Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-12-31

night from Philadelphia. He is quite I'M
well.
THE ASSERTION that the democratic Con-
gress will be able TO cut down the appropria-
lions forty million dollars is absurd.
THE AMOUNT OF national bank notes re-
ceived at the Treasury to-day for redemp-
ton aggregated s613 ,Oi3; total receipts for the
week, S3,Oil,57G
GOVERNMENT RECEIPrs.-Internal rev.
enue, TO day, Sis2 ,96O.IT; month to date, So
$50 6GS.sS; fiscal year to date, So 196, l43 >.
Customs to-day, S257 ,O73 80; month to date,
- ,g6, S5296; fiscal year TO date. sT6, 023 HIS.
CASUALTIES AMONG OFFICERS OF THE
L. 8. AKMY.-MaJor Charles III. Morgan, 4th
artillery, died December 20, 1875, at Alcatraz
Island, California, and Post Chaplain Cdas.
!. HeQuembourg, died December "A, 1875, at
Fort Mcpherson, Nebraska.
POSTAL CLERKs.-WiIliam J. Cairns, of
Petersburg, Va, has been appointed aSsis
tant railway post office clerk between this
city and Weldon, N. c., with pay at the rate
of y ,0C0 per annum. BeHt j, McGrew,
railway post Office clerk on the above-named
route. has been transferred to the New York
and Washington railway post office.
THE FOLLOWING PROMOTIONS have been
made in the Patent Office:-First Assistant
Examiner Frank Fowler, of New York, 10
be principal Examiner, vice Seymour, re-
signed; Second Assistant ID. X. HolstOn, of
Ohio. To be a First Assistant Examiner
Third Assistant ID. G.. ReinOhl, of Peunsylva-
MA, 10 be Second Assistant Examiner.
TREASURY RESERVATIONS. DIR. Brod-
head, the Second Controller of the Treasury
department, rendered his resignation to the
President this morning. and it was promptly
accepted. The other officers affected by the
report on the Sugg Fort and Witowsk!
claims resigned yesterday. Other diSmiSsalS
ia the Office of the Third Auditor and Second
Controller are anticipated.
THE VACANCIES created by the removal
of the Second Controller and Third Auditor
OF the Treasury department have been
rendered TO persons residing outside of Wash
ington. Secretary Bristow will not disclose
their names until be receives their &C
ceptance. 1t can be stated with good deal
Of assurance that j. HI. Plat, of Virginia,
Will not be Third Auditor, as rumored.
JEROME c. BURNETT, of indianapolis, has
been appointed chief of the National Bank
bureau OF the U. S. Treasurers office, vice A
". Eaton, resigned. and Chas. H. Davidge,
also OF Indianapolis, has been appointed
chief of the Division of Issues, vice IL. @.
Root, resigned. 1t is understood that Mr..
ID. W. Harrington, at present and for some
time clerk in the Treasures office, will be
appointed chief clerk, vice Behrens.
ordered to special duty at Washington; AS
sistant Engineer Joseph II. Diamond aud
Cadet Engineer George b. Ransom to exarni-
nation for promotion; Paymaster L.. A. FTai-
ley detached from duties relating to the pay
office al Norfolk, Virginia, but 10 remain at
the navy yard, Norfolk; Paymaster George
T.. Hendee from the Bureau of Provisions
aid Clothing, and ordered to duty at the
navy pay office, Norfolk, Va.
Miss ADA c. SWEET, of Chicago, the pen
sion agent in that city, arrived here yester-
day. She comes for the purpose of settling
the accounts Of her father, who was her pre-
decessor in office. Miss Sweet says she wrote
the letter, heretofore published, to Senator
Logan, TO relieve him from the assertion
that ne had collected money from her to re-
tain her in her position. As TO the charge
that she has paid others money with the
same view, she refuses TO make a statement
To use her own words, she ''dOn't like 10 talk
about it,
A "RED Hot TIME"-Wm. 3. Shaw, cor
respondent OF the Boston transcript, was in
vited to spend last Christmas with a brother
in Pennsylvania, whom he had not seen for
several Years. An inducement offered him
was that II he came he would be given q
red hot ume.n He did go, and on Christmas
night the red hot time was given him
through the burning of his hosts house.
Shaw, wife and two children escaped TO the
sidewalk with their clothing In their hands,
stone.
THE INYEsTIG ALTON INTO THE CASE OF
SENATOR SPENCER.-The committee APP
pointed by the Alabama Senate to investi-
gate the circumstances attending the election
OF Mr.. Spencer 10 the United States Senate
reported yesterday. They charge him with
using bribery and violence TO secure his cleo
ton: The report, which was signed by the
whole committee, was ordered to be printed,
with the evidence, and the committee given
time 10 prepare a memorial TO the United
States Senate against Spencers further oc-
cupancy OF q seat in that body.
A PENSION POINT.-Tne paragraph in
THE STAR Of yesterday concerning a fraud
ulent claim was erroneous in some particu-
lays. No fraud was perpetrated on the PEN
sion Office, as no pension was granted. No
case is still PENDING. The point anu The case,
Out OF which the paragraph originated, vas
the singular coincidence that a soldier got his
arm broken during the war, and afterwards
broken over again by a fall into cellar, and
bow far the question OF damages for the
last injury was affected by the first. This
explanation is due TO ali the parties inter-
ested.
IN ORDER 10 settle a much disputed point
as to what days are and what are not legal
holidays, the law affecting the question is
herewith subjoined;
Be Il enacted &c, That the following days,
10 wit: Tue first day of January, commonly
called New Years day, the fourth day of
July, the twenty fth day ofDecembeT, COM
monty called Christmas day, and any day
appointed or recommended by the President
OF the United States as a day OF public fast
or thanksgiving, shall be holidays within
the District OF Columbia, and shall, for ali
purposes OF presenting for payment or &C.
ceptance for the maturity and protest, aud
giving notice OF the dishonor OF bills Of ex-
change, bank checks, and promissoIy notes
or other negotiable or commercial paper, be
treated and considered as is the first day OF
the week, commonly called Sunday, and all
notes, drafts, checks, or other commercial or
negotiable paper falling due or maturing on
either OF said holidays shall De deemed as
having matured on the day previous.
Approved. June %, $50.
TIT FOR TAT.-During an interview be-
tween the President and some Treasury Off
GERS yesterday, allusion was made to the
policy pursued by the democratic House OF
Representatives In discharging from subor-
dinate positions ex- Union soldiers. Tue
President spoke up and said IL was his pur-
pose 20 see that ali such are provided with
positions. He expressed, in quiet but en-
phatic manner, his disapproval OF the re-
movai OF men who had served their country
faithfully by those who had fought TO destroy