Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-03-23
The senate Offices,

The caucus OF republican Senators which met
yesterday afternoon and continued In session
until after THE STAR went to press, nominated
for Senate officers the following gentlemen:
For secretary, Geo. G: Gornam. OF California;
for Sergeant alarms. Henry a. Rtddleberger,
OF virginia; for principal executive clerk, Jas
X. Young, OF Pennsylvania; for Chief legisla-
tive clerk, Charles W. johnson, Of Minnesota;
1Or chaplain, Rev. DR.. Byron Sunderland, OF
Washington city. Messrs, Gorham, Riddleber-
ger anu Young were nominated unanimously;
The others by ballot Geo. C. Gorham held the
Office OF Secretary OF the Senate from lS6S to
1879, when tie republicans lost control OF the
body. He has been influential In republican
COUNCILS for years, and in The political cam
paign OF ISIS he was secretary Of the Congres.
s!onal committee. Mr. Riddleberger is Vlr-
g1nla readJuSter and4gaS the author OF the BILL
Which took his name, for settlement OF the
state debt, and which vas vetoed after having
passed the legislature. by Gov Holiday. He
has been one OF Mr.. MahoneS chief lieutenants
for several years past, and was, until he became
candidate for SergeanJ-at Arms spoken OF as
the coming readjuster candidate for governor
OF Virginia. He owns and edits weekly paper
at woodstock, Va. He was a captain In the
confederate army and served throughout the
making good military record. Mr.. Young
held the position OF executive clerk under the
republican Senate, and lost his place by the
incoming OF the democratic majority. DIR. sun
derlaId was the chaplain at the time of demo-
cratic accession. Mr.. Johnson was brought
forward 70 6y senator Mcmillan. and he is said
clerk for the Minnesota legislature
CHANGES IN The QUARTERMASTER'S DEPART-
MKNT.-The relief of Capt. Rockwell as depot
quartermaster in this city and the detail OF
Major Il. c. Card to that duty will necesitate
other changes In the quartermaSter'S depart
ment, which have been recommended by
QuaTtermaster General Meigs, and which will
be made as follows: Lieut.. Col c. G. Sawtelle
to Newport barracks, Kentucky, as chief quar-
RI a Moi q
b. Dandy, now at Portland, oregon, to relieve
Col. z. G. Sawtelle as Chief quarlernaster, de-
partment OF the Columbia. Major w. B.
Hughes, now at st. Louis, Mo-, to relieve Major
B. C.Card as chief quartermaster, department of
Texas. Major E. ID. Baker. now at San
Ant0nia. Texas. 70 relieve Major Hughes at st.
Louis. Major T.J. Eckerson to relieve CapLA.S.
kimball as depot quartermaster at Boston,
Mass. Capt. A. S. KiEnball TO relieve Major G..
b. DANDY at Portland, oregon. Capt. L. E.
Campbell, now at San AnJonia. Texas, to be
Baker.
THE NEWFOUNDLAND SEAL FIsHERs.-Com-
mander E. T. Woodward commanding the
Yantic, which has just arrived at Norfolk from
ST. Johns, Newfoundland, where she went to
get the remains OF the late Passed Assistant
Paymsster Baughman, submits TO the Navy
department detailed report OF the voyage.
In the course OF the report he says" While
in Sc. Johns We had the opportunity OF wit
Messing the sailing OF the sealing feet, the
steamers OF which fleet started for the fisheries
on the morning of March 10th. The sailing
vessels started on the 1st, as they are allowed
by law to do. The sealing fisheries of New
foundand are steadily declining since the in
were about 200 vessels Of from so to $50 tons,
engaged In the business, employing about
12,0G0 men, all OF whom were Seamen. But at
the present DAY there are clearing from the
port of st. Johns twelve steamers and three
sailing vessels. with total tonnage Of 5,107
tons, carrying 1894 men, and from other ports
about 4,OoO men against II, oOO few years ago:
ana none Of these men are able seamen, as
these vessels are manned by a special crew,
with nremen, &c. and the rest are only sealers,
Wno take ana kill seals. The largest OF the
steamers carry 325 men and the smallest 165.
Inc general run Is beut 2SO men,"