Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-03-24
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEWTs TO-DAY. - Internal
revenue, $50, SSH; customs. sos, 1920.
PAYHAsTER THOMAS T. CAswELL has success
fully pa sed his examination and will be pr0-
NOTED t. the grade OF pay inspector, U. S. N.
Hon. HORACE MAYNARD, Of Tennessee, has
been chosen as the orator of the day In the GER
emoI les attending the uBveiling OF the Fra
gut statue, April 18th. next.
IN FAVOR OF EARLY ApJoURNAENT.-The feel.
ing among majority OF the republican Sena-
tors is to close the special session OF the Sanat
by the middle OF next week
A NUMBER OF SOUTHERN POLITICIANS were at
the Post Ofiice department to-day, and the man.
ner In which they "slcshed" around Indicated
that they were not there for fun.
TIE RUNoR is that solicitor General Philips
has written letter 70 the President declining
to accept the vacant Judgeship In the Court Of
Claims.
SPgAkER RANDALL is In the city. One Of his
friends IS quoted as having heard the Speaker
say that he did not now believe there would
be an extra session OF congress.
TIE EXTRA SESSION QUESTIONING decision
in regard to an extra session was reached to-
day. II is regarded as almost a certainty. how
ever that there viii be none. Very few people
now say that there will be.
TIE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE held
meeting to-day. at which number OF uncon-
tested nominations were ordered to be reported
fayoraDly, but nothing was done In regard to
the supreme Court and cirCuir court nomna-
tlODS except TO send for th3 papers AMI lay
them aside 10F future consideration,
COIN COUNTERFEITERS ARRESrED.-The secret
service agent at Philadelphia teiegraphs to
Chief Brooks the arrest yesterday OF Michael
Glennon and Henry Schoenbut, for passing
counterfeit coin.
\ CALL FOR DOCUHENTs.-In the Senate to-
day, on motion Of Mr.. Cockrell, a resolution
was adopted calling on the heads OF the eXeou-
tive departments for complete lists OF any and
all books. reports and pamphlets published by
their respective departments from March 4th,
1iS9, TO March 4th, lSSl.
AS GOOD AS THOSE TIE DAY BEFoRE.-Mr.
William E. Chandler was asked to day what he
thought OF the New York appointments seat
by the President 10 the Senate yesterday. 81
think" said he, they are all good appoint
ments;' and he added. ''the New York appoint
ments OF yesterday were fully as good as those
made the day before"
TIE FOLLOWING INTERNAL REVENUE APPOINT.
NESTs were made to-day: Storekeepers and
gaugers-Frank Reimann, % district OF Georgia;
p. |. Specher, 9th district OF Pennsylvania, and
Clife Crutcher. 5th district of Pennsylvania.
Storekeepers-N. r. Irwin, 9th district OF Ken
tCcky, and H.,J COOK, 22d district OF Pennsyl-
vania. Breckinridge Speed was appointed
gauger I'd district OF Kentucky.
NAVAL ORDRRs.-Commander r. f. Kane
from the Naval Academy, April 18th, and Or
dered as Inspector OF ordnance at the New
York navy yard, April 18th, relieving Comunan-
der E. o. Matthews. who Will be placed on wait
Ing orders; Assistant Engineer John X. Ell
wards to duty on board the Dispatch; Chief
Engineer q. F. hutz from duty In charge Of
engineers stores at Mare Island and ordered to
the Pensacola, and as feet engineer OF the
Pacitlc station, relieving chief Engineer f. D.
Robe. who Will return home; Chief Engineer
b. 5. Davids from the nav al rendezvous at san
Francisco and ordered to duty In charge OI
engineers stores af Mare Island.
MOVEMENTS CT :. :. NAVAL ESsEIs The
Alliance VIII remain at New orleans until
April 9TH. The Tennessee arrived at Havana
on RE 14th from New orleans. The customary
Oiilcial visits were made On the 18th the Ten
nt5et sailed from Havana and arrived at Key
West on the 18TH. The Vandaila arrived &C
Port Castrfes. 81; Lucia. Februrry 10th from St.
loupe have both baen very generally uuaran.
11bed against On account OF yellow feyac the
NaLGaia DID rot Visit them as ordered by Rear
Il.
Grenada was very courteous and hospitable 10
The cnlccES 0f the Vandalia, and twice visited
the snip. after taking IN some coal the vessel
would leave Port Castries February nth for 81.
Johns Antigua and thence for St. Thomas. The
health or the ship was good.
JULIUS CAESAR was at the White House to.
day. He was dressed in faded army blue, and
carried himself erect. He didn't get TO see the
President, but made known his business He
4 pIprEShtn
where. He didn't seem to the casual eye to b.
crazy; but l." was. He claimed TO be the Old
original julius. upon whom adversely had set
IT'S heel, and he wanted something. He gave
the doOIkeeper tafy By con1iding to his eager
ear tnat he regarded President Garfield as one
OF the Greatest Gods on High olympus
Despite this az empL AT seduction he did not
pass the RuOicon-tle Presidential OAK. He
was conducted down stairs aud invited to
promenaGe. He made 10 disturbance, and lett
as quietly as he came.
TIE WEEKLY STAR ior tAi5 week Is now re ady.
1t Is large eight page sheet, devoted almost
entirely 10 reading matter. 1t Will be sent,
postage paid, ior three months for dfty cents.
PERSONAL En- Commissioner DennLson, Rep
resentative Kelley and Gen. Adam Bldeau, the
newly appointed Charge d'Anaires at Copen-
hagen, are at the Riggs House.-Mr. Glad
curing the Easter recess OF Parliament. MIR.
Washington Peddrick, OF this city, was to-day
admitted TO practice IN the I. 5. supreme
CouTt.--Mr. Joseph Cook has been speaking
Ia Edinburgh before immense audiences. .-MT.
BeecheT has s0li his brooklyn residence and
viii hereafter board With his son, Ia that city,
what time he Goes hot spend on ni3 farm a
Peeksklli CT among the White m9untains.-
Hon. Geo. W. Manypcnny, or the Ute Comml5-
sion, Is In town, IN response 20 a request from
secretary klTkwoOd, staying at Wizards.
European Events OF Interest.
The French ministry yesterday decided 70
maintain neutrality on the political questions
aSfatlng the chambers regarding the adooit0n
CT -, 1dH de itsfe In the conducting OF ee3tlopa
ministerial crisis mas Deen ayerted for The
present. but may De bIought OF when me meaS-