Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-08-28
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
INTIRNAL REvENuE.-The receipts from this
sour to-day were S,"J,16e.19.
THE SUBSCRIPTIONS II the new loan to- DAY
were 81 Ga ,I5O.
GEN. SHERMAN is at Long Branch, and will
be the guest of President Grant until Tuesday.
COMMANDER j. II. EASTMAN has been ordered
to equipment duty att Washington navy-yard
CHAs. L. wHELPLEY, third class clerk in the
Pension ONCE, has resigned.
GEN. w. II. H. TERRELL, Third Assistant
Postmaster General, is expected to return from
his Canadian tour on FRIDAY next.
TIE PoLARIs, Capt. Hall, was at Holstem-
berg, Greenland, on the LIST inst, awaiting the
arrival Of the transport Congress.
SMALL CURRENCY.-An additional supply of
twenty-five cent currency notes is now being
printed at the Treasury Department, some COM
plant having been made of a scarcity Of small
currency.
Mr.. G. j. KNAPP, of Michigan, has been
appointed a special agent of the Post Office De-
partment on mail depredations, at $3.50 per
annum and SO per day, vice Charles Redfeld,
removed.
THE HEATHER CHINEE.-An examination of
the population tables just issued from the Cen
sus Office shows that there are Chinese resident
in twenty-four States and seven out of the eight
organized Territories. The entire Chinese pop
ulation is about 60 900, of whom all but about
LOCO are found in the Pacific States and mining
Territories
MIR. WIN. s. LAWSON, of Georgia, a clerk in
the Sixth Auditors office, was stricken with
paralysis at one O'Clock this afternoon. He was
attended by Or. Lippncott, of the Sixth Audi
tors office, and was taken 70 his residence near
GlenwoOd Cemetery. Mr.. Lawson is about fifty
five wears of age, and has been in government
employ about six months.
WHAT SOUTHERN REPUBLICANS SAY.-Sev-
eral letters received here from native republi-
cans in the South express to the President their
hearty thanks for the wise course which the ad-
ministraton has adopted in the prosecution of
laws for the protection of all citizens alike. The
writers admit that the knowledge that the ad-
ministraJon is firm and determined TO yigOr-
ously prosecute the law has had very benef-
cial effect in preventing Outrages winch
certainly would have occurred but for this
wholesome power in the hands OF the President.
THE REPUBLICAN BOLT IN NEW MEXICO
Adyices received by the Congressional Republic
can Committee from New Mexico, show that the
boiling republican movement in that Territory
gate there as Col Chaves will poll nearly full
party vote. The Santa Fe Post, which was ex-
pected TO sustain Maj. Sena, the boiling nOmi-
nee, is now working hard for the regular nomi-
nation, the success of which probably involves
movement to make New Mexico State dur
ing the next session.
THE Usage INDIAN LANDs.-The Acting Sec
rotary of the Interior has further extended the
time for the paymentof the Usage lands in Kan
sas until the 18th of November, to enable the
settlers thereon to make payment for the same.
This was on account of numerous letters
received at the department from reliable citi-
Zens OF Kansas, representing that to insist on
pay ment at the time heretofore fixed would
work great hardship to the settlers, compelling
them TO borrow money at usurious rates. whereas
the extension of time will enable them TO realize
enough from their growing crops to meet the
payments at the time above named.
THE WEDDING Of Mr.. jefferson Rives, of this
city, to Miss Clara Vickers, daughter of Senator
Vickers, at the latter's residence, on the east
ern shore of Maryland, took place on Thursday
morning last at 10 O'Clock, Rev. Bishop Pink
ney officiating. The bride was attended bv
Miss Rives, sister OF the groom, Miss Shamwell,
of st. Mary's county, Nd, and Misses White
and Caul, of ChestertOwn, Md. The grooms-
men were Mr.. Vickers, the brother of the bride,
Messrs. w. LenoX Towers, James p. Willett and
James W. Walsh, of this city. After the we'd
ding a reception was given; after which, the
bride and groom started for an extended tour
sorts. The bridal presents were numerous and
costly.
"THE CERULEAN FRUCTIFIER."-Somew weeks
since a Mr.. Pleasonton, of Philadelphia, brother
Of General Pleasonton, made application to
Commissioner Leggett for patent for a new
process of growing grapes and other fruits under
glass, one-eighth of which is blue and seven
eighths white. In order TO find out the merits of
Mr.. Pleasonton's process, Mr.. Leggett last week
dispatched Prof. Brainard, an assistant exam
liner, TO Philadelphia, to investigate and report.
The Professor returned on Saturday, fayorably
impressed with Mr.. PleasontOn's plan, bringing
with him some fine specimens of white and
purple grapes, grown under what has been
denominated "Pleasonton's Cerulean Fructi-
fer" Mr.. p. claims that the Introduction of
light through blue glass produces wonderful
effect, not only upon vegetable but upon animal
life, and that by actual experiment he has found
that pigs fattened under the "fructifier" have
increased in weight at least fifty per cent. faster
than those outside. The Commissioner has not
yet decided on Mr.. p. IS application.