Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-04-11
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIFTs To-DAy.-1nternal reve-
nue., S32s, GA "a. customs. s469 00G65


T. c. CARTER has been appointed watchman in
the Treasury department.
THE ROTH BoED CALI---The Treasury depart
ment circular issued March 9th offered TO redeem
bonds embraced il the 12eth call in amounts OF
f5OCO00 On April 18th. l1th, and 18TH, respectively
The total amount OF bonds redeemed under this
circular 20 date is 81, 1886, and Of this amount
~ Coo were presented BY the controller OF the
state OF New York.
The SENATE RULEs.-At the last session OF Con-
gresS resolution was passed In the Senate direct
Ing the committee Oh rules to prepare a revision
during the recess. This committee win meet at
draft which is now being prepared in this city.
Inc committee consists Of senator's Frye, OF
Maine. chairman; sherman, OF Ohio; Harrison, or
iliu. harrison, OF Tenn, and German, OF Md, the
latter two being democrats
THE ISSUE Of per cent bonds of 1882, In the
office or the register Of the Treasury, during the
quarter ending March 3lst is as follows:
;sss tsts qpGn s5sassSs oanda
ll,214. The total outstanding upon which the
dividend due May lst Is payable Is $500 $50 800 EN-.
o'acing $500 ledger accounts.
IHE PRESIDENT AS A FIsHERMAN.-The Presl-
dent and party went fishing yesterday. In the
kissimmee river they found fly fishing good and
th2 weather pleasant. The President went out in
caught FIVE ten pound trout. Secretary Chandler
is entirely recovered from his fall from a wagon
menIioned in Yesterdays STAR. Private Secretary
Fhi!llpS shot huge alligator at long range yes
teIday. Tie party are ali well and In good
spirits.
IHE BROADsIDE OF A LOST SHp.-The signal
corps station at Barnegat, M, reports: "The
keeper OF life-savng station No. II, at midnight
found washed ashore, one mile south OF life-savng
station No. H. piece of wreck seventy feet long
fhn
side OF ship''
CHINESE ASKING REDRESS FROM THE GOVERN.
MEEr.-W. Loo Chang & Co., Chinese merchants
OF Waynesboro', Ga., have petitoned the Chinese
minister here, through their attorney Mr. W. H.
Betts, Tor redress from the United States govern
lnent TOT wrongs done them and grievances COM
mitted by mob at that place. they claim that
the latter clause of the article of the
treaty between the United States and China OF
io41 Is applicable to their and they are enti-
tied 70 damages. Mr. Belts laid the matter before
the minister today.
CASE AGAINST THE DISTRICT DIsMIssED-The
case of the North American Neuchatel Paving Co.
against The District or Columbia was dismissed in
the Court OF Claims to-day.
GOLD, SILVER AND NOTES.-THE statement OF the
T. s. Treasurer shows gold, silver and g. 8 notes
IN the treasury to-day, as follows: Gold coin and
Dulon, slS5. .54i $40; silver dollars and bullion
oal so5 fractional silver coin, S27 905 399; us
notes s44 56O,j2l total, 1865, 1l3 Certificates
ouCstah9lng-liold, si6 6439,9 $780, silver 1,43l,571;
currency, s9,075,O00.
AN INCIDENT OF THE MONROE ADAIN1srR ALTON
Judge Lawrenson, the veteran notary of the Post
oHlce department, who has sworn in twenty Post
master Generals and served under twenty-seyen
this morning. in talking to a STAR reporter said
mat the venerable Joseph Burrows, OF this cttv
one OF the earliest officers OF the general Post
once, related to him the following incident: One
morning Postmaster General Meigs called me and
hanuing me letter, said: "Mr Burrows, please
take this letter up to the Presdent 1t is my resg-
natlon-" was greatly surprised at this, but pro-
ceeded on his errand. At the White House 7
found President Monroe in pleasant mood, and
handed HIM the letter. The President read it and
then said: "Mr Burrows. please return this letter
10 the Postmaster General with my compliments
and tell him when want his resignation viii
SEND 1or IT, then returned with the message.
THE LATE LIEUT.. COMMANDER DE LONGS EF
FECTs.-It is stated at the Navy department that
IL Is not proposed, as reported to place on exhibit
ton In the Smithsonian Institution the effects OF
the late Lieut. Commander De Long of the Jean.
nette. These articles were found along the route
taken by the first cutter party after they reached
land. After arriving here they were kept III the
pine chest in which they were brought from ST.
berla, and have been in the charge OF Judge AdvO-
cate General Remy, the Judge advocate of the
Jeanette court, being the only other person who
has had access to them. The Jeannette court
having finished their work, Col. Remy yesterday
the papers and sending them to the respective
bureaus to which they belong. The remainder of
the articles, consisting OF guns, knives cups med
lclne cases, specimens, &c. will remain in the DOS
session OF Col. Remy, unless Secretary Chandler
makes some other disposition Of them. 1t is not
unlikely that their destination will be the Smith
sonian Institution but there Is no such disposition
under consideration yet.
REsIGNED.-Ensign Frank j. Spraeue has re-.
signed his commission in the US. navy, to take
enect April 18th, 1884 Naval Cadet w. w. Culver
has also resigned.
THE SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT OF the Jeanette
court OF inquiry has been completed, and is now
In the hands OF the judge advocate general OF the
navy. 1t Will not be given to the public however
until after it has been submitted to the Secretary
THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION is now pur-
Chasing the furniture for the rooms in the Agri-
cultural department which have been assigned
them. They Will take possession this week.
ORDER TO ANNUL CONTRACT.-The Treasury de-
partment has directed that the contract OF j. c.
Finely, OF Boston, for furnishing labor for the
plumbing work on the new public building at Bos.
ton be annulled.
CONTRACTS FOR GRANITE AND MARBLE FOR THE
WASHINGTON MoNUMENT-The contract for fur
nishing 10000 cubic feet OF white marble for the
Washington monument has been awarded to the
per foot. The only other bidder was Mr. Hugh
Slsso1, OF Baltimore, at $3.50 per foot, who has
been the successful bidder for the past three years
pic was $135 per foot. This year he doubtless
thought he would have no competition and raised
his bid to s1.50 The Lee company kept 0uiet
however, and at the last moment sent in their bid
at Si.29, and were awarded the contract Under
the terms Of the contract the first delivery OF mar
BILE will be made the 20th OF this month"; and work
Will be commenced about the first OF May The
contract for furnishing 10000 feet of granite has
been awarded to MIR. White, Of Rockland, Me, for
b1 cents per foot.
PERsoNAL--Senator Sabin is at the RIGGS
Mr.. N. w. Fitzgerald left this morning for the Hot
Springs OF Arkansas, to visit brother who Is sick
there.-Gen. Ayres, commandant at the WASH
!ngton arsenal, Is In New York.-Senator Plumb is
IN town. having returned from his late southern
trip:-Chief Clerk Young, OF the Department OF
Justice, has gone to Philadelphia.-Senator
Jones' OF Florida III has engaged passage on the
leaves New York for Liverpool about the end OF
the month.
Stories About the Pension Work C6,,.
tradictcd.
WHAT ADJUTANT GENERAL DRUM SAYS
Ad1utant General Drum stated to-day that the
published statement that changes were recently
made among the heads of divisions in his Office
for the purpose OF facilitating the pension work
upon which they were engaged is entirely erro-
neOuS The OnJv recent change IN h1q oN7ca