Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-12-27
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
Presidents Recentiou

Washington News and Gossip.
Presidents Reception.
The announcement is made by authority tina
at II o'clock a. m. on Monday, 1st of January
the President will receive the members OF the
Cabinet and Foreign Ministers.
At 1880 a. m. the Judges of the Supreme
Court of the United States, Senators aud Repre-
sentatives in Congress the Judges OF the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia and OF the
Court of Claims will be received.
At Il IN. officers of the Army and Navy will be
received.
AT 1890 O'Clock the heads OF Bureaus of the
several Departments will be received.
AT 12:45 o'clock the Associated Soldiers OF the
War of 1912 and members of the Oldest Inhabi
tants' Association OF the District of Columbia
will be received.
The reception of citizens will commence at
O'Clock p. m, tat which time the gates of the
Enclosure will be Opened,) and will terminate at
O'Clock p. m.
Carriages will approach the Executive Man
sion by the eastern gate and leave by the western
gate.
INTERNAL REvEN UE.-The receipts from this
source to-day were s165, I22S9.
SECRETARY robson returned from New ,Jer-
sey last evening.
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The WHITE HoUsE.-Senators Chandler, Fer
nv, Morton, Scott, and Lewis were at the White
House to- day, and saw the President.
Mr.. BENJAMIN DUNFREE, of North Carolina.
has been promoted from second to third class
clerkship in the Third Auditors Office.
THE COMMITTEE investigating the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing expect to complete
their labors on Friday of this week.
PAYMENT OF INTEREsT.-The Secretary of
the Treasury to-day commenced the payment.
without rebate, of the interest due January /,
1872, on United States bonds.
The PRESIDENTS FATHER-The President
Received dispatch from Covington, XIV. this
morning, stating that his father, Dir. Jesse b.
Grant, is improving, and that his physicians re
gard him as entirely out of danger.
THE TREASURY INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE
are at work daily, and thus far have discovered
no further defalcations They finished a care
full examination OF the redemption division to-
day, and found everything correct. Mr.. Riggs
the chairman of the committee. gives his Der-
sonal attention to the investigation, and works
with the committee daily.
Returned FROM EURoPE-Messrs. Epdi-
colt King and George W. Casilear have returned
to this city from London, whittier they went two
months since with party OF gentlemen con-
nected with the Treasury Department, carving
several millions OF the new funded loan: The
United States on the LIST prOximO.
PROMOTIONS IN GEN. SPINNER's OPFIcE.-
Mr.. Southwick Guthrie, a fourth-class clerk in
the United States Treasurer's office, has been
promoted CT ief clerk of the division of accounts
in the same Office, vice F. A. Marden alleged
dufaulted, removed. Horace III. whitney also
urth-ciass clerk in the same office, has been
promoted toll ~.
johnson, alleged defaulter, removed.
OUR CONSULAR SYsTEM.-Mr Keim, one of
the agents of the United States to visit Ameri-
can consulates in foreign counties, has made
report to the Secretary of the Treasury in which
be says that the consular service, far a. his
observation goes, is not only exceedingly ire
sponsible in its practical operations, but in the
main very discreditable to the nation. This il
the result of three important INSTRUMENTATION
cy OF compensation, the appointment of unsuita-
bic persons i'm many cases, and lastly, the aston
ishiDg crudeness and imperfection of our consul
lar laws.
AN AMERICAN LINK IN THE TICHBoINE
CASE communication has been received at
the Treasury Department from the counsel for
the defendant in the celebrated Tichborne case
in England, in which the Secretary is asked r.
furnish all the information in his possession con-
corning the whereabouts in certain months in
1854 of all registered vessels of the United States
bearing the name of the Osprey. The ey idence
in this case showed that the contestant for the
Tlchborne estates was "a passenger on board an
FL glish vessel named the Bella which founder
ed off Rio, on the South American coast and
that the was picked up by the captain of an
American vessel named the Osprey, hence the
inquiry.
ALMoNERs TO THE POoR.-Cnder an act of
the Legislative Assembly, the Governor is au-
thoriZed to dsburse TO the destitute of the Dis
ret OF Columbia such moneys as he NAV re-
rO ha 4 Of l,a w
ton Market Company. Under the authority of
This act he has designated the following we'll
known citizens to act as almoners of the funds
referred to, which will be placed in their
hands:-Wm. Stickney, A. 5. Solomons VIM
Bailantyne, f. III. Smith, A. S. Pratt, Richard
W W; Pklns' George Savage, James L. Fitch
VIM. y. Wilson, Q. Il. Church, j. Il. H. Hall
George F. Gnlick, Fred L. Moore. John Hitz
William H. Ward and Andrew b. TInney. The
committee will meet in the parlors OF the Young
Mems Christian Association at ten O'Clock to-
morrow morning to perfect an organization.
SOCIETY CHIT-CHAT.-Rumor saws Mrs Fish
is looking tor house; and rumor thus raises
hopes which we trust will not be doomed to dis
appointment.
- Secretary Robson has taken the elegant
residence on X street, belonging to Mr. Henry
Willard, and will take possession, it is said, on
the 10th OF January. On dit, that his marriage
will take place on the 18th of January.
- The masquerade last evening at Mr..
Clarke's country home, five miles out OF town,
was one of the merriest ever given i'm this sec
ton. The party returned to the city about seven
this morning.
- Francis de Haes Janvier, the poet, who for
merly resided in Washington, is soon to marry
the daughter of DIR. Sims, of Philadelphia.
The pleasant Literary reunions held by
Horatio King and family will be resumed this
season, commencing January 9th, and will be
continued every Saturday evening. They have
proved heretofore both entertaining and in
structive, and those who receive invitations NAV
count themselves fortunate.
IMPORTANT TO THE HOLDERS OF MUTILATED
CURRENcY.-On and after the LIST proximo de-
faced or mutilated United States notes and
fractional currency instead of being redeemable