Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-03-06


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Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Interna
revenue, S4O5.319.43; customs, 1914 ,931.29
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND SIGNS GEN. GRANr's
s COMMIssIoN.-The first official act of President
Cleveland was the nomination of his cabne
| officers. The second was to sign the commits
sion Of q. S. Grant as an officer on the retired
| list of the army with the rank of general. The
commission was signed early this morning. II
esea nave ht the Slgmatnrt M
| White House until this morning.
ASSISTANT SECRETARIES OF THE TREASURY
1t seems to be generally understood that Mr.
| Chas. s. Fairchild, of New York city, formerly
| attorney general of the state, will shortly be
appointed Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
| to succeed Mr.. French. Mr.. BissellS, O.
Albany, is mentioned as Mr.. Coons successor
SENATOR LAMAR, the new Secretary of the
Interior, was at the department to-day for g
short time.
MESsRs. JOHNS AND EASToN, stenographers
of this city, have been designated as the official
| reporters of the Wales court-martial, which is
to assemble at the Navy department next Mon
| day.
| Mr.. SAML j. RANDALL will go to Fort Mon.
roe in a few days to spend week or two in re-
| cuperating, after the immense strain he has
suffered on account of the labor with the appro
priations bill. He has not yet settled down to q
rest, and is terribly worn.
VIVIAN BRENT, Of Maryland, has been pro
NOTED in the office of the assistant attorney
general, DEPARTMENT of the Interior, from
$1 500 to 1000
PROMOTIONS IN THE PENSION OFFIcE.-Mrs.
| Mary II. Harrison, of New York, 81 900 to
81 2OO John j. Durkin, of Illinois, Mrs. Lima r.
bingham, of Massachusetts, and Miss Lesscelles
Grandy, OF North Carolina. 5000 to 81 900.
THE PRESIDENTS VALEr-Alexander Pow
ell, who President Arthur's valet during
his occupancy of the White House, was on Tues
day appointed to position in the railway mail
service. Powell S successor at the White House,
named Sinclair came with the President from
Albany. He is very light, and does not look
like q cOlOred man. The regular messengers
and employees of the White House are on the
civil service expressions
AN ADDRESS TO THE PRESIDENT IN GAELIC.
Capt. Thos. D. Norris, late of the 10th regi-
ment, New York volunteers, Corcoran Irish
Legion, went to the White House yesterday and
congratulated President Cleveland in an adj
dress IN the Irish language. Capt. Norris pre-
sented the President with an engrossed copy of
the address,, printed i'll both English and
Gaelic.
CHARLES A. p. COady, pupil of Baltimore
city college, has been nominated to the Secre-
tary of the Navy for prominent as a cadet to
the naval academy.
A CADET DISNIIsSED.-Naval Cadet ]. L.
Knarnschild, of Wisconsin, has been dismissed
from the naval academy for taking from the
books his answers at recitatons. He will en-
deaVor to be reinstated.
SINCE the President has shown his apprecia-
tion of duties faithfully performed by retaining
Assistant Secretary Pruden, it is the general
impression that Hfr. G. NJ. Hendley will be sim
ilarly treated. During Arthurs entire term
Mr.. Hendley Il valuable assistant to Private
Secretary Phillips, and Col. Lamont would
appreciate his services.
PERsONAL.-Hon Vim. f. NiblacE. one of the
Justices of the Supreme Court OF Indiana is
visiting Washngton.-E. H. Butler, of the
Buffalo Ne,cs, is at NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Eustis,
OF Louisiana, is quartered at the Arlington
Messrs. II. A. Dodd. of the Nashville World,
and Otho /. Powell. editor OF the Garrett Und.)
merly a resident of Washington. now conduc-
| tor Of the Lafayette Nnd) Sunday Times, is in
the city for q visit of some time.-Governor
fattiSOn, of Pennsylvania, accompanied by
General Hartranit and General Beaver. called
on the PRESIDENT estertay.-EX-Delegat
Captain Huddleston. of Minnesota: Col.
HanlOn, of Gov. StOncman's staff state of Cali
fornia; +. NJ. Browne, eX-Inember of the Illinois
legislature; Thomas sun. OF Wyoming Terri
tory, and j. T. Taylor, Of Indiana, came on as a
party to attend the inauguration ball. and are
making short stay in the city. to enjoy the
other attractions of the national capital
The President and the Civil Service.
DRESS.
The few members of the late Congress lineer-
ing about the Capitol yesterday were discussing
the crowd in the city at the inaugural cere-
monies, which they all spoke of as the largest
and most orderly they had seen, and talking of
Clevelands inaugural, which all agreed was
very able. The democrats generally approve of
1t. The expressions with relation to the civil
| service are taken to mean just what they de-
clare, and though the entire party will not be
pleased at the position Mr.. Cleveland has taken
there is very strong element among the mem,
bers prepared TO support him. Mr. Hewitt, of
Alabama, says the party will have to support
him. His administration, they say, will he con-
Quoted upon business principles, and this il;
what the country demands. Mr.. Ermantrout,
of Pennsylvania, thinks the democrats will be
| satisfied.
Mr.. Boyle says he thinks Mr. Cleveland means
Just what he says and will carry it out. He
merely clerical forces in the departments at
Washington, but says the people will demand
that changes be made in the places more di-
| rectly in contact with the people, where the
present officials are bitter partisans. The post
offices, coilectorships. etc, will generally be
ion, and whatever dissatisfaction it creates in
the minds OF some of the politicians, they say