Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-12-24

| rency received al the Treasury to- day aggre-
i gated S7T9T92; total for the week ending to-
| day, S3,G52,772.
JANUARY INTEREsT.-The Secretary OF
the Treasury has directed the payment OF
| the January interest, to commence on Mon
day next, without rebate.
THE PRESIDENT returned from New York
| last evening, and among those who had in
| terviews with him to day were Sanator
| Maxey, and Representative Hancock, OF
1 TexaS.
| TIE COMMISSIONERS of Internal Revenue
denies that he has the legal right to prescri De
/ the quantity OF malt that shall be equivalent
| TO a barrel of beer for purposes OF taxation,
4 which right has been contested by the Brew
ers' Association.
ATTORNEY GENERAL PIERREPoNT says
there is no truth in reports that have been
/ circulated that the President Is in favor of
/ pardoDing Joyce, who was recently convict
/ ca at st. Louis of completely in the whisky
| Iiauds.
| A CONSCIENCE STRICKEN BRITIsHER.-
| The Commissioner of the Internal Revenue
/ has received a $40 note from a conscience
| stricken individual in London, who says it
/ Is due the United states, and requests an &C
knowledgement in the personals of the New
| York Herald, with the signature "P. H"
a DECISION WANTED.-TheC Commissioner
| OF Internal Revenue has submitted to the
| Attorney General the question as to whether
/ dividends due nonresident alien stock.
Folders of the Illinois Central railroad shall
| pany, as claimed by the latter. The Attor-
1 ney General will render decision on Mon
| day.
| THE MONEY ORDER OFFICE OF the post
| Office in this city will be removed from its
present location to room 10, in the west cor
ridor OF the general post office building, by
A the LIST OF the New Year. The room. which
| has been appropriately furnished is much
more convenient in point OF location, and is
batter adapted TO the transaction of the
money order business than the one at present
in use.
WEDDING AT THE METROPOLITAN
CHuRCH.-Metropolitan NJ. f. church was
| crowded last evening at O'Clock by the rel
| atives and numerous friends Of Mr.. Clarence
| II. McEwen and Miss Bette Havelner, on
| the occasion OF the mai rage OF the couple
named. The groom is a highly appreciated
| clerk in the Sixth Auditors Office, aud the
| bride is the charming and accomplished
| daughter of a much respected citizen, Mr..
John F. Havenrer. The ceremony was per-
| formed by Rev. DR.. Newman, after which a
l Pleasant reception was held at the residence
| of Mr.. Havehner, and the welded couple
took the . o'clock train for New York.
MeSsrs. Z. Graves, T.. Il. Hay, Thomas X.
Rowe, F. j. Tibbitts, F. Rowe and Z. Smoot
| were the ushers at the church.
NAVAL ORDERS Lieutenant Commander
Edwin T. Woodward, ordered to the Wanda
liza as executive, 10th January next; Ensigns
Grin T.. Lasher, Frank 4. Wilmer, Ten Eyck
ID. w. Needer, and 8. w. b. Diehl, Passed
Assistant Paymaster j Porter Loomis, Gun
ner Samuel d. Hines and Acting Carpenter
Scion II. Maloon, to the Vandalia, 10th Jam
nary next; Lieutenant Commander John
T reports nis obi atb ir1m
by Rear Admiral Worden, and has been
granted permission 10 remain in Europe;
Lieutenant nih Henry =. handy from the coast
els NJ. Barrier. from. special duty and ordered
70 the Vandalia, 10th January; Master John
W. Danenhower, from the Colorado on the
31st instant and Orde.ed to the Vandalia,
10th January; Ecatswain John Hall, from
the navy yeru, Boston, on 3lst instant, and
order..u 10 the Vandalia, 10th January.
| A FASHIONABLE WEDDING.-Blooming-
wedding on Wednesday evening, the con-
| tracing parties being Henry Stuart Swayne,
iice SWaype, and Miss SaIiie ' WortS iii ton
Davis, daughter OF Justice Davis, Judge
Swayne's colaborer on the Supreme Court
lesdenc he STS al I1dge Ds
the arm of her father, and Mrs. Davis on the
| ann OF Justice Swayne, and the ceremony
nelly psstor Of she Fist PreseStesr iSr
church OF Bloomington, under whose pasto-
1 raj care Miss Davis had yOrshipped from
n n enildhood H., me invited guests were from
/ prominent persons. Judge David Davis Is q
| native OF Cecil county, Nd, and went, at the
age o. p; 70 l In Tsn ne aiter year
| Bloomington. While studying law at Lenox,
| Mass, he had made the acquaintance Of Miss
Sarah, daughter of Judge Walker, of that
| state, who became his wife.
/ THE PHILADELPHIA MErHoDIsrs AND
Il RIGHnp HAVEN-ThQ pninistarS n no
l l.. Church, in Philadelphia, held q meeting
l on Tuesday evening, at which Rev. T. Sher-
b e0.e ,6 Si s iSs
| Bishop Haven, which was objected to by
several members OF the meeting. DR.. Wood
| ruff stated that ii was not intended to have
| any political Specification, but simply the
| customary complimentary vote. After this
| explanation the meeting unanimously adopt
| ed the resolution.
A FIESpIsH AGr.Mr. Bergh,s agent at
named Paul Ransom for cruelty to animals.
| IL appears that the wretch poured a quantity
| of turpentine over the hind parts of his horse
was horribly burned. Rawson was tried
| before Justice Abby, who sentenced him to
| the Orange county common Jail for one nun
dred days and topay fine OF s25.
VERDICT AGAINST THE BALTIMORE AND
| OHIO RAILROAD CoMPANY.-The suit of
Mrs. Sherman against the Baltimore and
| Ohio railroad company was concluded in the
| circuit court Of Shenandoah county, Va, ON
l Saturday with verdict In favor of the
| plaintiff for IS 600. Her husband, Nathaniel
| Sherman, was run over and killed by a de-
tacned part of a freight train in 1874, and the
| suit was 10 recover damages for his loss.
RAILROAD CoLLIsIoN.-A passenger train
| on the Louisville, Nashville and Great
Southern railroad ran into the rear end of q
freight train, yesterday, near Louisville,
Ky. Frank Moore, engineer OF the passenger
train, was seriously injured on the head and
| had his thigh and knee broken. One fireman
| was slightly hurt. All the passengers es-
capped injury. The engine and number Of
| freight cars were wrecked.
THE ALExANDER DOUBLE MORDER.-
The coroner's jury In the case OF Sarah
Alexander. the murdered JeWess, concluded
| their inquest At the Brooklyn IN. W morgue
| yesterday, with verdict that the girl came
| 10 her de ath ut the hands Of Pe1ach N. Ru-
| benstt in on or about the 18th OF December,
and II at the death OF the child was cOnse-
| quent upon that of its mother.
| THE MILD WEATHER has caused Q sum-