Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-05-02
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Et LIN lNO OIAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
I, INTERNAL RKvESuE.-The receipts from this
source to-day were s4o9,7ss 50.
THE L. s. SUPREME COURT Yesterday adj
iourned sine die. The next term begins on the
second Monday in October.
SECRETARY BELKNAP and General Sheridan
aud party left New Orleans yesterday evening
for Washington, via Louisville.
COMMODORE WILLIAM SMITH, who was in
command of the frigate Congress when sunk by
the rebel ram Merrimac, died in st. Louis on
Wednesday, aged 40.
DEAD-The commissioner OF the general land
Office yesterday received a telegram, annolnc-
ing the death of Surveyor General Beach, of
Washington Territory.
AIMA e in one o. her best roles tom CHIT, LA
b; lie Helene" This opera, burlcsqu.ng the
famous siege of Troy, should draw crowded
house.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lie utensnt George NJ.
Totem has been detached from the l. csawana
and p'?, d on waiting o ders. Second Assist
ant Engineer VIM. A. Pl tt detached from the
Canandaigua, and p'ac on sick leave.
Ddue ITOm tue oy
warrants during the month OF April, foot up
S14, sac, 616.SS, exclusive of those made on &C
conn! OF interest on principal of the public
debt.
ARRIVED OUT.-Secretary Richardson this
morning received a dispatch nnOuncing that
Messrs. Tullock, Cassilear, Whelpley, Hillhouse
an BrainJrd, who sailed from New York on
Satuid day, April 18th, with the second ms al
ment OF bends for the sy Indicate, arrived in
London yesterday with the bonds.
COLLECTOR BAILEY, at Albany, \. Y, has
been cited to appear before Judge Woodruff to
show cause Wy an injunction should not De
issucd agsinst aim to restrain him from collect
ing the tax a. e ID against the company. At
the request o. COTu'',.- oner Douglass, the So
liciiO General viii go over to New York TO
assist District Attorney Crowley in the case.
THE FARRAGUT BOUNTY CLAIMs.-Yester-
day, in the Supreme Court of the District, after
argument in the case of the bounty claims
OF Admiral Farragut and others, the court de-
cided to grant decree affirming the award o.
the arbltiatOrs. he case OF the same parties
against the ship Metropolis and others (prize
CASE is yet to be heard.
THE POSTAL CARDs.-Owing TO an accident
the Morgan Envelope company, of Springfield,
Mass, was yesterday unable TO supply the
5.00o, CG0 postal cards, which they promised the
Post Office department. They notify the de-
. 100 cards per day. The requisitiOnsOt pos5-
| masters will not probably be filed before the
latter part of next week.
| THE PRESIDENT AT HIS OLD HOME.-Owing
| to the heavy storm, the formal reception OF
| President Grant at Galena, H., yesterday was
| postponed. He was met at the depot last even
| ing b. committee OF the council and citizens,
| ard escorted TO the residence of l.. S. Fell,
| whose guest he will be during his stay. Not
| wlths'anding the heavy RAIN, nearly four thou
sand P )ple greeted bis arrival with prolonged
| cheers. Saturday light the President holds
reception at his Old residence, ard leaves that
| right for Chicago.
BIDS FOR STATIONERY.-There were fifteen
| bids for the stationery contract OF the Interior
| department opened yesterday ard the reading
OF them was concluded to-day. The lowest bid
| ders were w: zen Gro. e * Co, VIM. B..llan-
| tyne, II. Il. Mohun < Co., j. T.. Parker, EoJcI.
| Beall ana kCi v-pd & Towers, al OF this city
| An eXamind. Oh OF samples by the comm ,5Se
composed OF gentlemen selected from each
| bureau o. tie depaI tment Will determine the
a" ard, which will probably be made known to
| MORROW.
| TIE TwTNTY PER CENT. CLAIMs.-The
| question as ID where tue money is to come rom
| to pay the twenty per cent. additional compen-
| sation TO certain civil employees of the govern
| ment, under the act Of February 2Stn, 1851 ;,
awarded them by the recent judgment of the
| Court of Claims has not yet been decided aI the
Treasury, as no official record of the court has
| been received. As soon as one of the persons
/ interested presents his claim with the decision
/ OF the court the matter will be referred u the
| accounting officer and settled. Controller Tay-
| Tor berg absent, Colonel Jones the acting con-
1 troIler, vii rule in the matter.
| Personal. Gen. Eaton, commissioner of
education, was summoned to New Hampshire
to-day on account of the serious illness of his
| rather. Gen. COwen, assistant secretary OF
the Interior, and Col. A 5. Ii. White will return
| to morrow from New York, where they went II
! witness the opening OF bids for Indian supplies.
| Mr.. John :. DelanO, chief clerk of the Inte-
| riOr department, has gone to Little Rock, Ark.
| His health continues to improve. '''Gens.
Butler and Negley are in the city. Mr.. Ed
| win Il. George, a third-class clerk in the finance
| bureau of the Post Office department Is re-
| siSh, to take effect on the 3lst instant.
REMAINS OF THE LATE JAMES BReoKs.-
| Horatio Stone this morning took a plaster cast
| of tn. face of the late James Brooks to assist
| him in making marble bust of the deceased
| MIR. Blder an artist OF Richmond, was also at
tie r;sidence of the deceased to study the
| teltTres OF Mr.. Brooks. preparatory TO paint
| ing his portrait. The remains will be removed
| TO New YORK Tomorrow morning in the o'clOc k
train, in charge of Sergeant-a at Arms Ordway,
and accompanied by the family. Upon arriving
there they will be received by Mr.. Erastus
| BIZ BIS and taken to Grace church, to remain
uni Sunday afternoon at O'Clock, the hour
/ fNed tor the funeral
MEssEs. CAKES AMEs and John b. Alley
| print JOINT Une Boston IOSt about "a
| Joint speculation in Virginia real estate which,
| they say, has been misrepresented to their in
| jury. They say they did not conspire with
| Judge Underwood to get the real estate contis-
| Gated, had nothing TO do with his acquisition of
| house, and are no more responsible for bis
| action I'm the premises than Col. Greene him
| self. Their only motive in going to Alexandria
! was to help certain Massachusetts creditors OF
| the rebel owner, who were in danger OF losing
| an honest debt; and they and MIR. Hooper
/ who was associated with them in this charitable
mission, have been ready at any moment to re-
| sell to the aforesaid rebel owner for what they
| paid, plus per cent. interest.
| FEMALE EMPLOYEES IN THE INTERNAL REV.
| ENUE BURRAU.-It should be said in connection
| with the statement that Col. Douglass Com
| missioner of Internal Revenue, declined to as
1 sign to duty IN his bureau several Young ladies
| who had passed the civil service board that he
| did so, not because he is opposed to the en-
4 ployment of women as clerks, but for the rea-
| son that he desired experienced book keepers
for the existing vacancies, and especially per-
SONS thoroughly familiar with the revenue sys-
TEN, the various rulings and decisions of the
different commissioners, &c. He does not doubt
I the general capacity OF women 70 fill cerkships
lint holt 10 ral Ia l.