Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-04-22

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EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
| INTERNAL REvESUE-The receipts from thi
source to-day we're S2s6, se4 p.
TER PRESIDENT will return here from =,
Louis on Thursday evening next,
ASSISTANT PosTMAsTER GENERAL rEsRrLl
returned this morning.
| CCMNASpER MILTON HAKrUS u. s y. Ia.
been ordered TO navigation duty at the New
York navy yard.
PAYING THE INTERRsT.-Secretary Boutwell,
has directed that the interest falling due en- tbs
LIST of May he paid without rebate from and
| after Monday next.
MRS. GRANT AND PANTY dill not 20 II
| Mount Vernon to-day with the Metropolitan
| NJ. e. Church excursion. Mrs. Grant WAS TO ,
much lndlspOsed this morning to venture out.
/ -
ArPoINTED.-The Postmaster General to-day
| appointed NJ. II. Mahan route agent from Selma
Alabama, TO Dalton, Georgia, at 81, $50 per
aunum.
THB SUPREME COURT Of the United States
yesterday adjourned until Monday week. MAY
LIST, lsnd it is expected the opinion on the lesal
tender case will be given on that day.
CARLISLE BARRACKs.-GeneraI Order No. -
just issued from the War Department, directs
that Carlisle barracks, Pennsylvania, be dis
continued as a sub-depot for the mounted
recruiting service.
| MAJOR JANIS BELGER, Qusrtermaster, /. s.
A, who was recently recommissioned by act Of
Congress, has been ordered to report TO the
Commanding General, Military Division OF the
South, for assignment To duty in charge OF the
quartermaster's epot AT New Orleans.
"
THE REPORTED CABINET CHANGES are with
out the least foundation, and are denied by a
member Of the Cabinet, who states that Secre-
tary Fish has been desiring TO retire from the
Cabinet for some time past and will probably do
SO after the adjournment Of the joint High
Commission.
TRB INV LoAN.-General Butter, president
and treasurer OF the National ASYLUM for Vol
unteer Soldiers. yesterday delivered 10 the Sec
rotary OF the Treasury s.00,2J0 in fve-twenty
bOnds, act of March :, 1855, to be exch anged for
the new five per cent. loan in the name of the
above institution.
PROP. AGAssIZ, who has been the euest of
Hon. Dir. Hooper, of Massachusetts,, while at
tending the scientific convention in Washing
ton, dined last night with Senator Sumner
This is the first time that Prot. Agsssiz has APP
pcsred in society OF in public since his illness
which threatened at one time 10 break him
down completely.
The SUBSCRIPTIONS 70 the new loan n dar
amounted to bat 200. They are coming IN
father slow at present on account OF the 500
tohds falling due on the Is prOy., and after
Sohday next parties holding those bonds can
ara" the interest without rebate. hence il is 40
auNahtsge Tor them To exchange their bonds tor
the new ones at present After the lst of M
tie subscriptions will probably increase.
orr FOR EUROPE.-Among the msmbers NJ
the present Congress who are understood 10 he
booked tOr trip 10 Europe during the recess
this summer are Senators Wilson, Schurz and
Stewart, aud Speaker Blaine and Gen, Butler OF
The House. Slrs. Butler and Mrs. Stew art are
now in Europe. a. il also Mre. Banks bat II Is
understood Gen. Banks will not % over ;.is
year.
Miss ISABELLA GLyE, whose reading OF
"Macbeth," at Lincoln Hall, Tuesday eveurr..
gave great pleasure to the appreciative auai.
euce assembled on the occasion, will re.r
Shskspeare's play The Merchant OF Venic
s ~ IIle same pace neNi tuesday evening NJ
Giyn has great dramatic powers and svmr.-
thetic voice, and her readings are highly apprc
ciated by people OF culture.
REDUCING THR FoRcE.-One hundred And
siHty-se employees Of the Bureau OF Fu-
craving and Printing at the Treasury Depart
meDt, will be dismissed on the first of Nav, on
account Of the decrease OF work there, caused
by the transfer of the printing Of the backs OF
the new bonds and beer stamps TO other cities,
The iegal.tender note printing is also over for
the next twelve months, there being on hand 10
the vaults of the United States Treasurer a
sufficient amount of them to replace all the old
and WORKOUT currency likely to be cal led in for
exchange during that period.
TIE REPORTS that the Joint High Commi.-
sion have come to satisfactory conclusion OF
their labors do not seem to have authority. On
the contrary, il is doubted it much progress has
been made by the Commission in coming TO any
real agreement on the main points at issue
IL has been stated that the British commits
siOners have already sent home for approval
the basis OF settlement agreed upon by the
JOINT Commission, hut we suspect they have
ONLY sent over for instructions, some demands
by the American commissioners thew hold TO d..
pitched on too high key.
The GRAND PARTY To-NIGHT.-The prepar
atoms for the party TO be given Tonight by Ear
De Grey, of the High Commission, at the quar-
ters of the English Commission, {the Philip
house, Oh street, are on the most extensive
scale, and all Washington's upper tendon is or
the gu rice over the affair. The garden OF the
house is to be rooted in, and the walks are to be
foOred and carpeted, while the beds are TO be
filled with eSotics Refreshments Will be served
in this drswing-roOm garden, and a band OF
music Will enlisen the scene. Lady Thornton
will mstronize the affair, as ladies are TO be
present.
FINANCIAL AND CoMAERCIAL.-During the
week ending to- day the Treasurer of the United
States has received from the Printing Bureau
SIP GOO in fractional currency. The amount
forwarded during the same period was 1858 AZ
in notes and 1892 ,0ll in fractional currency 10
Assistant Ireasurers, United States dspOsl-
of securities held by the Treasurer OF the
United States in trust for national banks re-
ported to-day, were as follows: For circulating
notes, 1856 .569 $50; for deposits OF public
moneys, St5,Tl6, 5J0-total, sS1I ,0S5, $50. The
amount OF fractional currency redeemed and
destroyed during the week vas S4s4, 1882.
THE JOINT COMMITTEES Of the Senate AND
House Of Representatives on southern outrages
has organized by the appointment Of Senator
Scott chairman. 1t was decided that the next
meeting Of the committee should be held in this
city May 18th, but subcommittee of seven
composed of four members of the Housa AND