Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-12-10


TIE NATIONAL BANK sOTgs received today
r redemption, f.. m s4O3 500.
No Quorum being IN attenCa &C. the H use
Dl-tI ct Committee held uO meeting this III orr
iDg.
TEE G MMITTBE ON BANKING AND CUR-
EsNCT this me- rniDg call I'd aPon ths President,
and had short copverss ion reIatiye to finances.
VICE President WILSON entertains Mr..
william Forster at ciUner tO-niEht. The mem
be-s OF the Cabinet and ether prominent per-
Onsges Will be present.
SENATOR FLANAGAN and Coz. Ochiltree, of
Texas, had audiences with the PT4si lent this
morning relative TO the L. S. Iaarshalship Of the
eastern district of Texas.
At TEE WHITE HoUsK-The Postmaster
General and Representatives Burchard, Morey,
Garfield, Townsend, Wallace, Pelham, aud
Monroe, had audience with the President to-
day.
IT WAS RUMoRED At the Capitol to-day that
FIX Gov. Shepherd was alarmingly Ill. The re-
port was unfOunded, We are glad to say. The
Governor has been suffering for some davs with
eOid, but was on the street to-day attending
To business.
IMPORTED CEISEsE PRosTITUTEs.-Mr.
Page, of Cal, has been notified hat he will be
EOuse on Tuesday next in advocacy of the bill
~ prevent the immig ration OF Chinese women
INTO California for immoral purposes.
The SENATE DISTRICT CONNITrKB.-Sena-
tor Lewis Chairman OF tue Sena's District Com
mittee5 has been quite unwell since the meeting
OF Congress, aud leaves T, T Virginis tonight TO
be absent a few days. There will Oe no meet
ing OF the committee til Friday, 18th inst.
PARDONED BY The PREsIOgNT.-The Presi-
dent has PaTdOned John WhisOnalt and jerome
WhIsOnant, OF So1th Carolina, both convicted
0s kUklux offences AID sentenced each to five
wears imprisonment at All bany, New York, and
ne huudred dollars fine. They have served two
years Of their term.
Mr.. MICA RTHU R.-It Il understood that Mr..
Macarthur has procured from Secretary Bristow
Al tension or the time for deciding whether
ne will take the Office of Treasury architect;
ard that, in the event OF accepting, he Will be
allowed to retain the place and pay OF super
yising architect Of cur ciry hall. TIE paw of the
Treasury Office Is we believe, five hun iTed dol
iaIs larger than that OF his present supervisor
ship ot the post office. Some Of the objections
% accep eptAnCe are removed, but the ultimate
decision is still 2 matter OF dOubt.-Fhii1. Rec
oTd.
IHB ADJUTAST GENERALS sDEPARTMENT.-
Mr. Ferry, OF Connecticut, at the request OF
General Vincent, introduced in the Senate
yesterday bill, which was read twics aad re-
providing for the reduction of the Adiutaut
Generals department Of the army. Ii provides
'ita At tue dJutant GeTeTais department Of
he Amy shall hereafter consist of one adjutant
yereT8l, with the rank and paw of brigadler
genera: two assistant adjutant generals, with
he rank and pay OF colOnels; four assistant ad-
lutart generals, with the rank and pay Of lieu
-eLant cO0nels; and ten assistant adjutant gen.
erals, with the rank and pay OF majors.
AT TEE CAUCUS OF republican Senators held
z
lent pro 'emPOre. Considerable time was spent
EdiseUSsIBg The situation of affairs IN Arkansas
ut LO line VI action was agreed upon. Only a
.ev -natOTs expressed themselves in favor OF
Intervention. and even these were not agreed as
, tie exact form Of government. Others were
tl~rUsed TO postpone action, as the present con-
lliIUn OF the state did not seem to justify Con-
Htssiondl measures, al accounts represent
Es people generally - Oe satisfied with their
re eDt gOEerIrGCHt, with no cause for violent
Jst1s rauce. The question of the c0rditiOn OF
LOUISIANA also coming III several Senators said
p wound D. found on examination that one or
wO at the other southern states had no more
legal existence than louisiana, AMI therefore
'LtTc should he au investigation Concerning all
u them III order to establish theiT validity.
