Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-28


letters Of recall.
Mr.. JOHN c. NEW arrived here this morning
from New York, took the oath of Office, and en-
tered at once upon the duties OF Assistant Secre-
tary OF the Treasury. OF the offlce-seakers early
on hand DIR. Mary Walker was among the earliest
She assured Mr.. New that the only way of inaugu-
rating his new administration on solid basis was
To give her the loDE-Sought cieTkShip. MI New
received many conGratulatOry calls. This morn
ing the Indiana delegation in the department
called in a body to ply their respects large
and hand o0me basket OF flowers adorned Mr.
News desk to-day.
ARREST OF CoUNTERFEITER.-FrftZ Specker
was arrested ia New York city last night by Off
GERS OF the secret service for manufacturing coun-
terfeit twenty-five cent coin. When arrested,
tWenty-Seven OF these counterfeit coin We're found
on him, and at his house all the implements for
manufacturing were discovered.
MOVEMENTS OF U. 8. NAVAL vEssELs.-The VAN
dai1a, Capt. Meade, arrived February 18TH at As
pinwaU from Carthagena, having called at Porte
Bel0 en route Health of officers and crew were
good. The Yantic. Commander Woodward, sailed
from Aspihwall, February 18th, for Routan and
the Belize.
Caucus OF THE DEMOCRATS Of the House will
be held next Saturday night for the purpose OF
selecting one member from each state TO serve
upon the congressional campaign committee.
NATIONAL BANK NOTES received to-day for re-
ueilpIlon, slSc,cu
Mr.. BIAISE's ADDREss.-There Is nothing but
praise to-day OF Mr.. Blane's address. 1t is con-
template1 10 print extraordinary edition Of the
Grafton and have it handsomely bound, and it will
then through the representatives in Congress have
wide circulation.
SENATOR HAwLEY, OF Connecticut, has been Sc
lected the orator OF the day On the occasion of
the anniversary of the battle OF Gettysburg.
TrIu L'Oyyo ID d,r 70
citizens OF Washington: No. 254 1866, paving and
building material, Antonio Pelletier, filed Decem-
Der = 1885, No. 25f167, bell fastener, Jacob Shus-
ter aSSignOr Of One-half to G. W. House, Junction.
n j.
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT APPOINTMENTS -
Miss Clara L. Neel and Mrs. Helen NJ Sayles have
been appointed temporary clerks in the Post
Office department, to take effect March 1st; H.
W. Hall, post Office inspector on free delivery ser
vice, to take effect March 1st; Harry NJ. Johnson,
temporary clerk
Ex-Goy. SPRAGUE, OF Rhode Island, was on the
floor OF the Senate to-day 1t said that he as
here on his wfe'S business affairs, and there was
another report that he had come here to oppose
the confirmation OF Conkltng.
THE JEANETTE SEARCH-A dispatch from st.
Petersburg says Lieut.. Harber and Master Schuetze
started On the eth instant to join the Jeanette
search party at the mouth Of the Lena river. Cen.
ernor OF Siberia has telegraphed their approach
the different points along the liIe
THE SUPREME COURT of the United States re-
assembled to-day for the transaction of business
after its four weeks recess. Owing to the fact that
the justices had had only brief conference for
the discussion OF the opinions which they had
SeveraHy prepared during the recess, the
nouncement of decisions was postponed until next
week, when opinions will probably be handed
down in large number of cases. The court Is en-
gagged to-day merely upon routine business.
THE EXPIRING NATIONAL BANK CHARTERs.-The
Attorney General, in reply to inquiries submitted
by Secretary FOer, upon request of the controller
OF the currency, has decided that there is nothing
In the present national bank laws to prevent those
who have been stOckh OlderS of expiring corpora
lions from organizing new national banks OF the
same names as the expiring associations pro-
Viied that the names are taken with the approval
OF the controller OF currency.
WHITE HOUSE CA1LEKs-senators Kellogg, Con-
ger, Saunders, Rollins, sawyer, and Salisbury,
and Governors Porter. OF Indiana, and Hill, OF Del
aware: Gen. Hancock, and Representatives Nc
kinney, Hefnan, Jones, Smith (N.i. IVAN AernaIn,
Ull.) JOrgensen, and Jones (N. Jl and Gen How
ard called upon the President to-day.
CAPTAIS w II. GILL, who has been four years
clerk OF the Senate military committee was to-day
warmly congratulated by his friends upon the pas
sage of the bill through both hou to restore him
to his former rank OF captain In the quarter
masters department in the army.
1NDIAN PRISONERS To BE TURNED OVER TO AGENT
TIFFANY.-Up0n request OF the Secretary of the
Interior the Secretary OF War has Instructed the
general of the army to direct Gen. Mcdowell to
give the necessary orders to turn over to Indian
AGENT Tiffany. OF the San Carlos agency, all Indian
prisoners held by the military except those who
are being held under sentence OF court martial
n mely, the regularly enlisted scouts Dead Rhat
po>tp0nenent has been denied, as stated in yes
terday'S STAR
GENERAL SHERMAN Will leave tomorrow on an
extended trip to the southwest. He will visit the
Texas and Rio Grande military posts with view
tn the abandonment Of some and the stronger gar
rtSOninG or establishment of others Gen Shcr-
man viii be accompanied by two aids, Coils. Poe
and Morrow.
PERsoNAL--Senator Cameron and wife, who left
for Florida, will join Mr. Simon Cameron
and his party there.-The will OF ex-Congress-
man Elijah Ward, OF New York. probated yester-
day, leaves all his property to his wife.-Many
friends or ex-senator COnkling called to see him
yesterday at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York
Mr.. Arthur Il. Johnston, OF Utica, was with Mr.
Conklipg for some time No hint was given as to
ceptance or non-acceptance OF the position OF T. s.
Supreme Court JuStice.-Mr. LOngfellows un-
married daughter returned from Washington to her
Cambridge home last week. Her father needs the
most attentive care at present. altAslgh he is not
positively ILL., He does not now use his pen at all
not even to sign his name. Tine poets daughter,
with her rosy cheeks and bright eyes, looks very
much like him.-Henry James, while in WASH
1ngtOn lately, is wickedly said by the Boston Ga
zette to have % asked clever young lady If there
"Oh, yes." said she, "and should think you would
know all about it, because there is place on it
called Mount Vernon, where man named WASH
ington lived. You are sure to have heard OF him
you know, because his father was an English
man"
The Guiteau Case.
Mr. sCOvnLE AND THE BILL OF EXCEPTIONS
District Attorney COrkhill to-day received let
ter from Mr.. ScOyille, dated New York, February
25 inciosing portion of the bill OF exceptions In
the case of Guiteau which he asks TO be nuf in