Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-16
EVENING STAR.

EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REVENUE The receipts from this
source to-day were s@3i, l27. O..
TIE SENATE AND HOUSE to-day agreed to
adjourn over until Monday next.
AT THE CABINET MEETING today all the
members we're present except the Postmaster
General.
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.-Senators Harlan.
Cole, Robinson, Scott and Representatives Soho
field. FarnswOrth, Clarke of Texas, and Snapp
of Illinois, called TO see the President to-day.
NEW FRENCH MINISTERIAL cable telegram
from Paris last night says: M Berthemy will
lie minister to Washington, and VI. De LorrOn-
CieTe, minister to Rome"
TIE WHISKY TAx.-COmmissioner Douglass
is preparing the statement called for by the com
mittee OF ways and means, concerning the pro-
posed consolidation of the tax on whisky.
THE DEFICIENCY BILL.-The House Com
mittee on Appropriations has completed the
deficiency bill, and will probably report it to
the House on Monday next. The sum appropri-
ated is 81, OO0, OC0.
THE SOUTHERN CLAIMS COMMISSION yester-
day heard the claims of George Harvey, OF
Tishomingo county, Mississippi, for s13 ,4O1, and
Robert McKenna, OF Shelby county, Tennessee
TOR 81 ,909.
An ANONYMOUS CONTRIBC TOR, who has de-
termined TO give tithes of all he possesses
returned TO tie Treasury this morning the sum
of SIP, fraudulently withheld from the internal
revenue collector.
NAVAL ORDEIs.-Surgeon T. p. Turner has
been ordered TO the naval hospital at Philadel-
Fhia. Surgeon j. c. Spear has been detached
from the naval hospital at Philadelphia, and
ordered as recorder Of the board of examiners at
Philadelphia.
SPECIAL CONFERENCE.-The House COM
mIttee on claims have perfected the bill authori-
Zng the employment of special commissioners
| to visit the SOUTH and take testimony in cases
exceeding So, 600. which the southern claim COM
missioners may not be able to hear. The bill
will be reported on the call of the committee.
| PERsoNAL.-GOv. Walker, of Virginia, with
| Col owen of his staff. and Ernest Wilt, are at
| the Metropolitan. go. Robert Ould, OF Virginia
and Jesse ID. Bright of Kentucky, are at the
| National Senator Wilson will leave for
| New Hampshire in day or two, to aid in OMEN
ing the Subernatorial campaign IN that state.
AMERICAN CEUsADERs."-The Attorney
| General this morning received from the district
attorney for the southern district of Mississippi
| a verbatim copy of the constitution and bylaws
OF secret organization in operation in that dis
| tTlct known a. the "AmeTican CruSa iers of
| &C. which document was captured by said at
tOrney.
SENATOR DAVIS, OF Kentucky, continues to
| improve slowly. He was able to sit up yester-
day and the day previous, and his physician
thinks he will be able to ride out in a few DAYS.
IL l. not probable, however, that he will resume
| his seat in the Senate this session, as when he
reroyers sufficiently to undertake the journey
/ he will return to his home in Kentucky.
UNITED STATES JUDGE CHARGED WITH
| MAIFEAsANCE, &c.-Charges have been pre-.
| ferred against Judge Ollie, District Judge for
Kansas, which are TO be investigated by the
! judiciary committee of the House. Some parties
f.om New York who had a case in bankruptcy
before him are the complainants. The charges
arc malieasance in office and habitual drunken
ness.
NJ :. BECK, of Kentucky, had quite a large
audience in the House this afternoon to listen to
his personal explanation in reply to Senator
Brownlow's philippe OF yesterday. He opened
vigorously, but almost Immediately branched
on on the history OF Tennessee during and since
the war, and was several times called to order
Ior introducing irrelevant matter. Some of his
REM rks were incisive, but generally they were
not 80 pointed as had been expected.
LORD MAYo's SUCCESSOR in the Office of
Governor General of India is Lord Francis
Napier, Governor Of Madras. He will assume
Office temporarily in right Of executive grada-
ton and may be fully commissioned by the
Crown subsequently. Lord Napier is an expe-
rlenced servant OF the British government and
iswell known in this city, as he was the British
Minister here in 1851 and subsequently, he served
In Russia, Turkey, in Berlin, and at the Hague.
LORD DUNDRKARY COMING TO TowN.-Nr.
sothern, who has performed the part of Lord
Dundreary 30 many limestone four thousand
that he ought 10 know it by heart, will appear
az me Natlonal Theater on Monday night in his
world renowned character. Everybody is en-
| rieus to see the genuine original Du1drearr
and the National will undoubtedly be crowded
during his stay. The sale of seats for the Soth-
ern nights commenced at the box office thi,
morning in lively manner.
THE DIFFERENCE in the amounts received
into the Treasury for the sales of arms, &C., as
| reported by the Secretary of the Treasury. and
the amount received from said sales as renorted
by the Secretary OF War, as explained by the
former, arises from the fact that the proceeds of
certain sales were deposited in the sub-treasurles
OF the cities in which the sales were made These
amounts were charged to these sub treasuries
hut could not be recorded as receipts into the
hIed States Treasury proper until actually
DETENTION or THE CALIFORNIA MALTA
In reference to resolution adopted by the
Senate on Wednesday, calling for information
| regarding the detention of the California ,oa;Is
| on the Pacific railroads, the Postmaster General
sent communication to the Senate YESTERDAY
In which he states that there is nothing in the
usual contract stipulations which can be con-
strued to obligate railroad conpanies in circum-
stances like those existing in the present case TO
provide tor the transportation OF mails by any
other route than their own road.
The NEW ORLEANS SPECIAL COMMITTEE to
investigate the recent legislative troubles in
Louisiana returned yesterday, after having taken
volumnous testimony. Mr. Archer, of Marv-
land, and SPeer, of Huntington, Pa, did not
until Monday. Messrs. Scheheld, III. b. Smith,
OF New York, McCrary, Otis +. Bruxton, the
doorkeeper or the House, who went in the
capacity OF sergeant at-Arms. Frank Smith the
stenographer, and james X. Young, secretary.
are In the city. Ii will take several weeks 10
prepare the report.
Lucrative Row In NEBRAsKA.-A portion
of the NebrasE n laOi IN mai r.