Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-12-17
EVENING STAR.
DOU Bl s HEET.
Washington News and Gossip.

DOU BILE S SHEET.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvENUB-The receipts to-day
rom this source were s310, 676.06.
ATTORNEY GENERAL AKERNAN left here for
Georgia, last night.
RoRERr LINCOLN, son OF the late President
Lincoln, has joined the Swedenbergsn church
in Illinois.
THE PRESIDENT was not in bis Office to-day
and therefore received no visitors. A large
number of Senators and members called at the
White House.
CHIEF JUSTICE CHASE. we are advised, in
making arrangements to spend the winter in
New York, and quarters have been secured for
his occupancy in the upper part OF the city.
GEN ROBERT WILLIAMS and family leave
here next week for Fort Leavenworth, and their
absence from society in Washington this white,
VIII be much regretted.
TIE CHERoKRH BoSDs.-The Attorney Gen
ersl has given an opinion in the Cherokee band
case, deciding that the tribe are entitled to the
$3.50, 600 voted to them by Congress some years
since.
HUGH HASTINGS, OF the Commercial Adrerti-
ser, is talked Of by some of the New York
papers as Gen. Pleasonton's successor as coll
lecter of Internal Revenue for the SD n. Y.
district.
CENTRAL PLRAsoNTON was yesterday con-
hrmed by the Senate in executive session, rs
commissioner of Internal Revenue. and Lev.
Hubbell as district attorney for the western
district OF Wisconsin.
GENERAL F. A. WALKER, Superintendent O,
the Census, left here yesterday for New York -
be absent Tor few days. HIS visit 10 entirely
on private business, and has no connection
whatever with the re-taking of the &C nsus now
In progress in that city.
GENERAL PLRAsoNroN, the new Commits
siOner Of internal Revenue is rot expected to
enter upon the discharge Of his duties for a week
or Two, as he has the largest collection distric,
necessarily take him some time to settle I'M the
g fairs of his district.
MIR. JUSTICE MILLER, of the u. s. Supreme
Court, has purchased the fine residence OF Gen.
Chipmar, on the corner OF 1st and B streets
southeast, and takes possession to-day Mrs
Miller, who has been at New York under medi-
cal treatment for some time past, will return
to the city at an early day.
THE HAYTIEN MINISTER seut letter to Sec
rotary Fish, lew days since, criticisiny the
recommendations OF President Grant. in his
annual message, for legislation In reference to
the proposed annexation of San Domingo. The
Secretary replied in a sharp note to the Minis
ter, informing him that it is rot the diplomatic
usage TO send communications of such a nature
ard demanding an apology.
BUREAU or MINTs-It is understood that
The Senate finance committee yesterday decided
to report Mr. Sherman's bill creating In the
Treasury Department Eureau OF MINIS with
. director or chief at a salary of 30 900 per
annum The bill also codites or consoidates
all laws heretofore passed in regard to the
coinage OF money etc, and places everything
relating to that branch of the public service
under the new bureau thus created.
The PENSION l.. sT.-Of the s30, 900, 900 pro-
vided by the pension appropriation introduced
in the Hou-e by MIR. Kelley yesterday, the sum
Of 50 $50 eco is for army invalid pensions and
supplying artificial limbs; SO so for The PEN
sions Of widows. children, mothers, fathers.
brothers, and sisters Of soldiers, and for reyolu-
tonary pensions; $4,000 for navy invalid per-
sions; aud Sa50,OO0 for pensions of widows
-hidren andother relatives OF sailors al 4
marines
THE SENATE BILL which passed that body on
Thursday, extending the time for mastering out
supernumerary army Off GERS from January l.. to
committee ON military affairs Yesterday and
Secretary Belknap appeared before that body
10 give his views IN regard to the measure. The
secretary said the principal argument arains [
the bill was its expense to the country for If il
sbOuld pass, the appropriations for the War De-
partment would fall short OF its demands by
2COOCO, while the most that could be said in its
isvCr was that II was an act of kindness to the
IN GERS, who, without its provisions would he
mustered out of the service in about two weeks
The number OF officers directly affected bv the
bill IS about two hundred. The committee came
70 no conclusion on the matter, and the bill was
laid over until Monday for final action.
The RECEPTION SRAsoN.-The Presidents
new year reception will be given on Monday.
January :. Mrs. Grants first reception will be
given on Tuesday, January 10, and she will Of We
reception on that day OF each week until the
be ginning OF the season OF Lent. The ladies of
the members of the Cabinet will receive every
thursday, commencing January Il. The Pres
ID Mt Will give one evening rece ption in ,Janu-
try, and two during the month of February
The usual weekly Presidential dinners will not
ne given this season. Several dinner parties
vii be given during the season, invitations for
but one of which will be extended. One of
these dinner parties will be to the Judges of the
United States Supreme Court and Court of
Claims; another to the Cabinet: another TO the
diplomatic corps, and one to members of Com
gress generally.
EDglish women At the Ballot BOx.
Our female Fighters must bestir themselves.
Their sisters across the water are taking the
cad in securing the right of suffrage, at least.
The London Telegraph says in reference to the