Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-06-03
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

INTERNAL REvENUE.-The receipts from this
source to-day were s1,1s7 1914.
Hon. S. S. Cox continues to improve SLOWLY,
and is now believed to be out of danger.
ATTORNEY GENERAL WILLIAMS is expected
to return from Ore On the latter part of rext
week.
THE ACT relating to the construction of a jail
in the District OF Columbia was to-day approved
by the President.
THE [. S. STEAMER lRoQUOIs arrived at Valet
ia, Malta, (six days from Gibraltar May }. She
was to sail for Port Said on the 18th inst.
THE PRESIDENT, Secretaries Boutwell, and
Belknap and Postmaster General Creswell were
at the Capitol unit a late hour Saturday night
the President being engaged in signing bills.
THE VICE PREsIDENCY.-Telegram we're
received N this city this morning from the
Michigan and Louisiana delegations Quinn
structed) at Philadelphia stating that they are
all for the reconciliation of Mr.. Colfax.
No AMERICAN FENIANs IMPRISONED IN
CANADA.-The Secretary of State in reply to
the resolution of the House, states that no meri
can citizens are now imprisoned in Canada on
account Of completely in the Fenian raids.
NoNINATIoNs-Thc President sent the fol-
lowing nominations to the Senate to-day: Ed
Ahuhu cohiSVb5 Vi W NC Culteu soIttos
consul at Tampico; Julius A. Skiton, OF Louis
lana, to be copsul general at Mexico.
THE GOVERNMENTS FINANCIAL PROG RAMNR
FOR JUNE.-The Secretary OF the Treasury has
authorized the > ssistant Treasurer at New York
to buy two millions of bonds on each Wednesday,
and sell two millions of coin on each Thursday
during the month of June.
NEGOTIATING A JAPANESE LoAN.-YOshida,
Vice Minister of Finance of Japan, and Gen.
Geo. b. Williams, Special Commissioner of
Revenue, Japan, are in New York negotiating
loan on the behalf OF the Japanese govern
ment.
THE MISSISSIPPI DELEGATES to Philadelphia
called upon the President this morning, and
were introduced to the President by Senator
Ames and Representative Mckee. The dele
gates are instructed for Grant, but not so as to
the vice presidency. They saw, however that
they will vote for Senator Wilson, of Mass.
THE Son OF AN Army OFFIC Err FOUND DEAD
A son Of Col. Taylor, paymaster U. s. army,
stationed at Leavenworth, Kansas, was found
dead in an alley in Leavenworth last Thursday,
having been shot through the head A young
man who was last seen with Taylor has been
arrested on suspicion of being his murderer.
TRANSFER OF NAVAL OFPICRRs-Assistan
Surgeon Robert A. Marvin has been ordered to
the naval hospital, Washington, ID. c., and
Chief Engineer A. ii. Laskey as inspector of
machinery at Norfolk navy yard. Lieut. Com
msncer +. G. Kellogg has been detached from
leave.
POSTAL CLERKs.-Wellington Brown has
been promoted from clerk to head clerk on the
postal railway service between Washington, ID.
G., and Weldon, North Carolina, vice III. p.
Springer, resigned; and Edward 9. Frazier, has
been appointed clerk in the postal railway ser
vice between Washington and Weldon, vice
Brown, promoted.
THREE PER CENTS CALLED IN-The Secre-
tary of the Treasury has issued an order calling
in three per cent. certificates TO the amount of
81 900, interest to cease July 81 1872 ., the
S5,OO0s the numbers run from 3,Sl1 to 3 So
inc usive, and the SIC, zoos from 1852 t. 1 100
inclusive. The dates extend from AugrIst
1865, TO August Is, 1868.
IEE RAwLINs' STATUE-Mr. Buckingham
introduced i'll the Senate to-day bill directing
the Secretary Of Way to deliver to Fisk Mills
condemned ordnance, to be used in casting a
bronze equestrian statue of the late Gen John
a. kawhns, and spproprfating 5000 on &C
count OF such statue, which is not to cost over
$4,000 with the pedestal when completed. Re
ferred TO committee on appropriations.
SENATOR CARPENTER addressed the Senate
to-day in reply to Messrs. Sumner and Schurz.
His speech was listened to with interest on the
| floor, but there was not an unusual attendance
In the galleries. Some one in the gallery during
| us delivery made demonstration of applause
| by yell, but half a dozen doOrkeepers soon
| hurried the enthusiastic individual out unset
ting him in their efforts to get him to the door.
The MONEY RECEIVED FROM SALES OF
| NAVAL STOREs.-The Secretary of the Treas
| ury, in reply to the resolution of the House.
states that SIP ,675,36 have been paid into the
treasury for sales of property by OH GERS of the
l moneys are credited to the specific app. Opria-
l items, and might be used according to the terms
OF fae appropriation bills upon the requsition of
the Secretary of the Navy, hut in no case were
the moneys so deposited subject to the order or
draft OF the officer making the DEPOSIT.
LIEUT.. HENRY o. PORTER, sen of the late
l Commodore David Porter, who died at Bare
1 Hills, Baltimore county, Md, at the country
residence of Admiral Porter. on the 22d inst, in
| the forty-seventh year of his age, was First
| ras, when that vessel was sunk by the Alabama,
1 commanded by Capt. Semmes, and stood by his
| guns until the ship went down. AS soon as he
regained his liberty he returned to active duty
| in the navy, and served on board the SusoWe-
| hanna, Commodore Godon, in the two battles at
| Fort Fisher, where displayed his usual bravery.
| THE WEATHER IN MAYA table Just issued
from the Signal Service office giving the daily
| means OF barometer and ther mometer, the pre-
| vailing wind, amount of rain fall, &C., during
| the month just closed, shows that the weather
/ was exceptional in many respects. The mean
| daily thermometer was very low, showing an
average temperature for May OF 65.2 de-
grces only. The warmest day was the 10th, when
the mean was so.2; the coolest day was the 4th,
! when the mean was down to 81. Preyiors to
| the 10th OF the month the rainfall did not
| amount to half an inch; after the 10th a little
over an inch fell; the total being LA inches
| The prevailing wind was northwest.
AN ARGUMENT showing tie imperative ne.
| cessity existing fer at once reprinting the
national bank nete currency is found in a letter
| from the ub-tressurer at Philadelphia to Cen
eral SPINNER, asking for new notes with which
| to pay the CT ecks of the pension agent in that
| city drawn in favor of the pensioners Of the
| nauon. The subtreasurer says: Nearly every
person among the thousands who present pension
checks m person expect new notes i'm payment.
Besides this, the national bank notes that are
| in circulation at this moment Fave become so
much worn and defaced that they are scarcely
j in ut condition to make payment with exoept
( In packages, in which manner the bulk of them
are received at this Office. The fact is that
| nearly all OF our currency receipts consists of
| this description of notes" ="
VETO BIZ THE PRnsIDENT.-The President
| sent message to the Senate, ON Saturday.