Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-12-09
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Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY-Inter-
nal revenue, s2sl,142I5; customs, s355, 655 II.
THE AMOUNT of national bank note cur
rency received at the Treasury to-day aggre-
gated s44s,4I
THE POSTMASTER of the House to-day APP
pointed p. S. GoodselI, of Conn, messenger
10 his Office.
JOHN d. .BRANT, chief clerk of the Ord.
nance department, is lying dangerously i'll
at his residence, in East Washington.
Mr.. A. FLETCHER, of Philadelphia, has
been appointed by the Doorkeeper OF the
House of Representatives, superintendent of
the document room.
FIFTEEN DOLLARS was added to the con-
science fund to-day by a Boston penitent,
who says the amount is due the government
for stationery illegally appropriated.
AT THE MEETING of the Schillerbund
Monday evening minute was adopted ex-
pressing the sense of the great loss to that
association in the death of Mrs. Allan Ruth
erford, whose talents and amability of char
acter had made h sr greatly priced as mem
Der.
AMONG the callers at the White House to-
day were the Secretary of the Navy; Sena-
tors, Paddock, Hitchcock, Sargent, Bout
well, Window, and ex-senator Ramsey, and
Representatives Sawyer, Rusk, Bennett.
Walls, Lynch, Blaine, Dunnell, Morey and
Grape.
EFFORTS are SIN making in the Senate
to have new President pro tenn. selected in
the republican caucus, and Mr.. Hamlin is
mentioned as favorite candidate to beat
Ferry, but IL is not believed that the scheme
will succeed" YAM in Springfield Repilba-
can.
Col. STEUART, Postmaster of the House
OF Representatives, has appointed Nm. III.
Robinson, OF Virginia, a messenger in his
office. Thus far all his appointments have
been made at the request of the Virginia del
eeation. The Maryland and Missouri dele
CATION now want him to do something for
those states.
HON. EDWARD MCPHERSON, the retiring
Clerk OF the House OF Representatives, in
response to the resolutions passed by the late
employers Of his office, has written a letter
in which he says of the old force of clerks:
Il am unwilling to separate rom you with
out expressing my appreciation of the value
OF your services"
THE RUNNERS, who are unable to quarter
themselves upon the pay-rolls, are sending
out their annual announcement of the re-
moval of Mr.. French, Sergeant-at-Arms of
the Senate. The gentleman is an efficient
officer, with no love for thieves or shrks,
and has now, undoubtedly, as he has always
had, a round majority of the Senate with
him.-Spectal Cin. Gozefte.
THE RECEPTION given by Hon. A. NJ.
Clapp, esq, last evening, in honor OF his
granddaughter, Mrs. Ruff, nee Clapp, was a
most enjoyable affair. The spacious resi-
dence was filled with invited guests whom
bYidQ surrounded " hrid
maids, gracious1y received. The welded
couple reside with the brides father, Mr.. IL.
II. Clapp, 1904 NJ street.
The MOST PHlLosoPHIC and satisfactory
s@Ion the Philadelnhia r.; can
.yoiVe fGr Randall's failure to obtain the
Sncakership, is that he has not married a
schOOlma'am. Blaine did, and was Speaker
for good long time. Kerr did, and succeeds
him. Randall did not, and loses The next
time Randall tries for the Speakers chair
he is advised to first make q matrimonia al
raid on the lady school teachers.
THE ARKANSAS SRNAToRsHIP INvEsrI-
GATIoN.-The joint committee appointed at
the last session of the Arkansas legislature
TO investigate the election of s. w. Dorsey TO
the I nited States Senate made report last
OF witnesses, and failed to procure any proof
that bribery or any corrupt means were used
by Mr.. Dorsey to secure his election.
NAVAL URpERs.-Lieutenant Comman.
der Frank Wilder, ordered to the ship St.
Louis, at League Island, as executive. Pay
master H: NJ. Denniston, detached from the
Philadelphia navy yard, and ordered to
ter Frank III. Ames, detached from duty at
League Island, 18th instant, and ordered to
duty on board the ship st. Louis at that
place.
MCMILLAN, OF Louisiana, claimant for q
U. s. Senatorship, has written q letter to
McEnery, claimant for the governorship, in
which, after detailing the circumstances of
MS election In lsI2 he says that as the conser-
natives having recognized the permanency OF
the Kellogg government, a further contest
can have no practically beneficial result, and
he deems 1t his duty to withdraw his Gre
dentials from the United States Senate.
THE FRENCH SPoLIATIoN CLAIMS for the
payment Of the French spoliation bill is still
pending before the Senate, and in order to
preserve the documents in reference to the
claims for the benefit of the government and
the claimants, in case commission Is APP
pointed to adjudicate them, the executors of
| them to Messrs. ]. F. Pickett and j. J. Stew
art. attorneys, who have consented to take
charge of them. The number OF claimants is
about five thousand.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Senate in Execu-
live session to-day confirmed the nominal
lions Of Zachariah Chandler to be Secretary
of the Interior, Edwards Pierrepont To be
Attorney General, and David Day to be
postmaster at st. Paul, Minnesota. Also,
John {. New, of Indiana, to be Treasurer
OF the United States; Tohn q. Smith, of Ohio,
To be Commissioner OF Indian Affairs; and
John Taffe, OF Nebraska, to be secretar of
the territory OF Colorado, vice, John Jen-
kins, suspended.
NAVAL DISPATCH FROM PANAMA.-Dis-
patches have been received by the Secretary
of the Navy from Capt. E. Simpson, U. s.
steamer Omaha, dated Panama bay Nov,
18th, announcing his intention to sail on the
26th instant for Payta, there TO remain two
weeks, and thence to Callao, In accordance
with orders from Admiral Werden. He fur
ther stated that the affairs on the Isthmus
were quiet, and that newly-elected national