Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-10-19
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAy.-Internal reve-
nue., ST., As; customs 79,S9S0S.
| FRIENDS OF SECRETARY WINDOW here are not at
| all surprised at the collapse OF the movement In
Minnesota having for its purpose the defeat of
Window for Senator. They say the effort never
had any respectable backing, and that Mr. Win
dom's election is assured beyond all question.
SENATORS PAIRED.-Senator Lamar has paired
with Senator Teller for the remainder Of the ses-
sion and gone to Mississippi. Before leaving Mr..
Lamar said lie expected TO speak in his state every
day after his arrival until the election.
ANOTHER OFFER OF STONE FOR THE GARFIELD
HOsPTTAI--TreasurerG Gilfillan to-day received an
other quarry offer to furnish material for building
| the proposed Garfield Memorial Hospital The
! offer comes from Mr.: b. p. Sowyers, whose quarry
| Potomac, near Aauia creek. The product OF the
| quarry is yellOwish sandstone. Mr.. Sowyers
offers as much OF the stone as may be wanted for
, the purpose OF building the hospital
SENATOR'S PENDLEToN AND HoAR will not be
able to attend the civil service reform meeting in
Boston next Monday and they have so notified the
parties having the affair in charge. 1t was az
ranged that Senator HOar should preside, and
both he and MIR. PendletOn had agreed to deliver
the Senate will last until next Monday at least.
and as important business, including Cabinet
HOar decided that they could not leave Washing
ton. 1t is thought the Boston meeting will be
postponed
FIRST ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL TYNER
returned with his wife from Saratoga this morning.
AS yet he has not rendered his resignation. He
will make no statement for the present. but in due
Tine may make one giving his side Of the case.
When the Pr Sident returns whatever action Judge
Tyner may take Will be settled at personal inter-
view with the President
THE GENERAL IMPRESSION is that the President
Will send in his Cabinet changes Friday, and that
the Senate will adjourn on Tuesday ofnext week.
Thus far all publ ations touching The Cabinet are
no more Oh less than clever gueSseS.
THE IowGATE CAsE.-The grand jury has
nearly completed its labors in the case OF the
charges OF elnbazziemek against Capt. Howgate.
The government cxpes IS to present two more wit
nessaS when tie inquiry by the grand jury will be
closed. The great caus, OF delay iii the examina-
tion has been the fact that sever: importer wit
NJ SseS. notably officers of the West Union Tele-
gr ph company. had to be brought here from
distance. One o: the witnesses yet to be exam
lned Is \. A. McCuii0u5h OF NOtork, and in his abb
Sence tle grand jury was to-day Obliged to Sus-
pend the examination temporarily.
NEW MEXICAN INDIANS Now QU1ET-General
Mcdowell telegraphs to the War department the
following from Col. keiton, At Wilcox station,
dated yesterday: seen. MacKenZies command
ielt Thomas yesterday viz Apache, thence to
Forts Wingate and Craig The Indians at San
Carlos are now quiet and as well disposed as they
usually are. The Chr.cahuas are gradually strag-
CLING Dlck. A tTd1l Of some ten women and chill
dren, with few ponies, was seen yesterday near
Cedar Springs going towards the agency"
ARMY ORDEKs-Lieutenant Colonel W. P. Craig
hill, corps OF engineers, upon the termination OF
the ceremonies connected with tic Yorktown CEN
tennial celebration. will transfer the unfinished
business III his hands pert lining to the celebration
1or completion, and will then stand relieved from
duty In connection Herewith. The leave granted
Saitiln >; Scott Payne 5th cavalry, is extended
cavalry are made: First Lelten mt s. NJ. Swigert
from troop d to troop 1; First Lieutenant w. A.
DinWiddic from troop tO troop ID.
