Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-11-18

EINTERNAL REvENUE.-The receipts from this |
source to-day were $40 1880.
THE PRESIDENT saw no visitors to-day, being |
in his Office only a short time this morning.
MAJ. d. h. 3. NEvIN has been appointed |
Pension Agent at Philadelphia in place of Maj.
Calhoun, removed
THE UNITED STATES AND BRITISH Con-
MISSION adjourned yesterday until the 9Th of
December.
APPOINTMENT.-The President to-day APP
pointed Horace II. Harrison to be L. 5. attorney
for the middle district of Tennessee.
THE CIVIL SERvICElCoMnIssIoN were to-day
engaged in considering the subject of the group
ing and classification OF inferior offices in the
civil service.
THE COTTON CRoP.-It is said at the Agri-
culture Department that the returns from the
cotton crop this month will show something of
an Improvement over the last month.
NOT ONE OF THE TANMANY RINe.-The
Treasurer of the United States received day
a Contribution of s2J 10 the conscience fund,
from an anonymous correspondent in New York.
THE CALIFORNIA SENAToRsHIP.-A promi-
nent politician just from the Pacific side,
says that Sargent will undoubtedly succeed
Cole as United States Senator from California.
REsIGNEp.-Thrd Deputy Commissioner of
Internal Revenue Josiah Given to-day rendered
his resignation, to accept the attorneyship for
the 10th district OF Iowa, to which position he
was recently elected.
REV. j. B. VAUMETER, of the Baltimore NJ
+. conference, now closing his second year as
pastor at Ryland Chapel in this city, has been
appointed chaplain of the U. 5. Naval Academy
at Annapolis.
LORD TENTERDEN, formerly chief secretary
of the Joint High Commission in this city, has
received the appointment of agent OF the British
government for the presentation of claims of
British subjects before the tribunal of arbitra-
ton, shortly TO assemble at Geneva
CAPT. JOHN V. FUREY, assistant quartermas-
ter, has been relieved from duty in the depart
ment of Dakota, and ordered to the military
division of the Pacific, to relieve Capt. Charles
w. Foster, assistant quart master, who has
been ordered to the military division OF the
Missouri.
Presentation. Ben. Wade called upon
Secretary DelanO to-day. Gen. Francis A.
Walker, Superintendent of the Census, who was
sent out to the Indian country Oh a special mis-
sion by the Secretary of the Interior, returned
last evening". Senator Pool, of North Caro-
lima, and family, will occupy rooms at the
Washington House this winter.
NEW RULES FOR REDEMPTION OF MUTILAT-
I'D CURRENCY.-Treasurer Spinner will soon
issue circular concerning the redemption of
mutilated currency. 1t will provide that after
January LIST more than half a note will be re-
deemed at its full value, clearly half a note at
one-haf value OF the original, and less than half
q note viii not be redeemed unless there is posi-
tive proof Of the missing part having been de-
strOyed.
SURGEON GENERAL BARNES, of the army,
has addressed a letter to the medical director at
New York, calling his attention to the necessity
which now exists for the greatest vigilance and
attention to sanitary matters on the part OF the
medical officers stationed at the military posts
in the vicinity of New York. Should conta-
giOus diseases appear in the garrison, the of
tcers should promptly report the fact, as well a.
the measures adopted or recommended to check
the spread OF the disease.
SKvENTY-FIvR MURDERS IN oNR COUNTY
IN THREE YEAES.-Representatiy Schofield
and Lansing, of the Sub Committee on Ku- Klux
which recently visited Florida, returned to this
city yesterday. They report that while in Florida
they examined a large number of witnesses and
thai in jackson county alone since 1868 seventy
hve murders have been committed, and that
there is not low single white Republican in
the county.
THE OPERA.-Wallace's opera of Mariana
was well produced last night, and the audience
was large. The role of Mariana was interpreted
by Mrs. VanZant in manner most pleasing and
acceptable; She is aPtly called by the King
Lovely Mariana" With a voice eminently
adapted to the role, and a physique exactly
suited 20 the character, she is undoubtedly the
best q Mauritania" we have had for years. Mrs
Segutn Is always up to the mark, being "A careful
artist, and possessing voice of rare quality and
managed with an admirable method Mr.
Campbell sang well, and managed his upper
register, in singing piano passages, with cOnsi,l-
cradle skill. We notice, however, that in taking
his rs he sacrifices the text, preierring to intro
duce good vowel rather than TO break on the
one laid down in the score. Castle as Don Caesar
in the first acts OF the opera, sang as we have
heard him i'm other DAYS, but i'll the last act
evinced WEAKNESS which was probably the
result of his cold. Mr.. Hall is exceedingly fine
in the character of the King-bOth in singing
ana acting. The orchestra was conducted bv
Mr.. Behrens, and was quite up TO the standard.
In connection with his recent opinion on
woman suffrage in the District of Columbia
Judge Cartier has received the following conun-
drum from Judge Underwood of Virginia
" If the people Of the United States. by amend
ment OF THEN Constitution, could expunge with
out any explanatory or assisting legislation, an
adjective OF five letters from all STATE and local
constitutions and thereby raise millions of our
most ignorant fellOw-citiZens TO all the rights
and privileges of electors, why could not the same
people, by the same amendment, expnnge an
adjective of four letters from the same state and
local constitutions, and thereby raise other mil
lions OF more educated and better informed citi-
Zens to equal rights and privileges, without ex-
planatory or assisting legislation ~
THERE is not any room for doubling that the
coming winter is to be awful cold. The prophets
all say so; and the man is insane who disputes
the prophets. They found the moss growing
thick on the trees, frogs standing on their heads,
suntowers pointing towards the North Pole
grape vines running around poles, instead OF up
them, and there are thousand other signs to
show that every human being will be frozen as
stiff AZ chip before February.
Nor FOR WILLAMETTE German Reiehstag
is still engaged in the consideration of the
coinage bill. A vote was taken yesterday upon
proposition to place the effigy of the Emperor
William upon al new coins, instead of those of
the Princes of the respective countries COM
prised in the empire, and it was decided in Que