Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-04-30


evening from New England.
Mr.. ]. B. ELLIOTT, of Brooklyn, has been
appointed private secretary to the solicitor Of
| the Treasury.
GEN. JACKSON, of Georgia, has accepted the
| Mexican mission, it Is said.
CoNsULs RErA1NED.-The President has de.
cided to retain the following consuls, on
account Of good record and distinguished SER
| vices: w. F. Grinnell, at Bradford, England;
Lyell I. Adams, at Geneva; Samuel w. Dabney,
| ut Fayal.
Col. LAMONT, the Presidents private secre-
tary, is somewhat improved in health, and was
able to-day to take carriage ride into the
country 1t is not expected, however, that he will
be fully able to resume his official duties before
next Monday. Col. Lamont and his family are
request of the President. 1t is also expected
that they will accompany the President to the
Soldiers Home in a few weeks.
| CoNsCIENCE-The U. s. Treasurer to-day re-
| ceived through the mail an envelope post
marked Washington, D. c., containing $500
y: s: note "a and Is note saying: This $500 be,
longs to the Treasury of the United States"
The money was deposited to the credit Of "con-
| science"
| REPRESENTATIVE BARKSDALE has left Jack
son, Miss, tor Washington. They say in Jack
son that he is coming here to try to hasten the
removal of Objectionable postmasters.
| AN EFFORT is being made in Richmond for
the removal of Asa Rogers, collector of internal
revenue for that district, on the ground that he
has used his place for partisan purposes.
R. j. MAwH1NNEY, of Pennsylvania, has
been promoted from telegraphic operator to q
clerk of class one in the Department of Justice,
and Is assigned to duty In the office of the soil
citor of the Treasury.
| THE PROPOSED VIRGINIA DEBT COMPRo-
MLsE.-The compromise proposed by the foreign
bondholders to the Virginia authorities, it is
said, need not, if accepted, increase the rate of
claims that "the revenues of the state, at the
present rate oftaxation forty cents on the hun
dred dollars), would pay. the interest on the
tions for the public schools just what they now
are, leave the expenses of the state government
just what they now are and leave q consider
able surplus over. This surplus is sufficient to
| pay the interest on the rest of the debt as
funded under the Riddleberger bill, and this
| statement does not take into consideration the
| large increase in taxable values which the as
sessment now going on will show, and which
| Will be the basis OF the next years revenues"
Mr. Royal, counsel for the bondholders, will
| oppose the motion of Attorney General Garland
before the United States Supreme Court for a
reopening OF the cases recently decided against
the state.
THE NEW THIRD AUDIToR-Col. John s.
Williams, who was appointed yesterday to sue
| ceed Judge Keightley third auditor of the
| Treasury, is native of New York, and fifty
eight years old. He is citizen of Lafayette,
Ind, where he has resided for third OF a CEN
| tury. and has twice been elected mayor of the
| city. At the outbreak of the war he was arl-
thorized by Governor Morton to raise the sixty
| third regiment of Indiana volunteers, and was
| commissioned its colonel. He served until S63,
when he was compelled to retire on account of
| ili-health, breaking down in the field. In 1866
| he was appointed collector of internal revenue
for the eighth district OF Indiana, an Office
which he hel d until the accession of Gen. Grant
to the presidency, when he resigned. In 1872
he was the democratic candidate for Congress-
man from the state at large, and was defeated
by less than $50 votes in the total vote OF the
whole state. In 1876 he was chairman Of the
| Indiana delegation in the national democratic
Gov Hendricks as Indianas choice for the pres
idency. In 1850 he delegate from 1ndi-
ana in the national convention at Cincinnati.
| He is editor and publisher of the Lafayette
| Times, very successful paper of large local
patronage. During Col. Williams incumbency
Frederick S. Williams.
| Mr.. MORGAN AND HIS BLAINE PAMPHLET
| Mr.. Morgan, recently appointed U. s. consul at
Melbourne, was married in New York Tues
day, and expects to sail next week from San
Francisco for his destination. Since his COM
mission was made out and delivered to him, the
fact was developed that the pamphlet written
by Morgan, and of which 80 much complaint
was made, appeared after the nomination of
known positively by the administration earlier,
perhaps Mr. Morgan would rot have received
his commission. The President and Secretary
OF State were assured in behalf of Morgan that
| the pamphlet was written prior to Blaines nom-
ination, and was not designed to aid him in his
presidential race. 1t is understood that there
| is some feeling about the matter in administra-
tiOn circles, but the impression seems to be that
as Morgan has got his papers and started Tor
his post OF duty, he will not be recalled.
| AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day
were Senators Blackburn with a delegation
Plumb and Ransom, ex-senator Eaton and
Gov. English, Representatives Anderson, of
Ohio; Reid and delegation, Bynam, Howard
Ward, OF Illinois; Wilkins and D. IL. Gaumer
| and n. c. Crowley, of Ohio; Voorhees, and Mr.
and Mrs. Metz, OF Washington Territory, and
Cole and William n. Calvert, and F. A. Besson
James L. McLane, I. R. Covngton. Of Virginia;
| A. J. Stutman, OF New jersey; I. Harper Bon
nell, P. NJ. 3. Young of Georgia; JAS. 6. Cutler,
! NJ. w. RyaTkOf ChcasO; George II. Forster of
Minister George W. Merrill, OF Honolulu ''
For THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT. - A
black granite block, which will represent Wales
in the Washington monument, has arrived at
New York. The block weighs 600 pounds is 5
has been finely polished. and bears the inscrip-
tion: my Language, @ My People, My Country,
zens of Wales, and will be sent on to Washing.
ton in day or two.
FAT GOVERNMENT PosIr1oNs.-The Post
master General to-day appointed about ninety
five fourth class postmasters. Among these
were the following in Virginia; Dutchman's
| Branch, Carroll county, Daniel Payne, vice w.
Ward who failed to qualify; Grant, Grayson
signed; Cold spring, Carroll county Re6ecca !.
| aries of these fourth class pOstmasters depends
upon the sale of stamps, the rate being so per
cent on the first 500 worth OF stamps sold and
40 per cent on the second. The salary of the
postmaster at Dutchmans S Branch last year was
! S5.34; at Grant, SI4.42, and at Cold Spring
S1O.S2. AS most of the offices are located IN
| stores the positions are OF value not only for
the higher social standing the person invested
with the dignity of postmaster, but for the in
creased trade OF the store.
| YESTERDAYS RUMOK ABOUT THE TRANSFER
| OF ARMY HEADRUARTERS-THE STAR did not
state yesterday that there was any probability
of a removal of army headquarters to Chicago.
but in mentioning floating rumOr OF such q
| change, published what was within the range
OF possibilities. A law was passed in 1857 fix
ing the headquarters of the army permanently
at Washington, but in 1870 that was repealed,
1874, at the request of Gen. Sherman, and
with the consent of the President the head
quarters were transferred to st. Louis. April
9Th, 1875, the President with no reference to
legislation, re-establiShed the Headquarters at
Washington. There has been no legislation
which would prevent q transfer to Chicago now
Ii deemed advisable. It is isimpossible however,
for Gen. hancock or any other officer to sue.
ceed Gen. Sheridan under the circumstances.
There was q rumOr to that effect, nevertheless,
as announced in yesterdays STAR.
COMING BAcK.-A good many faces which
were familiar here about the time of the inau.
guration are visible once more in Washington.
The news has gone out that the administration