Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-06
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
Receptions.

Washington News and Gossip.
Receptions.
The President will hold receptions from to
10 O'Clock p. m, on Thursday, February and %.
Mis-. Grants receptions will take pisce every
Tuesday afternoon, from 10 O'Clock.
hrs. Colfax viii receive on Wednesdays
Curing the season, commencing January Sd,)
from $50 till 8 p. m.
The wives OF the several members OF the fresi-
neon of each week.
Speaker Blaine's receptions will be held on
the following Friday evenings, from to II
o'ciock-viz: January 18th and 18th, February
9th.
Mrs Blaine's receptions every Wednesday
afternoon OF the season, beginning January
10th, from 2X to s O'Clock.
Mrs Marshal Sharp receives On Fridays.
INTERNAL REvrSuE-The receipts from this
source to-day were 4,sl3 SO.
SECRETARY AND MRS. RoBssoN returned
f.om their wedding tour last evening.
GENERAL j. H. BAKER, Commissioner Of
Pensions, is confined to his residence with q
bilious attack.
TEE L. s. STEAMER CONGRESS, now at Nor
folk, Va, has been ordered to join the European
fleet. ..F TT
TIE PREsIDRNT's VIsIroRs to- day were
Senators Caldwell, Hitchcock, Foreman, and
Robertson, and Representatives Farwell, Wal
lace, and Young.
FIRST LIEUT.. WIN. c. BARTLErT has been
transferred from the Sd artillery to the Sd in
fantry, and First Lieut.. VIM. A. Kobbe from
the 81 infantry to the Sd artillery
THE CABINET MEETING to-day was attended
by all the members. The session was q pro-
tracted one, which led to the belief that the
subject under consideration was the late reports
from London relative to the Treaty OF Wash
ington.
CHARLES HALF, OF Massachusetts, recently
nominated for Assistant Secretary of State, was
before the Senate Committee on Foreign Rela-
tiOns to-day TO answer charges brought against
him in connection with his consul generalship
in Egypt.
MP. T. X. CREE, young man from Pitts
burg, Pa, has been appointed the successor of
Vincent Colyer as Secretary of the Board OF
Indian Commissioners. Mr.. COlyer still remains
ON the hoard as a member Of the executive
committee.
The CONFIRMATION of James F. Legate to be
Governor of Washington territory, was recon-
sidered by the Senate in executive session yes
teriay afternoon, on motion Of Mr.. Sumner,
but no further action was taken on the nOmina-
ton.
OWING TO THE BAD WEATHER the London
dispatches are delayed. The Queens speech
was delivered in Parliament about noon. It
should have been here this morning. but in con-
sequence OF the wires working badly no dis
patches later than 11:3o Q. m. have come to
hand.
HOrCR An
TONS this morning had under consideration the
deficiency appropriation bill, but did not com
plete it. Prof. Pierce, of the Coast Survey, and
other officials were before the committee In
reference to appropriations for their depart
ments. The bill, when completed, will appro-
pirate about three and q half millions of dollars
WANT MORE RKPRkskxrArIoN-Th bill
introduced into the House of Representatives
yesterday, supplemental to the apportionment
entitled to one Representative in Congress in
addition to the number appOrtOned in each
state by that act, viz: New Hampshire, Yer
mont, New York, Pennsylvania, indiana, Ten
nesssee, Louisiana, Alabama, and Florida, nine
in all.
SENATOR GARRETT DAVIS, OF Kentucky,
wastaken suddenly ill yesterday morning after
breakfast, and now lies in . very critical condi-
ton at his residence on Indiana avenue, We re-
gret to hear His illness, it is thought, Is caused
by prctfaeted mental labor, together with the
GRIEF which he recently experienced at the loss
OF step-daughter to whom he was much at
tached. DE-: VIM. p. Johnston, his attending
physician, has some hopes Of his recovery,
though his whole system seems to be affected.
THE AMOUNT OF THE DEpALcAr1ox Nor
YET AsCKRrAINHD.-TheT Third Auditor has the
Papers Of extension Agent Collins only up to
December last. Further investigation shows
differences in Collins accounts amounting TO
about $50 900, but part Of this land possibly the
whole may be accounted for by the remainder
Of the papers. At this stage of the investiga-
amount of the deficiency.
TRANSFER OF NAVAL OrrIcERs.-The fol-
lowing officers have been detached Lieut..
Commander VIM. N. Folger, from the Euro
pean fleet, and placed on waiting orders; Lieut..
Commander ID. w. Mallan, from the MOnocacy
and placed on waiting orders; Lieut.. Com
mandsr walter Abbot. from the Alaska, and
from the Constellation, and ordered to the Ter
ror; Assistant Surgeon b. +. Fussig. from the
hayward at Washington, and placed ON wait
ing orders; Assistant Surgeon Adam Trunk,
from the marine rendezvous, Washington, and
ordered to the navy yard at the same place.
TOBACCO MEN AND DIsrILLRRs ASKING rol
A UNBORN TAx.-The Ways and Means Com
mittee this morning heard an argument of VIM.
p Burrell, Of yirriria, in behalf of the tobacco
Manufacturer OF thatstate, asking for a uniform
oi m A'issS Vi toOaCCO, COntenulng that the
10 cents per pound on fine cut gave that article
an advantage OF 100 per cent over the plug to-
bacco, and as a consequence the fine cut men
were prosperous and the plug tobacco men had
their business depressed.
IL b. Miller, Of Illinois, presented petition
asking that all taxes and expenses paid by dis
ullers under the present law be consolidated into
one, and collected in the same manner az the
direct TAI Of hty cents h collected, and also
ior the enactment of proper law for the expor-
hon Of Distilled spir;ts.
IN PARIs.-The AweTIcan Register, of Paris,
In its issue Of the 18th ultimo, says:-ssHon j. b.
Z. Davis returned from Geneva to Paris on Sat-
grday last, and has taken apartments at the
which met In accordance with the terms Of the
Washington treaty on the 18th ultimo, having