Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-11-25
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Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL RKvEEUK,-The receipts from this
source to-day were S2es ,565.63.
TAE AMOUNT Of LatIoaaI bank notes received
to-day fog redemption fOots up sS76 $50.
THE L. S. STEAMER RICHMOND wss at Paua-
ma November Is h-OfficeTs aud crew well. She
expected to sail the folIOSing week for VAL
pIrsisO.
DEATH or A NAVAL LIsUTRsANF.-The
Navy department has received information of
the death on the 18th instant st Stafford, Yer
mont, Of Lieutenant j. b. Smith, L. $. navy.
THE PRESIDENT was not at home TO visitors
to-day, being engaged in clearing his desk of
letters and papers, and preparing 10 commence
the reparatiOn of his annual message.
POsTNAsTERs APPoIHrBD.-The President
has appointed John B. Pesrce postmaster at
Bristol, Il. l., and Orlando 7. Clark at Water
loo, Ind
INTERNAL REVENUE APPOIHrMRSTs.-The
following internal revenue appointments were
made to-day: K. II. Gettenay. stOrekeeper, 1st
district of illinois; Dsniei O. wardell, gsuger
u Tennessee; j. h. Gravener, gluger, 9th
Kentucky.
Z. b. WIGHT, Esq, who was for some time
the correspondent here Of the New York Times,
and since then Of the new paper, the Republic,
has resigned his connection with the latter
hssPeGr pr G, 70 become Washington correspondent OF
dered him several days ago by Mr.. Medhl.
D1HAgn TuR
j. II. Robinson, Assistant Solicitor OF the
Treasury Department, is at San Francisco, and
through him formal demand has ben made
upon the Central Pacific railroad company for
hSe per cent or Its net earnings since the COM
pletion OF the road.
Hon. LYMAN h. Bass, of Buffalo, ths able
young Representative from that district, was
married in that city to-day TO Miss MetcaiH a
beautiful and accomplished young LADY They
will spend week or ten days in New York,
and reach this city the last OF next week Mr.
Bass has secOTed suite of rooms at the Airing
ton for the winter.
THR CLBRKs IN THB NAVY DEPARTMENT
were allowed to leave at noon to day, in order
70 provide for their Thanksgiving dinners.
Clerks in other departments were not SO fOrtu-
nate, having to put in full days work, as
usual; however, there is no hard feeling on the
subject. the UnfOTtunates cOntending thst they
VIII have much better appetite for their din
ner tomorrow.
CUTTING DOWN TIE SPECIAL AGENTS.
Postmaster General Jewel contemplate, making
further reductions in the special agency force
Of the Post Ofice department. The present
force numbers 40. II is 10 be cut down 10 30
One agent will be stationed in all of the lead
ing ciliss; the rest win have theE headquarters
IN Washington, 70 be used for purposes OF de-
tail As the necessities Of the department may
require.
AN APPEAL FOR AID FOR TUscUNBIA.-The
Mayor of Fuscumbia, Ala, in a telegram to the
President announcing the loss Of life, suffering
and desttution in that city, occasioned by the
tornado there on Sunday, appeals for aid In the
form OF government rations, a. immediate re-
lief rs actually necessary. President Grant was
obliged to direct the Secretary OF War TO reply
that the appropriations for the subsistence or
the army were barely sun eient to purchase the
necessary supplies FOR the soldiers. Nothing
eau be done without the sanction of Congress
SALE OF THE PHILADELPHIA PREss.-CoI.
John ". Forney has sold to Hon. Alex X. Nc
Clure the daily and weekly Philadeiphia Press
Col. Mcclure takes possession on the 1st of an
lary, and will issue The Press as an independ-
ent DISQUALIFICATION journal: The negotIa-
ions were concluded on yesterday by cable
Col FOrney being in London, where he will re-
main FOR some time. The price paid for The
Press, exclusive of the building, IL reported TO
exceed 100000. Col Mcclure, who has been
u Washington for the past day or 80, left for
Philadelphia this afternoon.
TIE CAPITOL POLICEMAN Nor ELECTED TO
CONGRRss--The story of Lee, co!ored work
man in the Capitol, who was appointed through
the influence Of Mr. RaiDey, the colored mem
seT OF Congress from the first district of South
Carolina, and who went to SOuth Carolina 10
sssist the latter In his canvass for reelection,
and then accepted the independent nomination
for Congress and became Ra!neyfs competitor
IS wen known. The report that Lee was elected
proves 70 be false; he was beaten BY CO majori-
y. The vote wss-Rainey, 13 608; Lee, 13, $50.
Rsiney, it is expected, will have Lee removed
nom bis position in the Capitol Wash. Dor.
". L. Eve. Post.
PERsorAL.-Secretary Delsno left Washing
ton last night TO spend Thanksgiving in Ohio
.''' Senator FentOn has gone TO Texas. King
Rslskaus, OF the Sandwic Islands, Is expected
10 reach San Francisco in the United States
steamer Benicia about December 5, and 70 ar
i've o. special train in this city between De-
cember II and 10. ''.' Hon. Schuyler Coifax
accompanied by Mrs. COlfsx, is spending a Few
days in Baltimore with his friend. Mr.. S. NJ.
shoemaker. ''-' The following Are among the
arrivals at Willard's 10 dav: ID. W. O. Wheeler,
\. Y; Hon. Charles O'SeiiI, Phiia.; W. f.
Stocking. y. Z; a. X, Mcclure, Pa; G.. W.
Prescott, Mass; n. Folsom, New Orleans.
TIE SEAL Lock BUsrEEss.-A Washington
special 10 the New York Tribune says: The
Secretary OF the Treasury has been engaged
for several months past in the In investigation OF
the seal lock business. From facts brought 70
his attention he early became convinced that
much fraud was connected with its adoption
and subsequent use. The rrst steps taken TO-
ward examining the matter revealed the fact
that good part Of the papers connected with
the case had been abstractsd from the files and
cut out OF letter books. This of course increased
| the SecTetaTy's suspicious, ana inquiry into the
| subject has been pushed with vigor. Some
| OF the principal parties % these transactions
sre known, aud some OF them are promi-
nent persons. Arrests Of some of these may be
expected as soon a. the evidence Collected can
be put in proper shape.
IF IT BE TRUE, as reported in the morning
papers, that Mr.. A. B. Mallett has resigned his
position as supervising architect of United
states buildings, the country will hear of IL
with regret. Here in this city every one who
Das seen the new post Once viii cheerfuiiy ad-
ult that We have at length public building
Sblcb Is q credit TO the country aud an OrnA-
ment to New York. A comparison of the post
otkee with the terribly csstiy and ugly city court
mouse sno with the buildings erectsd by private
| enterprise, such as the Western Union RsraTi
| and Tribune buildings, and others, will show
| now far superior in architectural design ana
| economical construction is this new post ofica.
| There are some details in the building which
are open TO criticism. such as the gliding
1 and the 0f NJ h.