Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-08-10
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

INTERNAL REvENUE.-The receipts from this
source to-day were s349, 1896.
THE AMOUNT OF SUBSCRIPTIONS TO the new
loan to-day was about $4,000.
SECRETARY RoBEsoN has gone to New Jersey
Tor afew days.
SECRETARY FISH and wife are at Long
Branch, the guests of the President.
GENERAL SHERIDAN, with party of military
friends, is expected at Newport in a few days.
Mr.. JAMES II. SAvILLE, Chief Clerk of the
Treasury, is expected 70 return from the Pacific
slope about the 18th of the preeent month.
LIEUTENANT HENRY JACKSON, of the 9TH
cavalry, has been ordered to report without de-
lay to the Chief Signal Officer.
NIDsHIPMEN Pennington, Ward, Galloway,
Elliott, McCrea, Wilson, Burnett, Irwin, Plum
kett, Foster, Lefavor, Mcintosh, and Nabor
have been ordered - the California.
GEN. SPINNER.-Col. Frank Jones, of the
Treasurer's Office, to-day received letter from
one of Gen. Spinner's party, dated at wies-
baden, Germany, July Path, which stated that
probably leave Liverpool for home before the Sd
of September.
FASHIONABLE WEDDING-Cards are out for
the wedding of Mr.. jefferson Rives of this city
and Miss Clara Vickers, daughter of Senator
Nickers, of Maryland. The ceremony will take
place at the residence of the brides parents at
Chestertown on the oath inst, at 10 O'Clock a.
with reception lasting until IL O'Clock.
THERE is NO MORE TRUTH in the new story
about a deficiency in the stamp account of
Secretary Boutwell,, when he was commissioner,
than there was in the absurd statements tele-
graphed from here about the stealing of can
cened bonds. The stamp account IS correct, 50
IS the account OF cancelled bonds.
Mr.. CoLFAx TO CONE BACK TO CONGRESS-
The Chicago Republican says: "NOtwithstand-
Ing the resolution of Mr. Colfax to retire from
public life at the close of his present term, we
understand there is wide spread determination
In the district he so long and faithfully repre-
scented in Congress to return him to his seat in
the House.
SECRETARY FIsH's RETIREMEyr,-The
special correspondent Of the New York Times
in this city telegraphs that "the old story about
Secretary Flshs retirement from the cabinet
hardly needs to be refuted, since il has been
told so often and each time turned out false,
that nobody would now believe il were true
There is just as much foundation for it now as
there was when it was first invented, and no
moTe.'
NATIONAL BANKs EsTABLIsHED.-Acting
Comptroller Knox has to-day authorized the
following banks TO commence business The
Valley National Bank, St Louis Mo-, Dwiehs
Durkee president, James T. Howenstein cashier,
capital, $3.50, 900; City National Bank, Coving-
ton, KY, j. Il. Hearne president, j. B. Jones
cashier, capital, $780, 900; National Exchange
Bank, Augusta, Ga, A. BUTLER president j.
Craig cashier, capital, 100000.
THE APPOINTMENT OF AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
First Assistant Postmaster General Marshall
denies that f. c. Roxbury, an ex-confederate
soldier, was recently appointed TO a clerkshiD in
the Post Office Department through his MIR
MS personal efforts. Mr.. Marshall saws that
he never saw Mr.. R0xbury until he came to him
Senator'S Lewis and Pool, Judge underwood
Representative Mckenzie, Ex-Governor Holden
and other prominent southern republicans.
GREELEY's COMMENTS ON GRUNBLISG
LETTER FROM WAsHINGToN.-Oneo of the chronic
grumblers of Washington sends a letter to the
New York Tribune complaining about the ex-
pendltures Of the new government here. Mr.
Greeley says OF II: "ln so far as this cOrreSpon-
dent charges fraud, he seems utterly to fail IN
make any proof of it. If he had rested his case
on charges of extravaganza, il seems possible
tnat tnere might have been greater shadow of
excuse for the earnestness of his language But
Washington has long depended on the national
government for whatever it got in the way of
internal improvements. We welcome the evil
dence that its people are hereafter to have the
pleasure OF paying their own biIls.''
THE New LoAN.-The Secretary of the
Treasury has addressed letter to the National
Banks, informing them that arrangements have
been made for the disposal of the remainder of
the bonds offered by the Secretary on the 2Sth
OF February last, being about one hundred and
three millions of dollars. The arrangement is
subject TO the condition that the National Ranks
shal have the opportunity within sixty DAYS
from this date TO subscribe for any sum or sums
not exceeding fifty millions of dollars
The Secretary has addressed the following IN
agents heretofore appointed Negotiations
having been perfected for the sale of the re-
mainder Of the son, 900 600 of five per cent
bonds offered the public by the letter of the Sec
rotary OF the Treaury on 2Sth February last
the authority of the agents heretofore desiSnated
Is limited to the sale of equal amounts OF 4. AZ
and per cent bonds, or equal amounts of and
5per cent. bonds.
The BALANCE AGAINST COMMISSIONER
DGUGLAss,-The New York World of Yesterday.
contains telegram from Washington. setting
forth that in the list of balances due TO the
treasury, appears the name of John w Dong
lass, Collector of the nineteenth district of Penn
sylyanla, and the amount charged against him
S2,T1.15. The fact is, that the present Com
missioner OF Internal Revenue, when holding
the once OF Collector, was robbed by his deputy
OF SlI 900. Mr.. Douglass, by the recovery of
$1,000 on the bond of his deputy and the sale or
mortgage of his own private property has paid
the entire amount with the exception of SI.650
Though ready at any time to pay this small