Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-06


QUITE NUMBER of Corporation creditors
were al the City Hall to-day in quest of their
pay, but with the exception of paying those in
more urgent need the Police and the Firemen,
the Mayor declined drawing any checks to pay
Corporate Indebtedness until the school indebt-
edness shall have been liquidated.
THE REVENUE LAws.-Mr Morton intro
duced in the Senate to-day joint resolution
(Which was laid ON the table and ordered to be
printed) prohibiting all Treasury or judicial
officers from compromising any suit or crimi-
nal proceeding brought against yiolators OF the
revenue laws, OF for frauds on the Treasury.
sREDEMPTION OF LEGAL TENDERS. Mr.
Broomall introduced in the House to- day, a bill
TO provide for the redemption of legal tender
notes. Ii enacts that the Secretary of the Treas
ury shall cause to be redee in gold at the
United states Treasury, and cancelled, all Uni
ted States legal tender notes presented for re-
dempton in sums not less than one hundred
dollars each; such redemption to commence on
the LIST day of the month following the passage
OF the act, and during that month shall be at the
rate of one hundred dollars in gold for one hun
dred and forty dollars in notes; and that the
amount in notes shall be decreased fifty cents
per month for evey one hundred dollars in gold
until IT shaIl be reduced TO one hundred dollars.
The Secretary Of the Treasury shall not con-
tract the volume of legal tender currency, ex-
cept under and pursuant to the provisions of
this act. Referred 10 Committee on Banking.
PERsoNAL.-Colonel Robert johnson, Pri-
vate Secretary of the President, left the city on
Friday for short visit to Philadelphia He
will return on Wednesday. .."Colonel Robert
Morrow, Assistant Private Secretary, has been
Ill for some time past, suffering with erysipelas
in his face. ..'.Assistant Secretary Cooper, of
the Treasury Department, has been spending
the holidays at his home in Tennessee, but will
return here on Wednesday. ....Dr Albert q.
Mackey, of Charleston, s. c., and Hon. r. g.
Van Wrinkle, Of West Va, are at the National
Hotel. '.--Hon. Richard Yates, of Illinois;
Hon. James b. Beck, of Kentucky; and Hon
G. NJ. Donavan, of Philadelphia, Pa, are
among the arrivals at he.Metropolitan Hotel.
SOCIETY, Erc-Mrs George W. Riggs. ac-
companied by her daughter, Miss Kate Riggs,
left here on the oath OF December for Europe
They will first visit London and thence go TO
Paris and through the southern portion of
France where they will remain until the health
of Mrs. r. is entirely restored. Her health
was greatly improved by her recent visit TO
Europe.
THE WHITE HousE-Butf few visitors were at
the Executive Mansion to-day, nearly all of
whom had an interview with the President
Senator Conness called upon the President this
morning.
FARMERS AND BUTCHERS ASSOCIATION OF
GEoRETowN.-Mr. Ingersoll introduced i'm the
House to-day bill (Which was referred to the
District Committee) to incorporate the Farmers
and Butchers Association of Georgetown d.
G., with VIM. HomilIer, Henry Kengla Jos
DuNall, Jos. Weaver, Jacob H. Kengla. Robt
Irn11 a IA.g
Rosen bach. Charles Kirby, Ed. MankIn, Henry
Williams, b. p. Nichols, and their associates
as corporators. empowered TO establish and
build market-house and all other necessary
buildings for the transaction of their business.
ProUided the company build within three wears
a markef-house containing not less than fifty
stalls, the same TO be used tor a public market
mouse, Tor the sale OF meats, vegetables fruits
and all kinds of victuals and provisions. in.
cludlng groceries, except liquors. and for a
public hall over the market-house. Capital
stock 100000. in shares of $50.
WE LEARN from excellent authority that
Hon. 5. ;. Cox, of New York, will be nomi
mated as Minister TO Austria by the President
during the present week.
PRIVATE LETTER from General Fitzpatrick
Minister TO Chilli, states that he intends 10 re-
sign his mission, and come home in June. to
take the stump for the Republican candidate
tor the Presidency.
TARGET SHOOTING AssOCIATIOS.-Mr In.
gersoil introduced in the House to-day bill
(Which was referred TO the District Committee)
TO Incorporate the Washington Target Assacia.
ton Tor the District Of Columb bia with Charles
kloman, Fred. Hugler, Charles Ebel John ~
Stailey, Adolph Cluss, G. Dill, Gustav Hartig.
h. Henze, John Kissel, Gerber Kneesi, T. l.
Sehmldt, Richard Wallaeh, M. Michler, Lewis
Clephane, and A. &. Richards, corporators for
the purpose OF establishing in the District of
Columbia park designated As the Wa,
ton Schuezen Park, the object of which shall
he moral and social, and To acquire rofciency
and skill as marksmen: capital stockSIOOO0O in
shares OF S25 The members shall be privileged
10 practice target shooting at any time except
ON the Sabbath day.
COINAGE OF GOLD AND SIIyER.-In The
Senate to-day. Mr.. Sherman introduced a bill
(Which was referred to the Committee on FL
nancel enacting that, with view to promote
a uniform currency among the nations the
weight of the gold coin of five dollars SHAH be
one hundred and twenty -four and nine wen.
tieths troy grains, so that il shall agree
with French coin of twenty,five
francs. and with the rate of 3,1OO francs TO the
kilogram, and the other sizes or denominations
shall be in due proportion of weight, and the
fineness shall be 9-10ths or 900 parts fine i'm
LOCO. In order to conform the silver coinage 10
this rats, and TO the French valuation the weight
of the half-dollar shall be I79 grains equivalent
TO lilo decigrams, and the lesser coins shall be in
due proportion, and the fineness shall be nine-
tenths; but the coinage of silver pieces of one
dollar, five cents, and three cents shall be dis
continued. The gold coins to be issued under
this act shall be legal tender in all payments
10 any amount, and the silver coins shall
be legal tender TO an amount not exceed
ing $40 in any one payment. The devices on
the coin shall consist of such emblens and in
scrlpuons as are proper to the Republic of the
u 5, but plainly distinct from those now in
use: each coin shall express its proper date and
value, and the value OF the gold coins shall he
stated both In dollars and in francs, and when.
ever IL is ascertained that Great Britain has
coniormed the pound sterling 10 the value of the
piece of five dollars, then the value in British
terms shall also be stated and the devices as we'll
as thedameters of the coins shall be fixed hy the
Drector OF the Mint, under the control OF the
Seefecary y OF the Treasury. Foreign gold coins
CONFIRMED 10 the basis herein prescribed shall
be legal tender in all payments whatsoever. so
long as the standard Of weight and ineness are
duly maintained.