Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-02-26

Unlted states district attorney for the District OF
Columbia, C the Attorney General and the governor
| or Nebraska Major claimed to have been elected
to Congress at large from Nebraska. The judiciary
committee reported "that Thomas j. Major is re-
SpOnSlDle Tor the miSinfOrmat.On which induced
| this committee to make the report of the 1st OF
April. 1882 (NO. 9l1 first session, Forty-seventh
congress and that he was aided therein by s. j.
alexander, secretary OF state of Nebraska, by Pat
o. Hawes and Dr. P. Schwenk and George II. Rob
ertS."
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reye-
nue.. S9c5, 15l6S; customs, s., ,345. .sS9.O6.
| NEW DISTRICT COMMISSIONER will be deter.
| mined upon and nominated some time during the
present week.
SECRETARY FoLGER's CONDITION is reported to be
Improving, but he is still quite weak. He is able
to take an occasional carriage ride but is not ex.
pected at the department before the end of this
week.
ARREST OF COUNT ERFEITER.-The chief OF the
secret service division Of the Treasury has been
Informed OF the arrest at Dalton, ILL., on the cath
| inst, OF II. c. Stickney for passing counterfeit
money. He had In bis possession, when arrested,
two hundred and sixty counterfeit silver dollars
OF the best finish yet seen.
IT IS RuMoRED among naval officers that the
Navy department is preparing list of the naval
officers on duty at Washington and the length of
tlme they have been here; 1t is not known den-
n1tely with what object, but officers who have
been here long time seem TO feel that the object
Is apparent. and that general clearing out Will
be the result
SENATOR FERRY was reported to-day as being in
fair way Of recovery from the illness that has
p@rostrated pro him: His sister, who is with him at
the National hotel, has taken full charge of the
patient, and he Is receiving excellent care.
PRoMoT1oN-The death Of Capt. Walter Clifford,
of the 7th infantry, will cause the promotion OF 1st
Lieut.. w. /. Reed TO be captain and I'd Lieut.
Francis Woodbridge to be 1st lieut.
THE JEANETTE BOARD has adjourned subject to
| orders from the Secretary OF the Navy, When
Bartlett and his companions return to this city
from Siberia they will be examined by the board
in reference to the De Long Collins difficulty.
THE PRESIDENT has pardoned Justus Schmidt
sentenced about year ago to eighteen months
imprisonment in the Albany, N. Y, penitenttary
for an assault committed in Washington.
NAVAL CADET Clarence b. Matthews has been
detached from the Swatara, at Hampton Roads,
and placed on sick leave.
APPLICATION OF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT FOR
ExTRADITIoN OF P. j. SHERIDAN.-The British gov
for the extradItion OF p j. Sheridan, who is sus-
pected OF completely in the Phoenix park murder
He IS supposed 10 De In this country.
STATUE OF ROBERT FULToN.-One of the two
statues which the state of Pennsylvania is en-
titled to place In the old hall of Representatives
arrived here and was placed in position to-day
It represents Robert Fulton seated in a square
backed and armed chair contemplating model
OF the "Clermont" steamer. which he holds in his
hands. The figure is surrounded by the imple-
ments OF an Inventive mechanic. such as a wise
hammers, ch1SelS, etc The statue attracted much
attention from congressman and visitors at the
md afc 3v,<
The sculptor, Mr.. Howard Roberts, OF Philadel-
phia, was present and superintended the unpack-
ing and setting of the figure. He explained that
the design was something quite new In sculpture
and was departure from the classic "Roman.
toga" method OF treating sculptured subjects.
THE FOLLOWING CLERICAL CHANGES have been
made in the War department:
Adi9tant Generals Onice.-Jessie B. Caldwell,
Nd, A; Hin, Me. and H. D. Gregg, Ill.,, appointed
Surgeon Generals Ofice.-John j. Beard and J.
w. Phillips promoted nc to class i: Henry Rutgers
Washington, OF Texas. and s. G. Baker, OF Ken
lucky. :appointed to 81 600 clerkships.
Quartermaster Generals Oflce-Francis McNer-
hany, promoted to class 1, and John E StiIiman,
appointed to class s., GOO.
ARMY ORDERs-Gen. Marshall L Luddinrton.
major and quartermaster, will be relieved April
as chief Quartermaster on Gen. o. o. Howard's
stan. at Omaha, by Gen. George B. Dandy, major
ana qu0rtermaster, who Is now depot QuartermaS-
ter at st. Louis Major Edwin B. ATWOOD. assist
ant quartermaster win be relieved from Columbus
barracks Ohio, In time to report for duty depot
quartermaster at st. Louis by April /. Major For
rest a. Hathaway, assistant quartermaster, will
be relieved from duty at Fort Maglnnis, Montana.
ment OF the Columbia. Col. Charles A. Booth,
captain and assistant quartermaster Oust promo
yea from the ist Infantry VIII report at Columbus
5th infantry, is granted six months extension OF
the leave granted him July % last First Lieut..
William l. Clarke, 2Sd Infantry, is granted four
months leave, with permission to go abroad
Lieut.. William L Buck, 18th infantry. Is detailed
as professor OF military science and tactics the
Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical college,
at Starkville, Okubbeha county, TO relieve Lieut.
B. Bolton 23d infantry, who will proceed to Join
his company, at Fort Bliss, Texas
PERsoNAI--Senator-elect Dolph, of Oregon
Representative-elect Poland, OF Vermont, and
George B. McCartee. ex-chief of the bureau OF en-
craving and printing, are at the Ebbite-E B.
George, OF the Post ONCE department, was regis