Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-10
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
ReceDfiOnS.

dShluStVu NoWS duu uoSSlps
Receptions.
The President will hold receptions from to
10 O'Clock p. m, on Thursday, Febr Iary and Is.
Mrs. Grants receptions will take place every
Tuesday afternoon, from 3 to O'Clock.
Mrs. Coifax will receive on Wednesdays
during the season, commencing January 3d.
from go till 5 p. m.
The wives of the several members OF the Presi-
dents Cabinet will reesiye on Wednesday after
noon of each week.
Mrs. Banes receptions every Wednesday
afternoon of the season, beginning January
10th, from 2k to O'Clock.
Mrs. Marshal Sharp receives on Fridays.
INTERNAL REvENUE.-The receipts from this
source to-day were s237 ,O749s.
MuRAT HALsTEAD, Esq, Of the Cincinnati
Commercial, is in town.
THE CONGRESSIONAL RETRENCHMENT COM
MTTEE in New York last night adjourned to
meet in this city.
PRESS DINNER.-FOr the benefit of those pro-
posing to attend the press dinner at Welcker's
tonight, we are requested to say that the guests
will be seated at six o'clock sharp.
SAW THE PREsIDENT.-Senators Cameron.
Morton, Pomeroy, Cragin, Hitchcock, Sawyer
and Clayton, and Gen. Cowan, Assistant Secre-
tary of the Interior, had interviews with the
President to-day.
GEN. BUTLER was before the House commit
tee on Commerce this morning, and argued in
favor of the revival OF American ship building
by system OF dferential duties and bounties
for ship building.
In PARIs.-Hon. Caleb Cushing, one of the
counsel OF the United States before the Geneva
Commission is in Paris, and Hon. VIM. NJ.
Evarts, his colleague, leaves London to-day to
join him.
THE FARRAGUT STATUE.-The House COM
mittce On public buildings and grounds has
agreed to recommend an appropriation OF
$4,000 for statue of Admiral Farragut, to be
erected in Farragnt Square. in this city.
McGARRAHAN.-The Senate committee on
public lands has decided that it has no jurisdic-
ton over the McGarrahan land claim, and will
ask that the committee on private land claims
consider the matter.
THEPANAMA SHIP CANAL.-Another expedi-
ton, under the command of Commander Cross
man, will soon be be fitted out by the Navy De-
partme TO survey the Nicaragua route for the
lnter-Oceanc canal.
SECOND LIEUTENANT WIN. DAVIS, Jr., 10th
cavalry, has been ordered to report to the super
intendent general recruiting service, New York,
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department OF Texas.
MORE CONSCIENCE MoNEY.-A five dollar
note supposed to be intended for the conscience
fund, was received by Treasurer Spinner to-
day, without advice, in an envelope pOstmarked
New York city. The conscience fund now
amounts to about $3.50 900, and is constantly
increasing.
THE NORTH CAROLINA SENAToRsHIP-The
Senate committee on privileges and elections
met this morning, and discussed at some length
the case of Mr.. Abbott, of North Carolina who
claims seat in the Senate in place of Vance,
diSqualihed, but no action was taken. The COM
mittee adjourned to meet on next SATURDAY.,
when General Ransom, who has recently been
elected senator from that state, will be heard.
LAND FRAUDs-Information has been re-
ceived at the general land Office OF extensive
frauds by landspeculators in southwestern Kan
sas. The lands in question are open only to
actual settlers, and in order to eyade the law a
well organized syste m was arranged by which
the lands were entered upon false repre-
sentauons of settlement by parties using fict-
tious names and manufacturing bogus testimo-
ny. The government officials are vigorously
prosecuting the offenders.
THB ENTERTAINMKsT OF THE JAPANESE
ENBAssY.-The Secretary of War having been
requested by the Secretary of State to designate
an efficient and competent officer of the army to
take charge OF the details Of the arrangements
for tte entertainment OF the Japanese Embassy,
for which Congress has placed $50 900 at the
disposal Of the State Department; Secretary
BelknaP has designated Brevet Brigadier Gen
eral William Myers, Quartermaster United
states Army, for this purpose, and he will at
once proceed with the necessary preparations.
The Japanese party numbers ia persons.
TRANSFER OF NAVAL OFy1cERs.-Masters
II. l.. Fremain and George s. Dsvol, Midship-
men j. A. H. Nichels, T. ID. Boilers and G. b.
Harder, Assistant Surgeon A. T.. Magruder
PaymRster A. Mcdaniel and Master j. NJ
Grimes have been ordered to the POwhstan on
dan has been ordered to the Fortune. The fol-
lowing officers have been detached: Comman-
der lie Roy Fitch from the Pensacola navy ward
to wait further orders, Lieut.. Commander VIM
b. Cushing from the Boston navy yard and
placed on waiting orders.
TBs TREASURY ISvEsTIGArIoN.-The inves-
tigation instituted by the Secretary of the
Treasury into the affairs of the United States
Treasnrer's Office is nearly completed 50 far as
the counting Of funds Is concerned. 1t is now
estimated that the counting of the money will
be finished by the end OF next week. The work
knowledge of the money on hand. They will
probably be busily engaged until March in the
EXAMINATION of the accounts Of disbursing orr
GERS, and until the status OF these accounts is
known 1t cannot be ascertalned whether there
are any further deficiencies besides those deyel-
Oped some months since. AZ
The ArTYMPr TO DEyRAUp THE GOVERN
NENT THROUGH THE THIRD AuDIroR's OFFICE.
The Third Auditor is still unable to tell whether
any fraudulent claims based upon stolen vouch-
ers have passed his Office through the connivanee
Of Ehle, arrested yesterday on the charge OF at
tempting to defraud the government. Formerly
looss system in the ,S Of quar-
counts being left In such eoaai.,5J65
that il they could be distracted from the office