Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-12-14

companFd Mr.. Cookies family on thar En-
ropean tour, have arrived home after an ab-
senoe OF eighteen months, ON the steamer Cuba.
from Psr's- We learn that there was consider
aoie apprehension felt for the safety of this
steamer, as she was three days behind her
usual time, which, no doubt, was owing to the
contrary winds that prevail this season of the
year. The parry reached this city nv the tan
o'clock train ON Saturday night, and were
welcomed at the depot by quite a number of
personal friends.
THERE SEEMS to be but little doubt that the
Senate Will concur in the House resolution for
recess from December 21st until January 5th.
Ihe Senators appear to be 1ndisposed to enter
regularly upon business before the holidays
and th's week promises to be unusually dull.
In the House, two days at least, Thursday
ana frlday.) will be devoted to obituaries of
MI Stevens and Mr.. Finney, and il is not im
probable that the dClths of Mr. Kinds aud
Others, who died during the recess, NAV be an.
nounced.
HON. L. Il. ROLLINS, Commissioner of In.
ternal Revenue, is very anxious to tender his
resignation, as he desires to retire from the
office, but his friends are much opposed to IT,
and strongly urge him TO remain at the head o.,
the Revenue Department until the close of thus
administration. The arduous duties imposea
upon the Commissioner renders the office
anything but q de sirabe one.
By DIRECTION OF THE PRRsIDENr Breyet
MAJOR General Irwin Mcdowell, Brigadier
General, has been assigned to duty according
TO his brevet rank, to take effect July Is, 1 6s
the date upon which he assumed command of
the Department OF the E lst, the assignment 70
remain in force while he is exercising such
comrand.
THE OLD STORY that u s. District ATTORNEY
Courtney Is TO be superceded is again revided
and Ethan Allen aud f. Delafield Smith ar.
now named as his probable successor. TIE
latfer gentleman, il will be rememoered for.
merly heic the Office and was uniustly ousted
herefrOm, as his friends have always held
when Mr.. Dickinson YVES appointed.
CHIEF JUSTICE CHASE has notified the other
men oers of the Supreme Court that no consul
rittiCn VIII be held on the legal-tender case for
some time 20 come. This Will prevent apy DE-
c'son on the matter AZ the present lime. II Is
understood that no decision will te made tIl
after the holidays.
JOHN ID. STRONG, Esq electoral messenger
OF Illinois, has arrived here-thp first OF the
messengers. with the first of the electoral GER
ufie.ies Of the vote for President and Vice
Pres esident.
SENATOR DeAKE has written a letter u a
member of the Missouri legislature opposing
universal amnesty and universal suffrage in
that State, and favorIng negro suffrage only.
Governor MOTION Will on Wednesday
submit his bill for the re sumption Of specie
payments, redeeming in legai-tenders, and
make u speech thereon on Thursday.
AMONG The ARRIVALS at Wizards yes,er-
day We're Charles OConnor and Richard
O'Gorman, of New York, and several of the
prominent members of the Opera Troupe.
GENERAL GRANT, SECRETARY SCHoF1RLp
aud party. will not return from Chicago until
Saturday rext
MES. ]. b. ALLEY and daughter, well known
IN Washington society, sailed FOR Europe last
week.
1T Is STATED that the reception given to
Gen. Grant last week, by Marshall U. Roberts
cost that gentleman S15,CC0.
THE LETTER CARRIERS UNIFORM is styled in
the " Washington correspondence of Il. Pome-
roy's Demotrat I" the bldge OF servitude."
CAPTAIN CHEYsTIAN, attorney OF certain
chiefs OF the Sac and Fox tribes Of Indians, tits
stated in a telegram from Chicago, is about to
T.. 4.
Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and
others for false Imprisonment of Keokuk and
his friend, laying the damages al ten thousand
dollars. These Indians were arrested by the
Indian agent while in Chicago, en- route to
Wrshing gton, on orders from the Indian Bureau
rot 10 allow delegations of Indians TO visit
Washington except by permission of the de-
partment and were released upon q writ of
hdteds corpus.
NAVAL ORDRRs.-Commander W. ]. Jehers
Swatara and placed on waiting orders. Passed
Assistant Paymaster A w. Bacon has n
detached from duty in the Bure lu Of Provis.
ions and Clothing. and ordered to the Ports
mouth. Paymaster A. ]. Clark dete ched from
the Vermont, and ordered to settle his accounts.
and Paymaster Ed dward Foster ordered to that
vessel. Passed Assistant Paymaster q. W.
SIamm ordered TO duty In the Bureau Of Pro-
visions and Clothing.
A sPECIAL BOARD OF INQUIRY in the case of
the alleged embezzlement OF government money
by Robert ID. Bogert, clerk Of tn receiving ship
Vermont, il is rumored, have discovered that
the discrepancies extend over a period of sew
government tar beyond si2,@0, the amount
originally reported The exact sum has not.
however, been ascertaiped.
THB ONE CKNr LAND TAM Editor
You mention proposition in the RereBUe Re-
G. rd 10 pay the public debt by one cent land
tax The idea may be good, but the plan needs
70 De digs sted 1t must bs hrst seen IL IL 10 con-
sti,utIonal, or cln be made so. Then II will
have to be amended TO tax value, not quantity.
One acre near a city Is worth Sl,0CO, paying
one cent; an acre near q mountain, away from
railroads, Is worth 81, paving the same tax. A
building lot in New York city is worth $40
foot, paying one cent a foot tax; building lot
in a country town. II by $50 feet or Is, C0J feet,
would psy $50, its full value.
Next, there are millions of widows, orphans,
and people in reduced circumstances, who own
their hC m-sts ads, able TO pay no more tax
these would be turned adrift to their families
OF the almshouse.
Next Land now has to pay State, county,
and city taxes; add q fourth tax, and the rich
become richer and the poor poorer from M.
tural sequence. Either the land becomes owned
BY the few who charge enormous rent. the rich
sell their property and buy stocks and pay
nothing
Ifyo put a land tax, 1t should be collected
by the states, who should have the right to
make exceptional legislation, because the rights
and happiness Of the people Of the States
would have better chAnce. The extent Of this
exceptional legislation, however, should be
fixed by Oongre An0 then this land tax If
IL is once exercised, should BE- exercised for five
years in order that after the public debt paid,
ih,, debts pro rata, of the States, counties, aud
cities, should be PAID. y.