Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-06-11
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GovERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-lnternal
revenue, $780, O,376; customs. s34s,495.
THE BARTHoLDI STATUE.-The Secretary Of
| the Navy has been requested by the Depart
| ment of State to detail rear admiral to receive
| the French admiral who will bring the Bar
thoidi statue to this country.
TELEGRAPH POLES on THE srREErs.-The
counsel for citizens who are opposed to the
erection of telegraph poles on 7th street have
written to the Secretary of the Interior asking
| that If request from the company for permis-
sioh 70 erect poles is made that they be notified
OF that TACT. The Secretary of the Interior, how
ever, since the formation of the present District
government, has had no Jurisdiction over the
streets.
THE New SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT.-Majo
Powell has received a letter from his brother,
Prof. w. B. Powell, who was recently appointed
superintendent of the public schools Of the Dis
trict, in which he states that he expects to ar
rive IN the city about the 25th of June.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day
were Senator Vance, Representatives Croxton.
Trigg, Lowry, Hopkins, Faffoon, Henley and
emy; John Lawshe, California; T. ]. Campbell,
New York: r. f. J. Pendleton, Indiana; T. r.
Huddleston, Minnesota; w. c. Goudy, Chicago;
G. w Wallace Utah; Jno. B. Byrne, Brooklyn; E.
l.. Ridgway and w. b. Thorpe, Cal.
THE DISTRICT NJ is stated on
good authority that there is not a possibility of
a cnange in the District marshalship before the
| end of the fiscal year.
SUCCESSFUL BIDDERs.-The following were
the successful local bidders for furnishing sta
tionery for the Treasury department for the
ne next fiscal year; VIM. Ballantyne & Son, G; w.
Thorn & Co.. J. d. Free jr., ]. j. Chapman, F.A.
Schmidt and c. c. Pursell.
DOESN'T RECOGNIZE CONGRESSIONAL INFLu-
ENCE-A Senator having complained of disre-
gard of his wishes in the matter of the appoint +
ment of a postmaster in his state, Mr. Hay
First Assistant Postmaster General, expressed
himself as opposed to the custom of the Post
Office department under past administrations
appointing pOstmasters solely upon the request
of Congressman in whose districts the appoint
mems migat f oe made. ne stated that he was
which the department was bound to respect.
THE STAR CADETS in this years graduating
class at West Point are Joseph L. Kuhn, Ken
lucky; VIM. +. Craighil, at large; Michael j..
OBrien, Massachusetts: Cornelius Dew Wilcox,
Georgia; Hayden $. Cole. Illinois.
PROSPECT OF AN ALASKAN BOUNDARY DIS
PUTE-Advices from British Columbia state
that miners working in the Yukon country and
on the Jurac river unable to tell whether
they are taking out gold in the United States or
in british territory, and international compli-
cations are likely to arise.
KILLED BY THE APACHEs-W A. Daniels,
| inspector of customs, was killed by Apaches
| near Bisbee, Arizona, on Tuesday. The local
and government officials at Tombstone have
sent u dispatch to the President, stating
| that the soldiers incompetent to do any
| thing and asking if he cannot help them.
SECRETARY ENDICoTT and family and Adju-
tant General Drum left this morning for West
Point.
MAJOR A. F. ROCKWELL. of the quartermas-
ter's department, until recently the commits
| sioner of public buildings and grounds, will be
| assigned to duty at St Paul, Mimi, relieving
Capt. James NJ. Marshall.
COMMANDER B. H. McCALLA, who was in
command of the land forces of the Panama ex-
pedition, this morning submitted his report to
Secretary Whitney. The report is very volum-
inOus and includes all the details of the eXpedi-
tion. The report proper comprises forty pages
written by the type writer and forty pages OF
appendices.
ARMY ORDERs.-Lieut. COL Andrew ]. Alex
| ander second cavalry, will report to Major Gen..
Winfield s. Hancock, president OF the army
retiring board convened at Governors Island,
readiness to appear before the board for eXami-
| ton when summoned. Lieut.. Col James s.
second cavalry, will join his regiment now in
the department OF the Missouri. and will report
to the commanding general of that department.
Major Frank T Bennett, second cavalry pro
moted from captain, ninth cavalry, will report
to the commanding general department of the
Columbia for assignment TO station.
RECOMMENDING THE FORFEITURE OF THE
MAXWELL LAND GRANT. - Commissioner
Sparks, Of the Land office has addressed let
ter to Secretary Lamar recommending that the
ings for the forfeiture of all except small part
of what is known as the Maxwell land grant.
The commissioners states that this grant origi-
nally comprised about 1OO,OOO acres, and it
was increased by fraudulent surveying until it
was made to represent about 100000 acres
All above the 100, 900 acres, he says, is fraudu-
lent Most of the grant is owned by Dutch
syndicate, who purchased from parties to whom
ex-senator Chafiee, MIR. 5. b. Elkins and Others
sold.
MEMORIAL STONES FOR THE WASHINGTON
Observation-Disclosures presented stones have
been selected from those collected on the mon
ument grounds to be placed on the interior
walls of the Washington monument. The Sc
lected stones were presented by foreign cOun-
tries, states and territories, and masonic, l. o.
Q: +. and temperance societies They are TO be
placed Op the walls between the heights of 100
and 24O feet, and are to be cut down to a thick
ness varying from four TO eight inches. and cor
| that the stones will not project when inserted.
The memorial to be made the thinest four
inch is the native copper gift of Michigan. The
| work will be done by contract, and bids will be
opened in Col. Casey's office on the 25th inst.
PERsoNAL.-SenatOr Bayard breakfasted in
ST. Louis yesterday at Mayor Francis resi-
dence in company with Senator Vest, Gen.
Sherman, Judge Treat and Representative
Glover The Senator left St. Louis for
Washington last night;-Mr. kuki, the Jap
anese minister, left this city for New York
last night to present in person to Gen. Grant
his imperial japanese majesty's message of
sympathy for Gen. Grants iIlness.-Mrs. Gar
field is to have reception, given by the trus-
tees and president of Williams college, at the
presidents house in wiliamstown, on the
formerly of this city, now residing in Brooklyn,
sailed for Europe yesterday:-Hon. Thomas
]. Jarvis, the new United States minister to
Brazil, win be banaueted by the business men
of Norfolk, Va, this evening.-HOn. Boyd
Winchester, United States minister to Switzer-
land, ex-5ecretary Lincoln, ex-Representative
Money and Signor Valente, the Brazilian
charge d'affaires, were registered in New York
| last evening.-President Cleveland and Sam
uel ]. Tilden are among the subscribers to the
| fund for the erection in the Central Park, New
York, Oft monument to William Cullen Bry-
| ant.-Gen. S. b. Buckner and bride are in the
| city, stopping at the Metropolitan:-Dr. Frank
| lin B. Hough, well known in Washington, is
lying seriously i'll ut his residence In Lowville,
n Y