Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-03-21
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal
revenue &2S5 ,O42: customs, S561,1O1

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-1nternal
revenue, $2s5 ,o42: customs, s561,1 ,1O1.
MADAME ARLINE's SEIZED GooDs-The
United States district attorney at Chicago has
made q report to the solicitor Of the Treasury
on the case of Madame Airline, whose goods
were seized at Chicago for nOn-payment of Gus
toms duties. He recommends the acceptance
Of her offer TO pay $500, and the amount of the
duties, about 81 ,OOO in compromise of the gov
ernment claim against her.
Mr.. MILLS CHARGES AGAINST Ex-CoMM1s-
sIoNER EvANs.-Now that Mr.. Walter Evans,
ex-commissioner of internal revenue, is out of
Office, it is not expected that Secretary Manning
Will take any action with reference to the
S charges pref preferred d against him by Mr.. Mills,
1nemctency, favOritism and misapprOpriation
ofgovernment property.
FENCES ON PUBLIC LANDs.-It is understood
that Secretary Lamar will shortly take steps to
enforce the law enacted by the last Congress,
providing for the removal of the fences built
ABOUT public lands by western cattle raisers.
To BE TRANsFERRED.-It is understood that
Dir. j. s. Bolway, an ex-clerk of the White
House, will be transferred to the War depart
ment under civil service rule % as amended.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day
were the Vice President, Senators Beck jack
son and friends Sawyer, Voorhees, and ex-Sena-
tor Mcdonald, Gibson and delegation, and Ran
som, Secretary Manning, Attorney General
sesfsss srsgs ho Ecs Garn
and friends, eX- Representative Wilson, w. Va;
Col Col J. W; Harper, Cincinnati; and Justice
SAID TO HAVE DECLINED THE RUSSIAN MIS-
s1oN.--It is reported that ex-senator Mcdonald
was offered the Russian mission and declined it.
THE NEW COMMISSIONER OF PATENrs-The
NJ nfIyf
was at the Patent office to-day for a short time.
1t is expected that he will qualify this after
noon and enter upon the discharge of his duties
on Monday.
THE FIRST POSTMASTER APPoINTED-Post-
master General Villas to-day made the first
appointment of a postmaster in the designation
Of j. n. Taylor postmaster at Lynchburg
Richardson recommended Mr.. Taylor.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES. - The
classification Of the clerks in the Interior de-
partment were extended by Secretary Teller, SO
as to bring under the civil service rules all en-
visions and watchmen and messengers. 1t is
probable that when the new heads of the
bureaus are appointed that they will report to
the Secretary the condition of the bureaus and
make what recommendations may occur to
them.
"THE UNKINDEsT CUT OF ALL" TO Mr.. HIG-
GINS comes In the form of published letter of
ex-Gov. John Lee Carroll to Senator German, con-
demnatory Of the former Whatever Higgins
M, his gravest offense to the opposition in
Maryland was his untiring and, as many say,
GnserTIpnlSTs political partisan work in 1873 IN
democracy more harm than any other political
struggle that ever occurred between parties in
our state. So the appointment clerk can well
say, with the great julius, "Et tu Brute"
TIE NEW FIRST CoNrRoLLER.-Judge Dur
ham, the newly-appointed first controller of the
Treasury, will take charge of his office early
next week. He has requested Judge Lawrence
TO serve until his arrival, and that gentleman
has consented to do SO.
CoUNTERFErrERs CAPTURED.-Chief Drum
mond, Of the secret service department, and his
men yesterday captured Harris Rodansky and
Joeeph. Kalpon, Polish Jews, at No. 50 Essex
ments used In counterfeiting, some Of which
we're constructed with surprising ingenuity.
une snnss ten cent mt counterfeit pieces to
ben-f3om on second floor, where the prisoners
carried on their work, and quantities of pure
copper and German silver were also seized.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Paymaster George H. Grit.
hng has been ordered to the Shenandoah per
steamer of April 1st Ensign Maurice L. Read
has been detailed from the Lackawanna and
ordered to duty in connection with the north
ern Alaska explorations. The leave of absence
OF Lieut. w. Il. Hostrand has been extended
until October 1st.'
THE OKLAHOMA BooMERs.-Gen. Hatch tele-
graphs the War department to-day that about
500 Of the Oklahoma ''boomers" have congre-
gated at Coneeville, Kansas, on the southern
border line, with the intention of moving into
the territory. He has sent force tG intercept
them.
RETIRING A COLONEL.-Colonel George p
Andrews, Of the 1st artillery, having reached
the age Of sixty-two years, will be placed on the
retired list tomorrow.
A BANKS Doors CLOsED.-The controller of
the currency is informed that the Schoharie
county national bank of Schoharie, NY, closed
its doors yesterday and is now in charge of a
national bank examiner.
REVIVAL OF OLD CAsEs.-One Of the features
OF the new administration in the Interior de.
partment, which is witnessed to a greater or
less extent at every change in the head of the
feated parties for rehearings in their cases. The
grounds upon which these rehearings are asked
is an alleged discovery Of new evidence, or an
alleged erroneous construction Of the law by
the former Secretary.
COPIES OF THE STAR of February 21 and
March and 8, in wrappers, duly stamped,
containing the full reports of the monument
celebration and the Inauguration ceremonies
and the ball, can be had at the counting room
~ any quantity. Price two cents-not inclu-
ding postage.
PERsoNAL.-The Chinese minister and his
suite are expected to return to Washington
next week from their official visit to Peru
Controller Cannon has returned from his visit
70 New Iork.-,-Mrs. NJ. A. Gibbons, l.. T.
Letter, E. Temple and N. J. Wheeler, OF Wash
ington, were registered in Jacksonville on
Thursday:-.Raflroad Commissioner Arm
strong and Senator'S Sabin and Hale were reg
istered II New York last night.-R. NJ. Pull
sifer, OF the Boston Herald, is visiting Florida.
Observation-Disclosures William, Of Germany,
will be 80 years old to-morrow.-Representa-
Mafronolitan MY MontmonoarrF,-' =, s'' .iio