Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-05-31
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL RBvxNUE.-The receipts from this
source to-day were S631 ,01134.

source to-day were s631,0l134.
SECRETARY robson left here yesterday for
Annapolis to distribute the diplomas to the
graduating class of midshipmen to-day.
THE PRESIDENT and family leave here on
next Thursday morning for Long Branch unless
the temperature should remain as it now is; i'm
that case they will stay here until hot weather
begins.
SECRETARY BELKNAP, accompanied by his
private secretary, DIR. Barnard, left here at
noon to-day for West Point, to attend the an
nual examination of cadets. He will be absent
about two weeks.
Miss MARY STEADMAN, daughter of Admi-
raj Steadman, U. s. N, was married in St.
Luke's P. f. Church, Philadelphia, on Thurs
day. to Rollins West. of Boston. Rev. G. G.
Currie, rector, dictated. Presents to the value
OF So, 900 have been made to the happy couple.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PREsIDENT.-The
President made the following appointments to-
day: Thomas n. Chase, of Ga, agent for
Indians for Green Bay agency, Wis; Matthew
j. butcher and VIM. Halford, gunners i'm the
navy; Alexander Mack and Henry p. Grace,
bOatswains in the navy.
FEMALE EMPLOYEES FURLoUGHED.-Durinp
the past week Superintendent McCartee, of the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Treasury
sixty of his female employees on account of a
lack of work. He hopes it will not be necessary
to furlough any more employees during the
summer.
PERsoRAL.-Col. George X. Leet and W. F.
Stocking, of New York, are at the Imperial
Hotel. 49,. Hon. w. l.. Scruggs, Minister to the
United State of Colombia, is at 1870 street, in
this city. He leaves New York for AspinwalI
| on the 10th proximo. Hon. Robert Boiling
| OF Virginia, is at the st. James. ''..Ex-Sena.
tor Osborne, OF Florida, is at the Ebbitt.
| WEST POINT ExAMINATIoNs.-Nearly all O.
the Board of Visitors to examine cadets at the
| June examination have arrived at West Point
| The examination of the ''plebes' began Thurs
| day. There are 1i9 of them Secretary of Wal
| Monday. President Grant is expected to ar.
| rive on the 18th OF June, and to remain severa
| days.
| SPECIAL DUTY.-The Secretary of War ha,
| directed Major q. p. Andrew of the 5th artil
| lery, to proceed TO Plattsburg, y, and verf,
| tn boundary lines located by board of officer
| OF the right of wav across the military reser va
ton at that place, and of the lot OF land within
| the same TO be released to the New York anC
| Canada railroad company under the act O
| Congress approved June, 1872, and the amend 4
| tory act OF March Sd, 1873
| MANUFACTURE OF SPARKLING WINE-Tb.
| Commissioner of Internal Revenue has notitie,
| the United States district attorney in New Yorl
city that the decision of Judge Blatchlord i,
the imitation sparkling wine case is acauisse,
| in, and that an appeal will not be taken Judp.
| BlatchfOrd's decision was that carbonc aci,
| gas could be injected into wine made of nativ,
| grapes without making the wine liable to tax
alton, wine made of native grapes being exemp
| from taxation.
| NEWS PROM THE SYNDICATE.-Advices re
ceived by cable to-day from London by Score
tary Richardson from Mr.. Cattell, our financia
| agent there, and By Governor Cooke from tn
syndicate, are to the effect bat the bonds calle,
| in on the LIST of March are coming in rapidly
and everything is w0r king in the most satisfac
tory manner. The syndicate will be enabled 4
| meet their engagements much earlier than the
! anticipated, and another call will no doubt b.
made early next week.
THE TOTAL RECEIPTS from Internal Reyenu
during the month of May were SI2S53 ,1e7 -
making the total amount since the beginning O
the fiscal year SlO6 ,Ol6 ODD q. The estimate re
ceipts for the current fiscal year wer
| S11O, 100000, leaving something less thai
| 100000 to be collected during the month o
| June, to reach the estimate made at the b. gin
| ing OF the year. The receipts in June will b.
at least ss,C00,O0O, making a surplus O
81 ,oOO,c coo for the year.