Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-04-27
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal
revenue. si42, 900. 3; customs. s,s1. .5sl.sS.
WBlTE House CAILERs.-Senator Lamar,
Representatives White and Pettigrex, ex-Sac-
ietary GeO s. Boutwell,. JOS. II. Sloss. Col. W:
Is. Bowen and Wm. YOungblood, of Ala, had
au DIT nee with the President to-day.
Mr.. C. f. Coon, who will have charge of the
London agency for continuance OF government
six per cents, accompanied by his assistant,
Mr.. Isaac Martin, left here last night en route
for London. They sail from New York to-
day In The Bothn1a, leaving al p. m.
AN OPINION has heen rendered by Attorney
General MacVeagh In the Stevenson. .CasHell
case, which was some days since referred to
him by the President. Under it Paymaster
Stevenson Will be entitled TO the disputed ad-
vaDcemebt to the grade of pay inspector. Pay
master Edward Bellows is declared not to be in
the service which Is virtual ruling that his
and therefore void.
NAVAL CHAEGgs.-AssIstant Paymaster Geo,
". Jones ordered for duty In the Bureau OF
Provisions and Clothing: Master John c. Free
mont has reported his return home having
been detached from the Shenandoah ON the 18th
March, and has been placed On waiting orders:
Passed Assistant Engineer Edwin T. Phillippi
detached from the Bureau OF Steam Engineer
ing and ordered TO special duty at Portsmouth,
n. II.
PosTMAsTERs sNoMINArED-The President sent
the following nominations to the Senate to-
day: Postmasters-Mary 3. McGuigan at Tam
aqua Pa; James Wooley at Shenandoah Pa:
Justus SpofOrd at Huntington, w. Va: VIM
jesse Grant at Terrell, Texas; John A. Hill at
Albuquerque. N. NJ.
In THE SENATE yesterday after our report
closed number OF d!latory motions were made
and voted down. Some amusement was occa-
stoned by Senators Rollins and Lamar the
FORMER forgetting 70 vote on the rOll-can and
the latter voting on motion to go into exec !
tive session. although he was paired with Mr..
Sherman. Both were allowed to correct their
mistakes, and the Senate lat 4:SO) adjourned
without having made any progress towards
breaking the dead lock.
1NRXCUsABLE OVERSIGHT. - Owing to the
blunder OF some one, the midshipmen from An
Dapolis were kept on Monday, While standing
at Farragut Square. at the order OF "attention,"
most fatiguing position, instead OF at ''paraie
rest. which would have relieved them Of the
burden Of supporting their muskets. Their great
fatigue. aggravated by the excessive helt,
caused several to faint. Gen. Sherman highly
complimented them on their drill and said the
OFFICIAL VISITORS TO WEST POINT The
President has designated the following as mem
bers OF the board OF visitors at West Point: An
son Stager, of Illinois; Milo s. Hascan. Ind;
Charles A. Bouteile Maine; George s. Greene,
X J.; Henry B. Ledyars, Mich; 8. 8. Laws. No.;
D. c. Buell., Ky.
SENATOR SLATER left Washington this morn
ing for his home in oregon, via the Union Pa
cifc railroad to heltOn, Utah, and thence, by
stage. to Lagrande. He is paired with Senator
session.
ANOTHER SIOUX SURRENDKR.-A telegram re-
ceived at the War department from the CON-
mander at Fort keogh, NJ. T., April 18th, says:
''Thirty-two lodges OF Unepapa Sioux indians
surrendered here to day, consisting OF foriy-
seven men, thirty-nine women. twenty-five
boys. forty-five girls, fifty seven ponies, Blk
teen guLs and three revoivers."
BIDS WERE OPENED at noon to day by Post
master General James for supplying the de-
partment with all classes OF postage stamps
for the next fiscal year. There were onl two
bids. One was py John 81. Caldwell. OF ,yer.
Del, doing business in New York. His bic was
as follows: For stamps for the pub &c usa,
992-1OO per thousand: executive department
stamps, 90 100 per thousand; ne .asp spec
STAMPS, Q So 100 per Ih0us saud; for postage due,
100 per thousand. The bid was found ID bs
INFORMAL, not being accompanied by guaran-
tee for the faithful performance of the work,
ano IL was thrown our. The other bid was
from the American Bank Note Company, OF
New York. This company Ofrer to furnish all
the stamps at uniform rate OF . 19-10O per
Thousand. The contract Will be awarded the
company.
PERsoNAL--Rear Admiral C. s. Boggs, Prot.
c. v. Riley and Stilson Hutchins, OF Washing.
toll, were registered In New York last evening.
Mark Twain ia the author OF the Greek
Tragedy shortly to be produced by the students
OF Harvard University. and Is hard at work on
a he has naeK 70 16g
---Ex--Vtce President Wheeler has been ap-
pointed and has entered upon the duties Of
member n,el Ct OF the school board at Malone.--
dead.-George Alfred Townsend is In the
city, staying at Wlllard's.-A son OF Senator
Hoar, In the junior class at Harvard, has been
AN attack OF paralysis OF the face.-John Cor
ham Palfrey, the historian, statesman and
editor died In Boston Yesterday, aged IS =
governor Of Ohio, on the democratic ticket,
this sfalL-Representativ wilson, OF West
Ega Haa Is at oanea the alto Edward
been offered the Plummer professorship at
Harvard College. - Herr Cline, the once
famous actor. is as most old theatre goers will
health, at the Forrest Home. near Philadel.
phla.-Ex.U. S. Treasurer New has been
chosen director OF the new Mutual Union
Telegraph Company. and will have charge OF
the western extensions of the company.-
Mrs. X. w. Emerson has contributed SlOO and
John M. Forbes $500 to the Boston fund for the
widow OF John BrOwn.-Ex-Sherin W. C.
Connor. who as the custodian Of Tweed when
he escaped, died In New York yesterday.-
Mrs. Mary Clemmer. OF this city, has been In
vited to write the poem to be read before the
New York Press Association at its annual meet.
Ing, to be held In Utica in June on which oc-
casion Mr. George William Curtis Is to be the
oIator.-Edwin Booth has not reunauished
his engagement at the London Lyceum, as was
recently telegraphed. His wife Is, however,
still dangerously 1ll.-Representative Lap
ham, who left for home on Monday, had the i'll
fortune to fall and painfully ln1ure his hand
while visiting the navy yard last Saturday.
Republican Senators In Caucus.
The republican Senators In caucus this morn
ing commenced an interchange Of views con.
corning the deadlock In the Senate. and
the suggested sdvlsability of providing for the
uaneactaOn OF some portion OF the accumu.
lated executive business at an early day; but
had not completed their conference when the
hour for the neeting OF the Senate arrived. It
was therefore agreed to hold another caucus
after the Senate shall have adjourned this