Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-05-14

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cursioH to- day In his steam yacht.
THE COMMITTEE to inspect the samples OF
stationery to supply the Interior department
for the ensuing fiscal year, will be ready to
make report In day or two.
THEY SAY ROBERTSON WILL BE CONFIRMED
The controversy over the Robertson nomina-
ton Is virtually settled. No more suggestions
OF compromise are to be made, and the repub-
l1can Senators generally say Robertson will be
confirmed next week.
THE REPORT OF THE CENSUS OF 1sse.-Gen.
Walker, superintendent OF the census says
that the forthcoming report of the census COM
plete In all details, will be seven times as large
as the report OF the census OF 1870.
THE WITHDRAWAL OF the denomination OF
Gen. Lew Wallace as charge d'anaires at
Uruguay and Paraguay will soon be followed by
bis appointment as Minister to Turkey.
DEATH OF JAMES L. CRAMKR.-Many OF our
readers will regret to hear Of the death of this
estimable gentleman, who held Office In one of
the Departments here prior to 1861. and who
served as paymaster Ia the army during the
war. he died on the 1st OF May, instant. at his
nome IN Saratoga, NY, In the sixty first year
OF his age he was man OF more than Ordt-
nary ability and greatly respected and beloved
wherever known.
Young LADY VIsIToRs.-A party of over fifty
young ladies from the western High School of
Baltimore came to this city to-day on sight
the President, who received them In the East
Room, and afterwards visited the State and
other departments.
AMONG THOSE who saw the President to-day
We're Senators Cameron, of Pennsylvan nia
Dawes. Hill. OF Colorado. and Harris and Rep
resentative Wh1tthorne. Senators morrill,. Rol-
Inns, Cameron OF Wis.,, and Conger, and Gov
among tlOSp
dent this afternoon.
MARINE ORDERs.-Second Lieut.. F. L. Denny,
L. S. M. c., has been detailed to command the
marine guard on the U. S. S. Quinnebaug,
which is expected to arrive at New York in a
lew Gays. Fist Lieut.. NJ. c. G0odrell has been
granted one months leave from June 1st, and
FIRST Lieut.. O: T. Bergman IS days from the
14th inst.
FRET LIEUT.. WM. BLACK, corps OF army engl-
neers, will be relieved from duty under the
orders OF Lieut.. Col w. P. Craighill's corps of
engineers, and will report In person to Major
natl, Ohio, for temporary duty in local charge
OF Davis Island dam, Ohio river during the
abserce OF First Lieut.. F. A. Mahan, corps OF
engineers.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR ONE YEAR, with per-
mission to go beyond sea, to take effect upon
being relieved from duty as professor of mill
tary science and tactics at the Ohio State Uni
versity, has been granted First Lieut.. Luigi
Lomia. 5th artillery.
THE NEW ASSOCIATE JUsTICB.-Hen. Stanley
Matthews expects to leave Washington as soon
as he receives his conn aission as Associate JUS.
tice OF the Supreme Court, which Will probably
De early next week. He will spend the SUM-
mer travelling with his family. Next autumn
he proposes 10 take house here. He received
no serenade last evening, and says he would
mo frfFr vnrff
t10n. because, as Associate Justice OF the U. s
Supreme Court, he must ignore politics III
futuIe.
CHANDLER's CAsE.-Althougn the friends o.
VIM. E. Chandler for the past week have been
exceedingly active, it is not at all probable he
will be confirmed Solicitor General Of the United
States so far 1t cannot be ascertained that a
single democrat viii vote for him, and it Is
against him. Chandler has been urged bv hts
friends to have the President Withdraw his
name This he Will not consent to.
WHAT THg Sioux IN MONTANA WANr.-A dis
patch received at the War department from
Fort Keogh, Montana, gives a report of the
speeches OF the chiefs at a meeting of the
leading men of the Sioux Indians near that
fort. The speeches were all of the same tenor
have an agency at Bitter creek, that they want
both sides OF the creek. that they want to 60
10 farming, that they want to go to work and
children like white children, etc. The speak
ers were Hump, Horse Road, Big Wood, Dog
Bull, Spotted Eagle and Rain on the Face, some
OF whom visited this city some time since
MINISTERS AND AMBAssADORs.-AS was men
toned In THE STAR OF Thursday, the English
papers attribute the delay In appointing a sue
cessor to Sir Edward Thornton as British min
lister here to Sir Austin Layard's unwillingness
n q q mn haln fhof0 0P
his present position. This has caused discus
sion there ss to making the English mission
here an embassy. 1t is understood That Eng
lard Is quite willing to do this, bu tpthe first
move must come from our side, as we have
never yet sent an ambassador anywhere, and it
Is the usagei among nations for no government
grade 10 any country than that country sends
TO 1t. AS econ as we decide to Call our minister
70 TO- angiana a o an ambassador that nation will
require an act OF Congress to make the change
OF title. 1t is usual in other countries to pay an
AMBASSADOR more than minister plenipoten-
OF salary for one OF our ministers If promoted
TO De an ambassador, unless Congress made a
SPECIFIC approprlation for the purpose 1t is
of patriots found ready to accept the place with
Its more highly sounding name whether 1t paid
Detter or not. 1t used to be considered that an
but that has ceased to be the practice, aud
France sends ambassadors now Just as she did
when she was an empire
Army ORDERs.-Brig. Gen. G. c. Augur COM
manding department OF Texas, will proceed to
West Point, New York. on public business.
"a Lieut. Chas g. Ayres, 10th cavaly, now at
Jefferson Barracks Missouri, will proceed to
Columbus Barracks, Columbus. Ohio to &C
company detachment OF recruits to the de-
partment of Texas. Surgeon John s. Billings,
Will proceed 10 London, England, as delegate
to the International Medical Congress, which is
to meet In that city in August next He will
also visit, on public service, in the interest of
the Medical department., such points In Holland
Belgium. Germany and elsewhere, as may be
army. ID Lieut.. Gilbert Ely, ist Kentucky
volunteers, Is, to complete his record
honorably discharged, on tender Of res,
1gnation, to date January ~, 1862
A board Of officers, to consist Of Major ]. r.
Smith, surgeon; Major j. P. Martin, assistant
adjutant general; Capt. P. Middleton, assistant
surgeon, will assemble at San Antonio, Texas.
on the 23d day. OF May, 1881. or as soon there
after as practicable to examine into and report
upon the mental condition of Capt. George A.
Arme4, 10th cavalry, and his ability to properly
discharge the duties OF his Office.
"HRLPIN "MAHoNK.-Thur5day afternoon, as
is generally known, Senator Malone left the
Senate chamber before q vote was reached on
the Matthews case Passing out OF the eastern
door OF the Senate wing, on the p0rtico he was
met by several cOl0red politicians, from V1r-
ginia evidently, by their conversation. Each
one. shook hands cordially with the Senator
and the aDparent leader incurred. "S0natOr