Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-12-01
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

INTERNAL REvENuE.-The receipts from this
source to-day were Sl,0Ii 1853.
Ex-CoNGREssMAN BOWEN is elected TO the
South Carolina State Legislature as Represen-
tative from Charleston county.
Miss SwAyNE, daughter OF Associate Justice
Swayne Of the Supreme Court of the United
States, is soon to be welded to a Mr.. Pearson a.
wealthy gentleman of New York.
iron TIRE OPENING OF CONGRESS an ATTEMPT
viii be made 20 place a territorial delegate upon
the committee on territories, with the right 10
vote. Speaker Blaine, it is said, strongly favors
this movement.
Mr.. Gro. BANCRoPF, our Minister at Berlin.
is expected TO present the case of the United
States on the San Juan boundary question "
the arbitrator, the Emperor William, on or
about Dec. 10.
THE CABINET met at noon to-day, with all
the members present except Secretaries Delano,
Belknap and Boutwell,. Assistant Secretary
C0wan represented the Secretary of the In
terror. Secretaries Boutwell, and Belknap are
expected TO return here this evening.
Miss BERTHA GERoLT, daughter of Baron
Gerolt, who for twenty-five years represented
Prussia as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenip0tentiary at Washington has left the
residence OF Colonel and Mrs. james G. Berret
whose guest she had been for the past five
months, and entered the Convent OF the Vista
ton, on u street.
THE MURDER OF THE LoRIEG PARTY.-A
letter lately received at Cambridge from a
member of Lieut.. Wheeler's party, written at
Camp whipple, near Prescott, on the eth inst.
alleges that the massacre Of young Lorng and
party in the stage near Wickenburg was by
whites for the purpose OF robbery, and not by
Indians, and gives strong circumstantial evil
dence in support of the theory.
The Hon. JAMES NJ. LEAou, Congressman
from the Fifth District of North Carolina, is
charged on the affidavit of Alexander McRary
with having belonged to the White Brother
hood or kuklux khan, and with the taking of an
obligation which found him (Leach). never to
turn States evidence against any brother, or; to
reveal the secrets OF the order; 'to oppose all
radicals and negroes in their political designs"
and to aid i'll Furnishing any radical or negro who
should impose on, injure, or abuse any member
Of the brotherhood.
Presentations. j. G. Parker and John
Richie, OF Maryland. are at the Metropolitan.
80. Gen. George W. Morgan, Representative
frum Ohio, is at the Ebbitt. 90. Hon. III. f.
Ravens, of Missouri; Rev. i. S. Kalloch and
wife, of Kansas; Hon. T.. Y. Rice, of Illinois;
Hor. Richard III. Whitley, of Georgia; Hon. w.
ii. Kelsey, of New York; Hon. II. ". Barry of
Mississippi: Hon. Alex. Ramsay, of Minnesota;
Hon. o. ID. Conger, of Michigan, and j. A.
Rogers, U ). y, are among the latest arrivals
NatlOnai.
THE CONGRESSIONAL PAINTER in his for TIL
coming annual report says there has been a
manifest improvement in the character of nearly
every class OF the paper furnished his Office under
contracts during the last year. The increase
in the cost OF public printing this year is ass 1853.
notwithstanding The fact, that the printing on
account of the Post Office Department is sci 900
in excess of last year. In the same department,
however, the cost of printing has decreased from
last year. This is otcasoned by the rapid
growth of the business connected with the postal
| interests Of the country. The cost of printing,
lithographing, and binding the Patent Office
specifications from July to September 30, 1871.
was S29,103.4. Referring to the extension OF
the office building, which cost Sij 600, the
report says it adds 33H per cent to the accom-
modatiOns of the establishment. The report UT yo-
| the necessity of Congress providing for the
printing of a much greater number OF the annual
reports OF Departments, &C., since, under the
present law, which restricts the printing TO SO
| small a number, all parties entitled to these
works can not be furnished with them.
THE PUBLIC DEBT.-The statement of the
public debt issued from the Treasury Depart
ment to-day, shows totals as follows:
| Debt BeariRg Interest an Con-.
Bonds at per ct........- : ] -Sl7 ,135.lJ0 90
Bonds at b per ct..... N7-SS,7O "
| Dot Barring Inta ia Lasrt1I Moass: "
Certificates of Indebted
| ness, at per ct--...--... S6aS,0O 90
| Navy pension fund, at
| 3 Ier ct.....;,s........:,... L 600 600 90
L per tt zo.fspuNU W
| -- 3S,l6S 100 %
since maturity ....:................ 1863 297 %
l Dt6t Bedriag no LfeTt.
Old Demand and legal
/ tender nOtes.......-..... ~, SUl Is
/ Fractional currency. 40,l660S6 05
l Coin certificates........... "a ,92S ,l40 "
-- 422 ,6s5.g77 30
Total s7 ,lz3I24 50
interest....... 81 EOS 3S 80
Total dcbt, principal and interest 54 5l 5Ie IS
4 CASH 'H the Treasury.
1 tOlil-.-.. SIo,Ib.5o4 81
4 CurrenCy .................... l0.l23 $50 &c
II
i ------ lU6, 80, A ~
1 Debt, less cash in Treasury, Decem-
bsr ,2lS Isl ,357 s.
l Debt. less cash in Treasury, Noyem-
Der ], Isl ,7l3,44s Oh
decrease Oh debt during past MONTH 1902 $50 Is
L
Decrease of debt since March ISL S72 457 40 o.
/ ------
| Decrease Of debt from March l, 1852 to
March !, 20i75tfl3 90
/ The nf hopds IN 6e rail-