Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-04-23

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EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
IsrERsAL RsvEsur.-The receipts from this
source to-day we're s196.5sos 81. Ia
The SOUTHERN CLAIMS CONFESSION yestsr-
day heard the claims of John G. Green, Of Gull
pepper county, Va, and several other cases.
FRED RocA, U. s. Consul at Msnzanillo, was
drowned on the 18th inst, while on a fishing
excursion. g. ~
PRESIDENT GRANT will leave St. Louis to-
mt rrow morning for Idaho Springs, Colorado.
He viii remain there two or three days, and
then 60 direct to Galena, Illinois.
Mr.. JOHN s. DELAso, chief clerk, Depart
ment of the Interior, telegraphed to the Secre-
tary to-day that he would be In st. Louis this
evening. He said nothing Of his health, but
from previous kilograms it Is inferred that it is
improved.
NAVAL oRpnRs.-Lieat.. Commander A. 8.
Crowninshield ordered to the Lackawanna
Commander r. w. Meade detached from the
Narragansett, and placed on waiting orders.
Lie ut Commander A. q. Kellogg detached from
the Lackawanna. aud ordered to return to the
United States. Assistant Surgeon Henry G..
Eckstein detached from the Narragansett, and
placed on waiting orders
THE VIENNA EXPOSITION ScANpAL.-Min-
lister Jay and Thomas McElrath, I'm addition to
being instructed TO examine fully into the
charge of the sale OF the restaurant sites on the
American ground of the Vienna Exposition,
have been instructed by telegraph to extend
their examination to the charges recently made
OF the sale OF cOmInissionerships. They have
the power to suspend any commissioner thus
Implicated. The power Of removal rests with
the President.
AFRAID OF LARGE GAME.-The letters re-
ceived at the Post Office Department in refer
tnce to the little game of "Rev. j. Hale
Barney" would indicate that he was guided by
the Post Office directory in sending out his
circulars, and that he made his levies on post
masters whose salaries range from $500 to 40 500
IL is not believed that he " struck" the post
masters of large cities like New York, Phila-
deipha and Baltimore, as nothing has been
heard from them, but that he confined his
operations to the smaller fry of country towns.
THE APPLICANTS FOR POSITIONS in the
Treasury department, who were before the
civil service examining board several weeks
ago, are anxiously awaiting the result, but they
VII! lie in suspense for several days yet, as the
Secretary has not selected any names from the
list ether than the seven appointed shortly
appointments yet to be made, and there are
over four hundred names to select from. Over
i've hundred persons competed at the examina-
ton, and over four hundred of them passed.
THE PIEDMONT RAILROAD CAsE.-Attorney
General Williams has recently made decision
in the Piedmont railroad case, which has been
Tor some time pending i'm the courts, on a
mortgage. Application was made that the road
be seized, on the ground that il was coniscated
by the act OF 1861, 1t having been constructed
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dc cisOn is that the Presidents proclamation OF
PARDON of 1858 operated SO as to restore to the
corporators or stockholders all their rights thus
acting as bar against proceedings of the gov
,rnment. The district attorney will therefore
be instructed to discontinue all proceedings
and to foi ;lose the mortgage given by the road
to the confederate government
AIMEE FAREWELL SEAsoN-The acknowl
edged queen of Opera Bouffe, Nile. Marie
Aimee, with the new Partisan troupe, will ap-
farewell engagement in Washington will COM
mt nee next Monday at Wallis New Opera
House, when will be presented the ever most
popular opera La Grdnde DucAesse, in which
Mile. Aimee, as La Grande Duchesse, Mons
Juteeu as Fritz, and Mons. Duchesne as Gen
Baum, have no rivals On Tuesday the new
Brig q ads; on Thursday La Perichsle; on FRIDAY
Nile. Aimee takes her farewell benefit as La
Belle Helene; on Saturday matinee Barbe Bieue
and on on Saturday night the final Performance
VIII commence on Friday at Ellis music store
REVISION OF UNITED STATES LAws.-The
committees of the Senate and House on the
revision of the laws, met here on Monday in
joint session, in pursuance of the law passed at
the last session of Congress. There were pres
ent Senators COnkling, Carpenter and Ransom
Judge Poland, and Mr.. Leach of the House
committee. The object of this meeting is to
max make some arrangement towards closing up
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session for the past three years codifying the
laws, which work is now nearly completed
Inc committee will also make provision to have
all the Indian treaties properly indexed and
arranged, and for this purpose some suitable
person will be selected to do the work. They
Will close up the session to- morrow or next day
EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS IN CHINA.-Gen.
Eaton, commissioner Of education, is in receipt
OF letter from DR.. NJ. A. Martin, president of
the University OF Picking, China, organized
ABOUT hve years ago, in which the writer saws
that two departments have been organized, viz:
one OF languages and one of science. The first
includes in its course of instruction English,
Irene. German Russian and Chinese, and the
latter mathematics, physics, chemistry and
medical science. DIR. Martin saws of the med-
cal science divisions: 'sThis last chair is nearly
established and involves daring innovation on
the prejudices OF the people. We regard it as
but one step towards the formation of medical
department, which shall send forth body of
weI-trained physician to supersede the empi-
public.p He says Instructions will be ven next
year on international law and political ecsnO-
my; In conclusion, he says the university seems
10 DC established on permanent basis, and
that its prospects for the future are better than
at any previous time in its brief history The
university was established after the model of
western institutions OF learning, and has met
with much opposition, especially from the con-
servatlves, who attribute pestilences, earth
quakes, and other calamities to the fact OF its
existence.
SHARP PRACTICE OF NEW YORK BANK
TELLER-He Aaempts to Scindle the Treasury out
Of S50O-Several weeks ago letter was received
at the Treasury Department from party in
New York, who requested that i've hundred
dollars in new money be sent him in place of an
old i've hundred dollar bill which he incloeed
On examining the inclosed bill it Was discoy-
cred that Il was considerably shorter than the
ordinary bulls, and further Investigation re-
ingenuity, it being wholly constructed, with the
exception Of one corner, Of small strips Of other
bills Of the denomination Of $500. These strips
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