Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-01-12
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To DAY.-Internal rev.
enue, $226 096 50: customs $685.. .5O6Oa

tor oy the republicans OF the Ohio legislature
that he felt greatly honored by the action OF
to visit Gen. Garfield at Mentor next Saturday,
or sunday. Next Monday he will 90 to mis-
fome at Mansfield. On Wednesday he Will
Y sit Columbus. TO pay his RESPECTS to the gem
eral assembly OF OHIO.
WHITE HOUSE CAILERs.-Representati
Voorhis. Sanford. Deering, Bailey, Bayne.
Anderson. Robinson and Williams called on
tine President to day.
APPoINTMENTs.-Cyrus Ii. Murdoch and G. NJ.
Davidson have been appointed storekeepers
ahG gaugers for the Sth district of Georgia and
.ih district OF Kentucky. respectively. and j.
r Lowe has been appointed gauger for the 1st
district OF Ohio.
ARMY ORDERs.-The following officers viii
proceed to New York city on public business,
under special Instructions from Chief signal
officer of the army: First Lieut.. John p Story,
AIN artillery, acting signal officer, and Second
Lieut.. j. S. Powell, signal corps Capt Thos RI,
HandbuTy, corps Of engineers. will be relieved
from his present duties under the orders OF
Major Charles X. Suter. corps of engineers; will
take take station at Little Rock, Ark; and will re-
lieve the following officers OF the charge Of the
works or public improvements under river aud
harbor improvements now in their hands:
Major Charles r: Suter, corps of engineers, and
Major W. ii. II. Benyaurd, corps or engineers.
BIS ADDRESS WILL BE COLUMBUS. OHro.-
Hon. Theo. Cook. Of Cincinnati, Is In the city.
He says that few days ago he called on Gov.
Foster at Columbus: Ohio. and said: "Well,
Governor, l suppose If have occasion to write
you letter after the 4th of March next your
address will be Washington" Not at all, - re-
piled Gov. Foster, my address will be Colum-
pus. ONO is large enough territory for me
for the present"
THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL is delayed
10 the appropriation committee because of the
hat rrIo
chairman of the subcommittee having the
matter In charge.
ODD SHoEs.-Yesterday, Representative TILL
man, of s. c., said to Mr.. Scales, of n c.: "Say,
Scales, haven't you got one of my shoes on ?"
Il don't know" said Scales; but he raised his
pedal extrem1tfes and found that he had one
shoe with buttons and one that tied well,
hu1t little" An examination DEVELOPED that
Tilman was likewise oddly shod. How the
rect gear OF these statesmen became "butter-
cupped' Is nObody'S business, but it' was prob
ably done In the bathroom OF the House.
DURING the week ending the 1st instant the
imports of wneat into the United Kingdom OF
Britain amounted TO ,12s 679 cwts and of flour
to s41 92O cwts. Most OF this importation was
from the United States.
THE IkDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL was passed
IN the House OF Representatives, yesterday af-
tee OF the whole by a close vote appropriating
1000 to defray the expenses of the commits.
Sion OF ten citizens provided for In the act OF
1869. and striking out the clause repeating all
laws creating such commission, was, when the
committee rose and reported the bill to the
House, stricken out by vote OF 1l9 to 10.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Ensign j. NJ Robinson to
examination for promotion. Chief Engineer
j. B. Carpenter from the Colorado and granted
six months leave. Passed Assistant Engineer
L. W: Wooster from the Dispatch and placed on
sick leave.
MAJOR A. D. BANKS the stationary clerk OF
the n1ted States Senate, who has been Ill for
months, is growing worse, and doubts of his re
coVery are entertained Dy his friends
The Senate committee on naval affairs to
day authorized their chairman. Senator Nc
Pherson, to report for passage the pending bill
to reoIgan1Ze the Marine corps.
NOMINATIONS To-DAY.-The President sent the
following nominations to the Senate to day:
Claiming Richards, to be United States attor-
ney southern district Of Ohio. Alexander NJ.
Bryson. OF Iowa, to be United States attorney
for Idaho. Also, number OF postmasters.
YELLOW FEVER FRozE OUT.-Lieutenant Com
mander j. K. Winn, commanding the naval
station at Key West, Florida, reports to the
Navy department that the epidemic of yellow
fever which prevailed there during the past few
months has now evidently disappeared. The
last case, that OF Assistant Surgeon Glazi;r OF
the marine hospital service, was an isolated
ole, and terminated as heretofore stated on the
18th OF December. At present the health OF the
place is excellent. All danger OF fever Tor the
winter has passed.
THE GRANT BIIL.-At the meeting OF the MILL
tary committee of the House tomorrow, re-
port will be made on the bill to place Gen.
Grant on the retired list OF the army. Gen.
erals Bragg and Sparks will submit an adverse
report, and Gen. McCOOk a favorable one. The
two former are democrats the latter republ-
can.
SENATOR JONES OF FLORIDA RENoMISATED.-
A dispatch has been received that Senator
Charles w. Jones OF Florida has been unani-
mously reIomlnated.
TIE INTERNATIONAL SANITARY CONFERENCE
met at the Department OF State at one O'Clock
this afternoon, and was still In session at
quarter to three.
MARINE CORPS ORDERs.-Capt. II, c. Coch-
rale is detached from duty at Norfolk, Va, and
ordered to command the marine guard of the
L. S. 5. Pensacola, South Pacific squadron, and
as feet marine officer, relieving Capt. c. L.
Williams who will report upon his return to
the United States to the commandant OF the
marine corps at Washington ID. G. First Lieut..
Frank Scott win be detached from the Alaska.
at Panama, upon the reporting OF his relief,
and Will return home.
How NEW YORK PAPER PUTS 1.-THE New
York Times says to-day editorially that ''Ghe
p1Ogress Of business In the House yesterday
was delayed by causes not remotely connected
with cold tea"
PERsONAL-SenatOr Johnston Is preparing a
reply to the Malone manifesto touching the
Virginia debt QueStion.-Rey. George II. NAL
lory, an Episcopal clergyman and editor OF
The Churchn,nh, Is one OF the prOprtetOrS Of
the Madison Square Theater In New iork and
interested In its dramatic succeSS.-Repre-
sentative Atherton has sustained severe loss
tn the death or hts interesting daughter Annie,
aged fourteen years, which occurred last even
1rg In this city.-AmOng the Americans regis
tered in Paris on the 30th ult was Rev. Francis
p. Noble, Of Washington. ScOtt-Std-
dons. the actress was thrown from q sleigh
and seriously Injured at Youngstown, Ohio on
Sunday evening.-Representati Ewing is
down again with slight attack Of fever. In
his case 1t can truly be called malaria.
The District in Congress-
THE RIVER FLATS APPROPRIATION.
Tae committee on commerce has postponed
until Tuesday next further consideration OF the
million and quarter appropriation for the Po-
tomac flats. No vote has yet been taken, and
meanwhile, II there Is an earnest and united
effort, the appropriation may yet be put In the
river and harbOr bill To-day, Major TWln1ng
had conference with Chairman HuntOn, OF the
District committee, and explained TO him the