the commencement OF the extra
session. With single exception, the dozen or
so democratic clerks OF committees who were
reappointed, as above, still hold their places.
TAKING TIRE OATH.-Upwards of fifty OF the
newly appointed clerks In the Pension Office
took the oath of Office to-day before Chief
Clerk Lockwood, OF the Interior department..
AT THE CABINET MEETING yesterday afternoon
the invitation to the President and members OF
the Cabinet to attend the ceremonies at Gettys-
burg on decoration day was favorably con-
sidered.
TIE TREASURY now holds 1852 53l 900 In L. S.
bonds TO secure national banl, circulation
L. s. bonds deposited on this account week
ended to day, s4,953,5 500, and withdrawn
s3,9O2,5OO.
WHY NOT PAIR THE WHOLE SENATE Pin view
OF the numerous pairs already announced In the
Senate, it has been suggested that as the two
parties are equally divided, 1t may be the inten-
Tof off hn "A
brig about an adjournment for the summer
This would leave Vice President Arthur alone
with his casting vote.
CLERICAL FORCE AT THE 7. o. DEPARTMENT.
David B. Parker, Chief OF the post Office inspec-
tors; M. La Rue Harrison, post Office inspector;
j Madison, chief clerk to the third assistant
postmaster general, and John r. Van WOrmer,
private secretary to the Postmaster General,
have been appointed By Postmaster General
James as commission to make a thorough In
yestigation OF the organization OF the clerical
force OF the department.
GEN. STURGIs AND THE SOLDIERS HoME.-The
Army and Nary Register OF this week says:
General S. d. Sturgis. colonel 7th cavalry, goes
from here to St Louis. where his family has
Oeen recently staying, and Will remain there q
short time before returning to Fort Meade 1t
has been determined, we understand, that IL
any change is made In the goyernorshp of the
Soldiers Home In this city, that Gen. SturgIs
Will be Gen. Potter'5 successor.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day were
Senators Conger, YanWyck. Saunders and
Ferry, Representatives White, Pettibone Houk
Col. Orr, the giant OF Herzog's Wonders, now
at Lincoln Hall and Admiral Dot, the llltputtan
OF the same exhibition, came together. They
looked like the ant and the camel on a journey
together. Postmaster General James called
this afternoon.
THE LIFE SAVING MEN SgBMIr TO THE CHECKS
The Treasury department to- day received iu-
formation that the men OF the life saving ser
vice at the Monmouth Beach, N. j. Station,
had TecOpsidered their determination not to
take the postal chtcks-the use of which Wit
show whether or not they perform their duty
and have decided to submit Monmouth Is the
only station where the men refused to uss the
checks,
THE FARRAGUT PR0CEssIoN.-Adniral Porter
has Issued the following notice: TAe survivors
OF Admiral Farragut'S 1eet who participated n
the actions at New Orleans aud Mobile BY,
intending TO take part in the procession on tha
25th instant, Will Immediately send their names
TO Commander HoWis0n, navy yard, Washing
ton, d. G., In order that arrangements can he
made for them. This notice also applies to
those officers dDd men still in the service
Those In the service will wear the prescribed
uniform, as hitherto published. All others not
IN the service VIII appear In uniform, If possible
THE FOLLOWING GENERAL CoURT-MART1AL is
appointed to meet at Fort Myer, Virginia, on
Thursday, the 14th day OF April, 1SSl. or as
soon thereafter as practicable, for the trial Of
Sergeant Theodore V. Van Heusen, signal
Corps. L. s. A., and such other prisoners as
may be brought before it: Capt. A. c. N. PEN
n1Dgton, 20 artillery; Capt. w. P. Graves. 21
artillery; Capt. John McGilvray, I'd artillery;
First Lieut.. Il. p. Strong. 4th artillery. acting
Infantry, acting signal officer; First Lieut..
William Baird, 9th cavalry, acting signal
officer; Second Lieut. F. E. Hobbs, I'd artillery,
and Capt. Samuel s. Elder, lSt artillery Judge
advocate OF the court.
THE "LITTLE GIANTS =" Or THE Two HOUSES.
SeDator Malone, soon after his tilt in the
Senate with Hill, Of Georgia, called on Repre-
sentative A. b. Stephens, and the cham oion
light weights of the two houses OF Congress
turns the scales at SO pounds, and never was
heavier. Malone claims 109 pounds. The
latter remarked that Mr. Stephens looked
replied that it was all clothes. While the Repre-
sentative wears his very loose, the Senator
wears his as close. fitting as possible His coat
able lady OF the present day, and his trousers
are pleated In at the waist at the back, while
the legs taper down to the ankles, showing
Mr. Stephens expresses great disgust for the
corruption which Is constantly made manifest
in politics. and caaracterizes the contests be.
tween the ins and the outs" AS for bargain
ing, he says that 1t is all a trade implied II not
expressed ln every election, from that OF con-
stable up 10 the highest elective office. He
predicts that the great contest which Is TO
come In this country is TO be that between the
Taxpayers and taX-c consumers, and he pro-
poses TO take the side OF the former.
THE UNLCCKY FIFTH SECTION.-The fifth SEC
ton OF three per cent funding bill appears to
be unfortunate In the history of our finances
How history can repeat itself is evidenced by
the following from John quincy Adams diary
dated January 1st, 1920. He mentions attend
'Dg meeting at the Treasury Office OF the
commissioners OF the sinking fund. MT. CraW-
ford, Secretary OF the Treasury, "had q Ques-
ton started by LIE Roy, Bayard & Co., at New
YORK, who fancy that Congress have unawares
entrapped themselves into an obligation to pay
Oh, at par the three per cent stocks of the
United States from the proceeds of the Western
lands, Immediately after the old six per cent
ana 0eferTed stock shall have been all dis
charged They made large speculation In
This STOCK, which has raised 1t from siXty-four
10 seVenty-twO ger cent, thinking they have
discovered pledge for its redemption at par
within very few weeks. This supposed trap
is In the act Of Congress OF 4th August. 1890:
the first law by which the debts of the United
States were funded under the present Constitu-
ton. The wording of the nth and twenty
second sections OF the law gives some counte.
nance to this pretension, but iG has never bsen
30 understood by Congress or by holders of the
SfOpE q