Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-03-03

COMMANDER FRANCIS NJ. GREEN has been de-
tached from duty at the photographic Office
and ordered to command the Palos, As1atic
station.
FURTHER PURCHASE OF BONDS OF 1SS1.-The
assistant treasurer at New York has been d.
rected to receive proposals for che purchase. on
Wednesday, the 9Th Instant, OF $4,000, 600 5 or
per cent bonds OF 1851, either called or uncalled
TIE PRESIDENT APPROVED to-day the follow
ing bills: Admitting free of duty st. MichaerS
chimes for church in CharlestoWn. Mass;
making an appropriation for celebrating the
centennial OF the battle OF Grotol heights; to
build penltentiary In Dakota; to establish a
life-saviDg station at Louisville, KY; providing
for the sale OF certain property owned by the
United States In the District of Columbia.
END OF THE FUNDING BILL-The veto message
OF the President on the funding bill was received
In the House 1890 O'Clock to-day, and was
action on the bill and veto was postponed.
That means that the bill will die on the SPEAK
er's table, and the veto remains there aud no
further action viii be taken.
. CAPT. M. II. STACEY. 18th infantry, now in
this city, has been ordered to report to the
superintendent general recruiting service al
New York City to conduct detachment OF
recruits to the department Of Arizona, and
upon the completion OF this duty will join his
j.
A SERBNADK.-Last evening, the Central City
Veterans, OF Syracuse, n. Y, Gen. Sniper CON-
manding, with their hosts, the Union Veteran
corps, serenaded Gen. Hiscok, their representa-
tive In Congress, at the Arlington hotel. The
general made neat speech In response.
The UNITED STATES TREASURER has made no
decision to surrender lawful money deposits
made for the retirement Of national bank circu-
in M will
deI ositS be made Ii redemptiOnS hereunder
have commenced, or the bonds been Withdrawn:
applications viii rest otherwise upon the special
circumstances In each case.
WHAT THE DEMOCRATS SAY ABOUT THE VETO.
The democrats in Congress all profess to re-
Joice at the veto Of the funding bill. They say
II rystalizes the issue between the people and
the national banks, and pu5s the republican
party be1ore the country as the defender OF
these banks.
THE CHANGE AT THE WHITE HoUsE.-Thls
afternoon all of the family vacated the White
House except the President and Mrs Hayes
They will stay there until tomorrow, when
they Will turn over the house to President and
Mrs. Garfield. The President and Mrs. Hayes
Will stay with Secretary Sherman after leaving
the White House until Saturday morning, when
they leave for Fremont, Ohio
AT THE LAST MEETING OF THE PRESENT CAB
met, which was held this afternoon, all the
the members were present. No business was
transcted. All the Cabinet officers took
Official leave of the President, Wishing him a
safe and pleasant journey home and great
deal OF prosperity and happiness In future life.
The President replied In much the same way.
secretary Sherman'S resignation was accepted
TO take effect at four O'Clock this afternoon.
DEFICIENCY BILL AMENDMENTs.-The amend
ments TO the deficiency appropriation bill re-
ported from the Senate conmittee on appro-
pIiatioDs TO day provide for Increasing its total
amount by upwards Of $500 G00 The principal
Items OF increase are as follows: 1915 900 for the
bureau or construction and repair and the
bureau or steam engineering, Navy depart
ment 900 for expenses OF collecting inter
revenue Qn addition to the $500, 900 proposed by
the House Of Representatives, S165, 900 to In
demnifJ the POnca Indians for losses occa-
stoned by their removal TO the Indian terri
tory.
A REFUNDING AMENDMENT TO THE DEFICIENCY
BILL-In the Senate yesterday Senator Hoar
offered as an amendment to the def cheney bill
an act precisely similar TO the first section OF
The funding bill. IL provides for a loan OF
500 00O,CJO bearing per cent interest $4OO,- =
100000 OF Which shall be in 5-20 bonds and
$500 OOO, 600 IN lilo Treasury notes. The details
are left 10 the Secretary of the Treasury, Mr.
