Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-31
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reye-
nue., s326, ,s59.7l; customs. $3.50. .s1S.65.

Battle, detached from the coast survey steamer
Galena and placed on waiting orders; Capt. Geo A.
Stevens. granted leave Of absence for six months
from 18th February. The leave of Passed Assistant
Engineer Chas. H. Manning extended six months.
APPOINTED BY THE PREsIDENT-The President
has appointed surgeon General Robert Murray, Of
the army, to be visitor to the government hospital
for the insane until July 1st. 1885, to I'll the un-
expired term Of the late surgeon General Chas H.
crane He has also appointed Thos +. PIunkett, OF
oonnectlcut, alternate, To the worlds Industrial
Cotton Centennial Exposition OF 1884, upon the
recommendation of the governor OF Connecticut
ANOTHER DELEGATION from Dakota to URGE the
passage OF the bill to divide that territory and
make state Of the southern half will soon arrive
In Washington.
SECRETARY FoLGER returned to Washington this
morning.
1HE unlted States consul at Colon reports the
departure OF the schooner Theresa A. Kennedy, OF
New Orleans, La, from the port OF San Andreas
without her papers, and that Henry King, the
master, has absc0nded with the cargo belonging to
the charterer, Jose a. Cespedes, OF Colon, intend
Ing to take il to the United states The Treasury
department directs custom officers to report to the
department. the arrival OF the vessel, or any in
formation as TO her whereabouts and to take the
proper steps to detain her until further instruc-
tions-"
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House to-
day were General Sheridan and Gen. Tonkins;
representatives Wadsworth, Brainard, Reed, Hen
oerSon Uowa), Lawrence, Brewer, Poland, Chase
and curry, with Mr.. Robb OF Arizona.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY NEWS SucCEssoR-sen-
ator Harrison and Representative Peelle, OF Ind.
called upon the President yesterday, and 1t is
understood, recommended Mt. A. D. Lynch, OF In
diana TO succeed Mr.John CNew as Assistant Sec
retary OF the Treasury.
SENATOR GoRMN has filed petition at the Post
Office department for the establishment of post
office at Hoods Store Howard county Nd on the
line or the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
CONTRACTS for supplying furniture for different
custom-houses have been awarded as follows
Hersee & Co., OF Buffalo, for the PHILADELPHIA
building, at 1880: A. II. Andrews & Co.. OF Chicago
for the st. Louis building at $2S 23 Robert Mitch
ell. OF Cincinnati, for the same building at sI5147
ahd Hersee & Co., for the SanduSky building, at
S9iO
OCHILTREE FOR ARTHUR-Hon. Thomas p Ochil-
tree, the statesman aud traveller, has at last de-
cided to unfold the flag for Arthur. 81 am for
hn, said he to an admiring group last night,
"because he has made a fairly satisfactory Presi-
dent and because the business men don't want any
change. The President OF this country doesn't need
To De man or great qualities and convictions. A
negative man Will do for the place well enough"
''Ihen suppose Hayes negative qualities pleased
MI OchiltIee. with Texan oath. she did not sir
man who drinks lemonade has entirely too much
negative about him. The President OF this United
States must take whisky or water-either one thing
or the other-Straight."
THE REMAINS OF GEN. ORD.-Tne President has
received the bill providing for the removal OF the
remains OF the late Gen. L. O. c. Ord from Cuba to
this city.
THE FIRST CONTROLLERS OFFICE will be closed at
noon Tomorrow to allow the clerks to attend the
funeral OF Mrs Judge Tarbel.
INTEREST CHECKS. Treasurer Wyman TO-DAY
mailed checks to pay interest due February 1st as
follows: On three per cent loan G.192 checks rep
resentng s19s6S56 on 365 bonds OF District Of Co
lumbia, 53l checks, representing s1s7,s4S.
THE WEEKLY STAR for this week is now ready
for mailing; price, three cents per copy It is a
large elght-page paper, OF flfty-six columns, cut
pasted and folded, and will be sent anywhere in
the United states and Canada, postpaid, for one
dollar year.
PERsoNAI--CoL Emil Frey, the Swiss Minister
here, has gone to New York-Register Ramsdei
is again laid up With rheumatism. widow of
Gen. Custer Is spending the winter in Detroit the
guest OF her late husbands sister, Mrs. Calhoun.
1ersa Mam W sa1asr Of was
cock returned to New York yesterday from his
western Tsa a. and southern Governor
ant Adj jutant General McKeever is confined to his
house by a severe cOld.-The Illness OF eX-Ser-
geant-at-Arms Thompson is so severe and pro-
tracted as to seriously alarm his friends
DakOtans in Town.
WHAT THEY WANT
A number OF the most prominent and Influential
citizens OF Dakota are in Washington now in be-
half Of the interests OF that Territory Among those
here are Hon X. F. Pettigrew and Judge W. w
BrOOkings, of Sioux Falls Judge G. C. Moody; B. G.
Caultield, r. c. Lake, Judge Luce and Mr.. Roman,
OF Deadwood; Mr.. OTenbach, of Custer; Mr.. Day,
OF Springfield; Mr.. Smith, OF the Huron Times; MIR.
Green, OF Chamberlain; Mr.. John r. King, OF the
chamberlain Register, and MI. Wells, OF Pierre.
Those gentlemen are all warmly In favor Of state
hood. and OF a division OF the Territory; and the
Black Hills and Missouri river representatives are
further interested In advocating the opening OF the
Sioux Indian reservation by which railroad facili-
ties can be extended to DeadwOOd TO the great ad-
vantage OF the Black Hills mining, farming and
manufacturing interests, which are now suffering
seriously from the heavy rates OF and ncOn
venence or access.
1t Is urged In behalf Of statehood for south Da-
kota and division OF the Territory, that the inter-
estS OF the northern and southern portions d.
verse; that division is required by the immense
aTs of tine pna4 that anS the 9Sn po
wonderful rapldty) is sufficient to justify division
and statehood South Dakota, they say, has the
enormous area OF sO,OOO.G0O square miles, mostly
arabic, and the rest good grazing country. The
mining resources OF the Black Hills are as good as
any in the country Southern Dakota has already
1.429 miles OF railroad completed, costing $35 OOO-
900, or at the rate OF S25 600 mile. These railroads
We're built without a dollar in money or lands from
government something no other territory can
boast OF. No other part Of the national domain
ever SO neglected, and is thriving so well.
The total valuation OF property In southern Dakota
Is now }167 900 900.
Members OF this Dakota representation say that
they do not ask for admission until the next ses-
sion OF Congress, and are Indifferent whether ad-
m1tted under the constitution made at Sioux Falls
ana raLed oy the people, or under an enabling act
passed by Congress-
The Flathead Indians.
TWO CONFERENCES WITH SECRETARY TELLER.
Chief Charles and his delegation OF Flat