Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-07-01
EVENING STAR.

EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL RsvMuE-The receipts from this
source to-day we're 81 ,0sO, 1854.
GENERAL SHERMAN AND FANNY will leave
mere in the course of q few days for Berkley
Springs, Va, where they will sperd the summer
Mons. PROVOST PARADoL left Paris last
night en- route to New York. He had an audi
ence with the Emperor yesterday.
Hor. DANIEL ". VOORHEES, was nominated
for Congress without opposition by the sixth
district democratic congress convention of Indi-
ana yesterday.
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUs-The democratic
members held a business caucus at the cSpitol
last night, in which matters of interest to the
party and the fall elections was arranged.
CENSUS DEFTcENCY.-There is a deficiency in
the appropriations for the ninth census ofever a
million OF dollars, which the superintendent
asks Congress to provide for at once This
amount will last till the middle of next pecem-
Der.
COMMANDER Il. y. SELFRIDGE, of the Nipsic
recently in charge Of the Darien ship-cansl ex-
petition, is here, having been detached from
his vessel, and this morning had an interview
with Secretary Robeson in reference to he sur
veys made by the expedition.
The SINKING FUND.-The amount of interest
on the bonds purchased by the Secretary of the
Treasury for the sinking fund and the specie
purchase falling due to-day, amounted to s2.-
$50 IN coin, which will be sold by the Treas
urer, and the proceeds applied to the purchase
OF additional bonds for the sinking fund.
AT THE WHITE HOUsB-The President re-
ceived no visitors to-day. At noon the Cabinet
convened, and was in session most of the after
noon. The next session will be one week from
to-day. Among the callers this morning was
Gen Longstreet, who is now in the city, but he
did not see the President.
IHE PRESIDENT will leave this city in the
nine O'Clock train this evening for New Haven.
Ct. He will get there at IL O'Clock a. m tn
morrow if all goes well, and after visiting the
Governor and the State Legislature, now in
session, will leave for Hartford at p. M, reach
ing the latter city at 2.10p. m.
INTERNAL REVENUE OFFICERS DIsNIssso.-
All the special assistant assessors, employed to
assess the income taxes, were discharged TODAY
on account of the abolition of the incom. tax
by Congress. A number of regular assistant
assessors were also dismissed As Commissioner
Deiano has given orders tha: the revenue dis
tricts throughout the country be reorganized
and the force reduced.
DEPARTMENT OF observation-disclosures Attor
ney General Field is busy systematizing the
new Department Of Justice. The officials loca-
tedin the different department buildings will
remain in their present location, as the space
In the Treasury Building assigned to the new
department Is not sufficiently commodious for
all who have been officially transferred to it.
CADET APPoINrKKs-Of the forty-eipht
nominees for cadetships at West Point who were
rejected this week by the board of examination,
at least half of those have arrived in Washing
ton 10 see the members who appointed them.
Sonan a majority Of those rejected were from the
Soutn, ana lnclude the three cOlOred nOmina-
tons; in fact, of all the cadets from the South
but two were admitted They were from Vir-
ginia, which State had eight at the academy
ned, and were sent to hospital under probability
that their physical defects may prove but tenn
poIary. The cOlored cadet from North Caro-
OF defective eyesight, and was placed under
treatment. All the cadets sent to hospital viii
remain one year and if not permanently cured
in that time will be finally dropped.
FASHIONABLE WKDDING.-Mr. John W. Ross
of Illinois, son Of fex-Congressman Ross, OF that
State, was married last evening at the National
Hotel to Miss Emma b. Tenney, the handsome
and accomplished daughter of f. Tenpey. Es0..
one or the pr0prietors Of the National. The
ceremony was performed in the parlors Of the
Of u
Creek Church. Among those present were Sem
ators Williams Of Oregon, Gilbert of Florida.
a1d Tse eTss,I q New Hs%psnire
McNeely of Illinois; Conger and Ferry of
Michigan; and Mr.. CavanaRh and wife of Mon
tana; MRS Senator Morton, Mrs. Chamberlain,
sister OF tne bride, and many others.
The PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENr-DKcREAsE
OF OVER $40 900 ,OOO.-The recapitulation of
the statement of the Public Debt of the United
States, July 1st, 1870, issued from the Treasury
Department this afternoon, is as follows:
Debt Bearing Interest IN Com.
BONDS BONDS a, PsT psT cent cent So si sss 90 90
- s2,lO7 $4,000 70
Dsei Bearirs Interest IN La,efnl Money.
Certificates at pr cent. IS 5l5 900 %
Navy pension fund ats
peI ICeAt......'.'-,......'... lfVuWU W
Debt on which interest has erased
since maturity 3,6E ,367 IS
Debt Bearing no Interest.
Demand and legal ten
der notes.....-............. 26, ,l06, ,255 20
Fractional currency ..... 80 9,S7s,6S4 A.
Certificates of gold de
posited.-................ -. S4,547 I20 90
4O 532 O6O 4s
20l 675 III 83
607 $50 81
Total debt principal and interest, to
date, including interest due and un-
% $50 2s2 ssi IS
amount IN ths Treasury.
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Currency ..........-....... y ,9A5,O67 10