Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-03-21
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

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| GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS sTo-DAY.-Internal rev.
| enue, &705, $50 50; cus-nms. sI2o, ,Io4.s2.
| THE YANTIC has arrived at Portsmouth. We.
| from Halifax with the remains OF Passed AS
| Sistant Paymaot BATghmln.
DEATH OF AN ARNy OFFICsR-The War de
/ partment has received Information of the death
at Brownsville, Texas, on the 10th inst. of Capt
John Fl. Mahnkerr. efh cavalry.
JUDGE mccoy, of Georgia, is a candidate for
the vacant place Oh the court Oh claims bench.
| THE AUSTRIAN MINISTER called on the Pres-
| dent to-day. IN company with Assistant Secre.
| tary Hay CT the State department.
| Mr. THos. P CLEAvEs. clerk OF the Senate
| committee on appropriations, left today foc
| his home In BridgetoD, Me-. having been called
! by The sudden death of his father who was 50
| years of age.
NOMINATIONS WITHpRAwN-The President to-
| day sent message to the Senate, withdra win g
| the cOntrOverted nomination OF Capt. Richard
/ L. Law to be commodore In the navy, and
| also that OF Captain Milton Haxtun to take
| rank as captain In the navy from February
| 18th, 1874.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Paymaster T. T. Caswell
| and Assistant Paymaster 7. d. Hoxsey, jr., to
/ examination for promotion. oatsWaln Wm.
| Long TO the naval station New London. Chief
| Engineer G. " Sensner from the Colorado and
placed on waiting orders
THE following internal revenue storekeepers
and gaugers have been appointed: J. B. San
dusky and g. NJ. Carson, stu district OF Ken.
tucky: C. W. Bean, 18th district OF Kentucky.
and III. c. WorthiDgton and d. F. Harrison, 2d
district OF Tennessee.
Young CABINET OFFICEEs.-Some have aues-
TONED II Secretary Lincoln is not the youngest
man who was ever called to preside over one OF
our executive departments, he being only IS
Henry Knox, the first Secretary OF War under
by President Washington, and Alexand ar
Hamilton. then Secretary OF the Treasury, was
but SO.
COMMODORE r. ". SHUFsLDr. L. S. navy, oa
special duty in this city, has been ordered ID
duty at Pek1n as naval attache OF the I. S.
legation there.
D. DELANEY. representative colored man
from North Carolina. Is an applicant for the
Haytien mission.
THE BOARD OF MANAGERS of the National
Soldiers homes returned this morning from
their visit to Hamilton Roads with the excep-
tion CT Gen. McClell an, who will remain several
days at Fortress Monroe.
PROTESTS ARE BEGINNING TO POUR IN upon
the President from business centers against
TO morloW,s Cabinet meeting the matter Will
be decided.
OFFICE SEEKERS were numerous at the Post
Office department todly, but at II O'Clock
Postmaster General James gave them the slip
by leaving the office TO call upon the President.
AT the Interior department there was scarcely
any rush at all.
IN The MATTER OF THE SHARP FIGHT which
has been going on over the United States mar
shalsbip for the northern district CT Illinois,
IT is said the President overruled the Attorney
General. and has decided 10 appoint Ling
Jones, senator logan's candidate, TO the place
DECISION FOR ARCHITECT CLUss.-In the [. S.
supreme Court to-day the case OF the District
of Columbia against Cluss, architect, was de-
eided In favor of the latter. Cluss had con-
tracts with the Old board of trustees OF colorei
SchC OILS for the building OF a school house
which cost S66 ,0G0. He sued the District Tor
balance Of compensation due him OF s., ,4lO. ana
the jury awarded him judgment. The Su-
Ireme Court say ''We agree with the jury"
MRS. JENKs IN TowS.-Among the latest ar.
! rivals In the city Is Mrs. Agnes jerks. OF New
Orleans She does not look whit older thaa
when badgered by Gen. Ben. Butler as a wit
ness before the famous Potter committee. To-
day Agnes took a walk on the Avenue. She
does not aspire to either style or oddity liz,
dress She wore the same notable hat with the
peacock s feather as OF yOre. and otherwise was
completely enVeloped in gray ulster
THE LINCOLN HOUSE," SIG 10th street, the
| house In which President Lincoln died, was
handsomely decorated during Inauguration
days by the clerks OF the opposite Medical Mu-
scum tFordS Theater) where he was shot by
Booth. Hundreds OF people during the tnau.
guraton week Inspected the room In which he
tO me Of = fho
seems to become dearer and dearer to the
people.
TIE FOLLOWING SENATE CLERKS have been
sworn in up to the present time: Commerce,
John w. Wilson; foreign relations, r. S. Mur-
ply; post offices and post roads, G. d. Fox;
patents, A. III. Byington; manufactures, C. p.
Conger: pensions, K. A. johnson; claims, G. G..
Morrow; Indian affairs, Walter Allen; judiciary,
george T. Bradstreet; printing records, Ben:
Perley Poore; education aHd LABOR, Nj. FL. John
stop; Nicaraguan claims Geo. W. HARRIS reyo-
iatlonary claims, j. b. johnston; transporta-
t1on routes 70 the seaboard, George B. Messer:
pu6lc buildings and grounds, Charles II.
Roberts; District or Columbia c. Stone rail-
reads, A. M. soteldo; contingent expenses, II.
Lambert; committee on appropriations, Mr. r.
7. CleaVeS. OF which he has been clerk for years,
past under republican and democratic control.
assistant clerk, Joseph 5. Morgan; public lands
j. b. ColdWell
TIE FUNERAL OF GEN. GEORGE D. WISE, who
d1ed Friday last In Binghamton, n. Y, at the
age Of GA years, took place at the Cathedral, 10
Baltimore, yesterday afternoon. Among hose
present were the widow OF the deceased, and two
sons Of Gen. Wise by his first wife; Gen. b. w.
Br1ce U. S. A.; Gen. Edward Shriyer, Thomas
Hughes, Robt- Moore and others. The deceased
was a native OF Virginia. and was formerly on
| tte nlted States coast survey. He served In
the federal army during the late war, and at It's
| close he went to Baltimore, where No lived for
several years, and afterward went to New York.
4 He was married twice, his first wife being Miss
May, OF this city, sister OF Hon. Henry and DR..
May. BY his first marriage he had four child
fen, three sons and daughter. The latter mar
Iled la this city. One son is an officer on the
/ l tnlteG states ST. amer Dispatch,
| ARMY oRBERs.-The leave granted Captain
/ Warren c. Beach, 18th infantry, is extended
| ten months, With permission to 60 beyond sea.
/ Leave for one year, with permission to 90
| beyond sea, Is granted 1st Lieut.. L. s. McCor-
/ mick, 7th cavalry. Ist Lieut.. Daniel NJ. TAYLOR
| Ordnance department, Will repair from Fort
| Leavenw orth, Kansas, to the Headquarters
| department Of the south, not later than May I,
1sS1, and report 10 the commanding general OF
| that department for temporary special duty.
1St Lieut.. w, S, WYATT. 9th Infantry acttne