Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-30
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY - Internal
revenue, s42l, ,116.6s: customs s6s9,93l 40.
mot FOR A. GRANT, BUT FOR Col. CASE
Members of the delegation from East Wash.
ington, mentioned in TIE STAR last evening
say they did not call on the President In the
interest OF A. Grant for District Commissioner,
but to urge Col ChaS Case for that position
The delegation consisted of Druggist Ferguson,
Dr. C. M. Ford. VIM Rothwell, G. w. Kemp,
John Depew, W. 81. NARROW. Col Darling.
THE SPEAKERsHIP-Represen Robson
of New Jersey, who is spoken OF as candidate
for Speaker Of the next House of Representa-
tives, Is In the city. Representative Keller,
thai canysss is a5S fr e
about to open.
Hon. r. B. Sherman, who was nominated yes.
terdsy for governor Of Iowa, is brother of
Senator and Of Gen. Sherman. He has held
the position OF state auditor OF Iowa for a num-
Der OF years.
PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS To-DAY.-The
President to. day appointed r. s. Foster US.
marshal for the district of Indiana, vice w. W.
Dudley appointed commissioner OF pensions,
and Robert Y. Holley. Of Vermont, US. consul
perdeds
GENERAL MCKBByKR, assistant adjutant gen.
eral, will leave next Saturday to take his family
to Long Branch. where they will remain for
the season.
YELLOW FEVER AND SMALLPOX IN HAVANA
The national board Of health to day received
advices that during the week ending June 25th
there were fifteen deaths from yellow fever in
Havana and ~ deaths from smallpox. Vel
low fever is slowly increasing In that place.
TUE YORKTOWN CENTENNIAL CoMMIss1oN-
DR.. Loring arrived in the city TO- day, and was
at the meeting Of the yorktown centennial
commission this afternoon. The commission
decided finally to accept the model OF the mon
ume mt submitted by the artists and heretofore
described in TEE STAR. They also decided to
request Secretary Lincoln. who has charge OF
the appropriation, to direct that work on the
monument pe commenced Immediately. 1t is
to cost $4,000
PREVALENT DISEASES HERE AND Abroad
The reports received by the national board OF
health show that on the continent smallpox
States diarrh9al diseases are the most preva-
lent and are on the increase.
Mr.. n. P. NORTON, who was bookkeeper of
the custodiaI's office OF the Treasury depart
ment under Pitney, has been relieved Of that
duty and transferred to the light house board
NO one has as yet been detailed to take his
place.
THE FRENCH AMERICAN CLAIMS COMMISSION
having sustained the demurrer of counsel of
the United States In the case of Joseph Napo-
leon Perche, bishop Of New Orleans against
claimant, though citizen of France at the
time the losses (alleged) were sustained, had
subsequently become naturaliZed citizen of
the United States and prior to the filing of his
claim. Hon. George S. Boutwell,, counsel for
the United States, at the reassemblng of the
commission today asked to have the demur.
ter, and that the memorialtsts be severa1ly
barred from having or maintaining their re.
spective memorials against the United States
Co9nsei COZ l lor france 81 Lnterposed no objection.
aggregate amount claimed Is $625, ,OO0,) Will be
stricken from the docket without further argyll
ment.
THERE IS ONE STAR ROUTE which was not
expedited. II runs from jackson to Cape
GlraIdeau, Missouri, distance OF ten miles, In
1879 the department invited bids for the service
Anton Goeke He not ooig ored 5ne 10 o Was a
service for nothing, but agreed to pay 50 per
year for the privilege. He was awarded the
contract In July, 1879, snd Is still doing the
service. To-day he sent TO the department the
necessary 81 TO be applied TO next year service
The secret OF the transaction Is thar the con-
tractor owns stage route and does an express
Uncle Sans mail to freeze out any competitor
In the express business
THERE WERE MANY PEOPLE AT TIE WHITE
HOUSE today. The President was busy most
of the time with members of the Cabinet and
saw few miscellaneous callers. The Attorney
General, the Secretary OF War, Secretary Hunt,
Secretary Blaine and Col C0rDin were among
cards handed in were the following: q. A.
Kresker, ''author;" Mrs. j. T. Lacey: 81. L. Au-
derson La; w. w. Abel, Phila. Russell Barnes,
ONO; 6. 8. Ayre, Va; WIN. Thomas, Nebraska;
j. j. Walther, Pa Gen. Plummer: Horace Bar
~, Mass; Miss Eugenia Washington. Va; L.
?. Oldes, North Carolina. Che called in the In
card sald3 r. G. Parks, city; A. II. Markland;
j. Emory Weathersby, secretary of the republi-
can state committee OF Maryland; Judge Harri-
Nessler. Ohio.
TEE WHITAKER VsRDICr.-Major Asa Bird
Gardner, the Judge advocate in the Whitaker
trial, yesterday transmitted to the War depart
ment from New York the documents and apers
which make up the record OF the case. They
embraced over seven thousand six hun
dred foolscap pages OF manuscript. neatly
were all the EXHIBITS used Including liJho.
graphs, photo. autographs. framed sheets OF
matched paper, the penkn1fe. scissors, Bible
ana note Of arn One package according
court, which Is not to be made public until 1t
has passed through the hanos OF the Secretary
Of War and the President.
Presentation. levi p. Morton, U. s. minis.
ter to France, Is In the city, and Will sail for
Paris in the L'Amerique OF the French line
July 2O.-Ex. Secretary Ramsey ia in Phila-
delphia Robert E. Blaine, cousin of the
Secretary OF State. ia an aspirant to the Ohio
state senate from the Lancaster distrtct-Ex-
District Attorney Fisher is in the city on brief
visit.-Mr. ]. F. Cake, formerly Of the Metro
politan and Willards. In this city, is nowkeep.
Ing hotel in Santa Fe. N.M.-Mr. j. NJ. Keat-
ing. OF the Memphis Appea,. and Representative
bingham are at the Rggs.-Surgeon j. s.
Billings, Of this city, is to deliver formal ad-
dress on the subject OF Medical Literature.
before the International Medical Congress In
London on the 5th OF August-Ex.Senato
HamliD will spend part of the season at Sara.
toga-Senor Don Osorio, attache Of the Span.
fh legation here, was passenger by the over
land train to arrive in San Francisco on Sunday
last.-Miss Josephine, daughter OF ex Senator
Fenton, was married at jamestown, yesterday
to Frank Gi1ord.-The Duke of Sutherland
and party sail for home on Saturday.-Mr.
Titan j. Coney and family have gone to Old
Point for stay Of q few weeks, after which