Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-01-25
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvENUE.-The receipts to-da,
from this source were s643 ,9s1.
Cash IN THE TREAsURY-The coin balance
on hand last evening, as shown by the books o.
the Treasury Department, was So, 900, 600, ant
the coin certificates S51 600 ,OO0 The currency
balance was s5,ooo,oOo.
THE PUBLIC DEBT-The forthcoming state
ment of the public debt will show q very small
decrease for the present month, probably not
over one and a half or two millions of dollars.
8. p. BROWN, ESQ.,, has issued invitations te
Congressman and prominent citizens for a socia
entertainment at his residence at Mount Pleas.
ant on Thursday next.
THE PRESIDENT this afternoon sent to the
Senate the nomination of General Franz Siegel
to be Assessor of Internal Revenue for the Sixth
District of New York, and Joseph Fl. Blackburn
to be q. s. Marshal for the Middle District
of Tennessee.
APPOINTMENTS IN THE PoST OFFICE DEPART
hKNT-J. b. Ford has been appointed tempo
rary clerk in the Post Office Department. vice
5. g. Young resigned e. L. Du Bois has been
appointed temporary clerk in the Post Office
Department with pay of first-class clerk.
THE WALL STREET INvEsTIeArIoN-The
Committee on Banking and Currency to inquire
into the recent gold panic in New York, this
morning heard the testimony OF Z. X. Willard,
Mr.. Martin, of the firm of Smith, Gould, Mar
tin & Co., and Mr.. Carver, all of New York
city.
THE TARIFF ON CoAL.-The Ways and Means
Committee this afternoon took vote on allow
ing coal in free of duty, which they agreed to do
by vote of yeas to nays. Messrs. Hooper,
Allison, Maynard, Brooks, and Marshall voting
1.-THE affirmative, and Messrs. Kelly, MCCARTHY.
Blair, and Schenck in the negative. 1t is
thought Mr.. Maynard will change his vote.
1T HAVING BEEN STATED that Prince Arthur
would attend the opera tonight, we are re-
quested by the proprietors of the theater, who
do not wish any misapprehension to exist in the
matter, to say that the Prince has promised to
attend one night during his stay, but is not able
now to designate the night. Tonight he will
visit Gen. Sherman.
NEW FIFTY CENT NOTEs-Secretary Bout-
well has determined not to issue any more of
the fifty cent fractional currency notes. on ac-
count Of the counterteits of that denomination
now in circulation. new design will at once
be prepared by Mr. McCartee, chief of the
Printing Division, and sent to the Bank Note
Printing Company. New York.
REVIEW AND INsPECTION.-ColoneID Dupont,s
light battery of artillery stationed On Connecti-
cut avenue, was inspected yesterday afternoon,
In the presence Of large number of persons
General Mcdowell, commanding the Depart
ment OF the East, was present and received with
the usual military honors and salute.
FINANCIAL OPERATIONS OF THE GOVERN
MENT.-Secretary Boutwell, will sell one million
OF dollars in coin Tomorrow, and purchase one
million in bonds for the sinking fund on Thurs
day. This will make the total amount of bonds
for the sinking fund and those held subject to
the action of Congress ninety-four and one-half
millions Of dollars.
The JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING of the
House and Senate this morning opened bids for
furnishing paper for the Government printing
for the ensuing year. About seventy bids were
received from dealers in various parts Of the
country, but it will take several days to classify
the same and determine upon the lowest bid
ders, after which the contract will be awarded.
CHAMPAGNE, OR STEP BY STEP" will be
performed at Wallis Opera House tor the last
time this evening, and will be followed to-mor-
row evening by Mercy Dodd," Boucicault's
last and in some respects his best play, and in
which Miss Keene and her excellent company
are said to appear at their best. In addition to
"Mercy DOdd," the capital farce, Two can
Play at that Game, will be given.
Mr.. RICE in the Senate this morning reported
back the bin to aid the building of rolling mill
in the District of Columbia, which authorizes
the Commissioner of Public Buildings TO lease
or to sell to Thomas Mcnamara fonr hundred
feet square OF reservation II on the west side of
Virginia avenue and east side OF the Washing
ton Canal as a site for a rolling mill and nail
factory.
TIE VIRGINIA REPRESENTATIVES, The
House will admit the members from Virginia
Immediately upon the signing of the bill for the
admission Of the State by the President, except
Messrs. Booker and Mckenzie, whose seats are
contested, Porter, on account Of his record, and
Segar on account of the legality of his claim
having been elected as representative Of the
State at large, who will all have their claims
referred to the Committee on Elections.
IHE DARIEN CANAL SUR yEY.-Seyeral days
ago resolution was adopted by the House or
Representatives in reference to the proposed
Darien ship canal, to which the Secretary of the
Navy, through the President, replied to day
that no money has been diverted from the ap-
preparations for the Navy for making the sur
vey Of the route, but that in 1866 resolution
was passed appropriating s4O0 for a survey,
in view the construction Of ship canal across
the Isthmus of Darien.
CONFERENCE.-The Senate in Executive
session yesterday confirmed a large number of
nominations Of Postmasters, Collectors Of Gus
toms, Collectors and Assessors of Internal Reve-
nue., U. 3. COnsuls, Pension Agents, Naval
Oficers, and others. Among those confirmed
were w. H. H. Terrell to be Third Assistant
Postmaster General; j. M. Edmunds to be Post
master at Washington, d. c.; Commodore John
Rodgers to be Rear Admiral on the active list;
Captain j. j. Almy to be Commodore on the
active list; Commander Shufelt to be Captain
on the active list; Lieutenant Commander Sell
fridge 10 b Commander.
SOCIETY II WAsHIM0ToN-Hon. Fernando
Wood, Of New York, entertained . number Of
gentlemen at dinner last evening. Among HIS