Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-01-19
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
Mrs. Grants receptions will take place every
Tues day afternoon, from TO O'Clock.
Ms. COlfax will receive on Wednesday
during the season, commencing January 3d.
from go till p. m.
The wives fthe several members of the Presi-
dents Cabinet will receive on Wednesday after
noon OF each week.
Speaker Bisines receptions will be held on
tie following Friday evenings, from 9 70 II
o'clOck-viZ: January 18th and 26th, February
9TH.
Mrs. Flames receptions every Wednesday
afternoon of the season, beginning January
10Th, from ~ to 5oclock.
INTKENAL EEvEsUE.-The receipts from this
source to-day were s22374 %.
JAMES L. RITCHEY has been nominated for
collector Of the 10th Pennsylvania district.
The MOTHER OF GOVERNOR COOKE arrived in
this city from Sandusky. Ohio, at noon to-day.
WE REGRET to announce that Speaker
Blaine's child remains very i'll, and that bat
slight hopes are entertained of Its recovery.
Ex-ATTORNEY GENERAL AKERMAN is still
quite III a: his residence, No. 1405 F street. He
is attends: b., Or. Lincoln.
THE CABINET MEETING o-day was attended
by all the members. Nothing but routine bust
ness was transacted.
THE DELEGATION OF CAPE COP FISHERMAN
ut present in this city paid their respects to
Secretary Boutwell, to-day.
REAR ADMIRAL ALDEN relieved Rear Admiral
Boggs at Villa Franco. on the 3Oth of December,
of the command of the European fleet, the
Wabash having arrived on that day.
LIEUT.-CoNMANUKR L. MAHAN, L. 6. ",
has been detached from special duty connected
with the photographic Office and placed on
waiting orders.
THE SALE OF SEATS for the Thomas concerts
commenced this morning, and in very short
time the crossed numbers fOretOld a large at
tendance.
HENRY ID. COOKE, JR., (son of Gov. Cooke )
who is connected with the London firm of Jay
Cooke & Co., arrived in New York yesterday.
He is expected to arrive in Washington this
evening.
HORACE GREELEY refuses positively to sign
the call for the meeting of the national republi-
can convention, on the ground that he wants to
be independent in action, and not bound by the
convention.
| The HOUSE COMMITTEE On ELECTIONS yes
| teTday in the contested case OF Cessna VS.
Meyer, OF the Gettysburg, pa district, decided
that Meyer, democrat, who is the sitting mem
| Der, was entitled to Lis seat.
A DELEGATION OF NORTH CAROLINIANs
called upon Senator Morton last evening to pay
their respects, and thanked him for his course
in the Senate in behalf of law and order in the
| south.
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| Spencer, Chandler and Kellogg, Representa-
tives Bingham, Lamport, Scofeld and Davis
and Commissi Oner Douglass were among those
who called ON th' President to-day.
| The NEw ORLEANS INVESTIGATING Con-.
! MITTET.-The House committee to investigate
| the troubles in Louisiana have decided to post
| pCne their visit to New Orleans for the present
| The chairman is to call meeting OF the com
| mittee next week, but, as the troubles are about
| settled, il seems 10 be the impression that nc
| inyt stigatiOn will be made.
CHAs. MEIGs, recently appointed nationa
| bank examiner OF New York city by tn Con
troller of the Currency, is in the city TO ascer
| tain the method OF examination required by the
| Controller. The law gives a salary OF five dol
| lars per day and travelling expenses to this Off
eel; but ii ~ expected that the banks will pro-
| vide an adequate compensation in view of the
| importance and responsibility of the position.
TEE L. s. STEAMER GUERRIERR, detached
from the Europeon squadron, is expected a
Norfolk about the latter part of this month. The
| remains of Gen. Robert Anderson, who died in
| France, are on the Guerrero. IL is reported
| that Captain Thomas III. Stevens, in command
OF the vessel, will be tried by court martial fol
| neg ect of duty by which the vessel struck upor
/ reef in the Mediterranean some months since
TEE WHISKY TAx.-A large number of dis.
tille-s, rectifiers and others engaged in the
liquor trade have requested Senator Sherman,
| chairman of the Scnite finance committee "a
designate a day when they may be heard in
| favor OF the changes which they desire in the
| revenue laws. They want the tax consolidated
| 30 that l. may all be collected at once and fxed
| at Lot more than seyenty-fi five cents per gallon
THE INCOME TAx-Mr. Miron winslow, Sec
| rotary of the Anti-IncOme Tax Association OF
| New York, made forcible argument before the
| Committee of Ways and Means this morning In
favor of the repeal of the income tax. The argu-
melt was in support of bill to be presented in
| behalf of the Association he represents. Its
/ most prOminentfeature is to prevent the colec-
ton of the income tax for 1871 as well to re
| peal the law. The committee seemed interested
| in the Argument, and asked that it be printed
| for further reference.
The SENATE Committee on the District OF
| Columbia met to-day, and agreed to report ia
vorably upon the bill regulating the admission
of pupils into the Columbia Institution for the
| Deaf and Dumb-published in TIE STAR few
DAYS since.
The bill relating to the reform school, also
published in THE STAR a few DAYS ago, was re-
| TERED TO Messrs. Lewis and Hitchcock. Judge
/ Sargentwas before the committee and urged the
passage Of the bill. Several other bills were re.
! ferTed 10 various members of the committee fol
| consideration.
The NEW LoAN.-A card from jaw Cooke Is
| published. in which he says: "SOme portion OF
the press OF this and other cities having ex.
pressed doubts as to the reality OF the recent pro-
| position made TO the Secretary of the Treasury
by myself on behalf Of jay Cooke, McCulloch &
Co., and ROthschilds & Sons, of London, 1 dee m
il proper to say that such proposition, and under
| such authority from london, was made in entire
good faith, and the parties interested are ready
| to carry out promptly the negotiations as soon
as e. Q Secretary OF the Treasury is able to COM
| ply with its terms and shall conclude to accept