Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-28
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
THE RULES prepared by the civil service COM
mission have been completed and will be SUBJ
m1tted 10 the President for his approval tO-mOr-
morrow or on Friday.
nuncs now have 1T that the President will not
select successor to Postmaster General Howe
for fortnight
SECRETARY FoLGER GETTING BErTRR.-As-
sstant Secretary New, Of the Treasury depart
menf, said to-day that Secretary FOlger was de-
cidetly improved in health, and that though he
nad been quite Sick man, he was now rapidly on
the mend.
ALABAMA CLA1Ms.-In the court OF commission
ers OF Alab ana claims to-day judgment was ren.
dered In favor OF William Small, jr., in the sum of
ssSs. with interest from May ~, 1861 There being
TIL Monday next
STAR ROUTE WITNESSES BEFORE TIE GRAND
JURY.-To-day Msssrs. 2. L. Carpenter, James n.
Callan, A. E. Boone and others were before the
grand jury. 1t is understood to give testimony as
To star route cases growing out OF the Colgrove
contracts.
DEPARTMENTS CLosED.-This being the day on
which the funeral Of the late Postmaster General
mentS OF the government are closed, their flags
are pordered with mourning, and flying at half
mast
GBN. SACKETT STRICKEN WITH APOPLEXY.-Ad-
Jutant General Drum has received telegram from
San Antonio, Texas, stating that Gen. Sackett, In
spector general United States Army was stricken
with apOplexy at that place yesterday No partic-
ulars as TO his condition were given. Gen. Drum
mas telegraphed for full Information.
TIC, of f1,fo
has been appointed chief of the mineral division of
the General Land Office, vice sickles resigned.
TRICKY RUSSIANS. Consul General Heap re-
ports from Constantinople that Russian mer-
chants are in the habit Of collecting empty Amer
lean cans that have contained petroleum, filling
them with Russian petroleum, and sending them
mo Asia Minor, where the deception enables
them 10 get better prices for their OIL The United
States agent at Trebizond has been instructed to
enter protest at the custom house.
CAPT. L. A. BEARDsLEE, now on waiting orders,
has been ordered to command the receiving ship
Franklin at Norfolk, on the 10th Of April
YEARS LEAVE GRANTED Passed Assistant
Surgeon Francis II. Terrill who has recently re-
turned from China, has been granted leave of alb.
Sence for one year,
CAPT. +. M. RAMSAY, superintendent OF the
Annapolis naval academy, called upon Secretary
Chandler this morning He reports affairs at An
napollS quiet and peaceful
The RACE FOR TIE sPEAKRRsH1P.-Represen
tive S. s. Cox.of New York, says he is candidate
In earnest for the Speakership OF the next house.
He says further that there are very active move
Ments M now IN progress, and that he expects to be
abe 10 enter the race with the united vote OF the
delegation from bis state. He says he has re-
ceived letters from Massachusetts, New jersey
Delaware. Illinois, Wisconsin, the Pacific Coast
and from many parts OF the south, indicating that
strong
or the 1ew York delegation his only doubt is as
TO Mr; Hewitt, but that gentleman, he states, has
tod hm that II he cannot support him he will give
good reasons for it.
The price OF whisky was lowered two cents in
Cincinnati yesterday by order of the manager OF
The whisky pool
IL THE COURT IN GENERAL TERM to-day the case
OF Jones agt Smith WAS taken up-Messrs. Crit
tenien and Mackey for pl.iintifr, and Mr. Rsding-
ton for defendant
The JEANETTE COURT OF INQUIRY will recon-
vene at the Navy department next Friday morn
Ing. Com. Temple as president: Commander Nc
Naif and Lieut. Wainwright, judge advocate, will
compose the court The survivors of the Jeanette
no have just returned from Siberia will De exam
fned.
To BE EXAMINED FOR PROMOTION. Ed
ward B. Mosely, j. O. Skinner and Marcus E.
Taylor, assistant surgeons, have been ordered be-
fore the medical examining board at New York
for examination for promotion.
INTERNAL REVENUE DECISION. commissioner
Raum says he concurs in the recent decision of
Judge Acheson at PittSburg, Pa, IN the case of
the United States for alleged violation OF section
1868 r. 9 The commissioner holds that a duly
quanned dealer In tobacco, who fully complies
with all the forms OF law in making sales from an
o1lsin II factory package. cannot be legally held
responsible for the acts OF any person who NAV
make purchases from him.
THE New CRUlsERs.-The views of the naval
advisory board as to the general features In the
designs for the 900 ton cruisers and the dispatch
boat have been concurred in by the chiefs OF the
bureaus OF steam engneering, construction and
repair and Ordna nee.
VESSEL AsHORE-The signal corps station at
Hatteras, N. c., reports that the schooner L. NJ
Thomas, Weeks master, lumber laden, from Wash
ington, n. c. TO Penn Grove, Nj, parted both ca
0es @ On the night OF Of the seth inst and went ashore
aud four men landed with their own boat
AFRAID OF HIS AvOIRDUPOIa Ia-Ex-Senator David
Davis realizes that his pOnderous weight is an
element OF danger requiring .eternal vigilance"
to guard against possible crash He Is as care.
fui about putting his foot forward where the
ground Is unknown as an elephant and is always
He never wanted anybody else In with him when
going up or down In the Senate, but IL there was
4 crowd ready 10 enter, the Senator would stand
his 800 and odd pounds with a number OF pas
sengers. He would push into the Car hurriedly
ana say to the conductor: "Now do go right on:
don't wait for anybody else" II one OF the bells
rang he would catch the conductor BY the arm
and and, say implorinsly, Don't take on anybody
else; IL IS positively dangerous. you know. The
thing might break down." The Senators knew of
Judge Davis, nervousness, and some OF them used
TO lOHow him in group and crowd In with him to
enjoy his anxiety, and the expression OF relief
with which he would step out OF the car. at
last
Gov. BUTLER AND THE SOLDIERS HOME AC-
coUNTs-TRe Treasury department has fur
nished statement about the alleged discrepancy
IN IN the accounts Of the National Soldiers Home
lt iS supposed that in the settlement
made between the officers Of the Home and Gen.
Butter, at the exl iration OF his term as
treasurer, $1,000 which was paid to the east
ern branch OF the home, but afterwards returned,
was was not charged back as having been returned.
Gen. Butier turned over to his successor the bal
ancc on hand as shown by that settlement, but IL
Ine ABOVE suppositon shall prove to be correct 1t
WIN Or necessary for him to turn over the $4,000
Ia auiitlon 10 what was then understood to be the
balance. Gen. Butler has expressed his readiness
10 pay over Whatever balance is found to be due.