Evening star., 1870-03-07

VOL 35-No. $3.50.
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvENUE.-The receipts to-day
from this source were s6ss,s2I.
The NEW POSTAL TREATY between Belgium
ard the III tied States has been rati led b the
former Government.
COLONEL BADEAU is now suggested for the
position OF Minister to Uruguay and Paraguay
which are to be combined as one mission.
LIEUT.. r. s. KEYsKR, u. 8. N, has been Or
dered to Washington, ID. c., for examination for
promotion.
ENSIGN FAULKNER j. DRAKE has been de-
tached from signal duty at Washington, ID. c.,
and ordered to the Colorado for signal duty.
COMMANDER SKLFRIDGE, of the Darien ship
canal expedition. has commenced his work of
exploration from Caledonia Bay, on the Attain
tic, through to the Pacific.
The ORAroRIo of the messiah, ;" at Lincoln
Hall by the philharmonic Society this evening,
will be grand affair. Solos will be sung by
Madame Parepa, Mrs. Seguin, Nordblom, and
Lawrence. few seats only remain unsold at
Ellis music store.
The HOUSE COMMITTEE ON RAILROADS AND
CANALS this morning agreed to report fayorably
ON the bill authorizing the Norfolk and Louis
Vile Railroad Company to construct a railroad
from Norfolk, Va, via Louisville, Ky, to st.
Louis, Mo-, with capital of e4o, 100000.
GEN. SAMUEL A. DUNCAN, of the U. S. Patent
once, delivered the fourth of the Lowell Insti-
tnte lectures, under the auspices Of the Amerl-
can Social Science Association, in Boston, on
Friday evening last-his subject being, The
American Patent System"
The CADETsHIP SALEs.-The House Commit
tee on Military Affairs this morning examined
General Schofeld. ex-Secretary of War, who
arrived in this city on Saturday, in the case of
Butler, of Tennessee, charged with selling his
cadetship. General Schofeld's testimony did
not throw much light upon the subject.
SALE OF UNITED STATES VEssEL-The
third class paddle-wheel steamer Ashuelot, OF
the Asiatic fleet, has been sold by Rear Admiral
Rowan, commanding that station on account
of her unservicable and worn out condition
The Ashuelot was repaired at Boston in 1855
and sailed from there in 1866 as an escort of the
iron clad MonadnOck, after which she Joined
.he Asiatic feet.
THE HEALTH OF EX-SENATOR GRrMEs.-A
gentleman Of New York has received letter
from Mr.. Grimes, dated Naples. February 18th.
in which he says that his health, although not
good, is improving, and that he is much better
than he was last summer. This news will be
received with pleasure by the many friends OF
MI. Grimes in this city, as rumors recently cur
rent here represented that his health was randi
ly failing.
ha. GoLLArAY, Representative from Ken
tueky, who resigned his seat in the House a few
day since on account of charges against him of
selling bis cadetship, has addressed a letter to
the Postmaster General, asking that he be al
lowed to enjoy the franking privilege until the
first Of December next Mr.. Golladay, it will be
remembered, voted for the abolition of the
franking privilege.
NoNINATIoNs.-The President sent the fol-
lowing nominations to the Senate this after
loon:
George F. Marlor, Jr., to be postmaster at
Selma, Ala.
William Leahy to be Assessor OF Internal Rev
enue sth District of Virginia.
John Nj. Sullivan to be Collector of Internal
Revenue for the sd District Of Pennsylvania.
Z. 5. Winstead TO be Collector of Internal
Revenue for the 5th District OF North Carolina
Joseph Pinkham, of Idaho, to be U. $. Mar
ABOLITION or THE INCOME TAX.-The move
ment on foot for total abolition of the income
tax will probably be successful. The House
Ways and Means Committee having decided to
reduce taxation thirty millions of dollars it will
be proposed to abolish the income tax, which
does not yield an annual revenue of more than
;wenty millions. By such a course as this,
Congress will be able to reach the desired end
without being annoyed by attempted legislation
looking to a reduction of taxation on special in
terests rather than on general one like th, in
come tax.
THE OSEIDA DIsAsTER-THE CAPTAIN OF
THE BOMBAY HEARD FRoM.-The Secretary of
State has received dispatch from the Captain
of the English steamer Bombay, which ran into
and sunk the Oneida off the coast of Yokohama
on the 9th Of January, stating that at the time
Of the collision the Oneida was under both steam
and sail, making thirteen knots an hour, and his
vessel " - making but six. He was coRnizant of
striking ths Oneida, but says the jar was so
sngnt tnat ne Ola not suppose any injury was
done. He makes no mention of hearing the
guns Of the Oneida. The Captain of the Bonn
bay, no doubt, would not stop after striking the
Oneida, as he did not want the name of his YES
sci known and his company made to pay dam
ages 1t being night at the time he no doubt
felt confident that nothing would be known of
the collision, as the passengers on the Bombay
seem to have been ignorant of it.
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The BANKING COMMITTEES of the House have
not decided whether to FIX upon national bank
notes or legal tender a. currency to be named
1 the fifty million bill to be reported this week.
under the instruction Of the House, for an in
crease Of the circulation. II will be opposed in
the House on the new ground that the country Is
close on the heels Of specie payments and tn AT
when they are reached the volume Of currency
viii be largely increased by the circulation Of
gold and silver coin.
How THE GOLD PANIC INVESTIGATION RE-
PoBr WAS MADE PUBLIC.-Messrs. b. r. Butler,
B. G. Cook, and Chas. A. Eldridge have been
appointed q subcommittee of the House Ju-
oiciary Committee to inquire how the Testimony
aoSut the gold panic Investigation was made
pucnc before being reported to the House.
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