Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-14
Washington News and Gossip.

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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-pAY-Internal
revenue, $424, ,992: customs, $54e 2sO.
PRoHoTIoNs.-Thomas II. Baldwin, Of Penn
| sylvania, has been promoted in tho division OF
accounts, general land office. from $1,000 to
$1,SO0, and w. Fl. Grigsby, of Alabama from
81 400 to 81 900.
| THE SMITH COURT OF INoUIRY.-Chas. NJ.
ioung, butter merchant, was before the
smith naval court Of inquiry to-day, and ex-
anined with relation to contracts tor butter for
the navy.
THE CABINET MEETING.-Secretaries Endi.
cott and Whitney were both absent from the
CABINET meeting to-day.
RED CLOUDS SUPPORT LEAVING HIM-The
understanding among the troublesome Indians
was that on Red Clouds return q new agent
was TO accompany him, and in case a new agent
ula not come the Indians would no longer sus.
tam Red Cloud in bis opposition to the schools,
PATCH says that Red sS Torn ney snd
| Calico are sub-chiefs hitherto prominent In up
| holding Red Cloud in his INSTRUMENTATION, aud
Clouds local council, and was consequently
tLnt htoWn E away" or dep9sed as sqb-chief, and
snoacSaS snos Snlco anu aorh be!ly made splendid
ment-indicates that Red Clouds support is
leaving him, and he will rapidly take his
| proper place among the minority US q relic of
| AN ALLEGED RECOGNITION OF DEMOCRATIC
DISCoSTEST.-The circular Of the Postmaster
General to the members OF the Ohio congress
sional delegation, which is mentioned else
where, Is regarded as significant, because it is
construed to be = recognition OH the part OF the
| in the party at the slowHess with which
changes are made 1t is considered to be an Of
M acial declaration of the Willingness OF the ad-
ministration to make changes us faS: as poSsi-
bic. and the method to be followed is pointed
out.
AMONG TIE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day
were Vice President Hen bricks, Senators Kenna
and Mcpherson; ex-senator Wallace, Voorhees,
aud Representative Henley aud Chief Justice
and and Of
fnd s moY " 1na Mstsen Of
Towarda, Pa; George F. Foster, L. ". Johnson,
sc. Andrews and $. d. Andrews, of Maine;
heyy Mr a. Nv g. cSr Ynr DenHver Ma1aS Ns
| Auditor NcCaimont, X. F. Flower.
| PLATE PRINTERS AND ESGRAvEns FUR.
LoUGHED.-Another extensive furlough has
taken place at the bureau Of engraving and
| printing which inclUdeS sixty plate printers
aud their assistants and eight engravers. This
Is the first time in number Of years that q fur.
Tough has effected the engraving division TO SO
great an extent.
| COLLECTOR RoBERTso,'s SucCEssoR-A dis
| patch from Albany to the New York Times
says: "It is rumored In democratic circles that
Mayor A. Eleecker Banks will be appointed col
iect0r OF the port OF New York when Judge
| Robertson : term expires. and that he has pri-
NateIy received notice Of his selection for the
| place.
COL SIIAs CR1sPIN, ordnance department,
Is relieved from duty at New York city, and as
signed to the command of the Frankford arse
nal, Philadelphia, June 1st.
A BOARD oE ORDNANCE OFFICERS, consisting
Of Col. Thomas G. Bayler, Lieut.. Col. A. r. Buf.
fington and Major George W. Mckee has been
ordered to meet at New York arsenal, 10th in
w. Reilly, First Lieut.. II. ". Lyon First Lieut..
Charles ". Whipple and First Lieut. Andrew
II. Russell.
AN ARMY DELEGATION, consisting Of Surgeon
General Murray, Inspector General Baird, AS.
sistant Adtt Gen.O. l.. Greene, Gen. II. j. Hunt
Gen. Ayres and Lieut.. Col. Hudson, called upon
The Persistent Yesterday and ureeu the rcteu.
tion of Miss sumner, daughter of Gen. Sumner,
us postmaster at Charlottesville.
THE ASHES Of Major Lyford, recently Gre
mated at Lancaster, Pa, arrived here this morn
ing. They were conveyed to Arlington cemc-
tery for Int ntermcnt detail Of six soldiers from
the barracks acted as escort to the remains.
BANK ExAMINERs.-The controller of the
currency yesterday appointed Robert Z. James
Of Easton. Pa, to be = national bank examiner.
lie hes been assigned to duty in the eastern
district Of Pennsylvania. The resignation OF
=. &. Owen, bank examiner fOs the district of
Kansas and Nebraska, has been received and
accepted
Hon. BAYLIss W. HANNA will not go to Per-
sia, as first intended, but will be sent to the
Argentine Republic. to succeed Hon. Thomas
o. Osborne. The delicate health OF Mrs. Hanna
| Is said to have accustomed the change.
TIE DEsPATCH is engaged In blowing up
| wreck of Cape Charles. As soon this work is
| accomplished she will endeavor to blow up
another wreck Oh scotland light ship.
THE WALES CoURT-NAnr1AL adjourned this
morning again until Tomorrow, pending q deci-
sion Of the question raised to the Jurisdiction
OF the court.
THE DOLPHIN TO TRY AGAIN.-The report Of
the board Of officers appointed to examine nnd
test the Dolphin regarding her trial on Tues
day, and the slight accident which occurred on
the trial, was telegraphed to Secretary Whit
ney at Cleveland. He immediately gave direc-
tions for another trial OF the vessel to be held
next Monday. On the same terms, III view of the
character of the accident.
THE OMAHA will be inspected on the 10th
inst. ut Portsmouth. Mass, navy yard previous
to sailing for the Asia;1c station.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut Commander John
NJ. Forsyth ordered to the navy yard League
island, Pa, June LIST. Lieut. G. p. Rees orderod
to the Michigan. Capt. Z. w. Meade granted
permission t. leave the United States during
his leave OF absence.
RICHARD NEvINs, JR., who was yesterday
appointed supervising architect Of the Pitts
burg post Office by Secretary Manning, is O son
OF Richard Nevins, formerly state printer OF
Ohio, now . resident OF Washington. Young
Mr.. Neyins Is twenty-five years Of age, and
civil engineer and architect. He has been
resident of PittSbnr2 about four years.
WANT THE APPOINTMENT REvoKED.-Rep-
resentatives Weaver and Frederick, of Iowa.
filed paper here with the President asking re-
vocation Of the appointment of Mr.. c. L. Will
liams marshal OF the southern district OF
Iowa, and the appointment Of Mr. Ed. Camp.
bell.
THE AUGUSTA (ME.) PosTNAsTERsHIP "A
delegation from Augusta, Me-, headed by ex-
Gov. Piaisted, called yesterday upon the Pres-
dent to press the appointment of Col. Morton as
postmaster OF Augusta. The delegation was
composed of both democrats and republicans
and advised the President not to submit to
senatorial interference" IN the case.
PERsoNAL.-It turns out that General Sheri-
dan was more severely hurt than was at first
supposed by the accident while driving In Cali
fornia on Monday, but still nothing serious is