Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-11-14
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

7" ocAluS WI NONo ouu oOoolpt
INTERNAL REvENU E.-The receipts from this
ounce to-day wee S317,.S.2
THE CABINET met az noon &c day W tn q 1 the
members present, but the session was a s1o .
one.
W. II. EE7Ns, OF Pr 'adelphia, hr7 been APP
pointed United St-tc- ms-sha' Zoe the eastern
district o Poncsylya1ia, wee Grc-;o y deceased
APPoINTED.-John ii. Pryor, of Ma yland.
and Rev. Chas. Adims.osNew Hampshire, have
y N appointed f,st-clr-s clerks in the Post
ChO Depa tment.
CADET EDWIN p. BREWER has been dis
missed ON the West Point VI llta-y Aca1e
bv order OF SCcIes--y Be'.na7, 40 Ia "a sing
and improperly interfering with a cadet sentinel
OF duty
HoS. CALEB CUSHING having formally g.
signed h pos ton as United Sta y cour sci be-
fore the American and Sp-nish claim c)m-
mission, tie President VIII soon appoint his
.,IccS. or.
Col. JOHN E. SMITH, of the 18th infantry,
has been commissioned by the P-es;de ~ to p-o
ceed TO Arizona and .ce wha. caa be done there
in the Indian matte.
RESIGNAT ON ACCEP ed Tie Conr 'Ssiou-
er of Internal Revenue has accepted the resig-
nation Of HOIauo q. S.c&ell, Co'iecSo. o. Inte-.
nal Revenue fOr the Fourth District OF Penn
sylvaHia. Mr.. SicSell bav ng r. .gned to accep.
the Pension ge1cy in Philadelphia.
THAT was palpable hit made by Secretary
Belknap in reply TO a newspaper interviewer
who had the bad taste to ask what would become
OF the armv dsIrire General Sherman's alb -enee.
The SCcre,,.rv sid he Thought the newspaper
men could manage 1t, with LITTLE help from
I'M.
GIN. HowATD, in his annual reI ort as Com
ms Oner o: the Frcedmen's Bureau, recon-
meDds the total abolition OF what remains of
that Institution. on the ground that such work
80 remains can now be performed by Other dc
rar,ments. He urges tiat he payment of boun-
ties 10 colorcd troops, which has been he of the
principal furciioDs of The bureau, be placed on
he same FOOTING as the payment of bounticS to
o. her troops.
THE ALLEGED TENNESSEE COUNTY FRAUDS.
Eli Hatfield, of the firm OF Strohmyer g. Hat
field, OF Tonne:- ee, was yesterday before the
srand jurv of this District in the case of e.
Representative Stokes and Victor G.. Powell
he first named, charged with defra1dng the U.
). government out of tue sum of S63, 400 and the
a.ter with being conceln ned with Stokes in the
fraud This is the orly witness who has ap-
Te2red as yet before The grand Jury, bot a
quan,. ty OF documentary evidence has been sub
ritted to them for their inspection.
TIE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE met yes
terday, with all the members present except
Senators Bayard ard MorIill; and, after discus
sior, decided that il is ineNpedient ior the CON-
mittee TO report q substitute for or TO act upon
'he House bill for the abolition of duties on coa'
and salt. This deter mnation " i'll not howeve
at once put an end to the present sccsion OF the
Serate Finance Committee, as there will stu
be, under The general Instructions of the resolu-
ton OF tire Senate, an interchange OF the views
OF the members looking to the adop. on aud re-
TOrt OF .ome amendments to the tariff ard
internal revenue laws, contemplated by the
senate in its passage.
MUSICAL ENTEETAINMKNT.-L Last evening
Mr.. Franklin Philip gave handsome entertain
ment at his residence, on X street, in honor OF
the renowned Herr SAKE, staabstrompeter o. the
iOrrer King of Hanover, row leader OF the
band of the HuSsars, who is making a visit to
this county Theevening WIS devoted to music
representatives of both profess onal aud anna
teur talert being present The magnifcer,
performance OF Herr SAKE upon the cornet
tlicited the warmest applause. Among the other
musicians present were Mrs. Z. Droop. Mrs.
Elliot, of New York, Mrs. Camp, Mr.. Ii. Uike,
man, OF Baltimore, the Beethoven Octette, and
Pros. Leo Wheat, OF Richmond, Va. Mrs
Droop sang in her usual artistic Style Mrs.
Elliott, whose finely cultivated mezzo soprano
is new to Washington, favored the party with
everal selections. The Octette sang in their
usually pleasing manner. The piano perform
anee of Prot: Leo Wheat was possibly the most
effective performance during the evening. Pos
sesSing great power, and yet ciearness, and,
when required, the most delicate touch, his abil-
ity as pianist is unquestionable, He inter
preted the following pieces with understanding
\ transcription of " GOttschalk's Cradle Song
Waltz by Ketterer; - Fantasia on Gounod $
FGust," (Wheat;) and 90 Fantasia Imprompia, !"
(Chopm.) Among the non-participants in the
musical exercises were Mr.. and Mrs. l.. j. Davis
Miss Davis, Miss Drury, Mr. and Mrs. III. Sem
Ken, MIR. T. +. Roessle and wife, Gen. Chapman
Hessrs. +. /. Stanton, John l.. Hay, w. S. Hum
iugton, +. DroOp, Chapman, Col. Frank Willis,
and Others.