Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-05-06
EVENING STAR
D on BLE SHEET.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
LsTERSAL REvKNUK.-The receipts from this
source to- day were SAGl 1920.
TEE SUBSCRIPTIONS to the new 10 an to-day
amounted to sIl5 600.
GENERAL ". p. ORPHAN is mach ba:ser to-
day, but is not yet able 70 receive visitors.
The RECENTLY aPPcISTkD members of the
Council OF the Legislative Assembly received
their commission from the State Department
this morning.
COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE
PLEAsoNTof leaves here to- Bightfcr New Yors,
where he Will stop couple OF days and t1en
proceed to Boston to attend he army reunion
which takes place there next week.
WASHINGTON, says Ms. Amss, needs
nothing but a true cit government and an
honorable Congress to m axe it the most beauti-
city of America.
DEATH OF THE MOTHER OF SPEAKER
BLAlNE.-Mr. Il. Il. Blame, OF the Sixth Au-
dtor's Office, brother of Speaker Blaine, re-
ceived dispatch yesterday announcing the
death Of his mother at st. Paul, Mimi.
Miss EVA MILLS, daughter OF Clark Mills, the
sculptor, young lady well-known in musical
circles here, has gone to New York to spend
some two years there in the cultivation OF her
voice.
THR FOLLOWING PROM oTIONs have been m ale
in the General Land Office: From first 10
second class, j. NJ. sullivan, John Dunn, g.
II. Lawrence, William ii. landlord IT., and
g. p. Parker.
MR. W. W. CoRCosAN is slightly better this
yua ola tn fate
spirits. With the exception Of a violent par
oxysm of coughing early last evening, he rested
comfortably during the entire night.
Miss MARY ID. STUART, of this District, was
to-day appointed a temporary clerk in the Con-
tract office of the Post Oiflcs Department, at a
salary Of 5000 per annum.
PRESIDENT GRANT left here this morning on
the 45train. He is going to the country resi-
dence OF Jay Cooke, near Carlisle, Pennsylva-
MIA, and will return to this CITY on Monday next
t. Mrs. Grant, who has been the guest of Mr.
Cooke this week.
THR SUPERINTENDENT OF TEE CsNsUs h..
just returned TO this city from a tour of the
western States, where he has been for the pur-
pose OF arranging for more complete returns
OF The manufactures and manufacturing ca
pacity of the different western cities. He re-
ports that he succeeded beyond expectation
and will soon have full reports, as required.
JUDGE OTTO, late Assistant Secretary of N,
Interior, was to-day appointed by the President
one of the members Of the Mixed Spanish and
American Commission. under the ARRANGEMENT
made by General Sickles for the settlement, of
claims OF American citizens. growing out eff
depredations on American commerce and prop
erty in and about the island of Cuba.
THE TREATY WITH GREAT BRITANNIA
meeting OF the members OF tue Senate Commit
tee ON Foreign Relations now in the city Wa:
held last evening in Senator Norton's room a
the National Hotel Ex-senator Williams on,
OF the Joint Commission, and j. e. Is. DAVIS
one OF the secretaries, were present, and the
treaty as agreed upon by the commission was
Iead. anu its provisions explained by Judge
Williams and Mr.. Davis. A lot of documents
relating to the claims OF each country were also
read, and both hessrs. Morton and Cameron
expressed themselves favorable to the treaty
aud thought il would 60 through the Senate
with but little opposition.
STATIONERY CoNTgACTs.-Messrs TAYLOR
fa1nel and Marn, the committee appointed
by Secretary Boutwell, to open the bids and
award the contracts for furnishing the Treas-
MY department, custom houses aud sub treas
utles throughout the country with stationery
Tor the fiscal year ending June 3Dth. 1872 have
been husIly engaged since Wednesday last in
examining samples and awarding the CON
tracts. Ibe Carew Paper Company, of South
hadIey Fails, Massachusetts,, receive the con-
uact ior furnishing greater portion of the
Wiiuhg Taper f. ID. Lockwood COMPANY, OF
fhlisueiphla, receive the contract for " rap
ping Fapers, twiDe, and envelopes. Phlp x
SolomoDs, X. u. MOhun, B. F. French, j. C.
Twsrsser, an9 VIM. BaiIaniyne, of this city;
christopher Roberts, OF New York. receive clI-
tracts for furnishing general stationery, some
divided between them. The Rubber Clot ming
Company. OF New York. receive the contract
Tor furnishing some So 900 worth of rubber
bands.
FINANCIAL AND CoMMERCfAL.-Duringt the
week ending TO-DAY the Acting Treasurer OF III.
United States has received from the printing
division S5J9 800 in fractional currencv nu,
ing the same period there was forwarded IN tba
assistant Iressurers, national bsn Sc, and 9th
ers, eeo5.9il IN notes and SI61 526 in fraction.i
currency: The mutiated bank notes burned
during the week ending to- day Amounted :,
si4o,695, making the tot III amou mt burned no TO
GATE SIS 1881 The bank currency issued foI
bills destroyed during the week Amounted r.
si223i5, making the total amount issued there
ior ~i2tls, 29s, and leaving q balance due for
INITIATED notes Of s6l5,s2I. The national bank
49, and the national gold bank Circulation is
sued TO date $40 900. The amount of SECURITIES
neld by the Treasurer Of the United States in
trust tor national banks. reported to-dav were
as follows: For circulating notes. 1851 tJr aOI:
for deposits of public moneys, sis 500 ya0-to-
taI, s3.z,2o. 900; The amount OF fractional, cu,-
rencN reoeemed and destroyed during the week
was s6e1 200.
TsAr CARPKT.-So much has been said. O, a
way aud another, about the new CARPET pre
sented to the President by the Sublime Porte.
a1d recently laid down in TIE east room of the
Executive mansion, that 1t occurred to A STAR
man 10 look in and see how it IL himself In his
opinion, the public verdict will depend entirely
upcn whether the majority OF observers like 2
Turkish carpet or not. IL they do not, judg-
mert Is certain to be against the defendant If
they' 90. II must be pronounced a success As a
carpet, per Sc but the misfortune in the case
Is the fact that neither the design nor size OF the
pattern is we'll adapted to so laTge a room
In aaioon OF the dimensions ct the cas-. room
a large sweeping arabcsque or rich medallion
n2ure would unquestionably be cuch more eff
fschve In general view, and the airy grace Of
French designs, worked out with the riathemat-
zeal precision of modern machinery would be
more pleasing to the eye for close inspection.