Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-15
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvENUE.-Tire receipts from this
source to day were SOL .6l764.

INTERNAL REvENUE.-Tfre receipts from this
source to-day were s67l ,eI7 81.
POSTAL CARS TO BE LoCKEp.-In accordance
with an orGer from the Post Office department,
the railway postal cars running from New York
TO wa, hington are to he locked at each end with
INN Vi States mail locks, II prevent Pas engers
traverslrg the cr-s. The penalty for breaking
mail 'ock IS five ye rs.impri- onment.
INCREASE OF DUTIES ON IMPoRTs.-Repre-
sentation is TaGe to the Treasury department
that the coinage act of 1873, by which the value
of the pound sterling was altered tom 4.Si to
4s6 % 100 will increase the dutic from imports
1iom Great Britain to the [ nited States by
little more than 4 of per cent.
PERSONAL Ex-senator Fowler is in the
city. Senator Scott and wife are at the
Ebbitt House. ....Controler Knox has gone t,
New York to see his wife who is quite ill.,
den. Phil. Sheridan is in New York.
''''Presideut Grant and Secretary Robson
were in New York yesterday.
COLLECTOR HARPER's DEFALCArIoS.-The
special agent OF the internal revenue bureau
who has been assisting in investigating the
affairs of the Springfield (Illinois) district telc-
graphs Commissioner Douglass that Harper's
defalcation has been ascertained to amount to
SlO6, 14S.l9, of which S1,9iS.l9 is in his STAMP
and list accounts.
THE NEW SEAL LoCK.-The commission to
select q customs seal lock for the use of the
IGtdeUrN ublaI1m ent nave nnlSneu their lah0rS
They recommend, with certain notifications
the lock presented by ID. L. Miller. The com
mission came to the unanimous conclusion that
1t is to the best Interests of the department to
use paper seals, and to manufacture them un-
der lis own supervision.
THE CONVENIENT VS.. THE c. M.-Attorney
General Williams has gone to Hartford, Conn,
to look after the interests of the government in
the matter OF the Credit Mobilier and Union
racine RallToad, which is TO be argued before
Justice Hunt. The court meets on the 10th, but
the case will probably not come up for argu-
mt before the 18th. Messrs. Perry, Ashton
and Jenckes, government counsel, will be
present 20 act i'll conjunction with Attorney
General Williams.
PRESIDENTIAL APP follow
ing appointments, made by the President, have
been sent here for record: A. \. Garguio
interpreter TO the u. 5. Legation at CONSTANT
nOple; james Il. q. Drew, II. s. Attorney tor
the northern district Of Florida; Frank De Haas
OF New York: [. 5. Consul at Jerusalum; John
l.. Near, OF Michigan, L. =. Consul at Windsor
Canada; j. NJ. Wilson, of Ohio, L. S. Consul
at Bremen; Charles c. Talbot, Postmaster al
Brooklyn, n. y.
INPoETANT TO WINE MAKERs.-The Com
missioner of Internal Revenue holds that per
sOn who sells at the place of manufacture wine
made exclusively from grapes of his own growth
is not liable 10 special tax a liquor dealer tor
such sales; but il selling such wine away from
the place of manufacture he is liable. 4 vint
ner, however, who sells wine from grapes not
exclusively OF his own growth is subject TO spe-
cial tax therefor, whether selling such wine at
the place where made or elsewhere.
The LOST STEAMER GEORGE S. WRIGHT
The report of Capt. Davis, of the revenue
steamer Lincoln, which was sent out to seach
for the revenue steamer George S. Wright,
states that the latter vessel was undoubtedly lost
on the rocks of the Sea Otter group, on the
Alaska coast, and every soul on board persisted.
These rocks lie about nine miles to the north
ward and westward Of Cape Caution, and are
mostly below water. He discredits the report
that the crew was murdered by natives
THE BURNING OF COLUMBIA AGAIN.-The
Chronicle of this city publishes letter from
Gen. Sherman to-day relative to the burning of
Columbia, South Carolina, in which he says
81 reiterate that no matter what Gen'l Hamp-
tons orders were, the men of his army, either
his rear guard or his straggers, did apply TIE
FIRE, and that this was a sufficient cause for all
that followed" The General forwards for pub
lication letters from Major H. G. Macarthur,
Capt, W. II. Gcodrell, LIST Iowa infantry, and
Grating his statement.
THE CONDITION OF THE CRops.-Correspon-
dents Of the Agricultural department from the
south report favorably upon the condition Of the
cotton crop. In the larger part of the cotton
region lying in the zone of frequent rains some
damage was done, and small acreage was lost
through what Is known as "weeding.', Thede-
pertinent, however, is of the opinion that the
crop will approximate 100000 bales. The
wheat crop, though short in some parts of the
country, is offset by extraordinary crops in
others. The yield is placed at go 900 900 bush
els. The product in Minnesota for the year will
rea :h the unprecedented aggregate of 80, 600 900
bushels. The crop for Maryland is a fair aver
age.
Col. MosBY AND THE ADMINISTRATION
The Warrenton (ya.) Ltdex confirms the report
that Colonel Mosby recently wrote letters to
fhe Preside pt M ate Ca f,rac
explanatory of his position in the present can
vass in Virginia, stating that If because of the
patronage bestowed upon him in the distriDu-
ton of certain offices, different course was
expected on his part it would be gratifying to
him to have the said appointments revoked,
and says "that in confirmation of the presump-
ton that they were satisfactory to the parties
addressed, we state that when . radical dele
cation, headed by Plat, waited on Postmaster
General Creswell this week and demanded the
removal Of the appontees made through the in
fluence Of Mosby, Creswell refused to comply"
GEN. SPINNER FoRTIPIEs HIS POSITION
Treasurer Spinner has written another letter on
the back pay business, this time to Senator
humorously from the Generals views on the
subject. He adduces additional facts to sub
stantiate his position that the government has
othei donation. He states that the increase s
voted by the Thirty-fourth Congress was 100
per cent, by the Thirty.ninth Cos per cent,
ana py the rOIty-second oU per cent, the last
the least Of all, and yet the former were not
noticed at all Three of the members of the
Thirty-fourth Congress who took their paw
have since been elected Vice President-Ham-
lin, Colfax and Wilson. Mr.. Spinner SAYS he
took the back pay which was raise of from IS
a day to 90 600 q year, and was elected three
times after by majorties ofInine thousand. He
thinks the cause of the opposition now is the
too frequent repetition Of these levies upon the
peoples money. He adds, however, that near
ly all the frauds committed are traceable to the
inadequacy of pay, and to such an extent has
this been carried that "none but rich men and
rascals can hold ONCE"