Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-27
EVENING STAR.

EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvESuE-Thereceipts from this
source to-day were s229.4l2-99.
THE JAPANESE EMBASSY arrived at Chicago
yesterday afternoon.
SEaAToR DAVIS having partially recovered
from Lis Illness, will, in company with his son,
leave here for his home in Kentucky to- morrow
GIN. SWEET, First Deputy Commissioner OF
internal Revenue, has gone to Chicago TO be
absent about ten DAYS.
Tar PRESIDENT sVIsITORs to-day were Sena-
tors Robertson and Kellogg, Representatives
Hill, Starkwcather, Sargent and Sypher, and
Ex-Attorney General Hoar.
Mr.. MuLLETr, supervising architect of the
Treasury, is so far recovered from his recent ILL
ness that he expects TO resume his duties to-
morrow.
THEwAYs COMMITTEE this NOM
ing discussed at some length the subject of duty
upon lumber, but came to no conclusion on the
subject.
TIE CHICAGO DE- RGATIoN had another hear-
ing before the Senate finance committee. this
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relief bill for that city.
FIRST LIEUT.. JAMES MAcMURRAY, of the
1st artillery, has been detailed as professor Of
military science and tactics at the University of
Missouri, a. Columbia, in that state.
TRANSFER OF NAVAL OFFICERs.-Lieut.
Commands ". VI. Taylor has been ordered to
special duty at Pittsburg, Pa and Chief Engi-
neer W. G.. BuehIcr at PHILADELPHIA Lieut.
IN hel
from the Wyoming and placed on waiting orders.
Mr.. j. ID. O'CoSsELL, chief the division of
the bureau OF statistics, has become the regular
Washington correspondent OF the Santa Fe
Pos, In his letters he takes occasion to give the
anti-improvemen fossils OF this city some hard
rarS.
NoMINATIONs.-The President sent the fol-
lowing nominations TO the Senate TO-DAY: john
l.. Haynes, collector of customs at Brazos de
Santiago, Texas; y. W. {. Bryant, assessor OF
internal revenue, 18th district Tennessee: Edw'd
NJ. Cheney. postmaster at Jacksonville, Fla.
OMAHA OBJECTs.-Hon. John j. R.dck,
Augustus KOuntz, y. ID. Balloon and General
O. I'll. Frederick are here from Omaha i'm the
interest of Nebraska, and to oppose the transfer
OF the eastern terminus OF the Union Pacific
Railroad TO Council Bluffs.
TRIAL OF ADMIRALs.-Mr Charles A. WASH
burne has arrived here from California to ap-
pear before a court-msrtial. which he saws will
convene at an carly day to try Admiras Colon
and DAVIS, for their conduct while respectively
IN command OF the South Atlantic squadron,
when MIR. Washburhe was minister TO Paraguay.
The COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS was before
the House committee on appropriations this
morning and urged an appropriation Of $1,000
to defray the expenses OF printing q weekly pa
per 10 be called the Official Gazette of the United
States Patent Office, with line engravings as
Illustrations. specimen copy was given to the
committee.
STOPPING TEAR PAY.-Controller TAYLOR,
OF the Treasury, having decided that the appro-
Priation for collecting, drilling, and organizing
volunteers, must be covered into the Treasury
under the act OF July II, 1850, about fifty War
Department clerks whe have heretofore b.,cn
paid from this fund will have to be discharged
unless Congress makes some other provision for
their payment.
THREE REPORTs.-It is probable there will
be three reports from the New Orleans Congress
sional investigating eommittee-one from
Messrs. Scofeld and McCrary, indirectly CEN
surfing the federal officials and :; implication
opIoSir. Yarmouth, another from MI. smith.
attacking Yarmouth and defending the Unitei
states officers; while the democrats, Messrs.
wings OF the republican party.
THE REPORT of the Treasury investigating
funds of the Treasury, both money and securi-
tics, have been counted, and have been found
correct, with the exception of tritiing deficien-
cies In one or two instances in packages OF
national currency. The committee are now
Closing up the invesii CATION OF the books and
accounts, and will probably complete their
labOrs within a week, when their re port will he
submitted to the Secretary.
STATUARY.-Mr. Hamlin introduced in the
Senate to-day ga bill to provide for a group of
siatuary to CONNIE morate the late epoch of
American history" 1t directs the Secretary of
Tie Interior 'to employ Fisk Mills, sculptor to
prepare group OF statuary to Commentaries
The late epoch of American history after a de-
sign 10 be approved by the joint library commit
lee OF Congress Referred to the library COM
mttee.
TIE PENSION AGKNCY-Col Cox Yesterday
executed his bond, which has been approved
and Ire will enter upon the duties OF pension
agent for This city, vice w. L. Collins resigned
lie hopes 10 be able to get the work OF his Off ce
forward enough TO make the regular payments
which become due on the 18th proximo, although
there may be "A little unavoidable delay in some
Instances. His Office will be in the Wright
building on q street, opposite the Interior De-
IaTtment.
The CABINET MEETING TO-DAY-Tae Rsprs
Of hts Government TO GlGdStoae's Note Agafa
Under CONFERENCE.-The regular semi-we
meeting OF the Cabinet was held to-day all the
members present. The reply OF the govern
neht 10 the last note OF Gladstone relative
| TO the treaty of Washington was aga;n
before the Cabinet for consiter alton, and
considerable discussion occurred some of
| the members taking the ground that the reply
prepared by Secretary Fish, while in the main
indicating the position of our government
in the matter, should be 90 modified
a. to preclude the possibility Of giving needless
offence. No conclusion was reached, and the
subject will again come before the Cabinet at
their next meeting on Friday.
HE GENERAL ORDER BusINKss.-In reply
to a letter of Gen. Arthur, collector of the port
OF New York, suggesting certain notifications