COMPLIMENTARY RECEPTION is to be given to
Hon. j. ii. Rainey by Mrs. Nettie Sanford to-1nor-
row evening, when an original poem IS to be read
by western correspondent, commemorative OF
MI. Riney'S services as Il member OF the COM
mittfe on enrolled bills, at the closing hours of
the iortyf!th Congress, when, had it not been for
ana Congress been prevented from adjCurning 1T
the TINE agreed upon.
WASHINGTON CONTRIBUTORS The published list OF
thecoatributors to tle Garfield fund set on foot by
Mr.. Cyrus ". Field shows the following from WASH
ingt9n: w. w: Corcoran S5,0Oj; Riggs & Co., s1O0;
$40; d. II. Graves SO; Columbia n. Payne S; r.
H. L., 81; Lady Clerk, 81; Amy, 81.
NEWS FROM THE EXPLORING VESSEL. RoDGERs.-
The following dis jlt2h was received at the Navy
department this morning from Commander Phelps,
commanding ut Mare Island: Letter received
from RorS dated August 2Oth, latltu is 20 degrees
iongituie 49, dasre:;, bouni for Herald Island:
All We'll" The position o, the ROlytrS Indicated
10y tue lat tu1e ana Ion ,itu lie as above given is
about Iorty miles south o: Wrangell Land, and l2G
miles southwest OF Herald Island.
PEKsoNAI~-AttDrney General MacVe ,gh is in
Philadelphia Tit, N j. Corey, wife an!
daughter of this city, sa:le1 from New York for
Europe to-Gay-D II. Bates, assist mt general
man t@er OF the western Union Telegraph Com
pany. is at the Riggs-Generl Mcclellan and
family arrived in New York from Europe ycster-
-EX-Secrttiry Cresweil and General George
H. Sheridan are at tWillris.-SenatorsC Camden,
Hale, Miller and Plumb. General Van Vliet and Mr.
Crosby $. Noyes of Washington, were registered
in New York last night.--Hon. w. E. Niblack o.
Indiana, is in the city.
The Christiancy Divorce Case.
THE WIFE EXPLAINS CERTAIN OF HER LETTERS.
Yesterday afternoon and evening MIR. Albert
Harper, acting examiner in the Christiancy di-
vOrce case, held sessions, and Mrs. Chrlstiancy
was subjected to further cross- ss-examinatiOn. A
number OF letters were produced written by her to
Mr.. Christiancy, whicn she identified and ex-
Diained some OF the expressions which seemed to
be vague to the counsel, as referring to the abOr-
tiOn.
INTERESTING PROCEEDINGS TO-DAY.
This morning the counsel for Mrs. Christiancy
filed motion to suspend her further cross-exami-
ton until after the examination OF nonresident
witnesses, which was granted by Judge Wylie.
Mrs Chr1stiancy; affidavit states that her cross
examination was commenced on the 18th OF the
present month"; that the following day she Was
sick, but Oh Saturday, the 18th, though very Ill,
she appeared until the piaintffs counsel de-
clined to proceed further, although she eX-
pressed Willingness to proceed; that her
croSS-examinatiOnS have not continued longer
than two hours per session, and the
adjCurnmentS have been against her protests;
for she WAS anxious to conclude, as she had nom
resident witnesses here who cou,d not remain
longer than the 18th inst. CO-dIy). She stites
that the session on the 18th was Of only one hours
Gurat on, on the 17tli, less than two hours, and
the two sessions on the 18th aggregating about
three hours; and yesterday She offered to remain
longer, or to appear this morning, but the cont
plainant'S counsel declined TO mention hour b.
fore O'Clock pm. She states that the expenses
OF these witness devOlveS upon her; that their
testimony is material, and that the counsel fer
Mr.. &. was informed OF these facts early as the
18th inst, but Instead OF fastening her croS;eXam
innton, have done what they Gould TO prOlOng il
until the time allowed her by the court ttO the 2St
inst) shall have expired, to prevent her having
the advantage CT tiS testimony She further states
that TIE counsel lor MI. CnTi>tisncy has declined
to suspend the crCSS-cXaIninat on. AS stated
above. Judge Wylie made the order granting tbe
motion