Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-20
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
CUSTOMS REcEIPTs-The receipts from
this source to-day were Sab 1859.
THE STEAMER TALLAPoosA, which has
been rebuilt at Baltimore. will leave that
port for this city on Monday next.
INTERNAL REvENUE-The receipts from
this source to-day were $50, 1854. The total
receipts for the month 10 date foot up
S6, 149, 3S1.29.
RESIGNATION ACCEPTED.-The President
has accepted the resignation of Second Lieu
tenant Thomas NJ. Wiley, 9Th infantry, To
take effect November 3Oth, 1874.
THE AMOUNT of national bank note cur
Iency received at the Treasury department
for redemption to-day footed up S79s -53i. The
total receipts for the week have beens3 ,F3.799
COLoRED CAVALRY RECRUITs.-The SUI
lie. intendent OF the mounted recruiting ser
vice has been ordered to forward all colOred
cavalry recruits TO Austin, Texas, for assign
meut 10 the 9th cavalry.
AT THE WHITE HOUsE-Among those
wi o had interviews with the President to-
day were Senators Morrill,, Began, Allison,
Logan and Burnsides, and Representa- ives
Rusk, StOwell and Porter.
THE REPUBLICAN SENATORS having con-
Guided TO give the democrats a monopoly i'm
the Louisiana discussion, almost every seat
ON their side was vacant this afternoon while
Nh. Bay ard was speaking.
TWAS sTATTD az the Capitol to-day by
the friends of ex-senator Chandler that ne
had been rendered, and would probably ac-
cepi, the mi, zion to Rus .ia. Mr.. George II.
EOker. r Gently appointed, il is said, is about
To Il cline the office.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE has been granted the
fO'lOwing-named Ofiicels:-Lieutant 3. ".
HOdgkins, It'll cavalry, 6 months; Thomas NJ
Wiley 6jh infantry, until November 39,h,
1875. The leave granted Chaplain Marvel j.
Gonzales has been extended two months.
Col. DUDLEY w. ADAMS, Worthy Master
Of the National Grange, Patrons of Hus-
bandTy, has just arrived from the orange
sToyes OF Florida. where he purchased GaO
acres # land, with the intention of establish
ing an orange orchard.
THE ALABAMA CLAIMS COURT, which mas
been setting in this city for the past sixty
days, and adjudicated upon the cases of a
large number of claimants upon the Geneva
award, yesterday finished all the business
before IL and adjourned until the 18th of
April.
SENATOR JOHNSON, of Tennessee, will
probably he heard from now that the Louis
lana question has been reopened in the
Senate. He intended to speak on the Pinch
be ok resolution but changed his mind. This
afternoon. however. he was buSily engaged
in looking up the facts in the case, his desk
being covered with books and papers.
THE NATIONAL BANKs.-The United
states Treasurer holds ssh $50 900 in United
States bonds TO secure national bank note
circulation. and SIC 3O2 200 to secure public
deposits. The national bank note circula-
ton now outstanding amounts to S3I9, 462 ,S61,
Of which amount y 100000 is notes issued 10
gold banks.
Ex-MARINE's CoNscIENCE.-The Sec
rotary of the Navy has received in a regis
tered letter SIS from an ex-marne in New
York. who says that sum is the value of the
outfit of clothing which he carried away on
deserving IN the spring OF 1870 or 1871. after n
months service. He desires the amount ID
be placed To the conscience fund, or other
wise properly disposed of.
BOUND TO EUROPE. II. wilkins on. G..
III Merwin and VIM. Noble, Treasury en-
plOyes, left here yesterday for Philadelphia.
where they will take the steamer for Europe.
20 deliver an additional instalment of the
new five per cent. bonds 10 the syndi rate
ILey go in the Illinois. of the American line
of steamships plying between Philadelphia
and Liverpool
NOMINATIOSs-The President sent the
John Parker. L. :. marshal western district
of Michigan.
I'os'moae7S-O. p. Snyder. Congress
man, at Pine Bluff, Ark; c. .. Cummirgs
WatSOnville, Cal; j. W. Clinton, Polo, H.;
John II. Watson, Pulaski, y. Y; Mrs. Susan
X. Sarber. GAINESVILLE, Ark, j. II. Clendcn-
ing, Fort Smith, Ark.
a REPUBLICAN SENATOR. who has had
private talks with the new Senators, Chris
tiancy, Mcmillan, Paddock and Booth says
that Mr.. Booth expects to act with the demo-
clats on all party questions, Mr.. Christiancy
Win The republicans when no violent or ex-
tTeme political measures are proposed and
MeSsrS Paddock and Mcmillan with the re-
Gublicans a. all times.-UotSh COR Spiiftyfieb{
Union.
ALICE BRAND Mr.. Riddles new novel OF
tie capital, is meeting with great success
The Washington orders were unusually large,
and although several houses received a
second supply, the book went out of our
market In ten days, owing to the inability
of the Appletons 10 fill the orders. II is said
maj Boston house received one thousand Of
me hrSt issue, which was very large.
liberal supply of another issue was received
to-day. and can be found on the counters of
all our book stores.
NAVAL ORDERs-EnSign Martin +. Hall
To the receiving ship Independence at the
navy yard. Mare Island, California, on the
Sd of April next. and on the arrival of the
W uuIy on BOARD tnat
vessel. PaymaSter Charles A. Mcdaniel to
the receiving ship Potomac. at Philadelphia
list INST Chief Engineer George +. KutZ TO
the naval rendezvous, San Francisco 18th of
May next. acknowledgements GEORGE
cochran rom the receiving ship Potomac on
the jlSt inst, settle accounts, and 10 hold
himself in readiness for sea service
A STRANGE OMIssIoN-A man namad
Evans was arrested in New York ON Thurs
day. charged with peTSOuating a Unite
> ateS marshal. This arrest brought 10 light
an omission in the laws of the United
states which may prove very dangerous.
After searching carefully through the revis-
Ell statutes 10 was discovered that there was
no law under which "A man could be punish
Ell for personating deputy United States
marshal, and Evans was discharged
MISPLACED SYMPATHY.-Attempts hav-
ing been made lately TO procure the pardon
Of Jesse Pomeroy, the boy murderer, by
offering petitions signed by ladies of the
various sections of the city, a counter effort
was made yesterday by a delegation OF ladies,
numbering about twenty-five, who waited