Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-01
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
KeceptiOus.

Receptions.
The President will hold receptions from 3 to
10 O'Clock p. m, on Thursday, Feb ruary and Is.
Mrs. Grants receptions will AXE place every
Tuesday afternoon, from 3 to, O'Clock.
Mrs. Colfax viii receive on Wednesdays
during the season, tcor 1mencing January 3d.
from 2.9a.till 5 p. m.
The wives Of the Sc <eral members of the Presi-
dents Cabinet wil.receive on Wednesday after
noon OF each week.
Speaker Bl1.ne's receptions will be held on
the following Friday evenings, from to IL
o'clock-'dz: January 18th and 26th, February
S;h.
Mrs. Blaines receptions every Wednesday
afternoon of the season, beginning January
10th, from 2H TO O'Clock.
Mrs.. Marshal Sharp receives on Fridays.
INTERNAL RRvESUE.-The receipts from this
source to-day were S359, sl2i5.
The SECRETARY OF THE NAVY is expected
to return on Monday next.
DIR. WILLIAM T. COLLINS, pension agent for
this city, has resigned.
TIE japanese party, numbering i05 persons,
started for Washington from San Francisco yes
teraay morning, in a special train, consisting of
five palace cars.
THE PRESIDENTS VISITORS to-day were
Secretaries Boutwell, and Belknap, Senators
Scott and Cameron, with delegation of iron
manufacturers from Pennsylvania, Senators
Clayton, Wilson, Nye, Ames, Morton, Morrill,,
Robertson and Logan, and Representatives
Snapp, Blaine, Clarke, Wallace and Lyn h.
GENERALS PORTER AND BApCoCK have re-
ceived a dispatch from the chairman of the con-
gressonal committee investigating the New
hat fbav faka hair
testimony in Washington, after they have con-
Guided the examination of witnesses in New
York.
A CUBAN DELEGATION, consisting of Senior
Cespedes, Senior Agulano, Senior Agramonta and
one or two other prominent leaders in the
Cuban struggle for liberty, have arrived here
and are at the Arlington. Their object is to Sc
| cure from our government ii possible the recog-
milton OF the Cubans as belligerents.
ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONERS OF ASSAY
The President has appointed Professor George
Davidson, of the United States Coast Survey,
| San Francisco, and Hon. r. w. Tayler, First
| Comptroller of the Treasury, a. additional corr
| missioners to the annual assay at the mint in
Philadelphia on the 18th instant.
GIN. RANSOM, elected United States Sen stor
| from North Carolina, vice Governor Vance, was
a Confederate soldier, who rose from q lieuten-
ancy of infantry ia the rank Of major-generaf.
AS ne ntlu no once un0er the United states 90
| vernment before the var, and took no oath to
| support the constitution, he Is not disabled BY
| the 18th amendment. Tie republicans, how
ever, contend that he was not elected on the day
| fixed by law, which invalidates the election
THE SOUTHERN CLAIMS CoNxIssIoN.-The
commission to-day heard additional testimony
in the case of Mrs. Lizzy Hamilton, Of Grand
| Gulf, Miss, widow of Charles ID. Hamilton, for
| supplies taken, amounting to SI39 300, and in
| the case of A ID. Young, of Wilmington, n. c.,
| amounting to S13 600. In the case of Henry
fItzhugh, OF fredericksburg, Va, amounting
| ment has been obtained from the rebel archives
now in possession of the War Department.
DISTRICT MATTERS IN CoNGREss.-The
| House Committee on the District of Columbia
this morning referred the bill to incorporate the
| Southern Express Company to q sub-commit-
| tee. consisting of Messrs. Poland, Williams and
| Eldridge. The bin introduced by Gen. Chapman
| few days since to amend and consolidate the
| several acts establishing and relating to a Me-
| 5rToltan police in the District of Columbia was
| referred to a subcommittee, consisting OF
| Messrs. Harmer, Roosevelt and Darrell.
The PRESS DINNER.-The dinner to be given
| by the representatives Of the press takes place
Saturday evening, February 10th, at welcker's
| Among the invited guests are Vice President
1 CoAax, Speaker Blaine, Representatives Cox
| Brooks, Roosevelt, Sargent. Gov. Cooke, and A.
/ X. Shepherd, Esq. The dinner was fixed for
Saturday next: but it was discovered that most
| of the guests had engagements for that night;
hence the postponemeRt to the 10th.
| THE PUBLIC DEBT-The statement of the
public debt issued from the Treasury Depart-
| ment to-day shows totals as follows:
D,bt BEARING Interest an Com.
Bonds at per ct.....-..- 3 5l2, 70a $50 90
Bonds at D per cf--.. $50 AL 90 "
DEBT Bearing Int 81 IN LabcfaI lIsasV: "
Certificates Of Indebted
ness, at per ct.......... S67S0OO 90
Navy pension fund, at
per ct...................... 1000, 100 90
Certitcates at per CT 0-aODc0 %
nj, -,,., ,. -, a.gs,OOO %
since maturity ........--........-. l,70o,Ss7 ai
Dstt Bear rag no LateTt.
Old Demand and legal
tender nOtes......-..... 357 800 .631 Is
Fractional CURRENCY 46.6l90l6 90
Coin certificates. .... 36,5Or 500 %
| 4347i9,ieS Is
ihterest.--..--- 80 S6s, ISj Is
Total debt principal and Interest," 81 1884 i6 aD sS
Cash ta the Treasury.