Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-22
EVENING STAR.

EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY-Inter-
nal revenue, s5i3 1913: customs, si2eS52s
THE AMOUNT of national bank note cur
rency received at the Treasury to-day for
redemption aggregated s5IS,393
ATTORNEY GENERAL PIERRsPoSs re
turned to the city last evening, and is on
duty to-day.
SECRETARY CHANDLER left for Michigan
last night, 10 bring his family to Washing
ton.
SECRETARY BRIsTow has commenced the
preparation of his annual report to Con-
gress.
THE VACANCY of examner-in- chief of the
Patent Office, made by the resignation of
Mr.. Hopkins, will not be filed until the
return of Secretary Chandler.
THE CONTRACT for furnishing the Post
Office department with printed wooden tags
for mail bags for one year has been AWARDED
cent each.
THE CASES involving the validity of the
patent for the Usage lands in Kansas to GER
tain railroads, is still before the Unitei
states Supreme Court, the counsel being
allowed the balance of the week for argu :.
ment.
A LIVELY WINTER ANTICIPATED.-A
number of Senators and Representatives are
In the city engaging quarters for the coming
winter. Real estate agents say that there
has lever been as great demand for houses
I'D washington as al The present time.
PERsoNAL.-Mr. George Douglas, who has
been doing some capital work on the Caoi.
toll, has been appointed Washington cores
pondent of the Pittsburg Leaier. He will
sun retain his connection with the Cup
adL 49, Mr.. Charles A. Pilsbury, the
well known Washington correspondent of
several leading southern newspapers, re-
turned here this morning, after Six MOI this
s0jOurn at his cottage down on the coast of
Maine, and is In excellent health. He was
rather astOnished, after leaving the region of
carry Irosts, TO mud July weather prevailing
In this latitude.
GOVERNOR AMEs TO THE ATTORNEY
Attorney General Pierrepoint
has received letter from Governor
Ames, of Mississippi. He thanks Judge
Pierrepont for senuing into the state a
special agent, by whose exertions and
good judgment all the troubles heretofore
threatened, arising out OF the political car
pdign, have subsiGed. Governor Ames states
that those opposed 10 him politically guar
antced him that If he would disband the mi
liSia be was organizing that there should ne
fair election, without violence or intinI-
d;ition. he says ne accepted the assurances
mus made, believing in, as he now does the
honor OF those making the proposition. He
represents peace now prevailing, with the
prospect OF 10 further outbreaks.
WEISS BEER SUBJECT TO TAXATION
The Commissioner OF Internal Revenue has
decided that weiss beer is a similar ferment-
ell liquor to ale, porter, and lager beer, aud
subject TO a tax of 81 per barrel OF q gallons.
The question has been the subject OF consid-
cradle correspondence between the depart
ment and weiss beer manufacturers. The
department. holds that if IL be said that TINS
Deer II subject TO the exemption of root AMI
other small beers, this avaiis nothing as til AZ
exemption was repealed. The ground upo
which the decision Is made is that the beer
Is made OF malt and hops, and The only diff
eTeEce between 10 aud lager beer and other
beer Is in Its slrenth. The per centaye of al
COAL In tie weiss beer Is found to be sucr
as to subject ii ID the taxation above mea-
Toned.
MILE. TITIENS.-The eale of seats at Net
zeroffs for the grand CONCERT al Lincoln
Hall next MoIuay eveuiug is progressing
rapidly, indicating a very large attendance.
II being the only appearance in this city of
T 19s graf European artist, NJ lie. Teresa
OF course, great desire to hear her. The New
York Herold says of her singing In Oratorio
in that city few nights since: Mile
Iltlens was, as fame says she always has
been In oratOriO, superb. She sung without
effort or afectatiOn, and trinmlh he'd by ex-
IRENE simplicity. In her first recitative
"There were shepherds abiding in the Held -
she showed that wonderful vocal strength
and power, combined with perfect comm ADD
which are the essentials OF OratOriO singing
Throughout she held her powers in such
complete reserve, and surprised only by the
perfection OF her art and the divine simpli-
city of her singing"
THE MOST NOTORIOUS CoUyrERFxIrER
known in the business since the incarcera-
ton OF Tom Ballad, has been arrested By
Chief Washburne, of the secret service force
OF the Treasury department. The name of
in detective circles, and for whom unsuccess.
full search has been made for the past ten
years He was arrested at Fulton, Illinois,
small town on the Mississippi river. When
the officers came upon him he was in com
papy with two notorious associates named
Nelson briggs and Charles Stadtfelt. The
were chased eight miles on horseback by
Chief Washburne, and did not halt until sew
eral shots had been fired at them. Boyd is
wS Se The
from which the most dangerous counterfeit,
the 81 600 bill on the Trader Bank of Chicago.
was printed In addition to securing his ar
rest The officers became possessed Of all the
tools and materials, with which he worked
They ascertained that his mill was at Cen
tralia, Illinois, small town on the Ohio and
nj Mississippi railroad. Proceeding there they
found IN B0yd's house, plates for the print
ing OF $50, 800, and 81 900 notes. These hav .
be. N taken possession of by the officers. TIE
arrest Is considered as one that will tend
largely TO break up the cOunterfeiting busi-
ness, because Boyd was the most skllful
plate printer known, and 1t will be hard to
supply his place to the trade VINO operate in
spurious money.
THE WEEKLY STAR, now ready, contains
a st of the names Of the contractors for
the District pavements, their sureties, etc
all the news of the week, general aud
local; choice stories, poems and sketches;
agricultural and household matters, ETC.. ETC.
Ie7nts: 81 per annum In advance; pOsta ye
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