Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-23
Washington News, and Gossip.


Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT REcBrPTs To-DAY.-,Internal rev.
enue, s214, 81; customs, $s5tSsaz
CONTRACTS for furnishing certain articles OF sta
tionery for immediate use u the Treasury de-
gartment have been awarded Il F. G. Fisher, J..
d. Free, tr, VIM. Ballantyne & Bon, of Washing
ton; z. d. Lockwood, OF PHILADELPHIA, and White
Corbin & Co, OF Rockville, Conn.
THE CADDo NDrAxs.-The Secretary Of the In
teriQ1to-day directed the caddo Indians to return
to their homes. They have been here about two
months.
AMONG THE CALLBRs ct the White House to-day
were Senators Allison ana Saunders, Speaker
Keifer, and Representatives Chace. Rice, OF Ohio;
BelfOrd, Cannon, OF Illinois; PestiDone, Hubbell,
Mckinley. KaSsOn, Robinson, Of Ohio; Butter
worth, Hill, Morey and Schultz, and the members
OF the St Georges Union.
SECRETARY TELLER attained his 52d year to-day,
and In remembrance OF that occasion friend sent
him a handsome bouquet with his cOngratula-
uOnS.
BIDS for furnishing labor for the new court house
at Baltimore were opened in the supervising archi-
tect's ONCE to-day. M. A. MCGOWAN, of Washing
ton, was the lowest bidder sS 9S7 and will proba-
bly, be awarded the contract For furnishing
company, of Baltimore, were the lowest bidders.
Bids for the court yard roof and ceiling of the
custom house at Cincinnati were also opened.
Snead & Co.. of Louisville, KY. were the lowest
bidders, $51, 1883.
"WooD's OLD GAME."-Mr. Casilear, Of the bu-
reau OF engraving and printing, was asked to-day
by STAR reporter in regard to the threatened rev.
elation of Col w. p Wood, mentioned in a Chicago
dispatch, which would implicate- him in stealing
I m 1ne ssd anG
$4,000 from the Treasury department by maintain
succeeded. although he has tried every new Sec
retary The plates are bogus end that is all that
a can h oe sac th anoH1 tnem n unpleasant Tor me
and then, but that Is about all he can accomplish"
SEVEN OR EIGHT Of the applicants for cadetships
IN the revenue marine service we're rejected by the
medical board at the examination yesterday.
Twenty who were successful in the physical ex-
animation were being examined mentally to-day.
The examination will be concluded tomorrow.
In rHE CASE OF HALLEr KIIBoURN agt ex-ser-
geantat-Arms John g. Thompson, the plaintiff,
by Messrs n l. Jefrrfes, @. A. Eldridge, D. w.
voorhees, and Z. Totten, has nled an amended
OF his arrest and Imprisonment in Jail on March
14th, 1876. under an order OF the House of Repre-
M =
and Samuel $: shellaberger, of washington, as
additional counsel.
EN- ROUTE FOB WAsHINGToN.-TheS State DEPART
ment has received Information that Mr.. Walker
Blaine and Mr.. Trescott arrived at Panama this
morning on their way to Washington They will
arrive mere In about one week.
FROM A STATEMENT made in the Criminal Court
to-day by Mr.. Merrick that he viii need the SER
pretty evident that some more star route indict-
ments may be expected.
AN UNKNOWN PERSON in St. Joseph, NO., has
sent conscience contribution OF $2,7S2 20 to the
Treasury department..
NATIONAL BANK NOTES received to-day for re-
demption, $3.50, 600.
ENSIGN CLARENCE CoRBN WIN be tried ty court
martial at the Mare Island navy yar1, C IL, On the
first OF June for drunkenness ana neglect of duty.
The detail for the court was published in yester-
days STAR -
Position Of Hon. Alex. H, Stephens.
HE WILL NOT CONSENT TO RUN FOR GOVERNOR OF
GEORGIA AS AN INDEPENDENT, BUT WOULD ACCEPT
THE STRAIGHT DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION..
There was a report in circulation at the Capitol
to-day to the effect that there was letter pub
lished this morning in Atlanta and Augusta, Ga,
from Mr.. Alexander II. Stephens, in which he
declared his unwillingness to accept the nomina-
tion OF the independents OF that state for governor
truth OF the matter. called upon Mr. Stephens at
the National hotel, he being still confined to his
room by reason Of the injury he sustained in
the fall he had recently at the Capitol When
asked d II he ne had Written letter in
governor OF Georgia, MIR. Stephens replied in the
Affirmative. He said that last night he wrote
letter distinctly defining his position to an old
friend, Mr.. Charles G. Smith, of Washington, Ga.
that Mr.. Smith had written requesting him to
state his position under his own hand. Mr.. Ste
as sa ne had not no Of the let
papers as soon as 1t Was written, as it was In
tended for publication. He had seen dispatch
stating that there was in Atlanta teIegramp from from
the independent nomi6ation.. Mr. Stephens
was no such telegram in Atlanta or elsewhere from
him; that he had not authorized any person to say
ne would accept the Independents nomination; and
that he would not accept the Independent nomi-
nation, but he would accept the regular demo
cratic nomination IL rendered him. He said he
OF all parties in Georgia had represented to him
that the people wanted him, ann he had said he
would take the nomination II the citizens Of GeOr-
OF the democratic convention as voicing the will
OF the people II that convention should nomi-
nate him he would take it as evidence OF
he would run; but II that convention should not
nominate him, he would construe it to mean that
he was not the peoples choice, and he would not
run on any ticket nor for any party; that II the
democratic convention should hdt nominate him,
his name could not and should net be used at all:
IN short that he would take none but the regular
sent by Representative Speer, OF Georgia, to DR..
FELTON,, to the effect that he tstephens9 would ac-
cept the Independent nomination.
The Machodoc Greek Murder.
THE MYSTERY CLEARED UP IN 1AIs1xoRE-ARREsr