Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-03-30

0ONBhNhEN1 1tECEtPTS S1O-DAY.-lQUeTualTo rev.
enue, 1921 ,9lO. SO; customs, $729, 1868.
SECRETARY BLAINE has improved In health.
and was able to Oe at the State department to-
day.
APPoNTED.-J. E. Pulver was to-day ap
pointed storekeeper and gauger for the 5th
district OF Tennessee, and J. A. Middleton
storekeeper for the 5th district OF Kentucky.
SENATOR KELLoGG's DESK was ornamented
with boquet to day, sent by "a childhood
friend" Mrs. Albert Clark nee Josephine Briggs,
or 1901 / street. and on the card was written
''coDgI atulatiOns on your cruSher."
GEN. LBw WALLACE has telegraphed to the
President that he declines the appointment as
U. S. charge d'affairs at Paraguay and Uruguay.
This makes three declinations within short
time OF men nominated by the President. The
other two are Gen. Badeau. as charge d'afairs
at Denmark, and Judge Phillips, as a member
OF the Court OF Claims.
Fun IN THE SENATE.-Mr. Dawes created con.
siderable amusement In the Senate to-day, by
some sharp shots at Senator Hill, of Georgia.
Mr.. Dawes referred to Mr.. Hilrs political wa
ver1ngs: to his sailing about In the "sh1p OF
state' In search OF place to locate. MIR.
Dawes said that not very long ago Mr.. Hill eX-
pressed himself as loving Garfield beyond eX-
pression-surpassing the love Of woman.
NJ lNTENTlON OF 6kSIJNlSI. SI.-HOSJulaSJpf
General James says he has no intention Of re-
signing and that all such statements printed
concerning him have no foundation In fact
He was at the department to-day full OF busi-
ness, and did not look like man who was get
ting ready to move out.
EX-SENATOR STANLEY MATTHEWS VIII leave
for his home In Glendale, near Cincinnati, to-
night. He feels encouraged and his friends are
exceedingly hopeful that IL his name is brought
before the Senate he will be confirmed.
IN THE CASE OF Ex-MINIsTER SEWARD, who
came to Washington during an investigation OF
his official affairs by Congress, and who came
by the direction of the President, Judge Law
renee, First Controller of the Treasury, has de-
cided that he is entitled to his salary while
absent from his post.
THE FACTS that AZ per cent bond would
run fer but ten years instead of thirty-sX, as Is
the case with the fours, and could be sold at
higher rate by the government. makes the im-
preston general that In dIsposing OF s104 652 900
bonds for resumption purposes the Al bond
Will be sold.
The WAR DEPARTMENT APPOINTMENTS Sec
retary Lincoln has revised the list of appoint
ments made In the War Department since the
last OF June. He has equaIized the salaries
paid them. The clerks who were appointed
before the department had official notification
CT the passage of the act appropriating money
for their payment, are nearly ali retained. The
incompetent ones have besn weeded out.
POsTMAsTER'S SURETY AS POSTMASTER Pro
TEM.-In November, 1877, Charles E. Miller was
appointed postmaster at Penn Yam, New
York, and died March. 1879. One OF the sure
ties on his bond. by virtue or section 3 S36 of
The revised Statutes. conducted the Office until
June, when regularly appointed postmaster
relieved Eim. The surety retained from that
department 1925 OF the revenues of the ONCE as
| salary while in charge OF the office. The wife
| OF the dead postmaster conten1 led as execuulx
| that the surety should turn into the depart
ment all the monies OF the Office. The post
once % defded f o. IN this way An appeal was
| affiTrs the first tu grnent but says that the
| surety should be paid by the government for
his services While acting as postmaster.
! IN THE SENATE YESTERDAY, after our report
! closed, Mr.. Beck rldlculed the nomination Of
| Rlddleberger and Charles Johnson, the latter
| for chief clerk, whom Mr. Beck believed to be
| wire -pulier and unnt TO be made Chief cerS.
