Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-04-02


western tour.
PER CENTS CALLED lN.-The Secretary OF
the Treasury has called in s., ,J0 800 o. the )
per cent bonds, issued August /, 1865, and inter
est on which ceases Nav 81 next.
The CABINET MEETING to-day was attendedby
all the members. Secretary Fish read the re-
ply OF Earl Granville 10 the last communication
OF the government in regard to the treaty OF
Wa hirgton, and the matter formed the main
subject of discussion at the meeting.
AN ADVERSE RkrORT.-The House commit
tee on foreign affairs to- day agreed TO report
adversely upon the bill introduced Oh the 2Sth
OF March by Mr.. Kendall, OF Nevada, 10 permi
Minister DE Long 10 &C, also the representa-
u'eoi the Hawaiian Islands at Japan.
Earl CEANvILLE's NOTE in reply 70 the las;
communication OF our government relative to
to the Interpretation OF the treaty OF Washing
ton has been received by the Secretary of state
ard Will be considered al the cabinet meeting
Oh Friday.
THE SIGNAL SERvIcE.-The House Com
mittee on ApprOp Iat.ors to-day agreed TO re-
Iort in favor of an appropriation OF SOS 900 for
the signal service bureau The ap2rcpria ion
las ar was SlGO,0G0, and the amount asked
tor this year was S2j0,0GJ.
ADMIRAL Polo DE BAENABE, the new
Spanish Minister, arrived in the city last even
ing and was received at the depot by NJ. Potes-
tad, the Russian chGrgc d'ofaires al interiR anL
he secretaries OF the Spanish legation. He has
taken rooms at Wormleys. His credentials vii
be presented TO the President on Friday.
NoMINATIoNs.-The President sent the fol-
lowing nominations 10 the Senate to-day: Frank
lin ). Hill assessor OF internal revenue for the
ith district Of Kentucky, Jesse Turner, re-
ceiyer of public moneys at Grand Island, Neb
W m a. Newton, register land Office, Oak Lake
MINI; Reuben Reynolds, receiver, Oak Lake,
MINI.
HE JAPANESE EMBASSY gave dinner at
the Arlington last evening, which was attended
by all the members OF the Cabinet Except Secre-
tary Fish;) Chief Justice Chase, Justice Drake
Vice President CosaX. Speaker Blaine, Senator
Hamn. General Garfield, Minister lie Long
Generals Porter, BahcOck and Myers; J. Nori
japanese charge d'atiaires, and Consul Brooks.
THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE this
morning agreed to report in favor of specific
duty OIL books instead of an al UdIorem duty
They also determined to amend the law i'm
posing duties upon croCk kerry ware SO that il
shall be levied on the ware alone and not unou
the crate straw, &c, as heretofore has been the
case.
The CASE OF CONTROLLER HURLEURD.-Thc
House committee on banking and currency this
morning examiBed-S. 4. Suit and j. +. Cake
the latter clerk in the office OF the Controller
OF iDe currency, IN reference to the charges
against Controller Hurlburd, Mr.. Cake testified
as 70 alleged irregularities in the expenditure OF
the contingent fund OF the Office.
INCREASING COMMERCE WITH THE PHIIIi-
PINE lsLANDs.-In his dis al ches received at tbs
Navy Department yesterday from Hong Kong
Admiral Rodgers says new ports to the south
ward OF Manila, in the PHILIPPINE Islands have
American consul and American merchants al
Manila strongly urge that United States YES
sci shall visit them.
TIE CONTESTED ELECTION CASE OF Bowen
against De Large, OF South Carolina, will bt
heard by the House committee on elections to
morrow, on mot on to dismiss the case, made
10y DE Large, on the ground that Bowen has for
fcl'Cd his right to contest the seat, on account
OF having been elected TO the state legislature
and accepted the position, since the contest be-
tween him and De Large.
The PRESIDENTS VIsIToEs.-Sir Edward
Thornton, the British minister, with Vice Ad-
miral Fanshawe, OF the English navy called
upon the President day TO ! ay their respects
Senators Nye and Hitchcock, and Representa-
| tives Blaine Farweil; Upson, Hooper OF Utah
Sargent and Buckley also called and had inter
| views, a. did Mr.. Francis Thomas, OF Md
| lately appointed minister to Peru.
AN AMERICAN VESSEL RESCUED FROM
| CHINESE PIRATEs.-Dispatches have been re
| ceved at the Navy Department from Rear
Admiral Rodgers, commanding the Asiatic
| squadron, ana dated at Hong Kong, February
| 10th, 1872. He says that short time before Ia,
wrote the American steamer SuwO-N ada struck
| upon rock aud in less than halt an hour sb.
was surrounded by about fifty Chinese junks
full OF pirates. who were kept off only by small
| gun which the Suwo-Nada fired. The Z. :.
| steamer Ashuelot came mp just in time to take
| OF her crew and passengers, and protect them
| from the pirates. Fifty minutes afterwar ards the
| suwo- NADIA sank in ten fathoms OF water.
THE PUBLIc DEBT REDrCED NEARLY
Il
| statement prepared at the Treasury Department
i it appears that from March 1, 1869, to March /
1872, the principal Of the public debt has been
l In addition to this, the interest account
has been reduced $3.50, s55Ii, and the cash in
| the Treasury has been increased 50 213 go 90
showing the decrease in the principal and
| interest OF debt and the increase in the
ash to have been S299 .,l2 .5O69i. If from this
amount be deducted the items, which though
outstanding and unpaid, were omitted from the
debt statement of March ], 1869, (aDd all state
nents prior to that date,) amounting to s62-
81, we have the amount of S2J9, 6i9, 1925 a.
the net reduction OF the principal and interest
OF the debt during these three years and thi,
amount agrees with the reduction As shown by
the debt statement of March 1, 1872.
PERsONAL.-Sir Edward Thornton, the Bri
fish Minister, will this evening give dinner to
Vice Admiral Fanshawe, of the royal navy
commanding the North American station, ana
ow On a visit TO Washington. MIR. Russell
Uufney gave dinner al MS residence last even
ing. Among those present were Senator Sum-
ner Admiral and Mrs. Fanshawe and Count
Cont, the Italian Minister. ....Controller HUI
burd, of the currency bureau has notified the
Secretary Of the Treasury that his resignation =
at the command of the Secretary. - n
Sassaki, OF the Japanese embassy, acting minis
ter OF the judicial department. has been ordered
to proceed to Europe, and will leave here i'm A
few days. Col Josiah Given of Iowa, ~
deputy commissioner OF internal revenue and
at present attorney general Of the state of Iowa
is in the city 49, Mr.. j. Nj. Ray, third ,lenufy
commissioner OF internal revenue left for his
home in Indiana to-day. Rev DR. StarleV
late rector of the Church Of the Epiphanv Iaft
for his new field of labor at Buffalo, New York.
last night. "'
| IHE CASE OF DIR. HoUARD-Secre,ary F;sI n
Fiee President Co!far.-The President sent to
| the House of Representatives Yesterday all ma
| papers in the possession of the government in
relation to the case of John Emilio Houard Nv
l rested III Cuba by the Spanish authorities. T5e
documents show much interest on the mar of
| our government in the matter, and that not a
nttle Cifhcuity existed to determine whether : ne
| Doctor was really citizen Of the United States
| The Spanish Minister here SAYS that DR.. Hon, rd
DID not enroll himself as a foreigner as reouired
by law. There are, however, other papers I'D