Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-03-25

UJEERNoR CURTIN, our minister TO ST. Peters
burg, has resigned.
AT THE WHITE House Matters were very
quiet At the White House this morning. the Pre-
sittnt receiving very few visitors. Senator
Morton was among the callers.
NAVAL MATTkRs.-Captain j. b. Creighton
has been ordered to duty with Rear Admiral
StIingham at New York. Lieutenant j. F.
Moiges has been ordered to League Island, Pa.
Chaplain ii. b. Hibben TO the receiving ship
Vermont.
LIEUT.-GovERNoR PINcHBACK, accompanied
by State Senator Harris, Representative l.. j.
SOUR. and Assistant Secretary of State FAIR
fax, of Louisiana, arrived here this morning
from New Orleans, and are stopping at the Ar
lingtOn.
The HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS have
agreed upon unanimous report in the contes-
ted case of Norris VS.. Handley, in favor Of the
sitting member, Mr.. Handley, a democrat.
Norris is republican, and based his claim to
the seat on the ground that Handley secured his
election by intimidation
The CASE OF DIR. HowARp.-It is stated
that Secretary Fish has sent an energetic pro-
test to 81 drid against the action of the Spanish
government in the case OF DIR. Howard, the
American whom the Cubans have sentenced to
be transported TO the Spanish penal settlements
on the coast Of AirIca.
THE SPANISH LEGATIoN.-Senor Roberts, the
Spanish Minister, has transferred the charge OF
the legation here to NJ. Potestad, the first
secretary, who will act as charge d'affairs until
Admiral jose Polo Bernabe presents his
credentials, which have not yet arrived from
Spain.
THE CASE Or c. c. BOWEN, of South Car
Dina, who contests the seat Of DeLarge. at pres
EFT holding seat in the House as Representa-
We of the second district OF that state, will
c me before the Committee of Elections this
week. MIR. Bowen, who is in town, is engaged
with Mr.. Noah, his counsel, in preparing his
case.
Ex-SEcRETARY BoRIE and family are at
present the guests of the President and Mrs.
Grant. On Saturday Mrs. Borie and her two
nieces, accompanied by Colonel X. NJ. Douglass
ara Miss Nellie Grant, visited the Treasury De-
partment, and were shown through the Enyra-
vng and Printing Bureau by Superintend Mt
McCartee.
The JAPANESE EMBASSY in this city has
been Joined by japanese official named Souga-
"ara, who was for several years in Europe
studying Its institutions and fitting himself to
aid in the introduction into Japan OF their hest
features IN accordance with the plans of the
Mikados councillors. He was recalled to Give
here.
ThK NEW YORK CUsTox-HousR IRvEsrreA-
TloN.-Ihe investigation OF alleged abuses in
the New York custom house was continued to.
day by the Senate Committee on Investigation
and Retrenehmen:. Mr.. Augustus L. Brush
was again on the stand, and was Questioned
NANNY ID regard to the seizure OF the books of
Mayor u Co He was cross-examined at great
length by Mr.. Casserly, but no facts of Interest
or Importance were elected.
OFFICIAL ADvICEs PROM HAyANA-Rear
Admiral Lee reports to the Navy Department
from Havana, under date of March 18th as fol-
lows" There is nothing new to report since
my last dispatch. Captain General Valmaseda
Is absent. Quiet prevails The Russian feet
left on the 18th instant for Rio; complimentarv
demonstrations were made by the men -Of-war
ID The harbor. Rear Admiral Chico came in on
a eunboat on the evening of the 18th, from a
visit OF inspection. His Gag was saiuted next
morning, and the usual visits exchanged"
THE ARMS INVESTIGATION The Senate
Arms Committee to-day examined Mr. j. w.
Simonton, general agent of the New York As
tociated Press, respecting the origin of the dis
patch from Paris, dated February 9th, about
french ssem afI,o On o. tne committee Of the
Littlejohn, Prenfiss, Riley and Starbuck were
examined As to the delivery OF arms on board the
steamers Ontario and Erie i'm November $50
The House Committee on Expenditures of the
War Department to Inquire into the Sale of
Arms TO the French did not examine any wit
hesses this morning as no quorum was present.
The SUPPLEMENTAL CIVIL RIGHTS BILL,
which has come up during the morning hour i'm
the House for several weeks past, but has
always been STAYED of by dilatory motions nv
the democratic members until the expiration Of
tne hour, was up again to- day, and Mr. Elliott
the coiored member from South Carolina made
a motion to suspend the rules, to take the bill
out OF the morning hour and make il the special
order for Wednesday, April 10th. Upon this
motion the yeas were 9s and the nays IS Two
thirds not voting in the AFT rmative the bill was
not made . special order, and therefore can
only come up in the morning hour on Mon
days.
The DEPOT SITE BiLL-The bill granting
privilege to the Baltimore and Potomac Rail.
road Company to erect passenger depot at the
corner OF 9Th and Il streets came ND before the
mouse 10 DAY again upon a motion of Mr.
Starkweather to suspend the rules and pass the
Dill. Gov. Swami, in the interest Of the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company, was active
IA hrs opposition TO the BILL and with the friends
OF Garretr succeeded in preventing its passage
1t9 ayes to GO nays, lacking five only of The
necessary two-thirds. The bill comes IN aoain
s so,motIow, ich time a majority vote viii be
snihcient to pa :;
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF REVENUE
RECEIPTS -Commissioner Douglass makes n
statement this morning, which shows the re-
ceipts from the sources of revenue now taxable
from September, 1870, to January, ls1 l. and from
Septe mber, 1871, to January, 49, also the agpre-
gst Increase and the aggregate decrease percent.
ana the increase and decrease per cent. from
each source. The amount OF increase on spirits
Is S25 ,2i3 on tobacco, $500 200 50 on ferment-
ed liquors, s3l2, 49,. A on banks and bankers
80. ,3ol.l3, on income 1852 1851 on gas SII9-
oS3 on stamps SIZE, 35S.2l. The total increase
2,Os2,.255 or per cent. The source. oar
ucles and occupations formerly taxed, but now
exempt, rs made up of collections on Old lists
III this item be deducted the Aggregate recrints
Tor the two periods will be as Follows: s45. ri
o125 and So, 250 so. 46, showing q gain in d We
months or S4.5l2 ,s6s.71, or 10 per cent on arti-
cles and occupations now sub ect to tax
Missouri RUFPIANs.-The trains ON the
Belleviile and Southern Illinois railroad have
been stoned lately, and the lives Of passengers