Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-12-24

source to-day were S2Sl ASS.
FIRST LIBU gNANr J. II. SYLVESTER unas-
sigEed. has been hono-shlv discharged TIE ser
vice under the new army law.
CoNNIH,1ox,s jos. s. WILSON. OF the Land
one, denies the statement telegraphed from
this city that he HIS been re uestcJ 20 resign.
SOCIrTT-AmOpg the features of tO-night's
literary re UNION st Mr. Kings vii: probably be
some inte1e ting "RecollectiOrsS an Eas,en
Cruise by Captain ID Gilman, L. s. y.
HOLIDAY FOR ting CLEEEs.-At room to-day
all Of the Government Offices ciosed. in order 10
allow the Clerks tire 10 preps-e for the Christ
mas Il tivitiCS.
L=FI II. Luckily, of Illinois, a clerk in the
Executive Mansion. has beer appointed Gov the
President his assistant private secretary, Il
rface of James T. Ely, resigned.
SECRETARY FisB gave a dinner party last
night. TO the members OF tile Committee on
Foreign Relations in the Senate and OF the Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House. Sena
tors Sumner and Morton were both present.
ONE THOUSAND DOLLAR Ro,ryRy At TIM
NEW OrLKANs Custom HoUsE-Information
has been received at tine Treasury Department
to the effect that 81 ,Oc) in gold was stolen from
tie cash ers Office of the New OrIe ans custom
HOusts WHICH amount COll6Ct0r Casey, of thar
port, Immediately made good out of his own
private means.
REFORM IN THE MATTKs OF RECEPTIONS
Editor NdT.-i believe il is understood il il not
hat the members of the Cabinet, General Of
the army and other high officials are to receive
their fr1encs this season, as the Speaker OF the
House has done for many wears, without formal
card invitation, and without furnishing refresh
ments? This reform is demanded from all
quarters, and let us hope that it will be carried
out. H
GENERAL JOHN A. LOGAN is in Chicago can
Wasting his prospect, for the United States
Senate, and thinks there is nc doubt of his nom
inacon in the caucus, but has fears that enough
republicans Will remain out Of the caucus to
hect his defeat. A telegI am from Chicago
says that this programme IL strongly talked OF
| by HIS opponents snd will probably be carried
| MO eject. The democrats want the republi-
| can minority 10 go with them for Judge Law
renee or Hon. Joseph Medill.
! " IT is only "green Christmas" that makes
| q fat cLuTcLysTd' the bills Of mortality next
year ought to be very light. 1t would, we
/ think. pIzzlethe oldest mnab itant Ia remember
a eoiIsI CHRISTMAS Aeason than the present. 1t
, ID tact, except n the essentials ~ snow and
/ -lelshlng, IN every way worthy the latitude OF
7 New England. a II - last night tue Their.
I iIometer OF the storm signal service marked IL
| above zero, and this morning that OF Mr. Hall
u NJ street, registered only C. above.
Z L.
( fainCd, CT Thursday evening, a. his ra,i ieuce
/ on II street, n number Of distin zuished gentle
I men AT his first dinner party Of the season
among whom were the Vice President the
I N;etAeT 81 the House, the new Minister -
-rg'G-d. General SGueHCk, Senators Morton
IEumnuNf Williams, Irpreseurat.re iI0oper
en-. =. F. Butler, Gen Garfield, t!0H. Fe-nan-
I 'c Wood, Hon. Mr.. Ficcb, COY. McC,ok. Al
iEiTsi Bailey, l. > y, and others.
TIE ScuHSCx-CANP8ELL CoNTEsr-i sr,s-
I -ial dispatch TO the Cincinnati Gase... from
/ Dayton. Clio. dated or the 2IS+ Inst, saws -
Colonel Campbell was IN the Citr to-is 10Y
De purpose Of taking the initiative IN tie
Z -cEeLck- Campbell contest case. CaupheiI
I avs II II MAKE answer 10 the notice al the
/ proper time, and III V5Htiiate thugs T.st
1 what he means by ventilation in this Gaze does
| rot appear. He Is consulting with VailanIig-
/ Esm and other friends TO-DAY. and saws lie Is
I sure OF the evidence and of-the House OF Rep
, reSentatiYCs."
