Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-04-16
THE EVENING STAR.
DOUBLE SHEET.
Washington News and Gossip.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY. Internal
revenue, 1856, 1906; customs. s5s5, ,O7G.6o.
POSTMASTER GRNRRA Al JAMES left for New York
this afternoon. BE Will return on Tuesday
THE NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH has appro-
priated 81, 600 for the preparation OF report on
trichin9.
THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES will
met In this city next week.
DENIED Friends Of Solicitor Raynor OF the
Treasury deny the report that he is to be sup
planted.
THE LATEST CANDIDATE mentioned to succeed
Judge Tyner as First Assistant Postmaster
General Is Stillwell h. Russell, OF Texas, who Is
put forward as representative southern re.
publican.
A BOARD OF OFFICERS OF the Marine Ho5pl-
tai service will meet here on the 25th to exam
inc candidates for assistant surgeons in the
service The board will consist of Surgeons
BaiIache, Long and Purviance.
WHITE HOUSE CALLERS. - Senators Logan,
Pendleton and Fry, and Representatives
the Presidents callers to day. Representative
stephens, OF Georgia, also called, and the Pres.
ident went down stairs to receive him.
Mr.. GEO. HAULENBEEk, for the past IL years
a clerk In the adjutant generals Office, has re-
signed. to accept the position OF secretary and
stenographer TO the general counsel of the Bal
timore and o hio railroad In Baltimore.
THE PRESIDENT has received an invitation to
be present at Hampton, Va, May 18th. upon
the occasion of the laying of the corner stone
for the school building for Indian giris. He
has also received an invitation to be present at
Spartansburgh. s: c., May the 11th, at the
Cowpens celebration.
DURING TEE WEEK ended to-day national
bank notes to the amount of ST, $4,000 were re-
ce1ved at the Treasury for redemption against
sS43,ooo for the corresponding week OF last
year.
THE TREASURY now holds 1858, ,S66, 900 In [. S.
bonds to secure national bank circulation. [.
S. bonds deposited on this account week ended
to-day 81. 900, and withdrawn l,497, 900.
BATEMAN TO GET THE PLACE 1t Is now stated
as a fixed fact that the President Will send to
the Senate as soon as the deadlock Is broken
the name OF Warren M. Bateman, Of ClncIn-
natt to be solicitor OF the Treasury depart
ment. MIR. Bateman Is an experienced lawyer,
and at one time was United States attorney for
Cincinnati.
SUPPLIES FOR DAKOTA SuFFERERs.-Further
rations and supplies will be furnished the
Terry has not the salt meat to spare from his
commissariat the Indian bureau will furnish
1T to the sufferers Clothing has also been
ordered to be Issued where necessary.
Ex.SENAroRs AFTER PLAcEs.-There is con.
siderable striving an vexat1on of spirit over
the positions OF first and second assistant
postmaster general. An impression prevails
among applicants for Office that both the pres.
.ent 1ncunoents are to be removed and there
are humber who want these places. Among
the'appllcants are several ex-Senators.
NAVAL NoTEs.-The PoWhatan arrived at Key
West yesterday six days from Aspinwan. She
has on board twelve officers and eighty-two
men from Alaska. All are well on board. The
Va, this morning for Hampton Roads. Tr.ne
Tennessee. ACCOMPANIED bv tie Vandalia. left
Hampton Roads This tn6rning for the Potomac
river. The Yantic will follow at once, and the
Kearsarge will await the Constitution and ac-
company her to Piney Point. All Of these ves-
els are to take part in the Farragut ceremonies
TEE FOLLOWING internal revenue appoint
ments were made today: Storekeepers and
gaugers second district OF Kentucky-S. V.
GOode, A. 3. Shelton and W. T. Pate. Store
keepers second district OF kentucky-J. S.
Bradley, T. j. Graves, Felix Bennett and S. w.
Langley. w. A. Lindsay, suOrekeeper seventh
district OF Kentucky, and X. s. Cooke and G. c.
Gates, storekeepers for the first district of New
York and first district OF California respectively.
LIBERIA.-Professor Blyden gives the follow
ing items OF interest In a recent communica.
ton: 1.-THE legislature at its last session rec
commended the people to vote an amendment
to the Constitution. making the presidential
term four instead of two years; but not to go
into effect under the next President, but to
afrect the following term. Liberia college has
reOpened with 27 students in the preparatory
department and strong boys In the collegiate
his way. All the boys In the college are ne
groes: for the first time since the college has
been In existence"
PRIVATE DALZBIL RISES To EXPLAIN.-In a
letter touching his declination OF the Office re-
Gently rendered him Private Dalzell says he
preserved no copy Of bis letter, which was
private and confidential one. He says 1t simply
tion he never applied for OR desired. He adds
that he is not republican merely for the
loaves and fishes OF Office, but followed the
fortunes Be OF the party for the principles that 1t
only annoyance he feels over this ma ter is
that some Of his party friends seem to misun-
derstand 1t and regard 1t as great matter,
when In reality it is OF no consequence at all to
ANY bOdy.
TEE RAID on Col. RoCKwKLL.-The public
parks and grounds are receiving their spring
cleaning, and beautiful flower beds VIII soon
greet the eye. We understand, however that
that amia0le gentleman, Col. Rockwell the
new superintendent OF public grounds, finds
his new position anything but bed OF roses
by reason OF the persistency, the "previous-
ness" and the numerousness OF the great Amer
lean Office seeker. who Will soon reduce the
new superintendent to a mere ghost of his
former self. His hair has already turned grey.
The colonel, we have learned, has no vacancies
at present, and IL parties who now Deslege him
In person would content themselves with filing
written applications, so that they could be
properly considered when opportunity Offers
they would, no doubt earn that officers eter-
nal gratitude, prolong his life and give him
some time to attend to his legitimate duties
As 1t Is now. the supertntendent's life 'fs not
happy one" by any manner of means.
DEATH OF AN OLD OHAPLAIN.-Rev. Jared L.
Elliott, q retired chaplain of the US. army,
died this morning, at the residence Of Mr. VIM.
Flynn, 109 D street northwest, In the 18TH vear
Of his age: Dr. Elliott was a minister
early life, when attached to the navy,
and was attached to the southern arctic ex-
petition about 1s40, companion of the late
F. D. Stuart. His last active service was dur
Ing the war, when he was attached to Fort
Washington, q few miles down the river. Dr..
Elliot was well and favorably known to many
Of our citizens. His funeral will take place on
Monday at O'Clock from Mr.. Flynn's resi-
dence.
PBRsONAL-Mr. w. g. MetZer0tt, of this city,