Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-23
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

INTERNAL REvEyUE.-The receipts from
this source to-day were s1e2, 1920.
THE RECEIPTS from customs to day at the
Treasury department were s659, 9o4.
THE AMOUNT of national bank notes re-
ceived at the Treasury department to-day
for redemption aggregated s1,O5i,a93.
SECRETARY robson left Washington
this morning for New York, to be absent a
few days.
PERsoNAL.-PresidentG arret, OF the Balti
more and Ohio railroad, has reached Jack
sonvllle, Florida, in his palace travelling car.
THE EXTENSION OF the leave Of absence
granted 1st Lieut. Joseph II. Hart, 18th in
fantry, has been still further extended three
months.
NoMISATIoN.-T The President sent the
following nomination to the Senate yester-
day:-John Curtis Tyler, of Vermont, TO be
consul at Odessa.
THERE WILL BE NO RECEPTION at High
land Place tomorrow, and next Wednesday,
the 31st instant, will be Mrs. Jewell's last
reception OF the season.
100000 national bank note circulation has
been issued during the present month, on
which 50 per cent. of legal tenders will be re-
tired on the list proximo.
CLERICAL PRoMoTIONs.-B. F. Cutler, of
Minnesota, employed in the Office of the COM
missioner of customs, has been promoted
from second to a third class clerk in that
bureau.
y RUNoR is aflOat to the effect that Sec
retaEy BristOw Will, in few days, tender
his resignation, and enter the we'll known
banking house of Drexel, Morgan & Co, of
New York Those who should know discredit
the report.
THE TRANSIT OF VENUs.-The Secretary
Of the Navy has received the report of the
observers OF the transit of Venus who were
stationed at the various observing points.
All the parties report that the observations
were very successful.
y DECISION WORTH THREE MILLIONS
TO THE GoyERNNENT.-Thed decision OF the
Supreme Court of the United states in the
case of Blake, collector, versus the First
National Bank OF the city of ew York, hold
ing that the incomes of banks, railroad COM
paIies, and other corporations, for the last
nVc months OF the year ISL, were subject To
an internal revenue tax of two and one half
per cent. secures to the government about
three millions ofdollars.
A DELEGATION of Maryland republicans,
headed by Colonel Thomas X. Rich, called
upon President Grant yesterday and presen-
ted a petition, purpOrting to be signed by
twenty-five hundred citizens of the state,
asking for the removal Of Collector Booth,
The President was also advised of Mr. Booths
alleged connection with various shipping
companies, and was told that for this reason
be was ineligible to the office. The delega-
ton was given respectful hearing, aid the
President promised TO take the memorial
into consideration.
IN THE SENATE yesterday after our re-
port of the proceedings closed Senator John
If TpnnQSSaa 10
the Louisiana resolution, and was FOLLOWED
by Senators Bogy, Withers and Randolph.
Mr.. Whyte offered a substitute for the pend
ing resolution. which, after recitfng the va
ri0us acts of the President in recognizing a nd
unfolding the Kellogg government, declares
that the same cannot be approved by the
Senate. Mr.. Anthony gave notice that he
would ask the Senate to remain in session
to-day until the Louisiana matter was dis
posed OF.
GOVERNMENT EXPLORATIONS OF THE
BLACK HILLs.-The Interior department
will dispatch. as soon as possible, a conpe-
tent geologist to examine the Black Hills
country and ascertain accurately its alleged
mineral wealth. Meantime the department
has notified the Secretary of War of this pur-
pose, and will ask for an order requiring
trespasSers now in the country TO leave inn
mediately, notify IDg them that their failure
TO comply with such orders VIII cause their
expulsion by military force, as soon as the
weather viii permit military expedition TO
reach them.
The BUELL-CHANDLERL Libel CAsE-THe
JrirIegeS Of Telegraph C0nlpoiies.-To-day
Mr.. Whitney, who had been summoned as a
witness in the case of the United States agt
Buell., correspondent OF the Detroit Free Press.
70 bring the original of the telegram sent By
iainine The siIeee9 libel That i1 b Son
dler had been taken from the Senate Cham
Der in state Of beastly intoxication," ap-
Peared before that body and submitted that
he ought not 10 be compelled 70 produce it,
ard submitted the question tn the court,
which ordered its production. Mr. Whitney
thereupon produced il, and IL vas returned
TO him.
THE FIVE PER CENT. PACIFIC RAILROAD
SUITs.-The Attorney General has givea in
structiOns to the proper district attorneys to
institute suits against several OF the Pacific
railroads for the amounts certified by the
Secretary of the Treasury to be due to the
government for five per centurl of their re-
speetive net earnings, provided for by the
act of July LIST, 1862, or by any other act or
acts in relation to the respective railroad
companies. The following are the railroad
companies against which suits will be imme-
dlately instituted, with the amount for which
the suits are brought: Central branch Union
Pacific railroad, 81 1877 80; Sioux City and
Pacific. S21 ,l0l42; Union Pacific Il, OI0 056 %;
Kansas Pacific, SOS, s3O.13.
CoNFIRNATToSs-Th Senate in executive
session yesterday confirmed the following
nominations: Charles o. Shepard to be con-
sui at Leeds, England. VIM. r. TAYLOR to
be collector OF customs in the districts of
warren and Bristol, X. L. John Parker u
=. marshal for the western district of Michi-
gan. VIM X. TruaN, Indian agent for Mo
quis Pueblo; agency in Arizona. John F.
Calei, regimental adjutant, To be captain in
the army. Ensign j. Sabbott. to be master
in the navy. j. p. :. Lawrence. to be an as
sistant engineer in the navy. POstmasters-
j. Il. Barlow, at Effingham. ILL.,; G.. W.
Arnold, Albany, Ga; r. ". Little, Aberdeen,
Miss; j. w. Clinton. Polo. ILL.,; y. p. Snyder,
Pine Bluff, Ark, and Mrs. :. r. Sarber,
GAINESVILLE, Ark.
| A GALLANT ENGLISH MIDDY.-The COM
manding officer of the North Pacific station.
Rear Admiral Almy, has brought officially
TO the notice Of the Navy department, the
gallant conduct of Navigating Midsbipman
i Arnot Henderson, of her Majesty's shin
Ienedos, IN an EFFORT tn save from drowning
William Wilson, an ordinary seaman of the
Tuscarora, who fell from aloft into the sea on