Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-12-30
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.


| the names of the ladies who will assist in re-
ceiving, and the number of the residence; and
| they should be accompanied, also, by arespon-
| slble signature a. a guarantee of authenticity.
| They should be sent in before eleven O'Clock
Wednesday morning TO secure insertion.
INTERNAL REvESUE.-The receipts from this
source to-day were S24,li7.3S
SECRETARY RICHARDSON returned from
Boston last night.
THE DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE relative
TO the virginius will be ready for transmission
| TO Congress next week.
SECOND LTEuT. CHAs. W. LARNED, 7th cav
airy, has been ordered to report in person to the
Secretary of War for temporary duty.
GkN. B. j. SWEET, deputy commissioner OF
internal revenue, is much better to-day, and
hopes are now entertained of his recovery.
THE ASSOCIATED VETERANS Of 1876 sur viv-
ors of the Mexican war, will be received by the
President at 12;45 p. m. on New Years day.
TIE Boston Journal says that the reported
resignation of Congressman Hooper is wholly
without foundation, and that he is more likely
to be re elected than TO resign.
COMMISSIONED AS REAR ADNrRAL.-The
President to-day signed the commission Of
Commodore Reynolds, recently confirmed by
the Senate to be Rear Admiral.
THERE are now two vacancies in the Board of
Regents of the Smithsonian institute, occa-
stoned by the resignation of President Woolsey
and the death of Professor Agassiz.
A DIMINuTIvE ConsCIENCE.-Treasure
Spinner to-day received contribution of Si.5O
from New FORK city to be credited to the con-
scep ce fund.
BILL APPEovEp.-rhe President has ap-
proved the bill removing the political dislbili-
ties of f. j. Hsrvie, Thomas j. Bocock and
Daniel Trigg, OF Virginia, ana John Ii. Regsn,
OF Texas.
THE LEAVE OF ABSENCE granted Second
Lieut.. George r. Bacon, LIST cavalry, has been
extended four months. Leave Of absence for
three months has been granted Capt. Guido
llges, 18th infantry.
THE DESIGNATIONS of the following named
officers have been accepted by the President
TO take effect on the date set opposite their re-
spective names Capt. Robert McClermont
nth infantry, Dec. %, 1873: Capt. George
Hoge, 18th infantry, Jan 81, 1874.
CHICAGO has detaulted the interest on her
city debt, while Washington has promptly met
the interest on hers Yet the Chicago Tribune
is continually attacking Governor Shepherd,
and pronouncing the latter city bankrupt
Phila. Star.
The BOARD OF ARMY OFFICERS appointed
to consider and report the changes, if any, that
should be made in accODtrementS, &C., Tor the
cavalry service, and to recommend a standard
supply table of ordnance stores to provide a
cavalry company, will assemble on the 9th OF
January, at Fort LeagenSorth, Kansas.
MINISTER BANCROFT is not popular among
the American students In Berlin. He declines
TO preside at their festivals and also declines to
loan them the American flags with which to
embeliish the banquet halls. Additionally he
snubs them by not inviting them to his Sunday
evening tea-psrties,
CoRRKcTIoN.-The paragraph which an.
peared in our Associated Press dispatches from
New York on last Saturday, touching the men,
tai CONDITION OF the late Mrs. Ben. Holiday, and
N connection with her second will, we now
learn, from source entitled to credit, was not
baEed on facts.
M. BORIS DANzAs, who was NJ. Catacazy's
Secretary of Legation, and who remained In
Washington az Charge d'A ffiairs a short time
after Catac azy left, has just been married in
COnstantinople to Mile. ArghirOpoulo. dau ghter
OF another Russian civil service official. NJ
Danzas is now attached to the Russian mission
al Athens,
WAsBINeToNIANs ABRoAp.-The following
WashipgtoniaDs were registered in Paris on the
18th inst: Joseph Barton, Mrs. c. c. Oldfeld
London, same date, j. n. Martin Mr. Mr-
CIeery, Mrs. Pel aud the Misses Peli. j. E,
sherman ard family, ". A. TAYLOR, F. w Uttz.
George X. Wallace. Nice-Mrs. q. W. Bresa
Miss Brega.
WILLING TO SERVE THEIR COUNTRY EVERY
SECULAR DAY IN THE YEAR.-Gen. Leggett,
Commissioner Of Patents, to day received the
following from lady of this city: "Having
heard through second parties that there exists
much dissatisfaction In the Patent Dffre nm
account of the clerks being required to attend
TO once business until 3 p. III. during holiday
ment that know OF ladies as capable of per-
FOR ming the duties who would gladly serve their
lear country for the salary received every ses-
uiar Gay during the whole year"
NAVAL ORpRRs.-Chief Engineer A. j. Kier-
sted to duty in charge of engineers stores at
the navy yard, Philadelphis; Master VIM. r.
BUZZ, nom the Terror aud placed on waiting
orders, Cher Engi HeeT II. Newell, from duty
IN charge of stores in the engineers depart
ment at the navy yard, Phllaiel phia; Chief
Engineer Joseph RILEY, from recruiting dnty
Al Chicago ILL.,, and placed on waiting orders;
First Assistant Engineer Albert Aston, from
recruiting duty at Detroit. Mich, and ordered
TO resume duties connected with steam boilers
at Washington. ID. c.: Second Assistant Engi-
Geer IL. X. Harvey, from recruiting duty AZ
Bur lngton, Vt, and ordered TO the navy yard
Boston, Mass.
HE SINKING OF THE NIRGINIrs.-Tp to T.
O'CLOCK noon, the hour of the closing of the
Navy department. no official inform alton of the
SINKING OF the steamer Virginius had been re-
ceiyed, Ofcers OF the navy are inclined to
believe that the vessel wents down during a
gale, rs she was not in Seaworthy condition
when turned over to the custody OF the United
states by the Spanish authorities. Secretary
h0beson, prior to the Cabinet meeting, drected
Geographic orders to Admiral Row an the com
mandant Of the navy-yard at New York, to for
ward to the department full particulars of the
loss or the vessel. An answer was received
confirming the sinking, and full details are ex-
Pected by to- nights mail. A dispatch to the
Secretary Of the Navy this afternoon, from the
commander of the Ossipee, announces that the
virginius sunk on the night of the 26th instant
on Wilmington, N. q. No psrtic ulars are
given.
The NEW YEARS RECEPTION AT THE
WHITE HoUsE.-The usual New Years recsp-
ton will be held on New Years day at the
Executive Mansion:
At II O'Clock Q. m, the Presiden. will receive
the members Of tbs Cabinet and foreign Minis
tiers.
At li3o q. m, the Judges OF the Supreme
Court OF the United States, Senators and Rep
resentatiyes in Congress, the Governor OF the
District OF Columbia and quite, 1.-The Judges of
the supreme Court OF the District OF Columbia