Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-04-29
Washington News and Gossip.

washington News and Gossip.
, THERE are 1s2 new advertisements in THE STAR
to-day. The total number OF advertisements for
April Is 2,601, being the largest number ever
printed In one month.
GOVERNMENT REcErPTs To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue., s62s, 40; customs, s52a.T77.
Mr.. A. d. SrIDHAM, the second assistant fore
man OF the government bfndery, has resigned his
position, to take effect on the 30th Of June next
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House TODAY
were Senators Anthony and Frye, and Representa-
tlves Pierce, Aldrich, Butterworth, Mckinley,
Miller, and Anderson.
MRS. ScovILLg is in New York, and having. as
she says, received handsome ofer to lecture, has
concluded to do so. Her first lecture will be in
that city, and will come of, perhaps, next week.
She says that her convict brother never thinks Of
his approaching end.
REGISTER Bruce has received encouraging re-
ports from Mississippi OF the condition OF the food
sufferers. AS fast the waters recede the farmers
and plantsrs begin plowing. The prospects are
good for very fair crop.
THE HARPERs FERRY PRoPERTY-The solicitor
OF the Treasury has received no offer from the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad company relative to
purchasing the government property at Harper's
Ferry. AS there seems no prospect OF selling the
property, it will probably be leased very shortly
stock company In Philadelphia intend making
an offer early next week Tor the renting Of It, but
1t is not known for what purpose they desire it,
The offer OF this company and that of $4OO0 per
use the water power for T Furnishing eectre cSt
to both Washington and Baltimore, will be at
ono q considered.
THR PRESIDENTIAL PARTY yesterday inspected
the naval vessels lying at Hampton Roads. At
half-past the Tallapoosa started for Washington
with the presidential party Generals Hancock and
Mitchell, by Invitation, joined the party on the
TallapOoSa for the return trip. She arrived here
this morning.
PRoMoTIoNs.-Mr. R.v. Belt an 81 800 clerk in the
Quartermaster Generals Office, resigned to 90 into
the vacancy has been filled, as mentioned In yes
terday's STAR, by the promotion OF Fred. A. Gee
NOTED from s1soo to s4 and a. MRS. s Sara Sarah pr l.
Myers from copyist to f1rst-class clerkship.
THE RERDELL STAR ROUTE CAsEs-After the
finished in the Rerdell star route case in the Police
Court yesterday, further consideration of the case
was postponed till next Thursday.
INTERESTING PRE-H1sroRIcAL DISCOVERIES
portant discoveries of the largest ancient ruins yet
found On this continent, which extend for dis
tanee OF fifteen niles up and down the banks Of
the Las AnimaS river, about forty miles from Du-
rango, IN RIO Grande county, New Mexico, have
who visited these ruins lately, believes the ancient
villages were occupied by the Moqui Indians, and
ai mot py IL the Aztecs as Is generally supposed He
winch at one time, evidently, was three stories
mgh. The walls are five feet thick. There were
each. An enterprising Yankee, who has pre-
empted as government land the ground on which
the ruins stand has been doing fine business SELL
Ing relics to visitors. discovery thought fmpor-
tant by the gentlemen of the Bureau or Ethnology
was lately made there of thirteen human skeletons
ln subterranean chamber OF the building men,
tioned This had evidently been used as a burial
vault They were wrapped up carefully In kind
OF coarse cloth. and bore close resemblance to
egyptian mummies This cloth was OF cotton, and
woven with as much skill as ii done at the present
day, which is considered not the least interesting
part OF the discovery. The skeletons were per-
ably those OF Indians. quantity OF pottery Of
the best make was also found in this tomb.
THE FOLLOWING APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS
have been made in the War department: C. W.
Geddes to be general service clerk in the Adjrl-
tant ieneral'S Office; G.. +. Grantham to be addf-
tonal clerk In the Surgeon Generals office; julius
Stommel to be temporary clerk In the Adjutant
neral'sofice; VIM. E. Colladay transferred from
600 clerkship to be general service clerk in the
to be general service clerk in the A. q.
office; Mrs: A. c. Wyeth appointed copyist in the
Q. NJ. G. Office.
THE SUDDEN DEATH OF REAR ADMIRAL SpeTTs-
Captain Weaver, of the South Atlantic SQUADRON,
writes to the Navy department. from Montev1deo
giving detailed account OF the death Of Rear Ad-
on the 9th Of March. The admiral was stricken
with apoplexy, without any premonitory symp-
toms, while receiving Official visit from his ex-
selency Il. Kerr, governor OF the Falkland Islands
at IL 80 D. M. The governor had about completed
his visit when the admiral was seized with viO-
lent mt OF sneezing He attempted to arise from his
chair, but fell forward on his hands and knees in
his effort to do so. Medical aid was at once sum-
moned. The most energetic treatment was ap-
piled, as he was in semI-conscious condition due
to Violent rush OF blood to the head. In fifteen
minutes he was entirely unconscious and re-
malned SO until his death at 10:41 m. OF the same
ances for embalming and for sanitary considera-
tons the burial took place there.
NAVAL ORDERS. Commodore Cleary who is now
on leave at the AZore Islands, has been granted
one years extension of leave of absence Naval
constructor webb has been ordered to report to
the Navy department.
TIE GARFIELD MONUMENT FuND.-The following
subscriptions have been received by Col. H. c. Cor
DIN, treasurer to the fund for the erection of
m0huIhent IN THIS city to the late President Gar
Eeld:-Ofcers and men of the U. s. s. Vandalia,
tortress Monroe, Va sss; battery B, Sd u s. art1l-
1efyi ssr oU nd a w. M washington c. 81 Post
pany n, iOtn U. s. cavalry, $50; citizens OF South
Giens Fdlls. n. T.. through P. W. Tenny, postmas-
sacola, Callao, Peru, s9035; officers and men OF
the U 5. s. Onward, Callao Peru s45: citizens of
Richneld Springs, N. Y, through 4. A. Kinds,
postmaster, 50; Lieut.. r. G. DUBOIS u s. A. s.
The INDIAN HosTILLFIEs IN ARIzoNA.-By tele-
gram received to-day by the adJutant general from
Major Gen. Mcdowell he is informed that an un-
between the Indian chief Natlintesch
ana Jun TO combine their men was carried ont
Ihe forner has forty scouts and renegades under
MIN. ine agreement was that the former should
posi- ms men SO as 10 keep good lookout and pro-
tect Jun from surprise, Whilst he and hts band
snoud enter Ine agency and get away with their
women anu children. Succeeding in this, Juh and
Lne warm spring Indians would then come in from
Mexico ana assist the White Mountain Indians in
~ iecoserihg their women and children from the
agsncy ana taxing Them north OF the Black noun
salns, orivlng the troops and white people before
e, eHetn. All VIII De ready, and they will unitedly
take tne warpath before September unless Juh
IONS tnem sooner. This is regarded as reliable
JOHN r. MAGRUDER WELL AND Nor INJrRFp.-
MI. ii. u cooke, Jr this morning received the fol-
lowing telegram from Silver CITY. N. NJ. dated
yesSeruay, confirming the report of the Safety OF
MI:Jonn X Magruder: "Courier lust arrived. PARTY
red Jaes ans is teac a1 here in hours He is
'uieo anu % "eh. s. B. LoNEY.
iHE STATIONERY INVESTIGATION AT THE TREAS
uRY DEPARTMENT.-Th report OF the special COM
mittee investigating the stationery division of the
Treasury department eXOnorstes Mr. Sturtpyant