Hoar offered the bill on the suppostion that
the funding bill would not become a law this
session, or that 1t may be vetoed. The amend
Not ENOUGH FOR THE WoRK-Complete re-
turns compiled by the internal revenue bureau
show net increase In the collections from
distilled spirits OF s., LAS. .299 for the first six
months OF the fiscal year over the same period
OF last year, which in turn showed large In.
crease over the preceding Year. The absolute
needS OF the service as reported by Commits
s1oner Raum to continue the collection OF this
large increase In spirits are: For gaugerS and
stoIekeeperS, 5000; dies paper and STAMPS
slS1,S1S. The deficiency the committee have
appropriated is: Gaugers and srorekeepers,
$5O0,OOO; dies, paper and stamps, $4,000. This
Is only suffcient to run about two months and
at the END or that time it will be necessary to
shut up distilleries unless the amount is in
creased or the work done on credit.
PROTECTION OF SOUTHERN REPUBLICANS
The general committee of the National League
OF America met last night, at the EbbltU House,
to appoint committee TO ascertain and devise
means Dy which The republicans Of the south
can De protected in their rights as American
Citizens" General James G.. Negley. OF Penn
sylvaIta, presided, aud Mr.. Thomas G. Baker of
New YORK, was secretary. Speeches We're made
Dy exSenat0r5 POWELL Clay ton. OF Arkansas;
Conover, OF Flo ida, and Lewis or Virginia: W.
L. Chandler, OF New Hampshire, and number
OF prominent southern republicans. The fol
lowing were appointed the committee: General
James q. Negley, Pennsylvania; T. G.. Baker
New York; j. E. Bryant, Georgia; C. III. GrosVe-
nor, nor, Ohio; j: FL Harris, Norm Carolina; J. t.
shire; r. j. Hinton, New York, and Thomas W.
HUNT, Mississippi.
PERsONAL.-Mr. E. T. Buckingham, OF Louisl
ana. formerly well-knoWn citizen OF Wash
ingtoD, Is In town for a few days.-Mr. A. r.
Berger, OF New Castle, one OF the prominent
iron meH OF Pennsylvani is at $40 PennSylYa-
MA avenue.-E. Il. Butler, publisher OF the
Buffalo EreniHg NefcS, Is at the Arlington
Representative FewnSnend, who has been quite
III Tor the past week, Is mprovlng.-Homer
n. LockW COD. OF the Euentng Att6u1nidR, Au-
burn, n. y, is IN the CITY, staying at 1929 G
stTeet.-PresIdent-ele Carter, or Williams
has not yet decided to accept the office to which
he has been elected.-George w. Patchell
editor OF the Union City TINES, Indiana; d. S.
keil, editor OF Fort Wayne Gazette, and F. w.
keil, postmaster Of Fort Wayne, are In town,
guests OF j. Ii. Slime, 1926 street southeast
Cora Pearl, the notorious ex-demi- -mondaine of
Paris, Is shortly to be married to one OF her
cousins. who was deeply In love with her some
twenty years ago. and has made quite fortune
In AustTal1a-Hon. j. NJ. Francis, OF the Troy
Times. aud James Edwin Spear, OF the CincIn-
matt Enquirer, are at WillardS.-O. p Austin
OF the Cincinnati Tt'les-Stor, and j. f. Wood
OF the New Hampshire IdependeYt Statesman
are In town.-Mr. Longfellow's 18th birthday
was celebrated last Saturday by dinner at the
residence OF Mr.. III. o. HOughton, the pub.
lsber.-The following named journalists from
that state attended the reception given by the
Michigan state Association at Masonic Temple
last evening: n. b. Turner OF the Grand Rapids
Eagle; T. s. Applegate, OF the Adrian Times;
Frank Moore. OF the st. Clair Republican; Mrs.
Ethcx 0rfh nP fta0 nntr rr,tf D.aoa