Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-02

V'oh!. 57-Noe. S,6S1.
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To ToDAY.-Internal rev.
enue, slsI @; customs. s64l.sss.14.
SECRETARY RAMSEY is expected to return to
Washington TO morrow.
THE L. S. SHIP DALE, in tow OF the tug
StaIdlsh, aTiFed at Portsmouth, Va at $50
lhis morning from Annapolis.
The DAILY NOTARY.-Tbe President to-day
appointed w. b. Genell a notary public for the
District of Columbia.
THE CHINESE TREATIES were reported to the
Senate yesterday afternoon from the foreign
relations committee, with recomm andatlonS for
ralliication, and were placed upon the calendar.
COINAGE at the United States minis dIring
January: Gold, 1,lO6,053 pieces, s7262 9so
value; silver dollars. 23OO. 600; base 1850 900
cents, S2g, 800 value Total, 336 053 pieces, and
~, $50 value.
and Representatives ONeil, Ward, Dunnell
Butterworth, Mckinley. Camp and Townsend,
and Prof. NeWc0mb and Col. Malery called on
the President 10 day.
GEN. GRANT arrived 10 Washington at go
last evening. He was accompanied by Mrs.
Grant and his son Ulysses. The party is stop
ping at the Riggs House They visited General
BeaIe last evening.
In THK SENATE yesterday, Messrs- kirkwood
and Dawes INDUCED In further discussion Of
the Ponca Indian affairs. The pension appro.
pTiatIon Dill was taken up and n the committee
Of the whole the amendments or the Senate
committee were agreed TO.
COMING TO THE INAUGURATIoN.-Capt. III. A.
Snow, or the Boston FusIeers, has informed
Col. Corbin that he VIII be here With his COM
Pany-fI0Iu co TO 100 strong-to take part In the
inauguration ceremonies The Cadet COroS Of
The 81. John 5 tAleXaD 1ria) Academy, have sig
hlhed their Intention or being present also on
that occasion,
TIE YORKTOWN MoNUMENT.-The model of
the Yorktown centennial monument, which
has been al the War department for a short
time, was to-day forwarded by express TO New
York 10 MeSsrS. Ward, Hunt and Van Brunt
the art commission. They Will make such
changes In the general character as may Sug-
gest themselves and will also change the In
scripttoDs on the base in accordance with the
action taken by the joint commission at It's
meeting yesterday.
THE following Internal revenue appointments
have been made:-P. j. LANCER. storekeeper first
district OF Pennsylvania G. G. Thompson, store
keeper first district OF Missouri; John Reed,
s'olekeeper and gauger sixth district OF Mis-
souri,: j. F. Marshall StOrekeeper and gauger
NTH district OF Tennessee; and ID. X. Walker
sloIekeeper fifth district OF Kentucky.
STANLEY MATTHEWS NOMINATION ENDoRsED-
AT full meeting OF the members of the bar of
Memphis, Tenn, held Saturday afternoon, a
resolution was unanimously adopted express
ing the highest satisfaction with the nOmina-
tlon or Hon. Stanley Matthews TO the Office of
associate justice OF the supreme court OF the
United States; also requesting Senators Harris
and Bailey, OF Tennessee, to vote for his conf1r-
nation.
MURDER on A MAN OF WAR.-In the case OF
one Of the crew Of the United states steamer
Minnesota, who committed an assault resulting
In death upon sh1pmate while the vessel was
under Weighjn New London harbOr, Attorney
General Devens has decided that the Offender
could DE tried by the civil authorities OF Con
nectlcut, out that at the same time Sucn trial
would not Interfere in any manner with trial
also 10y naval cOurt-inartlal under the regula-
lions governing the navy.
CONFIRMATIONS.-The Senate in executive ses-
sion yesterday confirmed the following nomina-
lions: John D. Hopkins, collector OF customs at
FreDchmaDS Bay, Ne. To be United States
C0nsulS-IieIry i. Dill. OF Maine. at Fort Erie
Can; Hamilton Il. Howard, or New Hampshire
al Puerto CabeliO. 10 be poStnaSterS-C4ray
r. 7, pper. Onconta. y. Y; Stanley f. FilkinS
Medina. y. y; Austin Fleeger Barnhart's Mir
Pa: James {. Hagerty, Rldgeway, Pa: George
4. Mercer, West Chester, Pa. The appoin. .menC
OF Commodore Hugh T. Purviance on the re-
tlred list for having performed highly merltor-
Gus service was also confirmed.
The INTER OCEANIC CANAL INQUIRY. - The
select committee OF the House on 1nJer-o oceanic
ship canal held short session this morning
and consumed the time till the hour of adjourn
ment In discussion, without arriving at any
conclusion. Ii was developed that a majority
OF the committee favor the ship railroad scheme
OF Capt. EadS, though a wide divergence of
opinion seems TO exist as to the precs. manner
III which the government shall be aSke1 20 lend
its c0untenance and endorsement. The ,,Ommit-
Tee adjourned TIL Saturday. when IL is believed
vote will be reached upon det1nite propOsi-
ton touching the Eads scheme, as opposed 10
either OF the proposed canals
TIE ELECTORAL COUNT RESOLUTIoN.-The in
dicatons now are that the republicans will not
oppose the resolution In relation to the elec-
toral count, reported 10 the Senate yesterday.
The same resolutions have been used upon
several different occasions TO avoid partisan
contest over the count, and no new ground
upon Wnlcn 10 oppose them can now be dis
covered. Immediately after these resolutions
shah have been disposed OF Senator Morgan in
tends 10 call up his resolution, declaring In the
most SPECIFIC terms. that the president OF the
senate has no judicial power in the count that
his functions are purely ministerial. There will
be warm fight over the resolution, and as the
democrats propose TO ''sit IL OUT by continuing
the session until action Is taken there is prooa-
billy OF another lively night session.
NAVAL ORDBRS.-Pay Inspector F. C. Crosby
has returned from the European station and IS
ordered as inspector OF provisions and clothing
al the Washington nayy-yard, February 18th,
relieving Pay master 7. {. CaSwell, who will re-
main on duty as paymaSter OF the yard Car
penter Warren BaTnerd 10 the Independence at
The Mare Island navy yard. Lieut.. T. o. G. Ter
ftl 10 the Pensacola navy yard. Medical ln-
sptctoT \. 4. RhOadeS as member OF the board
OF examiners ar Philadelphia. March lst next.
Medical Inspector Edward Shippen 10 duty as
president OF a board Of examiners at Pailadel-
phla, March lst next surgeon J. III. Clark from
the Wabash and ordered as a member OF the
eXamiElug board ar Philadelphia. Surgeon T.
y PtnrOSe fiOm the Michigan on the 25th and
ORDER as recorder OF the board OF examiners at
Philadelphia. surgeon A. :. Oberly from the
PoRhdja and ordered 10 the Richmond as fleet
surgeon OF the ASiatic station per steamer of
f6l b from san Francisco. surgeon Il. G.. Walton