Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-07-18
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

MARX TWAIN" is about TO publish q book.
aRd proposed 10 give public reading Of some
Of the chapters san Francisco, O. the ID
inst. He publishes the correspon ndegce-which
bears more or lrss marks of authealcity-be.
tween himself and the public ia regard TO the
reading. l. as zach. The community, including
all the Pnblic Asthsuties, Les<,ing Citizens
CITY Councils san ESsncisco press, The Clergy
the Chief OF Police, various Benevolent Socie-
tie-, citizess on Foot and Horseback, and $40
in the Storage. unite in imPioring HIM not to do
AZ. Tfey iearn with the deepest concern that
ne has postpon,d d his departure from Caiifor-
MIA, sid hear with unsFeakaole grief that he
proposes 10 read in pu,lic. DO not, hey say in
italIcs. There il q lip.l TO human endurance.
They urge HIN as his friends and weil-vishers
TO curb this spirit of iawless violence and emil
CRATE al cnce. Ms-k, however, is frnn. He
cannot be meved from his fell pGrPese. He
insts upon his right 10 torment the people, the
same as lecturers, singers, actors, and other
frauds. Marks friends here are looking for the
result Of the 'sCeadng" with Considerable in-
ieIest-
Mn LASH IN TowN-It has been stated that
Hon. /. q. Lash. member OF Congress elect
from the fifth NOrth Carolina district, lett home
four weeks ago TO come to Washington, and has
not been seen since. We are requested TO say
that Mr. Lash is now at the Metropolitan III D
tel in this city, and that he has been there for
several weeks, disabled by rheumatism, which
has prevented him from taking his seat in Con-
gress.
FISK MILLS, the sculptor, (son Of Clark
Mills has invented a style of envelope-cur-
rsncy quite ingenious and which seems feasi-
bIe. One feature Of it Is that the writer can
designate on the face of the envelope whether
the letter needs be returned if not called for.
This arrangement would pre- vent the opening
of private letters and greatly lessen the per-
centage Of dead letters. if not entirely abolish
the sy stem.
EXTRA COMPENsATIoN,-Sena yIckers
has prepared an amendment to introduce to the
deficiency appropriation bill, giving extra
compensation 10 the department employees in
this city rs follows: To those whose salaries
do not exceed 2 sl,i0O per annum, Is per cent:
10 salaries not exceeding S1,61I, 12R per cent;
TO salaries not exceeding 81, 500, 10 per cent.
"RAcoNTEUR" writes to the New York Com.
,acrciGi 4drertiser:-''A paragraph that Senator
Conness was about to marry young lady ID
Lowell, Mass, a niece OF General Butler, is,
am informed, destitute of II nth, and was prob
ably put in circulation by some Of General
Buffers enemies to crafty personal spite"
GRANT AND CoLFAx Pic MICS are the order
Of the day. a charming retreat is selected. and
is fitted up with the emblens OF Union and
Liberty, and brief address or two are the
characteristic features. They are very popular
and effective
MRS. Ex-PREsIDEST Tyler and daughter
arrIvedin this city Thursday. and are sojourn.
,ng az the Ebbitt House, where q large number
of friends have called to pay their respects.
This is Mrs. Tyler's first visit to Washington
since she presided with such grace at the
White House.
The TAX BILL was presented 10 the Presi-
dent yesterday, but owing 10 Its length and
the pressure Of Official duties, he has not had
time 10 examine the bill IN detail. He objects
10 some OF the features in the measure, but
whether be Will veto it has not been determ-
med.