Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-01-24
WASHINGTON D. c. MONDAY JANUARY 2. 1870. TWO


EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvENUE.-The receipts to- day
from this source were SCI, ,432.
MAYOR BOWEN left this city for New York
on Saturday evening, for a short trip north.
COMMISSIONER DELANo will recommend to
the President that the Indian Territory be
formed into an assessing and collecting district,
for the purpose of collecting the tax on manu-
factured tobacco, whisky, and malt liquors.
THE NATIONAL COUNCIL of the Union League
of America will meet in this city on the 10th of
February at p. m. The National Executive
Committee will meet at Wizards Hotel on the
same day at noon.
THB HOUSE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
to-day agreed to recommend raising the, duty on
manufactured steel three and O quarter. The
committee seems to be in favor of raising the
duty on all manufactured steel and i,op.
THE REPORT ON PARAGUAY will be laid be-
fore the Committee on Foreign Affairs by their
subcommittee in a few days. 1t is understood
that the report severely condemns Admirals
Godon and Davis, and sustains ex-Minister
Washburn.
PERsoNAL.-Mrs. John ". Forney, Miss NJ. T.
Forney, Major James Forney, and John W.
Forney, Jr., managing editor of the Philadel-
phla Press, arrived in this city on Friday last,
and arc stopping at Col. Forney's quarters, No
653 New Jersey avenue, Capitol Hill.
THE VIRGINIA BILL.-The House r ,construc-
tion Committee met this morning and had under
consideration the bill for the admission of Viz
ginia, which they agreed to report to the House
with the amendments as it came from the
Senate. By common consent, Mr.. Farnsworth
Will have the management OF the bill in the
House.
"CHAMPAGNE, OR STEP BY STEP" Matilda
Heron's social comedy is to be brought out for
the first time in this city, by Laura Keene, at
wallis Opera House, this evening. 1t is said to
be very interesting and effective comedy as
performed by this company, and had good run
IN Philadelphia, where it was warmly praised
by the critics.
MAX MARETzRK's ITALIAN OPERA TROUPE
opens at the National Theatre this evening in
"n Trovatore," and as the great tenor, Lefranc,
appears as "Manrico,, and BriOl, Lumley, and
Reyna all appear for the first time in this city
there will no doubt be a rush of our music loving
population to hear and judge Of the capacity of
the new combination.
CONGRESSIONAL RELIEF FOR THE PooR-In
the Senate this morning Mr.. Hamlin, from the
Committee on the District Of Columbia, reported
back the bill approprating $50 900 for the relief
OF the poor and authorizing the distribution of
condemned army clothing, the principal tea
lures of which were mentioned in THE STAR Of
Friday last.
NoHINATIONs.-The President sent the fol-
lowing nominations to the Senate to-day:
Assessors Of Internal Reyenue.-John G..
Stearns, I'd district Of Vermont; Philip X.
Gleed, Sd district of Vermont; VIM. s. South
worth, LIST district of Vermont.
Roll1n j. Jones to he Collector of Internal
Revenue for the 1st district of Vermont.
John n: GStt, Receiver CT Public Moneys at
and Edward W. Willett, Register Of Land Office
Harvey Carpenter, Postmaster at Hamilton,
Nevada.
M. CATACAzY, the Russian Minister, and his
accomplished lady gave the first of a series Of
elegant dinner parties on Saturday evening,
which are expected to continue throughout the
season. The guests were General and Mrs.
Sherman, Speaker Blaine and wife, Baron
Gerolt and wife, Hon. j. Bancroft Davis and
wife, Sonora Garcia, General Banks, Hon,
Fernando Wood, and Baron Lederer. A novel
feature of the entertainment was the perform
ance, while the guests were at the table, Of
operatic music by fine string band. Prince
DOlgorouky, who has recently arrived In this
city from Russia, was present during the even
ing.
INTERESTING DISTRICT CASE IN THE SU-
PRKMB COURr-In the Supreme Court of the
United States an opinion was delivered this
morning In the case Of j. G. Willard against B.
Ogle TaylOe. Willard leased from Tayloe the
mansion property adjoining the hotel for the
period of ten years, with the privilege Of purcha-
sing it any time within that period tor stipula-
ted price. Before the expiration of the ten years
the war broke out and the property greatly in
creased in value. Willard rendered the price
agreed upon and demanded the deeds. Tayloe
refused greenbacks and demanded gold in pay
ment, hence the case was thrown into court.
The decision this morning was to the effect that
the defendant should receive gold for the prop
erty.
THE DISTRICT SCHOOLS IN CoNGREss.-The
committee from the white and colored Boards
Of Trustees Of Public Schools for this city, of
the Board Of School Guardians in Washington
county and the Board Of School Guardians in
Georgetown were before the Senate Committee
on the District of Columbia to-day, and pre-
sented the memorial and bill adopted at their
meeting last week, asking an appropriation Of
money and lands for school purposes, the pro-
visions Of which were noticed In THE STAR
few days since.
Mr.. Patterson introduced in the Senate this
morning the bill appropriating lands and money
for school purposes in this District, which was
referred to the Committee on the District OF
Columbia. This is the same bill presented to
the District Committee this morning, and which
was published in THE STAR Of Friday last.
THE CoLoRKD SENATOR FROM MISSISSIPPI
We have the following particulars concerning
the Hon. Hiram b. Revel, the colOred Senator
elect from Mississippi He Is Q tall, portly
man, OF light complexion, has benevolent fea-
turea n D1eAaanf voice- and gentle wava ae