"WsEEE THK WOODBINE TwINHru '-Donn
/ PIatt writes that Hon. s. ). Cox tells HIM in
/ regard 10 the origin OF the above mysterious
! expression, that he tCo1) one day asked Fisk
/ What the devil, Jim, did YOU mean by the
. place where the wood5lne twine;h - to which
| int6TToga'OTv Fisk respCndfd:-''Yous see I was
| before that learned and dignihed body. the
| -Snmittee or Ranking and Currency. and
1 N2eu Garfield asked Inc where the money got
] ~ CCEbin went TO, could not make a ynlesr
! reply ana say Up spoUt; hut Observing, while
/ England.
-pout u house 90 cottage had woodbine ts min
| bout Il, sad naturally enough, where the
/ wOOGbiUe twiDeth.''
| United STATES CURRENCY Account ync
! TIE past WEEK-DUrlng the week ending to-
! lay TIE Treasurer o. tie United States has
/ received from the Printing Division s6Is go.
b-TiIg the same period the shiurnents have
1een s",O-o,,io ma notes aid -. OH in frae-
I .CLal currency j ne amount of muti}ate. bank
.CfeS burned during the week ending TO-DAY
/ va S,3's'tr making the total amount burned
\ +" CSier 4,N-v,,tN. Inc bank currency issued
/ q bis Cesuoyed daring the week amounted
I CD $1,000, making total issued therefor of
.e-'.is. go. ana leaving balarce due for ln1-
..iatt" notes OF : -oos,il. The circulate out
- anon ~ 'hi- ia ~ l. So ti2 .pH. The amount
/ .t fractional currency redeemed aud De, loved
tuIlrg tLe week "a. $50 ga 80.
TIE saEENAN FAxiLY-General sherman
/ n his response 20 tie toast to the Army aud
/ Navy AT the Forefsthers dinner IN New York
\ u-l which response, y theway, is noted in the
/ View York paper as the hsppiest effort OF the
! evening IL - Ot-haEd effectiveness stated
/ bat h. father and mother were both New
England born lie said IL this connection -
cam that IA it5i, fourteen years after the Pill
sTiIn Fathers landed at Plymouth Rock three
PERSONS OF The name OF sherman rea ched the
b'et-n coast tapplauSe the Rev. John Sher-
NAB Iis cousin, John sherman, who was styled
ne captain and his brother, Samuel Sherman
The Rev. John Sherman and the other cousin
| settled al WatertOwn, Mass and it is related OF
| ne New. John sherman that he preached a
sermon uhCer q tree there. Samuel Sherman A
Young man, about IA years Of age, aud adyen-
turous, emigrated to Connecticut. Samuel
sherman was the ancestor Of nv branch OF the
| family. and settled at STatford, Conneeticut
and lived there fifty years after reaching his
home. He married and had children and LIs
second FOB, John sherman, adopted the legal
profession. ll-aughter.l That John Sherman
had SnotEer son John, who had q SON Daniel
oberman, man OF note in his day, cotempo-
| rary OF RCgeT's, and a member OF the Council of
/ Safety ana the Legislative Assembly. lis
| youngest son, Taylor sherman, settled at Nor
wood, Conn, WAS Judge OF the Probate Court.
ahd was one OF thsse who lost property by Ar
mold ceseent upon the coast OF Connecticut.
ne si>c was one OF those who inherited part of
1 Tie lard which the State OF Connecticut Donated
Va me western Reserve, and was one of thoSe
\ who went TO the West TO arrange treaty with
me Indians In lsos lie returned to Connecti.
cut. lie went out again in isps and made a
| taitlilOn OF the nre-iands. His SON nv father
! hen Young man OF - years married Nary
hoyt a. Norwood, Conn, in 1910. AMI their
ismlHts SUI i've there. My father went TO Ian
| ca ,tr. Ohio, followed by NV mother and her
.Aiiu on hCrsei ack. That child was nv brother
| rcvte nsfies sherman, of Ohio. 1 was the
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