Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-03-28

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| SENATOR ScHuRz leaves for st. Louis to-
night.
GEN. o. f. BABcocK left the city last night
| for New York, where he viii remain for several
days.
DEPUTY COMMISSION Err RODGERS, of the In
| ternal Revenue bureau, has returned from a
few weeks visit to his home in Pennsylvania.
| THE CONSCIENCE FUND of the Treasury was
| sweed to-day by contributions of 80 and $50
the former from a conscientious washingtonian,
and the latter from New Yorker.
THE THIRD AUDITORS OFFICE has stated
and reported to the Second Controller over 200
awards made by the southern claims commits
sion. Only about 80 now remain.
| THE OUTSTANDING LEGAL TENDERS at the
| close of business hours at the Treasury to-day
| were 1858 ,429 ,9l2-a reduction OF about S57 900
since yesterday.
SECRETARY BELKNAP and General william
Myers did not leave for Texas last night, as it
was their intention to do. They will leave to-
| night via Chicago, on the $50 train. From
| Chicago Secretary Belknap, General Sheridan
and General Myers will go direct to San Fran
| cisco.
JAMES DIXON, United States Senator from
Connecticut from 1851 to 1860, did at his resi-
dence in Hartford yesterday afternoon, aged
| ffty-eight. He had been in feeble health for
many months, being afflicted with disease of
| the heart.
| REAR ADMIRAL JOHN u. MONTGOMERY
| whose death at Carlisle, Pa, was announced i'm
| yesterdays STAR, was in his seventy-ninth
year at the time of his decease. The funeral
| services VIII take place at the chapel of. Oak
| Hill cemetery, Georgetown, where the remains
| VIII be inferred, on Monday next, at IL a. IN.
Il
THE LATE EXECUTIVE ORDER of the Presi-
| dent prohibiting all persons in the government
| service from holding local or state offices will
| shortly be so modified in respect to pOstnasters
| that any of the latter who receive less than
81 COO may hold local offices. AS the order now
stands no postmaster whose salary exceeds $500
| can hold LEGAL Office.
| WORK WELL UP.-The quartermaster's di-
| vision of the third auditors Office, the work OF
which. three years ago, was six and half years
behind hand, is now engaged in current work
In the pension division of the same office, the
Oldest pension is but ten months behind. In
the subsistence and engineers divisions, the
work Is up TO date.
PROF. TAYLoR's second literary reunion at
his residence last evening was greatly enjoyed
by a large number of distinguished guests The
entertainment embraced readings and recta-
tons by Prof. John Tweedale and Dr. E. a
Duncan, eulogy on Henry Clay bv Dr. G. C.
Cox, and singing by young lady, whose ex-
celent Yocalism added much to the pleasure OF
the evening.
THE PRESIDENT and family did not 20 to
New York last night, Notwithstanding the as
sertion OF the morning papers that they did.
lie intends to go to New York on private busi-
ness Tor few days just soon as his official
duties will permit. The announce ment that lie
left for New York last night prevented toe
usual number of visitors from calling, and con-
sequently the White House had quite a de-
serted appearance to-day.
PAEDoNs RECOMMENDED. - The Attorney
General has recommended to the President the
pardon of Allison Hays and Andrew j. Martin.
OF South Carolina, who are now serving out
terms of imprisonment (the former for four
years and the latter for one year, for alleged
completely in kuklux outrages, and the pardons
VIII doubtless be ordered by the President to-
morrow. Inc pardon OF these men was recon
federal officials in South Carolina.
THE NEW POSTAL CARDs.-By the terms Of
the contract, the Morgan Envelope Company,
OF Springfield, Mass. are to have 5000, 900 of
the new postal cards ready for delivery on the
LIST of May. The law calls for 100 900 600 for the
hIst year, but the Postmaster General is of the
opinion that one-thrd more win be needed for
that period: The card will be by 5T inches In
size and will bear q one-cent stamp and the
water mark gu. s. p. o. D." These cards will
be of great advantage to phonographers and
stenographers in corresponding with each
other, as 100 phonetic words can be written ON
each of them.
ENGLISH OPEEA.-The performance of "The
Bohemian Girl" at Wallis Opera House last
night, was, i'm some respects the most salts
factory effort of the week. Miss Rose Hersee
who was able to appear for the first time acted
and sang the role OF "Arline'' in a very piGuant
ana charming way, and was frequently encored.
BIT. Eugene Clarkes Thaddeus" does him
Clarke" Count Arnheim.' Edwin Seguin was
very eomieal as "Dsvilshcof," and Mr.. Walter
Birch more so as " Florenstine."
Tonight, the charming Mrs. Seguin has a
benefit, and her numerous friends IN this city
should fill the house to overlooking. an Troya.
tore Is the opera chosen for the occasion.
THE NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD AND
THE GovERNMENT.-The Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue stands firm in his intention to
make the New York Central railroad "ponv
up" OF the Si62 900 which this company owed
the government on account of taxes, 81 900
has been recovered by the sale by Collector
Baliy, the other day, of seventeen locomotives
which, as has been stated, were bid in by the
company at the ridiculousiy small figure of
Si,ooo each. Commissioner Douglass has in
s,r 9 Collector Bailey to. continue 10 seize
ana sell the personal property OF the company
after which, under the law, he will be author,
lied to sell the real estate Of the CONCERN.
real estate would be sold at less than half its
value, the government will bid it in. The rail-
road company will probably soon get tired of
this process and "come down" without further
trouble.
General Butler called ON Gen. Spinner United
States Treasurer, Wednesday, and together they
mingled their tears over civil service reform.
"so-called." Both of these gentlemen believe
the reform precious humbug, and do not
hesitate to denOunce it as such. Referring to
the competitive examinations in the War De-
partment, Gen. Butler remarked that one of
the examples Of what the War Department
examiners call false syntax is, {. He is a gentle
pan ana scholar" +" Now, should have to
confess my utter inability to correct that SEN
tence," said the General; in point of fact it's
conundrum, and don't believe in conun-
drums" Notwithstanding the Generals aver.
sion to conundrums, We would like to ask him
one based on an extract from his letter relative
to the Communication Of O'Brien, printed in wed
nesdays STAR. In this letter the following
appears: "The act for which O,Brien IL now
suffering, and must for his life, seems upon the
evidence to have been this" &c. Now. per-
haps the General will tell MS whether the above
sentence is In accordance with the srammatica,