Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-01-25


GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To DAy.-Internal rev.
enue, 1854 1854; customs, s41s, 1861,
SECRETARY EvARTs returned to tue city this
morning from New York.
The COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS today
agreed TO report the Hurd tariff resolutions 10
the House adversely. These resolutions con.
tempiated tariff for revenue only.
WHITE House CALLERs.-Senators Hoar and
Saunders and Representatives Baker, Orb,
Clafin. Smith Pa.), Mitchell. Oyerton, McKen-
zie, Calkips. Thompson (Ky) ana KlotZ call ID
On the President to-day.
THE CENSUS APPROPRIATION BILl.-The
) nate to-day passed the bill appropriating
s500,0o for the purpose OF completing the
authorizing the secretary of the Interior to
contract for printing the reports of the super.
intendent OF the census, was stricken out.
ARMY ORDERs-Eirst Lieut.. Charles Morton.
Sd cavalry. IS relieved from duty at Jefferson
Barracks, Missouri, on mounted recruiting ser
vice, and will join his company In the depart
ment OF the Platte. By direction OF the Secre-
tafy OF War Capt. f. ii. Ruffner. corps OF engi-
DeerS, will be relieved from duty In the deDart-
ment OF the Missouri. and return to Charleston.
west Virginia, and resume the duties assigned
him there.
The ELECTORAL COUNT REsOLUrIoN.-THo
weeks from to O-mOrr0w (February 9th) the two
houses OF Congress meet in joint convention to
count the electoral vote. Meanwhile the demo-
Gratis expect to pass the electoral count reSolu-
tion now pending III the House. TO be On hand
TO vote upon it. all the democratic members are
now in attendance except MI. Bright, OF Ten
heasee-General Ewing having arrived this
morning.
INTERNATIONAL Wool EXHIBETIoN-The De-
partment OF state Is advised by the consul gem
eral at London that he has been informed by
the secretary Of the International wool exhib.-
ton, to be held al the Crystal Palace London,
this year. that the period OF application for
exhibition has been extended to the lst or
April.
TIE RECOMMENDATION OF The academic board.
under paragraph OF the regulations OF the
military academy, that the Manual of Heavy
Artillery Service. L. s. Army" by j. c. Ttdball,
major. 20 artillery, L. 5. army, be adopted as
text book Ia the department of tactics at the
military academy, In place OF Roberts Hand
book" has been approved by the Secretary of
War.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Senate In executive ses-
sion yesterday confirmed the following nomi-
nations:-Joseph II. Burke, collector OF Gus
toms, Mobile. Ala; John w. DlnneI, collector
Internal revenue 9th district of Kentucky;
Nicholas d. OWlngs, secretary OF Washington
territory: Edmund W. P. smith. OF Infiiana. to
be consular agent at Carthagena. Registers OF
Col; g. A. Wetter, Yankton, Dakota: Richard
L. Kerr, jackson, Miss Receivers OF public
moneys-John ". Haverstick, Los Angeles,
Cal. And number OF postmasters.
WEST VIRGINIA MALCoNrENTS.-A prominent
democrat OF West Virginia said 70 STAR re-
porter to-day: 1.-THE talk OF bribery In the
nomination OF Mr.. Camden for United States
senator In West Virginia, and of an investtga-
don. Is h the work OF two or three malcontents
highly pleased with the nomination. and you
can say that Mr. Camden VIII receive tae vote
OF every democrat In the legislature
TIE BASIS OF APP0ETIoNMENr by the oil pro-
viding 81 members OF the House OF R.presen-
tatiyes Will be as follows Alabama S. Arkan-
sas s. California D. Colorado 1, Connecticua 4
Delaware J, Florida 2. Georgia 10. Illinois 10
ILdiana la, Iowa 10. Kansas c, Kentucky 10.
Louis lana q. Maine I, Maryland 6. Massa ,hu-
sets II, Michigan 10, Minnesota ), Mississippi /
Missouri "a, Nebraska 5, Nevada l. New Hanp-
snire ?, New jersey :. New York 80, North Car
ithcde Island g South Carolina g. Tennessee 49,
Ttha7 10, Vermont 2. Virginia 10, West Virginia
i, VI Wisconsin ;.
fHE INSPECTOR OF PLUMBING BILL A LAW
The President approved today the bill author
1Zlng the Commissioners to employ an inspector
OF plumbing for the District of Columbia, The
duties OF the inspector shall be to Inspect all
houses In course OF erection and pass upon the
plumbing and sewerage. The health officer ls
authorized TO execute and enforce under the
direction OF the Commissioners, regulations
governing plumbing, house drainage and the
ventilation OF house sewers Any person re-
fusiDg to comply with the regulations when
promulgated shall be subject to flne OF from
S25 To $3.50 Tor each oneHse, and Oh default i'm
pIisOIInent for thirty days
PAINFUL ACCIDENT TO SURGEON WOODWARD
Yesterday afternoon, about o'clock, Surgeon
Joseph j. Woodward, brevet lieutenant colonel,
7. s; A, In charge Of the Medical museum
ta Rhe cy 1n ms5 Down Ha panta as
In front Of the Continental Hotel his horse
slipped and fell. Surgeon woodward was caught
In such manner that he could not extrc tie
He was conveyed In hack TO his residence, No.
G20 T street northwest. DIR. Ford Thompson,
who Is attending Dr.. Woodward, aud VINO SET
has been much s fe 1nf
reports: that the sufferer received simple frac-
tUTe Of both bones OF the left leg and VIII, so
far as can be judged now, recover in the usual
time
THE CATTLE PLAGUE INQUIRY.-Prot. James
Low, OF Cornell University, who arrived In the
city this morning from New York, to appear
before the Senate committee appointed to con-
that two bulls and eight heifer5 on the steam
ship France, from London, were found by the
Inspector 70 be suffering from epizoot!c aptha,
or foot and mouth disease and that two anil
mails were unaccCunted for. the lang plague.
lie adds, has appeared on two more farms In
Queens county. New York, and another at
Yonkers, making the disease almost as wide
spread as before any agitation led to state In
reference In that state.
NAVAL ORDERS - Cadet Engineers w. S.
Smith and A. .. Young from the Minnesota on
the 2sth and ordered to the Adams Pacific
station, per steamer or the 31st inst. from New
DIX. Lieutenant j. X. Cogswell to the Colo
Iado at New York Lieutenant X. NJ. Berry TO
the equipment department navy yard, Wash.
ington, d. c. Chief Engineer L. j. Allen as
member OF the board OF examining engineers at
Philadelphia. Lieutenant G.. +. w. Holman
from the Saratoga to the photographic ONCE.
Master j. f. Roller from the Colorado to the
Chief Engineer w. s. SGamm to the
Norfolk navy yard Chief Engineer r. c. Dade
from the Norfolk navy yard and placed on sick
leave. SaiImaker j. Z. Crowell TO the WABASH,
relieving Sailmaker G.. E. Taiiman, ordered to
the Saratoga Sa1lmaker II. T. StOcker from
the Saratoga TO the Boston navy yard.
SECRETARY SHERMAN ON TIE FUNDING BILL.
The Senate committee on finance this m 3rning
heard secretary Sherman On the fund ng bill.
He took the position that 1t should be amended
so as to make the funding bonds redeemaole
after I'VE years and payable in twenty years
frC m the date Of issue, and to bear Interest at
raro not ovoooNIpO yhroa. nd.On half nor