Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-03-18
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAy.-Internal reye-
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! GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-pAY.-Internal reye-
nue., s19s, ,ss5 25; customs, s510sO4.7a
| AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House TODAY
| were Senators Wilson, Sabin, Manderson. Palmer
and Pike, and Representatives Bruce, Burleigh,
Cutcheon. Horr, Wilson Qowal, Cook Qowal,
rage; Murray, Ray N. ~, O'Neill, Washburn
and Sng1Ser
| APPEALS FROM CUSTOMS DECIsIoNs.-The Treas
ury department is in receipt OF large number OF
appeals from the decisions OF customs officers In
tile new larf act relating to the duty on charges.
over 5000 appeals, mostly from New York We're
received yesterday. They are based on the recent
opihioh OF the Attorney General on this subject
EARLY START OF THE GREELY SEARCH ExpE-
plTloS-The Navy department Will endeavor to
start tne Greely search expedition early as prac-
| tlcable. With this view, Secretary Chandler has
directed the different bureaus of the department to
MAKE ther respective preparations, that, If pos
SIDE the Bear Will be able to sail from New York
Dy lhe 23t or April. the ThetS by the 1st of May
| ana the Alert 10y the 10th OF May. All the vessels
| Will proceed direct to ST. Johns, n. F.
THE ARCTIC STEAMER ALERT Is to be commanded
by commander Geo. w. Coffin, who has signfed
MS acceptance OF that position. Commander Coffin
Is at present on duty at san Francisco as light
mouse inspector. but he Will be detached from that
duty on the 3lst OF March. His relief is now with
MIN at San Francisco
REAR ADMIRAL A. X. HUGHES telegraphs to the
Secretary OF the Navy his arrival at San Francisco
| this morning in the L. S. flagship Hartford
Admiral Hughes Will turn over the command OF the
racine station to Commodore Upshur on the 3lst
| March.
IHE APPROPRIATION for printing for the Navy
department for the current fiscal year exhausted
and the hydrographic Office has been compelled to
| suspend the issue Of notices to mariners and the
in ari fn
tle maritime trade. Congress has been asked to
make a deficiency appropriation.
SECRETARY CHANDLER, Commodore Walker and
the members OF the naval board OF inspection left
the navy yard this afternoon the Tallapoosa for
Norfolk to inspect the Osspee, which is ready for
cruise To the ASiatic station. The party will re-
turn'tO W aslington In Il few days
IHE REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE HEADQUARTERs-
The building at the corner OF Vermont avenue and
ii street. formerly occupied by the Metropolitan
| Club, has been rented by the republican congress
siolitl executive campaign committee. The COM
mlttee has already taken Possession and will make
It's headquarters there during the campaign.
| COMMITTEE OF the Union Veteran association of
Maryland yesterday invited the President and his
Cablnet and number Of other distinguished resi-
dents o! Washington to attend the 10Th annual
| banquet OF the association on the 9Th OF April
ME Robert Garrett authorized the committee to
place special Train at the disposal OF their invited
guests.
| CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS IN THE SOUTHWEST
Civil Service Commissioner Ihoman will leave about
April 10th to superintend examinations to be held
In Texas and Arkansas. These will be the first ex-
alilhatlonS held In that section OF the country. An
examination viii be held AT Galveston, Texas, April
18th; at Austin, April 18th; ut Dallas, April 22l:
ana at Little Rock, Ark. April 25th.
| GEN. MACkESzIE's SUCCEssoR.-Secretary Lincoln
said to-day that the retirement OF General Mac
kenzie had been delayed because 1t was thought
best to walt until the President was prepared to ap-
thought, In IL very short time. There seems to be
no doubt that Col David y Stanley. twenty second
infantry VIII be appointed to succeed General Mac
kenZie as brgadier general
COL c. c. GILBERT, seventeenth infantry having
| reached the age OF sixty-twO years, asks TO be
placed on the retired list OF the army.
| NAVAL ORDERs-Leut. Commander Charles H.
! Pendlcton ordered to examination for promotion:
Chief Engineer G. j. Burnap, to duty in charge OF
the engineers stores at the Portsmouth, n H.,
navy yard Passed Assistant Engineer John Van
Hoienberg to duty connected with the steam
cutters being built by Messrs. Hereschotr d CO.. at
Bristol, H. L.; Chief Engineer f. j. Whitaker de-
| tached from duty at the Portsmouth. \. H.. navy
yard. and placed waiting orders leave OF Passed
Assistant Engineer Henry Herwig extended six
months, with permission TO remain abroad
The City Post Office.
PROPOSED LOCATION OF THE NEW BUILDING ON THE
CENTER MARKET RESERVATION.
Messrs. Malone and Stoc.slager, chalrmen, re-
spectivey, OF the Senate and House committees on
pubic buildings and ground. nave been appointed
a subcommittee TO look into the matter of q site
for the proposed city post Office building. They as
well as the members Of the committees OF both
Houses, favor the location OF the building Oh the
public reservation just off OF PENNSYLVANIA avenue
ana adjoining Center market. MeSSrS. Mahone and
StockSlager are to consult with the District Com
missioners with regard 70 The selection or this site
and II they approve II there IS every reason to be-
lieve that ground will be definitely chosen. The
plan Is TO take the entire reservation With the ey-
cepti0n OF the eastern end-that part east of the
bridge In order to have room for building large
enough the little triangle at the northwest corner
OF the reservation will be included in the Site to-
gether with that portion OF Louisiana avenue run
ming between the two sections OF the reservation
Both committees are unanimously in favor OF making
an appropriation for city post Office building and
majority think that 1t ought to be located on a
pubic reservation. Some OF the members hold that
IL would be better to purchase site than to fill up
one ol the parks, but they do not propose to jeopar
die the appropriation by insisting upon this point
The indications are that appropriation for this
much needed building viii be made at this session
OF Congress.