Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-12-31

VIII be ITeEentcd in the following order: MILF
taIy Academy, Post Office, Pension, Suniry
Civil Expenses, Deficiency, and River and
HaIGoT. Nearly or quite ali will completed
IEiUrto the reassembl'Bg of Congress.
HALF HoLIDAY.-The public departments
were sill closed at noon to-day, and the en-
ployes after exchanging the compliments of
the season departed, the majority OF them in
III best of humOr with themselves and every
body eEe to make arrangements for welcoming
the New Year.
MDLLE ALBANI, the great American prima
donna so acknowledged throughout the mus-
cal world will on Monday evening next give a
grand concert at Lincoln Hall. Thls artist Will
be supported hy stars OF no inferior ma yuituds,
and the public may take advantage OF this hsr
only appearance in this city.
TEE DEVELOPMENTS in the Pacific Mail in
vestiestoD, in New York, yesterday, were ofns
special Importance. The testimony produced
went to show that StoCkwell was charged with
$40 COO, and the use OF the money for the pur-
rcss Of bribery was not authorized by the board
of directors.
NATIONAL BANK NOTES received to-day for
redemption, s6s7 ,44O. The following are the
total amounts received each month since the
establishment of the redemption bureau: july
sl0539,2C7; August, so, O,593.366 September
g. .S2l 4C6 October, IS ,6ls $50, November So
3ZS9t; December, Sll,472, ,I5G. Total, S56,-
CI2CiI.
THE TRANSIT OF VgNUs.-The Smithsonian
Institution received telegram yesterday, from
Ahey, astronomer, Royal Greenwich Observa-
tory, that the observations Of Peters, one OF tue
american ooseTveTs OF the transit OF Venus at
New Zealand, are great success, aud that two
hundred ana thirty-seven photographs were
made OF the first contact.
PERsONAL.-The following persons are regis.
tered at Willsri's s. SecOr, j. Seeor, n. y:
Hon. NJ. j. Southland, Ii. j. Baker and family
=. Y; ". p. Stymeus, Geo. ID. McCrearv, Pail
adelphia; +. W. Smith, ST. Joseph, j . l.. LTCn
and wife, Toronto; j. z. FsIier, Pa; Jay COol5,
Pa; Ii. Stsn5ery and wife, Geo. II. ThOmas
Norwich. .'''T The property OF the late Repre-
sentative CrCcker Is estimated to ye worth
q CCG,g.0
NAvAL ORDEFs.-COmmauder b. Z. Taylor.
detached from Tie command Of the WaChusstts
and placed on waiting orders. Lieut.. Com
maIder Frank WildeS. Lieut.. a. B. Wyclll,
hasteTs Nm. a. Hadden, and T.. II. Hughes.
EUsign ". II. II. Mas-er, Surgeon George W.
Weeds, Assistant Surgeon James W. Busll,
Chief Engineer Albert Aston. and Cadet En-
PiDetTS "A. Y. zane, j. r. Idw3rdS, and G. 50.
b. Ransom, frCm the WashQsstts and plac d on
waiting orders.
TIE ALAsEA SEAL FIsHsRIEs,-Mr. ". Il.
Elliott, who, by a joint resolution OF Congress,
was requested TO proceed to Alaska AMI inyes-
tIgate the condition Of the zeal fisheries, hes
made a report 10 tine Secretary OF the Treas
ufN MI EtiOIL Is OF the OniD-ON IN AZ the
nusl crop Of seal skins is all that makes Alaska
valuable possession, and that il the killing O.
seals is carried on subject to strict regulations
and limitations, the number will not be mate
| rally diminished. There must TO better ioc Al
| government, however, TO enforce the laws arI
| protect the fisheries.
