Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-16
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS sToDAY.-Internal rev.
enue, 1927 I63 90; customs, s6362l27O.
SECRETARY BLAINE has postponed his visit to
New England until next week.
Mrs. BELLE NJ. BURCHILL was to day ap-
pointed by the President to be postmaster at
Folt Worth, Texas.
INTHE CASE OF Cart HOUSTON, OF the marine
CORPS, nominated and confirmed by the Senate
to be major, subject to examination. the Attor
Ley General has decided that Major Houston is
as there is no law that requires officers OF the
marine corps to pass an examination prelimi-
nary to promotion.
AT THE WHITE HOUse-Secretary Lincoln,
Justice Fields, Senator Plum, Representatives
Richardson and Ryan, ex Representative Crit
tenden, ex-senator Henderson. ex-senator
Harris fLa.), Register Bruce and Gen. Long
street were among the Presidents callers to-
day. Senator Harris, Gen. Hunton, Represen-
tative Urner, ex-senator Clayton and the Chill
ian minister and his secretary OF legation called
on the President this afternoon.
To WHOM CREDIT IS DUE.-In the descr1p-
tions OF the Farragut statue and its surround
1ngs there has been failure to give proper
credit to the creator OF that little beauty spot
OF the city In which the statue is placed,-Gen
o. E. Babcock. When the city improvements
were In progress this Intersection of COnuecti-
cut avenue, 18th and K streets, was a horrid
hole-a dumping lot for all the refuse OF this
al ana ~, adjacent neigh6orhoods. Gen. Baocock,
at this time commissioner OF public buildings
and grounds, bad the place graded, fenced,
parked and improved OF his own volition and
to his foresight and taste washington is In
deDfed for Farragut Place. as we'll as for many
other improvements on the public grounds that
add materially to the beauty of the city and to
tie health and enjoyment OF the people.
THE TREASURY EXPRDITERs.- Secretary Win.
dom to-day had long conference with the
members OF the committee which Investigated
the Treasury expediters. The Secretary has
taken no action OF which the report would be
the basis up to late hour this afternoon. He
had conference this afternoon with the PresI.
dent upon this subject. Action will not be long
Power, Chief clerk OF the Treasury department.
with the ''expediters' is without ground. Ever
since he has been chief clerk Major Power has
been working to uproot the admirable system
OF "expeditfon" which he found in vogue.
FIGHT FOR THE PLACE OF JUSTICE OF The
PEACE.-There is being stout fight made
sgaiI st Mr.. s. c. Mills to prevent the President
from carrying out his disposition to appoint Mr.
MlliS lustlce OF the peace to succeed Mr..
Simon Wolf resigned. A deleg alton waited on
prots sfed against the appointment. Judg,
Noah is very active In his opposition to Judg,
Mills: 1t appears that the Attorney General
and 1t was thought that he would get it. At
torney Riddle and others of prominence ap--
peaIed IN favor OF Mr.. Mills. and with other In
fue nceS the tide was turned In his favor. TIE
other side is now getting in its work. I5 is a
small Office, but strong fight is made over IT,
Mr.. Mills has filled the position OF magistrate
WINS WIN eredi, n IN me @ past, ana his appointment
ly.
EV
shire there is so serious objection urged to It's
legislature electing a Senator now to ill
vacaI cy which VIII not occur until March,
1888. attention is again called TO the fact thai
the louisiana legislature legally elected In Jan
uary 1880, a Senator-Hon. Randall GIpson-.o
I'LL vacancy to occur in March, 1883. This was
because both branches OF its legislature is
elt cted for four years, and there would be no
meeting OF a freshly elected legisl ,ture between
1850 and January. 1854, the lasr date being ter
months after the vacancy would occur In the
s. nate. The principle Is OF course the same,
whether 1t would be three months as In New
Hamps hire, or ten
THE PRESIDENT WILL LEAVE THE CITY mex
Saturday morning tor L'bg Branch In sp ,cial
car. He Will be accompanied by Mrs. Carl Il
Wko has sufficiently recovered to be able to
travel. The younger children OF the Pres
dents family VIII go with their parents. Tue
President VIII remain at LoDg Branch for a
few days. Mrs. G lrield and the children viii
remain some weeks.
ANOTHER OHIO MAN to day declined an once
His name is T. F. Rempeld. He was offered the
consulship at st. Calls, and turned his nose up
at 1t.
SENATOR BKCKs TRIP TO RICHMOND was to
consult with the Artist Valentine for statue
OF the late John c. Breckenridge, of Kentucky.
10 pe erected In Lexington, KY. The arrange
ments are about completed. The statue will
cost $4,000.
ANOTHER DOUBLE OF WILKES BOoTH-THE
STAR of Saturday copied from the Denver T.i
bune an Incident OF the period Immediately
following Mr.. Lincoln's assassination. when a
Dt cause OF his likeness to Wilkes Booth. being
mistaken for him. young man In this cits,
resident. Tecollects the day after the assas-
sination sh narrowly es;aping being arrested for
the same reason. This was Mr. Cooley, who
greatly resembled Wilkes Booth in appearance.
M6t OILY tnls. out party OF young friends
near on
escape and laughing over It. came near getting
lhto serious trouble themselves from the mis-
apprehension OF some officious person as to the
cause OF Their "unseemly mirth on such day.
BIDS WERE BEING OPENED at the Post Office
department to-day to supply the department
with stationery for the next fiscal year. There
were twelve bidders In all. The articles to b3
supplied are che hundred and five In NUMBER
q q a committee was at O'Clock still tn a yed
PROTEST FROM VIKGIkIA.-A telegram from
Harrisonburg. Va. says that q delegation OF
white and colored republicans, headed by Gen.
W. G. Wickham, will leave Virginia o-day and
call upon President Garfield to prosest against
Bis taking sides with the Malone republican
coalition.
Boom IN KENTUCKY HORsRS.-Senator Beck
and Representative Thompson, OF Kensucky,
are In the city. The achievements OF the colts
OF Kentucky horses abroad lately have already
had the effect OF raising the value of the blood
"a racing colts In that state to high figures.
Senator Beck feels peculiarly gratlded at the
success OF lrcquois, as the dam of the latter,
Maggie b. b, was named for his daughter.
Maggie b. Beck. For long time Maggie b. B.
was taken care OF by Senator Beck on mis- place
near Lexington, Kentucky when she belonged
to Mr.. Clay.
REPRESENTATIVES, NEAL, OF Ohio, leaves to.
night for Massachusetts. toattend the gradual
ing exercises OF the academy In Il at state. at
which his daughters are pupils. With q few
days MI. Neal has received numb. O letters
some complimentary, some Otherw, se tor piy,
ing his views to THE STAR on Dlstr ct matters.
recently published. One signed "CaWknS
Taylor" Is of the otherwise sort, a I'd ia an
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