Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-12-28
EVENING STAR.
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Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
INV YEARS RRCEPTIoNs.-Noticet TO Readers
We shall not undertake to prepare this year a
general list of those who will receive on New
Years day. We have come 70 this conclusion
because Of the fact that in AN effort to do so IL
is impossible TO avoid omitting the names of
some persons who might regard such an over
sight as slight, we'll as to avoid the insertion
of those of others who do not desire such pub
licity, even though they will be glad to see their
friends on that occasion. We will, therefore,
print in Tuesday S paper, for the benefit of those
interested, list of such names only as may be
furnished by the parties themselves their
friends, so that the matter may rest on a proper
footing. These announcements, which we will
be very glad to receive and publish in brief
form, should give the names of the ladies who
will assist in each case, and the number of the
residence, and they should be accompanied also
by responsible signature as a guarantee of
authenticity. They may be sent in at any time
hereafter, but must be in hand before eleven
O'Clock Tuesday morning TO secure insertion
that day.
INTERNAL REvENUs.-1her receipts from this
source to-day were sl57 $50 90.
The AFTgROoN RECEPTIONS of Mrs Grant
will commence On Saturday, January IL, and
be ccntiued every Saturday afternoon, from
three to five O'Clock, until further orders.
NEWS OF THE YANTIC.-The Navy Depart
ment has received information that the U. $.
steamer TaTtic, Commander Byron Wilson. ar
rived at Alden, Arabia, on the sd ofINovember
via Suez Canal. All well on board.
MIR. FREDERICR WATTS, JR., son of the
commissioner Of agriculture, has been designated
as chief clerk OF the department, vice j. w
SWank, who recently resigned, to take effect
January 1, 1873.
THK L. S. STEAMER CALIFORNIA has sailed
from San Francisco for Honolulu, to be present
in case OF possible emergency arising on the
question of succession to the throne of the Sand
wtch Islands, in which protection to American
citizens might be required.
SENATE CONFIRMATION RECALLED.-The
Senate, just before the adjournment last week,
passed resolution i'll Executive session recall
ing their confirmation of the nomination of
Samuel Bard 10 be postmaster at Chattanooga.
Tenn, and the nomination now stands before
mat body the tame as bsfore any action was
taken.
SENATOR SUMNER is better in health than he
"as at the time OF the adjournment OF Congress
last week, and takes his usual outdoor exercise
daily. The report teleGraphed from this civ to
new 1ork that his health is SO IrecarioU5 that
his physician visits him twice a tiay, is without
any foundation. DE-: W. P. johnson, his at
tending physician, calls to see hi regU,ar,y a.
ne has been III the habit OF doing for some
time.
GENERAL BUTLER has greatly offended some
OF his republican colleagues by Inspiring A
certain published statement rejecting upon
MessTs. Dawes, COlfsx and Wilson in connection
with the credit mobiler scandal. and he will
probably be called TO account when the House
OF Representatives reassembles. Butler ia very
bitter against Dawes, and declares his intention
to spare 10 pains TO defeat him for the senator
snip ana BRING him into disgrace with the p5o-
Pie OF hiassaCnusetts-N. I. Post Special.
TEE RAwLIHs STATUE.-The commission 70
select statue Of the late Gen. Rawlins, men
toned in The STAR of yesterday, have an
proved of the design Of Mr.. j. A. Bailey, ana
be will be authorized TO make the model imme-
diateiy. Should that be approved by the com
mission, the work will be given TO him. The
statue will be OF bronze, and is to reuresent
Gen. Rawlins i'll fall uniform, his left hand
resting upon the handle OF his sword, and his
right hand holding field glass.
SINCE the abolition of the export bonded
warehouses the exporters have found some
difficulty in carrying out the details of their
busness. To obYiate these difficulties the
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue AUTHORIZES
the examination OF packages of tobacco at the
port OF export, and in case of departure OF the
vessel by which the tobacco was TO be exported
before its arrival at the port of export such to-
bacco may 90 by another vessel or 10 another
port. Draw back of tax on tobacco Withdrawn
is also allowed as i'll case OF with ORA wal from
manu- actuTes.
No HALF HOLIDAYs.-Al the government
clerks in Washington are required to work but
half day during the holidays except those of
the State department and the Patent office
Gen. Leggett, commissioner of patents states
that the work OF bis bureau is such that it must
De kept up, and that had he allowed the hall
holiday it would have got so tar behind that II
would have taken his small clerical force several
months TO make up for the lost time. He saws
that he could not cODscentiously allow his
clerks the half holiday, and he therefore re-
quested the Secretary OF the Interior to exemDt
his office from the operation OF the rule an
plying to other clerks i'll the department.
GOSSIP ABOUT GEN. SCHEscK-Tbe last
London letter of NJ. ID. Conway In the Cipcin-
natl Commercial says: "The Emma mining COM
Pany case, which was to have been tried about
this time, has been, as N any expected, privately
adjusted without any hearing in court, As ia
but natural, the belief of the Inns is, that the
revelations which were impending concerning
Gen. Schenck rendered 1t necessary that the
matter should be hushed up and COMPROMISED
at any cost. But the American minister has
pretty GOOD reputation for common sense, and
he must see that the suppression of the case has
lost him valuable opportunity of showing to
the world A clear page in an affair where MANY
blot ls suspected
COMPLIMENT TO A RETIRING BUREAU OFFI
CER.-The President has accepted the resgna-
ton OF Gen. Francis A. Walker, commissioner
OF Indian affairs, to take effect February lst,
1873, which virtually gives the general a
months leave of absence, with pay. Gen X. Ii.
Cowen, assistant, and at present actlug Secre-
taIy or the Interior, in a letter to Gen. Walker
To-day, informing him OF the acceptance of his
resignation, says: "In Severing your official
connection with the department., L desire to
assure you OF the regret feel at the separation
and OF The great loss to the public service OF one
who has administered the responsible duties of
so difficult an Office with such fidelity, energy,
and intelligence, and whose personal relations
with the department have been so uniformly
agreeable and satisfactory. To your new field
of labor you will carry my heartfelt wishes for
your entire success and happiness
GENEVA AWARD AND THE UNDERWRITERS.
Editor Star. regret to observe in THK STAR OF
yesterday an article, attributed to the New York
Tribune, which questions the propriety of insur-
ance companies participating in the indemnity
fund awarded by the Geneva board for spoliatiOns