Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-05-02

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-1nter-
nal revenue, s37s,o3s.3o; customs, s3l7 1856.
THE PRESIDENT and his Cabinet will 60
TO Philadelphia in body 10 be present at
the Centennial opening, May 10.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL was the only
member absent from the Cabinet meeting
to- day.
RECOGNIzED.-The President has recog
ognized Severino la BarreTa as consul of
Spain, at New Orleans.
TEE PICTURES of the various Postmaster
Generals from Franklin to Jewell, In I'M
broken order, were this morning forwarded
from the Post Office department to Phila-
deIHhla for exhibition at the Centennial.
SPEAKER KERR having ten days leave of
absence left for New York to-day to consult
DR.. Hammond, his physician, and will then
visit Richmond. Va, with a view TO his ply
steal Improvement.
AMONG THOSE who called upon the Presi-
dent this morning were Senators Mitchell,
Paddock, Sargent and West, and Represent
arrives White, Page, Plat, Hoa. and Oar
rail-.
NAVAL ORDERS.-Lieuteusnt Commander
Allan ID. Brown, ordered to the navy yard
Mare Island, CAL Lieutenant George q,
Clay, 10 the receiving ship Colorado, at
O. a.
Brown, 10 the receiving ship Independence
a. the navy yard, Mare Island, Cal.
THE VENEZUELAN CLAIMs.-The Depart-
ment OF State to day issued notice that an
lbstalment OF per centum will be paid on
the 18th OF May on the certificates of award
issued by the mixed commission appointed
under Inc provisions of the convention be-
tween the United States OF America and the
republic OF Venezuela, April 18th, 1868.
ALL QUIET ON THE RIO GRANDE.-Tbe
latest official advices from the Rio Grande
represent matters as comparatively quiet.
D1aZ had made no forward movement and IL
was not Known when he intended TO move
towards The interior. The Mexican govern
meEt, it Is understood, is sending heavy rein
iofcements from the interior TO meet Diaz.
TIE FAST MAIL FROM THE NORTH
Arrangements are now being made at the
Post Office department, and will probably
be completed by next week, to have the
mails from the north, which are now due
here at about 80 p. m. arrived by II O'clock
End to save delay the mails will be dis
trlDuted on the cars between Baltimore and
Washington.
THE REPORT which has been telegraphed
through the country OF the arrest of Com
missioner Willis Drummond and ex-Chief
Clerk w. W. Curtis, OF the Land Office. does
Them injustice. They were simply attached
Tor contempt of court in having failed TO ap-
pear as witnesses in certain cases in Colo
TSCo, the failure being no fault of theirs
They have been instructed by the Knitted
states attOrJ ey not to appear unless advised
10y telegl dpi. They have not been so ad-
vised.
GENERAL CCsTER.-The statement teIe-
graphed nom here last night that General
custer had been relieved from the command
OF the post at Fort Lincoln is denied by COM
peIe s authority. The only foundation for
sEch a story is the fact that the expedition
about 10 leave Fort Lincoln, and which IL
y as intended should be commanded by Gen.
Custer, has been ordered 10 proceed under
the command of General Terry This ar
Tangement will give General Custer am nie
me to flush mp ali OF his business with
Congress.
TO PREVENT CURRENCY FAMINF
The House Committee on Ban king and Cur
rency this morning agreed TO report bill
authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury TO
issue ten million dollars of the silver coin
now in the Treasury in exchange for a like
amount of legal tender notes. The notes so
redeemed are 10 be Te-issued upon the re-
lirement OF q like sum OF fractional! cur
Iency, and the fractional currency so sub
siltpteG is to tie destroyed. Tue effect OF the
oIl is 10 prevent the threa tened currency
famine.
NoMINATIoNS- President sent the
following nomination to the Senate to-day;
Writ Sykes, of New York, to be consul at
Florence, Italy. VIM. b. Smell, OF Maine, to
be judge of the Police Court ofthe Dis
trlct OF Columbia. Army promotions-2d
Lieutenant ID. g. DenisOn, to be lst lieutenant
9Th artillery; I'd Lieutenant A. III. Russell, Sd
artillery, 10 be LIST lieutenant ordnance corps:
Samuel X. Thompson TO be I'd Iientenant
18th Infantry. Alfred James, of California
10 be register OF the land Office at Los An
geles, Cal.
TARBoX AFTER BLAINE.-Mr. Tarbox, of
Massachusetts, managed to-day TO get his
resolution adopted by the House to investi-
gate the transactions of the Union Pacific
KalirSad Company with the Little Rock and
Fort Smith road OF Arkansas. 1t is wOrded
In such way that while IL is intended as a
backhanded blow at Mr.. Blaine, the latter
cannot take cognizance OF 1t. Tarbox is the
democratic member who, by some means
unknown, secured a copy of Mr.. BIaine's
currency speech, and prepared an answer
thereto 10 be delivered on the same day Mr..
Blalne dressed the House. He appears to
be after Blaine.
A WATER HAUL.-Mr. CIymer's commit
tee yesterday summoned from Baltimore a
man named Lewis ID. Harrison. Some one
had told Clymer that he could "squeal" and
would II he was manipulated properly. To
day he was IN the committee room. The
members went at him as if he knew all
ABOUT the Fort Sill post leadership. He wa
amazed. he didn't even know where Fort
Sill was. The committee Looked AT each
Otner M seriously, sent him away and paid
nlm on. This is the second witness from
baltimore who has been summoned to tes-
lily ABOUT matters of which he knew no.
thing. " Az
CONGRESS ESTERDAY. Mr. BIaIne'S
statement in the House OF Representatives
yesterday afternoon In reference to the story
about his having bonds OF the Kansas Pa
cifc railroad which he had not paid for.
with the letters which he submitted show
ing the origin and falsity OF the Islander; the
'etter OF Hallet kilbOuru TO the House, OF
fering TO show his books and papers 10 the
real estate poOl' committee and TO answer
any questions in reference thereto; a brief
report OF the proceedings in the Belknap
Impeachment trial, and other matters of in
terest, are printed under the Congress sional
mead on our third page.
THE MARY MERRITT INVESTIG ALTON
Before the committee investigating the facts
concerning the release OF the bsrque Mary
Merritt, yesterday afternoon, c. f. Conant,
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, tssti-
ned that he decided the Mary Merritt case
upon his own responsibility; he did not ex.
change word with the Secretary before the
decision, and no money was offered or
promised TO any officer OF the Treasury
SOLICITOR Wilson also testified as tn the