Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-03-19

EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL receipts from this
source to-day were s324,Oi9.
ADMIRAL PORTER is much better this after
noon.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK of this city is
now paying dividend Of 20 per cent.
JUICE DENT is veIy low this afternoon. but
feeling somewhat eIsier than last night, when
his death WIS momentarily expectci.
THE WHITE HOUSE was visited by the usual
thrOng of callers to day, and the President gave
audience to as many as time and his public
duties would allow.
THE SENATE Appropriation Committee to
day referred the bill to authorize the Secretary
OF the Interior to use certain unexpended bal
ances of appropriations rem raining Oh the books
OF the Indian Office June 80, 1875, to Mr. Sar-
gent for examination and report.
A COUNTERPART FIFTY CENT NOTE of the
latest series was received at the Treasury to-
day, the sender having already detected it,
The imitation is By no means a good one, and
very little scrutiny Is necessary to discover that
II Is not a genuine note.
Mr.. Dunn, who was recently appointed Chief
Justice of Arizona, was by some mistake cred
tied to West Virginia instead of Nevada. Some
OF the papers in West Virginia are taking their
Senators to task for causing the appointment of
a man from that state whom nobody IN the state
ever heard of.
The HOWARD COURT OF INQUIRY.-COIonel
Benet, of the Ordnance department, and Sec
ond Comptroller BrOadhead were examined in
the Howard court of inquiry yesterday.
The court is engaged to-day in hearing the
testimony of chiefs of accounting bureau Of the
Treatury department as to the measure of re-
responsibility under the laws of Congress.
THE IMPRESSION having been made to some
extent that Senator Ferry, of Michigan, is in
dividually responsible for the expulsion of the
Washington correspondent of the Detroit Free
i'TeSs from the reporters gallery of the Senate,
II lay be proper TO state that his expulsion was
the result of the unanimous action OF the Com
mittee on RuleS-MessTs. Ferry, Ham!in and
MerTmOn.
The SENATE Committee on Commerce this
morning took favorable aCt ton on a petition
IF certain insurance comp 4uies of New York
city. recommending the continuance of the ny
geographic Office IN connection with the Navy
department. The committee agreed 10 repOrt
= bill making an appropriation of $50 900 to
continue the service. 1t should be remembered
that the by geographic office in connection with
that OF the Navy department.
JUDGE NOAH DAVIS, OF New York, formerly
United States district attorney, was before the
Committee of Ways and Means this morning.
and explained his connection with the PheIn4-
Dodge case. He denied the statement of Dis-
trict Attorney Bliss that lie took any moietv
money, and said he emphaticaly refused 10
take any portion OF it. He is to be further ex-
amined by the committee on the general sub
Ject OF moleties.
CONFIRMArIONs.-The Senate in executive
session yesterday confirmed the following nomi
natODs:-Joseph Ii. Chandler, collector of Gus
toms, District Superior, Michigan; David Tur-
ner, collector of customs. Alexandria, Va;
Edwin e. Lewis. Illinois, agent Pueblo Indian-
New Mexico; James Dumas, receiver public
moneys, Springfield, Mo; John A. Prall, pen
sion agent, Lexington, Ky. POstmasters-Sam-
uel G. Camp, Wilmington, H.; Melvin a
Gushing, MinOuk, ILL.,; +. Ii. Weeks, Winona
Miss.
The ARKANSAS JUDICIAL FRAUDs-The
committee on expenditures of the Department
Of Justice at its meeting yesterday heard astate-
uent from Hon. W. j. Hynes, of Arkansas, in
relation TO the allegations against the judicial
officers IN the western district of that state He
said he had examined the allegations and sneak
ing for the delegation from that state, lie be-
ieved all would desire the fullest inquiry. OF
MS own knowledge he could not speak OF the
charges. On Friday the committee will exam
me the detectives who worked up the cases.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Captain Samuel X. Frank
lin, detached from the command of the Wa
bash, and ordered to command the Franklin;
Captain Edward Simpson, from command of
the franklin, and ordered to command the
wabash; Lieutenant Commander +. j. Higgin-
sOn, from the Franklin, and ordered as eXecu-
tive OF the Dictator; Lieutenant Commander b.
r. Day, from the Congress, and ordered a
executive of the Shenandoah; Lieutenant
commander H. b. Robson, from the Dictator,
ana ordered TO return home; LieutenaAts
Henry q. Hunter and Edward p. Wood. from
the Congress, and ordered to the Colorado.
Lieutenants VIM. III. Parker and j. H Davton
from the Franklin, and ordered to the Dictator
Lieutenant Henry ". Lyon, from the Franklin,
and ordered to the Colorado.
PROPOSED REORGANIZATION OF THE Crs-
TOMS REVENUE SRRvICE.-The Committee on
Reform in the Civil Service held a meeting to-
day and agreed TO report, with amend ments
Mr. WOodford's bill to provide for a com mission
ior the organization OF the customs revenue
serVlee OF the United States. As amended the
6ill enacts that within ten dsvs after its passage
the President shall, by and with the advice and
consent OF the Senate, appoint three commits
sloners, OF whom at least one shall have been
An importing merchant, whose duty il shall he
70 c0dify, simplify and arrange all the laws of
the nlted States and regulations of the Treas
ury department with regard to the importa-
tons from foreign countries and the collection
Of duties thereon, for the reasonable reduction
OF allowances 10 officials and Informers, aud for
prcYlGlng proper safeguards in respect to sefZ-
Ures OF books and papers; that such commits
slOners shall be required to present their report
10 The President on or before the first day of
November, eighteen hundred and seventy four,
IN order that he may transmit the same, with
any recommendations thereon, to the present
Congress at the opening of It's second session;
ana mat such commissioners shall each receive
salary at the rate of IS, 900 per annum, AM
shall be allowed TO appoint such clerks as thew
may require, which said clerks shall Jointly re-
celye a compensation not exceeding $1,000
said commissioners shall report their disburse-
ments in detail, with vouchers.
AMERICAN SHIP-BUILDING.-The launching
OF the steamer CITY Of PekiH9, which took place
at Chester, Pa. yesterday was a notable event,
not only in the history OF the Pacific Mail
steamship Company, for which she was built.
but as marking an epoch in American ship
building. With the single exception of the
GreGi Eastern, the new vessel is the largest
merchant shin mil aria