Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-16
EVENING STAR,
DOUBLE SHEET,
Washington News and Gossip.

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Washington News and Gossip.
MRS. GRANTS RECEPTIONS are held on
Saturdays, commencing at three and last
ing until five o clock p. III.
The Presidents public receptions will oc-
cur as IoiiOws.-TueSday evening, Februa-
ry 2d, Tuesday evening, February Sd.
State DinnerS;-Tuesday, January 26th;
Tuesday, February 9th.
INTERNAL REvExUE.-The receipts from
this source to-day were s254,s73.5s Total re-
ceipts for the month to date. 81, l5p, ,GG5.i1.
THE POLAND COMMITTEE on Arkansas af-
fairs have prepared a fun report which will
be presented 20 the House next week
NATIONAL BANK CIRCULATION outstauI-
ing s@io,526.+ie, Of which amount s4259,op0
are gold notes.
THE TREASURY now hollis SSH .GH5 .250in L.
=. bonds 10 secure national bank circulatio
and sisiS22oo 70 secure public deposits.
A NOMINATION WITHDRAwN-TheP Pres
idcnt yesterday sent a message To the Senate
Withdrawing the nomination uf Gen. George
Manley, Of Tennessee. to be Minister to Ecu
aCCr.
The FOLLOWING VTsITOTS a the Execu-
tive Mansion to-day had audience with the
President: Senators Boutwell, and Patterson.
Representatives Farwell. Piatt. MAYNARD.
Butler, Kellogg, Whiteley and HawlCy.
CAPT. JOSEPH F. BAKER. l. s. marine
corps. has entirely recovered from his recent
severe illness. and has been ordered TO duty
in command of the marines on board the
Erookiyn. This vessel will leave Norfolk i'm
a day oT TWO To join tue South Atlantic
squadron.
Dir. AND Mrs. SAEToRIS SaiI,I i'm the
steamship Republic, from Liverpool. Thurs
day. the l4ih instant. for New York The
President and Mrs. Grant viii meet them on
their arrival IN New York. II is probable
that NT. and Mrs. S1rtoriS will spend the
winter in Washington and return ID Europe
in the spring.
TUE GREAT FALLS DAN ApPROpRIA-
TfoN.-Gen. Babcock. the engineer in charge
of the public buildings and grounds. has pre-
pared a letter. which will je submitted to the
House Committee On Appropriations. urging
favorable action ON the appropriation OF the
sum o. SG1O.Ut0 Tor the construction of tlr
dam across Virginia channel az the Great
Falls, necessary for the completion of tia
Washington aqueduct.
STNATE CONFIRNATIoNS OF DISTRICT
INTEEEST.-The Senate. in executive session
yesterday. confirmed the following nomina-
lions: Seth L. Phelps, Commissioner of the
District Of columbia. vice II. +. Blow. re
signed; X. ". Shufeidt. Chief OF the Bureau
OF Equipment and Recruiting in the NAVY
department: Charles L. Hibbitt, Assistant
Surgeon III the Navy Master VIM. II. kim
Willie kilbUrn. NJ. c. DimoCk aud II. L
Nye. 10 be Masters III the Navy.
The FOLLOWING REVENUE APPOINT
NENTs have been made: Gaugers-Wm. r.
Williams al district Connecticut: Geo NJ.
". Linn. 9th district Kentucky: VIM. NJ
Ross, eth district Illinois; John IL. Harding.
Jih district Tennessee. Geo. B. BurJDt 6fh
district Kentucky. =. X. O'ROurke, 5th iis%
tiGt Tennessee. StorekeepeTs-Eysncis n
N4.l3In; ~ alelg.ct s.tssoa..,;; Albert 4
Hclton. .th district North Carolina; II.
,h1fch IGdd. 9Th district Illinois: John q.
OlIIOtk. 9th district Virginia.
Mr.. FRENcH'S ORDER to fhe doorkeeper OF
me senate reporters gallery j. very r5ri-
lncHd"ble. III 80 far a. MS instructions aro :,
admit none 10 the gallery who hava NJ, csiC
o. suliilSSlol. A.. far a. 10 goes this is goo1
i'i,t @ II HoyN S'f.se newspaper men who for
- "a, zen constant attendants al the
7't.'I III" some one should be nut i'm charg,.
- -, J., .II', could remember faces for more than
80 I-tCUr hours. and relieve a correspond
~ f'Vin the necessity OF carrying around
-'h thm an admission card almost as large
. " circus pp>ier Newspaper men have
r.0tthing else 10 DO than this Ii Nr
Eitbth c%iI gel man with TrtcntINe mem
DIV let ihe correspondents he labeled for Tire
THE PACIFIC RAILROADS FIVE PER
tFNT. oBLIG tTIoN.-The House Commit
teeDH Pacific Railroads have agreed 10 re-
oIt "a bill directing the several Pacific rail-
Tsitd cCmp3l3le~ tD ma ke = Spasi ft report of
All tiCiT Ol'crat ions. iuriudIng their gross
earnings. annually to the Secretary OF the
inferior. HE object oi the bill il 10 compel
these companies 10 comply with eHiStiu-
Jaws III this respect. which heretofore have
been dI~-v@aricd- which will enable the Sec
-.4fs Hs~4g p r..
d@i: tIFOI which To ASSESS the. collection gI
five per cent 81 each roads annual carnin.,.
which under ili, law mast he paid ~ them
into tae Treasury
PACKAGES IN TIE MAILs.-E. :. sand
iOIs'. Oi the Adams Express COMPANY. yv.i~
hee'ri by tire House Post oHice Committee
yesterday with reference Ia tho law allow ing
Is-ckagcS weighing less Than four pounds 10
l<t>~ through The mails al fHe rate of "A half
cent an ounce. Nandford claimed that the
express company pays the railroad cpIIlua-
HicS more than tOgble this rate. and kaS no
iihCd tbc ral.'SJad companies that il express
business continues 10 bc put into the mails
tht company cannot continue 10 paV the rail-
road companies the rates now charged for lis
express packages. The present post ofiice
ldw. while iU3UTin@ the express com psny. in
wolves heavy loss 90 the government The
express company asks that the evil shall be
T'meCi'd. There will be a further hearing.
A CURIOUS PETITION was presented in tife
House oi Representatives Yesterday ~ Bar
bour Lewis. Of Tennessee. 70 has three hun
oftu NiSua1 Urc> of cOlOTed people In different
portions OF the south vino are dc>irOuS 10
nave some portion of the south or south
western territory set apart for their exclu-
SlNe use. with similar protection by The
Inltet states government to thar now given
hy law 10 the Cherokee. thOctaw. and Semi-
HClc Indians. The petitioners further state
that they are eairOuS OF haviuga fair chance
ia the great race of life. and are satisfied that
neither themselves nor children can have in
30 long a. they are in Tie midst of the doIni-
ntnt race Of the people who are far their
SupefIoTS III point oi education and many
other advantages.
THE REPUBLICAN MEMBERS of the Sen
ale held a caucus this morning i'm the
ladies retiring room OF the Senate. 10 was
resolved that the Time had come to conclude
debate on the Louisiana question. and il was
generally agreed that the subject had received
due consideration, and its prolongatiou was
calculated 10 impair the vital business be-
fore The senate. After debate the following
order was agreed To. which, in an indirect
way viii control The Louisiana matter
80 OSd,',6 Thst furin. the remainder Of tn. ss,-
SION amer the call Tor resolutions shall have nas..
business The calendar shall. rr,rrirx