Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-03-06
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL RrvENur-The receipts from tbs
source odag were ss55,ezs.12.
Gan. o. o. HOWARD leaves for he West ON
his Indian mission to- morrow night
TIE UNITED STATES CURRENCY outstanding
at the close Of business on the 18th Of February
hast was, of all issues, 1899 ,es7 ,I73.es.
HENRY II. COOKE, JR., has been appointed
an Aided -Canr on the staff OF The Governor
with the rank OF Colonel.
MADAME GARCIA is now free from all symp-
toms OF scarle< fever, although she is yet very
poorly.
Ex-GOvExNOR HOLDEN, &C North Carolina,
il is said has declined the mission to Peru
rendered him by the President.
The NEW HAMPSHIRE CLERKS in the depart
mentshave received tes Gays leave Of absence
to vote at their stats election on the 18th inst.
JUnsE RICHARDSON, Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury, and the remainder of the Syndi
cate party are expected to return from London
this week.
CONFERENCE.-The Senate in executive
session yesterday confirmed a number OF naval
Promotions; slse the nomination of Il ebert NJ .
Wallace, marsha; for South Carolina.
Mr.. JOHN l.. SARGENT, formerly connected
with the Associated Press in this city, has been
appointed a special agent OF the Treasury De-
partment.
To BE PRosKcuTED-The Attorney General
has instructed the United States Attorney at
New Orleans to vigorously prosec lite oil of IN
ders against the Internal Revenue laws and to
employ assistance in so doing if necessary.
THE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Grant leave here
to- morrow for Philadelphia to attend the mar
riage of Miss Drexell to Mr.. Edmund Biddle,
Jr., and will remain until Monday. Miss Nellie
went over this morning.
SAW THE PRRsIDENT.-Secretary Robeso N .
Commissioner Douglass, Gen. o. o. Howard
Senators Edmunds, Nye, Carpenter, Spencer
and Chandler, Representative Harmer and
Gen. Terry, called on the President to-day.
MR.. j. ii. CRAssIE, who was recently in
charge of the second population division OF the
Census Bureau, has been transferred TO the
charge of all the clerks of the Pension Bureau
now located in the Seaton House.
TIE BRITISH AND AMERICAN CLAIMS COM.
MISSION will adjourn for about eight months OH
the 10th inst, as Mr.. Russell Quincy, who goes
10 England on the Both inst, will not return
until some time in November next. All claim,
must be filed by the 18th inst. or they will be
debarred, under the fourteenth article OF the
tfeaty.
The -STRAKosCH ITALIAN OPERA TROUPE
with such artists as Nilsson, Duvsl, Capoul and
Janet, will appear here soon. The New York
papers are quite enthusiastic in their praises of
TINS operate combination, and on Nilsson,
especially, on her e-appearance on the operate
stage. 1t has been sORe tine since " ashington
hes been treated to Italian opera, and the city
VIII be glad OF the visit OF the Strakosch troupe.
REPUBLICAN EXECUTIVE CoNNIrTEE.-The
general Congressional republican committee, at
meeting yesterday, appointed Senator Wilson
chairman and Hon. James III. Plat, Jr., of
virginia, secretary. The following full execu-
i've committee was sppeintCd-Senator Chand-
ler, chairman; Representatives Starkweather,
OF Connec lieut., and Ketchum. of New York:
senators Cameron and Logan, Corbet, and
Poole, of North Carolina; Representatives CO.
burn, OF Indiana, and Halsey, of New Jersey.
TIE SOUTHERN CLAIMS COMMISSION yester-
day heard testimony in the cases Of Frank f.
COrbett. of Alexandria, amounting TO g. .542 for
wood cut from his property; Robert Il. Lucas
OF alexandria, for $ $50 for quartermaster and
c. m fissary stores; Newton VOwles, of FauQuier
county, Va, for quartermaster and commissary
stores, 80. 026; John Murray, late of Culpeper
county, Va, for $40; Craven J. King and Julia
former for s9,osl, and the latter for - 1872.
TROOPS WANTED TO ARREST KU-KLUx.-
Gene al r. W. Healey, United States Marsha,
at Montgomery, Alabama, has applied to Attor-
ney General Williams for troops TO aid him in
are sting the parties indicated at the late term
OF the United States district court held AZ
Montgomery, for ku-klux outrages Committed
IN Coosa, TallapoOsa, Clay, Randolph and Rus
&c ] counties. The Attorney General recon-
mended to the Secretary OF W ar that the neces-
sary troops be furnished.
TRANSFER OF NAVAL OrrrcrRs.-eom-
mander VIM. r. Mayo has been ordered to duty
u hnh tn swavs -
Lieut Commander A. r. McNair to the Pow,
hatan, and Lieut.. T.. e. Pendleton to ordnance
duty at the Wsshingtoa navy yard. The fol-
lowing officers have been detached:-Com-
mander Samuel r. Franklin from the navy
yard at Mare Island, and placed on waiting
orders; and Commander Chas. A. Babcock, as
lighthouse inspector of the seventh district
and placed on waiting orders.
NoNINATIoSs.-The President sent the fol-
LOVING nominations to the Senate Yesterday:
H. s. Briggs appraiser OF merchandise at Bos-
ton, Mass; Joseph NJ. Kinds, of Alabama con-
sui at Bio de Janeiro; First Lieutenant James
Burns to be captain 9Th cavalry; Second Lieu
First Lieutenant Chas s. Ilsiey to be captain,
9TH cavalry; First Lieutenant Thomas Britton
70 pc captain 9Th infantry; Second Lieutenant
try. ''.'
The MONEY FOR SALES OF ARMS wAs.r,
RECEIVED AT THE TREAsURY.-The House
committee upon expenditures of the War De-
parfmsnt met this morning and examined Sec
retaiy Boutwell,. His testimony sho wed that all
moneys from the sale OF ordnance and ordinances
stores had been covered into the Treasury The
Secretary showed that more money had teen
turns into the Treasury than was testified 10
by Secretary Belknap; bat this was accounted
I"r by the fact that the former testified as to the
amount turned in both in 1870 and Isl l. and the
latter spoke OF 1871 only.
The LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AGAINST Fx
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND OTHER GOVERN
hENT OFFICIALs--It was stated in THR SrAp
a few days ago, that a number of cases prepared
by the Department OF Justice against several
ex-members of Congress and government OH
cials for receiving money for prosecuting claims
against the government while they were In on ce.
had been dropped-the statute of Limitation
barring them. A number Of similar cases are
however, within the statute, and the money
having been paid outside of the District the in