Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-01-23
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Mrs. Grants receptions will take place every
tuesday afternoon, from 70 O'Clock,
Mrs. Co'fax will receive on Wednesdays
during the season, commencing January 3d.
from 2.3O till 5p. m
The wives of the seveTa, members OF the Presi-
dents Cabinet viii receive on Wednesday after
noon Of each week.
Speaker BIaine's receptions will be held on
the following Friday evenings. from to II
o'clock-viz: Janasry 18th and 2cth, February
9Th.
Mrs. Blaine's receptions every Wednesday
afternoon OF The season, beginning January
Icth, from 81 TO O'Clock.
Mrs. Marshal Sharp receives on Fridays
IsTERNAL REvENUz.-The receipts from tss
source to-day were $685. 97.9T.
THE CABINET MEETING to-day was attended
10y all The members except Secretary Rsbeson.
SPEAKER BLAINE's child seems to improve
slowly, and is row considered almost out OF
danger. Its disease is cerebro-spinal meningitis.
day was that of Franklin NJ. Drew, to be pen
sion agent at Augusta, Maine.
THE HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE this
morning agreed TO report adversely on the clai IN
of Books and others for the Island OF Yerba
ALL QUIET IN New ORLRArs-The Secre-
tary of War received a dispatch from General
Emory this morning stating that everything
was quiet in New Orleans.
Hon. WILLIAM p. FRYE, OF Maine, and
Senator Wilson, of Massachusetts,, are an
nounced to address the state temperance con-
yention at Trenton, on Thursday, Jan. p.
PERsoNAI~-BayardT Taylor and Ezra Cornell =,
of Ithaca, founder of Cornell University, and
Col. j. L. Leonard of the star of the Governor
vi Louisiana are at the Arlington.
a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. PHILADELPHIA
LADY. who lately managed to smuggle a silk
| dress pattern through the New York custora-
house, to-day sent the Secretary of the Treasury
| 50 as contribution TO the conscience fund.-
| NAVAL TEANsFCRs.-I.ieutenan Commander
/ Henry &. White has been ordered TO the Naval
| ACADEMY. Commodore David McDougal has
| been detached from the command OF the Pacific
| squadron and placed on waiting orders.
TIE pANNER in which names were obtained 70
| SeTersOn's memorial to Congress against the
| Board OF Public Works, is explained by the
statement Of a responsible gentleman this morn
| ing, who states that he saw one man sign the
| n ,mts OF five OF the one thousand names himself,
| Changing the style of handwriting. His name is
at the service OF any who question the fact.
| THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE this
morning heard a large number OF tobacco men
in reference to proposed changes in the internal
revenue laws. The plug tobacco men want a
| change in the law and a uniform tax of 10 cents
/ per ID. but the fne-cut men oppose any change
/ in the law. The honded-warehouse system was
| also discussed, and parties argued both for and
! against il.
The MONEY ORDER OFFICEs.-The Post
Office Department finds itself obliged to defer
| the augmentation of the number OF the money
order Offices, which was to have taken place
| January /, until July 1, because of the recent
| connection with the money order system of Eng
| land. Every office in this country mast first be
| informed OF this system and its connections
| before new Offices can be established.
TIE SOUTH ATLANTIC FLEET.-Dispatches
received at the Navy Department from Rear
| Admiral Lanman, commanding the south
Atlantic feet report that the Lane aster arrived
at Monte Video on the 9Th OF December last
| The Ticonderoga sailed from the latter point
| for PeTnambucO on the 18th of December. She
| would go thence to Macao and Bahia, and ex-
| Peetedto reach Rio Janeir0 about February Is
| "A DANGEROUS CoUNTERPEIT.-TheA Assistant
Register of the Treasury received to-day a coun-
terfeit fifty dollar note, OF the same issue as the
| one describe in The STAR few days since II
Is a much better note, however, and has the seal
and panels for number, in which respects the
other note Is deficient. IL is not printrd fibre
doubt a. to the legal tender issue OF 1869 referred
| to having been cOunterfeited.
| THE LOUISIANA INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE.
The House committee to investigate into til 9
New Orleans troubles leave here to- morrow eve
| ming for that city. The members of the com
mittee are Schofeld. (Pa.,) chairman, McCrary
(I0wa), III. Boardman Smith IN. W, Archer
| md, and Spear PA. with James X. Young
clerk, +. II. Smith stenographer, and door
| keeper Buxton SergeG Mt alarms. The commit
| tee expect to be absent three weeks.
THIY HAVE A LITTLE CRIMINAL SENSATION
in the town of Greenfield, Michigan. Two men
named Bernard and kenaud passed the night
together in the house OF the former after having
INDUCED Unexpectedly in strong drink. The
consequence was that the house burned up in
the course Of the night with Bernard in il and
Remand out of il. The inference of the good
people OF the town is that there was "murder
most foul IN the case, while the surviving rows
terer claims that the catastrophe was the result
on Bernard's reprehenslble habit OF smoking in
bed. Certainly any man who will first get in
faH md rIat. ID txo.l