Evening star., 1870-02-12
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

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Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvENUE.-The receipts to-day
from this source were s5l3.1
JOHN RUSSELL YouNG, Esq, President of the
American News Association" is in town.
CUBA.-The House Committee on Foreign
Affairs will consider the Cuban question at
their next meeting.
Col. WIN. G. MOORE, Paymaster U. s. A,
and confidential secretary to the late President
Johnson, has resigned his position in the army,
and win become a member of prominent bust
ness firm in this city. Col. Moore has been
stationed at Fort Leavenworth for the past
year, and is expected home next week. His
host of friends win gladly welcome him back.
THE GOLD PANIC INvEsTIG ATIoy-The
House Committee on Banking and Currency
this morning closed the taking of testimony in
relation to the recent gold panic in New York.
Gen. Garfield, Chairman OF the Committee
Will Immediately prepare the report and submit
it to the House i'm the course OF a few days
The evidence will all be printed, and will make
volume of several hundred pages.
GEN. TATE, the late Haytien minister under
the Salnave government, called upon President
Grant yesterday to say farewell before leaving
for Europe, where his children are now residing
He informed the President that he would shortly
return from Europe and settle in this country
as citizen of the United States. The President
expressed his kindest wishes for the ex-minister.
and congratulated him on his intention to be-
come an American citizen
ARMY OFFICERS ORDEIED.-Major T. III.
Stanton, United States Army has been ordered
to duty as chief paymaster of the Department of
virginia. Major Israel o. Dewey and Major
Brantz have been ordered to report, by letter,
for orders until further instructions. Lieuten-
ant Colonel z. b. Towers and Colonel III. G.
Wright, OF the engineer corps, have been ordered
to New Orleans, upon duty connected with the
defenses Of the city.
The GEORGIA QUESTION.-The Senate Ju-
dietary Committee this morning had the Georgia
case under consideration, and Mr.. Gibson, at
torney for Gov. Bullock, read a lengthy argu-
ment In his behalf. 1t was contended that Hill
could not be elected U. s. Senator now by the
purified legislature, and therefore his election
by the old legislature was illegal. A number OF
Georgians now in this city were before the
affairs in that State.
MISS Aide ToPP's concert at Lincoln Hall
on Monday evening next, seats for which can
now be secured at MetZerott's music store is
all the talk in musical circles here. Miss Topp
has won greater laurels than any pianist who
has visited this country i'm many years, except,
perhaps, Leopold de Meyer, and has won from
the educated and refined, marks of,appreciation
which few have obtained. Miss Topp will be
assisted by Mr.. Levy, Mr.. Ranlolf and Miss
Beebe in awell-selected programme, so that the
concert will not only be attractive but varied.
APPLICATIONS FOR LEAVES OF ABSENCE
The Secretary of War, IN General Orders No.
10, just issued from the Headquarters of the
Army, directs that the attention of the army be
called to paragraph 17s, regulations OF 1853.
Oftcers must not apply to him for leaves of alb
.sence, or other personal favors, or in any other
manner than is prescribed by regulations and
military usage. All such applications must be
in writing, addressed to the Adjutant General
OF the Army, and transmitted through and by
the intermediate commanding officers, with
their remarks indOrsed thereon. Applications
made in any other mode will not be entertained,
but VIII be construed as breach of discipline.
CONGRESS HAS THE PowER.-Among the
committees appointed by Hon. Geo. p. Fisher
chairman of the Citizens Committee on the pro-
posed reorganization of the government of the
District, was COMMITTEE to prepare a plan of
Government" consisting of twenty-five. who
met at the Office of A. q. Riddle, Esq, on We'd
nesday, the 9th instant, and after discussion,
appointed Messrs. j. j. Coombs, n. P. Chipman.
Walter s. Cox, A. G. Riddle, and VIM. III. Philip
a subcommittee, to whom was referred the
question as to "the power of Congress to grant
a municipal legislature to the District of CO.
luInbia for local purposes" At an adjourned
meeting of the committee of twenty-five held
this afternoon at half-past three O'Clock, the
subcommittee reported unanimously their opin-
ion that Congress under the Constitution NAV
rightfully exercise such power.
TIE THEATERs.-There was a very attractive
performance at Wallis Opera House last even
ing Of three entertaining pieces, in which Miss
Keene, and Messrs. Mordaunt, Jack, Wallis,
Hawks. and Otis all appeared to good advantage,
and the programme is repeated this evening,
embracing "Dreams of Delusion," very inter-
esting drama; the "Actress by Daylight" and
"Matrimony." On next Monday evening Miss
Keene will bring out with the full strength of
her company BOucicaults drama of "Hunted
Down." which, in our opinion, is the eat and
house every evening of its representation.
Mr.. Davenport will close his engagement at
the National Theater this evening, with "Mac-
beth" one of his finest impersonations, and on
Monday evening Maggie Mitchell, popular Mag
gle, will appear in "The Pearl of Savoy"
THE RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES of the
Government, by warrants; for the quarter end
ing December 81, 1869, as shown by statement
just issued from the Treasury Department, were
as follows:
Receipts.-From customs, s41 .30s ,1E; internal
revenue, s ,264 1885, lands, $3.50 6s2 &c. miscel-
laneous sources, 2,759 15449 legal tender notes,
tissues in excess Of redemptions,) s24, 500; frac-
tional currency, tissues in excess of redemp-
tions,) sc, ,s13, ,11o2 gold certificates tissues in
excess Of redemptions) s17 ,l3s, ,22o from repay
ments by disbursing officers Of moneys advanced,
81 ,ss4 Ss-total, s1l6, ,374 29i37. Balance in
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