Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-04-22
THE EVENING STAR.

THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEI1Ts To-pAY.-Internal
revenue. s436. .S9s.5s; customs. sIs2. 1868.
TIE FOLLOWING internal revenue appoint
ments as storekeepers and guagers were made
by the Secretary of the Treasury to-day
Daniel A. Loomis, 5th n.y.; Emory B. Johns, 5th
ky.: James McCann, 5th KY; Samuel q. Lewis,
5Ih KY; Jefferson E. vickery, sth KY; W. S.
Higinootham. ed Pa; Christopher c. f1ske.
guager, 5tn Ky.
PROTESTS FRoN BALTINORE.-Severai petitions
have been received from citizens OF Baltimore
by the Senate, protesting against the confirm.
alton OF Mr. Adrien, as postm aster OF that
city.
SECRETARY BLAINE in conversation with sew
eral business men yesterday, said he favored
all laws and measures having for their object
Ine increase OF trade between the United
States and Mexico.
JUDGE FREEMAN. the solicitor OF the Post
Office department, is an applicant, 1t is said,
for the Turkish mission, and with good chances
OF success.
THE PRESIDENT to-day regretfully declined
an invitation to attend the grand Masonic cele-
bration to be held at Louisville by the kentucky
Masons on the Path of June next. he had in
tended to accept, but in view of the Senate
deadlock thought 1t best to decline.
NOMINATION WITRpRAwN.-A message was
received by the Senate to-day from the Pres
ident, withdrawing the nomination OF Henry
c. RUSSELL, TO be postmaster at Eufaula. Ala
barsa.
ONE HUNDRED ANB FIFTY-FOUR NOMINATIONS.
There are now pending and unacted upon in
the Senate 154 nominations including those
that have been referred to committees.
IN TIE CASE OF the International Bank OF
Chicago, against whom the government has
claim for deposits not returned for taxation for
period OF years, which has been under con-
sideration for the past week by the commits
sioner @ OF interna. M nal revenue, decision has been
$3I,e5sl3 including s9,61s l6 OF penalty.
URGING THB DEMOCRATIC SENATORS TO "SrAND
FIRM. Senator Johnston to-day received a
letter from Gen. Joseph r. Anderson, president
Of the Tredegar iron works of Richmond, in
which he urges the democratic Senators to stand
firm In their present position Of resistance to
the election OF Rlddleberger; that all the inter-
ests and the future of Virginia depend upon de-
feating the "repudiationstS." and that the first
step In this direction is for the democratic Sena.
tors to prevent the success Of Malone and Rid
dlebeTger.
A GERMAN SOCIALIST AT THE WHITE HOUSE
This morning Mr.. F. W. Fritzsche, the German
socialist, accompanied by Hon. P. V. Deuster,
OF Wisconsin, and Mr.. Isaac Cohen. called upon
President Garfield, and were received kindly.
Mr.. Fritzsche said to the President that he felt
desire or expressing his regards for our supe.
rlor institutions, and for the President person
ally. The President conversed with Mr. Fritz
sche in the German language.
TEE Two CONp INJFs TIE SJcN.J fappS
paraded yesterday, and made fine display. In
! their bright helmets and neatly fitting uni
forms. Under the command OF CAPTAIN j. r.
Walton, their drill master. they have attained
marked degree OF proficiency In the evolu-
tons and manual OF arms.
ARMY ORDERs.-So much OF special orders,
No. 39l. 1864, as discharged Captain A.H. Bixhy,
1st New Hampshire cavalry, On account of phy-
sical disability, is, to complete his record,
amended TO omit the words from wounds re
ceived in action" First Lieutenant u. RheeLn.
2lSt infantry, now at Carlisle, Pa. Will proceed
to Columbus barracks, OHIO, and report to the
commanding oI1icer OF that depot. to accom-
pany the nrst detachment Of recruits leaving
there for the military division CT the Pacific.
On completion Of this duty he will join his CON-
pany IN the department OF the Columbia.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Assistant Engineer 4. V.
Zane, ordered to the steam bark Mary an1
Helen. Chief Engineer J. Q. a. Zlegler, de-
d,
relieving Chief Engineer E j. Whitaker, VINO
is ordered to return home without waiting for
relief. Chief Engineer W. q. King. IRON the
Passed Assistant Engineer D. P. Mccartney,
from the Dispatch, and placed On waiting
orders. Passed Assistant Engineer e. T.
ana o * fha aqty H NeT YORK
Nourse has been placed on the retired list from
18th April and detached from duty on that date.
Leave OF Medical Director Henry o. Mayo has
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next.
BANKRUPTCY IN TEE SENATE.-A meeting OF
the Senate judiciary committee has to-day been
calico by Chairman Edmunds for tomorrow
morning. The object OF the meeting Is to refer
TO sub committee OF five all the papers relat-
fHg tc the subject OF bankruptcy which were
yesterday taken from the files OF the Senate
and referred TO this committee and to instruct
the sub committee to Investigate the subject
during the summer. with view OF OBTAINING
some national bankruptcy legislation early
next winter.
SWISS EMBRoIDERY.-The commercial agent
OF the United states at ST. Gale. switzerland,
il commenting upon the embroidery industry
| OF tnat place In recent dispatch 70 the De-
Lnucn over production OF machine embroidery
the erect OF which Is still sens.hly felt but
one Iio TaooS erbsr nave gsen up me business an6
emigrate. There is mucn being done 10 the
way OF improving the machines and better
goods VIII be put upon the market.
CHANGES IN THE SIGNAL SERvICE-The fol
lowing named officers Will be relieved from duty
II the signal service By the chief signal Off cer
or the army, May !, 1881, and will then proceed
10 Join their respective regiments:-Firs Lieut..
John Mcclellan. nth artillery: First Lieut..
Charles A. Booth, first Infantry; First Lieut..
Frederick Won Schrader, eighteenth infantry;
First Lieut.. Philip Reade. third infantry; First
Lieut.. Walter S. Wyatt, ninth infantry; Second
Lieut.. Wm. c. Butler third Infantry: second
Lieut. George L. Converse, jr.. third cavalry.
second Lieut.. VIM. Baird. sixth cavalry, will be
relieved from his present detail for signal duty,
May !, 1881. The following named officers hav-
Ing been selected by their regimeLtal COM
manders for detail for instruction in military
signaling. have boen ordered 70 report IN per-
son TO the Chief signal officer OF the army In
this city during the month OF May, 1881, for as
| s1gnment TO duty al Fort Myer, Va:-First
Lieut.. 7. w. Morrison, sixteenth infantry; First
| Lieut.. O. L. Hem. rrst cavalry: First Lieut. NJ
| Z. MauS, Trst Infantry; First Lieut.. George h.
! Walker, sixth cavalry; Second Lieut. H. l.
| Bailey, twenty first infantry.
| Observation-Disclosures Batter Kellogg and
! Sawyer. ex-senator Pool aud eX-Assistant Post
| master General Brady were registered in New
| York last evening.-Judge To1rgee is re-
Il