Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-15

month to date, 81 ia ,9o6e6.
LeUIs NJ. FoULKE, Of California, has been ap-
pointed Supervisor Of Internal Revenue for
California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona.
A WITTY Republican in Washington says that
the Senate is divided into three parties-the
Republican, the Democratic and the Judiciary
Committee.
INCREASE OF RxCKIPTs-The total receipts
Of internal revenue during the present year
have been slos, ,7ss, ,i5, an increase over 1869 of
e1s,301 ,626.
JAMES A. ALLEs, Of Rockville, Md, was yes
terday qualified as q first-class clerk in the Ap-
pointment ONCE Of the Post Office Department,
salary 81 200, vice c. H. Morrell, resigned.
GAUGERs' INSTRUMENTS. No satisfactory
caliper having as yet been presented to the
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue to be
adopted and prescribed for use in the revenue
service, there is still an opportunity for manu-
facturers Of good Instruments. Samples should
be presented Immediately.
TIE CoLK-GoRHAN DIrFrcULrY-An ad-
journed meeting of the Republican Senators
was held this morning in relation to the difficult
ty between Senator Cole and Secretary Cor
ham, and general discussion was carried on,
principally Of concilistory nature, and finally
the whole matter was recommtted to the Com
mittse for further investigation.
INCREASE OF TOBACCO AND wHIsKEy TAX
COLLECTIONS IN NEW YoRK.-A table pre-
pared by Supervisor butcher of New York
shows the collections on tobacco and fermented
liquors in that city were as follows:-ln 1868 on
tobacco s2,67 1856; in 1869 a 4,055, ,25a32 A
gain of 81 ,4s0.226 On fermented liquors in
1868 the tax collected was s1,I43.672 II and in
1869 81 ,266, ,49s.62. A gain Of sl44, ,s34sa.
Ex-Governor HENRY a. wIsR, of Virginia.
was in town yesterday on visit to the family of
his son-in-law, Dr. A. Y. p. Garnett. He took
the occasion yesterday to call upon Mr.. wm NJ
Slowen, Of the First Ward, to get the sword of
his son, Capt. o. Jennings Wise, which has
been In the possession OF MIR. Slowen since the
battle Of Roanoke Island. Capt. Wise gave the
sword to Mr.. Slowen, who was a hospital stew
ard In the Union army, and attended him during
the last few hours Of his life, requesting that II
be given TO some member of his family. If ever
opportunity occurred. Mr.. Slowen was not at
home yesterday when Mr.. Wise called, but
afterwards took the sword to the house of DIR.
Garneft, where he left it. Governor Wise Left
for Richmond last evening.
THE COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REvNuR
to-day issued an order prescribing the adoption
ofan improved coupon book to be used by whole
sale liquors dealers and rectitier, on and after
the first of May next- The form adopted Is un-
derstood to be the same as that laid down in the
somewhat notorious " Kish Coupon Book, -
which, it will be remembered, has been the sub
ject of an investigation by the Committee on
Ways and Means, and also of good deal Of
harsh criticism on the part of q portion Of the
press; but in the order prescribing the use of the
form the public is advised of their right to pro-
cure 1t from any quarter they may see fit, with
out the fear of infringement of copy right, and
of any size that may be adapted to their partic-
ular business.
COURT MARTIAL FOR TRIAL OF CoMMoDoRE
UPsHUR-In conformity with the recent reso-
luton Of the House of Representatives charges
have been preferred against Commodore John
II. Upshur for conduct unbecoming an officer
in connection with the sale Of cadetshps. and
the Secretary of the Navy has ordered a general
court-martial, to convene in this CITY on Tburs-
day next, the 2lst inst, for the trial of that Off
Ger. The following named officers have been
ordered as members of the court Rear Adui-
raj L. w. GOldsborough, President; Commodore
A. M. PemrOck, Captain E. G. Parrot, Captain
William Reynolds, Captain Henry X. Daven-
port, Commander E. Simpson, and Commander
William G. Temple members. John W. Bell,
Esq, Judge Advocate.
INTERNAL REVENUE DECISION CoNCERNING
THE EARNINGS OF MINOR CHILDREN. The
Commissioner OF Internal Revenue decides that
when minor II 20 emancipated as to cut on hrs
parents legal right tc demand and receive his
en,ids en- rs earnings as his own, the parent should
adhere to the strict rule Of evidence by which no
Ss ne and
contract, but should give the law and the rules
of evidence q liberal construction, and should
presume that when parent allows his minor
child 70 retain his wages and appropriate them
to his own use, it is done In pursuance Of such
an agreement as binds the parent and emanci-
pates the child.
The HOWARD INvEsTIGATIoN.-The House
Committee on Education and Labor yesterday
began the examination of witnesses on the
charges against Gen1 y. U. Howard, and some
documentary evidence was submitted as the
had been made . profitable speculation through
an unauthorized use Of funds alleged to have
belonged to the Freedmen's Bureau. Several
witnesses were examined.
Walter 3. Cox, executor of the estate of John
A. Smith testified that he received frem GenI
Balloch, Treasurer of the Freedmen's Bureau
one nunure0 ana 10urteen thousand dollars by n
warrant drawn on the United States Treasury,
as one Of the payments msde by Gent Howard
for the land on which the Howard UNIVERSITY
stands. The contractor and builder Of the Uni.
versity building testified to receiving from the
same source Q warrant OF the United States
Treasury for over one hundred thousand dol-
lars. The object ofthis evidence is to show that
these sums were used without any authority of
Law in the acts creating the Freedmen's Bureau
or the eoneincorporating the Howard University,
on the ground that there Is no provision Allow,
ing the Bureau to 30 farther than to rent or
lease buildings. Other witnesses testiRed that
$4,000 we're drawn out of the Bureau fund from
the United states Treasury by HoWard's direc
ton and paid 70 the First Congregational
Church Of this city, ut that time in course Of
erection, for which bonds Of the church were
taken in return. This, IL IL charged, vas In vio-
lation Of law. Genl Howard And his vitnesses
will Of course be heard In reply to this testi
mony. -
Simon Wolf, Recorder Of Deeds for this Dis
trict, WAS examined In regard to certain trans
fers Of real estate, upon which the University
and General Howards house stsnd-such deed,
being nom John A. Smith ~ General o. o.
Howard. =
j. w. Rumsey, the contractor who built the
new Congregational church here was questioned
as to whether the checks upon which he was
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