Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-04-13
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-Internal
revenue, S437, ,76O; customs, S352, ,O6&.

AFTER REGISTER BRUCE's PLAcE.-The Ala,
bama delegation are said to be after Register
Bruce's scalp. They want exc Congrts man Dox,
OF Ala, appointed to the place.
ARCHITECT CLARKs CLAIM DIsALLowED-
Judge Durham, first controller of the Treasury,
has disallowed the claim of Edward Clark,
architect of the Capitol, of $4,000 for services
sioners of the District of Columbia to arbitrate
! In the case of Samuel Strong against the Dis
trict The Commissioners allowed him 81, 600
1Or his services, subject to the approval of the
hrst contro ler, by whom their accounts are set
tied. The action of the first controller Is based
| on section 1866 of the Revised Statutes, and
section 3 of the act of June 20, 1874 us stat,
officers of the United States for extra services,
IN any form whatever, unless the same is eX-
pl1citly authorized by law.
JUDGE McCUE, the newly appointed solicitor
| of the Treasury, formally assumed the duties OF
that office this morning.
SECRETARY MANNING is not expected to re-
turn to Washington before tomorrow, and per-
maps not until Wednesday.
TIE FIRST ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENE.
RAL.-Mr Malcom Hay, the First Assistant
Postmaster General, is now in the south for the
benefit OF his health. His duties are performed
by Mr.. f. &. Fowler, of that office, and the Post
master General has no intention Of designating
any one to take the office. as has been printed,
Mr. Hay is expected to return soon and enter
upon his duties.
OUR VESSELS IN AsIATIC WATERs.-Rear
Admiral Davis reports to the Navy depart
ment, under date Of Hong Kong, March 18th,
that the Trenton would go into dock the follow
ing day, and that he would transfer his flag to
the Enterprise The Alert had orders to drop
down below the barrier at the next spring tide,
leaving q detachment Of 25 men on board of an
After the trial by court-martial of Lieut.. Com
mander VIM. III. Webb the Alert would be sent
to relieve the Ossipee at Corea.
THE PRESIDENTS CALLERs-Among the
Presidents callers to-day were Vice President
Hendricks, Minister Pendleton with William
F. Wells and s. D. Elwood, of Detroit, and E. V.
Bradfield and H. H. McFadden, of Cincinnati;
Senator's Call, Pugh, Mcpherson and Blackburn;
Yudge ma1aga !. Ihoman, Representative Springer and
delegate Joseph n. Mix with a delegation from
New Mexico; Representative Cole with a dele
CATION from Baltimore; ex-Representatives
Mexico and Arizona; Charles j. Hynesp, Hp Edward ID ward
N. Shepard, of Brooklyn; B. F. Montgomery, II.
3. Moore, Isaac Bunker, George Fritch and
John Good, of Colorado, and Mr.. Kincaid
Ex-PREs1DENT ARTHUR AT HoME.-Ex-Presi-
dent Arthur arrived in New York from Fortress
Monroe yesterday morning, accompanied by
Mr.: Morton McMichael and two other friends,
and was carried to his old home, No. 1913 Lex
1ngton avenue. On reaching there he was
greeted by his daughter, Miss Nellie, who had
come rom her school to meet him.
CHANGING THE SrATIo,7s OF TRoops-A gen.
eral army order has been issued which removes
the I'd artillery, several batteries of which are
stationed in this city and most of the others at
Fort McHenry, to the Gulf station upon the
Isl of June, exchanging with the Sd artillery.
ger are the 9th regiment of cavalry, at Fort
Mckinney, Wyoming, with the 9th regiment
cavalry at Fort Riley; Kansas: and the 18th
regiment infantry at Fort Assinaboine Mon
tana, with goth regiment infantry at Fort
Leavenworth. On the 1st of June troop G, .th
cavalry, and troop NJ, Sth cavalry, stationed at
Fort Leavenworth, will be replaced by troops
from the 1st and 9th cavalry.
