Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-01-17

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THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS sTo-DAY-Internalre rev.
enue, $s22, ,563. 80; customs. ssl1 1858 5s.
TIE FOLLOWING internal revenue storekeen-
ers and gaugers for the 9th district OF North
Carolina have been appointed: l. F. Davis. b.
T. TtCdef, T. s Wood j. A. Pearson J. NJ
ShnveT Ii A. T. nee. A. Buudy, j. w. Gordon.
ana 1. NJ Riggs George Fug man ha, O1eu
appulLted gauger for the I'd district OF Virginia.
THE ONLY LOCAL CASE decided in the l.. s.
5 preme COur. to- day was that OF the Connec-
Il cut Gener al Life Insurance Company against
a-l's A Eldridge. Decree OF District su.
pItme Court uur defendant) affirmed with
costs.
GIN. ORD The Senate to day passed without
dissent the bill to retire Gen. E. O. c, Ord with
the rank and pay Of major general
SENATOR SHARON was In his seat this morn
Ing for the first time the present session.
WHISKY IN INDIAN TRRRITORY-The Internal
Revenue bureau has Information that the sale
OF liquor In Indian territory Is being carried on
TO considerable extent. That territory is an
Indian reservation, and therefore it is contrary
TO law TO sell whisky or any Intoxicating liquor
within its borders. Commissioner Rnum will
send special agents into the territory to inves-
ugate and report, both with a view TO putting
stop 10 the traffic and TO the prosecution Of
these engaged In It.
MARSHAL RUSSELL, Of the western district OF
Texas, will soon resign his position. 1t Is
stated that he wants to be L. S. minister to
Mexico In place OF Minister Morgan, but the
marshals friends say that he will return to
Indianapolis and resume the practice OF Law
there.
WHITE HOUSE CAILERs.-AttOrney General
Devens, Senators Dawes, Ferry, Platt, S4un-
ders, Logan and Baldwin, and Representatives
Alor1cb: Newberry, CrapO, Harris Va) Upson.
Young, Errett. ButterwOrth, WILDER Bowman
NoTcross and Van Voorhis, called on the Presi-
dent to day.
THE VISITING EnITORs.-The Ohio Editoria,
Association, which meets In GAINESVILLE this
week, Is to be banqueted In that City on
Wednesday evening. and will leave for Wash
1ngton on Thursday morning, by special train
over the B. & .. railroad. Ii Is not yet known
how many Will constitute the excursion party
but 1t Is understood that quite number will
come, and that NOT few Of them Will be
accompanied by their wives Neither the hour
for leaving GAINESVILLE or arriving here has yet
been announced, but the party Will probably
evening. 1t Is supposed that the committee
having the entertainment OF the visitors In
charge Will be advised on all these points in
due season. and that all proper arrangements
to that end will be made In time.
THE RELY OF DELEGATE CANNON, OF Utah,
to the points made against his election as dele
gate has been printed In pamphlet form. Mr..
Cannon takes up the points made by Mr.. Camp.
bell seriatim and replies to them. In regard to
the allegation That he Is not citizen Mr.. Can.
non declares that he was duly naturalIzed on
whether he were citizen or not, the governor
OF Utah has no right to go behind the returns
which gave him the election, and he cites the
law to sustain this point.
SURGEON w. K. VAN RuyPEN has been Or
dered TO the Brooklyn naval hospital.
ARMY ORDERs.-Leave fofsix months Oh sur
geon's certificate OF disability Is granted Lieut.
Col. +. T. Dent. suh artillery. The superintend-
ent general recruiting service will forward 50
recruits 10 FCrt BTOwn Texas, for assignment
TO companies c, +, and Fl, 10th infantry.
JUDGE j. T. LuDKLING, of Louisiana, is In the
city. Strange to say, he is not even after JUS
tlce WOODS old place or the place that will
become vacant by District Judge Billings pro-
motion 10 the circuit as Judge Woods sue
ceSsOr.
LIEUTENANT COMMANDER COERINGK L. s. n.
Is In the city. The obeltsk Will be raised In
Central Park next Saturday, and number OF
prominent people from Washington will go
over.
REWARD FOR BRAvEKY.-Tne Secretary OF
War has issued certificate of merit for BRAY
cry to Private Jas. quinn. Quinn was with Lieut..
Schwatka and scout "Capt Jack" In 1876 On the
Big Horn and Yellowstone expeditions, and
dSpiaye ed great personal bravery under tire and
while digging and building breastw orkS. BE
also took part with IS men In charge upon an
IHht % fnnf tod rafyy
engagements with Indians He is now In the
service as a corporal
Ex-SECRETARY THOMPSON. the president OF
the American branch Of the De Lessep Panama
canal scheme rather astonished the House
committee on inter oceanic canal this morning
In an hours speech, In which he fully explained
the objects OF the corporation be represents.
He said that the lie Lessep company had no
objection 10 offer to any declaration the United
States might see lit to make touching the Mon
roe doctrine; that the company were willing
that the United states should exercise control
over the canal; that the enterprise was open to
The subscriptions OF Americans. Englishmen,
FrenChmeD, or WhOsOeyer saw ut to subscribe;
the French government, and had been granted
the right OF way across the IsthMus by con-
cession granted 1t by the United States OF Co
lombia; the De Lessep company had no objec-
ton either to any OF the other routes proposed.
GoLD-BRARING QUARTZ FROM ALAsKA.-Col-
lectOr BAH, aC SltR6, Alaska, mas sent 10 WASH.
ington some very rich specimens of gold quartz.
He says: "There are immense ledges OF this
ore and the free gold runs all through With
little variation In amount from the specimens
sent. There can be no doubt OF its Immense
value and richness. It Is situated near the
coast where the ice blockade begins to break
up In April A party is now on the ground
building huts, &C., and several more parties fit
ting cut There are large placer beds also. aud
In the spring there is little doubt that there
will be a very great rush OF miners There
ought TO be Law for them by that time"
THE SPEAKER AND RRPRRsENTATIvR BEL
Troublesome days ago Representative Belford,
of Colorado desired to have the recognition OF
the Speaker to further matter OF legislation.
He sought the Speaker, and it Is alleged the
latter told him to let him see what he had to
OfYer, and II he approved OF II he would recog-
nize him. Mr.. BelfOrd refused to submit TO this
procedure. and quite spicy correspondence
between the Speaker and Mr.. BelfOrd Followed,
In which, 1t Is said, the latter sharply crit!
cises the practice OF the chair insisting upon an
inspection OF any matter or legislation. Mr.
Belford, it is said, takes the ground that the
Speaker is simply the organ of the House, and
the House not the organ OF the Speaker.
PERSoSAL---RObert LiRcOln'5 i5 the last name
meptionen in connection with q place in Presi.