Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-12-29
EVENING STAR.

EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
EX-SENATOR DooLIrTLg is in town.
INTERNAL REvKsUH--rhe receipts to-day
from this source we're sI7s.7I6F.
SECRETARY Robson returned t. the city
last evening.
Mrs. SECRETARY BHLKNAP is worse to-day,
we regret to learn.
GIN. HALBERT T.. PAINE, of Wisconsin,
denies that he has ever sought the appointment
If COmmi>diorer of the General Land Office.
VICE PRESIDENT CoLFAX was in Baltimore
yesterday, as the guest of Samuel NJ. Shoema-
ker, Esq.
Mr.. AND Mrs. ROBERT CHRrsTy, whose mar
riage We noticed rome days ago. have returned
to the city, and are staying at the Arlington.
ADMIRAL j. s. BoGGs sailed from New York
yesterday, en- route to take command of the
European Squadron, now commanded by Admit
raj o. s. Gibson.
SEvHNTr-DoLLAR CoNsC.RNoB-Treasu-
rer Spinner to-day received contribution o.
SO to the conscience fund.- from a party in New
York singing himself =" Honestus."
Hon. A. f. STEVENS has been nominated for
reelection to Congress by the republicans of
the second New Hampshire district, not the
third as stated in the telegram from Man
chester. published in the morning papers.
A COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of The -ccelpts
rom the sources OF revenue taxable uneer ex
iGtin 1au-a t0v he frof
years ending June 30, 1863. and June 90, 1870.
prepared at the Treasury, showns an aggregate
increste in 1910 OF 81 ,202, 5I3ls
ARMY OFFICERS DISCHARGED AT Turrp
OWN REcUEsr-Captain Samuel b. Lauffcr.
Assistant Quartermester. Captain John b,
Shinn, third artillery, First Lieutenant VIM.
H. DanilcoD, unassigned, have been discharged
the service ct their own requests under the new
army law.
ARMY OFFICERS MUSTERED OUr.-Fir-t
Lieutenant Edward p. Doherty, fifth cavalry.
Second Lieutenants Julius Stommel and Robert
8. Fletcher, eighth infantry, have been mus
tered out of the service by direction of the
President uron the recommendation of Gen.
Hancocks board.
TIE FARRAGUT MoNuNEST.-Oyer s5 noo
have already been collected in New work for thu
ere otlcn of a monument to the late Admiral
FarTagut. The subscriptions are gathered by the
agents OF the Farragut Monument Association
OF which Gen. John A. Dix Is president; Mo 81
II. Grinnell and Ben amin II. Field vice
presidents; and John j. Cisco. treasurer
SUIT AGAINST PRESIDENT GRANT. CHIEF
JUSTICE CHASE, MAYOR EMERY AND OTHERS
John Keller has entered suit against L. 4.
Grant, S. Z. Obese, NJ. G.. Emery. =. Fowler
;. Norment, f. Howard, L. Lutz, ID. B. Burr
and L. l.. Tuiock, trustees OF METROPOLITAN NJ
J.. church, for amount claimed TO be due Ior
extra work (plasteriDg) on the church, amount
ing TO about - 900.
CAPTAIN WILLIAM G. TEMPLE has been
detached from duty as judge advocate in the
naval court-inartisl for the trial OF delinquent
naval paymasters, and is ordered to command
the U. 3. Sc: -ner Tennessee, which has beer
fitted out to c. avey the pro posed commission o.
examination 10 be appointed by the President
10 San Domingo. The officers are ordered tn
report for dGsy on the 9Th OF January.
SOCIETY, ETC-A pleasant juvenile party
took place last evening ct the residence OF Gen
Maynadier, ON G, near1 9Th street, given by the
General 10 his erandd2u@bter, Miss SalIie
PhelIs. Miss Nellie and Master Jessie Grant
were among the guess.
Mrs. Secretary Fish held reception yC.ter-
day afternoon, which was a pleasant affair
Tne spac Gus plrlcrs were nlIed with ladies OF
rToninents tatesmen and diplomats.
IMPORTANT TREASURY SUITS IN NEw
ORLEANs.-Speeial Treasury Agent Kinsella
has recently turned over 10 the District Attor-
ney in New Orleans, for suit, nineteen exporr
bonds given by various parties there for expor.
tation of Ter .e quantities of whiskey and tObae
co 20 M=tamores and Belize, in 1861. The
amount involvedis about 5000, 600. These cases
have been hanging fire for long time, owing to
the delay necei sarily incurred in getting at the
facts and in collecting evidence of fraud. The
theory isthat nearly all theCe bonds we're can
ceied upon fraudulent consular certificates.
The PROPOSED INTERCHANGE Canal
The Nirsic, under the command of Commander
Seliridge, is at Hampton Roads, and will shortly
sail Tor the lsthmus OF Darien, to complete the
survey and exploration Tor an interoceanic CO.
nah On her way she will touch at Mnatitlan
the Gulf terminus OF the TehUantepec Railroad
TO land the chief engineer OF that road and
others of its officers, who are soon to begin it's
construction. The expedition organized for the
survey or The Tehuantepec rou-e, for a ship ca
nal, consisting Of the Kansas and Mayfower
which sailed from Hampton Roads October "a
has arrived at Minatitlan, the place OF rendez-
vou5.
ARREST OF AN HxREvEnUB OFrIcRR-To-
day, L. S. Marshal Pearce, OF the northern D.
trict OF Mississippi, arrived here with a warrant
for the arrest Of Gilbert G. Ferris late the dep.
uiy collector OF internal revenue for the third
Mississippi district, and calling on Marshal
sharp, one of the latter's officers arrested
Ferris and he 10 having hearing
ris is charged with having represented him
self as Revenue Office after he was dismissed
and with obtaining money by such representa-
ton, and alco with the embeZZlement OF eI-n
worth OF stamps belonging to the government
oBsEQUIRs OF Mas. CoRCoRAN.-The funeral
OF the lamented Mrs. Maggie Beck Corcoran,
took place this afternoon at O'Clock from the
residence OF W. W. Corcoran, Esq, LAFAYETTE
Place, ard was attended by large number of
the most distinguish ed residents of Washington
The arrangements for the funeral heretofore
published IL THE STAR, were fully carried out
and the body was dercsited Temporarily in
the Chapel at Oak Hill Cemetery to await
future interment. The services at the house
and the chapel we're conducted bv Bishop
Pinckney, sssisted by Rev. Mr.. Williams
and the burial casket. which vas life
rally covered with iinmorteles, was borne by
the following gentlemen: Megsrs Thoras Hyds
!. \. Burritt Thomas Emory, w. s. Moore, j.
y. Bright. William A. Gordon, y. T. Noyes, and
ID. T. Reed.