Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-05-15
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.


INTERNAL REvENuK.-The receipts from thi.
source to-day were S296,123 -.
ASSISTANT PAYnAsrgR STEPHEN RAND has
been ordered to special duty at New Orleans,
relieving Passed Assistant Paymaster Henry {.
Macbt III, who is ordered 70 settle his accounts
THERE is as yet TO appointment of deputy
controller of the currency, and, although there
seems now probability of an early assignment
20 that Office, there are no intimations at the
Treasury department as to who it will be.
THE THREE PER CENTs.-The House COM
mittee on banking and currency have agreed TO
report the bill relating 10 the withdrawal of the
three per cent. certificates of Indebtedness and
replacing them with greenbacks. There are
abont sl3,O goo in the three per cents.
The NAVAL RETIRED LIsr-rhe House
committee on naval affairs will report adversely
on the bill to make the number of captains on
the active list of the navy seventy instead of
hity, and the number of commanders seventy
instead of ninety.
PRRsoNAL.-COloneI Thomas A. Scott. presi-
dent of the Pennsylvania railroad j. N Du
Barry, of the Northern Central railroad; A. W.
Marklev, of New Jersey; Major A. II. Calhoun,
of the Philadelphia Post, and Hon. NJ. W. Ran
som. of North Carolina, are at the Metropolitan
Hotel.
The SOUTHERN CLAIMS COMMISSIONERS have
appointed Messrs. ID. k. Kelser and s. s. Ever
EFT, of the War department., and G. W. Seaver,
of the Census Office, TO the three clerkships
provided in the late act of Congress for their
office. Messrs. Gould aud Wallace, of the Third
Auditor Office, who were ASH gned to temporary
duty with the claims commission, have returned
TO the Treasury department.
The CASE OF GEN. KRzYzANowsKI-A
| nolIe pros has been entered at Macon, Ca. I'm
the case of General Krzyzanowski, late a
| supervisor of internal revenue in Georgia, who
was charged with completely in the defalcation
OF Collector Gould, the United States district
attorney having failed to give him a speedy
| trial, as required by law in such cases.
ARRIVAL OF MORE JAPANESE OFFICIALS
| Gen. George b. Williams, Special Commissioner
| Of Japan, Kiyonari, bearing the same Official
| title, ard Otori, YoshIda Djiro. Mira, and
| Nakasbims, secretaries to the special commits
| sioners. arrived in the city Yesterday and took
rooms at WoTmley's hotel. They will rem hin in
Washington short time and then proceed to
New York where they propose to make their
| headquarters.
ARMY ORDERs-Major Thomas j. Haines,
| subsistence department, in addition to his pres
| ent duties, is assigned to duty as purchasing
| ard depot commissary at Louisville. Ky.
| board, TO consist of Col. Niles, 9Th infantry,
Major NJ. r. Morgan, cOmmssary, and Major
George Gordon, 9TH infantry, is appointed to
meet at Leavenworth arsenal, to examine KNAPP
sacks on hand at that post, and report result to
the Department.
| SENATOR FERRY's RE-ELECTIoN.-In the
Senate to-day, Mr. Ferry, OF Conn.,, received
dispatch announcing his reelection "a Senator
| by the legislature of his state. Mr.. Schurz
| who sat next Mr.. Ferry, guessing the character
OF the dispatch before Mr. T. had finished T.
perusal, extended his hand in cOngratnlation
| He was followed by Mr.. Trumbull, Mr.. sum
ner and several democratic Senators who con-
graduated MIR. Ferry warmly on his good for
tune.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS wANTED-The House
commit ee on public buildings and grounds held
meeting this morning and listened to argu-
ments from Judge Scofcld in favor of a public
binding at Erie, Pennsylv anis; from Repressn-
tatiye Sawyer, of Wisconsin, in favor of a build
ing at Oshkosh. Wisconsin; from General Negiey
IN favor OF public building at Pittsbury, Penn
syivania; and from Governor McC)rmick, of
Arizona, in regard to public buildings in the
different territories.
The TREATY OF WASHING TON.-The Senate
committee on foreign relations yesterday
considered the new questions arising in regard
to the Washington treaty. Proof slips of the
correspondence were furnished TO the committee.
Notwithstanding the injunction of secrecy has
not been removed. il will be seen by the telegram
in another column that the correspondence was
published in the New York Herald this morning
The New Tribune and Cincinnati Commercial
publish abstracts.
THE IsRaELITRs IN RoUMANIA.-Iu response
TO the Senate resolution of March %, the Presi-
Gent yesterday transmitted to the Senate the
Official correspondence in &c, ard to the prosecu
non and oppression OF the Ir:eiites in Rou ania
Mr.. Peixotto, the American Consul at Buchar-
est, in letter addressed TO Secretary Fish saws
The action of orr government concerning the
persecution of the Jews has realized, thus far
the moral influence it was hoped my appoint
ment and acceptance or the position would
exercise. While it has been impossible to
restrain preJudices fostered by designing men
mostly for political ends, and in any instances
for the purposes OF robbery, every attempt a.
open violence has been promptly aueIled and
efective measures taken to prevent outrages.'
The TREATY BEFORE THE SRNArR.-The
proposed new article of the Washington treaty
is not before the Senate for ratification, but
with view OF obtaining the opinion of the Sem
ate FOR the guidance of the President in his
formal action in the negotiation. The article
Is not new matter, but was submitted to the
United States by Great Britain in a somew what
different fern a short time since. At that time,
however. our government insisted that the en-
tire matter should be referred to the Geneva
FILTRATION; but the opposite side would not con-
our in the proposition, and hence the new arti-
Gle as made public on Tuesday. The Unites
States still maintains that the claims for conse-
quential damages were included in the treaty
but is willing to accept the declaration that
Great Britain thinks Otherwise, and will not
make any claims before the Geneva tribunal tor
such damages.
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS INDu sTRIAL TRAIN
ING SCHooL.-In the Senate to-day, Mr.. Will
son, from the committee on military afaus,
reported, with amendments, the bill ineorpora-
ting "The National Soldiers; and Sailors In
dustrial Training Association" The bin con-
stitutes Ambrose L. Burnside, Louis Wagner
James Casey, Timothy Lubey and Others BODY
polite and corporate in law IN the District OF
Columbia, under the name given above, having
for its object the establish ment OF Industrial
schools in the various states and territories
where the orphans of Union soldiers and sailors
who died from their wounds, or from disease
contracted In the service during the rebellion.
will be instructed in various trades and indus
trial pursuits, free of cost to destitute parents
or orphans. The bin gives the corporators the
usual power Of such bodies in rNgard to buy
ing, selling, sueing, Sc. The principal amen;l-
ment reported provides that the corporator,
shall be managed by board of directors, con-
sisting Of not less than twelve, representing the
District Of Columbia, aud nine each from the !
respective states and territories to be chosen in
such manner as the constitution and bylaws of
said corporation shall direct. -
IMMIGRANTS MUST BE PRcrEcrHp-Messaqe
from he President on the Sabjeet.-The President
sent special message to Congress yesterday In
relation to the hardships to which Immigrants
to this country arc subjected, in which he
recommends " that such legislation be had rs