THE CHINESE MINISTER ILL.-Cheng Tsao
Ju the Chinese minister to the United States,
soon after his arrival in New York city a few
days ago from Peru, suffered paralysis of the
entire right side. He has, however, SO far re-
gained the use of his limbs that he is able to
walk about the room at the Chinese consulate,
where he has been since first taken ill, and he
Is now on the way to recovery. His physician
does not anticipate another stroke, but thinks
IL would be unWlSe for the minister to attempt
TO travel to Washington in his present condi-
ton. He will, therefore, remain in New York
until his health is improved.
CHARGES AGAINST CoLLEcroR.-Ex-
Mayor W. G. Thompson, of Detroit, has filed
charges against Collector James H. Stone, of
the first internal revenue district of Michigan,
uhat he was guilty of violent, indecent and
offensive partizanship in the recent presiden-
Mr. Thompson is the copy of scurrilo1s
article, published on November 1st by Col
lector Stone over his own signature. Mr.
Thompson says he does not seek any office
from the adm inistratiOn.
Hon. A. LEO KNOTT qualified this morning
as Second Assistant Postmaster General, and
he was introduced to the employees OF the de
partment by Mr.. McSweeney, the chief clerk
Col. Thompson took leave OF the employees on
Saturday.
THE CENTRAL AMERICAN TROUBLE REPORT
ED SETTLED.-A telegram from Libertad SAYS:
"a treaty Of peace has been signed between the
governments of San Salvador and Honduras.
against Guatamaa" No information has been
received at the Central American legations in
this city with regard to the treaty, but Senior De
Perahy, the minister from Costa Rica has re-
ceived a dispatch from the Costa Rican minister
at the City of Mexico, in which the latter says
that the Central American trouble is settled A
correspondent of the st. Louis Clobc- Democrnf
telegraphs from the City of Mexico that the CON
gress of Guatemala has declared provisional
president, SenOr AlejudOra Sinivaldy, until a
general election can be held Senior Sinivaldy
was an intimate friend of President Balrios.
MISCELLANEOUS MAIL ROUTEs.-The propo-
sails for carrying the mails on about one thou
sand routes in the states and territories, known
as the miscellaneous mail letting" was closed
on Saturday, about 4,6OO bids having been re-
ceived. The routes in this District are: From
Washington to Colonial Beach three times a
week by steamboat, and from Washington by
Piney Point to COrnfieid three times n weak bv
steamboat. There are nine routes in MARYLAND
and fifty in Virginia.
ARMY ORDERs.-Major Samuel NJ Whitside.
9TH cavalry, is ordered to report to Brig. Gen.
Terry, for assignment to q station in the depart
ment of Dakota. Major Harvey Il. Brown sur
geon, is granted two months extension of leave.
Major Edward B. Williston, Sd artillery, is de-
tached from duty with light battery F, I'd artil-
lery QrOm which he was recently promOted), at
Fort Leavenworth, but will remain there on
duty with the cavalry and infantry school OF
application until July 1. First Lieut. George
H. kinZie, adjutant 10th infantry, Is granted
further extension of leave for fifteen DAYS.
Extra Hours I'm the Post OMc Depart.
ment.
The Postmaster General to-day issued an
order directing that the clerks in the first as
sstant's office be at their desks from p.m to
$50 p m, in addition to the usual hours during
the day. This order will remain in effect until
otherwise directed, and the object is to bring
up the work which the large number of changes
enire "' There @ are about SeS
offices, 1000 of which are now vacant, the In
cumbents OF which can be changed at the dis
cretion of the Postmaster General. The ap-
pointment division IS the only portion OF the
clerks will be detailed to assist in the work.
RevOkins a Land Order.
THE LINE OF THE NORTHERN PACIFIC NOT TO
BE CHANGED.
General Sparks, the commissioner Of the
general land Office, to-day sent letter to the
register and receiver of land at Walla
Walla Washington Territory, revOking the or