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

EV LIN lNG DIAN.
Washington News and Gossip.
Receptions.
The President viii hold receptions from to
10 O'Clock p. m ,on Til urstlay, February and 10.
Mrs. Grants receptions will take place every
Tuesday afternoon, from 3 to O'Clock.
Ms, Coifsx will receive on Wednesday
during the season, commencing January 3D.
froro go till : =. IN.
The wives Tie sev sral members Of the Pres
dents Cabinet will receive on Wednesday after
noon OF each week.
Speaker Biaine's receptions viii be held on
TIE following Friday evenings, from to II
o'ClOck-viz: January 12th and 25th, February
9fh.
Mrs. Blaine's receptions every Wednesday
afternoon of the season, beginning January
10Th. from 2X to 5 O'Clock.
Mrs. Marshal Sharp receives on Fridays.
INTERNAL RKvENrE.-The receipts from this
source to-day were sI4.S 90.
The CABINET MEETING to-day was attended
10y all of the me mbers except Secretary RobesoE.
TIE WIPE end daughter OF Mayor Medill. OF
Cica 20, are at present the guests of Mrs. Grant.
fan will visit the Union orphan Asylum Fair
III Baltimore tomorrow evening.
Mr.. LYNCH's COMMITTEE on Treasury Tx.
penditures viii have another session at the
Treasury Department tomorrow.
THE STEAMER Cone REss. which went TO Pot
au-Prince. i'll connection with the Hornet mat
ter, arrived at Norfolk last night.
AT THE WHITE HOUsE.-Senators A mes and
Kellogg, and Representatives Buckley, Hooper,
of Utah, and Porter saw the President before
he meeting OF the Cabinet this morning.
CHARLES HALE, Of Massachusetts,, recently
nominated for Assistant Secretary of State ar
rived here last night to reply to the charges
brought against him before the Senate commit
tee.
he MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA BOUNDARY
COMMISSIONERS consisting o. ex-Gov. IL. a.
WISE, ID. C., De Jarnet-e, and VIM. Watts. of
Va. and Isaac u. Jones. Levin l.. Waters AMI
VIM j. AydelOtte, OF Md, are a; the Eb5tt
House.
THROUGH LINE PROM New YORK To CHI
CAGo.-Gen. Devin, OF Binghamton, y. Y, was
before the House Judiciary Committee, thi,
morning, and argued in favor OF the bill char
ttr!ng through line of railroad from New
ork 10 Chicago.
THE FLORIDA CONTESTED Ell ECTIoE CASE
General Butler was before the House Committee
On Elections to-day, and argued in favor Of 81
extension of time 70 sixty days for taking test
nofy N the contested election case OF Niblack
against Walls, of Florida. General Butler an
pear d as olnsel for Walls, the sitting membCr.
CPNPlENATIoNs.-The Senate, in executive
session yesterday, confirmed the nominations Of
JAS W. Locke, to be district Judge for the
southern fiSfr nf
collector OF internal revenue sixth district of
PelIsy lvania: .ios.Ph Shepard, collector OF Gus
tolns, st. Mary's "a.
TRANSFER OF NAVAL OFFiCERs.-Captain
John Gus 81 has been ordered TO the navy-yard
at Fl iladelphia, and Commander A. W. Weaver
to the hayward in this city. Captain Pierce
Crossley has been detached from the Philadel-
phia hayward and ordered to command the
PJwhatan.
Mr.. A. b. MsLLErT, supervisory architect
Of the treasury, left Washington last night, at
the request Of the house committee on public
buildings and grounds, in company with MessIs.
orr and Perry, sub-cOm mittce, TO investigate
the prog ress Of work on the public buildings at
-'lbaiy n. Y.
IHE FISHERY QUEsTION.-The House Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs this morning heard
Secretary Fish and Secretary Boutwell, upon
that clause OF the treaty of Washington relating
10 The fishery question, and subsequently agreed
u report the bill to carry that clause of the
treaty into effect, but without Recommendation
TIE New YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD CASE
Horace f. Clarke, Augustus Schell, Mr.. worces-
ter, and several other attornes and officers OF
the New York Central Railroad Company. ar
rived in this city to day, and will to- morrow
appear before the Commissioner of Internal
Il nue. 10 argue against the tax Oh their scrip
divid nd or S23 600 600.
REELECTION OF THE PUBLIC DEEr-An
omcial statement just issued by the Secretary OF
Treasury, shows that the public debt has
decreased from March LIST, 1s.9, to February la
OF the present year, from -, so, 1863 26o oil to
s. ,I3e ,2O4 $40 81. The aggregate decrease in
the annual interest charge since March Ist 1859
i ST ,59s s34.4s.
The BRITISH AMERICAN CLAIMS CONNrs-
SION in the case of F. X. Reading vs. the
United States on demurrer, yesterday overruled
tic demurrer. The claimant in this case de-
mahcs indemnity tor Illegal imprisonment he
having been tried and convicted before n mill
taTy court OF having uttered reasonable Ian
guase- The court adjourned until the 9th inst
SURVEY OF OUR HAEBoR AND THE RIVER
CHANNEL.-The Senate Committee on the Dis
trict of Columbia to- day agreed to report favor
. b Y on the bill which passed the House. to pro-
vide for the survey OF the harbOr and river from
the Ahacostia Bridge, on the Eastern Branch.
10 GeorgetOwn. with AN amendment adding the
Superinte ndent OF the Coast Survey to the Board
10 make the examination.
THEE PER CENTS CALLED Iy.-The Secre
tary OF the Treasury to day called in SI75O 900
Oh the three per cent. temporary loan, embracing
the following numbers $500, Nos. 3 2,2 to 3lI:
and SlO goo. Nos. 3,l9S TO 1913. Interest on the
above certificates will cease March 81 after
which time they will be no longer available as a
portion OF the lawful money reserve in possess
sion Of any national banking association.
VISITORS TO WEST POINT for 1872, have been
appointed by the President as follow: Hon.
Louis l.. Lowell, Of Michigan; Rev. Chas.
Hodge, of Princeton; Gen. II. T. Reed. of
iowa; ex-governor Clafln, OF Massachusetts;
Frederick NaeCrellish, esq, Of San Francisco:
frof D. X. LOOMS, OF PENNSYLVANIA; Col. Jas d
u Scudder, OF Tennessee. Three others are 10 4
De appointed by the Speaker OF the House and
two by the President of the Senate.
REDEMPTION OF FRACTIONAL CURRRycY-
correspondent having inquired whether hold
ers OF fractional currency must present ii I'm
packages containing one hundred pieces. TO as
slstant treasurers and depostaries in order TO
secure its redemption. or whether the same will
be exchanged for United States notes in sums
OF three dollars and upwards, in accordance
with the terms printed on the backs of the
notes the Treasurer replies that assist ~, go.