Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-05-03
EVENING STAR.
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Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvENUE.-The receipts from this
source to-day were s4ss 1899.
PRESIDENT GRANT is to have public reeep-
ton at Galena this afternoon, and will leave
tonight for Chicago.
CAPT. EDWIN v. SUMNER, LIST cavalry, has
been ordered to report to Col. jefferson C.
Davis, at the lava beds, for duty as aide-le-
camp.
SOUTHERN CLAIMS COMMISSION. - Special
Commissioner A. W. Chiffon, OF Alexandra,
has been authorized TO take testimony in the
District Of Columbia relative to losses of prop
erty during the war.
Mr.. DANIEL SMITH has resigned his seat in
the District Council. His reason for this step,
as stated in his letter to the President, is that
he has removed from the southern portion of
the city which he represented in the Council
NAVAL ORDERs.-Commander Andrew W.
johnson has been ordered to the naval obser-
vatory in this city. Lieut.. Commander James
Il. Seeley has been ordered to the naval rem
devious at Boston. Midshipman Theo. Porter
has been ordered to special duty at Washing
ton, ID. e..
WE KNOW General Grant and believe him to
be 10 ordinary man. On the contrary, he has
that rare combination of elements of character
which never fails to enable the possessor, under
favorable circumstances. to deeply impress his
mark upon the history OF the times in which he
hves.-t Alexander IA. Stephens.
SHIPPING PUB. Docs.-The Sergeant-at-Arm
of the Senate has already sent to Senators the
greater portion OF their quotas of public iOcu-
ments, which are to be distributed before July
j, and the extra force of men employed for this
purpose is being rapidly reduced. Several OF
Senators have sent their boxes as freight, declin
ing to make use of the franking privilege.
GEN. CowEN, Assistant Secretary of the In
terror department, and Col. ID. c. Cox, Pension
agent for the District of Columbia, returned
from New York this morning. Indian supplies,
bids for which were opened in New York day
or two since, were contracted for this year at
prices generally lower than last year. The bids
for -four accepted by the government, were
from sixteen TO seventeen cents per hundred
weight cheaper than last year.
WORK OF THE TRANSPORTATION COMMIT
TEE.-The Senate committee on transportation
routes, of which Mr.. Window, of Minnesota is
chairman. has decided upon a plan of inye,ti-
cation, which embraces six general divisions.
Through subcommittee holding sessions ia
various places, Chicago, st. Louis, Cincinnati,
&c, it Is intended to obtain statistics and views
from boards of trade, corn exchanges, cham
bers of commerce, &c. in order to ascertain the
best method for legislative action TO cheapen
the transportation of western produce TO
market.
PERsoNAL-Senator Sumner has direct ii
the Secretary OF the Senate to pay into the
Treasury the " back pay" credited to that
Senator's account, amounting to Si,i44.GO.
Hon. Samuel Shelabarger has accept a the
appointment rendered to him by the Presid ent
a. member of the civil service comm ssh On.
..'.Rear Admiral Alden, commanding the
European fleet, visited the Sultan of Turkey
thursday, and In the evening took his depart
ure for Vienna. ''''ColsJ. l.. Pennington and
Mr.. z. G.. Clarke, of the Alabama Legislature,
are at the st. Marc Hotel.
THE SYND!CATE-The entire amount of
bonds subscribed for by the European syndi-
cate $50 900 ,OO0) have been sent out, the party
of last week taking out the last batch which
will arrive in LONDON on Tuesday or Wednes-
day next. No more will be sent until further
orders from the syndicate, and that depends en-
tirely upon the number of subscribers to the
new loan, and the amount subscribed winch The
syndicate may secure. No information has
been received by Secretary Richardson vet
from Mr.. Cattell, our financial agent in l. IN
don as to how the loan Is being taken by Euro
pean capitalists, aud it is not likely that any
definite information will be received from him
before the latter part of MAY first of June.
He only got to work fairly in London last week,
and some days must elapse before he can JUICE
with any accuracy as to how the loan is be; ny
taken. Should il be taken with any rapdity
another subscription will be made by the syndi-
cate and more bonds sent to them by the first
Oh June.
REDUCING 1.-THE INTERNAL REVENUE Ex-
PENsEs ONE-HALF.-The Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue yesterday settled the question
of salaries to be paid to revenue officers in New
York state under the new law, and will by the
new arrangement save over one half OF the ex-
penses OF assessing and collecting the revenue
under the old law, and this is for the time from
u 1st- During
the special taxes are collected, and the expenses
larger than at any other time of the year.
ranging the schedule Of ssaEiss to be paid
under the new law, and has fixed those
for collectors, deputies, clerks, &c. in
about one-half of the states. The cost of assess
and of collecting 1T 81 800 900. By the new ar
rangement at least one-half of the sum total
will be saved as compared with the old plan,
and from one to one and half million COM
pared with the pan reducing the number of
collection districts to eighty, which was au-
in effect, being supplanted by the one abolish
ishing the office of assessor, which goes into
effect on the 10th inst.
The OFFICIAL STAMP OF THE Posi- OFFICE
DEPARTMENT.-The designs for the new official
postage stamps to be used in all OF the depart
ments of tine government, after July lst next,
which were recommended by Third Assistant
Postmaster General Barber, and described in
The STAR few days since, have been adopted
by the heads of the different departments. On
consideration, however, it was deemed adyisa-
BILE to modify the design OF the official stamp to
be used by the Post Office department, in order
that there might be no possibility of postmas-
tiers confounding it with the ordinary postage
stamp. AS finally adopted the design differs
materially from the official stamps in other
departments, it being especially distinc-
tive in character. The border of the stamp is
black, with but little ornamentatiOn. In the
center of the stamp Is large white oval space,
with the denomination in fgures equi-distant
from the top and bottom; above Is the word
"ofiicial," in black letters, and below, the word
''stamp." The words, "Post Office Depart
ment," are placed over the upper arc Of the
white oval. On the left side of the lower por-
ton of the latter is the letter "U," and on the
right the letter s'S." Still below. on scroll.
are the words and figure, "Three (3) Cents.''
SCOTCH FRS FOR AMERICA.-The Depart