Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-12-16
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip,

washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL Rzy yESUE.--The recefpts from this
source to-day were S21517O -.
LIEUT.. CHAs. W. CHRISTOPHER, Z. s. N,
has been detached from the Portsmouth ana
granted sick leave.
Ar TBs WFTTE HOUsE.-Among the visitors
at the Executive Mansion to day were Secre-
tsr"s Fish, Bristow, Robinson, Dslano, b.
kUFp, Postmaster General Jewell, Attorne,
GrLeTal Williams. Gen. W. +. sherman Sena
tors Hamilton, FdUunds, Harvey West and
Ramsey; Representatives Hear, FarweIl, Dam
tord' Hurlbut, Lofand, Cotton, and Hawley.
THE TRHUANTEPEC CANAL ROUrE.-Con-
modore Lowe appeared before the House An
preparation Committee this morning advoes-
ting an appropriation for the Tehuantepec ca
Tai across the isthmus OF Darien. COmmis
tiCner DOuRleSs was also heard by the commit
tee with reference to the clerical foTce under
his department.
TEE President VISITS TBB KrNG.-At noon
to-day President Grant, accompanied by Gen
eral sherman, Secretaries Fish, B ristow, Bel
k1ap, RObeson, Dslsno, Postmaster General
Jewell, Attorney General Williams Genera
BabcOck, and Colonel Lackey paid an Off1cjar
visit to his Majesty, King Kaiakaua, at the
Arlington. The visit was brief, but cordial.
REDENT TIoN OF MUTILATED Fractional
CURRENCY BY PosTMAsTBRs-By the resolu-
tiOn Of Senator Boutwell,, offered this morning.
the Committee on Finance Is instructed to 10
quife INTO the expediency Of authorizing the
redemption of mutjlated fractional currency by
the pOStmasters of different cities and to wins OF
the nited States.
REVENUE SToREKEgPRRs APPoINrHp-Tbe
following internal revenue storekeepers were
appointed to-day: John ID. Parmly, Leroy X
Minor, joel II. Wicker. and Geo. W. Schnelby
M tan fba F,IlD
gaugers Henry II. Miller, AlOnzo P. johnson
Geo. Ekins, Jesse Liksns, and BENZ. Bsbcock
5th district or Illinois; Luke P. Schuyler, 18th
district Of Pennsylvania.
RICHARD B. IRWIN, (the witness before the
Committee on Ways and Means in connection
with the investigation of the subsidy grantee
the Pacific mail steamship company edited
Just after the close Of the war, a magazine H..
New York city. story entitled sherman
March to the Sea- with his name on the tiy leai
as author s now filed in the office of the Iibrarial
of the Capitol.
THE IMPORTATION OF CHINESE WOMEN
Hessrs. Page and LuttreIl, members OF the
House from California made arguments befort
the House Foreign Affairs Committee thu
morning, advocating immediate acton on tn.
bill introduced by them with reference to tht
Importation or Chinese women into California
tOr the purposes OF Prostitution. The com mmittet
will examine the treaty powers with Chin4
before deciding az to the best manner to che ck
thS SAOHinS SVl
PBRsoSAL.-The following are registered at
Willsrds Baron Gseiger, Germany; Geo. G.
SAKE, n. Y; Hon. S. j. Comfy, Pa; E.w
ingalls,, Chicago; \. Mckay, n. Y; CHRISTOPHER
Wetherell and family, philadelphia; H. san
ford, \. Y; t. JiOrdsno, Europe; j. MillaTd
Fillmore, ,WyomiDgi Thos. j. Day ton, Wyoming;
Hon. E q. Billings, New Orleans; G. 5. Black
man, Montreal. -. Mr. George wilkes the
editor OF The Spirit Of The TmsI, Is at the Aring-
ton.
