Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-04-09

received except government officials.
INTERNAL REvENUF.-The receipts from
this source to-day were s255,5's.
THE RECEIPTS from customs to-day at the
Treasury department were sG51 ,000
VICE PRESIDENT WILSON and x-Senator
Carpenter had interviews with President
Grant to-day.
THE AMOUNT of national bank notes re-
ceived a the Treasury today for redemp-
ton W us St35,GJi.
THEP RFsIDENT will leave here on Friday
next for Massachusetts to attend the centea-
NAL celebl alton of the battle of Lexington on
the 10Th instant.
THERE WERE NO NEW DEVELOPMENTS to-
day in the Post Office department mail
frauds. II is understood that some decision
Will be reached by tomorrow.
THE BLACK HILLS SURVEYOR the
recommendation of Mr.. Walter p. Jenney
the mining geolOgist appointed TO visit the
Black Hills, topOgrapher and an astrono-
mer are TO be added to the expedition.
PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS. - The
President has made the following appoint
ments Cyrus w. Pease To he captain i'm the
revenue service, and Robert w. Healy to be
marshal for the southern district of Ala
Jerome j. Kinds, charged with being impli-
Gated in the postal contract frauds.
CLEMENT HUGH HILL. of Ohio, VINO has
been First Assistant Attorney General for
several years, has resigned, TO take effect
upon the adjournment of The present term OF
Tie Supreme Court. in May. Among the ap-
plcantS for the place IL eX-RepreScntative
Cessna of Pennsylvania, who had a long in
tcrVicw with President Grant this morning.
New York, who wa Il member OF the second
Subcommittee on Louisiana affairs. and to
whom the President cOniided general man
a%tment OF the Louisiana compromise. ar
rived in this city last night. en- route to New
Orleans, 10 aid in carrying out the terms of
that compromise as approved by the PreS-
dent. He resumed his journey southWard
to-day.
NAVAL OEDERS-Lieutcuant w. o. Shar-
rer. 10 duty on the coast survey, 9th May
next; Medical Director ThOS. NJ. Potter, to
the naval hospital al New York; Passed AS
sistant Surgeon John j.. Nelson, TO the navy
yard, Philadelphia. Detache l-Lieutenant
Commander James II. Sands, from the hy-
geographic office on the 18th instant; and or
dered To the Minnesota on the 18th instant:
Lieutenant Francis NJ. Baker. from the tor
peuo station and ordered To hold himself in
readiness for sea service; Surgeon ii. y.
Beaumont, from the navy yard, Philadel-
pha, and placed on waiting orders.
PERsONAL.-''Olivia" sends to the Phla-
delphia Times decidedly racy history of the
rise, progress, and collapse of the great Sena-
torial invasion of Mexico. 1.-THE series O,
"Street Ballads by Col. j. r. Irvine, Illus
trated by Eusta ce j. Collett and A. Down
ing, that are now attracting SO much atten-
ton IN the GT0pi'ic are 20 be issued soon in
handsome book form. ....Senator Logan
left the city yesterday for Colorado where he
Will remain all summer for his health
'"EepreSentative Starkweather. of Con
necticut, is in the city. -...Mr. Marshall
First Assistant Postmaster General leaves
on short visit TO New Jersey Intervening
| LETTER FROM Hon. SAM RANDALL. On
THE PERSONAL TAX BILL.-The editor OF
| the Washington Sentinel addressed letter OF
! inquiry TO representative Randall. OF Penn
sylVania, in regard 10 the intent of Congress
| In passing the personal tax bill. and has re-
| ceiVed the following reply, which appears in
the Se,EiHel:
| PHILADELPHIA, April s, 1915
| No DeGf SF:-lOur letter was received tbis
| morning on my return TO the city. IL Won
| viii examine the debate on the District Tan
| Bill, as published in the Congressional
| Record" OF March Sd You will find did moi
| favor the tax on personal property i'm the
| District. stated at that time that the Com
| which would be realized from personal taxa.
| els cOncurred in this estimate
Yours, truly. SAM j. RANDALL.
Ions Scii0de, Esq.
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