Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-04-14
THE EVENING STAR.
WASHINGTON News and Gossip.

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| GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal
| revenue, $50 e65 70: customs. 81 9S2 ,514 IS.
/ REAR ADMIRAL BKTsoN, commanding the
| South Atlantic squadron, has requested OF the
Navy departmeht that he be relieved Of that
command, and his rsqIest viii be granted.
! CoUFTERFgITFBs ARRssTgD.-The secret ser
| vice agent In Philadelphia reports the arrest
| there yeSi erday Of Richard Brady ana James
| Kane fOr passing counterfeit money.
AMONG the Presidents callers today were
| Senators Teller. Blair. Butler, Sawyer, Conger
! and Jackson. and REPRESENTATIVES McCo5S
| Dunnell. DczendorI. Monroe and TOWNSEND
and Commissioner Raum. Attorney Generai
| called upon the President this afternoon: also.
| eX- Representative White, Pa, and K RJb!ns)n
| Ill.
| IRE COMMISSION recently appointed to make
recommendations to increase the efficiency OF
| the Post ONCE department. has not as yet en-
ttr6d upon the duties. owing to the aosence Of
MI. La hue Harrison, member OF the board.
ATTORNEY GENERAL MACvEAGH, who has been
the counsel for the cotton tie men against the
hoop iron manufacturers In the question OF
what duty shall be levied, has withdrawn from
that connection. The case or hoop iron duty Is
now before Secretary Window.
lO-udJ TtJe1fSu many
additional adyices from the holders of six per
ceLt bonds that they will continue at the rate
of3K per cent Instead OF asking the redemption
OF the bonds. These adVices come not only by
mall. hut by telegraph, and from both banks
ard Individual holders.
NAVAL ORDERs.-L'eut. Samuel w. Very, from
the photographic Office, on the 18th inst, and
oTderfd 10 duty On the coast survey. Mtdshtp-
men &; X clark. j. }; knapp. and F. I. Bi6o.
aid /. ". Ryan, to the Saratoga.
COMING CHANGE AT THE NAVAL ACADEMY
| The term OF service OF Rear Admiral Balch, as
superintendent OF the United States Naval
| Academy, Will expire shortly. He VIII be sent
| TO command the Atlantic station, vice Rear
! Admlral stevens. VINO VIII be eligible for re-
| tirement soon. 1t is thought tnat Rear Ad-
| mral C. r. 2. Rodgers VIII be made suporIn-
| tendent OF the Naval Ac ideu1y. and continue In
| that capacity until he Is retired, which viii not
| De many months.
! NUMBER of the persons examiner ye5ter-
! day ty the board examining applicants for a9-
| pointment In the Pension Office have been
/ directed to report for duty to the Commissioner
| or Pensions tomorrow. The examination as
! heretofore stated. Is not competitive, but
| merely 10 aScertttl IL the candidates 60 sS5S5
| the requisite qualifications to assume each the
/ grade or cleIkships TO which he has been ap-
| pointed.
NAVAL NOTES.-The Minnesota arrived at
| Newport r. l., Tuesday morning from New
York -. The NanGaiia passed Cape Henry at s
this morning bound in. The I. S. S. Wachu-
| Sett has Jeen ordered to relieve the Jamestown
| at Sftka, Alaska. Commander Gloss, Of the
! latter vessel, reports TO the Navy department
| that he Is preparing his vessel for her trip 70
| San Francisco, whence she has been ordered
and would be ready TO sail by the 10Th inst.
| THE DEATH OF consul MANGUM Commander
| NJ TnI fp tr,n 1,ra
| the death OF Willie P. Mangum, late L. S.
consul at Tlentsin. Commander Johnson Of
| Tered military escort for the funeral and It
/ was accepted. Mr.. Mangum died February
| 18th and was buried February l4th. He was
| the son OF the late Senator Mangum, of Nor5a
/ CaIoiina, and was well known In Washington.
| SITTING BULLS FooT SORE INDyANs.-Mli1r
| BrotheIton teegraphed from Fort Buford, d.