/ Mr.. kellogg then spoke, declaring that no
more lnexcusable. no more unprecedented. no
| more rascally act had ever been perpetrateu
than that perpetrated by the democratic party
OF Louisiana In regard to the debt OF that state.
| He claimed that with free vote and a fair
! count Louisiana Is republican. Mr. Jonas, in
| reply. referred to the period during which the
| ernor as a period covered with infamy. The
! Senator Mr.. Kelloggl had been elected by a
| mere MOB. which had not the slightest right to
| elect Senator. The Senate, at six O'clock
| adjourned.
| A FLORAL SHIP FOR SENATOR HILL FROM
| VIRGINIA LADIEs.-A monster floral ship. rep
resenting the ship OF state. sailing In a sea OF
| flowers. covered the desk of senator HILL OF
| Georgia, this morning. It was sent from the
| ladies OF Alexandria with the following note
| These Virginia flowers, from ladies OF Alex
andr1a, are presented TO Senator Hill, OF Ga,
! testimonial orf nf no
| admiration OF the brilliant manner In which ne
| recently exposed the corrupt bai gain made by
a Senator from Virginia on the one part and
! the republican party On the other. This ship,
| Senator, has not cleared from the White House.
nor is Its voyage in quest Of federal spoils. It is
! simply bound to Georgia SeEater because he
| has anchored himself In the hearts OF true Viz
| gfnians everywhere by the timely and eloquent
| speech he has made 10 defence OF the honor and
! preservation OF the traditions aud in maInten-
I ance OF the former iilustriOuS history OF Viz
| gfnia, when he sheathed the sword OF one OF her
| own Senators which had been treaCherously
| pointed to pierce her fair fame" The whole of
the ship ana the sea was made OF fresn natural
/ flowers, and was a beautiful piece OF work. 1t
| was over four feet high.
| THE STONE BABY OF ARkANsAs-Mr. w. C.
! Renfrow, OF Russellville. Ark, the proprietor
| OF the Indian stone baby, has been stopping
for the past week in this city, having brought
! his baby With him. with which 10 puzzle the
| scientists or Washington. This stone baby was
/ Jug up Dy some laDorlng men near the Eureka
| Springs, in october, 1880. 1T was four feet
| below the surface of the ground, aud when
! discovered was enVeioped In a composition of
blue clay. calcarous mari and free lime, portion
! OF Which has not yet been removed from the
| image IL Is twenty six inches In length
| and weighs eighty-five pounds. The body
| Is or very hard blue limestone, and Is SC
| nicely cut as not to show marks OF the in
| sITument used. The learned men OF the Smith.
| sonlan have examined 1t and are puzzled
! never having seen anything like 1t before. Mr.
| RenfToW starts to-day for Philadelphia to lay il
| before the Academy OF Science there It ap
pears to have been made by people higher In
can Indians.
NAVAL ORDERS.-Commandar Louis Kempn
ard Lieutenant T. NJ. Phelps from the naval
RENDEZVOUS at San Francisco and placed Oh
; waiting orders. Cadet Midshlpmen John Glib
son, &. w. Jungen and G. T. Chase have re-
| turned from the Pacific station and are placed
hs0n waiting orders. Medical Director James
~NDungan from the naval rendezvous at Sar
| Francisco and ordered to remain on duty as
| attending officer Passed Assistant Surgeon
X. II. Mccarthy from the San Francisco naya
rendezvous and ordered to Mare Island navy
yard. Commander K. L. Phythian to duty as
inspector OF the 18th light house district Cadet
Engineer NJ. c. Cooley to duty In the steam
engineering bureau. Lieutenant w. III. Wood
from duty at the washington navy yard and or
dered to command the fish commission steamer
Lookout. Cadet Midshipman r. a. Miner has
returned from the European station and Is
placed On waiting orders Mate j. w. Baxter