Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-04-21
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOvERNMESr RECEIPTs To-DAY.-Inter-
nal reNpnra S2Ia oo- 60. n-,rtn,r,c = 10 c-ln-


nal revenue, S3li, 23I.Gs; customs, SIi6,6729I.
THE PRESIDENT to-day approved the act
FOR the work OF improving the Capitol
grounds.
The STEAMER COLON, scheduled to sail
from New York on the 30th instant with
mails for the South Pacific and Central
American ports, will not leave until May ID.
Mr.. f. w. DOM, head draughtsman of
the Patent office, was dismissed from office
Tuesday afternoon, for cause, and is sue
ceeded by Mr.. Gardner, his former assistant.
Ex-SPEAKKR BLAINE is understood to be
preparing a statement about his Arkansas
bonds transaction, which will be made pub
lie in a short time. Mr.. Blaine states that he
can explain everything satisfactorily.
Hon. a. c. DODGE, formerly U. s. Senator
from Iowa, and more recently our Minister
10 Spain, is being mentioned in some of the
northwestern journals as democratic can
didate for the Presidency.
Mr.. T. N. VAIL, superintendent OF the
railway mail service, accompanied by ex-
Superintendent George s.. Bangs, went to
Philadelphia yesterday to make arrange.
meDts for exhibiting the new postal cars al
the Centennial.
DETECTIVE BELL, whose presence in the
House reporters gallery was remarked upoa
3
that he is q newspaper man of many years
standing. and shows his card of admission to
the reporters gallery as correspondent of the
Chicago Commercial Adceriiser.
THE IMPEACHMENr MANAGERS of the
House have directed subpcnas to he issued
for Mr.. and Mrs. Marsh to appear n this city
on Thursday next before the Court of I'm
parchment. This ind Gates that the mana
gers indulge in the belief that the Senate
Will overrule Belknap's plea OF want OF jurIs-
dictiOn.
U. 8. COMMISSIONER John /. Davenport
arrived in Washington with several Sara
Ioga trunks full of vouchers relating to his
expenditure of certain moneys to prevent
fraudulent voting in New York, and at p.
no. went before the Committee on the Ex-
penditures OF the Department of Justice to
give his testimony in the matter.
MAJOR PooRE, the veteran journalist. and
clerk of the printing records of the Senate,
is preparing a Centennial Congressional
Directory, covering the last century, aud he
Is doing the work, as all his work is done,
with great thOTOushreSs. II will be almost
perfect, and in this respect will have no
rival.
THE REPU BLICAE SENATORS held eau
Gus to-day 10 arrange the order Of business
which Is likely to be affected by the coming
Impeachment trial. They went in session
at i O'Clock. and were still in session at half
past two. There was not a very large at.
tendance.
TIE kILBOUBS HABEAS CORPUS CASE
! This morning the heaTiOg on the suit OF
! habeas corpus before Judge Cartier, issued
in The case of Hallet Klbourn, the recusaut
/ witness III the 'Real Estate Pool Invesiiga-
tlOD," was continued, and Mr.. CuriSJy, FOR
the respondent, Sergeant alarms Thomp-
| son. concluded MS argument.
NAVAL ORDERS.-Passed Assistant Eagl.
Deer George Z. Hunt, ordered TO the WAN
dOIte. Surgeon d. McMurtrie, detached
from the naval hospital Cnolsea, Mass. aud
placed on waiting orders. Passed Assistant
VIM. a. Mintzer, aud granted eight months
leave, from 10Th OF April, with permission 70
leave the United States.