Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-04-20

QUESTION FOR THE PRESIDENT TO DECIDE-The
sixth auditor Of the Post Office department has ap-
pealed for the decision of the Postmaster General
changing his quarters from the first to the third
| floor, to the Secretary OF the Treasury. He wrote
to the Postmaster General to-day, informing him
| OF his proposed action. The Postmaster General.
| discussion was unnecessary. sit is evident my
| decision would be accepted, only II 1t conceded
c Tl1n your own it should not happen to coin
| reconsidered by some authority which can give
law to officials both of the Treasury and of the
| Post Office departments. 1t will therefore save
your time and mine to submit the question at once
| to the President"
IN SPEECH recently delivered in the House Mr.
White, of Kentucky, made personal attack upon
| District Attorney Gabriel Wharton, of Kentucky
charging him with having been derilict public
o ON e and who was now in the city haunting
appeared In the Congressional Record of yester-
| day. Last night Col Wharton wrote a letter to
| made by White and concludes, syou are disgrace
TO your party" Col. Wharton is a republican, as
| is also Mr.. White
THE COURT MARITAL OF Capt John P. Walker, of
the Sd cavalry, was begun at Fort Steele, Wyom-
| ing, yesterday. The War department has not
| been informed Of the nature of the charges In
case the verdict should be dismissal from the army
or OF some other serious character, the matter viii
at once be laid before the department here. 1t Will
| be remembered that Capt Walker was for a time
confined in the St. Elizabeth insane hospital here.
but was released on writ Of habeas corpus.
The DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN
| COMMITTEE has been completed by the selection OF
the following board OF control: Mr.. Flowers, of
New YORK. chairman; Senators Davis and Cor
| man, Representatives Rosecrans, Randall and
| Cobb, and Mr.. John X. Mclean, of Ohio; Mr.. C. c.
Baldwin, OF New York, and Mr.. r. w. Stockton, of
New Jersey.
SERGEANT MAsoNs CAsE.-There has been an
agreement between counsel to postpone discus IN
on the case Of Sergeant Mason before the U. s. Su-
| preme Court until Monday next This arrange
ment became necessary, as the case could not be
reached to-day, and tomorrow being Cabinet day,
| the Atthrney General could not then be present
| APPoINTED.-R. H. j. Brown and Alonzo x. Lof-
tin have been appointed storekeepers and gaugers
for the 9Th district of North Carolina; John Kolp
and r: r; stref have been appointed storekeepers
| for 1st district OF Ohio. and WILDER c. Nelson
gauger for Sd district OF Ohio.
THE CONDITION OF MR.. OSBORN, the engineer Of
the St James hotel who attempted to take his
| somewhat improved to-day, though critical Dr.
Hazen, his attending physician, entertains some
| for the act further than Respondent frame OF
mind. He had steady employment and fair pay,
comfortable The entire neigh6orhood OF the
community where he resides sympathiSe with the
! family.
Mr. JOHN e. BENSON, a well known druggist
formerly OF this city, died after short illness in
Richmond yesterday, and his remains were for
warded to Charlottesville for interment.
RIVER TRADE-HarbOrmaste Sutton reports
arrivals at the river front as fOllows:-Stmr. VIM
| Yates, ChildS; with fish for r. A. Golden. Stmr
| Pride, Peddingill; fish for w. E Stuart Stmr
Kate, Ellis, and PUNCHES Anna Bell, Belvidere
| Cora McKenna, Mary Rebecca and Chas Lewis
all with fish for II. A. Golden. Schr John Francfs
! Evans; fish for ]. H. Skidmore. Longboats Get,
| tysburg, Oliver Underwood, Mt Vernon and Sally
| all with cord wood for j. O. Carter. Schr Star
Spangled Banner, 21s tons coal for Clark Given.
Schr. Samuel Henry, Fields. $1,000 feet lumber for
ChildS Schr Annie F. Clark, Wheeler, $1,000 feet
lumber for city dealers Schr Nellie, l25 900 feet
lumber for Wheatley. Schr Irene, 700 feet lum-
Der for Wheatley Bros Steam barge r. L Morse
McCracken; 800 bales hay for city DEALERS Stm
barge Hamburg, 200 bales hay for dealers Pun
gieS, Gen. PlkeS II. Wilmington, Silver Spray.
James Wagner. and sl0ops Odd Fellow and Fanny
Maria, all with oysters for market
LABOR AND STRIKE NorEa-A state convention
OF miners met at Columbus, Ohio. yesterday and
adopted q resolution that miners whose wages
have been reduced since February shall be paid so
cents; otherwise mining 70 be suspended April 40
1.-THE Belgian PAYERS In New York, engaged In
connection With the laying OF wires for electric
light, have been granted n day. The New YORK
dock lab0rerS ask an Increase Tho cOmpoeit0Ta
on the Chattanooga Tgnaes have struck Tor an In
erase e from $ 70 g cents per Loo About
9 g Ins na9ds g 30 aetA!eaqm Eolltng MN q