Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-07-07
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

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Washington News and Gossip.
Hon. FRANK P. BLAIR, JR., Is at willards.
INTERNAL REvKNUR.-The receipts from this
source to-day we're s6s3 ,22622.
3. l.. CLEMENS MARX Twain) was in the re-
porter's gallery of the House to-day, and was
made much Of by his brethren OF the quill.
VICE PRESIDENT CoLFAx, who has been on
visit to Pennsylvania and Ohio, since Thursday
last, has returned to this city.
CHIEF JUSTICE CHASE will visit Gettysburg
Sp ines early in August, and will probably
remain there seve al weeks.
RED CLOUD and band are encamped on
Tongue river, north of Fort Fetterman. 1t is
believed that he is collecting tribes for the pur
pose Of waging war on the whites.
THERE is vacant cadetship at West Point
from the Worcester (Mass.) district Mr.. Hoar
proposes to fill it by a competitive examination
and will soon arrange it.
The FUNDING BILL.-The House to-day re-
the Funding bill, and a committee of confer
ence was ordered, consisting of Messrs. Schenck
Hooper, of Mass, and Brooks of New York.
The TAX BILL was returned to the House to-
day by the Senate, and the bill, with the va
rious Senate amendments, was referred to the
Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to
be printed.
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the internal revenue office, of the condition OF
the account of ex-Collector Bailey, shows the
deficit to be s131 ,oo0 and not $500 0oO as hereto
fore reported.
ATTORNEY GENERAL HoAR, in company with
his successor, Mr.. Alderman, had q long inter
view with the President to-day. Gen. Sher-
man also was clOseted with the President for a
long while-it is reported in reference to the
threats of Red Cloud and Spotted Tail.
PAT WOODS DISPOSED OF-The House tn
day disposed Of the case of Patrick Woods.
charged with assaulting Congressman Porter
In Richmond, Va, on the 3Oth of May last. and
adopted the resolution directing that he be i'm
prisoned In the jail of this District for three
months.
TIE L. s. STEAMER GUARD, Lieut. Com. Ed
fors, yesterday, eighteen days from Cartha-
gena and twenty-four DAYS from the Gulf of San
Bias. The health of the officers and crew is
perfect, there not being single case OF sickness
on board. r
THE NATURALIZATION BILL.-Mr. Davis. of
New York, in the House to- day made An inef
fectual attempt to suspend the rules and non
concur in the Senate amendments to the natu-
Ii1o h,,ft ttou
vote, refused to suspend the rules, and the bin
therefore remains on the Speakers table, with
but little prospect of its passage this session.
"A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION, BY order of
Secretary Boutwell,, into the affairs of the Bu-
reau of Engraving and Printing, Treasury De-
partment, discloses the gratifying fact that all
OF the details connected with the printing of the
national currency, revenue stamps, SC, are
being carefully and faithfully attended to by the
Chief Of the Bureau, Mr.. McCartee. and his
corps of assistants.
THEY WANT COLLECTOR MURPHY Con-
PIRMED.-Ex-Assistant Treasurer Folser. ex-
State Senator Croley, Benjamin Field, William
Orton, President Western Union Telegraph.
John Russell Young and 4. ID. Webster, of New
York, are here to urge the confirmation OF
Thomas Murphy, recently nominated for Col
lectOr Of the port OF New York; and have their
headquarters at Wizards.
The STORE SHIP SUPPLY, Lieutenant Com.
mander Hatfield, arrived at New York vester-
day from the European feet. She brings auite
. number OF invalids from the feet, prisoners
under sentence OF court martial and men whose
terms OF service have expired. Among the
passengers are Second Assistant Engineers j.
". Rollihan, W. L. Bsilie, +. M. Ashton and c.
j Habighurst.
WHEN TIE VOTE WAS TAKEN i'm the Senate nm
Tuesday night, on the motion Of Mr.. Pomerov
to strike out Of the tax bill all the sections re-
latiDg to the income tax, there were twentv
Senators absent,-only fifty two Senators voting.
and the motion was lost by q tie vote-26 to 2s,
Ii has since been ascertained that fifteen of the
absent Senators would have voted to strike out
had they been present.
The RECEIPTS PROM CUSTOMS at the ports
below named for the week ending July 2, were
as follows:
New ork.'..................... ,036 so 80
Dos,on. :.....'......' 1881 70
1nIlduclpnla 12O,f ,f66 81
DaluinvIe .........c:............. 134 $50 %
New orleans, to June 25......... n 5It 3s
San Francisco, ........ 1852 I6
Total.................. ............s2,s ,s46 ,215 35
RETURN OF THE PREsIDBNT.-The President.
Mrs. Grant, Miss Nellie Grant, and Gen. Porter
returned here this morning on the early train.
Master Fred. Grant vas left at West Point, and