Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-12-31
EVENING STAR.
WASHINGTON News and Gossip.


INTERNAL REvENUH.-Fhe receipts from this
source to-day were S2S4.5T9.C4.
GENERAL b. j. SWEET, deputy commissioner
of internal revenue, is not expected to live
throughout the DAY.
GAN. SINNER will leave this city on Friday
for Florida. His health is somewhat better than
it was in the early part of the winter.
A NEW ORR CITY REFoRmER has augmente /
the conscience fund $40, received by Treasurer
Spinner TO day.
ON THE MUTUAL APPLICATION OF the Off GERS
concerned, the following army transfers are
announced: Capt. Louis +. Morris from the ID
infantry 70 the Sth cavalry; Capt. Charles Ho-
bart from the Sth cavalry to the 81 infantry.
APETITrON To CoHGREss has been forwarded
from Portland, Maine, signed by wholesale
merchants in every branch OF trade in that city 3,
protesting against che repeal of the bankrupt
law, and urging its amendment.
The PoLARIs Survivors met last night in
New York. and memorial to Congress was
signed asking additional compensation because
of the inability of most of them to do any work
from the effects OF hardship during the late
voyage.
ECONOMY ~ PUBLIC PRINTING.-Under a
plan recently adopted for printing the blanks
for custom houses at the Government Printing
Office, the government has saved, at the New
York custom house alone, in blanks and sta
tionery, the sum of $4,000 each year.
ILLICIT DIsTILLERIEs DssTRoYEp.-Inter-
nal Revenue Supervisor Cobb, of Tennessee,
reports that nine more Illicit dstilleries in the
I'd district of that state have been destroyed
making total of twenty i've destroyed in that
district recently.
REAR ADMIRAL SMITH, in the sith year of
D a. 4 -,
to the Navy Department this morning, his first
visit in three months. having lust recovered
from SICK spell. For upwards of thirty wears
he was chief OF the bureau OF yards ami docks
THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURR has
extended an invitation to the clerks of the de-
partment To call upon him to morrow, and on
which occasion Mrs. Watts, Mrs William VI
Watts, Mrs Fred Watts. IT,, Miss SalIie Waits,
and Miss Julia Watts, the latter of Mechanics
burg, Pa, will assist in doing the honOrs.
NAVAL oEDEEs:-Captarn Geo. II. Cooper
has been dcta he'd from the navy yard, Norfolk.
Va. and ordered 10 command the irou-cIad
steamer Roanoke. Commander f. NJ. Bum.
has reported his return 10 the United States
having been detached from the comm trl OF Oh.
-NehHc'ot on the 9TH utt., and has been placed
on sick leave.
TIE CASE OF CEN. HUwAED.-The Secretary
OF War maintains that, under the rules OF war
he can AT any time order court m artial in the
case OF Gen. o. .. Howard without the passaye
OF any special act giving him authority to make
such order. In view Of the peculiar circum-
stances OF the alleged defaiCatiOns. @ IN. Bel
kn9p, however, preferred not to appear in the
light of public prosecutor, and has. accord
ingiy, referred the matter TO Congress for con.
sderatiOn.
tNFoUNDED CHARGE AGAINST ATraRNEY
GENERAL W1LLTAMS.-rhe dispatch in the
Herald of Sunday last, stating that Attorney
General Williams, while Senator, was appointed
visitor TO the Military Academy az West Point
ard drew $4,000 mileage in his capacity a.
Othcial visitor, on the assumption that he tray
eied tTom Oregon. while in fact lie remained il,
Washington, IL without found At on. Mr.. vii.
lams states that he not only was never an.
pointed visitor 20 West Point, but that he wa,
never in West Point ia his lie: consequently he
drew 10 mileage Tor such service.-IFIsl. Cor.
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