Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-03-26
THE EVENING STAR.
DOUBLE SHEET.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT REcEIPTs To-DAY-Internal
revenue, s334,926 %: customs. s577, 1873.
Mr.. W. i. REED has flied papers fer a Dis
trict Commlssionership.
IT LOCKS as II Marshal Douglass would GER
tainly be renominated next week.
TIE AMERICAN CONSUL at Matanzas, Cuba
Mr X. w. Roosevelt. and his clerk, Mr.. Lewis
Drake are completely exoDerated by the state
department from the charge OF sWindltng
American passengers by eXacting illegal fees
for visiDg passports.
SENATOR MAHoNE Will on next Monday, de-
liver bis carefully prepared speech ia defence
OF himself aud the Virgin readjusters.
APRIL INTEREST ON GEORGETOWN STocK.-
Treasurer Gifllan today mace requisitIon
upon Secretary Window for money to pay the
quarterly interest, due April 1st next, on the
eght per cent stock OF Georgetown.
APRIL INTEREST ON THE GOVERNMENT PER
CENTs.-The United States Treasurer to-day
mailed the checks for the payment OF the
registered interest on the four per cents. The
April interest On the fOurs Will be paid oa the
2sth inst. The number OF checks mailed Is
about SO, 600.
GONE TO YoRKTOwN.-The L. S. steamer
Dispatch left the navy yard yesterday AFTER
noon. at O'Clock, for Yorktown. She had on
board Senator Cameron and some ladies' Sen.
ator Cameron will join the other members of the
yorktown Centennial Commission at that
place.
THE YORKTOWN CENTENNIAL COMMISSION met
this morning, and agreed to proceed to York
town to examine the ground In order to make
proper arrangements, etc., as soon as the special
session OF the Senate adj0uTnS 1t was also
agreed to put at the head OF the engraved invita-
uoDS to attend the centennial a reduced en-
craving OF the large painting In the rotunda
representing the surrender OF Cornwallls.
SUIT AGAINST GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL AND
HIS SURkTlEs.-To-day, the District attorney
entered suit for the United States against l.. E.
dudley. appointed Superintendent OF Indian
Affairs In New Mexico In 1873, and his suretles,
+. A. Boswell, j. ]. dtnds. T. B. Hood, A, X.
Browne ana E. NJ. WebLer on bond of si0O. ono.
to recover that amount, On the ground that he
did Lot faithfully perform the duties Of the
cftice.
BIDS FOR MAIL MESSENGER SERVICE The To-.
lowing bids were yesterday opened at the Post
Office department for mail messenger service,
to 60 into effect on July neXt:-Baltimore: j.
H. Elgen & Mclaughlin, SS,325; A E. Boone
sl,9l1; Union Transfer Co, sl.994; W. ?. Rem
shaw, se425; L. Mccormick. s7,949. Washing
ton: W. l.. Argue. S. GA: A. E. Boone, S5,9'.; G.
w Ii
NJ. Brimmer, IS, 340 Richmond: Jas. c. Tigner
81 1893; T. Carpenter, 50, 80; A. E. Boone
s2,111; James Sweeney, s2,695.
TIE JEANETTE SEARCH EXPEDITION.-The
board OF naval officers under whose recon-
mendatiOn the Mary and Helen will be fitted
out for her Arctic search have about finished
their preliminary work and are now preparing
report to be submitted to the Secretary of the
Navy. The board has examined number OF
people experienced In Arctic voyagjng. The
detail OF officers for the expedition will be
made by secretary Hunt, but has not yet been
determined upon. There will DE eight officers
captain. an executive and navigator, three
watch officers, two medical officers and one
engiI eng . Ieer; me @ crew viii consist OF 26 or p
The Mary and Helen Will leave San Francisco
about June 1st, but will not until ABOUT the 1St
OF August penetrate very far into the Artti;
ocean, as 1t Is lot thought that the Ice will Oe
sufficiently free.
MoOEsHINERs SURROUNDED AND CAPTURED
Collector Duyal reports to Commissioner Raum
from Wheeling West Virginia, that he has re-
ceiyed q letter from Deputy VIM. Workman,
who Is conducting Taiding operations against
Illicit distillers In the counties Of Summers and
Mercer On the 2Ouh inst. Deputy Workman'i
party came in sight OF distinary, and de- oloyed
right and left. Creek Underwood, the dstiller
and eleven men with him rushed out 20 tira
surrounded, and did not attempt to fire. Every
one was captured They all, except Underwood,
declared their innocence, saying they had only
dropped in to get some whisky. They were
disarmed, and G0-gallon copper still, with
wooden cap, large tubs of grain mash and
small ones about Is gallons OF whisky and
bushels OF meal were seized. All but the meal
was destroyed. The captured men win be taken
before L. S. Commissioner Johnson, OF Concord,
on Monday. Tue citizens are highy pleased az
the capture, Underwood being bad man. He
came from Virginia, having made his escape
from the revenue officers In that state He is
fearless and desperate. Two other distilieries
which bad been located by the raiding party
were found dismantled, the stills and tubs re-
moved and the shanties torn down.
PERsoNAL.-EX-Secretary Ramsey arrived in
town last evening. and is staying at Willard's.
DIR. Toner left the City last night for the
purpose of delivering, this evening, an address
before the medical profession In JohnsCoWn
Pa. He Will be absent several days.-Lord
HOughton has accepted the Office OF president
CT the London library. rendered vacant by the
death OF Mr.. Carlyie.-Hon. William Walter
Phelps, the ne%l, appointed Minister to Aus
Cooke and wife, OF washington, were registered
In Kansas City on Thursday en- route to Kansas.
Mr.. j. w. Simonton. OF the N. Y. Associated
married wife.--Ex- Secretary Schurz is to be
dined by his German admirers IL New York at
Delmonlco's this even1ng.-The centennial
anniversary OF the birth OF George Stephenson
the inventor Of the locomotive is to be formally
celebrated In England. 1t occurs on the 9th
OF June, lssl.---Senator Cameron Of Wiscon-
oiu, was ouCC JIG SCloOIIutSteT VI SSuaUOr NC
Pherson, OF New Jersey.-Edwin 81. Nevin
OF the Eren,ng Ne,os of that city, is to be ap-
pointed surveyor Of the port of Philadelphia.
Colonel E. A. Roberts, the inventor OF the
torpedo for Oil wells, died at Titusville, Penn,
yesterday.-Princess Louise is expected to
return to Canada the 26th Of May.-Major E.
N. Dawson, stenOgrapher TO the Secretary OF
War, Will accompany General Grant on his
Mexican trip.-Mr. Gladstone denies the
statement that he intends taking sea trip
during the Easter recess OF Parliament.
The Raid of the Office Seekers,
SOME OF THE IRREGULARITIES OF THE CROWD.
The office seekers complain that The Presiden:
moves exasperatingly slow In the matter OF
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