Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-04-05
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

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INTERNAL RRvENUE.-The receipts from this
source to-day were s423 74I.17.
PAY DIRECTOR ReBEEr PETIT has been
ordered to the naval asylum, Philadelphia. re-
lIeving pay director Henry Eting who is or
dered to settle accounts.
THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE has passed a
resolution earnestly soliciting Congress to grant
a semi monthly service, and an annual Subsidy
OF one million dollars to aid the china and
japan mail steamships.
The CONCRETE PAVING COMMISSION held a
consultation at the Arlington Hotel to-day, and
general discussion ensued on the whole system
OF paving, hut TO definite conclusion was ar
ilved at. They meet again tomorrow.
WHAT" says one OF our eloquent protection
ists in Congress, in reply to the proposition to
have foreign rags admitted free OF duty, admit
the pauper rags of Europe to compete with
those Of American mechanics? Never"
SENATE CONFERENCE.-The Senate, in
executive session yesterday, confirmed the
nominations of Vim. r. Wilmer to be collector
OF OF internal revenue for the 9TH district, and
daniel Z: Bruce, collector of the 18th district Of
Maryland.
CONGRESSMAN AT LARGE PROM INDIANA
j. II. Slime las received letter from Hon.
Godlove S. Ortb, the candidate for member of
Congress al large from Indiana, in which he
says We shall have a stormy. stirring canvass,
but the prospects, favorable"
f. A. MA beautiful Masonic represent 4
tlves' jewel of the SD degree has been presented
70 Major Ben Perley Poore by the Supreme
Council OF the northern jurisdiction. whose
representative near the southern jurisdiction
he Is.
The WAYS ANDMEANs COMMITTEE this morn
ing agreed to report in favor of a specific duty
OF II cents per Id. on imported books, and 6
cents per 10. on periodicals The committee
also reduced the duty on sized paper from IS
per cent. to ~ per cent. dd ralOrem.
The HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FRREpNAN's
AFFAIRS to-day had under consideration the
bill to abolish the Freedmen's Bureau. Gen.
howard reports that it will require an appro-
priaton OF 800, 0C0 to wind up the affairs or that
institution. The committee thought that
amount very large, and directed that a letter
be sent to the Secretary OF War inqulring as TO
the items requiring this sum.
Miss NETTIE STERLING, the celebrated con-
tfaito, OF New York, who is to sing in the ora
toflo Of Elijah" this evening, arrived in this
CITY last night, and is the guest of Henry Searle
Es4., father Of Miss Helen Searle, the artist
Miss Sterling is known as the bright particular
star OF the Plymouth church choir, and Mr..
beecher is wont TO say laughingly that more
people 60 there to hear her than him.
The CABINET MEETING to-day was attended
py all the members, excepting the Secretary Of
the Interior, who is absent from the city. Gen.
Cowan, Assistant Secretary, represented the
h tnieriOr department. The proceedings were
detrimental routine only being considered The
English note was not alluded to. Before the
meeting OF the Cabinet Senators Cameron,
OSBORN and Caldwell, and Representatives
buchley, Chapman aud Mccormick called on
the President. WI
REPUBLICAN GENERAL COMMITTEE OF THIS
DisTRICT.-ln order to keep up continuously a
regular organization OF the republican general
committee Of the District OF Columbia, a ma
5ority OF the members elect of said COMMITTEES
,o, en- cnosen by the republican organizations
III the several legislative districts, have signed a
call Tor meeting OF the committee at Cnion
1eaSue iall To- morrow morning, at IL O'Clock
LOT the purpose of electing officers and organ,
Zing for the ensuing YEAR The call Win 81
natures attached is published in our adyertising
columns to-day.
1HE REFORM SCHOOL BILL-The Senate
District committee, at the regular meeting to-
day, agreed to report favorably on the bill reIat
ing to the reform school OF the District of Col
nnbia, introduced in the Senate by MIR. Patter-
son and referred to the committee on the 1Itb os
december last after amending the last section
80 as 10 withufaW the authority to sell any Dor
ion Oh the government farm, and appropriating
slOo,oOO TO purchase a new site and erect the
necessary buildings. With this important ex-
;eption, the bill as agreed upon is the same as
the House bill introduced by Mr.. Starkweather
On the I'D OF January last, and which was
printed at the time in TIE STAR
EXTENSION OF THE F-srRRRr RAILWAY
Mr.. Patterson introduced bill into the Senate
to-day-which was referred to the District COM
mitfee-to amend the act amending the act of
ECO, incorporating the Metropolitan Railroad
company, 80 as to confer upon the said company
the privilege of extending the railway alone
East capitol street. from 9Th to 1lth street east
aud southwark along said 18th street to andover
me bridge crossing the Anacestia river to Union
toWn' and also to lay single or double track
from East Capitol street along Ttb street
east, and md from iith street. east to c
square No. sI2; and also to extend its rail-
ways from the intersection of X street north
ahd connecticut avenue along said avenue to l.
OF M street north, and along either of said
streets 6y the most direct route to the intersec-
non OF Bridge and Green OF Moutgc merry street.
Georgetown. S'''o''
IHE CENTENNIAL EXPOsITIoN.-The Execu-
1--WE Committee of the Centennial Com NISSAN
have concluded their labors in PhiladelnhIa
The next meeting will be held in Washington.