Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-03-04
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
v;cx ADMIRAL Rowan is better to- da


INTERNAL RKvENUE.-The receipts from this
source to-day were sss.s2S.
NCNBER OF THE FEMALE RNPLoYEs of the
Bureau OF Engraving and Printing will be dis
Char ged this week on account of a lack of work,
II r. said.
ExGovERNoR HOLDEN, of North Carolina,
1t is stated win be rendered the mission to Peru,
Mr.. Settle, the former nominee, having declined
that position.
Mr.. A. POLLOK should address his airy note
to "tne New York reporters who persist in at
iaehing the absurd title of Recorder to my
name" G2
CORRECTIoN.-For BOARD of Public Works.
read "Board of Health" in the testimony of
Colonel Brrrstt before the District Committee,
on Saturday, where he spoke of the burdensome
nature OF the board upon the people.
TONIGHT the ever-popular Parepa-Rosa OPP
era Company commence a short engagements at
the National, Parepa appearing in her brilliant
part Of Susanna, in ''The Marriage of Figaro"
Tomorrow night the renowned Santley makes
his bow here in opera a. Tampa"
Nor So.-The statement published this morn
ing to the effect that Hon. Mr.. Shellabarger has
been obliged to go home on account Of bad health
is inco rect. He was called to Ohio by business
and when he lett this morning he was in excel
lent health and spirits.
NEW TREATY OF COMMERCE WITH SPAIN.
Senior Roberts, the Spanish Minister. has Off.
cialy proposed to the Secretary OF State to enter
into negotiations for q new treaty OF commerce
between the United States and Spain and her
dominiOns Secretary Fish will refer the prop
osition to the Secretary of the Treasury before
giving Senior Roberts a definite reply.
THE ITEM afloat in regard to Mrs. ex-Presi.
dent Tyler. that she is ga lady of venerable
years" is incorrect. She is the second wife Of
Mr.. TYLER and was married to him during his
Presluency-sn event, from the youth of the
She is still a very beautiful woman and of youth
fdl appearance.
SENATOR BAYARD made some remarks in the
Senate on Saturday on his resolution calling on
the President for copies of instructions relative
to prosecution OF merchants of New York for
bestowing grataities on custom-house officials
Senators Frelinghuysen and Conkling replied
the former stating that he, as chair man Of tine
investigating committee, had copies Of these
instructions.
FINANCIAL PROGRAMME FOR MARCH.-The
Ncretary of the Treasury has authorized the
ASSISTANT Treasurer at New York to purchase
81 zoe 600 of bonds on Thursday, the 1lth, and
the same amount on Thursday, the 18th instant
No provisions have been made for gold sales this
month on account OF the forty millions of called
1862 bonds, which come In on the 9th instant.
and will have to be redeemed during the next
thirty days, or soon thereafter.
NOT So.-The rumor published BY some of
our contemporaries to the effect that Supervisor
Dryer, Of Ohio, is about to resign his present
Office for that of librarian OF the Interior Depart
ment 10 without foundation. He eRtertains r3
idea of resgning; and besides the ofice of libra
rian has been filed for some days by the appoint.
ment of Captain G. e. Adams, of Kentucky, to
the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr..
Cox.
NEw COMMERCIAL TREATY. WITH CANADA
The Executive Council of the National Board of
Trade in session in this city, last week, conclu-
ded t. memorabilia Congress in favor OF the ap-
pointment Of a commission to meet a similar
commission to be appointed in behalf of the
Dominion OF Canada, to negotiate a new treaty
OF reciprocity between Canada and the United
States on q broader and more comprehensive
basis than that upon which the former treaty
rested.
REDENPTIoS OF INITIATED CURRENCY
The Secretary Of the Treasury has decided that
1t rs the duty Of bank dep0sitaries situated with
out the limits of the government contract With
Adams Express Company, to receive and redeem
defsce and mutilated currency under the
1reassrer's late circular, on the same terms a
other depository and that the expense Of ward
ing such currency to the Treasurer win be borne
by the department; the banks to prepay the
charges TO to the nearest point within the con-
tract, and to be reimbursed therefor by the de-
partRent. -