Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-06-08

! ls IN town. This morning he engaged the
/ Secretary of the Treasury in a two hours
/ tax on the tariff duties on hair cloth. At
] the same time he took occasion TO venfiIate
| his financial views He reports manufac-
/ turing interests on the banks of the Schuyl-
XIII depressed. He thinks the government
Is almost bankrupt and that a special session
o. congress is likely to be callei to boost il
| up by adopting his initiation policy.
| NAVAL ORR ERs Passed Assistant Paw
master {. W. Seaman. TO the a shuelot, Ash
| attic station, per steamer 1st July from San
francisco: Detached-Ensign II. H. Barroll
ordered 10 temporary duty connected with
mat survey 18TH instant. Passed Assistant
PaymaSter Geo. II. Read, from the Alarm
| and ordered 10 the Swatara. Passed Assist
| ant Paymaster G.. w. Long. from the Sya-
| TARA on the reporting of his relief. and or
| dered To settle accounts. Assistant Paw
| master Jos. T. Addicks, from the Ashuel0t
ASlatlc station. on the reporting of his re
! Nef, acd ordered TO return home and report
arrival
| BANK NOTE Observation-Disclosures
| are made in various parts of the country in
| regard to the very bad condition of the ma
| tlOnal bank notes that are i'm circulation
| ana with good reason. These notes are So
poorly printed at present that it is a fire.
inent occurrence TO hear of experienced
oahk-tellers being puzzled a. to the genu-
| lneneSs of notes just issued from the Office of
the comptroller of the Currency. These
notes, il should be understood, are printed
| by private corporations in New York CITY
| by contract, and not in Washington. where
the United States notes and legal tenders
are printed by the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing and the Columbian Bank y ote Com
pany OF these United States notes no com
| plants are heard anywhere. The excellence
| OF the work on these notes is very nofirpa-
BILE, and especially when cOntrasted with the
notes printed by the New York companies.
NEW YORK SUGGESTION ABOUT THE
TREASURY RoBBERY.-A few days ago the
German American Bank, of New York city
sent 10 the Treasury package of bank notes
Tor cancellation and redemption, I-Don
being counted il was aScertained to be short
twenty dollars. Upon being well satisfied
upon this point Treasurer Spinner addressed
Il letter TO the cashier appriSing him of the
shortage. In few days a reply was re-
celVed at the department which contained
thelolloWlng statement I'VE are very Ger
Jam however that the correct amount was
IN the package when sent by us. and think
possibly, 1t may nave some bearing in your
mind upon the recent robbery"
To this Mr.. Graves i'm charge of the 70
dcmptlOn agency replied: Il beg To say that
the money was counted by a trust worthy
counter. and the shortage was verified by the
teller IN charge. have no doubt that the
money was actually snort as reported. As
The shortage was in your money and not i'm
mine, and rs the counters of the redemption
agency nad no connection with the branch
of the Office i'm which the recent loss occurred
fail to perceive the suggested connection
between the shortage and the recent large
UptO o'clock this afternoon the stolen
money package had not been recovered. As
sistant Secretary COnant, however. still
lhlhk KS III VIII be, and for the reason that five
hundred dollar bills are generally difficult 10
have broken up at banks on account of their
having been so successfully counterfeited.
Eank tellerS keep shy of them. 1t is thought
mat II The thief attempts 10 pass any of the
money ne will certainly be apprehended.
Mr.. EvARrS' POINTS IN DEFENCE OF
BEECHER NESTERDAY-After our tele-
EraIhl C report OF the argument of Mr.. Evarts
IN tile IIlion Beecher trial closed yesterday,
counsel continued, and said an ANALYSIS of
The testimony showed that in the several in
terylews between Beecher and TUton
beecher never denied guilt to Tilton or MouI-
ton; because they never accused him of guilt
win MIS- 1llton, nor could the least shadow
OF lhe imputed crime attach To him without
eHe utmost infamy attaching to TiltOn and
MOulton. Mr.. EvartS also argued that the
W oOdhulI publication of the scandal was
promoted by TlltOn for selfish ends and ne
cunIary motives, and he insisted that the te
tlmOny before the jury showed cO1CluSiVeIv
mat improper relations existed between Til
ton and Mrs. Woodruff.
The SENATORIAL MIDDLE IN NEW
HANPSHIRE.-A hearing was hal before the
supreme court Of New Hampshire, at Con-
cord. Yesterday, in relation TO the senatorial
question. The republicans were represented
by Hon. Austin +. Pike who begun argll-
ment, and the democrats by state ATTORNEY
General Lewis w. Clark. The court reserved
us decision. Pending the election by the
leGIsla lure of a governor il is claimed thai
IIitit Il LOW no governor oil New HlmnSlIrp
ana IL Is proposed To swear IN the president
Oh ule senate as governor pro TEN. This
however, would leave the senate without a
quorum. and perhaps still further cOmpIi-
cate matters.
UNION OF REFORMED AND PPEsRyrE-
EIAN CHURCHEs.-In the General SYNOD of
the reformed church, in session at Jersey
IltN, \. j., yesterday, a report from the
committee on confederation with the Pre>bv-
terrain church was adopted. proposing a cole
OF laws To govern the cOnfeterat on together
with a code of ethics and objects to be ac-
complished. The report also rr.ferS to the in
ternatiOnal council to he held i'm London JuIy
81. looking 10 closer union OF the Reformed
ana Presbyterian churches, and proposing "A
code Tor that also. Delegates were present
during The day from various Presbyterian
and Congregational bodies. and also from
the Reformed Episcopal church.
Two NEW PLANErs-Dr. Peters. in a
communication 10 the Utica Herald lately
announcing his discovery of Friday morn
ing. expresses The opinion that he discovered
two planets instead OF one He writes: The
second object is not far from the first. i'm I7h
I'm. OF right ascension and in % deg. ; min
Oh south decllnatiOn. 1t il only OF the twelfth
magnitude, and as daylight was intervening
cou, Il not make sure of its motion ami its
pa etlfy nature, though the absence of any
indication OF d star upon my chart i'm that
POSITION makes it. rather probable the next
might Will decide il.
THE MUTINEERs or rHF JEFFERSON |
BoRbEN-Ihree members OF the crew Of the |
Drought up at the Bow street Police Court |
~ London. yesterday. The Magistrate ruIpI |
mat sufficient evidence hal been adduced 10 |
send the prisoners 10 the United states /
WhlSii VIII be done at the expiration of M |
teen days.
HE MUNICIPAL DEBT OF Columbia X C.
: row ~u't.'-l. mainly contracted. il il as
serted, by fraudulent practices 81 r,a n5,- |
hii n. government. :. m1sE meeting of the
t luz VIZ. neld last evening, and resolu-
tS'iS were adopted reuueStiug the mayor and |
@iutllneh 10 resign. y letter was read from |
SGtE SLa :nberlain, expressing sympathy |
VIII re objects of the meeting.
CHICAGO ALDERMEN FINED.-The TWEEN |
ly-twO y ldermen who have been before Judge |
Williams, at Chicago, during the past week |
Tor contempt OF court, in having violated
an injunction restraining them from count |
ing votes cast at the last municipal election.
were yesterday each fined 800 and costs and |
their counsel were fined each 1900 and costs.
They Immediately took an appeal.
THE NATIONAL SPoRTsMEN AssocIA- |
TON Will meet at Cleveland, Ohio, TO dav