Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-23

c. Woods gauger for the district OF Iudlana.
NAVAL ORDERS Chief Engineer r. NJ. Bar
tleman TO duty as inspector O; coal az Ph;la
delpbia, relieving Chief Engineer j. @. A
Zeigte who is placed on waiting orders.
THE NAVAL EXAMINING BOARD which has been
In session at the Navy department for some
time has been dissolved.
WHITE House CALLERs.-Sanator5 Saunders.
Call, Lamar and Ferry and Representatives.
Aldrich. kGtchaH1, Harmer Godshalk. Brigham.
IaWk, CalklnS. and ButteTworth called on the
PRESIDENT today,
BACK FROM MENTOR.-Bepresentati Page,
OF California, who went to Mentor to urge the
claims Of ex-senator Sargent for a Cabinet
place, mas returned. He brings back no aSSur-
anceS that his mission was a success, but he
found the Presdent-elect in good health and
spirits.
DISTINGUISHED ARRIVALS Secretary EvartS
and secretary Goff. who were In attendance on
the ooelisk celebration In New York yesterday,
returned to the city by the New York night
line train which arrived here this morning.
Vice PresideDt-elect Arthur came on the same
train.
COL. s. D. STURGIs, 1Jh cavalry, Is detailed as
a member of the board OF officers appointed TO
meet in this city on the 24th inst. to select and
schools of the army.
THE YORKTOWN CENTENNIAL ASSOCIATION met
yesterday. The resignation OF Robert Ould, OF
Virginia, as chairman was accepted. Repre-
sentative Goode. of Virginia, was elected to the
craftsmanship. Books for subscriptions Will be
opened III all parts OF the colonial states.
THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT ASSOCIATION
met at their rooms yesterday The selection
Officers rpSll1fph O ooloo
ton OF all the old tncumbents. A resolution
was adopted returning the thanks OF the society
TO President Hayes, its er OftciO president for
bis personal and official efforts to have the
Work on the monument pushed forward TO
completion.
THE NORTH CAROLINA MOONsHINERs' WAR
Collector Wheeler telegraphs Commissioner
Raum from Winston, n. c., to-day as fol-
lows: my raiding force in Randolph and Gull
ford counties last week captured the Illicit dis
t1llertes OF Richard Scott, Wesley Holden, Peter
Warner. Nathan York and John Remphtll
whisky. forty five gallons singllngs and 800
gallons OF mash. j. Fl. Setcho and Deputy
Collector Worth were slightly wounded
WHEN, If AT ALL, SENATOR BLAINE WILL
RRsIGN.-It is now stated that Senator Blaine
Will not resign until March 4th. His original
intention had been I'd mail his resignation to
the Governor of Maine last SATURDAY. night
This change Of plan ls explained by one of his
friends, who says: 'The senator does OF want
TO place himself In position to be retired to
private life. such Cabinet may be formed by
Gen. Garfield that Senator Blaine might not be
disposed 10 80 into it,
THE APPORTIONMENT BILL-Mr. Cox, chair
man OF the House census committee, called I'D
tAe apportionment bill to-day. The republi-
cans. however, declined to vote and thus left
the House without u Quorum Mr. FRYE on De
withhold the Dill until the republicans had a
further caucus, which was contemplated this
afternoon Mr.. Cox yielded to the request, but
gave notice he would certainly press the DILL
and call the previous question to- morrow.
CABINET OFFICER FROM PENNSYLVANIA
The settlement OF the senatorial complication
in Pennsylvania now puts the eyeo of the Cabi-
ne1 quldLuLcs on that state. The r1mor I oW is
that The Postmaster General will be from Penn
s. lvanIa and Will either be Mr.. Oliver Of ALE
gheny, or ex Representative Armstrong or Nor
MI. Ihe latter Inquired prominently IN the
centennial exposition OF 1876.
A WORTHY OBJECT.-Chief Justice Waite's
wife and daughter, and other ladies interested
In raising fund TO aid the Nfe-saying service
and provide food medicines and suitable cloth
Ing for persons rescued from drowning pur-
pose holding meeting Saturday morning at
10 O'Clock. In the Red parlor at the Riggs House
to discuss plans for 1urther1ng this laudable
interest TO attend.
A CAMERON VICTORY.-It seems to be mis-
take to attribute the selection OF John l. Mitch
ell as Pennsylvania'5 Senator as an antf-Came-
ron victory. IJ is certain that yesterday and
the day before Senator Cameron and Mr. Mitch.
ell had several mysterious conferences about
the Capitol When In the Pennsylvania legs.
lature Mr. Mitchell, as chairman OF the ways
and means committee, and the recognized
house q
goOd Cameron -Mackey follower. The impress
sion is that Cameron left Harrisburg and gave
out he was d1sgusted with the situation and
TOOK no further interest in it. Meanwhile he
fixed the slate up In thtS city, and it was hIs
influence after al which prevailed upon the
conference TO accept Mitchell.
ABOUT THAT PICTURE OF Mrs. HAYRs-An
impression altogether erroneous prevails con-
ceTning the origin, object and destination of
Huntington's portrait of Mrs. Hayes. It has
been painted by order OF a commission OF lead
Ing u importance people OF which Miss Frances
+. Willard president OF the WOman's National
Christian Temperance Union, Is president. It's
OBJECT is 10 commemorate the example OF Mrs
the White House, and 1t is to be presented to the
new President OF the United States as tho
ATOMS representative and placed In the White
House. the donors say, "as perpetual me-
mortal or d brave and noble deed"
THE NICE BALANCE OF POWER IN THE SENATE.
senator Carpenters illness may solve the prob
lem OF party rule in the Senate for the next
two years. IL is hardly to be expected that he
VIII Improve In health sufficiently to take part
ln the organization Of the Senate on the 5th or
next month. His absence. supposing that
Manone acts With the republicans and Davis
OF Illinois, with the democrats, will leave the
repuDucanS With but 81 votes 10 IS for the
democrats The Vice President would not then
have the right OF vote, and hence the victory
would De with the democrats. Should any
democrat agree TO pair with Senator CARPENTER
that would produce ue-3I votes on each
side-and give the republicans the advantage
Of the Vice Presidents decisive vote; but It is
Insisted By democrats that upon an occasion
involving The organization OF the Senate, and
especially where party supremacy Is at stake
every Senator who can be present must vote.
Therefore IL is not probable that any democrat
Will consent 10 pair With Senator Carpenter.
In the meantime, however, ft Is not Improbable
that the two parties may be eQualiZed by the
illness OF some democratic Senator. Party
pow II In the next Senate will be TOO evenly d.
vl0t d IOr elIner side 10 feel comfortable.
he PRESIDENT APPRJvED to-day the fol-
ltwlns: Bill authorizing the District Commis-
sioIers to recommend a proper site for union
ut pot In the city Of Washington; bill authortz-
ing the construction OF bridge across the Po-
tomsc river at or near Georgetown, In the Dis.
trict OF Columbia; bill donating certain lands In
Lake County, Col, TO the Veteran Union Asso-