Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-12-19
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

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Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL RKvENUE.-The receits from this
source to-day were STA ,35l.3s.
THE TREASURY investigation is ,ti,l in prc-
gress. There are no new Developments.
MILITARY CADET Il. s. SrRADEi o. New
Jersey, has resigned, to take effect N the 3lst
instant. SO.
THERE were but few visitors at ae White
House to-day. Among those who saw he Pres
ident was ex-senator Cattell, of New ,lrsey.
Mr.. ROMERO, former Mexican Mihster in
this city, is on his way here, it is said, tonesoti
ate loan for the Mexican government.
LIEUT.. SAMUEL NJ. SwIGERr, of the a cav
airy, has been detailed by the War Depatmen
as professor of military science and tactics a
the Kentucky University. Lexington. Ky.
GIN. BENJAMIN ALvoRD, assigned to duty
vice Paymasfer General Brice retired, ! nj
present chief paymaster of the Department O:
the Platte, with headquarters at Omaha.
THE CABINET meeting to-day was ATTENDED
by all the members except Secretary Dela,o.
who was represented by Gen. Cowan, Assistant
Secretary of the Interior.
GOVERNOR COOKE has almost recovered from
his recent indisposition. He was at his osia
and banking house to-day attending TO his bus.
ness as usual.
GEN. BENZ. j. SWEET. First Deputy Com
missioner of Internal Revenue, left for his HON,
in Indiana last evening to arrange his privat.
business before assuming the duties OF his new
position.
HON. I. G. MCCIEERY was last night nomina-
ted for L. s. Senator by the democratic caucus Of
The Kentucky Legislature at Frankfort. Ex-
Governor Bramlette. General Humphrey Mar
shall. Hon. James B. Beck, and Judge Boone
were his rivals for the nomination.
SECRETARY BELkNAP will this winter keep
house in the fine residence at the corner OF
street and Madison Place, and Mrs Bower, the
widowed sister of the late Mrs. Be,knap. will do
the hOnors Incumbent upon the position, assisted
by two sisters of the Secretary, Miss Belknap
and Mrs. Waicutt, who are expected after the
holidays.
The TREASURY Observation-Disclosures ats
a9t. AdrdeR and JoLnson.-TO-day the grand jury
found true bills of indictment against F. A.
Marden, charg him with embezzling 81, 900
OF the lawful money of the United States, and
Seth johnson, charged with embeZzlng = 10 900.
The indictments are very long, each being writ
ten on ten or twelve pages of legal cap.
The TENNESSEE BOUNTY FRAUDs.-To-day
the grand jury Of the Criminal Court Of this Dis
trict found three indictments against Michael
Strohmier, charging him with forging the en-
Iorsements on the certificates OF pay of the
Beatty Company of Tennessee. Among the
witnesses before the grand jury in this case were
David and Claiborne Beatty.
THE NOTE PRINTING BURxAu.-The Secre-
tary of the Treasury has appointed commit
fap of tyo pfv
Secretarys Office, is chairman, to make the
usual semi annual examination of Superinten-
dent McCartee's Bureau of Engraving and
Printing. The investigation will commence
to- morrow, and will probably last about three
days.
THE BARN IN WHICH JOHN WILKES BOOTH
WAS kILLED-Mr. Lewis presented in the SEN
ate to-day a petition from Richard II. Garrett,
of Carolina county, Va, asking compensation
to the amount o. 81 ,525 for his barn and goods
DESTROYED by Col. Baker to effect the capture of
John Wilkes Booth and d, c. Harold in 1865.
concealed in CARROTS barn, and it was DESTROY
ed by fire in order to get them.
SALARIEs.-In the Senate this morning. Mr..
Sherman, from the Finance Committee, re-
ported back the bill fixing the salary of the
Register and Second Comptroller of the Treas
ury the same as that of the First Comptroller
with an amendment which fixes the salaries OF
the Assistant Secretaries, Comptrolers, Regis
ter, Auditors, Commissioner of Customs, SUI
rervising Architect, Assistant POstmasters Gen.
eral, Commissioners OF the Land Office, Pensions
and Indian Affairs at a 900 each.
NoNINATIoKs.-The President sent the fol-
nominations to the Senate to day:
Daniel Turner, of Pennsylvania, consul at
Osaca and HiogO; VIM. III. Goddard, u. s. Judge
lecfor internal revenue 4th district Georgia;
benjamin F Bell, ditto I'd district Georgia; Geo
ID. Cross, Jr., surveyor of customs port of Paw
catuck; r. l.; Leonard B: Aver, register land
office, Marysvile, Cal. Adolphus Waltz, regis
ter land office, Carson city, New; Edward p.
Sine; receiver public moneys, Belmont, New;
Ist lieutenant Herman Schreiner to be captain
9th cavalry; I'd lieutenant VIM. w. Tyler, to be
LIST lieutenant 9th cavalry; 2d lieutenant John
Little, to be list lieutenant 18th infantry.
GEN. BUFFERS WOMAN SUFFRAGE BILL
The bill introduced by Gen. Butler In the House
of Representatives, yesterday afternoon Just pre-
viOus to the adjournment of that body, provides:
"That TO citizen of the United States having
the qualifications prescribed by law emitting
such citizens 10 vote at any election i'm any state
or territory shall be in any manner h;ndered or
deprived OF a vote at any election by reason of
or on account of any distinction Of sex. The
provisions Of an act entitled can act to enforce
the rights of the citizens OF the United States to
vote IN the several states OF this Union and for
other purposes approved May 81, 1870, appro-
pirate to enforcing the provisions of this act are
hereby made applicable thereto"
THE CONGRESSIONAL IBRAEY.-The annual
report of A. X. Spofford, Librarian to Congress,
has Just been submitted to the Joint Committee
Ii shows larger additions Of works during the
past year than ever before. The whole number
OF acquisitions for the year amounted to 80, las
volumes; Of these 8, s5l volumes were purchased
g.. 40 came by the copyright law, 1,1s6 were de-
IOsited by the Smithsonian Institution, 800 were
pre- sented, and the remainder were acquired by
transfer from the Patent Office of the COPY.
right books stored there for many years past
Tie working Of the new copyright Law has been
highly successful and satisfactory both to the
authors and publishers Of the country. The
whole number Of copyrights issued for the year
ending December LIST, 1871, was 1865. The
amount Of fees received and paid into the Treas
ury by the Librarian amounted to Sl0,1H Is
Mr.. SpOffOrd recommends the construction of
new Library building, or an extension westward
Of the entire central projection Of the Capitol
now occupied by the Library, the limit of shelf
accommodation having been reached The
Library now being close upon q quarter or
million volumes, win, in twenty years time,
reach half a million, and must ultim ately be-
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