The daily gazette., 1882-05-05
WASHINGTON SPECIALS.
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
| THE CAPITAL.
LOWELL LIKELY TO BE RECALLED.
Senator voorhees, and the Alleged Whisky
RinG-The Condition of the Navy-Tid-
ings From the Rodgers, Etc.

ings From the Rodgers, Etc.
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WAsHINGToN, May 4.-Upon the authori-
ty of persons usually well Informed, it is
reported that Minister Lowell is soon to be
superseded, his successor having already
been chosen. 1t does not appear whether
there Will be removal, or whether the
suggestion of change came from Minister
Lowell. The outward form will of course
be by the Minister'S resignation. 1t may be
remembered that just before Mr.. Hayes went
out Lowell wrote, asking Evarts to inform
the incoming Administration that he desired
the acceptance of the resignation which he
would forward. 1t is customary for foreign
appolntees to tender formal resignation at
the beginning Of each Administration, but
merely for form. Mr. Lowell wished his to
be accepted in earnest. The fact that he
was dissuaded from this determination would
have made it matter of great delicncy for
an Administration to recall him in the
absence of actual necessity. The present
lull in English-American diplomacy affords
him an opportunity to seek re retirement.
THE VOORHEES, INVESTIGATION.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Voorhees, reso-
luton for special committee to inquire
whether corrupt or improper influences had
bycH used in regard to the bonded whisky
bin, came up. Mr.. Voorhees, said that his
good name was all he had to leave his family
and he hoped he would be granted this in
vcst,gation, so that the loose charges CON
cernlng him with the alleged corruption in
this connection might be proven baseess.
lie denied them i'll toto. Messrs. Bayard
and Ferry paid high tributes to Mr.. Voor-
hees' integrity. They thought the investi-
UHfiOn lnnpppesarU Mr. Win1otn a,ytrns,aI 4
himself in favor Of the resolution, and said
that while he had no doubt that great deal
OF money was being used, he did not think
any member of Congress had been impro-
perly approached.
Mr.. Beck hotly denied the existence of a
whisky ring. He pronounced the bill honest
and Its advocates really honest. Mr.. Beck
read telegram from j. w. Athcrton OF
Louisville, the alleged authority for the
statement that Mr. Voorhees, was in some
disreputable way connected with the matter.
denying that he ever made the statement.
After further discussion Mr.. Window prom
ised to offer a resolution tomorrow calling
for full and searching investigation, and
Mr.. Voorhees, expressed himself as satisfied
The other resolution was indefinitely post
poned.
CONDITION OF THE NAVY.
The Secretary of the Navy has sent to the
House vouminous report, replying to in.
quiries regarding the condition of the navy
The most important feature was the papers
showing the estimated time and cost re.
quired to make each vessel efficient to en-.
gage i'll battle with an enemy of same gen
eral classillcations, emitting those whose
hulls are considered unit for repairing. OF
the 63 vessels In the list, 33 are reported a,
efficient for immediate USE
THE GEORGIA SENATOR'S.
The report that both Hell and Brown
Senators from Georgia, will resign thcil
seats lacks confirmation, although it is cor.
rect in regard to Mr.. Hill. He has placed
his resignation in the hands of the governor
for action when he chooses. Rumor was
that the governor was waiting for Mr..
Browns also, so as to act on them together.
Near friends of Mr.. Brown state, however,
tonight, that he is not i'll enough to contem-
plate resigning his seat. The delay of the
governor is to fix his successor. 1t is
generally expected that Mr.. Gordon will be
returned.
TIDINGs FROM TIE RODGERS.
Secretary Chandler has received the fol-
lowing dispatch from Lieutenant h. NJ.
Berry, commander of the United States
search steamer Rodgers
IRKUTsK, May 4.-Rodgers destroyed by
fire originating forehold November 80.
Efforts save ship unavailing. People landed
safe with difficulty through young ice. Now
quartered natives house. Little clothing.
One months provision saved. Native food
abundant. No danger starving. Bearer
dispatched en- route.
K. NJ. BERRY, Sredni Kolymsk, Siberia,
March q, 1882.
BLAINE AS A RAILWAY wREcKER.
A special to the New York World SAYS
that MIR. Blaine is likely to get into trouble
about matters nearer home than Peru. lie
has been operating on u tolerably extensive
scale, as is well known, in railway matters
and particularly in securities of the Rich
mond and Allegheny Railroad Company
The stockholders are now very indignant ON
finding that, in conjunction with Colonel
Even of Ohio, and Colonel Parsons of
Virginia, the agile ex-secretary is organizing
an attack on the charter of this company.
1t is pretty quarrel already and promises
to become much prettier
GENERAL NOTES.
Mr.. johnson of Virginia, presented petit
tion in the Senate to-day from citizens of
Broadway, Va, praying for the restoration of
the post Office at that place. This office was
abolished some time ago by order of the
Postmaster-Generalf for the reason that after
the appointment of Mr.. Beard, "readjus-
ter" as postmaster the people avoided the
office and insisted on mailing their letters at
the postal car. The petition alleges that
number Of the citizens of the place mailed
their letters at the postal car before the
appointment of Mr.. Beard, and that he at
tempted to break up the practice by
threatening to delay the transmission of let
tiers thus mailed.
Commander Weaver, of the United States
ship Brooklyn, has informed the Navy De
partment that his vessel was run into by the
Liverpool steamer Mozart while anchored at
Montevidio, and the starboard quarter cut
down below the water line. She will be
docked and repaired, and the owners of the
colliding steamer will pay all the expenses.
According to a statement from the Secrc-
tary of the Treasury, laid before the Senate
to-day, the cotton tax from 1862 to 1868,
(when the law was repeatedly amounted to
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