Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-05-09
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

1nE T. V ENlNU CIAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To DAY.-Internal rev..
enue, H,14s. 97s Cd; customs. s62s o4324.
Mr.. GRIERs NOMINATION WIrHDRAwN.-Tne
President day sent message to the Senate
withdrawing the nomination OF Mr. Grier, OF
Pennsylvania. to be Third Assistant Post
master General, Mr. Grier having declined the
position.
THE MONROE DocTRIHE.-The Senate COM
mittee On foreign relations to-day had under
consideration the resolution declaring that the
Monroe doctrine must rule In relaGion to the
isthmus Ship canal. No vote was reached.
AMONG TIE CALLERs at the White House to-
day were Senators McDill, Conger, HILL, Dawes,
Postmaster General James, Representatives
Hszelton, Pound, Deuster. eX- Representative
Hunter, OF New York. and lady. ex. Secretary
Thompson and large number Of hand
shakers.
GOING TO NEW YORK.-SecretaTy Window and
Postmaster General James 60 to New York To-
morrow morning.
SAILMAKER II. HANSON has been ordered to
the ravy yard. Washington, on the 2)th inst,
relieving Nicholas Lynch, who Is placed on
waiting orders.
CONTRACTS for furnishing stationary, etc, to
the House Of Representatives were awarded
also to Mr.. Whitaker, j.. D. Free and J. Brad
ley Adams in addition TO the dealers already
mentioned In THE STAR.
WILL Go To RUssIA.-The report that Sir
Edward Thornton Is to remain here is not cor
rect. BE said yesterday to Senator that he
had been offered the ambassadorship to Russia,
and as 1t was promotion he felt bound to ac-
mi A fhn 0Vvnn tpon 1fYn
at having to leave the United States.
CADETS D1sMlssED-A Baltimore American
special from Annapolis says: "Cadets Lodeman
and Ashby We're dismissed from the Naval
Academy on Thursday. They were found in
the house OF an officer during the absence OF the
entire family except the servants"
The PENSION OFFICE S1rs.-lhe papers AMI
recommendations In the matter OF the site
selected for new Pensio2 Office building have
been received by Secretary K!rkwood from the
Secretary OF War. It Will be q few days yet
before the secretary OF the Interior Will have
time TO consider 1t. After an examination Is
had he will consult with Secretary Lincoln and
site VIII be agreed upon.
he WAS INVITED TO Go IN. AND WENT IN
Mr.. Black, in his hearing before the U. S. con-
missioner in Philadelphia Saturday, as to his
connection with the star route frauds. said:-
- ] was invited oy parties In Washington to 20
INTO the mail contract business. agreed with
them to so In It. l arrived from Warrington
this morning. and was astonished to find these
Charges In newspaper which 1 picked up. /
have already lost $4,000 by these contracts
and am ready to pay every dollar which these
boys Laay owe the government"
ADVERSE REPORT ON STANLEY Mathews
The Senate judiciary committee this morning
voted to report adversely on the nomination
Of Stanley Matthews as associate justice OF the
SJnY N1rf o{xof
accordingly to the Senare in the executive ses-
sion this afternoon. 1t Is understood that the
vote In committee on this nomination was as
follows: IN favor of confirmation, Mr. Lamar;
against confirmation, Messrs. Edmunds Logan
Ingalls,, Mcmillan. Davis Qll), aud Bayard;
absent. Messrs. ConkIDg and Garland. No
action was taken on the nomination Of Judge
Pardee. The adverse report on Matthews was
submitted to the Senate, but action was de.
ferTed until Tomorrow. MI. Matthews friends
are confident that he will be confirmed By ar
least 10 or IL majority, In spite OF the adverse
report.
The NEXT NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CoNvsS-
TIOk.-The chairman of the republican ma.
tional committee has issued a circular iuvilrg
expressions OF opinion from republic lns
throughout the country in regard to the best
methods or rules that should be adopted for
eiecting delegates TO the next nation al coavea.
tlcn In 1854. The circular rec!tes the require
ment Of the last convention for the nat onal
committee to prescribe AMI announce rules on
thIs subject within twelve months from last
June and also narrates the preliminary action
taken by the committee in March last, whea
the whole subject was referred to suo- co a.
mittee, consisting OF William E. Chandler,
OF New Hampshire; Thomas C. Plat, New
York; John N. Forbes, Massachusetts,: john NJ
Martin, Kansas, and Chauncey l. Filley, Ms.
souri, Chairman Jewell now gives notice that
suggestions on the important questions Ia
VOWED are desired and Will be received by him
at Hartford, Conn, or by any mem Der of tne
sub committee.
PERsoNAL-Hon. Elisha Fl. Allen, the Ha-
waiian Minister here is visiting his Old home,
Bangor. Me.-George c. Harding, editor of the
Indianapolis Saturday Reuie,o, died in that city
yesterday.-1he Duke of sutherland and
party are in Montreal to-day, and 60 from there
TO OttaWa.--Secretary Burch OF the Senate
Gen. VIM. NICK. Dunn and Commissioner OF
Customs Johnson were registered In New York
yesterday. Senators Harrison and Frye have
returned and are at the Riggs House. Mr. j. Il.
Flaeg, formerly legislative clerk of the Senate
is at the same hoteL-W. G. MetZerotU Of this
city, was registered at the Office OF the New
York Herald IN Paris On Saturday.
Interesting Senate Session.
REVOLUTIONS OF LOCAL INTEREsC-THs RIVER
FLATs-THE POTOMAC BRIDGss-HEALrH OF The