Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-04-15
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-Internal
revenue, 1927 1854; customs, S642, 2,9O1.
SECRETARY MANNING resumed his duties at
the Treasury department this morning, and
found large amount of work, which had accu-
mulated in his absence, awaiting his considera-
tion. Vice President Hendricks and a number
or Senators and Representatives called upon
MIN during the day.
Posi- OFFICE PAPER-Gen. Hazen, the Third
Assistant Postmaster General has returned
from trip east, where he has been inspecting
paper manufactures and securing samples of
paper for the next letting, which occurs this
month.
MARSHAL WRIGHT'S DEPUTIES.-First Con.
troller Durham, of the Treasury, has given an
opinion in regard to the accounts of Lot Wright,
United States marshal for the southern district
OF Oh1o, for expenses incurred in conducting the
electlon for members of Congress in Cincinnati
In october, 1884. The account is mostly for the
payment of deputy marshals. The controller
uecI1es tnat some OF the deputies were Illegally
employed and that some are entitled to pay
ment.
THE COMMISSIONER of Agriculture will 20
to Boston on the 9th inst. to look into the pro-
posed removal of the cattle quarantine from
Waltham to LittletOn, Mass. He will be &C
companied by Dr. Salmon, chief of the bureau
OF animal industry, and Mr.. y. d. LaDow, his
private secretary.
LIEUT.. PARDEE DIsAPPEARs.-A telegram
to the New York Sun from Buffalo, April IA,
says: "Lieut. Julius H. Pardee, U. s. A., who
has been stationed at Fort Porter for the past
year, has disappeared. 1t is said he ran in debt
ana sold his pay for the same month to two
parties. He is supposed to have fed to Can
ada"
CnNNJCcrnNyS
day signed the commissions of twenty post
masters who were nominated and confirmed
during the special session of the Senate Among
the number was the commission of Henry G.
Pearson, to be postmaster at New York city.
GETTYSBURG BATTLE FIELD.-J. H. Stine,
historian of the first army corps; Col. ]. R.
Thompson and Major n B. Prentice have gone
10 Gettysburg to prepare for the ceremonies
there on the 4th and 5th Of May.
ARMY ORDERs.-Leave of absence for twenty
days is granted Major Samuel NJ. Whitside,
9TH cavalry. The general courts martial con-
vened at Davids' island, New York harbor; Co
lumbus barracks Ohio, and jefferson barracks
Missouri, are dissolved
THE CHARGES AGAINST PAYMAsTER GEN'L
Whitney has not decided
whether the investigation of the charges against
Paymaster General Smith shall be made by q
court of inquiry or by IA private examination
IT is probable that he will put the investigation
in the hands of Mr.. Calhoun, the professional
expert accountant who is now engaged in max
ing general examination of the methods of
doing business in the department..
THE ALERT, which was presented to the
United States by the English government to
be used on the Greedy relief expediti on, will
start from New York next week, commanded
by Commander Coffin for Halifax, where she
will be turned over to the English government
with the thanks of Congress. She will be
manned by abOuf thirty officers yrhn
will return by the regular steamers. There is
talk in Canada of sending the Alert on the Hud-
son bay expedition.
THE NEW MINISTER TO RoME.-Owing 10
some misgivings as to the reception by King
Humbert of Hon. A. NJ. Kelley, recently ap-
pointed minister to Italy, owing to his denunci-
ton of the Italian occupation of Rome, q COM
mittee Of the gentlemans friends in Richmond
have been appointed to draw up resolutions
showing the propriety of the appointment. Mr..
Kelley will sail for Rome on the 29th inst He
VIII be banQueted at Richmond before his de-
parture.
IT Is SAID that Secretary Manning, who re-
turned to the city little after four yesterday
afternoon, had a long conference with the
President last night, during which he discussed
Treasury department at once. He is said to
have taken the position that some of the heads
OF bureaus should be replaced by democrats
without delay.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day
were Secretary Lamar, Minister McLane and
Mr.. Augustus Jay; Senators Jackson, Camden
and Call and friends; ex-senator Ross, of Kan
sas; Representatives Taylor, of Tenn; Foran
Harmer and Dr. q. .. CLAWS, Cole and g. S.
Griffith. Of Baltimore; Barbour, Holman and
friends; ErmentrOut, MatsOn and Springer
with a delegation; Mr.. Isaac Bell, minister to
the Netherlands; Commissioner OF Pensions
D.. church of the Holy Trinity, New York
Joseph Donnersberger and Jas. S. Healey, of
Chicago: d. F. Clark, of Buffalo; Rev. CHI. Pow
Newport. KY. L.G.Scllstedt, New York; Fred'k
Shonnard and Jas. w .Pendergast; Henry Exall,
Richmond, and Rufus Magee, and Col. r. j.
Bright and Minister ). :. Cox.
NAVAL ORDERs-Lieut. Commander John ].
Brice and Lieuts. Z. W. Bridge, John A. Norris,
w. f. B. Delehay and John 3. Collins have been
ordered to hold themselves in readiness for or
ders to the IroquoiS. Capt. Joseph n. Miller will
be detached from special duty at New York the
29th instant, and ordered to command the re-
ceiving ship Wabash the 3Oth instant Capt r.
NJ. Bunce will be detached from the command
ofthe receiving ship Wabash, the 3Oth instant
and and placed J., on waiting orders; Commander
at New York the 18th instant, and ordered to
command the Greely relief steamer Alert the
from the New Hampshire the 18th instant, and
ordered 10 the Alert the 18th instant Lieut.
n. X. Usher will be detached from duty in the
bureau OF equipment and recruiting the 18th
instant. and ordered to the Alert the 18th in
slant. Lieut.. c. H. Amsden will be detached
from duty at the Nautical Almanac office the
18th instant, and ordered to the Alert the 18th
instant. Chief Engineer F. A. Wilson has been
detached from duty at the Boston navy yard,
and placed on waiting orders. Passed Assist
ant Surgeon +. H. Green will be detached from
the museum of hygeine the 18th instant and
ordered to the Alert the 18th instant. Passed
Assistant Engineer George II. Kearney will be
detached from the New York navy yard the
18th instsat, and ordered to the Alert the 18th
instant. The sick leave of absence of Surgeon
w. j. Simon has been extended three months
SENATOR MORRILLS PARTY.-Senator Morrill,
celebrated his seventy-fifth birthday last even
ing. According to his usual custom he gathered
his friends about him and received their congrat-
He gave dinner to some of his closest
and later held a reception. Among the
guests were: The Vice President and Mrs. Hen
bricks, Chief Justice and Mrs Waite, Mr.. Blaine,
Justice and Mrs. Blatchford, the Russian Min
lister and Mrs. de Struve, Minister PendletOn,
Gen. and Mrs. Drum, Rev. and Mrs. Sunder-
land, Senator and Mrs. Van Wyck, the Secre-
tary of State and Miss Bayard, Judge Wylie
Judge and Mrs. Macarthur, Senator and Mrs
Conger Senator Jackson, Senator and Mrs.
Cockrell, Mr.. and Mrs. Letter, Senator and Mrs
Dolph, Justice Harlan, Hon. Horatio G.
Burchard, the Misses Foster, Waite, Adds and
Woods, Mrs. Halbert E. Paine, ex-senator ard
Mrs POmerOy, Gen. Van Vliet, Senator and Mrs
Call, Judges Adds and Drake, Controller Can
non, Justice and Mrs. Woods, and Senator and
Mrs. Butler.
DEFECTIVE VENTILATION IN THE SUB-BAsE-