Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-12-29
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
Presidents Reception.

aSnInStOu NEWS ana GOSSIP.
Presidents Reee ptiOn.
The announcement is made by authority that
at IL O'Clock a. m. on Monday, LIST of January,
the President will receive the members OF the
Cabinet and Foreign Ministers.
At 1l30 a. m. the Judges of the Supreme
Court OF the United States, Senators and Repre-
sentatives in Congress, the Governor of tho
District of Columbia and suite, the judges of
the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
and OF the Court OF Claims will be received.
At l. IN officers OF the Army and Navy will be
received.
At 1890 o'clock the heads OF Bureaus of the
several Departments will be received.
At 12:45 o'clock the Associated Soldiers OF the
War OF 1872 and members OF the Oldest nhabi-
tants' Association of the District of Columbia
will he received.
The reception of citizens will commence at
o'clock p. m, lat which time the gates of the
inclosure will be opened,) and will terminate at
2 O'Clock p. m.
Carriages will approach the Executive Man
sion by the eastern gate and leave by the western
gate.
INTEENAL REvENUE.-The receipts from This
source to-day were sgT5,S17.7G.
III.
s. steamer Wabash had been received at the
Navy Department UP to O'Clock this afternoon.
FIVE DOLLAR CONSCIENCE in New York
has relieved itself by forwarding the sum named
to the Secretary of the Treasury.
No CABINET MEETING was held to-day Sec
retaries Boutwell,, Belknap and Robson and
Postmaster General Creswell were at the White
House, and had interviews with the President.
The PRESIDENTS FATHER.--The President
received telegram from Covington this morn
ing, informing him of the continued GONZALES
ctnce OF his father, jesse X. Grant.
ACCORDING to rumor the " Spectator Wash
ington correspondent OF the New York Sun is
james Z. Harvey, late editor OF the Patriot and
on the same authority ''Timon" OF the Sun is
Don Piatt.
"RECoRDER POLLOK, of Washington fig
ures again in the hotel personals of the New
York papers. v no is Pollok, and what does he
record?
TOMORROW will be observed as a holiday in
all the departments of the government. The
department buildings viii be closed, not to be
rtopened for business until o'clock a. m on
Tuesday next
THE PUBLIC DEBr COMMUNICATIONS to
a
holiday, the public debt statement for the pre-
sent month will not be issued until Tuesday, 2d
Of January.
TRANSFER OF NAVAL OFFICKRs-Lieut.
Commander G. c. Shuttle has been ordered to
ordnance duty at the New York navv-yard On
the 2d proximo, and Lieut.. NJ. Il. Field has been
detached from the same dntv ar the same ward
and granted three months leave.
PROMOTIONS IN GEN. SPINNBR's OFFICE
The following promotions have been made in
The l. ). Treasurers Office :-Berah Under
wood, from Sd to Ith class; August Dudieu-
hansen, from 2d TO Sd class; and James KIM
dom, from LIST to I'd class.
THE MEMBERS of the Association of the Oldest
Inhabitants OF the District of Columbia. will
meet at the National metropolitan Bank on
Monday, at IL: O'Clock, TO proceed in a body to
Jay their respects to the President of the United
States
HEADS OF BUREAUS AND THE PRESIDENT
Inc President having designated the hour of
123O on Monday next 10 receive the heads of
bureaus, they will meet at the Office of the
Fourth Auditor OF the Treasury at ~ O'Clock
anu march III body from thence to the Execu-
tive Mansion.
IHE POSTAL RAILROAD SERvICE.-The Post
master General has ordered the following
changes ofclerks On the postal cars between thu
city and New York: W. P. White reduced from
head clerk TO clerk, salary 81, 200 per annum
wee D. u Bennet, promoted, with salary OF
slice; W p. Miller promoted from clerk to
head clerk; w. b. Smith promoted from assis
tant clerk, vice 4. j. Shea, removed; W. H.
North appointed clerk, vice W. L. Smith, pro-
NOTED.
ECURIENCY OUTSTANDING. The following
shows the amount of United States CURRENCY
outstanding at the close of business hours To-
nd of
dsrs, new issue SOL "a ,l36; legal tenders series
OF 1869, S2C6 22S.S64; one year notes of 1863
sifs4 Az; two year notes of same year. s40 ,552 5O
Two year coupon notes OF same year. Ss}3 .}D2 90:
compound interest notes, 1921 100: total frac
tonal currency OF all issues 50 T61 81 ID total
United States currency outstanding, S399, IA
EO.11.
CIVIL SERVICE REFoRM.-The President in
his recent message having expressed the inten
ton of appointing as members of the advisory
board to supervise and regulate all examina-
mons Tor appointment TO Office i'm the civil ser
wee. the members Of the civil servic COM
mission. they will meet at the old rooms OF
he commissioner OF the Interior Department,
on "Wednesday, the 81 prOximO, To begin their
duties. In accordance with the suggestion OF
The commission, the Presidint will appoint as a
regular examining board three persons from
each Of the different departments of the GOV
ernment,i who will personally conduct ali ex
limitations OF applicants, being governed in
their action by such regulations as may frosn
board. 1t is probable that the duties of the lat
ter board VIII not be such as 10 require n con
tinuons session. hut that it will only be neces-
sary for them to meet at stated seasons.
The Secretary OF the Treasury to-day iSsu I'd
circular letter to all collectors of customs noti-
tying Tho m that the rules in regard to appoint
tents in the civil service, recommended by the
CIVIL service commission and approx we'd by the
President, wi go into effect on and after Mon
day next. and that on and after that date all an
Pointments and promotions will be made i'm ac-
cordance with said rules. He also informs them
that IT will be necessary that they appoint COM
petent persons who are I'm the government ser
vice TO make competitive examinations of all
applicants, and that the names Of the members
of said examining board be sent to him 1.-THE Sec
refaryl for hisapproval he also forwarded, for
the guidance OF collectors, copy of the report
Of the civil service commission, together with
the rnles which have been approved by the
President.
THE SPEECH Of the Emperor OF Austria to
Parliament yesterday indicates that the CONSOLE
dalton of the empire and harmonizing of the
provinces II the consummation towards which