Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-03-07
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

w GSlllnStVn NtWS duu UUSSip.
SENATOR PENDLETON was, at the democratic
caucus Saturday, elected permanent chairman
OF the caucus. ia place OF Senator Wallace.
whose term expired with the 10th Congress.
THE CROWD OF OFFICE SEEkERs.-Thp city IS
still crowded with Office seekers the hotel
lObbies being thronged and the streets filled
with politicians. 1t VIII be month before the
Office seekers waste their substance and then
majority OF them viii go home sadder and
wiser men.
SWEARING IN TIE NEW POSTMASTER GENERAL
AT II O'Clock TO-DAY Postmaster General James
took the oath Of Office in the Postmaster Gene
rais room ar the Post Office department which
was administered by the venerable judge Law
SDceson, Who has sworn In similar officers
since the DAYS OF Andrew Jackson.
Ex-SECRETARY GOFF NOMINATED FOR L. 5.
ATToRNET.-The message sent by the President
TO the Senate to-day contained only the NOM
ination of ex-Sec'y Goff TO his former position
as I. :. district attorney for West Virginia
Mr.. Goff vacated that place when he entered
the cabinet, and it has since been filled by q
temporary appointment made by Chief Justice
Waite.
SERENADE TO SECRETARY WINDOM-The Min
nesota state association has rendered the new
secretary OF the Treasury serenade this even
h,
avenue. The association will march from the
NatiaDal hotel with band OF music TO the
residence.
SIXTY NEW CLERES.-UudCr the appropriation
for additional clerk hire On pension work. 50
new appointments as clerks were made I'm the
adJutant generals Office to day, and 50 in the
surgeon generals office.
THK PEOPLE AND ARF.-The Immense thronp
OF people who visited Washington during the
past few days had much to attract their atten-
tion In connection with the inaugural cere-
monies and Incidents but Ii speaks well for
thelr taste that they were not wholly engroSsed
I'D politics and street scenes. ON Thursday
i.400 OF the strangers In town found time to go
10 the Corcoran Gallery. on Friday IL was OF
course closed: but on saturday no less than
s,225 persons visited thar institution.
NEW CABINET MINISTER'S IN CHARGE OF THEIR
DEPARTS ENTs.-At 8 O'Clock this afternoon Sec
retarirs Blaine, Hunt, Wlndom and Kfrkwood,
Attorney General MACY eagh and Postmaster
General James vent TO their respective depart
ments. Their predecessors formally turned
over Their Offices 70 them. The heads of bureaus
ana Cnle1 cf1cerS were present and were intro
duced- Secretary OF War Lincoln is expected to
arrive in the city sometime tomorrow He Will
enter Immediately upon his duties.
SECRETARY or TTE INTERIOR KIRKw WOOD after
he qualified at the White House to-day as
sumed charge OF the Interior department. He
telegraphed his resignation as L. 5. Senator to
Governor Gear. OF Iowa, this morning Sena-
tor h1Tkwo0ds I successor will probably be
Jonn W. Chapman editor of the Council
BIuES. (loWa], NO}tpGFptl. Colonel Chapman
Is now IN this city.
DIED AT SEA.-Capt. Robert I. X Lewis. late
commander OF the United States steamer Shen-
andoah. South American squadron, who was
returning home by the steamer city or Rio de
Jane1r0 as an Invalid. died at sea Oh February
sd Ihe body was brought 10 New York in
charge OF DR.. Franklin Il. Stephenson. passed
assistant surgeon OF the United States navy
Capt. Lewis was native OF the District OF Co
lumola. and was appointed frOm Missouri in
october, 1871.
The FUNERAL or Mr. RICHARD WAIL.ACH
who died on Friday morning. took place this
afternoon. EX-Mayor Berrett, the Commits
sioners of the District. Surgeon General Barnes,
eX-ASslstant Attorney General Will ans
Mr W. W. Corcoran and Mr.. Joseph H. Brad
ley. and nearly all the officials under IA Old
Operations. were present, With all immense
concouTse OF citizens. The services were con-
Quoted BY Rev. Douglas FOrres'- associate rec
tor or Trinity church, and the remains were
taken To Oak Hill Cemetery, Georgetown for
interment. The honorary pail bearers W re
MeSsrs. Phillips: Lee. Tom Lee. Nee. kn.p
Morgan, Gen. Hunter. j. W. Riggs Ad dr.iral
Scout. ) V. Niles Davidge, Asia Beraga Nehb,
The active pall-bearerS. ali young men were
Frank Taylor, Harry Taylor. Morgan Taylor.
John Davis, Frank Lee George Asia Calde-
ron Carlisle, John Franklin, Richard Smith
THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE met at
the Arlington Hotel last Saturday afternoon
Hon. Marshall Jewell presided. The sub-com-
mittee, consisting OF Messrs. George c. Cor
nam, EDWARD McPheIS0n. and William +. Chan
dler, which had been appointed by Secret ary
Dorsey TO consider and report plans OF repre-
Sentation Ia national conventions submitted
IA n T1T Qrh n-trT
report which was submitted by Messrs. Chan
dler and Mcpherson proposed that hereafter
national conventions snail De composed of four
delegates at large from each state two from
each congressional district, one for each re-
publican Senator and one district delegate for
each republican member or Congress. provided
that the district delegates should be chosen by
tnt voters OF Jnelr respective districts and at
conventions held In the districts. Mr. Cor
MANS minority report recommended that the
national convention OF 1884 should consist OF a
number OF delegates from each state equal to
twice the lumber OF senators and Representa-
uveS III Congress, ana that the republicans of
each state should direct the manner of choos-
Ing ltS delegates After some discussion the
Two reports were referred to a committee of
five, who are to consider the subject fully ana
report 10 future meeting OF the full commit
Lee. The contest In the District OF Columbia
between Sayles j. Bowen and DR.. Purvis for
membership In the national committee was
considered, and after considerable discussion 1t
was decided TO accept the credent1aI or Dr.
Puryis, a colored gentleman.
THE NATIONAL LIBRARY.-The Joint Congress
sional commission appointed at the second ses-
sion or the Forty sixth Congress to inveSt cate
the subject Of additional library accommoda-
uOns and whose efficient laoOrs failed OF a sue
cessful issue, because OF negligence On the part
or the House OF Representatives has been given
a new lease OF Official life, through the efforts
ol senator NoorheeS- In the expiring hours Of
congress Mr.. voorhees, got through resolution
e8tehdlng the existence OF the commits sion
uhtl next december, and requiring their re-
port 10 De submitted 10 the next Congress OF
the members or the commission Senators Voor-
hees and Morrill and Representative tieddls
Will De In the next Congress, and they have
Jointly agreed and determined TO prosecute the
subject OF new library building with such
vehement carneStneSs as TO get a bill through
early next winter. Gov. Clailn, though nor a
member OF the next Congress, feels such a deep
interest In the proposed national library that
he. too, intends TO devote his Influence TO its
success. The commission intend to give every
detail OF the library interest the closest atten-
ton during the coming summer and autumn
and 10 endeayor TO select a site that Will be
acceptable 10 all who have no personal or inter-
ested motives TO bias their views OF the queS-
zion.
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