TBE SwATARA's TRANSIT OF VENUS CRUISE
/ private letter received here from Kerguelen
| ISLAND, from one OF the transit OF Venus OBJ
/ servers on the SsataTa, dated September 5th
/ -ays that they landed there the Monday pre-
glOus. They were not aGle to land the tran sit
/ party az Crozet, owing ~ the high winds, which
blew almost a gale while the steamer lay there.
We have plenty of wind here, aud snow so ualIs
/ every day, and plenty or ice for cool drinks" }"
The mountain peaks were covered with snow.
I We have been very busy since landing our
/ 'ssIs, building our house, which is the finest
| On tie Island. We expect to remain here i've
| OF SIX months, ana think we will be able to re-
turn 70 the United States abOGt next Septem-
I her. We hsVe splendid duck shooting here, and
- q ID many b,rds, but they are ali fishers and
I 10, good for the table. We DO not know which
u Ia r4Fn hFlaa or ,k
| sL:gIe. My health Is Il st rate, but / am not
| .aTJ JcpiaTly fond % the sea. prefer TO sail on
-he Pn'oru4 &C, o. le good snip Liza Jane, with
! sUE iaYCi.te captain 81 the helm"
TIE REroET os The FREzDMKs's BANK.-
] Tie report OF the Commissioners appointed to
| wind up the AT airs OF the Freedmen's Bank
| will shortly be submitted to Congress. AS each
| JI tie branches was really an iud viiusl bank
| lie work Of tCs comm -ssiJners really amounted
/ .J tie settlement OF he affairs Of tEIrty-fcur
| oanHs. The report Is vO!uHiL)us one, AZ the
/ commissioners make complete exhibit OF the
/ aoLdIuon Ct the bank, q ling 4 dcraIlsd state
| ..IHJ Of the amount aud Character OF It's in
/ leJteGuess and a schedule OF the asssts. Ltrge
/ portions Of these assets hot o. 4 kind ar-
1 hOTiZeG by the Charter, and conside derable losses
EiIl Dc Que TO inJudicous loans, IN sde chiefly in
| be south. The Indebtedness OF the bank
I amounts TO about S3,OCJ, 900, for wh5h there
/ axe assets amounting o. heir face vslle II 80
! pei cent The commissioners attempt no esti-
mate OF the zeal value OF tie assets that il a
I Depend upon the mode Of collection. All the
readily convertible assets we're disposed OF prior
{ JC the suspension OF the bank, and Other Dor
/ -ICns Of the assets bad been hypOthecated, and
| he commissioners had to raise money 10 redeem
/ them and save them from sacrifice. These
facts indicate q at the settlement OF the affairs
Of the bank will be tedious process, unless the
4 interests OF depO,ItOrs are rulhisssy sscrihcsd
/ IN order to realize upon the assets Tue COM
/ misSi0LCrs have nov a5OIt 500 900 deposited
/ With tue Secretary of the Treasury, aDd TO IN AXE
/ even 4 dividend OF 20 per cent. To the seventy
\ NO thousand deposi5Oss OF the bank would re-
( tU!re SCOO, 600.
TIE WAsHINGToS MARKET COMPANY BILL
IN COEeREss.-The following resolution was
| adopted By the Senate yesterday;
"RsSoTrsd, That Senate report No. 4i9, 43i
! Congress- ist session, and Senate bill 937, bill
I repeating portion of the act entitled 'Au act
/ making appropriations - supply deficiencies, >
| approved March Sd, 1873, and dissrproving and
anhulling IOrtion of the act of the legislative
bly Of the District OF Colum bia, of the date
/ OF August %, 1874, from Committee on Public
/ Buildings ana Grounds, be referred 60 the
/ Enumitfea On the .Tudirfarv with tnstrusfiaua