Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-04-25

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MISS FoLGER will not receive tomorrow.
LIEUT.. DANENHowER arrived at Troitsk on the
18th inst, and left there again on the 18th, ca
blegram from st. Petersburg last night says: "He
Is hourly expected at Orenburg, the extreme ter
minus. of the European railroads, distant some
three days ron MOSCOW"
NATIONAL BaNk NOTES received to-day for re-
demption, s577 ,0Jn.
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF the republican
congressional campaign committee Will hold q
m2 ting tomorrow evening to select secretary.
Col. Hooker. Sergeant-at-Arns OF the House. is
prominently mentioned in that connection.
The ENTERPRISE sailed from Key West yester-
day afternoon for Hampton Roads.
GEN. SHERMAN and party have reported their ar
rival at Merced, having left the Yosemite valley
en- route for San Francisco, where they expect to
arrive on next Sunday.
LIEUT.. Con FRANCIS NORRIS has been detached
from duty at the Naval observatory and ordered
to Newport. RI. for attendance on the course Of
torpedo instruction.
CAPT. L. E. FAGAN and First Lieut. Frank Scott,
Of the marine corps. at Norfolk, Va, have been
granted leave the former for 30 days and the lat
ter until 5th OF May.
THE TRIP OF THE PRESIDENT AND PARTY TO
rOk1RkSS MONRoE-lHe IdlapOood VIII ledft Tile
navy yard tomorrow night at half past eleven
O'Clock for Hampton Roads She will have on
board the President, Secretary Chandler Secretary
Lincoln, Admiral Porter and a number OF ether
distinguish ed guests The hour or starting will be
late. owing to an engagement OF the President for
the earlier part OF the evening. The TalapOoSa
VIII leave for Washington Friday night. All the
vessels OF the north Atlantic are gradually ar
r:Ving at Hampton Roads, and by the first OF May
they will all be there, when Admiral Wyman will
De relieved of comma nd OF the squadron by Adm-
Loot yVin no ipSn fod (. tho
beard OF inspection, OF which Admiral Porter is
president
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House. to-day
were the Secretary of War, Senator's Plumb, In
gals, Rollins, and Cameron, Pa, ex-senator
McDOnald, and representatives, Steele, Aldrich,
Buck, Gibson, DeZenlOrf, Jones. Pierce, White,
West and Errett, and Gov. Hartranft
THE Secretary Of the Treasury has received a
conscience contribution of SO cents in an envelope
postmarked Dccorah, Iowa.
JOSEPH P. WILLIAMS has been appointed In
SDector OF tobacco, snuff and cigars for the dis
trict of Florida
THE NATIONAL FORESTRY CONGRESS meets to-
day at Cincinnati, and remains in session four or
five days. Commissioner Geo. B. LOring will make
an address. 4 paper Will be read by Ben: Perley
Poofe on MY OAK Trees on Indian Hill :" mineral
Nutrition Oh Forest Trees, Wm. McMurtie Agri-
Riley, Agricultural department, and Prof. HOugh,
the United States commissioner OF forestry.
AN ASSISTANT POSTMASTER ARREsTED.-A dis
patch from Martinsburg, w. Va, says: United
States Post Office Inspectors Thomas p. Shallcross
and VIM. T. Henderson, assisted by ThOs Troy,
detective, arrested Thos II. Russler, deputy under
j. Nelson Wisner. postmaster OF Martinsburg, upon
The serious charge OF ritiing mails of registered
letters. The detectives have taken him to ClarkS-
burg for examination by United States commits
s1Oner.
THE ARLINGTON EsrATs.-In the United States
Supreme Court, yesterday, Chief Justice Waite
announced that the case OF G. W. p Custis Lee,
the son OF Gen. Robt E. Lee, who sues for the pos-
session OF his hereditary estate OF Arlington,
would go over to the October term when it Will be
in March. when eight justices were sitting. Since
that time Justice Blatchford has taken his seat,
and the court Is now full
NAVAL ORDERS.-PaSSed Assistant Engineer
Samuel Gregg ordered to duty in connection with
the preservation OF the machinery OF the Mianto-
nomah and other iron-clads at the League Island
duty on the receiving ship St Louis. Rear Admiral
r. Fl. Wyman detached from command OF the
North Atlantic station 1st May and placed on
Geo. NJ. Totten and j. D. F. Kelly, from the COM
mand ,,5a OF the Tennessee, lst May and placed on
Homer G. PoundstOne and A. P. Niblack have
reported their return to the Naval Academy,
having been detached from the Adams Pacific
staton, on 5th OF April, and ordered to hold them
selves ID readiness for examination. Passed
Assistant Surgeon A. F. Magruder, from the Wash
ington navy yard, LIST May, and ordered to duty in
charge OF the medical stores at Vile Franche,
France. Chief Engineer Henry ID. McEwan from
duty at the League Island navy yard, and ordered
to duty In charge of the engineers stores at the
navy yard, Norfolk, Va
THE WASHINGTON MoNuMENT.-The published
statement that the renewal of work ON the WASH
ington monument has been postponed is incorrect
The work of laying the stone will be resumed on the
first OF May, as intended. Advertisements for furn-
be no delay for want OF material Workmen are
now at work making the Shift, consisting OF steps
and fiting tackle which is necessary to be done at
every twenty feet, In advance OF laying the stone
new shift Is made about every two weeks as the
work progresses. There is now enough stone cut
and ready on the ground for a shift and a-half,
which will add thirty feet to the height of the
monument.
PERsONAI--Senor Godoy twho is TO succeed
Senior NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to London-as Chilian
minister here) Is at the Arlington Ha-
zen has returned from Fortress Monroe in greatly
improved heaith.-Ex- Representative Einstein,
Joseph, disbursng clerk OF the Department OF the
INTERIOR who has been quite Ill is rapidly recover
gentlemen prominently connected with Journal
ism are in the city just now. Mr. BOwles, OF the
COwles, OF the Cleveland Leader, Is at the Riggs;
Mr.. Clarke, OF the Boston Traveller Is at the Ham
iiton, and MI Thornton, Of the Atlanta Post
Appeal is at the Metropolitan
Secretary Teller and the Indians.
"Does the change in the head OF the Interior De
partment mean q change in the Indian policy ~
asked STAR reporter OF the Commissioner of In
dian Affairs.
Il have not talked with Secretary Teller on this
subject" replied the commissioner, "but I don't
imagine he cOntemplates any sudden or great
ehanges- The appointments are being made as
1T is stated that he Is opposed to giving the
lands In seyeralty ?n
~ hardly think that he is opposed to the prin-
cipe, replied the commissioner. +" He only OBJ
tects to making this policy apply
TO all Indians. whether they are prepared for ii or
not. That Is my idea"
The Arizona Indian Outbreak.
TROOPS PURSUING THR HoSTILEs-INFORMATION RE
CEIvED TODAY FROM GEN. MDOwELI.
The War department this morning received q
dispatch from Gen. Mcdowell, dated yesterday at
San Francisco as follows:
"rhs following, dated aad inst, received from
Gen wilcox: Your dispatch OF 2ed is received.
Nothing further has happened TO call for reinforce