Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-12-04
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Ia v I4AN 1ANO III AN.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL KEvsNUE. The receipts from this
source to-day were s2J} -6f454.
THERE is .aId to be a movement on foo. to
Gust senator Patterson. Of S11th Carolina.
TIE PRE<1pEyrs WARN SUPPORT of the
citv improve nient~ will add muca 10 the vaIus
Of property in Wa,hinZto1--Ti-ir.P sfss.
PERsosAL-Ger. W. II. II. Terrell. United
States pension az Mt at Indianapolis, ami Gen.
r. L. CIingmau, y. C., and II IN. x. ". Hughes,
Va. are at wIllard's.
GIN. SFINN EE was considerably better t.
dty and rode Out for an hour. he will pro
baby 20 to Florida 70 recuperaJe as soon as he
% able to travel.
FAEpCS RECoNMESDED.-The Attorney
General has recommended the pardon Of Abel
oven, North Carolina su-kluV, now serving
out term of enlightenment At Albany, y. Y.
NAVAL ORpERs- Ordered-Ensg On j. ). Alb
bOtt 20 the Franklin, and Mid>hpmln Downs
L. Wilson to the Washington navy yard, Wash
ington, ID. G.
TIE DEMOCRATIC SENATOR'S have an I'M
Outstanding with each other that no action shall
be taken on the question of back pay, leaving
the settlement OF that matter to the republi-
cans.
REPRESENTATIVE JAMES ID. SESRR, of Viz
ginia, has written note to Speaker Blaine
asking TO be excused from serving on the Com
mittee OF Elections. His request will be &C
ceded TO.
AT LEAST two hunired ladies called during
Mrs. Secretary Fish's reception Yesterday after
noon, many of them being the wives and dau Oh
tiers of senators and members making their first
calls OF the season.
NEW YORK JOURNAL is said to have offered
5000 for an advance copy of the Presidents
Message. It is worthy OF mention that not one
OF President Grants messages has been pub
tlshed in advance Of its delivery to Congress.
Mr.. CHARLES LYMAN, of the Treasury
BoaId of Examiners, has been designated to
conduct the civil service examinations In Gin
cinnat and st. Louis, in the place Of the CHIEF
examiner.
THE HCUsE COMMITTEE OK ELECTIONS met
this morning but in the absence of quorum
transacted no business. \ meeting will be held
to ICOIIOw. when the contested case of the 9th
Indiana district, ShaDks VS.. Neff, will be CON
sdered.
y ELL has been prepared and will be pre-
sented in the House at the first opportunity by
Representative Small. OF y. H., to restore the
fianking privilege and allow newspapers to be
s'nt through the mails il the county where they
are published.
DE-. SYKES. Of Alabama has arrived in WASH
ington fer the purpose OF contesting the seat of
Senator Spencer, of Alabama. DR. Sykes claims
TO have such evidence will deprive Senator
Spencer of his seat, but does not look forward
TO getting it himself.
THE JAPANEss MISSION Gov. Moves tn .
defeated republican candidate for governor OF
Ohio is said 10 be seeking the position of min -
70 II In Of
ate of the nomination OF ex-Eepresenta'iye
bingham Tor that place.-BostoE Post "Special.'
VOLUNTEERS FOR CUBAN Wharf.-The
Secretary of War continues to receive letters
and kilograms from officers of both armies in
the late rebellion rendering their services in
case Of any ''Onpleasantness" with Spain. Al.
such communications are filed for future refer =
cree.
COMMENTARIES SENTENCEo-COl. Robert
VI. Douglass, L. S. marshal for western North
Carolina, now ia this city, reports the convic-
ton of seven of the persons whom he recently
arrested for counterfeiting. Five were SEN
fenced to II coo fine and two years imprison
meEt; one TO one years Imprisonment, and one
ga woman to six months Imprisonment.
We ARE AUTHORIZED to contradict the state
ment made in the EreDi-g Journal of this city,
and in other papers, that General John A Lo-
gan had lost his whole fortune by reason of the
failure OF the Texas Pacific construction COM
with this company, and has lost nothing b. its
Ctic1so iEfsr- Ocean.
MR. BLAIEE's SPEEcH.-Mr. Blaine was es-
eOTted to the chair. His speech was one of the
noteworthy events of the day-,lear, genial and
with broad patriotic ring that made a good
Slatiorm from which to bound lightly into the
PRESIDENTIAL race. The Impression on the Presi-
dent makers in front was evidently good
LoaiSctiie Journal Special.
CHIEF ENGINEER JAMES W. KING, late chic
Of the Bureau of Steam Engineering in thu
Navy department, has been ordered to duty az
special inspector of all machinery and man
uiaetuTes of machinery OF all the navy wards o.
the United States Engineer King has lust re
turred from Europe, whittier he went in his of
Lelal capacity to examine the navy yards OF
dlnsTent foreign countries.
TIE UNION LEAGuE AND SLAVERY IN CUBA
General Nesley. of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
president OF the Union League of America. has
issued call for a meeting of that BODY /, mi
CITY on the l. tn instant. Important measure,
Will be brought before the League one Of which
Mili be the Question Of the abolition of SLAYER!
IN Cuba without any military enta1elerGont
by means of hibusteTing expeditions.
The MEMBER of the Cabinet who receivas tn,
most callers just now IL Secretary Robeson
Livery day ne srly a score Of visitors are in walt
ing TO see bin. Most of these visits have refer
ence 10 the possibility OF a war VITA Spain
Some came 20 Offer their services ana man,
call EP'u thc Secretary % consult him with re
et1' 70 me increase OF work on vessels ia navy
ySTds, &c.
WHITE House NIsITOEs.-Senat0rs Bore
man. Ames. and Sargent, and Representative
Sianard, Parker, Ravens, Hyde, McNul.a
HazletOn, Howe, Martin, PIItt Beck AIeX n
stevens, Maynsrd. and Lawrence, saw th
President to-day On account of Mr.. STEPHENS
lnhi nifty the President came down and saw hi i
In the reception room on the first floor. Tn
con'e'e ee which was OF q yery friendl
Character, lasted about fifteen minutes.
DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE sent to Con-
gress yesterday sets forth that the Chinese gov
eminent express their satisfaction at the m an
ner IN which The thirty Chinese students sent I,
The nifed states have been treated and an
otDer lot VIII be sent. The German govern
ment is going TO enforce stringent reonlation