Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-04
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-pAy.-Internal reve-
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THE PowHArAN left Key West this morning for
Carthagena.
THE wAcHusE1r sailed April 18th from Honolulu
for the Samoan Islands.
COMMODORE STEPHKN b. LUCE, commanding the
training squadron, has arrived here from Newport,
RI, and this morning had an interview with Sec
retary Chandler.
DIvIDEND.-The Controller Of the Currency has
declared dividend of per cent In favor OF the
creditors Of the Mechanics National Bank OF New
ark, N. j., making in all GO per cent paid to the
creditors, amounting in all to ST. 1870
THE CIVIL. SERVICE RULEs.-It is expected that
the rules OF the civil service commission as
amended by the President, will be completed to-
day, and be presented to the commissioners, as
we'll as the commission OF Mr. De b. Randolph
ke1m to be chief examiner.
SENATOR BECK, OF Kentucky, is preparing reply
to recent interviews on the subject OF the tariff
had with Senators Sherman and Morrill,.
THE OHIO PoT s1MMERrNa.-A letter received
from an Ohio democrat says that the great prob
ability Is that the democrats Will nominate Judge
Hoadley, Of Cincinnati, for governor, ana that
man Robinson, OF Kenton, will be nominated by
the republicans.
THE VACANT commssionership OF internal reve-
nue., 1t is now said, will certainly be filled next
week. Ex-Representatlves Burrows. of Michigan,
and Dunnell. OF mdiana,are applicants, the former
Cincinnati is the csnddste OF the n dstItnr ,u q.
terest. and Senator Logan has recommended Mr..
A c. Matthews, OF Illinois
Mr.. MuRcH READY TO 60 ON WITH THE HILL IN
vEsrIGATIoN.-In response to the communication
sent to Mr.. Murch yesterday concerning the Hill
investigation that gentleman called at the Treas
ury department. to-day and stated to MI. New,
chairman OF the investigating committee, that he
would be ready to go on with the Investigation in
day or two.
Too MUCH PAID FOR Salaries Controller Law
renee has examined the accounts OF the disburs.
ing officer OF the Freedmans hospital for the fiscal
year ending June 30th, 1882, and has discovered
that money appropriated for clothing has been
ton the OF hs estaI
has not been exceeded, yet more money has been
Raid for the salaries Of those connected with the
quence all excess OF that appropriation Will be
disalowed by Judge Lawrence in passing upon
the accounts. Judge Lawrence stated to-day that
he had no idea that there was any fraud In the
matter, but that it was illegal
CRookERs BR1GADE-Gen Belknap. president,
and Capt. H. H. Rood, secretary OF the Society OF
"Crocker's Iowa Brigade" composed of soldiers of
the 11th, 13th 10TH, and 10th regiments Iowa VOL
unteers, announce that the second annual reunion
Will De neld at Cedar Rapids Iowa, September 28
and q, 1893. This brigade was in the 4th division.
l7th corps, and fought at Shiloh, Corinth, Iuka
Yicksburg, Atlanta, Bentonville, sc. Gov. Sher-
man, Of Iowa, soldier Of the 18th Iowa win
deliver the address
No DEMAND FOR ExrRADIrIoN- is learned at
haf
received for the extradlton OF any Irshmen in the
United States who have recently been accused of
crime In Ireland; so OF course there IS truth In
the London rumor that this government has con-
The New York Herald correspondent here tele.
graphs that he has authority to state that there
m pe to no OF 6y this
this country to murder some one In England, even
II the evidence sustains the charge; that warrants
for the arrest Of Sheridan, Walsh and lyman Will
be issued II they demanded, but II the extrad-
ton m OF these parties is asked the United states
vii, VII insist upon certified copy Of the Indictment
tions on which such Indictment is found. II the
evidence required by the extraditon treaty is not
writes the Herald CORRESPONDENTS, for for saying that
not one OF the parties will be surrendered.
GEN. GEO. B. MCCLELLAN, being obliged to 20 to
distant part OF the country, has written letter
courteously declining the honor of responding to
quet of the Society OF the Army OF the Potomac, to
be held here on the 18th inst.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Commander N H. Farauhar,
detached from the Naval Academy, 14th inst, and
ordered to command the practice ship ConsteIla-
ton, 18th inst. Lieut. Commander Horace Elmer.
Lleuts John T. Nerrel, Duncan Kennedy, Robert
G. Peck, VIM. p. Clason and Frank II. Holmes.
Ensign A e. Culver, Pay Inspector l. G. Billings,
Assistant Surgeon Oliver Diehl and Chaplain A. A.
McAltster, from the Naval Academy, 18th inst
and ordered TO the practice ship Constellation.
commander Charles D. Slgsbee, from the Naval
academy, 14th iLst, and ordered to command the
Urlel Sebree, VIM. II. Turner, John H. Bull and
Thomas b. Howard, Ensigns H. c. Gearing and
WIN. Fuilam and Passed Assistant Surgeon w. A.
McClurg, from the Naval Academy, on 14th tnst
and ordered to the Dale Ensign X. p. Schwerin,
ordered to duty In the coast survey. Chaplain
VIM ii. Stewart, to the training ship Minnesota,
18th inst
PERsONA1~-Assistant Secretary French, OF the
Treasury Department, has gone to Fortress Mon
roe, for brief stay.-Mr. James c. Pilling chief
clerk OF the Q. 8. Geological Survey, has returned
to the city from the Pacific coast-Mr John w.
Foster. the new United States Minister to Spain,
viii sail for Europe with his family on Thursday
next-Dr. and Mrs. G. Palmer, OF Washington,
Herald In Paris NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Aldrch is
at the Arlington:-Dr. Franck Hyatt and family
nave gone to Fortress Monroe for q stay OF a
week District Attorney Corkhill returned to
tne city this morning from New YOrk.-Chief
Clerk Tweedale, OF the War Department, has gone
" fnliadeiphla' 10 De gone for few days.
The Alexandria Aqueduct Tax.
BILL OF THE COMPANY FOR AN INJUNCTION AGAINST