CALIFORNIA; Bic TRLRsooPs.-Profexo
Simon NewcOmb, OF the National Obsery atory.
has been requested by the trustees or the Lick
fund to make investigations necessary t.
determine where and FOR what price the great
equatorial telescope may be constructed, which
= 20 De the pride OF the new California Observa-
tory. He viii sail for Europe in q few days, or
duty for the Naval Observatory, and will visit
L0fd kOse, Observatory in Ireland and the
PArls, Berlin and other noted obServatories In
Europe.
A NHW CIVIL RIGHTS BILL.-The House Ju.
dietary Committee this morning settled the civil
rights bill question by adopting an entirely new
bill, and rejecting the bill reported to them by
messTs. Butler, Poland and White, at yester-
days session. The new bill, in many features
is the same as the Senate bill, except that the
penaFy attached to the cemetery clause Is
stricken out. The new bill also provides that
where schools Of equal facilities, capacity, tu-
tilsge, length or session, &c, are provided for
the blacks, the penalty shall not te enforced
~ ainO pIONlucs LnhI ptuaitl6S thali be ait6rna-
i've and not cumulative; that the party pro-
ceeded against shall have the right to elect a
civil OF criminal proceeding, and one shall ACT
as oaT against the other. The committee di-
rected MIR. Butler to call up as coon as possible
the Senate bill now on the House calendar and
otter the new bill as a substitute for it, This
II IL passes the House, will have to be sent to
the Senate for its approval before becoming a
law.
READERS OF the letters Of "Gath," IN the
Chicago Tribune, which have continued for
seven years and been quoted at home and
abroad will regret that the signature has beer
suppressed by MIR. q. A. Townsend for respect
iul reaeons, his relations having ceased with the
Tribune, and he being unwilling to transfer
Gath, as such, to another tocuna tcnens. For
some time he has been desIrous OF avoiding po-
iiticat controversy, and only continued with the
Tribune after the change of proprietors at the
request OF Mr. Medill. A sense OF strangeness
with the new propretorship, and profitable oc-
cupstlon OF more purely literary nature in
duced him to reconsider his deter mi nation and
he retired last Saturday. Mr.. Mediu wrote TO
"Gath" the following pliment:-"0ne thing
you can feel: that Cath made national repu-
tation In the columns OF the 9rlbune and
reached position as a letter-writer head and
shoulders above all his contemporaries In the
United States. L nope that the present farewell
is only an Ter0iT." The letters OF 0I.aertes''
will continue in the Grdpkic, and a serial story
is to appear III the same paper from Mr.. Town
send.
NOMINATIONS AND CoNBIRxAT1oNs.-The
ASeA0Cul ccnt u Tue SeudJ0 yesterday large
number Of nominations, among them those OF
James w. Marshall, first assistant postmaster
general, (beiDg re- sppoIntment.) s. b. Ak
tel, cove rnor Of Utah territory. George A.
Black, secretary of Utah. Charles IL. Cham.
berlin, receiver of public moneys, San Fran
cisco. Charles Mcdonald, receiver of public
moneys, Shasta, California. John s. Ward
register land Office, Lasonvilie, California, and
large number OF appointments made daring
the recess, and printed from time to time In
TIM STAR.
T'ba foIIowipo nop,ipo tinns ,-ara oooA-x.o,L
the Senate in executive session yesterday: Mar
shall Jewell, OF Connecticut, to be postmaster
general. Charles +. CODaDt, assistant secretary
OF the Treasury. Ben amin Moran, at present
secretary Of legation In London, TO be resident
minister TO Portugal, vice Charles II. Lewis,
resigned. Wiokham Hoffman, to be secretary
or legation, Paris. Robt. r. Hit, OF IT,, sec
retsry OF legation In Paris. David Thompson,
OF Ohio, Interpreter to legation in Japan.
Thomas Hilihouse, assistant treasurer, New
York. M.F. BOnzsno, superintendent Of mint,
New Orleans.
TIE DIVORCE OF Mr.. ANKs from his wife,
MARY Glammar Ind 10