GREAT DISTRESS has been occasloned in the
| families Of the four hundred employees recently
| disnlssed from the bureau Of engraving anI
printing, owing to the work heretofore done il
tIat bureau having been transferred to New
AOrk ni.nk nc Il c0npauies under contracts. The
superintendent, hlr. McCgrtee, l. beseiged
both ii hls house aud at the department, to 10
something for them, but though his sympathles
are with tue eN-eDplOyes, lie is pOwerless 10
assist them, and states tGat unless Congre.s
soon takes acton in the matter OF printing. 2
further reduction OF force viii become n9ce.-
sary.
TIE CONGRESSIONAL INyEsTIGArORs ~
THE SoUTH.-The New Oclcau5 CongrcssiOus
investigating committee met in New OrIeau,
yesterday, and commenced the taking Of test
mODy They decided to Contiue their Inyesti-
cations to the returning board and white leagn.
several witnesses were examined. The O6iess
OF the committee evidently is 10 Investigate
thoroughly the recent election, beginning WITH
the registration and ending vita the returning
bOaTE.
The Congressional investigating committee
TO inquire into the troubles IN MIssis=IpI,l AT
rived at Nicksburg yesterday.
THERE ARE IMPORTANT cHANGEs to be made
in he TTeasury department after the let pros-
ino, but for reasons OF policy it is not deemed
prudent to announce them in detail az present
In this connection II may be stated til tt in de-
teTminIng upon the changes yet to be made,
Secretary BristOw has not been influenced ia
the least b. tie cl2mOT5 OF parties Inside or OUT
slcs Of the department who have lost their
lEAueGct IN the control OF certain bureaus. The
changes WIll Ge made IN the interest OF the GOV
ernment service, and after they are made, tie
inside and outside ci!ques will ind that they
have rot gained N the least.
TIE NEW SUPERVISING ARCaITgCT.-Mr.
WD a. Potter, OF New York, who has accepted
/ the position OF Supervising Architect of the
Treasury department, TO enter upon his duties
on Saturday, ls the son OF the late Bishop Pct
ter, OF PenDsy ylVania, AMI a brother of Hr.
CiATkson n. Potter, a member of Congress from
New York. In his profession he il a man Of
exceptional ability, and has achieV Vsd an envia-
bic reputation. He is the architect OF the Berk-
SHIRE Athenrum, Congregational church, at
| Springfield, Mass TIE Amherst college chapel
and the Princeton Scientific School and Ii
hTary, which i considered the best building for
IT, purpose u the United States. MIR Potter is
gentleman of sPOtless record and business life.
and IS entirely free from political prejudice.
s@.-
WAEMOTH DISCHARGED FROM CUSTODY
At New Orleans yesterday Coroner DehIspe
msCe stId avit against Warmotb, charging him
with murder. Ihs case as then tried before
d ucge Staes. Several witnesses we're examined.
and their testimony did not vary materially
from The account Of the affair given by eX-C)y
Warmoth himself, and teiegrspheG Saturday
After hearing AL tue evidence, Judge Stses lie
clded the charge OF murder was not proven
against WdTmOth, and discharged the prisoner.
STRIKE iTRIs.-The Chinese are patieut and
SkLfuI mechanics, and II Is not surprising that
the watChmakers OF California are disposed 10
employ them in their shops. The white work
Elel in the Cornell watch factory al San Fran
cisco threaten to strike il Cinnamon are en-
pOyed, but the prOpretOrs are determined to
Try the experiment. The operatives AT the
Fail River (Massschusetts) cotton mills have
also deter mined 10 resist a reduction OF wages.
GEE. MORGAN l.. SMITH DID Not COMMIT
SUlCIDE.-A post mortem examination of the
bOdy OF General Morgan l.. Smith, who died
suddenly IN jersey City, was mado last night,
and death found TO have been caused by CON
geslion OF the lungs. There is no foundation
Tor the report that the deceased committed
suicide,
CORRECT-At the convention of the state as
soclBtiOn Of school commits sioners and super:n-
ferdents or New YORK, now in session at Svra-
ouse, resolution was adopted asking Congress
10 consecTate part Of the moneys accruing from
'he sale OF public lands for the purpose OF al
Tsnclng the cause Of education.