Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-06
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Inter
nal revenue, seo9 ,s40.15; customs, s66l, 127 81.


AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House
to day were the Secretaries of State and the
Treasury, Senators Morton and Alcorn, and
Representatives Hendee and Hill.
THE MORAL of this is, To the wives OF poor
Cabinet ministers: Wash your own dishes,
like old Mrs. Frank p. Blair. To Cabinet
ministers: Go to market like John Marshall
and walk on your fat-[" Gdth," IN Grdphtc.
Col. FRED. GRANT has received orders
from Lieutenant General Sheridan to pro-
coed Immediately to Chicago, whence he
expects to be subsequently assigned to duty
on the plains. Col. Grants intends leaving
for Chicago tonight.
THE "REAL ESTATE Pool" INvKsrIGA-
TIoN.-The special committee OF the House
appointed to investigate the District real
estate pool has not yet determined the ques-
tion as to the production of the books of the
firm of Kilbourn & Latta.
STREET RUMoR has it that ex-Attorney
General lockwood Hoar, of Massachusetts,
is to be Secretary OF War. But as Massa-
chusetts has got the English mission through
me excellent appointment of Richard 81.
Dana, 1t would seem probable that the war
once Will go to some other state.
GEN. BABCOCK who, on Saturday vacated
his desk at the White House, as stated else
where, now occupies the corner Of 2lst street
and Pennsylvania avenue, where he attends
10 the business belonging to the position of
commissioner OF public grounds and build
ings,
WHEN the fact is stated that Mr.. Clymer
was not only the school mate put the room
mate of ex-Secretary Belknap, 1t will not be
wondered at that In performing the unpleas-
ant duty OF notifying the Senate of the i'm
with an emotion which he found 1t impossi-
BILE TO conceal.
A CONVENIENT SuBJECT.-Immediatel
after the call Of the House to-day for bills,
Mr.. Bright, of Tennessee, moved to proceed
in Committee of the Whole to the considera-
ton of the Hawaiian treaty. Tue object was
tn cut off such ticklish topics as the cur
ton prevailed, and Fernando Wood pro-
ceeded 10 speak.
dEPoLICECoMMIssIoN charges
lodged with the Senate District Committee
against Colonel j. G.. Berret, nominated to
be police commissioner, are said to relate to
his alleged connection with the Pacific Mail
subsidy. Those against Mr.. II. NJ. Sweeny,
also nominated for similar position, are
understood to be OF political character
merely. The sub committee having charge
OF the matter have not yet begun their inves-
tgation.
NoMINATIoNs-Gen: Schenk's Succsssor.-
The President sent the following nomina-
tions TO the Senate to-day:-Richard II.
Dana, jr., OF Massachusetts, to be envoy ex-
aordiany and minister plenipotentiary of
The United States to Great Britain. VIM. c.
Fox. of Missouri, to be consul at Brunswick.
Third Lieut.. Albert Buhner, of the revenue
service, to be second lieuteht In the same.
s rvlce. Thomas McFaddo n, o. Oregon, to
he app aiser OF merchandise at Portland,
Oregon.
THE REoRGANIzATIoN AT THE WHITE
HoUsE.-The position of officials at the
White House may be authoritatively stated
as follows: Gen. Babcock, who never drew
salary as secretary, but drew it as an engi-
peer ofhcer, returns to duty, and Col. Frei,
0rant Is assigned to his place. Gen. Bah
cock' g retirement did not create a vacancy,
nor does Col. Grants selection create a new
poo ition. Both draw army pay. Levi p.
Luckey held the Office known to law as pri-
vate secretary to the President. He takes A.
>. II. Whites place at the Interior Depart
ment, and Ulysses Grant, jr, takes NJ.
Luckey's place. Mr.. Z. c. Sniffin holds the
same position he has always held, as assist
ant private secretary.
GEN. MILESTONE persons seem to have
misconstrued the paragraph from a New
York paper, reprinted in THE STAR few
days ago, the closing sentence of which read:
Following the resolution of Impeachment
In Belknap's case will come another direct
of General Meigs, whose presence here is
wanted" This was generally understood
here, where General Meigs Is best known, as
meaning that his presence would be required
as q upnfsS. A telegram from this city to the
N. Y. Sun says: by resolution OF Congress
the President is to be asked to rescind the
or ers Sc nding Quartermaster General Meigs
abroad, SO that he may be summoned to tes-
tify TO important matters involving the
Quartermaster's department"
THE REPAvING OF AVE
NUE.-The sub committee-Messrs. Dorsey,
ingalls,, and English-to whom was referred
the bill recently introduced for the repaying
OF Pennsylvania avenue, held a meeting to-
day and addressed the following to the Dis
trict Commissioners: "Ge,itIemen: The Sen
ate Committee on the District of Columbia
request that you will please inform them
what, If any, proportion of the cost of paving
Pennsy lvania avenue was paid by the prop
erty owners on the avenue when It was last
paved. The committee also ask for anysug-
gesttons you have TO make respecting the
proposed requirement. of Pennsylvania ave-
nue., the kind OF pavement to be used, the
cost OF the same, and the proportion of ex-
peEse 10 be borne by the United States and
The District respectively"
TIE BID FOR P. o. ENvELoPEs.-A teIe-
gram was lately sent from here to New York
stating that the investigating committee
had found evidence against Postmaster Gem
eral Jewell that he had given the contract
Tor envelopes for the Post ONCE department
To Geo. r. Nesbitt * Co., of New York under
improper infiuences-in fact, that he was To
receive ~ per cent OF the contract. The fol-
| lowing Is memorandum taken from the
records of the Post ONCE department, which
| clearly speaks for ITSELF" Proposals for
post office and registered package envelopes
for service Of Post Office department during
/ the fiscal year ending June 3Oth, 1876, were
| opened, In the absence OF Mr.. Jewell, on the
| 18th of June, 1875, by Hon. j. w. Marshall
Acting Postmaster General, and Hon. Z. w.
| Barber, Third Assistant Postmaster General.
| There were four bidders-Geo. F. Nesbitt &
Co, and Geo. II. Reay, OF New York; the
Morgan Envelope Co., OF Springfield, Mass,
and the Plimpton Manufacturing Co., OF
Hartford, Conn; and on the basis OF the esti-
| mated number of envelopes required the bid
| OF Nesbitt & Co. aggregated s16i ,78s; of Rsay
s1tl ,430; OF the Morgan Envelope Co, Sl67 $50;
/ and OF the P1mpton Manufacturing Co
i sl72, ESQ. The bid of Geo. +. Nesbitt 4 Co.
/ being the lowest, Mr. Marshall directed thai
| the contract be awarded 70 that firm"
| THE MISSISSIPPI JETTIEs.-A schooner
drawing - i feet has passed through the let