Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-05-09
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

washington News and Gossip.
Is7rrNAL REvENrs-Ths receipts from II. 8
scarce to-day were s675 r.
TIE Howard court of inquiry al lou ned sine
e this afternoon at O'Clock.
SECRETARY RICHARDSON has returned to his
tficial duties a; the Treasury dep lrtment.
NOTHING OF INTEREST vas done in the
House Of Representatives yesterday after our
| report closed.
THE RIVER AND HAREoR approari alton bill
will be reported to the House ON Monday, By
Dir. Wheeler.
GIN. Buffers CONDITION is much i'm
proved. To-day he rc1e out, for the first time
within ten days.
TaE REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL CAUCUS
| yesterday Afternoon on the order of business
| adjourned TO meet on Monday ming, when il
is thought decision nav be reached.
IT is PROBABLE that the Senate Committee
| on Appropriations, in reporting the legislative
appropriation bill, will recommend an increase
in the salaries OF the clerks of the Senate. to
| correspond with the amounts provided for the
| House clerks.
THE PASTORS of churches in Washington are
respectfully requested by the agents of the relief
contributions TO take up collections in their
several churches to morrow for the relief of the
sufferers by floods in the delta of the Mississippi
Ilver. Riggs & Co. receive as treasurers OF the
tunh aud pay on draft or the mayor of New
Orleans.
COLONEL PIATT's LIBEL SUIT against Com
| missioner of Patents Legget, involves the idea
that MIR. Townsend is associated with Colonel
| PIatt in the Capital He retired absolutely
from that paper in the third month of its ex' st.
ence, and has never had any controversy or
| news abeut General Leggett, with whom he is
not acquainted.
MAJOR RICHARDS, Superintendent Metro
pol.tan Police, was examined in executive ses-
sion yesterday in reference to the recent SAFE
| robbery in the District Attorneys office BY the
Joint Special Committee Investigating District
Adairs, to whom the subject was referred by
resolution OF the Honseof Representatives. He
furnishCi the com mittee his report on the affair
made - the Board of Police and sWo-e to the
truth OF its statements.
REDUCING THE TREASURY DEpARrMs NT
FoRcE--The Treasury department, in antici-
| patton of the passage of the bill reducing the
number of clerks, has taken some action looking
| TO reelection OF 500 on the lst of July. An
| order has been promulgated that any clerk who
VIII Voluntarily resign may receive leave OF
| Al SET &c and full pay until June 80. This In
ucement Is not received with great sIscrity ty
the clerks, and none have yet been heard OF
who intend to resign-Wasb. Cor. ". Y. TINES.
THE REPRESENTATIVE in this city of the
two sides in the Arkansas contest are today
ATTEMPTING to effect a compromise of their
dlmcultieS, and have had a conference with the
Attorney General on the subject. IL they sue
coed in their negotiations such plan as they
adopt may be endorsed by the Attorney Gen raj
and cent 10 Little Rock as the basis of eX -cu-
i've i've settle ment OF the case. If the attorneys
themselves fail in the undertaking to effect
settle meTt by compromise Judge Williams
viii decide, and thus end the matter so ia as
the ATTITUDE OF the general government is con
ceTned.
The MEMBERS OF the California delegations
in the Senate and House to-day received tele-
grams, signed BY the president of the cham
OF commerce and some seventy-five prominent
mercantile firms of San Francisco, cOuieIan-
ing the resolution of the California Iegis A. IRE
IN opposition to granting an additional Al!
million subsidy to the Pacific mail China ser
vice. The signers of the telegraphic memorial
say the action of the legislature was suici tai.
and the result Of temporary iafatu4tion an.
that If confirmed by Congress il would involve
the loss 10 American shipping OF lar &c
ton of Orien al trade, and throw the sa ne into
the hands Of subsidized English lines.
TIE BRAUN AUTorYPEs-The constant
crowd OF people OF culture, taste, and fashion
at the bookstore OF Warren Choate * Co. to see
ihe Braun autOtypes, and the large amount o.
purchases made, serves 70 show that anything
really hrst-class in the way OF art IL sure 10
meet with appreciation here. IL is to be hoped
that full set of this very remarkable
and interesting collection may be secured
lor some public Institution in this city-by the
Ccrcoran Gallery, more particularly for the
reason that 1t has all the facilities for their
| proper display. III we cannot have the originals
| of these works of art, which are retained with
such Jealous care by their Old World possessors,
| let US have the best copies extant, such
| are afforded by these autotypes. We be-
| heye every capital and large city in Europe,
Ms well as New York, Philadelphia, Boston.
| ST Louis, aud even New Haven, and mlky
| Pntsburg, in this country, have secured sets
Tor their art galleries, libraries, or public insti
! buttons; aid the capital of the nation shOuld
lot De behind. The kensingtOn Museum, Lon
/ don, the government tine-ar authority for Eng
| land, purchased twenty-five sets for national
, distribution, and Queen Victoria purch ased
| sets or the Durer, HOlbeiD, and Michael An
/ gelo autO'yPes for her private library at Wind
| sor. These facts serve TO show the estimation
| IN which the Braun pictures are held by the
| eonnoisseurs OF the world.
Asuggestion to Delegate Chipmau
| Editor STAR: | notice in the proceeding. OF
| Congress that our delegate has introduced a
bill not TO require security for the execution OF
| wills IN cases where the testatOr requests that
| security may not be eJacted. This is a step IN
| advance of the law a IL now exists But WHY
| not make the bill conform TO the law upon the
| sub ect IN Pennsylvania, New York, New .Jer-
| Seys anu presume in majority OF the states.
| which does not require security from An exccu-
TOR If he Is resident of the state, unless on ap-
| pncailon OF a creditor or heir, sustained by
PROOF matt the estate would not he safe in the
executors hands? The reason for this il obyi-
Gus. The testatOr selects some one in whom he
/ CONFIDENCE, and 10 Il presumable. il his
/ shes could he ascertained, he would not
desire TO subje ct the executor to the necessity
! OF procuring security for the faithful discharge
or sacr5d duty. Besides, some people are so
/ sensitive IN reference TO asking persons to be-
| come their bondsmen that there have been fire.
| quent cases OF remuneration of executor shin
| rather than ask friend 10 90 upon their bonds;
| 4nd IN this respect the testator's intention is
! 'e'eated and the administration goes irto Ia nds
! under the appointment OF the court. whose only
interest In the execution OF the will is the COM
! missions 10 be derived from IL. and not TO ender
himself by bad administration liable under mis-
4 b I'd There Is none OF that holy sentiment
4 That unites man to his friend even in his grave
| and makes him look after the trusts cenfded TO
| him by the deceased with more scrupulousne.s
| than If bis friend was living to scrutinizs his
| acts. These suggestions are made with great
| difference simply for the consideration OF our
| delegate. under the impression that while ne ia
| contemplating an important reform in our tes-
| tamel ttry law II would be well 10 make il thor
| ougb, so "a to remedy all OF its defects in that
particular feature A CoSsrTTrxxT
| 1BE STEAMSHIP ETHIOPIA DIsABIRD-Tba
| steamship Pennsylyanla, which arri we'd AZ New
toIk nom Glasgow yesterday reports that
| april .. latitude 81 81, longitude S,9 90 fell
| in with Anchor line CtA