Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-04-10
EVENING, STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
DURING the summer the President will
receive by card between the hours of eleven
and two, except on Tuesdays and Fridays
which being Cabinet days. no one will be
received except government officials.
CUSTOMS RECEIPTs.-The receipts from
this source to-day were s32s,O3l
MINISTER TO PERU.-The President this
afternoon appointed Richard Gibbs, of New
York, TO be minister resident at Peru.
INTERNAL REvENUE.-The receipts from
this source to-day were 1858 ,3i2 g. Total re-
ceipts for the month to date, S2,3.5,S5S.
SENATORS Frelinghuysen and Paddock
and Representative O'Neil, ofPennsylvania,
had interviews with the President this morn
ing.
THE AMOUNT of national bank notes re-
ceived for redemption at the Treasury to-day
was s95G,341 The total receipts for the week
have been So 55s, 592.
THE NATIONAL BANK CIRCULATION out
standing to-day amounts to S3i9, 2s6, 226, of
amount =, 100000 are notes issued to gold
banks.
EX-REPREsENTATIvE CESSNA, of Penn
sylvania, denies that he is an applicant for
the position of Assistant u. s. Attorney
General or any other office under the govern
ment.
EN-REPREsENTATIvE MAYNARD, of Ten
nessee, lately appointed Minister 10 Turkey.
has arrived here with his family. He is to
receive his Instructions from the State de-
partment before leaving for his mission.
SAM BARD, who was recently removed as
postmaster at Atlanta, Georgia, arrived in
town this morning, ana the first government
official TO whom he paid his respects was
Postmaster General Jewell.
APPOINTMENTS OF PoSTMAsrERs,-Tha
following pOstmasters have been appointed
by the President: John b. Murray, (re-ap-
pOinted,l Seneca Falls. Y. Y; Michael c.
CARRIER, Madison, IEd.; Fred q. Harris. I.pck-
port, ILL.,; Geo. W. Porter, (re-appointn satJ
Clinton, III.
APPOINTMENT OF LETTER CARRIERS
MossrS. Henry l.. Clark, ChaS. b. Villette.
Edwin W. Cornell and John H. TOrney have
been appointed letter carriers in this city in
place OF the four carriers who resigned or
were dismissed on charge of washing -
stamps, OBTAINING letters. &c.
AN ORDER has been issued by the War de-
partmen- authorizing the Quartermasters
department TO transport to the Medical
Museum in this city. such objects as NAV be
any military port or station by the officers
of the medical department.
THE ARG UMENT in the Elgee cotton case.
involving S351 900 for captured" cotton
grown by John h. Elgee on his plantation in
Mississippi, was commenced in the Supreme
Court yesterday by Solicitor General Phil
lips for the government. He will be followed
by john n. Grow, Of New Orleans and Gem
eral Butler for the claimants.
CuANCr on T.,
OF the approaching hot weather, the Secre-
tary of the Treasury has decided TO move his
office from its present locality on the west
side OF the Treasury to the south side. He
together with Assistant Secretaries COnant
and Hartley and Chief Clerk Avery, will oc-
| cupy the rooms In use heretofore by the war.
rant division.
THE SENATE COMMITTEE on Civil Ser
vice and Retrenchment, authorized TO sit
during recess. will hold a meeting shortly to
consider what changes. if any, can be made
IN the Treasury department to increase the
efhciency OF the service. The committee Wi
be- urged to recommend the creation of seve-
raj new offices, among others that of chief
controller for the department, whose work
snail be supervisory ia its character.
MAJOR C. b. CoMsToCK. corps of engi-
neers, in addition TO his present duties has
been detailed to report from the depth O!
water and width of channel secured and
maintained from time to time in improving
the South Pass of the Mississippi river. ua-
der the plan of James Il. Eads. First Lieu
tenant &. f.. l.. p. Davis, corps of engineers.
has been ordered to assist Major ComstOck
la the performance of the duty above men
toned.
LOOKING AFTER THE POSTMASTERS'
BoNDs.-The Postmaster General has insti-
tuted inquiries into the character of the
bonds of postmasters at a number of import
ant points Many of the bonds have been re-
NOked and the pOstmasters requested to file
new bonds. Among those who received this
notice, is j. j. Martin, recently appointed
postmaster at Montgomery, Alabama, and
who was Sixth Auditor of the Treasury until
last month.