Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-03-26
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.


INTERNAL RKvEsUE.-The receipts from this
source today we've S27 800.
THE Pa sIDENT r. ceived a great m any Wis
itcrs to-day the m jor.ty of whom desired oaly
to p?7 her II poets 10 him.
PERsoNAL-Nr b. r. Rio-din editor of the
Charleston Necs, accompanies the South Car.
o'ir1 delegation WIG come {, Wasbins 1oa to
pr Mt - Gong 'sSe & .ievsrcss o. the prop
r-.s lode o. that tie.
NOMINATIONS TIE President sent The fol-
lowing on p, ons - the Sen - tl-dly: Hen
~ p. Role, L. 8. Attorney, dist,ict of New
HanI hire; Moss HsI,et, Chief Justice Su-
preme Court, tsrri'p = Of C)lofIio; VIM. q.
Say Cofert)r Of Irtei Jsl Revenue, "a dis
CONFERENCE.-The Senate in executive
session yeste DAY cor s-m d Ire folio wing n ON
irF .iors: Cfss. ID. Hove d, to be surveyor of
Gust DDs Tor the d'stIict OF Salem and Beverly
Mes: VIM. X. Hayes 10 be PC 'tiDaster at Per-
sons, kar.; j. p. L." ngsly, - be )stmf ter at
Mer'en, IA.
THE Hot sK DISTRICT COMMITTEE held their
regu'e- m, citing this MOI ring and considered
tie bill introduced by Hr. E'drdge on the 23d
instant ''to further define and er'arge the DOW
trs and duties Of the Board of He .'h o. the
District OF COlumbia, }" which was then refetrc I'd
to sub committee corsis ing OF Mes. Loft
lsI d, Eldridge ard Ha ,mer, " it'll Instructions
;, draw up bill which shall punt out more
definitely the powers Of the boArd. Several bills
recently introduced were referred to sal com-
mittees.
NoMrNArIoNs.-The follow ing TO ninatons
were sent u the Senate yesterday: Daniel b.
CIne, to be collector of internal revenue for
the 5th district of Tennessee wicFham s. Ha-
Vers, - be eo"eCto- of crsfoD-s for the district
OF Sag Harbsr, N. V; Alexander Lin,trom, to
r ha fnr fha
Oh: y ton, 3. G.; Calv.n RessoDer, of KAN g,
70 be re eiyer OF public Moneys at Cawker City,
Nan. Pcs mPsters-A. b. Hall. at Gsivest On,
Tex Il. b. kerdell, at Kalamozoo, Mich;
FL lelbert Hub, at Newbeyn, n. C.; Henry
Mullen, at Colr mba, Pa.
Government Charities In the District
of columbia.
Wf'e II e general government has been some
what ii'tberal in reicsiDg to extend ed to MANY
very worthy charitable institutions in the
District of Columbia, and mas thrown the bur.
fact should not be lost sight of that i, b ests6
J'sbHd and fOstered several institutions of tns
character deferred to in this D'strict-notably
rIovIcsnce and the Freedmen's he ,pitals, and
the Columbia Hospital for Women. A simple
analysis of the nativity and residence Of the in
mates or these institutions discloses the reason
why the general government should con.sibute
tows-ds their support. Ia all c"ses tire sfe It
majority OF the inmates reside, when at home
in the states. Take for instance the Columns
hospital for Women were last year the tot al
numOer OF Patients t-eate1 was 2,2S5, of whom
but $50 resided in Washington, while 755 came
from the states or foreign countries. The dat y
o; congress in all such c-ses is consequently
plain.
And while speaking of this particular insti-
.ution Il may be well - state that the i2d Con-
eress appropriated SIS, } for the purK e of
reut dehng ard improving the building. IBIS
was shu.ully done VI q thorough manner by
Mr. Cia-k, 'he architect Of tie Capitol ca en-
SION, and the ipstitu ion 'srOw conc d - IL
a NINA %, n. II
i's size, in the United States. The commur!.y
generally has but q vague idel of the results
accomplished by sdch institution 3; Of t1e vast
araornt Of good which they do from year to
wear in qr'et and unosfsnt .tiors manned. Ths
lect hat such prominent gentlemen as General
Iabr;ck, Gre neral Townsend, Surgeon Genera
Be-nfs, our enterprisng fellow citizen, Mr.
John I. Mitchell, and others, a. pa .rons Of the
ins tut en- In question, ana that the medical
anu surg cal corps embrace some OF the finest
ais nj IN me medical fratsrnity, is sufficient
III one desires to be convinced o. this he has
only to visit the hospital any week day ard n Jts
the throng OF afnicted women who come for
relief. There are about ~ lres beds in 1he
Institution, and number of private ROOTS Tor
errors who are willing and able to pay for
their treatment The annual illustrated re-
ports OF the Lprgeon-iu-chief, which are eagerly
sought after by medic II men - imoo ant ron-
tributiors TO medical science, show q remark
bly, large percentage Of cures, many of them
les which are ordinarily regarded as incura-
bic.
The cove. nment now owns the building and
orrds attached, and it is presumed v al con-
'!nue - act in . liberal spirit In n Amt aiming
the institu' ior. A small sum in edition - the
rtRusr appropriation IL asked for to Complete
the improvement of the grounds, and the Secre-
tsry OF the Interior hrs Recommended its apprU.
pa alton by Congress. We therefore zee no
reason why that oody will refuse to act favora-
blv.
1t is to be hoped that Congress will continue
10 act in the same liberal spirit with Providence
ara the Freedmens' hospitals, and all other in
s.tutf Dns TO which 1t has been customary for
that ,dy to extend aid In the District 1t would
he great mistake - practice economy in this
PAL sicuiar direction.