Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-04-19
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip,
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-Internal rev
enue. sl55.972S7: customs. $40, 1912.
THE USUAL MOTION to go into executive ses
sion was voted down In the Senate to-day by
2i to 1s-just quorum.
APPoINTSD.-J. B. Hobby was to-day appoint
ed store keeper and gasger for the 51h district
OF Tennessee, and r. o. Newman storekeepe,
for the 5th district OF Kentucky.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day were
Senators Conger, Miller, Kellogg. Saunders,
Frye. Plumb and Representatives Page, Thomas
HaZelton and Wilson. Gov. st. Johns, OF Kan.
master General Creswell and Recorder Sheridan
also called on the President.
SECOND LIEUT.. FRANCIS D. RUcKER, 18th in
fantry, is transferred to the 2d cavalry, and
assigned to Troop B, Fort Keogh, Montana ter
rity. He will join his troop.
SECRETARY HUNT was in his Office at the
Navy department to-day, having returned
from New York last evening.
THE q. S. S. RANGER sailed from San Fran-
cisco yesterday afternoon. She gees to the
coasts of Mexico and South America on sur
veytng expedition.
somebody has written a canard, is at Piney
Point. There are five men-of-war now anchored
just below Alexandra. They are the Ports
mouth, Alliance, Yantic, Vandalia and Kear-
sage. The Tennessee and Constitution stopped
at Piney Point. being unable to come to Wash
1ngton, there not being sufficient water for
them. The crews of all these vesseIs will take
part IN the Farragut ceremonies.
DECISION AGAINST ED1soN.-The appeal taken
by Prof. Thomas A. Edison In the interference
case OF "Maxim vs.. Edison" has been decided
by the board Of examiners-i Chief OF the patent
onice In favor OF the United States Electric
Lighting company, owners OF the "Maxim"
by the examiner OF interrerence5 who awarded
priority OF invention to Maxim, and the board
OF examiners in chief now affirm that decision.
AS final resort the case may yet be taken on
appeal before the commissioner OF patents.
SCHEME OF CoLoRED COLONIZATION IN OKLA
HoMA.-The Secretary OF the Interior has re-
ceived copy OF the circular issued by the
"Freedmens Oklahoma Association" OF st.
Louis, j. Milton Turner, president, and Han
nloai Z. carter, general manager. 1t promises
16s acres Of land to every freedman who Will
60 and occupy the public lands Of Oklahoma.
Secretary K1rkwo0d has referred the circular to
the commissioner OF the general land Office.
with view to ascertaintng the legality OF the
proposed occupancy of the government reser-
vat1on In that territory.
THE BALTIMORE POsTMAsTRRsHIP.- Is pretty
well understood that as soon as there is
break In the Senate deadlock and chance for
nominations being confirmed the name Of some
Baltimore Will be sent In To-day Colonel
Harrison Adreon, OF Baltimore, called On the
PRESIDENT and left papers In advocacy OF his
appointment as postmaster at Baltimore.
A NEW COUNTERFEIT GOLD PrECE.-The sec.
ret service division has Information that new
counterfeit $40 gold piece has appeared In San
Francisco. 1t is made principally of base
resists the acid tests. 1t has to be cut pretty
deep before the true nature Of the coin is dis
covered. 1t Is not as heavy as the genuine nor
ss + 1ns of g9 put people Of
In bytt.
STEAM LINE BETWEEN AMSTERDAM AND NEW
YoRK.-In a dispatch Of the 26Jh ultimo, the
OF State OF the establishment OF direct steam
Communication between that port and New
YORK. The first steamer OF The new line left
on the 23d. Thetwo steamers with an aggrega e
capacity Of about 600 tons measurement, have
taken away from Amsterdam atont goo imni.
grants and goodly quantity OF freight. The
immigrants were almost exclusively HOllan-
ders, from the provinces OF Friesland and Gron-
irgen, consisting principally OF whole families,
and mostly farmers.
DIED IN PR1soN.-Major Jas. d. Nelson, pay
master Z. S. A., died in the Albany penttentI.
airy this morning. He was sent there under
sentence OF court martial approved January 2lst
last. He was tried In october OF last year
for embeZZliDg and misapproprlating govern
ment funds. His emoezzlement amounted to
about $4,000. BE was sent west from New
wS xof TO Asf Pay vT ca troops Nea At YS9f ES Tsq
the embezzing has been going on for
some months he disappeared, but after
few days was arrested and brought to New
t1al in his case was to be dismissed the service,
pay fine OF 81 500. ana imprisonment for two
years and until his fine should be paid. but not
to exceed five years.
Personal Garfield, Col. Rockwell and
wife, and Hon. w. E. Chandler, of Washington;
Representative Gibson, OF Louisiana; Repre-.
sentative-elect Robinson. of Ohio. and GOV.
York last evening. from oregon Is to
the effect that ex-senator Joe Lane, who ran
for Vice President on the BrecHnridge ticket
IN 1sSo Is In declining health and not expected
pbia; S. v. White, of Brooklyn, and Prof o. c.
Marsh. of New Haven, are at Wormley's.-
VIM. Walter Phelps, recently nominated min
lister to Austria, returned from six months
absence In Europe on Sunday. His wife and
daughter remain In Paris. where he hopes to
de5oin nsrad them eI In few weeks~Gen: n L. An
that there Is no truth In the countless stories
ABOUT his buying SO many costly things In Eu-
rope. r. Osgood, the Boston publisher, is
at the Rigga--Mr. J. g. X: Hassard will have
charge OF the New York tribune during
MIR. WhiteiaW Reid's absence on his wedding
tour-Walt Whitman is to give reading Of
his own poetry In Boston next autumn II his
health permits. sworn inventory OF the
estate Of the late Senator Carpenter places the
real estate at $l2 900 and the personal property
at $40. .O0O.-The last story Is that ex-Secre-
tary Schurz is to be editor-fn- Chief OF the New
York Erenin0 Post, which will be a hot anti
Conkl1ng organ.
Important Nominations.
GEN. LONGsTREET FOR MARSHAL OF GEORGIA
UTAH APPOINTMENT, ErC.
The President sent the following nominations
to the Senate to-day:-Gen. James Longstreet,
NOW minister to Turkey, to be United States
marshal for Georgia; Philip b. Emerson. asso-
ctate justice Supreme Court OF Utah; BENZ. G..
Castler, agent for Indians OF New York agency,
New York; Edwin 8. CrOcker, receiver OF public
moneys at Evanston. Wyoming. POstmasters-
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