Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-29
EVENING STAR.
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DOUBLE SHEET.
Washington News and Gossip.
COMMISSIONER BURDErr, OF the General
Land Once, has sufficiently recovered to be
able TO resume his duties
COL. ]. NJ. MCGREw, Sixth Auditor Of the
Treasury, was not quite as well to-day as
yesterday, but his friends hope he is slowly
recovering.
THE REPORT that the United States is pay
ing yearly tribute OF SO, 900 to the Baroary
States is erroneous. These annual payments
were discontinued great many years ago.
TIE SESSION of the House to-day was TO;
debate only. Not over fifty members were
present, and the proceedings were as dull
as the day.
THE COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS attrib-
utes the recent attack upon him as due to
the hostility of certain attorneys whom be
has suspended from practice before his
bureau.
POSTMASTER GENERAL JEWELL left for
Connecticut to-day to attend the funeral OF
the late Represen NATIVE Starkweather. He
will probably return on Wednesday OF next
week.
GOVERNMENT REcEIPTs.-Internal reve-
nue. to-day, s36242s.91; month to date,
1882, 1925 fiscal year to date, 500 sos 1864;
Customs to-day, s371, $50, 90; month to date,
s10452, $50 81; fiscalyear to date $3.50.
No LITTLE SYMPATHY will be felt
amongst the journalistic aud other friends
of Mr.. ID. w. Bartlett over the loss OF his
ami able and accomplished daughter. whose
death is announced in another column"
DON MANUEL FREYRE, for some years
past the envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary OF Peru, presented his letter
of recall to the President yesterday. The
usual COurtesies were exchanged upoa the
occasion.
THE REASON WHY the Journal OF the
House was not read to-day was because it
was not made up. So the Speaker could not
comply with the rule that makes the "Tea1-
ing Of the Journal of yesterday" follow the
prayer.
THE COMMISSIONERS OF PENSIONS to-day
received paper signed by the clerks OF his
b .reau, over 800 in number, stating that
they ha1 seen the recent published assertion
i regard To his incOmpel ency, and denOunc-
g j, as an outrage on decency and justice.
THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENTs OF
the railway mail service who have been In
session at the Post Office department for the
&c. leave this evening for their respective
stations. They called on Superintendent
Bangs to-day 10 Did him farewell, a. he
leaves Tor chicago on or about the LIST prox.
THE REMAINS OF Hon. H. II. Starkweath-
er, VINO died here yesterday morning, were
conveyed from the city on the $50 train for
New York this morning. Mr.. Z. G. Bidwell,
Colonel Allen Tenney, and Mr.. Wilkerson,
OF the Patent Office, together with the COM
mittee yesterday appointed from the House
OF Representatives, accompanied the re-
mains.
SEVERAL important changes are in con-
temptation in the Patent Office. 1t was re-
ported to-day at the Interior department
that these changes involved the decapita-
ton Of Deputy Commissioner Gen. ellis
Spear. Commissioner Duell was in private
consultation with Secretary Chandler for
sumo time &c day.
NATIONAL BANKs.-The Treasury now
holds 1851, 723 1862 in bonds to secure national
bank circulation and s1S626.5OO to secure
pIblic deposits. National bank circulation
outstanding, s343, 1922 ,344, OF which amount
q, leo $50 are gold notes. Receipts of national
bank notes forwarded for redemption for the
responding week of last year. a sc, 900;
1 IS, 81, 8s6,0GO. Receipts to day, s63o,678.
THE NEW SUPERINTENDENT OF THE
POSTAL RAILWAY SERvICE.-Mr. T. M.
Vail, Of Iowa, Assistant Superintendent Of
the Railway Mail Service, will be appointed
superintendent OF such service Immediately
Oh or about the list proximo. Mr.. Vail en-
tered the service of the department as a
route agent on the Union Pacific railroad In
1869, and Is thoroughly conversant with all
the details of the postal railway service.
THE BAKER STATUE.-Col. Robert J.
Stevens has just received information that
the statue of the late Gen. <. d. Baker,
Irfl la1 Dali ", X,,1Q
York, yesterday, from Carrara, Italy. The
statue was ordered by the last Congress, and
was executed by the late Horatio Stone, who
died In Carrara few days after.he had com
pleted this, probably his greatest effort. The
statue will arrive here tomorrow or next
day, and IT is the intention OF the friends of
the general TO have the unwilling ceremonies
as imposing as possible.
CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE HoUsE.-The
Clerk OF the House of Representatives has
appoined Col. George c. Ellison chief engi-
neer OF the House OF Representatives. Col.
Ellison has been pronounced liberal repub-
lican, and was Gov. Fenton's military state
agent In the department OF the gulf during
quence of the large number OF applications
for this position the Clerk referred the par
ties 10 the Chief OF the Bureau Of Steam En-
cheering, when after a competitive eXami-
nation Col. Ellison was selected.
THE GLOOMY WEATHER kept the ante.
rooms 10 the Executive Office today with
ont their usual complement OF fair women,
but the other sex was present In force. Among
those who had interviews wieh the Presi-
dent were Senators Morton, Logan aud Haw-
ley, and Representatives 5JOwell, Wilson
Townsend, Jacobs, Harris aud Wallace
The Paymaster General and Commissary
General OF the Army also had Interviews,
and Attorney General Pierrepont was In
consultation with the President for some
time.
! The BIDS FOR CARRYING THE NAILS
The I'd of February will close the period for
receiving bids for carrying the mails in the
following States: Pennsylvania, New Jer-
sey, Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama,
Mississippi, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio and
Indiana. The bids will be opened on the
Sd OF February. A large number Of propo-
sails have been received, and Judge Tyner,
the Second Assistant Postmaster General,
states that he has no hesitation in saying
that, with the precautions thrown around
the method OF opening the bids, frauds such
as have sometimes heretofore occurred viii
be utterly impossible.
A NETTING OF the national democratic
executive committee was held at the Airing