Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-04-18
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-pAY.-Internal
revenue, S33S S,O46; customs, S4OO,914.
DISPATCHES FROM AsPINwALL.-Secretary
Whitney this morning received long telegram
from Commander Kane, giving description of
tne obstruction Of AspnWall and the present
tary declined to give it to the public until he
has carefully considered 1t.
THE BARTHoLDI PEDESTAL FUND.@Secre-
taries Bayard, Endicott and Whitney have
consented to allow subscription paper for the
Bartholdi pedestal to be placed with the chief
that clerks and employees may subscribe if they
see fit. The papers are not to be accompanied
by solicitation, however.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS TODAY
were Secretary Bayard, Minister Foster, Sena-
tors Van Wyck with Col. Miller of Omaha),
Harris, Cockrell and Pugh; Representatives Nc
EErieary Eia na and R. l. Qniddy, Cabeil, Barbour,
Shelly, Commissioner of Internal Revenue Mil
Ter, j.; s. Kline; KY; J. Pembroke Thom, NJ. F.
K. Magruder, of Annapolis, and Baltimore
COLLECTOR Thomas, Col Ulman, wm. H. Lore
President to attend the reunion of the army of
the Potomac May 7th.
THE HAZEN REPRIMAND.-Itis is understood
that Gen. Hazen is well satisfied with the result
of his courtmartial. He ran the risk of being
court-martiaed for the sake of vindicating his
course with regard to the recent Arctic eXpedi-
tions He feels that he has done this, and the
humiliation Of a court-martiai with it's accom-
panying reprimand rests lightly upon his shoul-
ders in consequence. A reprimand by the Pres
ident was expected by Gen. Hazen and the pub
4 lic, but it was so delicately worded that but
little was added to the original modification of
a STAR reporter to-day: "Gen. HaZen's repri-
mand is like spanking to naughty boy, ac-
companied with an injunction not to do SO any
more Gen. Hazen will resume his duties as
chief signal officer, and there the matter will
end.
REQUEST FOR COURT OF INQUIRY REFUSED.
The naval advisory board requested the Secre-
fary of the Navy to appointa court of inquiry
to investigate its action in regard to the recon-
mendation for the acceptance of the Dolphin,
on account of false impressions of the boards
honesty formed by the public on account of the
Secretarys refusal to accept the vessel. The
Secretary declined the request, holding that
the department should not take cognizance of
rumors and impressions of newspaper origin
II nything should be discovered in the affairs
OF tne board warranting an investigation, he
SAD "a . he would not hesitate to appoint Il court
OF inquiry.
WAR DEPARTMENT. APPOINTMENTS. - The
following having passed the required civil SER
vice examination have been selected for ap-
Pointments to clerkshps of class 81 900 on pro-
Osborne, of New York; Charles Williams, of
kentucky; Paul B. HinZen, OF Kentucky: Chas.
a. Frost, of Massachusetts, and Thos AWilkin,
of Ohio
THE SOLDIERS HOME GovERNoRsHIP-Gen
Augnr and Gen. Hunt seem to be the most
Ekeiy applicants for the governorship of the
soldiers Home, and it is understood that one
OIL the two will be selected for the appointment
ARMY ORDERs-Lieut Col Jno. Mendenhall.
4th artillery, now at Fort Warren, Mass. ordered
to take station at Fort Trumbuli. Conn., July
ISL; Major La Rhett l.. Livingston 4th artil-
lery. ordered to Fort Warren when relieved from
duty at Fort Monroe, Va: Capt. Thos Sharp,
I7th infantry, granted six months sick leave.
NAVAL ORDERs-Lieut Alfred Reynolds
ordered to obstruction IN ordnance at the Wash
ington navy yard: Chief EngineertB. F. Wood.
Passed Assistant Angineer Jno. w .9sardner and
Assistant Engineers l.. d. Miner and T. F,
orders to the Iroquois; Surgeon VIM. G. Far
Well detached from the naval hospital at Nor
folk and ordered to the Kearsarge; surgeon N.
Z. brennan from the KearSarge and ordered
home; Passed Assistant surgeon j. t. Brans-
ford. on completion of special duty with Civil
Engineer Menocals Nicaraguan expedition, to
join the Iroquois.
BUsTs FOR ARMY HEADoUARrERs.-Gen.
Sheridan intends securing heroic marble busts
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be placed in army headquarters at the War de-
partment. With this object he has commits
stoned Mr.. Howard Kretschmar, of Chicago, to
make marble bust of Gent. Grant and also q
marble copy of the heroic bust of Gen. Sheri-
dan, which is in the G. A. r. headquarters at
Chicago: They will be paid for out OF the
for the expenses of army head
quarters. A bust of Gen. Sherman will be
ordered as soon as funds are available for the
purpose.
THE U. s. surveying steamer Ranger is on
the Central American coast with a party en-
gagged in completing the elaborate SURVEYS
which have SO long occupied them.
NAVAL ACADEMY NorEs-Cadet L. H. Moses
has resigned from the navy. Candidates for
naval cadetships will be examined May Is.
The class of 1888 will report May 1 for final
A NAVAL OFFICERS INsANIrY.-The
steamer Colon from Aspinwall yesterday mad
on board as passenger Lieut.. Charles II. Judd,
of the Z: S. navy, who was demented,t sfAt the
barge office the lieutenant managed to evade
mis- friends and getting into coupe rode to
hotel where his strange actions led to his ar
rest. His friends again took charge of him and
he was removed to the Brooklyn navy yard
He is a victim Of the excitement and heat at
Aspinwall during the troubles there.
ATTEMPTED FRAUD.-In the court of commits
sioners of Alabama claims yesterday Hon. j.
A. j. Creswell, counsel for the United States,
that George A. Johnson and two
rested in Arizona for attempted fraud in con-
nection with cases Nos. $3.50 to 5,24O before
that court. Johnson was convicted and SEN
fenced to five years imprisonment. The
amount fraudulently claimed was S6,650.
Mr.. WIDDECoMBE's SUCCEssoR.-Secretary
yesterday appointed B. Frank Albeit,
of New jersey chief of division in the office of
the auditor Of the Treasury for the Post Office
department. vice Mr.. .Widdecombe,r resigned The
appointee is a brother of Gov. Albeit, of New
Jersey.
DONATION FROM MRS. GARFIELD.-The
treasurer of the Ladies' Aid Association to the
Garfield hospital, Mrs. Miranda Tulloch, has
recently received from Mrs. Garfield hand.
some donation for the purposes of that institu-
tion. Mrs. Garfield expresses much interest in
its welfare, and states, "For every reason my
sympathy is with you In this work; and the
ton have shown in carrying 1t on, deserve high
est compensation. I am deeply grateful to
you all for this expression of respect to tho
memory of General Garfield"
REsIGNATIONs.-E. q. Ratfbone, chief of spe-
cial examiners of the Pension bureau, will re-
sign that Office in few days to engage in pri-
yate business.--James w. Donnelly, chief Of
the accountants division of the general land
spector of hulls at Albany, N. Y, and Frank
Shepherd, his clerk, have rendered their resig-
nations to the Secretary of the Treasury.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PREs1DENr.-The
President yesterday afternoon appointed w. n.
of Warrensburg, Mo-, to be associate
Justice of the supreme court OF the territory OF
New Mexico; Thomas w. Scott, of Virginia, to
be United States marshal for the eastern dis
W Hobson, of Denver, Col, to be United States
district attorney for the district of Colorado.
vice A. w. Brace, removed.