Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-03
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
Receptions.


The President win hold receptions from 20
10 O'Clock +. IN, on Thursday. February l anIi5.
Mrs. Grants receptions VIII take place every
TUESDAY afternoon, irc II . 20 . o'clock.
MTs. Co,lax will receive ia Wednesdays
during :he season, Commencing January 3d.
from go TIL =. n.
The wives 81 the several members Of the Presi-
dents Cabinet siIi receive On wednesday after
noon 81 each week.
Speaker Ela.Ie's receptions VIII be held on
The following Friday evenings. from 20 IL
o'clock-yiz: January 18th and 26th, February
9Th.
Mrs. Blaine's receT tons every Wednesday
afternoon of the season, beginning January
10th, from 21 20 O'Clock.
Mrs. Marshal Sharp receives on Fridays.
INTERNAL REvENUE.-The receipts from this
source to-day were SGl6.3T2-GG.
THe BALANCE OF THE COIN SUBSCRIPTIONS
on account Of the new loan have been ordered
to be withdrawn from depository banks.
TRANSFER OF NAVAL OFFIcERs.-Commau-
Der X. b. Lowry has been ordered TO command
the receiving ship at Boston. Paymaster George
W. Bcaman has been detached from the Ossi-
pee and ordered home.
COMMISSIONER OF CUsroMs.-The Senate
On nave agreed 10 report
favOrably the nomination of W. Il. Haines for
commissioner OF customs, vice y. Sargent,
resigned.
PRESIDENT GRANT and Vice President Col
fax lett on a special train for Baltimore az II
o'clock this morning for the purpose of attending
tie Union Orphan Asylum Fair. now in progress
In that city. They will return on the 10 o clock
train tonight.
MAJOR JAMES q. BENTON has been assigned
| TO the duty of experimenting the ornaments OF
The sea coast from Charleston, ). c., to Mobile,
Ala, and Captain A. X. Burlington, ordnance
| departmeRt, nas been ordered TO duty as his as
| sistant.
| THE SOUTHERN CLAIMS Commission yester-
| day heard the cases OF James Robinson, of
| Prince William county, Va, amounting to
| s2,CSG; George Harris, Obed. Harris, and Jesse
Harris Of Fairfax county. Va. claims sggrega-
tirg IS .965-alI for supplies taken by the federal
| army during the war. The claimants are all
| cOlOred men.
The NEW Army REGULATIOSs-Theb board
to revise the army regulations are hard at work
at the War Department daily, and expect to
have their report ready for transmission to Con-
greSs before the Adjournment OF Congress. The
new regulations will require not only the appro-
Val OF the Secretary of War and the President
but OF Congress.
the female clerks in the Post Ofise Department
was married last week and there have since
been nearly one hundred applications for the
vacancy. There are als0 more than five hun
dred applications OF other ladies' on hand for the
hrst vacancy. over forty letters have been
written for applicants in this case to present
themselves for exc llin nation.
THE CoNTEOLLERsHIp OF THE CURRENCY,
Aceer 4 ng TO the national currency act, which
fhpr fN- 4ha
ment of a Controller, whenever a vacancy
occurs in that Office the Deputy Controller shall
assume charge until Controller is appointed
:, re- sIouid 10 one De appointed before
tIOli6rS commission expires,) Mr.. John a.
KNOX. Deputy Controller, will assume the duties
OF Controller. in accordance with the provisions
OF the act referred to.
THE CASE OF PENSION AGENT COLLINS
The Third Auditor, who is investigating the
accounts OF Pension Agent Collins, of this city,
Il OF opinion that the lefalcation will not amount
to SO co., and saws that the Irregularities in his
accounts seem to have been caused solely by
advances 70 ne dy :oIdiers. At this early stage
oil the investigation II is impossible to speak
positively, but the Auditor is Inclined to believe
that Collins did not appropriate any portion of
The missiHg funds to his own use. The inyesti-
CATION oi his accounts viii take several weeks.
THE TREASURY INVESTIGATION. Mr..
Lyneh's committee on Treasury expenditures are
making pretty thorough examination of the
system OF keeping accounts at the Treasury De-
partment Messrs. Lynch, Barnum and HAYS
OF the committee, were at the Treasury all day
To-Day, and were mainly employed in the cash
room. During their examination Of the books
OF the Treasurer's Office they discovered sur
pms Oh between $50. 900 and $500 co., which thew
were unable TO account for. They expect, how
ever, 70 find it duly accounted for in some OF tba
records OF the office not yet examined.
The 5000 900 900 OF THE NEW LoAN-Govern-
or Cooke, in conversation about the recent
c1er OF his banking-hous to take 5000 900 900 of
the new loan, said that Secretary Boutwell, had
the prolos Iton before him still and they eypected
now mar the report of the ways and means com
nittee had been acted on that they would
receive some answer from him. Gov Cooke
Thinks the cretary has power to order the paw
mem OF the interest in London, which is a condi-
ton OF the proposition, but expects that Congress
VIII be asked to sanctiOnit, because its authority
would give strength to the loan. All the promi-
neht bankers IN Europe would have opportuni-
Ties 10 JOIN IN the enterprise. and the syndicate
was now stronger than il had ever been.