Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-12-23

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EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvzNUE.-The receipts from this
source to-day were s295,6a.
SENATOR STocKToN's New Jersey residence
was entered by burglars the other night, but
nothing of value was taken.
SECRETARY robson will leave here to-mor
row evening to spend Christmas at his home In
Camden, New Jersey.
INTERVIEWS WITH THE PREsrDESr.-General
Butler, Senator Morton, and Governor Bulloch,
of Georgia, were among those who had inter-
views with the President this morning.
SECRETARY boutwell, L, who is announced to
lecture in Boston on the 18th inst, will leave
here this evening for that city, and spend the
holidays at his home in Srolon.
CHRISTMAS TURKEY FOR THE PRESIDENT
An associated press dispatch, all the way from
New York, to-day makes the important an
nouncement that Poughkeepsie butcher has
sent forty-pound Turkey to President Grant.
THE New York Sun objects to Mr.. Hoar for
the Supreme Court that the successor to Judge
Wayne should be from the States lying south of
the Potomac and the Ohio, as Judge w. was the
only remaining member from that quarter.
MONTGOMERY GIBBS, ESQ.,, for a long time
Special Treasury Agent of the United States
abroad, residing at Paris, and warm personal
friend Of Minister washburne, is no longer a
Government official.
SECRETARY BELKNAP has modified the late
general order forbidding the use of spring wag-
ons in the army for any but hospital purposes,
so as to permit the use OF them in the Fifth
Military District for the transportation Of in
specting officers while on duty.
1T 10 STATED that on account of the i'll health
of Mrs. Matthews, mother of the Vice President
the usual weekly receptions of Mr.. Colfax will
be intermitted this season. He will, however,
be at home to the public as usual on New Year
day.
GENERAL ORDERS No. 81, Just issued from the
War Department, relieves the Depot Paymas-
ter at New Orleans from the requirement to nav
the garrisons at Key West and the Tortugas.
and hereafter those posts will be under direction
of the Department of the South.
CHRISTMAS AT THE WHITE HousE.-The
President will not receive visitors during the
holidays, except such public officials as have
business requiring his attention, consequently
no cards will be presented to him for interviews
until after New Years day.
THE NEW STAMP ROOM in the Treasury build
ing was occupied by the proper officials to-day,
who will hereafter have exclusive control of the
issue of stamps. This will transfer the New
York and Philadelphia stamp business to Wash
Ington.
The SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE had anoth-
er meeting yesterday ON Secretary Boutwell's
plan to retire the s35 900 900 of three per cent
certificates, and issue in their place the same
West. majority of the members favored the
bill, but no vote was taken, and the whole uues-
ton goes over until after the recess.
THE NOMINATION of Attorney General Hoar.
for Associate Justice Of the United States
Supreme Court was, after long debate in the
Executive session Of the Senate yesterday, laid
upon the table. This action gives the President
is understood that the Judiciary Committee
reported against the nomination.
ELrDrNG THE REVENUE LAws.-Supervisor
Perry, of North Carolina, reports to Commits
sioner Delano that, owing to the unsettled con.
ditiOn Of affairs in the second district of that
State, q system Of blockade running has been
inaugurated by which whisky and tobacco is
manufactured and sold, evading the revenue tax
and encouraging Illicit distillatiOn. Steps will
at once be taken to prevent these frauds.
THE GEORGIA LEeIsLATURE.-The President
yesterday approved the bill to promote the re-
construction Of Georgia, and Governor Bullock,
who is in this city, Immediately issued his
proclamation convening the Legislature on the
10th Of January. There seems to be some doubt
as to whether the Conservative members will
answer this call, and should they absent them
selves, there will be no quorum.
TaB CIRCUIT JuDGEs.-The Senate, in execu.
tive session, yesterday confirmed the nomination
Of seven Of the nine United States circuit Judges
lately appointed. The two unconhrmed ap-
pointments are Sawyer of California, and
Pearre Of Maryland. No vote was taken on
either OF these, but they went over under the
rule, which allowed single objection to pre-
vent confirmation. Judge Pearre, OF Maryland,
against whose confirmation there seems to be
some opposition, Is endorsed by Hon. Reverdy
johnson. w. Schley, and members Of the Mary
land bar generally.
CLOSING THE DEPARTMENTS DURING HoLI-
DAY EREK.-SecrctaryR Robcson has issued an
order that the Navy Department be closed at
noon tomorrow, to allow the clerks and en-