Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-04-21
Washington News and Gossip.

10 Os9 AVA LII L "A
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue., $469, $3.50; customs $685., 2,BOoe4
THE Secretary of the Treasury to-day received
$40 from an unknown person, In an envelope, post
marked New York. The money has been deposited
IN the treasury on account ot conscience.
GEO. ". WOOD, OF Washington, has been promo
ted to the lieutenancy OF the Treasury department
watch, vice w. II. Wood. deceased
NATIONAL BANK NOTES received to-day for re-
dempton, sSos,OOo.
THE INDIAN OursREAK.-No Official information
has been received at the War department of the r
cent outbreak OF the Warm Spring Indians In Ari-
zona- Officials at the War department think that
there is sufcient military force there to speedily
viii be informed Of only the result ''p'' ''DeD'
JAMES II. CocHRANR has been sent to Louisville
KY, from the supervising architects Office of the
Treasury. to superintend the repairs Of the post
omce there.
ASSISTANT SURGEON WILLIAM MARTIN has been
ordered to special duty at New Orleans under
instructions from the National Board Of Health at
Washington
THE MEXICAN BOUNDARY LINK-The President
has transmitted to Congress note addressed by
the minister plenipotentary OF Mexico to the Sec
retary OF State proposing the conclusion Of con-
vention between the two countries for defining the
from the Rio Grande westward to the Pacific ocean
by the erection Of durable monuments.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House today
were Mr. Justice Wood, Senators Kellogg, Hale
Sewell and Lapham. and Representatives Valen-
tine, Dezendorf, Klotz. Kelly and Ermentrout.
CAPT. MATTHEWS, commanding the Powhatan
reports his arrival at Santa Anna Curacao, on the
Sd inst having left Port Spain, Trinidad, on the
18th Of March.
RuAoRs ARE FLYING about the Capitol to-day
tnat exSecretary Blaine is to be appointed minis
ter to England. These arise, no doubt, from the
fact that Mr.. Blaine yesterday told committee
grafton at New Albany, Ind, on Decoration day,
That ne was compelled to decline because he
thought by that time he would be in Europe. one
OF the committee who waited upon Mr.. Blaine is
authority for the statement, and so told rep
resentaive OF THE STAR. II is understood, how
and recreation, and has nothing to do with the
English mission or any other government appoint
ment
WHY he WAS DIsMIssED.-RepOrtS as to the
cause for the dismissal last week of Mr.. F. w.
Mofat. for some years paying teller in the cash
room OF the Treasury, are very numerous. Treas
details OF the matter. decline to say a word upon
the subject, further than that he did not resign,
but but was dismissed The report which was gener
caused by non-payment Of his debts, as
several discharges have been made recently in
report is that Mr. Mofrat helped himself to about
GOO OF government funds, but that the defalca-
tion was discovered and the amount recovered
within fOrty-eight hours. AS stated above no def
mite information can be obtained. Mr.. Moffat HIM
self has declined also to say anything about his
dismissal
THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF Sc1ENcFs held its
last session to-day. Prof. Ira Remsen, OF Johns
Hopkins University, Baltimore, was elected to
membership This is the only member elected
this year, although there were large number OF
applications. After the readingef the papers, a
business session was held, and then the academy
read to-day: "On the formation OF metaiiiferous
ge,n-,ormatlon g, nation at sulphur Bank, California"
the Eocene," E. d. Cope; On o fallacy in induc-
tion." C. S. Pierce; "On the fnfra-red portion of
S. P. Langley. Prof. Rogers the president, said
to-day that the action Of the academy the report
on on the manufacture OF sorghum sugar would not
be announced except in the regular printed report
OF the proceedings OF the academy
SOLDIERS HOME DEvELoPMKNrs-It is now al
legged that some of the commissioners Of the So.-
etables fruits and flowers, the product OF the gar
dens OF the Home but gratifed their tastes by Or
namenting their own homes With three statuettes
were of bronze, copies Of the Statue OF Gen. scott
standing In the Home grounds and cost $2O0 each.
Only one is retained in the commissioners meeting
room, and what has become Of the other three has
yet to be exactly ascertained It is further stated
that marble bust OF Gen. Bafnes, set up In the
hospital OF the Home, cost $500
THE SCIENTISTS AND THE LATE DR. DARWIN
"Wtll the academy take any action on the death of
Charles Darwin" asked STAR reporter of Presi-
dent Rogers, before the session of the National
know what will be done,n was the answer
"Nothing has been prepared as yet OF course all
death Of such distinguished seientist' e' "' '''
THE SQUABBLB ABOUT ASSIGNMENT OF Rooms
Judge Ela sixth auditor OF the Treasury, has been
to see Secretary Folger, protesting against the
Post ONCE department to the third floor. Although
nothing has yet been done in the case, It Is likely
that tn the matter VIII be satisfactorily settled
ciStOn.
PERsoNAL-Ex-Secretary Hunt is in New York.
Senator Bayard is to deliver the commence
ment grafton at Dartmouth College this year.
Mr. John A. Hall, editor Of the jamestown N Y.)
Journal, is In town with his wife, on their way
gone to New York to see his brother, who is fiji
Ex-Secretary Blaine expects to 20 to Europe in
May.-General Sherman and party have left Los
Angeles, on their way to the Yosemite-Colonel
H. r. Miner. Mrs Miner and Miss Minnie Miner.
are at the Ebbt House.-General Hancock viii
deliver the diplomas at the artillery school at
Fortress Monroe this year-Assistant Secretary
apolis, to be gone about a weeE-Rev. John P.
Newman, who is at Atlantic City for his health,
writes to friend In this city stating that he has
80 far improved that he expects TO be in his pulpit
In New York next Sunday.-Judge Fisher. late
OF the District OF Columbia Supreme bench, and
-Ex-C Congressman Robin w. Daggett, Of Ne
vada, is being pushed for the position OF Minister
to the Hawaiian Islands. now held by Gen. Comfy.
OF OhiO-It is stated that ex-Assistant Postmas-
ter General Tyner is soon to have foreign ap-
pOintment.
SOCIETY NOTES.
The President intends continuing to receive on
Tuesday evenings for the present