Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-03-23

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| THE EV ENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
| GOVERNMENT RKCEIPTs sTo-DAY.-Internal 81 rev.
enue. s334G90.4s; customs, i144,so1.72.
POSTMASTER GENERAL JAMES and Judge Tynar
called on the President this afternoon.
j. II. MASON was to-day appointed store
| keeper and galger for the 18th district OF Nj iry
| land.
| SENATOR SHERM An took part In the brief dis
| cuSsion In regard TO the consideration OF Mr.
| voorhees, resolution TO day. Mr. Sherm IN,
| though new Senator In point OF recent admIs-
sion, is an cid aud experienced one In polnt OF
| service.
| The CHANCES OF THE CONFIRMATION OF Hon.
Stanley Matthews for the supreme bench are
| brighter. The impression had been that the
PRESIDENT was apathettc as to whether he was
| confirmed or not. The President has. however.
| INDICATED TO his friends that he Is specially
| deslrous that Mr.. Matthews be confirmed.
| PERMISSION has been granted by the War
| department to the women OF Savannah, Ca,
| 70 hold fair In the United States barracks at
| that place.
| APPoINTED.-Mr. Ernest Lzenlelenyi has been
| appointed official translator for the Patent
| Office, as result Of the competitive examtna-
| tion recently held to I'LL the vacancy caused by
| the death OF Mr.. Leon Matile.
| SECRETARY KIRKwooD has called meeting
| OF the Ute commission for Tomorrow the COM
| ntssoners having been summoned to this CITY
py Telegraph.
THE POLAR COLONIZATION PRoJECr.-An the
estimates, &c, for the proposed Arctic expedl-
tion to Lady Franklin Bay have been sub.
mitted to President Garfield for his determIna-
ton, whether the expedition as provided for by
the appToproprlatf0n OF SIS, 900 shall be carried
out.
RESlGNED-COnmlS3ioner Of Indian Affairs
TroWbridge has resigned. BE has been confined
at his home In Michigan for several months.
suffering from sciatica.
MAJOR A. II. NICKERsoN, assistant adlutant
general, will be relieved by the chief signal
offcer OF the army from duty IN the signal
once, M6fcn g., and Will then report to the
adlutant general Of the army for duty In the
adJutant generals Office.
AGAINST An EXTRA SESSIoN.-Representat
Morse sent dispatch TO President Garfield yes
terday assuring him that the business mon OF
Boston were Very strongly OF the opinion that
u,
"STALwART" APrOINTNENTS.-The New York
nominations sent to the Senate yesterday for
the Judicial Offices indicate that Senator Conk-
ling was consulted as to the nominees. all OF
whom are his personal friends. Senator Logan
seems TO have had his say in the Illinois mar
shalship. The appointments all along the line
are noticeably stalwart.
FRANCES NEW THREE PER CENT LoAN-Min-
lister Noyes has telegraphed to Secretary Blaine
that the total amount Of the loan recently nego-
tiated by the French government is $500, 900 900
reckoned In American currency. The rate OF
interest was 3 per cent, and the government
sold the bonds at S31. cents on the dollar-i6s,
cents below par. The bonds are to be paid at
par In twenty-five years, there being an annual
drawing by lot for those that shall be paid each
year. The present market price Of the bonds
IL Paris and London is s..
NAVAL ORDERs.-Master a. T. Freeman, to
the st. Louis, at League Island. Ensign E. NJ.
katZ, to the Coast Survey. Passed Assistant
Iaymaster ". L. MCGOWAN, to the New York
nayy-Jard. Lieut.. G. X. Curtis, from the NeY
hampshire and placed on waiting orders. Lt2ut.
waiting orders. Cadet M!dshipman j. l. Pr,
cell mas returned from the European station
and is placed on waiting orders.
A NOMINATION THEY DIsLIK ED.-Wnen Vice
President arthur opened the list OF nomina-
tions in the senate to-day his eye lit fl rst upon
the name OF Robertson for collector at New
York. He turned the paper down 50 as to leave
that name uDpermost and sent il TO senator
Ccnkling. The latter upon glancIng at IT.
walked rapidly over TO Senator PIatt, sh 0 Eed
it to him and they held a whispered
conference After the Senate adjourned it was
learned that Messrs. Conkltng and Platt and
the Vice President We're very much dtspleased
With the nomination: in fac, Indignant. AMI
that they will probably endeavor to have the
name withdrawn.
WANT A SHORT SEssIoN.-There Is an appar-
ent desire among Senators TO get through with
their business and adjourn. the opposition to
Mr.. voorhees, resolution and to Ais making his
contemplated speech on the conduct of the
national banks, was mainly prompted by q de-
sire TO avoid anything calculated to prOlong
the session; Most likely some Of the Senators
would reply to Mr.. Foorhees, and this might
lead to protracted discussion. In the repub-
Hcan caucus yesterday some objection was Of
fered to an election Of officers On the ground
Ihat IL Wouin open up partisan light that
might be continued for some time aud stretch
out the session. A number of Sen ltorS express
the hope that this session will end next week.
and think IL ought TO.
HUNGRY 1NpIANIANs.-The Indiana delegation
Sill claim II ost everything that is lying around
loose. They have already recommended candI-
dates for Assistant Secretary OF the Treasury.
Commissioner OF Patents aud the Brazilian
mission. Now they are clamoring for the
appointment or VIII. S. Cumoack to succeed
1el. ilauul dS COMMISSIONER or internal ReVe-
hue. CGmback is at present an internal revenue
collector n Indiana. It is said, however to be
the purpose of the President to retain General
Raum, who has an excellent Official and per-
sOnal record. The only point urged against
him is that an Illinois delegate TO the chicago
convention he voted for Gen. Grant.
ARMY ORDERs-The resignation OF Assistant
Surgeon j. II. T. King, L. s. army, has been
accepted by the President. TO take effect June
80. ISL; % Lieut.. J. r. MoAuliTe, 5th artillery
Is transferred from battery to battery ii OF
That regiment: the resignation of Capt. c. A. H.
McCauley. assistant quartermaster. OF hts COM
mission as 1st lieutenant Sd cavalry only. has
been accepted by the President TO take effect
FEBRUARY q, 1851. The following changes in
the stations OF officers OF the ordnance depart
ment are made: Capt. w. ii. ReXr0rd ordnance
storeEeeptr. from the Bencia Arsenal, Cal, to
ne Indianapolis Arsenal Ind; 1sC Lieut., Frank
Baker. from the Rock Island Arsenal, ILL.,, to
the Benicia Arsenal, California; Major b. c.
card. Quarterrnaster, Will be relieved from duty
In the department of Texas by the commanding
general OF that department, and Will report In
person, by Aplit !, ISL, 10 the puartermaSter
General 10 this city 10 relieve Capt. A. F.
Rockwell of his present duties In the quarter
masters department Second Lieut.. Harris l..
Roberts IS transferred from the 4th 10 the 18th
infantry, and will proceed from Fort Fetterman,
Wyoming territory TO Fort LeavenwOrth, Kan
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