Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-03

NATIONAL BANK NOTES received to-day for re
demrt;on, $s2s, GOO.
No WORD FROM Mr.. CoNkLING-The Presiden,
had received no word from Mr. Ceukling up to a
ate hour to-day.
AT THE CABINET MEETING to-day all the members
were present except the Attorney General
JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL SWAIN leaves to-nigh,
for Cleveland, to confer with Mrs. Garfield con
cerntng matters connected with the estate of the
Late PRESIDENT He will return next Tuesday.
THE MISSISSIPPI FLOOD SUFFERERs.-The Secre
retary OF War yesterday afternoon sent telegram
to Gov. Crttenden OF Missouri, asking infor1na
ton concerning localities and the probable nun
Der OF people rendered destitute by the recent
hoodS with view OF rendering assistance as S0oI
as possible.
LIEUT.. DANENHowER WILL LOSE HIS LEFT EYE
The following cable dispatch has been received
here by Lieut.. Danenhower's father from St
Petersburg: I" Doneaho,rer. Washington, D. c.
Son telegraphs 'left eye ruined. Must come out
9eus yo right eve affected By sympathy
or write. Can travel when snow disappears
Don't worry. Right eye will be saved
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House to-day
wera Senators Mitchell, Plumb, Sewell. Jones
(Fla.), Sawyer, Lapham, VanWyck, and Represen.
tatives Butterworth. Dwight Hubbs, Moore
Hazeltine, Steel and Pierce.
COAST SURVEY FINIsHED.-C Commander Phil
ips of the Q. S. s. Ranger eng aged in the survey
of the western coast of Mexico, reports to the
Navy dep trtment, by telegraph to-day from Aca-
puico that he has finished the work from Correin-
te5 to Ventosa, and would forward the data by
mail.
THE JAMESTOWN left the Mare Island navy yard.
California, yesterday for sea. She is on her way
to Newport, via Cape Hort
FREEpMAN's BANK BUILDING. - The Senate bill
for the purchase OF the Freedman's bank pro-
perty for s250oCo, is the first bill on thee allen
dar OF the House, and Will be considered as soon
property fronts 1856 feet 10 inches on Pennsylva-
MIA avenue, and 1876 feet on 151@ street, opposite
Lafayette Square 1t contains 23,1M square feet of
ground and Is assessed at s. square foot, making
$l25, COS. The building cost the bank $176 455 e.
and could not probably now be built for less than
Sso ss y The G pays VS. an m annual rent for
passed an additional dividend OF 20 per cent can be
made IN favor OF the creditors of the bank making
IN aii dividends OF sixty per cent, and the con-
missioner VIII be able to finally close up the
affairs OF the bank.
RUMoRs ABOUT CoNKIING-The air was full OF con.
ficting runners yesterday in regard to the where
abouts of Mr.. Conkling and what he intended to
DO about the justiceshfp. An Associated Fress
0lSpatch Sent from here and which was quoted in
The STAR, stated tEat Mr.. Conkling reached wash
ington Wednesday night, and that this accept
ance or rejection OF a place upon the Supreme
bench was the subject Of a Irotracted conference
at the White House that nigh. in which Mr. COnk-
ling was represented by a friend fully conyersant
with his views" On the othe- hand, VIC gave the
authoritative statement from the White House
intention on the part OF Mr.. Conkling to come to
Washington to confer with him relative to his
domination to the Supreme bench. The President
has received no word from Mn. COnkling as to
what his intentions are In this natter" Later in
the day there was report af1oGt said to be con-
f1rrned by prominent Senator, NAT Mr. Conkling
arrived here yesterday mornins, and after a haay
and secret conference with the President had been
persuaded to accept the position rendered him.
sion was reached by the news CATERERS that Mr.
Conkling had never left the Fifth Avenue Hotel in
New York.
SMALL Pox STATIsTICs.-The national board OF
health reports that for the week euling February
18th, there were 60 cases and II Ceaths In Pitts
burg, Pa: case in POmeroy, Ill: IS deaths in
Chicago; IS eases and deaths in StLouis.
Nomination Of NIr. COnk ling Confirmed
A VOTE OF 80 TO 12-FoUR REPuBLICASs AND EIGHT
DEMOCRATS IN THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ABSENT
AND PAIRED.
The Senate, in executive session, Yesterday af-
ternOOn, by a voN OF thirty-nine to twelve
confirme1 the nomination OF Roscoe Conk-
ling to be Associate Justice of the UIited States
Supreme Court The twelve opposing rotes came
from four republicans and eight demOcrats az fol-
lows: Republicans-Messrs. Hoar, Morril, Hawley
and Dawes. DemOcrats-MessrS Jonas, Bayard,
Salisbury, Jackson, Wade Hampton, George, Pugh
and Morgan. Senator Sherman did not vote, being
paired with Senator Pendleton. Senator Butler, or
South Carolina, was paired with Senator Cameron
of Pennsylvania. Mr.. Lapham, OF New York, voted
for confirmation. Mr.. Miller, Of the same state,
did not vote at all. Both Senator EdmundS and
David Davis voted for confirmation. A report was
current late last night that Mr.. Edmunds voted
against him. This proved untrue.
The proceedings in the executive session were
not at all protracted and the consideration OF the
nomination did not occupy over twenty minutes.
Senator HOar, OF Massachusetts,, did not, as was
expected, make a speech in opposition to the
nominee Senator Beck asked If there was any
Senator who could give the assurance that Mr..
Conkling would accept Ii there was, and he
could be assured he would accept, he would vote
for his confirmation, otherwise he would not Mr..
Beck did not vote at all, being paired. The oppO-
nentS OF Mr. COnking In the Senate were busy all
yesterday morning, endeavOring to unite strong
opposition. 1t was found that at the best cacula-
tion they could not muster over twenty votes and
the attempt was abandoned.
FRIEND OF MIR. CONKLING's SAYS he WILL NOT
ACCEPT THE PLACE
A friend OF Mr.. Conkling said last night that
there were no conditions under which Mr.. Conk-
ling could be induced to accept the Office, and that
had 1t not been for q combination OF circum-
stances Mr.. Conkling would have been heard from
before this.