Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-29

nal revenue, s237 AS 90; customs, s5SI ,565 IL.
THE PRESIDENT Gid not receive visitors
to-day, being somewhat indispose1.
THE U. 8. STEAMER ALERT, now at Port
Royal, has been ordered to New York to be
fitted out for the China station.
THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY to-
day directed the retirement of SIS, IA, that
being 90 per cent. of the new national bank
circulation issued during the present month.
Mr.. WIN. H. DooLITrLE, the newly ap-
| pointed Assistant Commissioners OF Pensions,
| To- day took the oath of office and at once
| entered upon his new duties.
| HAMLIN's new tangled postal law doesn't
! meet with favor anywhere. Hannibal should
| so home and go 10 wood chOpping. That's
| his sphere.-B0S,OH Post.
THE BILL making an appropriation for
| the Printing and Engraving Bureau of the
| Treasury, known as the silver bill, was
| taken up In the House of Representatives
! t.is afternoon, at The close OF the morning
1 hour.
| TEE SOMINATION of Mr.. Dana TO be min
| lister to England, was again under consider
| alton yesterday. Mr.. Boutwell, made a
speech favoring the confirmation, and Mr..
Morton opposed it. Senator Dawes, IL is
said, Will make speech in favor of the NOM
iLstIOD.
REPRESENTATIVE BENJAMIN WILSON,
| Of West Virginia, who seemed steadily re-
| covering from his recent severe illness,
| t. phoid fever, had a relapse last Sunday,
and now lies in such a critical condition at
| ms residence, 1871 q street, that the doctor
| entertains no hopes OF his recovery.
HALLET KILBoURN.-The proceedings in
| The House Of Representatives yesterday on
| tie case of ballet Kilbourn and the adoption
| OF the resolution of Mr.. Glover instructlng
| the Sergeant alarms of the House not to
| deliver Hallet Kilbourn to the custody of
| any person or tribunal until the further order
| of the House, are reported fully Oh the third
| page of this paper.
THE CASE OF EN- CHIEF CLERK LIPPIN-
| COTT AND OTHERs.-To day, the grand jury
| had before them the case of w. II. Cant, F.
| y. Brosseau, and l.. K. Lippincott, in which
| Gaylord. Willis Drummond, and n H. Fin
| ley. This is the case for alleged connection
! wI'h which Mr.. Lippincott, chief clerk of
| The Land Office, was recently removed.
| CONFERENCE.-The Senate yesterday
| cOnfrmej the following nominations: John
NJ. Coughlan, of California, to be chief jus
! tice Of the SUPREME court Of Utah; william
| { Fox. OF Missouri, L. &. consul at Bruins
| WICK, Germany; Frank Welch. OF Nebras IA
| register land office. Norfolk. Nebraska Jas
! Stoit, ska, receiver OF public moneys,
/ EiCtara, Nebraska. Also, a number OF
| loS'masteTS and several military promo
! lions,
!
| SAFE BURGLARY ISyEsTIGATIoN.-NIi
/ chael Hayes, in company with l. c. Nettle-
! ship, was at the Capitol this morning, but
| the judiciary Committee were unable, on
! account of other business, 10 examine them
| in regard to their knowledge of the Harring-
| ton safe burglary. Mr.. Hayes will be exam
| ined this evening or TO morrow morning.
| Nettlesbip left this afternoon for Newark,
| n J., but says he will return in couple OF
days.
PATENT OFFICE REFoRM-Mr. Morrill,.
| Of Maine, introduced bill in the Senate
| yesterday providing that no officer, clerk, or
employee OF the Patent office shall be allowed
| 10 act as counsel, agent, or attorney, in the
| prosecution OF applications for patents or OF
any interest in letters patent, nor by any
| manner or means to aid In the prosecution
| OF such patent application within two years
| ne Xt after e shall have ceased to be such
| officer, clerk or emplOye.
No FEARS OF FREsaEr THE Poro-
MzC.-The signal officer, who has an ob-
| server stationed at Harper's cry to watch
al report the cOndition of the river, in forms
| Us That the rise There in the past twenty four
| hours was Only three feet. This will not bring
! the water here up tc the danger level, as IL is
Tow at least a foot below the point reached
during the rise two years ago 1t will take
a rike or twelve feet yet at Harper's Ferry
tn give any cause of alarm here, and that
change is not anticipated.
THE UNION RAILROAD BILL.-The House
Committee GA the District failed TO have q
meeting this morning, quorum not being
| present. The several members who were
| present considered Informally the Union
| railroad bill, and heard q delegation of citi-
| Gems of South Washington in opposition to
| IL Remarks were made by several of the
| delegation. The sub-com mittee who have
| The Dill In charge will, IL is understood, re-
| port unfavorably on It, which report will
likely DC adopted by the whole committee.
| UNCLE SANS LOOSE CHANGE-There is
In the Treasury about 81 100000. When the
amount shall be reduced to one million dol
| lars the Treasury will shut down on the issue
| OF fraction currency. AS IL is issued at the
rate OF one hundred thousand dollars per
cay, the issue Will cease about the end OF
| this week. The government will retain the
| one million 10 meet It's own requirements In
| payments. Two hundred and fifty thousand
| dollars IN nfty-cent notes are 10 be allowed
TO the Centennial exhibition, TO be usei as
| change.
THE PROPOSED FIsHwAY AT THE GREAT
IALLs OF THE POTOMAC.-SOme time since
joint resolution was adopted by the Mary
land legislature praying Congress to appro-
PTIaie $4,000 FOR the purpose OF constructing
d nSh" IN, al tle 0reat Fails, on the PotO-
mac. The memorial was referred to the
| Commute on Commerce, and suosaauenJly
was referred by this committee to Mr.. Den.
MS for investigation and report. Mr.. Delnis
| VIII shortly report IN favor o. maxim the
| neces sary appropriation. nut 10 i- net Known
What action The committee VIII take in the
| matter.
THERE can be 60 doubt that the House
democrats are rather OVERRIDING the business
ofiLvestgatiOn. a large number of officials
are under fire, and in some cases the idIest
gossip Is sought after as greedily as really
| important facts. The result is that the pub
| lie is a good deal confused, and, as every now
and then a democrat Is caught, the people
| become convinced that the politicians on
| both sides are pretty corrupt. Speaker Kerr
is said TO be among those clear-headed demo-
Gratis who do not expect great political re-
suits from the investi cations as they are con-
ducted.-l" Pnl," /" Springfield Republican.
SECRETARY BRIsTow has sent a dis patch
to the u. s. district attorney at Louisville,
calling his attention TO the Reeves state
ment in the Cincinnati Enquirer of the 22d
/ deDouncfng 10 as absolutely false far as IL
concerned bin, and suggesting that Reeves
be brought before the grand jury aud required
| TO tell all he knows OF The matter. He further
/ directs that II II can bC shown that any Off
/ Ger of the RoveruTas 30 has taken a bribe to
Lave the offender iD'ir.ei. The next grand
[ jury In the KENTUCKY district Will meet
April 10, when tie ~ Gie matter will be in