Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-10-21

Washington News and Gossip,

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Washington News and Gossip,
INTERNAL REvESUE-Fhs receipts from this
source to-day amounted to 1926, ,2iO5o.
SBEAToR MORToH wore ont his last pair o.
pants 10 small advs ntage.-- fourier journal.
THE President has appointed Thos. Savage
United States attorney for the southern distEc ct
of Florida.
TIE AMOUNT OF national bank notes rsca5v,3
for redemption at the Treasury to-day W.
sos 600.
LEAVE OF ABsEaCE tor sjx months has been
granted Second Lieut.. Allen, 81 cavalry, Fort
FetteTman, Wyoming territory.
NAVAL ORDERS - -Ordered-Lieutansut W. II
Everett TO the navy yard, New York, tue = %.
November next; Ensigns j. l.. Huus lcker aud
Ii. G. Nye to the coast survey.
MAJOR GKoRsE g. HUNT, 1st cavalry. A.
ViCksburg, Miss., has been ordered to remove
his office to New Orleans, and there continue
his dis5ursing duties.
TIE EXTENSION of the leave of absence
granted Lieut. Col. Carr, 5:h cavalry, has been
sgill further extended until April 80, 1876, on
surgeons certificates Of disability.
MOVEMENTS OF PRESIDENT GRASr.-Pres-
i3ent Grant held reception in the drawing
r ON of The Palmer house, Chicago, yesterday,
which was attended by a very large number OF
people, including many prominent citizens
The President left Chicago this morning by
the Michigan Southern railroad, via Cleveland
and Pitfsburg, for Washington.
TEE RESOLUTIONS adopted at the recent
meeting of the members of the bar of the Su-
Ireme Court OF the United States in respect to
=
presented 20 the court on Friday by Attorney
General Williams, who will, at the time of the
presentation. submit appropriate remarks on
the life and character OF the deceased.
PERsoNAL-Ex Attorney General Acker-
man, of Georgia, is in the city. ''''Robert b
Lines, who accompanied the commission an.
pointed to visit the Sioux and other Indian
tIitos, returned TO the city to-day. ''.'Lieut.
X ID. Hitchcock, United States navy, arrived
iD the city to-day. He is under orders u pro
ceed TO Fernspdna, Fla, in connection with
the coast survey.
Mr.. WIZARD continues to hurst the guns in
trusted to him for riding on his pan. He has
burst at Nut Island another ffteen-inch gun
which he hsd put through his famous process
lie was firing sub- calibeT pr0jectile. Judging
iIoIo ms past career III bursting guns, ana YET
getting continued appropriations. in the face Of
failures that exhibited the densest ignorance Of
artillery, II IS perhaps too much to expect that
he vii at once be shut oil from the Treas1rg.
though We should say that even Gen. Garfield
mast become convinced that il is hig!l tIus to
get ia OF hlm'-Arnly ana Nary Journal.
REsUNPTION or REDEHPTIoN.-The radsmp-
ton agency OF the Treasury department will
not resume the general redemption to-day, a.
announced. The redemption will however. be
resumed within few days. The redemption
agent Will first redeem the notes which have
already accumulated in the Treasure auO
bav
not received attention; after that the banks
generally will be called upon to send in theu
letters from country bankers indicating surp7isl
at the facility with which so many of thsir
notes have already been redeemed.
The NEW I.oAN,-The adyices at the Treasury
department indicate the syndicate will cOnclui,
At their option for the remaining Sll4, 900 0OC
which expires February l. In this event, how.
ever, although no definite action will be taken
until the contracting parties have decided upon
their course to the option, il is probable tba-
the entire Sl1f 900 900 will not be called at one
time. The fact that the Treasury department
Will find it difiGult to perform the clerical work
ior the transfer OF 80 large an amount go short
time, and the further fact that an immediate
call Tor so large an amount might tend o.
derange the money markets OF the world, and
doubtless determine the Treasury department
TO make call for the remaining STA COO 0OO in
small lots Of from ten to fifteen millions. H.
this case the calls will doubtless extend over q
perlOu OF seven months.
WASHINGTON GossIP.-AdmlraI Porter's
handsome mansion bids fair to be ablaze with
the brilliant light of honeymoons this winter
As the Isesns announcing the marriage OF his
TWO sons with southern heiresses are waited u
on the wings of autumnal WINDS, and Dame
kumor-the busy oody-nOt always reliable
conhdentlally informs Us that Miss Lizzie has
brought 10 her feet a distinguished New York
Journalist, with all his money, enterprise, horses
ana sOnp philanthropy. NJ iss Porter is conspi
cuous for her fine nodded figure, ami exdai-
site taste in dressing, and her very gracefu!
daLclDg. Her face IS not in fhe least pretty.
and her expression rather naughty and tnsJu-
Giant
Miss Kate Wise. who is to be married the lat
Ter part or this month TO ''handsome Jack" Nil
Ter, or the navy, is a very piquant, spriyhtIy
young lady OF about twenty. Her grandfather
was Edward Everett. and her fathey a comuo-
dore in the navy. The large house which the
FAMILY now occupy the property of Mrs. Wise
STANDS at the corner OF G. and 18th streets. T.
is an immense house, with grand connecting
psrIOrs, OF ample enough dimensions to acc IN
modate several hundreds comfortably. It was
once the residence ut jefferson Davis when u
). Senator here, and another time the fine, Old
time gentleman Gov. Marcy. when either Sec
retafy OF War or State Cleaner, =" in Cinriq-
11tt GGCstfe.
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