Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-12
EVENING STAR.
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DOUBLE SHEET.
Washington News and Gossip.
BLAINE may be fluffy, but Burnside Is
still thing of beauty.-IGn- Commercial
The PRESIDENTS RECEPTION Twill taise
place on the evening of the 22d of February,
from TO 10 O'Clock.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPrs.-Intsrnal reve-
nue. to day, s40s ,3g7.25; month to date
s3f63, 500; fiscal year to date, s7o,7so, OF u
Customs to day, fGV7 800. n; month to date,
sccof ,s70.S7; fiscal year to date, ss2'soo ~.
RECEIPTS Of National Bank notes forward
Ell for redemotion for the week ending to day
as compared with the corresponding week OF
lastye 1915, 3 2O7 200; 1876, 81 ,25s O00 Re-
cefpts to day, $743 ,673.
SENATOR DAVIS, of West Virginia, has
been placed on the conference committee on
the part of the Senate on the District 3e5
bond bill. vice Senator Thurman, who asks1
10 be excused.
THE money value OF the issue OF postage
stamps, stamped envelopes, and postal cards
by the stamp division OF the Post Office de-
partment last month was IS, SOC, 0O0-s very
large Increase over any previous month.
NATIONAL BANKs.-The Treasury now
holds $500 csc, 1862 in bonds TO secure national
bank circulation, and SIS Gal 800 to secure
public deposits. National bank circulation
outstanding, s342, 64 sol, OF which amount
50, ESQ are gold notes.
THE DFhOCRATIC SENATORS met in eau.
Gus last night 10 hear the appointment OF
the Senators on the Congressional executive
committee. The committee on the part OF
the Senate will consist of Senator's Steven
Wallace. Gordon. Davis.
Eaton.
FROM Warren Choate & Co. we have the
British Quarterly Rerisas for January tSoott
Publishing Company reprint), containing
several articles OF current interest, notably
those Oh "Servia," Political Questions In
Italy, establishment in New England"
&C.
WOULDN'T DE CASED.-1nternal Revenue
Commissioner Pratt has returned with
thanks handsome cane presented to him
by a subordinate officer. calling the atten-
ton ofthe giver TO provision of law which
prohibits a subordinate from presenting a
gift TO superior in office, or the superior
from accepting such gift.
HARD TINES FOR TREASURY EMPLOYEES.
The Secretary Of the Treasury to-day fur
Laughed all the employees of the Bureau OF
Engraving and Printing in the Treasury de-
partment, on account of having no money to
cOnduct the operations Of The bureau. The
Columbian bank note company also sus-
PENDED partially on account OF the closing at
the Treasury.
THE VETERANS IN THE PRESIDENTIAL
CANPAIGN.-The Veterans National Com
mittee," appointed by the soldiers and
sailors' national convention held in Pitts
burg, Pa, in 1872, or which Gen. A. f.. Burn
SIDE is chairman, has been called TO meet In
this city on the sd instant, to consider mat
mi ha art to no fuLy h,,
the Union Veterans In the coming Presidsn-
tial campaign.
RESPECT FOR THE MEMORY OF Hon.
REvKRDY JoHNsoN.-The Attorney Gene
raj, upon learning OF the sudden death of the
Hon. Reverdy johnson, Attorney General OF
the United States from March 8, 1s49, to July
u, 1870, and out OF profound respect for the
abilities. has ordered that the Department OF
Justice be closed and draped in mourning on
the day Of his funeral.
THE CONGRESSIONAL TEMPERANCE So
CIETY met for business to-day at II o'clock,
IN the Vice Presidents room at the Capitol.
Hon. +. w. Ferry was chosen president,
Hon. w. l. BallOu, vice president; and Rev.
j. w. Chickering secretary. 1t was resolved
to hold a public meeting on Sunday even
ing, February 10Th, at the Congregational
Chnrch-the &d anniversary. Hon. Julius
ID Seelye was requested to deliver the ad-
dress.
THE PREsIDKET's DEPOSITION IN THE
BABCoCK CAsH-The deposition of President
Grant was being taken at noon to-day, In
the Office OF the President at the Executive
mansion. There were present, besides the
President, the Chief Justice OF the United
States. Secretary BristOw, Attorney General
Pierrepont, Major Eaton. OF counsel for the
government, Mr.. w. A. Cook, OF the counsel
for General Babcock, and two stenographsrs.
Ii goes TO St. Louis under seal.
PKRsoEAL-Mr. Peter Cooper, of New
York, is now in the city on q visit TO his
daughter, Mrs. Abram g. Hewitt, the wife OF
the Representative OF the 10th district, New
York city. Mr. Cooper reaches to-day hts
5th year. He has a world wide fame for
large benevolence and good deeds. the
Cooper L nfos" for the education of young
men and women in the useful arts Is his last
ing monument Senator Christiancy had
been a widower over a year when Che remar-
ried few days since. His first wife died
December 10, 1874.
NAVAL ORDKRs.-Lieutenant p. A. Mil
Ter, detached from The Richmond, STU ult,
ard ordered TO duty Ia the bureau OF equip
ment and recruiting; Lieutenant Frederick
from special duty connected with the ex :
plorations on the isthmus OF Darien, and or
dered TO The Honongahela, North Atlantic
feet, on the 18th instant: Passed ASSISTANT
Surgeon Dwight Dickinson, from the naval
| hospital, Yokohama, Japan. and ordered To
tbe Saco; Passed Assistant Surgeon j. G.
hS
naval hospital, Yokohama, Japan.
STILL MORE AWKWARD FOR HAMBLp-
ToN.-The chairman OF the Committee of
Ways ard Means has addressed a note to the
clerk of the committee, Dr. James p. Ham
bletOn, saying: THE charge so often made
and as often denied by you, that you had
named son after the assassin OF Mr.. Lin
coin, have until now wholly dlsbelieved.
Recent developments which show your son
10 have been named or recognized by the
name OF John w. II. Hambleton gives at
least q semblance OF truth to the charge.
wish the slightest appearance of the truth OF
such charge ! have but one duty TO per
form, that is, To accept your resignation, Of
fered some time ago, which do hereby
The CoROoRAN SQUARE MARKET Ours
TONS. X. Bond made an argument this
morning before the House District Commit
tee, advocating the passage OF the bill now
before the committees providing for the con-
| struction OF market house on CorcOran
| square, bounded by o. p, and Ith streets,
| known az square 446. Judge jeremiah VIII
son also advocated the bill. He said the old
| Northern Liberty market was summarily
| destroyed, and IL was the understanding