Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-05-04
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To DAY.-Internal rev.
enue, s7O6, ,439 81; customs. s516, 691.14.
TIE Z. s. S. VANDALIA sailed from Ports.
mouth, Va, this morning at 5:45 O'Clock for
Boston. She is under order to tow the Ossipee
from boston 10 League Island to be repaired.
TEE CONTRACT for furnishing stationary, ETC.,
to the House OF Representatives,, was awarded
o-day to Robert Beall, VIM. Ballantyne, G. W
TD0rn & Co., and j. J. Chapman, OF Washing
ton, and portion to George M. Mcdowell &
Co.. OF Philadelphia.
UNITED STATES BONDS OF the 101st call are
coming in rapidly for redemption. The Treas.
ury department Will dsburse three millions TO-
day in payment OF those already received.
THE July INTEREsT.-The Treasury depart
ment is anticipating the interest to July the
1st on all six per cent bonds received for con-
version into three and a half per cents. The
interest thus paid to date aggregates over
half million dollars.
Hon. j. RANDOLPH TUCKER, member OF Con.
gress. will leave here to-day for Richmond,
where he lectures Friday evening for the ben
EFT Of the yorktown fund OF the Governors
and future OF Virginia"
TIE CALLERS AT THE WHITE House to- day
were Senator's Rollins, Morrill,, Logan, Mitchell,
Sherman, Ingalls,. Johnston. Cameron fPa>,
Sawyer and Plumb; Governor Hoyt of Penn
sylvaDia. Rev. Dewitt Talmadge and daughter
OF New York, ex-senator Mitchell of Oregon
and party OF friends eX.Representatiee Nc
GoWen; also. quite number OF hand-shakers
mostly ladies'.
GEN. HAzEN has taken out building permit
for the erection OF a fine residence for himself
at and 10th streets northwest. Size OF BULL
ing &c by a feet, with three stories and base
ment with back building IS by 27 feet, two
stories high. The front will be OF pressed
brick, fiat roof, three feet bay windows. The
architect Is MI. >. q. Meyers Cost $4,000.
CROWDED OUT. You KNow.-The Duke OF
Sutherland aud the party travelling With him,
who went to Richmond yesterday, returned to
this city last night. They found the hotels
there M al full, being occupied by delegates to
the Medical convention now In session at Rich
mond, and being unable to procure suitable
accommodations made their visit there much
shorter than they originally intended.
TEE FOLLOWING PROMOTIONS have been made
In the Pension Office from the 81 500 to the
$4,000 class:-J. NJ. Comstock. New York; L. E
Dtckey, Maine; Chauncey HickoX Connecticut:
Talbot Lanston, Ohio; Fred. Mack, Vermont; G.
A. L. MerTtfleld, Maine; Frederick W. Poor, Viz
Mater, New York; c. L. Whelpley, Maine, and
W. Il. Webster. Connecticut.
NOM1kAl1ONS 1O-DAf.-XHG ffeSiQpuG SPEI
the following nominations to the Senate to-
day: Elliot c. Jewett, OF Missouri. to be as5ayer
In charge OF the assay office at ST. Louis; Abb
Jah T. Wales, to be postmaster at Attlebor-
Ough, Mass.
THE PRESIDENT TDECLINEs.-Senator Johnston
on behalf OF the Yorktown commission, this
morning visited the White House and invited
the President to accompany the commission to
Yorktown on the steamer Dispatch TO morrow.
The President expressed his thanks for the in
yltatlon and Ills regret that he was forced to
decline. He said the Senate was just entering
upon the business OF the session, and he would
pe very busy until the end o, tne s.ssion.
OHIO ON NBAND.-Representatives OF the grea
state OF Ohio are congregating in numbers
about Washington. They seem 1ntultl7ely TO
have found out that the deadlock is to be
broken, and are on the ground for a fresh Off ;e
trail. 1t is said there IS SOON TO be general
OveThaulng in the federal patronage In Oa!o.
Among those now here are Mr.. Murat Halstead,
OF the Cincinnati Commercial, and A. w. Fran
cisco, OF the Ohio State Journal; Mr.. Warner
n. Bateman. OF Cincinnati: State Representa-
tiges Davis, Links and Stnbb5. GOV. Foster
and ex- Gov. Young, 1T is said will be here some
tine TN tlls week. Nearly all OF ,hs visitors haEe
Halstead and wife spent the evening at the
White House last night.
TEE DUKE OF SUTHERLAND AND PARTY this
morning visited the Corcoran Gallery, where
they were received and shown through the
Welling, the president. and some Of the mem
bers OF the Board OF Trustees. The distin-
guished guests expressed themselves not only
extent and value of the collection brought
together In time so comparatively brief tn
the life OF such institutions. AfJerward they
visited the Patent Office, the Smithsonian and
the National Museum, and later In the day
drove over to Arlington.
BIDS WERE OrENED at the Post Office depart
meLt to-day for supplying the postal service
for the ensuing fiscal year With postal cards.
There were fifteen bids for furnishing the one
and two cent cards as follows: Charles w.
Hay es. Washington, D. c., 64 95 100 per 1,0j0 for
both classes; Sellgrnan, Tfeor Co: New York,
N Y. 59N for both; WoolTorth & Graham,
New York, cent, 81 47-1Co; 2 cent, 80; Gibson &;
Bros. Washington, ID. C., cent, SO 50-lOO;
cent, ez s4-loO; cents. 65; the Parson Paper
Co., HolyOke, Mass, GA 25 100 for both, Geo. r.
Nes pitt q Co., New York, ~ cents for both;
White, Corbin & Co. Rockville, Conn, Is for
both: James Livingston. New York, u 4l-l0O
for both; HoIyoke Envelope Co.. Holyoke,
Mass, IS 27-10O for both; National Papertrie
Morgan Envelope Co., 30 10 for both; Gordin
Bell. Springfield, Mass. 55 cents for both. The
contract will be awsrded to Woolworth q Ora
PERsoNAI.-M. Bartho!ome!, the Russian
Minister, has gone to New York-Nr j. N
Ashley, formerly here as representative OF the
New York Associated Press, and also OF the
New York Herald, died In Greenville, n. j.,
last night of paralysis OF the brain.-Mr5.
General Meade arrived at the Riggs House this
mOrning.-SenatOr Harrison Is expected back
this sweek.-Bernbardt and her troupe sail
for Havre to day.-Rev. Henry Ward Beecher
was at Willards and Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage
at the Ebb1tt last night.-General McCook
expects to leave for his new station, White
River junction, the middle OF next week
Mr.: l. A. Gobright. VINO has beea Ill for some
weeks past. is now gradually recover ing his
healtb.-Emery StOrrs and hon. j. B. Haw.
ley, Of Illinois. are at the Eobltt.-Professor
Proctor, the English astronomer, and Mrs.
Sallie d. Crowley were married at Christ Epis-
copal Church. at st. Joseph, Mo, yesterday
fternoOn.-Samuel X. Hamill, a Well. known
attorney OF this city, died yesterday at Fortress
MonrOe.-Ex Senator Gordon left Washing.
ton for the south this afternoon.
TIRE GARFIELD.HUBB LET.
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What the President Saws AhOMt 1t.