Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-18
EVENING STAR.

EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvESUE.-The receipts from
this source to-day were sisl .2s6.26
The RECEIPTS from customs to-day at the
Treasury department were 1921, 02S
THOMAS X. LETcHER was to-day appoint
Ell internal revenue storekeeper in the LIST
Kentucky district.
THE LEAVE of absence granted Captain
Jacob Paulus, 18th infantry, has been ex-
tended nine months.
SECOND LIEUT.. CHARLES W MASON,
18th infantry, has been transferred to the 4th
infantry.
RESIGNATION ACCEPTED.-The President
has accepted the resignation of Second Lieut..
Eugene o. Fechet, 20 artillery, to date from
Feb. 18th last.
ALONG THOSE who called or the Presi-
dent to- day were Senators Allison. Dorsey,
Clayton, and Representatives Butler, Cobb,
ard Potter.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY CowEN left for
Salt Lake City last evening, ON business
connected with the Department Of the Int
riOf. He expects TO be gone about three
weeks
SENATOR JOHNSON has appointed Mr..
Livingston Browning his private secretary.
Mr.. Browning is young lawyer of the
Washington bar, and a brother of the late
Col VIM. y. Browning, who was secretary
to Mr.. Johnson while President.
RADON CCuWAnz tho
Minister, denies the report published last
week in cable dispatch that the Emperor
Francis Joseph had received and accepted
his resignation. He states that he has not
resigned, nor has he received an " intelligence
from Austria indicating change.
A BOARD OF army officers. TO consist Of
Col. Rufus ingalls, assistant quartermaster
general; Major Alexander Chambers, 4th in
fantry; and Assistant Surgeon General A.
Otis has been ordered 10 meet in this city on
the 1st Of April next 10 decide upon the pat
tern and prepare specifications for the ambu-
lance for army use.
RENEWING THE NATIONAL BANK NOTEs.
The national bank redemption agency of the
Treasury is now redeeming, asserting, and
delivering for destruction and replacement
with new notes half n million dollars daily
III national bank notes unfit for circulation,
and the amount so delivered and assorted
since the LIST of July last is So ,41O, 1876 all of
which has been replaced by new notes.
BOARD OF VISITORS TO THE NAvALACAD-
ENY-The Secretary of the Navy has APP
pointed the following board of visitors 10 the
Naval Academy at Annapolis Major Gen
eIal T.. q. Z. Ord, U. :. A; Prof A. NJ. Cow,
James. Texas: Prof. Ezra ID. Carr, Cal; Prof.
A. ID. White, Cornell University: Col. w. T..
Potter, N j.
FRELINGHUYsEN's LOUISIANA REsOLU-
TION.-The republican members of the Sen
ate held a caucus this morning to consider
what action they would take with reference
TO Mr. Frelinghuysen's resolution approving
the action heretofore taken by the President
in the case OF Louisiana. The matter was
debated, but no conclusion was reached and
the caucus adjourned to re-assemble after the
adjournment of the Senate today.
LAwLEssNEss IN TExAs.-A telegram to
Attorney General Williams from Austin,
Texas, reports trouble at Waco, growing out
of an attempt TO arrest four men detected in
passing counterfeit Tres sury notes. The
sheriff of the county was called upon for aid, ,
and he responded by securing three OF the
men. He then refused To hand them over to
the Jnlted States officers, and organized a
mob and resisted the deputy marshals and
prevented the writs from being served. The
United States marshal has left Austin for
Waco and expects TO secure the men with
out calling upon the military.
bind. Tuesday evening. Mrs. Hustled, Of
Nebraska, read an Interesting paper about
the quaint town of San Antonio. enlivened
by many bright personal recollectiOns. IL
was picture which brought about the old
blood stained Alamo sharply from the deeD
Spanish shadows behind il, and evoked skill
fully the dramatic figures of Crockett and
Bowie and Travis and others whose history
fills the heroic age of Texas. Preluding and
following the reading were several ballads
chaImingly sung by Mrs. Skinner. The poem
of The Eacherlor's Hail. was given by Mr.
Chauncey Hickox with the elocutiOnary
felicity and humorous point characteristic
of the recitations by this gentleman.
THE BLACK HILLS QUEsrIoN.-The Presi-
dent yesterday transmitted to the Senate
number of documents from the War and In
terror departments relative TO the Black
Hills country. Among the documents was n
letter from Secretary Delano, giving the pro
visions of the treaty of 1858 with the Sioux
has taken steps To bring to this city a dele
ga'iOn OF the Sioux. parties 10 the treaty. for
he purI OSe Of negotiating for the extinguish-
meDt Of their rights to the reservation en-
braclng the Black Hills country, with view
TO opening up the same TO settlement; and
that il is the intention of the department To
use every effort possible to extinguish the
title and open the country To settlement and
explorations for mineral wealth at the earli-
est day practicable.
How THE PONERoY-YoRR MONEY WAS
DISPOSED OFT seems that the report tele-
grarhed East from Kansas, that the - 900
bride money given 10 State Senator York i'm
lN.3 by Senator Pomeroy bad been returned
directly 10 the latter, was not strictly accu-
rate. None OF the money found its way back
INTO PomerOys hands, but was divided up
among several persons. being disposed of IN
The following manner: The state treasurer
handed IL to- the lieutenant governor who
handed IL back 10 ex-senator York. who
handed IL To Pomeroy's attorney eX-DiStrict
United states Attorney Horton, who paid
costs TO the amount Of 1853. attorneys fees
of - 800. and miscellaneous expenses of s627.
The balance OF 5000 went 10 MessrS. Franc s.
Storer. York and Legate, each receiving 500.
AFTER this had been accomplished the nssas
against Pomeroy were dlsn,issed.-Wdsh.
Special 81 rbtg1eId onion.
POETIC PosTMAsTER.-A gen tleman
was recently sppoir ted by the President and
confirmed by the Senate as postmaster of a