Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-31
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
POSTMASTER GENERAL JEWELL. Is con-
fined to his room to- day, with an attack OF
rbeun atism.
Mr.. j. A. BENTLEY, of Wisconsin, the new
Commissioner of Pensions, entered upon his
official duties to-day.
CLARENCE sTETsoN has been appointed
to first class clerkship In the finance office
of the Post Office department.
GENERAL SHERMAN had long interview
with the Secretary of War again this morn
ing.
SILvER-The Treasury department this
morning received 500 GOO I'm silver coin from
San Francisco. There were fifty boxes con-
tanning 81, OCO each.
AMONG THOSE who had interviews with
The President To day were Vice President
Ferry, Senators Boutwell,, Logan and Burn
side, ard Representative Nash.
THE CABINET MEETING:-TheP Postmaster
General was the only member absent from
the Cabinet meeting TO day. Mr.. Marshall,
First Assistant Postmaster General, was
present ia his stead.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-Inter-
nal revenue TO day, s2S5, 400 Il; month 20
y
Customs to-day, SIi9 ,St2 Is; month To date,
sl5,SoO, 1885, year 10 date. sis, l52, 1921.
PERsoNAL.-GeneraI Robert Toombs, of
Georgia, is at the National hotel, Rep
resentative Willis, of New York, is rejoicing
IN the accession to his family circle OF a
daughter-his irst born.
NoMINATIoNs.-The President sent the
following nominations TO the Senate to-day:
stephen b. French TO be appraiser of mer-
chandise for the port of New York; jacob
wore 10 be Indian agent fer the Omaha
agency, Nebras ka.
PRESIDENT GRANTS LOTS SoLD.-we
understand that President Grant has sold,
through his agents Fitch, Fox & Co, to
Judge l.. W. Vale his fine residence site
fronting on Vermont and Rhode Island ave
Iues and the 18th street circle.
TEE PRESIDENT had sufficiently recov-
cred to-day from his indisposition to attend
TO his official duties. His sickness has not
been as serious as reported, merely being an
unusually severe attack Of sick headache 20
which be Is subject.
THE House RESTAURANT KEEPER APP
oirted by the present I" reform" Congress,
having Immediately increased the tariff Of
prices for food twenty per cent. over former
charges, The question very naturally arises
how much he had to pay for his post
leadership" aud to whom. Here is "A field
for Investigation that evidently needs work
ing.-il Syracuse Journal
THE CROSS EXAMI NATION OF GENERAL
SCHENCK, ex Minister to England, by the
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House
to- cay was very extended. Tire questions
proposed by MeSsTs. Lyon and Johnson were
written out and asked through Mr.. Faux
ner, OF the committee. No new facts Wee
brought out, the testimony being merely q
rehearsal II that which has already appeared
The STAR.
CENIFNNrAL NoTEs.-CourSeIor Feline
Lopes Netti and Knight Commander J0as
Martins da Silva. have been appointed coaa-
missiOners of Brazil for the centennial. TIE
troop ship India was expected to leave Lis
bon about the 10th OF March with the POrtu-
gueSe contributions to the centennial
Baron de Santana is TO be chief COMMITS
sioner for Portugal, and SCR. JAY me Batalha
Refs will have charge of the Agricultural
department.
THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
INvEsIIG ALTON Messrs. j. c. Parker,
Morrison and several other statio1ers OF this
city were examined this morning by the
House Committee on Printing, now investi-
gazing the Government Printing Office in
relation TO the price paid by them for the
Congressional Record and other publications
ofthat office. 1t is understood that none of
the receipts from this source appear upon
the books of the Government Printing office,
nor had the committee, until these gentle
men Testified, any information in regard to
the prices charged for the same. The com
mittee decline TO make the details of these
with esses public al present
CONGRESS is trying TO legislate the silver
elephant on the hands OF the Treasury into
the common use of public trade, and doesn't
seem TO make much Roadway az il IN prac-
teal point OF view. II seems TO be enba--
raised by complications in every system
proposed, whereas there is no reason nor
II The Qc no sill
mlllstone has hole in 1t, through which
any one can see ifone sets oneself about look
Ing ktTaigbfly at the subject. Let me sug-
gest TO either of the Allegheny members the
plan L suggested in this journal q week or
TWO ago Tor neceSsitating the use of silver aS
a current tender: let Congress make the post
age payable In silver coin and so Obviata the
dlfhculties that encompass its common use
The mode Is simple enough and will set the
SO far stationary coin in as lively motion as
an excited canine with tin-can amendment
10 his caudal constitution Douglass, IN
IEts6tTO LeudeT.
REPAvEMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA AVE
NUE.-In the Senate to-day, Mr.. Dorsey,
from the District Committee, reported bill
appointing Gen. a. A. Humphreys. Gen. H.
". wright. and Gen. G. a. Gilmore. of the
engineer corps of the army, a commission TO
scIect ana determine the best kind of nave
ment, other than wood, To be used in paving
f6nDsy lVaDia avenue, and to have said ave.
ECe pSyed from the northwest gate of the
capitol grounds TO and including the CROSSING
at 18th street west. 1t gives the commission
The authority To contract on the best terms
possible for said paving, and TO require bonds
for the faithful performance Of the work
The expense is TO he borne a. follows: The
Washington and Georgetown Railroad Conn
paHy shall bear the expense Of paving be-
tween their tracks and two feet on each side
owners OF property on the avenue shall pay
In proportion to their frontage one third Of
the expeI sc after deducting the amount paid
by the railroad company; one third by the
United States; and the balance tn he maid
out Of the general revenue of the District of
Columbia.
How MAIL CONTRACTS WERE FORMER
IY OBTAINED---The House Committee ON
Post Offices and Post Roads Yesterday ex-
a. nira "A Z,