Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-04-26


SECRETARY WINDOW returned from New York
this morning.
THE RUMoR is afioaJ that MIR. Geo. A Sheri-
dan is to be removed as Recorder Of Deeds Of
the District, and that Mr.. Fred. Douglass is to
be MS successor.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House to-.
day were Senators Hale. Harrison and Mitchell
and Repres entatives Stephens, Bowm an, VAL
entne, Ryan and others.
.THE CABINET MERTING To-DAY.-An OF the
members OF the Cabinet were In attendance a.
to- days meeting, except Secretary Blaine, who
Is In New York.
HAS POSITIVELY DECLINED.-It can be stated
positively, that MIR. w. A. M. Grier. of Penn
sylvania. has declined the Office Of Third As-
sistant Postmaster General.
RUMORBD RBM0vAL-It was rumored about
the Poet Office department to-day that Chief
Clerk French, OF the contract Office, was to be
removed, and his place given to Mr.. Lyman,
Who up to the 1st OF the present month was
Chief OF the depreciation bureau.
THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL CROWD OF callers to
pay their respects at the White House to-day.
President Gart1eld came out into the ante
room at neon and shook the hands OF probably
thirty persons who were In wal tt1ng.
CHARGES AGAINST A LIEUTENANT COMMANDER
A naval board OF inquiry is In session at City
Point, Va, to-day for the purpose OF investi-
eating certain serious charges preferred against
Lieutenant Commander Charles F. ScnmtZ,
who is stationed at that point in command OF
the iron-ciad fleet
THE STAR, containing a full report OF the
ceremonies OF the dedication of the Farragut
statue, including the remarks of President
Gnl6 Ny,1f f1no
and Hon. Horace Maynard. can be had az the
counting room, in wrappers, ready for mailing,
price two cents.
A PIECE OF TIMBER from the frieate Phila-
delphia is now on board the Wyoming to be
shipped to the United States. The philade,-
phia, while blockading Tripoli harbor october
81 1893, grounded on reef got laid down in
the chart, and was captured by the Tripoltans
and afterwards sunk. The piece OF timoer now
coming to this country has been In the water
since the date above mentioned.
A CIRCULAR will be issued by Secretary Win
dom to day, which will modify circular: No. ~
relative to the extension Of per cent bonds at
SE per cent SO that foreign holders of the 6
per cents may present them for continuance to
the London agency, Which fS to be established
.l uLder @ the 1 management OF Mr C. E. Coon, Of
Mr.. Coon and assistant will leave for Europe
during this week.
AN ADVERSE REPORT EXPECTED ON STANLEY
MATTHEWS WORCESTERSHIRE Senate judiciary
committee held another meeting this morning,
when the nomination Of Stanley Matthews. to
be associate justice OF the United States Su-
preme Court, was taken up and discussed. No
action was taken, but vote will probably be
reached at the next meeting of the committee,
and the report win be adverse TO Mr.. Matthews.
BIS friends claim that he Will be confirmed de =
pite an adverse report, and the Indications are
that ne will be, as most OK the democratic Sen
atorS Will vote for him.
NAVAL NEWS-The LackaTanna was re-
Gently docked at Cailao and had her botton n
cleaned. She lett Callao on March 2sth .or
Valparaiso, where she intended to remain until
the arrival OF the Alaska on the coast and then
proceed On cruise to San Francisco via The
Mar9uesas. Society, Samoan and sandwich
Islands. The Adams WAS ar Calia0 when the
LackaWanna left. The Alaska was at Panama
On the 10th April and expected to ieave for the
south coast Ia few days. The Alaska is under
orders to proceed to Callao, and will cruise on
the coast OF South America wherever her COM
manding officer may consider the presence OF
his vessel as most necessary.
THE CHIC SUFFERKRs.-Rear Admiral Howell
commanding the European station, In letter
to secretary Hunt, dated at Vlllefranche, April
sth, says: II have the honor to inform you that
l have ordered the q. S. ship Galena to visit
ChioS and to render such assistance-medical
commander. have also directed Commodore
OKane to report to me the condition OF affairs
as be f1ncs them. The newspaper reports are,
trust. exaggerated. II they are true, the de-
partment might desire to send some provisions
nom the store house at Vrlefranche TO the
starving thousands In the un fortunate island
TRANSPORTATION OF LIVE FIsH.-A car hiss
been built in Wilmington, Del, for the purpose
OF transporting live fish to points designated
by the L. S. fish commissioner, and Is now being
fitted up in Baltimore preparatory to being put
In active service. The car which viii be under
the direction OF Prof. Baird, is to be furnished
With tanks In which the fish can be placed and
supplied with fresh water from larger tanks on
the root. The Car is supplied With refrlgera-
tors for the purpose OF keeping the atmosphere
at the required temperature. The car was
built from plans approved by the fish commis-
siOner.
PRIVATE FUNDS IN THE CUSTODY OF THE Gov
ERNMRNT CANNOT BE ArTACHED.-The Commits.
sioner OF Internal Revenue has just decided, In
case which arose In the 5tb collection district OF
government and belonging to citizen is not SUD-
ject to levy and attachment under proceeding s
instituted In state court by creditors 1t ap-
pears that party accused OF violating the In
ternal revenue laws In number of cases made
proposition to compromise for certain sum-
/ which he deposited with the department pend
1Bg the negotiations. The department, after
due consideration, declined to accept the offer
made. and the collector OF internal revenue of
the district was instructed to return the money
to the party depositing 1t. Ii the meantime a
mandate was issued from state court of North
Carolina, at the instance of certain creditors OF
the party aforesaid, forbldding the collector to
deliver up the money. The Commissioner there
upon directed the collector to return the money
to the department., from whence it was del1v-
cred to the representative OF the person to whom
II belonged. The view taken was that the gov
eTLment was bound In good faith to return
money deposited under Sucn circumstances
PBRsoNAL--Col. A. X. Mcclure, OF the Phia-
delphia Times. and ex- Representative Timothy
Davis, OF Massachusetts,, are at the Riggs
House-Mr. Donald G.. Mitchell (.'Ik Mar
vel, } Is giving series OF readings on English
literature in HartfOrd.-Dr. William II. Rus.
sell, the we'll known correspondent arrived In
New York from Liverpool yesterday. ay.-Col.
Charles Challe Long Is at Willard'a.-B .rn-
hardt sails for home on the 4th of May
Carlyle's father was stone mason, George
Eliot'S carpenter, and Shakespeare's q
Enthusiastically Blaine, ex. Senator Bout
well, ex-Secretary Thompson and Representa-
tive JorgeDson were registered In New York
last evening.-DenniS Kearney Is still light
among the sand lot agitat0rs OF San Francisco,
but not nearly so much OF power as he was
Vice President Arthur and Senator Piatt
have returned to the city from New York
General James B. weaver, late greenoack can
didate for president, 1s making tour through