Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-01-27
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
RPrpnftO1lS.

Washington News and Gossip.
Receptions.
The President will hold receptions grom 70
10 O'Clock p. m on Thursdsy, February and IS.
Mrs. Gr.nt's recer tions will take place every
Tuesday afternoon, from } TO O'Clock.
Mrs. Colfsx will receive on Wednesdays
during the season, commencing January 3d.
from 2-3S till ?. NJ.
The wives Of the several members OF the Presi-
dents Cabinet vii receive on Wednesday after
neon OF each week.
Speaker Blaine's receptions will be held on
he following Friday evenings, from 8 TO II
e'cloek-viz: January lSth and 10Th, February
9th.
Mrs. Blsines receptions every wednesday
afternoon of the season, beginning January
10th, from 2h TO O'Clock.
Nrs. Marshal Sharp receives on Fridays
INTERNAL REvENUE.-The receipts from this
source to-day were s2s2 $40 20.
TIE PRESIDENT did not receive any visitors
to day.
j. r.. u. HAsshED, of the Tribune editorial stan
is in washiI gtOn TO write some special letters
for that paper.
Mr.. GEORGE W. CHILDs and wife of Phila-
dclphia, who have been the guests OF the Presi-
de.t and Mrs. Grant for several DAYS past, left
for home yesterday.
CoNFIRNKD.-The Senate. in executive ses-
sion yesterday, confirmed the nomination OF
James T. Legate, to be Governor o. Washing
ton Territory.
THE STEAMER HORNET arrived in Baltimore
last evening. Capt. Brown, who was sent out
by the owners To bring her in, came over from
Baltimore this morning. He reports that he did
net see single Spanish vessel On the voyage.
WONT Conference.-The Commissioner
OF Internal Revenue has received an offer OF
$4,000 to compromise the celebrated fraud cases
III Baltimore known as the Google eases" The
Commissioner declined to accept any cOmprO-
MISE whatever, and has ordered that the trials
DC proceeded with.
CITING Down ExPESsEs.-The Commits
siOnCr of Internal Revenue has notified supervi-
sors to report all assessors whose allowance for
clerical hire can he dispensed with, and also
| report the assessors whose allowance can be
reduced. IL is believed "a saving TO the govern
| ment OF $4,000 per annum may be made in these
items.
| SUPERINTESDgNE MCCAgTEE, of the Bureau
| of Printing and Engraving, who went to New
| York few days ago TO investigate the condition
! OF the National and Amer lean Bank Companies
r-tnrhed last evering. He reports everything
| tsfactory III connection with the companies
| named. The ten female clerks who accomp a.
MED him also returned last evening.
ExPREss CHARGES ON INITIATED Cur
! RENCY.-A question having been raised a. to
| whether the Treasury Department will, under
the lew re EQUATIONS. pay express charges on de-
I iced and mutilated currency forwarded to an
assistant treasurer for redemption, the Treas
urer OF the United States has ruled that the De-
parfment will pay cypress charges only on such
currency a. Is forwarded directly to the Treas
/ urer under the government contract with Adj
ANS Express Company.
| GENERALS HORACE PORTER and o. E. Bah
/ cock have written a joint letter 10 the chairman
| OF the Congressional Committee investigating
| the New York custom house, in which thew saw
that since their names have been mentioned
before q e committee in IN attempt TO implicxte
oiiiceTs duty at the Executive Mansion I'm a
pecuniary connection with the New York Gus
tom-hnuse, they desire to be summoned as wit
ut s>CS III order that they NAV assist the COM
mIItee in sscertaining the truth.
GIN. RuTLER was before the House Commit
tee on For ign Affairs this morning, in behalf of
I .e bill intro duced in the House by him giving
bounty to the fishermen of this country affected
by the portion OF the Treaty Of Washington per-
tanning TO the fishery question. No acton was
taken Nv the ommittee. General Bntler wants
his bounty biit added q section to the bill To
he rcpOrt'd for the execution of that portion of
III Treaty OF Washington relating to the fish
cries.
MIR. LYNCu's COMMITTEE on TREASURY
EXPENDITURES had another session AT the
Treasury Building night before last. Mr. H.
6. FAINT. OF the banking house OF FAINT, Wash
lIgton q Co., was examined to what lie
Knows OF the Seth johnson defalcation 1t will
be remembered, that Johdson had money on
deposit At the bank above mentioned. The
committee held another session at the 4 treasure
Fepartme Mt this morning. The work OF the com
I1ittee generally consists in the examination of
the methods Of accounts in the Treasurer,
Once.
The NAVY APPROPRIATION BILL reported
to the L o Ise by MIR. Hale, from the Committee
on ApI ropriations, contains the following items
OF interest to the citizens OF the District. "Far
erecting the tower and dome for the ref.ract-
Ing telescOpe at the Naval Observatory, 8 10 OO0:
for clerks in the bureau OF equipment and re-
eruitng at the Washington Navy Yard, 81, 100;
Tor clerks In the bureau of yards and docks
$4,000: for one writer to the paymaster at the
Warrington yard, 81 OIL. 3; for draughtsman
and clerks to the naval constructor 5000: for
draughtsmen and clerks under the bureau OF
steam engineering, $500.
COMMISSIONERS OF AssAY,-The President
has appointed the following commissioners to
the annual assay at the Mint Of the United
states at philadelphia on the 18th proximo:
Professor Joseph Henry, Smithsonian Institute;
rse New soI Yor ItorIS United states Assay
President Columbian College. New York; Pro,
lessor Fsirman Rogers. Philadelphia; Hon
George II. Stewart, Philadelphia; John Jay
knox, Deputy Con missioner of Currency; Pro-
lessor w. r. Blake, New Haven, CON-; II. F.
stevens, Esq, San Francisco; Samuel A. Green,
NJ. d., Boston, Mass.
PASSAGE OF A MECH NEEDED LAw-Here.
toiore whenever the holder OF check issued by
disbursing sffieer isf the government lost said
note be had no relief, as the law did not author
ize the issuance OF duplicate check. A law
Just passed by both Houses OF Congress provides
for the issue of duplicate checks after the expi-
rat on OF siy months from the date of the orig
inals, and the Treasurer and assistant treasurefs
are directed to pay them upon notice and proof
OF the loss OF the original checks. Should the
amount OF the check exceed 900, no dupli-
cate check can be issued, and the holder has no
relief. The Treasury Department has hereto
fore been put to much trouble by persons whose
checks had been lost, stolen or destroyed but