T., april oth, TO Gen. Terry, as f1llo vs.:
| Indian camp eight (2) miles from Poplar river
| OF eTcciLG OF The sixth. ', 0uId be In o. the
, seventh. Lieut., Robinson was unable 10 cross
| bis train at Muddy, but arrived With a DO ton
OF his detachment at Poplar river, evening Or
! The skin. All transportation possible VIA be
| f0Ide1 st Poplar river 70 oFlng indians 20 the
Mrd.y, Waere traasferw will be made. Ia1iau5
| are entirely destitute, broken down and FOOT
| sore Will their Journey. Lieut.. Robinson says
be eapecs TO reach point sixteen miles east
Poplar river to-right.
GOVERNMENT PER DIEM EMPLOYEES TO Bs PAID
FOR MARCH 4TH.-Judge Lawrence, first con-
trOller. has written letter to Architect Clark
OF the Capitol, most OF whose employees worked
on the 4th OF March last. announcing the con-
tTollers decision that those employees are en-
utled 10 an extra days pay under the proper
construction OF the Joint resolution OF March
80 last, which says: THAT all employees OF the
government in the city OF Washington shall De
paid for the 4th Of March and the 30th day OF
| Mey. 1851, as Tor the other days on which they
| perform labor"
CHIEF CLERK OF THE INDIAN OFFICE,-Seore-
tary kirkwOod has appointed ex-Congre ssmau
Price, Of Iowa, to the position Of chief clerk OF
the Indian Office. The Office being without
either commits sioner or chief clerk, this appoint
ment virtually places Mr. Price In the position
OF commissioner OF Indian affatrs-the position
70 which he has been nominated by President
! Garfield. Mr.. Price to-day assumed charge OF
the Indian bureau. His name is now pending
belore the Senate for Commissioner OF Indian
Affairs. Meanwhile he will perform the duties
or The position. under section Us of the Revise
Statutes, which readS:-1n case of the death
| resignation, absence or sickness Of the chief O.
any bureau or any officer thereof whose ap-
| continent Is not vested in the head of the de
| paItment, the assistant or deputy of such chic
or OF such officer, or IL there be none then tht
chief clerk OF such bureau shall. unless other.
wise directed by the President, as provided IL
| section 49, perform the duties OF such chief OF
such Offlcer until a successor Is appointed o.
such absence or sickness shall ce ase.
ARMY ORDERS.-The superintendent genera
recruiting service will prepare and forward Il
Fort Leavenwcrth. Kansas. all selected recruit
at the depots at Day1ds Island, New York har
Dor, and Columbus barracks, Ohio, for regiment
serving IN the department OF the Missouri. IN
der charge OF Captain Samuel MunSon, 9th IN
fantry, who on completion Of this duty, VII
join his company. First Lieutenant Stanton A
Mason, 4th cavalry, now at ST Louis, Missouri
| VIII report In person TO the superintendent
mounted recruiting service. to conduct a de
tachment OF recruits to Fort Reno Indian ter
ritOry, and upon completion Of this duty vii
join his troop.
/ SENATORIAL OPINION OF JUDGE DAVIS LETTER
Inquiries among Senators by STAR reporter a!
TO their opinions OF the letter of Senator Davis
OF Illinois. on the political situation revealed
| the fact that comparatively few OF them haC
read iJ. Those who had, both republicans ant
| democrats, held that 1t was ridiculous to talk o
disbanding the existing parties, democrats be
lieying their party Is yet to come Into its In
heiitance' and republicans believing that tn,
| prosperity OF the country depends upon ths
| continuance OF their organization. The trutf
Is that Senator Davis letter did not attrac
much attention at the Capitol The only Grill
cism upon 1t was that the letter was Just wna
| might have been expected from an Independent