Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-19
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

EN ENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
THE RECEIPTS TO-DAY were. from Internal
revenue, s5Ie, II; from customs, sisi, 1908
THE AMOUNT of national bank note cur
rency received at the Treasury to day for
redemption aggregated S5s2,G1.
THE NEW POSTAL CARDJ Now READY
The Post Office department is prepared to
issue the postal cards of the new design.
POSfmaSteTs are prohibited from exchanging
the new for the obi style cards that may
have teen misdireCted or spoiled in printing,
and il will also be useless TO apply TO the
department for such exl ha Ige or redemption.
SENATOR Morton ON THE PROSPECTS IN
OHIo-Senator Morton expresses himself as
very confident Of q republican victory in
Ohio in November. The iniere7t in the can
vaSS, he says, * deeper than has been the
case for several years, aud a heavy vote Will
be poilcd. which, he thinks, viii ensure the
success Of the republicans.
GENERALS SHERMAN, Sheridan and Slo-
cum arrived at Cheyenne, Wyoming, yester-
| day, and were met by officers and band from
Fort Russell. General Sherman, with his
daughter and General SIocum, departed IN
the afternoon for Denver General Sheridan.
accompanied by his wife and Colonel and
California and Oregon.
BCUSD TO HAVE A PLACE.-Treasurer
News Milesian friend came after him again
to-day. Luckily, however, there were seve-
raj ladies IN the room when she called. She
quietly stepped up TO Mr.. New and sail
soto UOce. that she would call again, as the
presence OF several OF her own sex would de
Ter her rom Speaking as fOrcibly as she did
on her first visit
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clam-bake at General Burnside's residence.
| al Bristol, Rhode island. yesterday after
neon. Two hundred guests from various
parts OF the state were present. At six clock
the President and party embarked on the
cutter u. y. Grant, and stea med down MAJ
ragausett hay, intending TO MAJ e a brief call
to-day At Block Island, and proceed thence
10 Long Branch.
TIE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CASE
The Court OF Claims having decided in favor
of the Union Pacific railroad i'm q suit OF that
company against the United States TO recover
the sum of SIP t32, being One-ialf OF certain
freight earnings retained by the government
pauy guaranteed by the government. An
appeal from the decision Of the court was
now before the Supreme Court is whether
the facts found by the Court of Claims war
rant It's conclusions III law.
THE MKT LOAN 10 be brought forward by
Mr.. BristOw will be the 500 O0O,O0O OF the
four and-a-half per cents. authorized by the
ACT of July, 1870. for re.unding the six per
cents. Should the new five per cents attain
much higher premium than at present,
tl6re VIII he no great difficulty in marketing
the fOuI-and a-half per cents. at the eQuiva-
lent o. gold, and such "A stock would be &C
ceptable for banking and for savings and
trust funds al home. especially where the
registered five twenties are called IN from
these q laTteTs for redemption.
DEATH OF A PATENT OFFICE ExAnI-
NER.-Mr. George a. Nolen, one of the ex-
aminers-in-c chief of the patent Off &c, died of
consumption al his residence No. 220S 18th
street northwest al 10 O'Clock on Tuesday,
ana bis funeral will take place TO morrow
same disease. and boy Of five years. The
ceCeaSet was native OF Connecticut, and "A
graduate Of Yale College, Of the class OF 1851.
lie entered the Patent Office in Ie66 as sec
OF q as 7iStant examiner, and was promoted
TO examiner in chief in April last.
S!hSe me above was vas, IN TYPE, We learn that
: neral will take place at O'Clock p. IN
lday, the 20'b, at the mouse, and at 3 o'clock
al Calvary Baptist church. The Patent OF
c Will DE closed az I0on OF that day
SUITS TO BE ESTERED.-The Department
| OF Justice VIII enter suits at an early day
| against the boUdsmen OF c. Barnum & Bro,
\ o. New York, and Capt. VIM. y. T. Maddox,
4
| y received from the United tates by Bar
1 Ia IN & Bro, for clothing alleged to have been
4 manufactured for the Marine Corps, bat
Which II point OF fact never was. Captain
Maddox, II will be remembered, as stated in
| TIE STAR day or two ago, certified to the
Inspection OF the clothing, upon which Major
sack paid the fraudulent bills. II is not
believed that ne Intentionally meant to Ger
tlfy 10 the fraudulent transaction, but that
ne signed the papers upon the representation
Of ore Of his clerks who set forth that the
\ nharnCH hanr
| lactUred This, however, does not release
nm from responsibility. Hence the suit.
| WANT TO DO THE WORK FOR NOTHING
| The opening yesterday of the bids for print
| ING revenue stamps developed the singular
4 fact that the New York firm now doing tbat
\ Work is willing 20 pay two thousand dollars
| Ter month for the privilege. Several other
| bidders offered 10 do the work for nothing
| The contractors will of course be reimburs q
4 10 some extent by the small amounts re-
\ celVec foT the books, similar 10 check books,
/ III "hlCA Inc stamps are arranged, but eX-
/ eTtS say this would be insufficient TO cover
\ NE expense. and that the principal consider
i alton actuatiug such offers must be the al
4 NeTlsement the contractors Fl I'm obtains by
! printing its own address upon each stamp.
\ The aw ird for the printing of the stamps
\ WIZ not be made for several days. aud for
| the reason that two legal points are involved
\ Wbicd Will have 10 be settled by an opinion
\ OF the Attorney General. These are first
I can the government receive money for the
\ award OF its own work; and. second. can a
| bid which offers 10 10 work for nothing be
\ called bio.
| PERs oSAL~-Hon. a. d. Banks of MissiS-
/ slpIi, is at WillarIs. ...- Postmaster Gene
| Jal Jewell has gone 20 Newport, where he
\ VIII stay Tor d few days '..' Aware r. Glib
| hens. ESQ, editor OF the Charleston w. Va }
| journal, Il al the city fOr few DAYS. He is
| stopping at the fremont House Mr.
| CorcoTan arrived al Saratoga. from Lake
| George. On Tuesday last. $50 The rumors OF
| The forthcoming marriage of Gen. Schenck
| nnT Minister 10 England, To Mrs. Hicks, the
| now celebrated American widow, are once
again revived, ag1 those vino profess TO be
4 well informed assert that the wedding will
l take place in october. General Ripley
! formerly OF The United States army has
heen employed by the Chinese government
| 10 complete system of coast and river de
| fence for that country. '''' Mr.. J. 81. Tina
| cher, Commissioner OF Patents, is Temporal
| rlly absent from this city, during which time
his desk will be filled by Gen. Ellis Spear
assistant commissioned. Rev. S. S
| Mitchell, u D., will sail on the list of Sep
tember for this country from Liverpool, and
| VIII resume his labOrs at the New York ave
| nue. church October LIST. $3.50 Mrs. Lou. f.
Metals and children have returned from
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