Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-01-31

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GENERAL. GRAST will arrive In Washington
tomorrow evening Oh the limited express OF
visit 10 General Beale.
SECRETARY GoFF returned to this city yester-
day from West Virginia.
THE NEW AFPORTIoNMENr-Mr. cox expacts
TO call up the reapportionment bill tomorrow
NOMINATION To DAY.-The President TO dav
nominated John W. Jacobus to be United
States marshal for the southern district q
New YORK Mr.. Jacobu5 is another anti
Conkling republican.
HEADQUARTERS BURNED-The War depart.
ment is In receipt OF dispatch from General
Wilcox announcing that the headguarter build
ing OF the department OF Arizona, at Prescott,
has been destroyed by fire.
THERE ARE Now No VACANCIES in the assIs-
tant paymasters' corps Of the navy, Several
young men are. however. being examined with
a view 10 ascertaining If they are qualified for
the position should vacancies occur.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Captain K. X. BreeSe, as a
member OF the Philadelphia harbor commits
stoners, February 18th, relieving Capt. Ralph
Chandler. who is ordered to command the Min
nesOta. Captain s. +. Luce, from the command
"a. tl.
waiting orders
Mr.. GEATEs SEATED.-In the House Satur-
day Mir. IeateS. the democratic contestant
fIom North Carolina was seated, by a vote OF
lis 10 I0S.
THE COMMISSIONS OF about 200 clerks In the
Census Office expire to-day. The great major
1ty OF these clerks are efficient workers. Gen.
Walker has asked the Secretary of the Interior
n no ncFfin
0oubt that the request Will be complied with.
The Inefficient of the 900 number about IS.
They win not be reapp0inted, but were TO- day
dropped from the rolls.
TIE GRANT FUED.-The New York Times saws
1t Is not true, as reported, that The Pniladel-
phia movement for a description to Gen.
Grant has reduced the Times fund to a small
amount. The latter fund. the Times says has
an an out reached the contemplated amount of
s25O,OOO, without any aid from Philadelphia or
Boston, and no subscriber has eXprc 5Sed the
desire 10 withdraw his subscription.
FLOOR FOR THE MUSEUM BUILDING. - The
House THE afternoon passed bill approprIating
$4,000 for the flooring In tile and marble of the
new national museum under the direction OF
the Board OF Regents OF the Smithsonian InstI-
tute. This Will do away with the concrete
flooring contemplated by the inaugural com.
mittee. and Will be ready In time for the inau-
gural ball.
TIE PRESIDENT HAS APPROVED the following
bills: Placing General Ord on the retired list
with the rank of major general; allowing tele-
phone companies to make acknoWl ledgment and
fle deeds with the recorder of the District or
columbia; authorizing the loan OF 1lags and
bunting 10 the inaugural committee: and au.
thOrizing certain officers of the army and navy
10 accept certain decorations from foreign gov
mentS.
How 1T is ACCOUNTED FORA few days ago
THE STAR published the purport OF a letter
written by a business man OF IudianapoIs
TO Treasurer Gilfillan stating that there was
glut OF 81 and s2 notes In that vicinity. Mr
Giflldn has received a letter from another
citizen OF Indianapolis which says: The glut
OF small notes here can be easily accounted for
IL IS well known fact that the democratic
leaders circulated thousands Of them last Octo
Der and November-of course not with view
OF purchasing votes, but with charitable inteD
tions merely"
RETURN OF THE BEAUFORT GUSs.-Capt- J1u II
commanding the New Hampshire, at Beaufort,
5. c.. reports 10 Secretary Gof January 2jth
az follows: ''Bv order Of the department de-
livered to the Beaufort Volunteer Artillery the
two brass field pieces captured by the navy az
Hilton Head, November 5, 1s6l. The return OF
these pieces was most gratifying not only to
The company, but TO tie whole community OF
Beaufort, 5. G.. Yesterday was set apart as a
day OF rejoicing; "a salute OF nineteen guns was
nTed In your honor. j returned the salute gun
for gun. In the evening banquet was also
given The only invited guests were the officers
OF this vessel. and they were requested TO appear
ln full dress uniform, which marks a most
happy and cordial sentiment on the part OF
these people"
TROCBIB ABOUT THB PoNCA INVESTIGATE
The Senate select committee on the removal Oh
the Poncas held a meeting Saturday, at which
members OF the Ponca commission. were in.
ter1ogated by members OF the committed and
Secretary Schurz, In regard to the facts and
evidence upon which they based their published
conclusions upon the subject. A report OF the
examination was furnished the Associated
Press from an ofhclal source. and was published
In the New York Sunday papers. Yesterday
Senator Dawes, OF the committee, and Mr.
Walter Allen published statements the latter
declaring that the said report, far as 1t pur 4,
ports TO represent the testimony given by him.
lis hot only incomplete, but grossly inaccu-
rate, unfair and misleading" adding: .Wnar
II olive high official OF The administration
may have for thus assuming the role OF a sen.
satioDal journalist and artrully attempting to
prejudice public opinion In advance OF Official
reports with regard 10 matters In which the
dignity, wisdom and honor OF the government
are involved by his acts, the public must judge
Senator Dawes, in his statement, says that Lht
report 'dOeS not accurately represent either
The substance or the signit1cance OF the testi-
nony given, according TO his remembrance.
PERsoNAL--Sidney Cooper, the new L. )
Consul at Cadiz. was registered at Paris, with
his wife and daughter on Saturday.-Dion
Boucicault sails for this country on the 12th
Inst: Senator Johnston and Captain Arthnr
OF the British legation, were registered in New
lork saturday night.-The mother OF Mr..
CDarles stewart Parnell, the Irish agitauOr
Will address Land League meeting at the
opera House In Newport next Saturday night
w. b. Moore. or Washin ytOn was registered
In Paris on the 18th, Col. j. +. Tourtelotte In
Naples and MIR. SJanhope Hill, Mrs Hill AMI
Miss Hill In Dresden on The 9th inst-Ktng
h halakaua- OF Hawaii, arrived at San Francisco
on Saturday With bis suite en- route for the
eastern states and Europe. lie expects TO spend
some time In WaShtngtOn.-Rear Admiral
WorGen has purchased a piece OF land
on Ayrault street, Newport, and VIII erect
handsome cottage there.-Mr. Il. Scott, 1r.,
the well known art aucuoneer, Is In town. with
reference probably, TO future sale
or this city, Is pronounced "a charming look"
paper recently started In New York. District
Attorney Corkbi,l, though somewhat better
Than he was on Saturday is still so III that his
ply sician for bids his seeing callers-Tne
New York Tribune says that Dom Ptatt. the
journalist and author, Is candidate for post
Master OF Cincinnati. but We doubt the story.
miss l. ID. Nj. Page. OF Washington, was
r gistered IN Rome, and Miss VI. l. McClurg In
Florence on the l3th inst-SenaJor Jones, OF
Nevada, arrived In Washington this morning
ron San Francisco ctH New York-Goyernor
Cornell ana Senator elect Plat OF New York
EMO eN Governor Cox OF Ohio were at Mentor