Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-12
Washington News and Gossip.

! GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal rev.
Eue. slSl 1853 rs customs StS6. a76sf.
THE French and American claims commission
has adjourned Until October 18th.
THE YORKTOWN CESTENkIAIA--The navy will
be represented at tire Yorktown centennial ccle-
bratiOn by four training ships and their large
crews. besides all the vessels of the North At
laatic squadron. The Trenton now in the Me-
diterranean, is ordered home. and will bring the
| descendants of LAFAYETTE and the French CON-
mssOneis. She will 90 direct to Hampton
| Roads. and it is probable that a number of yes
sells belonging to the Preach naval will also be-
there during the celebration.
| COMMIsSIONED-H j. Ramsdell, the new Re-
gister of Wills, received his commission to-day
His appointment is received with great favor by
the public. and especially by his host of journal
| istic friends.
! SENATOR RANSOM says the only election to be
held in North Carolina this year is onein August.
Politics do not enter IT. but only the question of
temperance prohibition.
| THE FATE OF Ex-senator PuGH's SON-The
War department has not yet been advised of Tic
killing of the son of ex-senator Pugh. of Ohio.
| 1t is believed. though by Adjutant General Drum
that if Pugh fell into the hands of the Apaches
hs.NC ucsttfl. DIS Ill INC
| Geographic reports.
GENERAL ORDERS No. 81 has been issued from
the headquarters of the army, publishing the
order of the Postmaster General. fixing the rates
Of charges for telegraphic communications. with
subjoined list of telegraph companies who have
flied their acceptance OF the provisions of the
act of Congress approved July "a, 1866.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE for six months from July
l. 1881. on surgeons certificate of disability has
been granted Captain r. NJ Potter military store
keeper, Quarternaster's department.
NAVAL ORDERS Midshipman Leroy NJ. Gar
rett to the apprentice ship Constitution. De
tached Master Joel A. Barber from the Colorado
! and granted six months furlongh. Passed Assist
ant Surgeon John S. Bagg from the Wyoming
and ordered to the marine rendezvous at Balti-
more Passed Assistant PaynaSter Henry K.
Smith from the Despatch and ordered to the
TallapoOsa- Passed Assistant Paymaster Chas.
Fl. Thomson from the TallapOosa and ordered to
settle accounts and then wait orders. Assistant
Paymaster ". W. Gait from duty on the Ajax
and other monitors and ordered to the Despatch.
Assistant PayIRaSter G. W. Littletield from the
navy yard. Boston. and ordered to the Ajax
Passed Assistant Engineer Warner B. Bayley has
reported his return home. having been detached
from the PalOS. ASiatic station. on the 18th of
April last, and has been placed on waiting
orders.
THE Proposed NEW DEAL N THE PENSION
OFFICE.-The announcement that Commissioner
Dudley, Of the Pension Office, proposes to dis
charge all eX-confederates from his bureau. on
the ground that he does not consider it proper
or safe to have this class of men in positions
which enable them to pass upon the claims of
Union soldiers, has created a flutter of excite
ment among government employees The sub
Ject is discussed pro and con quite generally,
nd oft n+%
question not connected with the Presidents
condition. A democratic member Of Congress
in speaking of it. said. ironically, he thought
Mr.. Dudley had better refuse to pay any pen
siOns to Union soldiers at present because the
appropriations for this purpose were voted by
ex-cOnfederates. 1t is predicted by some that
the democratic Senator's will make this action of
Mr.. Dudley calsus beLH against the commits
sioner and that they will unite to defeat his con-
trmatiOn next winter. The opinion is expressed
by some that the President when he RECEIVERS
sufficiently to attend to public affairs. will not
permit the discharge of the ex-cOnfederates
Others hold that Secretary kirkwOod will veto
the proceeding. There are those who insist that
the measure is a proper one. on the theory that
there are ex-UniOn soldiers who would be glad
to have the positions now held by eX-cOnfeder-
ates and that the former should be given the
preference. This is about the way in which the
matter is canvassed about town.
PERSONAL.-Admiral Porter and family went
north to-day.-Justice Bradley and family and
Mr.. CorcOran and Miss Eustis are at the Hotel
Kauterskill in the Catskill Mountains -Ex-
Senator Hitchcock. of Nebraska died at Omaha.
on Sunday. in the 5Oth year of his age of gen.
eral debility. augmented by exposure in the re-
cent extreme heat.-Dr. J. NJ. Toner left the
city this morning for New York whence he sails
on Thursday for Liverpool in the White Star
steamer Republic. f. C.. Cutter and fam
lily have gone to the New England seacoast. at
different points on which they will spend the
warm season.-Fhe wife of Dr. Geo. B. Johnston,
son of Senator Johnston of Va died at the resi-
Idence of herhusband in Richmond on Sunday
Mr.. Titan j. COffey and family. who have been
at Old Point for some time. have left there for
Berkeley, and will afterwards go to Bedford
Springs. Frank Hufty has gone to Rock
non.-Representative Hooker. of Mississippi.
is in town. staying at the ST James.
Henry left the city last night for Ohio with
President Hinsdale, of Hiram College,. L.
Crounse, for many years Washington CORE
spOndent of the New York Times. died at New
burg. N. Y, yesterday. of consumption
drew G. Rome, of Washington, is passenger
on the steamer Caspian, leaving Baltimore for
Liverpool, via Halifax, to-day.-Dr. Daniel B.
clarke and family are at the Virginia Warm
| Springs-Ex-SenatOr Thurman writes from
Paris that he will remain in Europe some time
after the recess of the conference. which takes
place directly, and that he and Mrs. Thurman
may remain abroad until next spring.
Sudden Illness Of the Attorney General.
Attorney General Macyeagh was compelled to
| leave the Department of Justice this morning
by sudden illness. physician was called at his
residence to attend him. The ATTORNEY General
/ has been Frustrated by the intense heat of the
past few days following SO closely upon the long
| spell of watching at the White House when the
| Presidents life was in imminent peril.
GRANT ON McPHERsoN.-Al letter from Cen
| Grant appears in general order of the Grand
| Army of the Republic of the department Of Ohio.
in which he says 81 have your letter of the 18th
| of June. l have answered the invitation to be
| at Clyde on the 22d of July, at the unwilling of
| the Mcpherson statue. that am not able to say
| positively that 1 will be able to be present on
| that occasion, but If can leave New York at
that time shall certainly be there. Ny respect
| for Gen. Mcpherson was SO great that want to
| do everything can to express my appreciation
Of the man and of his services while living
hope the Ohio soldiers who served under him
will turn out on that occasion in great number +"
| WELL. INSURED LIFE.-A telegram to the
New York Herald from Westminster Nd, July
IL, says: Robert Bell. an aged negro. died here
last night. Bell has been afflicted with rheuma-
| tism and otherwise diseased for many years. and