Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-09

mence on the second Saturday in January
(9th,) at three O'Clock p. m, lasting until five
o'clock p m. on each reception day.
The Presidents public receptions will oc-
cur as fOllOws:-Tuesday evening, January
18th; Tuesday evening, February ID; Tues
day evening, February sd.
State Dinners:-Tuesday, January 26th;
Tuesday, February 9Th.
INTERNAL REvENUE.-The receipts from
this source to-day were Sc6s. .7s9.O1. Total for
the month 10 date, 81, $780, 1850.
THE TREASURY SHIPMENTS OF legal ten
ders and fractional currency for the wee
ending to-day, were s3,OS2,T16.
CALLED BONDS come in slow; the total
amount received at the Treasury since the
LIST instant will not exceed two million
dollars.
THE ALABAMA INVESTIGATION CON-
HITTEE, composed OF MeSsrs. Luttreu, Co
burn and Cameron, left Montgomery yester-
day for this city.
THE L. S. s. CASANDAIGUA sailed from
New Orleans yesterday for Aspinwall to
meet Lieut.. Collins and party, of the inter
oceanic canal surveyors, and carry them TO
the Gulf OF DaTien.
THE TREASURY now holds 1881. .959 T5O in
L. :. bonds to secure national bank circula-
-.
The national bank circulation outstanding
amounts to SS49 $40, 131, of which amount
- 20 600 are gold notes issued To banks doing
business on specie basis.
THE RUSSIAN MIssION.-The President, il
is said, will next week send to the Senate the
name of George III. Boxer, of Pennsylvania.
for the mission 10 Russia. Mr.. Boxer is now
the minister to COnStantinOple. His success
SOr has also been determined on by the Pres
ldeHt, but the name is withheld for the
Present.
THE SPECIAL MESSAGE President
Grant will send his special message to Con-
eross on Tuesday next with reference to the
condition of affairs in Louisiana, accOmpa-
MED by mass of documents relative to Ger
tain events which have occurred in the
south within the past few years which are
IN the course Of preparation at the War de
partment and the Department of Justice.
DEATH OF Ex-REPREsENTATIvE SAPP.-
Intelligence has been received here of the
death, at Mt Vernon, Ohio, yesterday, of
Hon. w. X. Sapp, who was a representative
in Congress fOm Ohio from 1853 to 1857. Mr..
SIpp was the father-in-law of Hon. Walter
III. Smith, assistant attorney general for the
Department of the Interior, and was at the
time of his death, collector of internal reve-
nue. for the district in which he resided.
DIED ABRoAD-Captain Carter, com
manding the United States steamer Alaska.
reports TO the Navy department, under date
of SpCZZia, December 10th, the death of VIM
II. Richards, carpenter United StateJ navy,
which occurred on the morning of the l4th
instant at the port OF LOngOne, Isle OF Elba.
He was buried Oh the 18th ultimO with custo-
mary ceremonies in the Protestant cemetery
at SpeZZia.
SALARIES OF JUDGES OF THE COURT
or CLAIAS.-During the session of the House
War Claims Committee, yesterday, a COM
mittee from the bar of the District of Column
a
win l.. stanton and Eaoch TOtten, Appeared
and made an argument urging an increase of
salaries of the Judges OF the Court of Claims.
he subject will be resumed at the next meet
ing, when other matters in re gard to the
court will probably be brought up.
THE ALLEGED OVER ISSUE OF FIBER
PAPER-UpOn investigation by the Banking
and Currency Committee to-day, as to the
alleged over issue of one hundred sheets of
fiber paper, proof was offered by the New
York bank note companies that the one hun
dred sheets were delivered to them in excess
of the account rendered, but it was, never
theleSs, proven that these sheets in excess
had been reported TO the Treasury depart
ment, and tnat not one OF them had gone to
the public in the shape of money, or as gov
ernment security, in any form.
THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL MoNU-
MENT.-In the list of subscriptions for the
completion of the Washington National
Monument, there are appropriations by the
h.
$1,000; Connecticut, 5000; New jersey
5000; Minnesota, 600 Contributions are
steadily coming iii, and IL is hoped that if
there are any organizations in the District
that have not yet responded they Wall do so
at once Certainly every one living within
sight Of that unfinished monument should
lend hearty cooperation in any movement
for las completion.
THREATENED AssAssINATIoN.-Durin
the past three days the President has re-
PpiVpd of
from Baltimore, threatening him with assaS-
sinatiOn If he does not at ohce recall the feIe-
raj troops from Louisiana. One of them
kindly suggests that he make peace Nth
God, as he will surely meet the deserved
fate of Abraham Lincoln" In this connec-
ton il may be stated that before the fact
aforementioned was made public thor
Oughly reliable gentleman stated that in con-
veTsation with a Baltimore lady (?)-whOSe
name can be given-yeSterday morning, she
expressed wish that There was another
Wilkes Booth, as there was work for him to
DO The gentleman expressed surprise at
such sentiments, when she replied that
"Grant was greater tyrant than Lincoln,
and that desperate diseases required deSpe-
rate remedies. s.'-Rcpllolican, this me- rHiIlg.
GEN. BUFFERS LOUISIANA ELECTION
BILL.-The provisions of Gen. Buffers bill
introduced in the House yesterday, provid-
ing for a new election in louisiana are that
an election shall be held on the fourth Tues
day in May, 1875, for state officers and men,
bers of the legislature, under the superinten-
dence of three suitable persons, to be APP
pointed by the President. These persons are
10 select two others, one from each political
party, as state registers, to make a new reg
istration of the voters of the state. Each
parish is to have in like manner two superin-
tendents of registration of different parties
with two clerks. The superintendent are in
like manner to appoint commissioners of
election in each election precinct from differ
ent parties. The ballots are to be publicly
counted at the closing of the polls, and the
result certified TO by the commissioners. The
persons so elected to serve TO the end of the
term for which they would have served had
they been elected in 1872 and 1874 Section p
OF the bill authorizes the President to use
any part OF the army or navy to carry out
the provisions of the bill, and appropriates
500 eco TO defray the expenses Of the regis
tration and election.
For THE BENEFIT OF INMATES OF IN
SANE AsYLUMs.-The House Postal Com
mittee has agreed TO report a bill directing
the Postmaster General, whenever requested
by any state, to place post office box in any
insane asylum in said state into which the
inmates may drop their letters, said boxes
not To be under the control or surveillance OF
any of the officers of the asylum. A strong
appeal was made 10 the committee In behalf