Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-12-26

INTERNAL REvErUE.-The receipts from this
ource to-day we're S516,306.3i.
SECRETARY DBLANO has gone to ST. Paul to
visit his son, John 5. Delsno, who is staying
there for his health.
SFNAToR-RLRcT BooTH, of California is a
bachelor. His mother has presided at his GU
bernaterial receptions.
Coz. EDWARD WaEGar, late psymaster
in the army, died at Chicago on wednesday
last.
FIRST LIEUT. JAMES II. RICE, 18th infantry
L. s. A, has been retired on account of dis
ability arising from long and faith full service.
GAIT. L. ID. BAKER, A. q. M, has been or
dered to report at once to the Quartermsster
General of the Army for the settlement of his
accounts.
THR United States Senatorial Transportation
Committee met at Atlanta, Ga, on Wednes-
day and heard an argument in favor of the At
lantic and Great Western canal, after which
they left.
QUITE NUMBER of bureau officers are spend
ing the holidays at their homes in the states
Among them are Gen. Baker, commissioner OF
pensions. and Commissioner Drummond, of the
General Land ONCE.
TIE CABINET met at noon to-day. There
were present Secretaries Belknap and Robe
son, Attorney General Williams and Postmas-
ter General Creswell. j. Bancroft Davis and
Assistant Secretary Cowan represented respec-
lively the Secretaries of State and the Interior
THE LATE ORDER of the Postmaster General
prescribing examinations for special agents
creates quite sensation among the latter of
ticials. The examination will not take place for
some time to come, as the Postmaster General
desires to give the agents an opportunity to pre-
pare themselves for the ordeal.
NAVAL ORpERs.-Rear Admiral VIM. Rogers
Taylor has reported his arrival in the United
States, having been detached from the com
mard of the south Atlantic station on the 3lst
of October, and has been placed on waiting or
ders. Lieut.. A. s. Snow has been detached
from the Brooklyn and ordered to instruction
in torpedo service at Newport, X. |. Lieut.
George =. Badly has been detached from the
Tuscarora and ordered to the receiving ship
Independence, at the hayward Mare Island
Cal.
The POLARrs IEvRsTIG ALTON was resumed
to-day, at the Navy department. by the same
board which has heretofore taken testimony in
the case. Prof Bryan was examined, but his
testimony ELECTED no facts not developed IN
previous investigations. The evidence OF the
whole crew of the Polaris, including both the
Tyson and Buddington parties, together with
revised report Of the Secretary of the Navy, in
which the testimony will be reviewed, will b.
prepared and sent to Congress. The Secretary
Will also order the preparation of an enlarged
and revised map Of the Polar regions trayersel
by the Polaris or any of her crew.
EDUCATION IN JAPAN-Gen. Eaton, Com
missioner of Education, to- day received, through
the japanese Minister at Washington, from Flu
jimaro Tanaka, vice president of the council OF
education and III charge OF the administrator
OF the department OF education in Japan, two
large photographs of kaisei-gakko, or the I'm
perial University in TOkei, which were taken on
IA tha
by His Imperial Majesty the Tenno of Japan
one represents the students drawn up in front
OF the University and the other is a representa-
ton of the state carriage, built after the style OF
an American hack, to which are attached four
horses attended by servants in livery. Anothei
feature of the pictures is the number of tail silh
hats seen in the crowd of spectators.
THE SHoRT-TERM SENATOR FROM CALIPoR
NIA.--Judge ohm S. Hager, who has just been
elected TO the United States Senate from Call
fornia, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the
resignation of Hen. Eugene Casserly. was the
regular de mocraiic nominee for the short term
The new Senator lie native of New jersey, ami
is now about fifty years of age. After studying
Jaw and being admitted to the bar in his nativt
state, he emigrated to California in 1919, and
entered upon the practice of his profession
tnere with great success. He soon acquired a
prominent position before the public, and in
1854 he was elected judge of the fourth district
court for six years. After retiring from the
bench, he was elected member of the state
senate. Judge Hager last year visited Europe,
and: before returning to Cslifornia,was married
to lady belonging to a prominent Catholic
family OF Missouri. His term in the Senat evil
expire on March 4, 1876, when he will be sue
ceeded by Hon: Newton Booth. an anti railroad
republican. The Circumstance that men of on
posite politics have been elected to the Senate
by the same legislature shows that the old party
lines in California have been obliter ated by the
new issue on the railroad monopoly question.
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MORE JAIL BIRDs.-Wesley Burnley, colored,
was committed to Jail on Friday last, charged
with stealing chickens from Mr.. Beckett, living
near Bowie. 1t will be some time before our
burly friend will be again charged with doing
murder most Joul." Frank Young, colOred
was also committed to jail on Saturday, charged
with stealing goods from the store of Mr. Owens
In this village. II the Delaware law of "nine-
and thirty" could be enforced here for these
petty offences 1t would save to the county thou
SANDS OF dollars yearly. As the regulations now
are they will be boarded for nearly four months
at the hotel de Richardson, at an expense to the
taxi payer of some $50 each-then arraigned and
Marlboro Gazette.
SHOOTING AFFRhY In RICHMOND, yA.-Ase-
Iious sLOOting ARRAY occurred on Tuesday in
kiChm0nd, Va, between one Owens the mate
or The steamer Old Dominion, and Morris Shee-
han, stone -cutter. Sheehsn, Owens, and
number OF other persons we're in bar room on
lower Main street, discussing the Cuban cues
ton, when Sheehan and Owens quarreled and
blows passed: Ovens shot his assailant with
a SINAI iouI -DdrTeieu pistol, ana ned but was
arrested and committed to jail. The physicians
VINO attended Sheehan testified that his wound
Is dangerous but not necessarily fatal.
ATTEMPTED AssAssINATIoN or A SCHOOL
y JANITORIAL Dover, \. H., George H. Smith,
the Janitor of the school houses in ward No 2
was shot In the neck by an unknown man at
o ,clock Monday morning, in the School street
scnoolhOuse, where he found stranger when
ne went to build fire: The wound is danger
Gus, ard Smiths condition is regarded as crit.
cal; The city offers $500 rev ard for the capture
and conviction of the would he assassin