Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-05-06
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To DAY.-Internal rev.
enue, s675, 9.41; customs, s77O,52l.s5.
| RESIGNATION AND APPoINTMENT.-Mr. John
| B. Bowman, Of the Ute commission, has re
| signed, and Mr. Thomas A. McMasters, of Col.
orado, has been nominated to fill the vacancy.
CADET MIDsH1PMEN Guy W. Brown and Chas
| b. Harlow have reported their return home,
! having been detached from the Asiatic station
on the first OF April last and have been ordered
to examination for graduation 14th May.
| "NoT EXPECTED. The announcement made
in morning paper that Senator Conkling was
one OF the party which went to Mt. Vernon on
! Monday on the Dispatch, created much amuse-
/ ment with all who knew that the guests were
| all invited by secretary Blaine, between whom
| and Mr.. COnkling, as Is well known, tn ere have
been no courtesies exchanged for many years.
NOT So HURRIED TR1P.-Ith has been remarked
that DR.. Russell. of the London Times, prooably
! greatly enjoyed his more leisurely trip "on to
| Richmond by the way OF Manassas" on Tues
| day, with the Duke OF Sutherland's party, as
giving him an opportunity to see more of the
country than when he didn't get there via Bull
Run twenty years ago.
| "MAH0NE, VIRGINIA."-Senator Mahone's fav-
orite position, or at least that which he usu-
ally occupies during sessions of the Senate Is
one OF ease If not of grace. He leans back In
his chair, places both feet on the top of his
senatorial desk and watches everything that
goes on.
ROUNDABOUT NEws.-Sir Edward Thornton
| says he knows nothing of any authority for the
statement recently published in London and
copied here that he is to be sent as ambassador
TO st. PetersDurgh, and says he expects to re-
main here All acquainted with him and his
family Will be pleased to hear this.
POSTMASTER PEARSON, OF New York City, ac-
compan1ed Postmaster General James to the
White Hou:e this morning and paid his re-
| spects to the President.
GEN. STEWART L. WooDFoRD reached this city
| yesterday afternoon on the limited express
| This would indicate that he knew of the con-
templated Withdrawal OF his name at 10 O'Clock
yesterday morning, before leaving New York.
TIE DUKE OF SUTHERL AND and suite, SalvIny
theg reat italian actor, and the Hon. Robert
winthrop, the Oldest living eX-Speaker of the
House of Representatives. Ex-senator and ex.
governor OF Massachusetts,, visited Brady's gal
lery and added their portraits to his historic
collection.
A LAGGARD VIsTToR.-When he accompanied
the Duke OF Sutherlands party, as Secretary
Blaines guest to Mount Vernon on Monday,
and former home OF George Washington for the
| first time.
TIE PERSONNEL OF THE INDIAN OFFICE
! A telegram was received this morning by Sec
| retary KiTkWood, announcing that Hon. Hiram
Price, who is now In New York attending to
the annual letting OF contracts for Indian goods
and supplies, had received his commission, and
| that he had taken the oath OF Office as Com
| missioner OF Indian Affairs. Mr.. Ezra L. Ste
| vens, who for many years has been at ths head
(fyyf1f ffnY1 nfryfo1 1nyne1 nP
| Bureau. was at once appointed Chief clerk, and
becomes, during the absence OF Mr. Price. act
| ing Commissioner Of Indian Affairs. There
! will be no further changes In the personnel OF
the Indian Office until the return Of the new
| commissioner.
NEWS FROM MALAsKA.-Commander Henry
| Glass, commanding the Jamestown, reports
from Sitka. under date of April 6th that affairs
| In the territory OF Alaska are In a most salts
factory condition. Perfect quiet obtains and
at peace. Since the date Of his last report he
| has succeeded In having treaties made between
the Stickeen and Hoo-che- moo tribes and be-
| tween the Stickeen and Sitkas thus ending
| feuds that In one case had existed over fifty
years. The chiefs showed an earnest desire to
| make peace and to abandon their former GUS
tom OF exacting satisfaction In kind for every
| injury. He thinks the treaties Will be faith
| fully observed. The Jamestown is ready for
| sea whenever the Wachusetts arrives. The lat
| ter vessel is under command of Commander E.
| P. Lull who achieved an honorable reputation
| In the Isthma1n expeditions. he 1s under Or
ders to proceed with his vessel to Sitka to re-
| heVe the jamestown. The latter vessel will
return to San Francisco.
| YESTERDAYS NoMINAr1oNs.-The President
sent the following nominations to the Senate
yesterday: George p Pomeroy, OF New Jersey,
to be secretary Of the United States legation aI
Paris. Postmasters-Chas L. Palmer, at Port
Henry, n. T.; Mrs: Julia P. voolfolk. at Jack
dians OF the La Pointe Agency, in Wisconsin:
| Malachi Krebs, OF Indiana, receiver of public
moneys at Boise City. Idaho.
| TREATIES RATIFIED BY THE SENATK.-The Sen
ate transacted large amount Of business in
its executive session yesterday. clearing the
calendar OF treaties and also taking final action
| on eighty. eight nominations. AS stated in yes.
| terday g STAR, the Chinese immigration treaty
was ratified without amendment, only two Sen
ators voting in the negative: The Chinese com
| mercial treaty was then ratified without amend
! ment, and without opposition. The Senate also
| ratified the extraditlon treaty with the United
States OF Colombia; the consular convention
| with Italy, modifying and defining the judicial
| powers OF certain consulates; the convention
| with Morocco, respecting the taxation preroga-
tives of the Moorish government; and the treaty
the Japanese and United States governments in
cases OF shpWrecks upon their respective coasts.
MOVEMENTS OF SENATOR FRYE.-The Lewis
ton Me.) Journal says that Senator Frye has
! returned to that city from Halifax, n. s. where
| ne went TO conduct the defence In suit In
| which Sl5O.000 was involved. He has tele-
graphed to washington for advIces as to the
situation and unless his immediate attend
ance is essential, he will leave the city In day
| or two fer New Hampshire to attend to Import
| ant legal business. Mr.. Frye will vote for
, Judge Robertson's confirmation, but does not
| anticipate that any action on that case Will be
| Senate will adjourn within few weeks until
| December as he believes Senator Malone by
that time will have become convinced OF the
/ 6i9n0oitfOn nd
pendent movement In the south, while Mr..
| NJ. g presence will soon be required In the forth
! coming contest In his own state.
Personal Rear Admiral Taylor and Hon.
VIM. E. Chandler, OF Washington, were regis.
tered in New York last evening.
| Strickland Representative In Congress from
the 9th district of Michigan in 1868 -lS7O died in
| Detroit yesterday, aged ntty-eight.-General
| Grant has contributed $1,000 TO the fund for
erecting memorial hall at Union College, at
l Schenectady. N. Y.