Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-11

ingeon On the 18th INST for a short visit to Mis-
sissippi, and will lecture IN Cinciauati ON his
way back.
RIVERS AND HARBoRs-The river and bars,or
appropriation hill has not been complesed.
though the Horse committee have reduced the
estimates nine millions of dellsrs from tn.
smount submitted by the engineers bureau.
NO SUN has yst been named fcr the Patamco Or
the Potomac, though District delegation ap-
peared Saturday and asked for an appropriation
for the latter.
THE NAIuoNAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES will
hoid its annual spring session an this city du-
ring the present week. The meetings will be
hello at Lincoln Hall, and the scientific sessions,
which are open to the public, will take place
daily at 70 O'Clock, comnencire on yuesdav.
april 18th A number Of papers on interesting
subjects have been entered on the list of COM
municatons to be read.
TIE kEGAL TENDER CASE IN THE SUPREME
CoURT---In the Supreme Court this morning
Mr.. Potter, one of the counsel in the legal ten
der cases, the decision ON which the Court re-
Gently reopened for q new argument stated
that Mr.. Carlisle was absent on legal business.
and another Of the counsel detained on account
OF sickness. The Court therefore ordered that
| MONDAY.
THE sPBcBLATIoNs as to who will suceeed
Attorney General Hear, who, according to the
Sundey papers, had sent in his recignation, are
set at rest by the fact that he hasn't resigned
and, 1T seems, hasn't entertained the idea. The
boys will have to begin again and 90 thror Oh
They haven't had Secretary Fish resigned for
at iesst tvoweeks; and II is soHe ten days since
they did that Office fer Secretary Boutwell,. ANY
thing for a flyer these dull times!
CASH IN THE TREAsURY-The coin hala nee
in the Treasury is S1f9, ,249, 1885, of which ameunt
So $50, ,5oois for cein certificates. The currency
balance 80, ,146, SIS. 1t is estimated that the
com receipts during the present menth will be
about sy,eJ,W0, which will leave balance IL,
the Treasury on the seth instant after deduct
ing the coin certificates, of 500 600 900; of this
amount S2s, eco 400 will be required 10 paw the
semi-annHal interest on the $40 bonds, falling
due on the Is Of MAY.
DISPOSITIONS IN THE MCFARLAND (ssE-
The Mcfarland trial in New York will bring
out evidence from some pec sons who will not
appear h court- VicePresident Colfax is one
OF these per sons. A commission WAS sent over
here about a month ago to get his testimony, and
Mr. Potter, one of the New York representa-
uves, was deputzed to put him under oath and
take his answers to a large number OF questions
written out and forwarded by the district attor-
ney and McFarland's counsel. IL is understood
that this course was pursued with reference t.
a number of individuals whom il was not practi-
cable Or advisable to put on the stard.-.sDiz-
on" Boston Adre-tiser.
THE MUNICIPAL CONTESTS IN VIRGINIA
| Governor Wells On Saturday notified Judge I'm
| derwood, at Alexandria, of the result of the
| hearing, on Friday hight, before Chief Justice
Chase, of the Richmond municipal imbroglio
| Judge Underwood made a minute of the fact
| and the continuance of the motion fer an at
| tachment against Mayor Ellison. The Judge
said he had twoOther cases OF motion for attach
| ment before him-one from Petersburg and the
other from NOrfclk-arrssged for hearing OH
the 18th instant; but in pursuance of the under
standing had on Friday night among counsel IN
the Richmond case and Chief Justice Chase. he
would direct that the Petersburg and ali other
cases Of like character that may come before
him in the meantime shall 20 over until Nav
aud await the final decision in the Caheon- Ely
ron case.
How Mr.. BECK GOT THROUGH THE CIR
CUMLoCUTIoN OFFICE.--Mr. Beck of Kentucky
gave in the House the other day a racy history
Of experiences in getting through the "Circum-
locution Office" We dare say he stretches the
story some. He said that in collecting a judge
ment Of the Court Of Claims a lawyer had to 90
through the following devious ways:
First-Went to the Chief Clerk of the First
Auditor; he stated the account and computed
the interest. ..H
Second-went to another Clerk in the same
Office, who copied and numbered the account.
Tbird-Went to another Clerk in the First
Comptrollers office, who registered in his book
the number and amount of the account.
Nnvff To 4 IsoTr A.
Comptroller, who verified the account and the
computation Of interest.
Fiitb.wsnt to the First Comptroller, who
Sixth-west back to No. 3, who again yeri-
fed It
Seventh-Went to the Registers Clerk, who
Eighth-Went to the Deputy Register, who
signed it.
Ninth-went to the Warrant Clerk, and OBJ
tained warrant.
Tenth-Went to Mr.. West, the Chief Clerk,
who signed it
Eleventh-went to Mr.. Hartley, the Assistant
Secretary, who signed it.
Twelfth-Went to Mr.. Lamb, in the Comp
trsller's ofice, who registered il
Ihirteenth-went to the First Comptroller,
who signedit.
Fourteenth-went to the Registers Clerk,
Fifieenth-went to Register Allison, who
signed IL. :
Seventeenth--Went TO Mr.. Tuttle Assistant
Treasurer, who signed the draft.
Eighteenth-went to the Registers Clerk,
who recorded the draft -rt
Nineteenth-Went to Register Allison, who
signed the draft.
Twentieth-Went to Mr.. Mann, who took nv
receipt for the draft and handed it over to me-
Twenty-first-Treated Mr.. Mann to q whiskey-
toddy. loud laughter.l
THE CoLoRED DELEGATION PROM GEORGIA,
previous to their departure from this city,
adopted resolutions of "thanks to President
Grant for his prompt expression OF sympathy
and the exercise OF his influence in opposition
to the bingham amendment to the Senators,
Representatives, citizens, and newspapers who
have sympathized with and aided us in our
efforts TO defeat this measure, which, however
intended, il only An engine Of rebel power, and
conveys words of despair to the loyal men of
Georgia, and words Of cheer to the disloyaln
and TO Senator Wilson for his substitute, which,
they say, sis manly recognition of the rights
Of loyal men who have sustained the recon-
struction measures Of Congress through scenes
of trial, suffering, and death, and Il a timely
rebuke of the dsloyal element who have excited
every art and participated in every crime to