Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-22

1HE u. .. STEAdkk BROOKLYN has q.
rived a; Key West, Fla.
INTERNAL REVENUE RECKIPrs-Anount
received TO day, 1854 900; revenre, to-day,
$500 10S.53; month to date 81 PAL PAT %; fiscal
year to date, So, 437 800 80; Gust pms to-day,
s520,II6.I2; month to lte, SIS SO, O9151; fiscal
year to date, sS4 3c9, 469.93.
A FOOLISH RUMoR was in circulation late
last night, and very excessively c,rcul led,
TO the effect that the Hon. Samuel r IN Ia,
bad been shot by Senator Brace o. Missis-
sippi. The re- DAD Great I'd 40 och exc .tement
until its fsls.ty WIZ owed.
NEGOTIATIONS are Iending between the
Posi- OfiCe dep1rtme 1t OF the United States
and the japanese Cover 1ment for a modih-
Gallon OF the postal convention between the
two countries. If succes lful il W al re suit in
reducing the raSss OF posSaye between the
countries named.
NATIONAL BANKS-The Treasury now
holds 1892, 'OS 062 In bonds to secure ma
tional bank circulation, and S1s, 626, 500 to
secure public deposits; national bank circu-
latiOn outstanding, 49,, 2s3, ST.. of which
s2,10O,35o are gold notes; receipts o. nation i
bank notes for redemption for the week end
ing to day, as compared with the coTresI Dnd-
ing week of last year. were as follows: 1878,
-, 677 coo; 1876, S5,276,OOO.
THE ELECTIVE SYSTEM FOR THE DIE
TRICT.-The bill to provide for the re3tora-
ton Of the elective system in the COVE =
ment of this District, now before the House
COMMITTEE on the District, does not meet
the app oval OF the property holders and the
prOmlhedt mel of the District. They have
rad sufficient experience of universal sur
age 10 lead them TO prefer government
by commission. Those who clamor for the
T. o. alton OF an elective system here are
NJ ainly political demagogue5 who LOOK for
person al gain WcSh Cor Ban. Sun.
FROM THE RED TO THE BLACK.-Hon
f. p. Smith, late Commissioner of Indian
Aft lirs, fa3 been invited by the American
Missionary Association, OF New York, to
visit AFRICA for the inspection OF the mis-
slOns established in that country by that So
clety, and % inquire into the best method
for charging it's work, and TO find the most
hopeful held for engaging in further mission
airy Work among the Africans. The trustees
Of Howard university have granted him a
leave OF absence for this purpose. without
salary, and il is understood that Mr.. Smith
is 10 sail In few days.
MINT ExAMINERs.-The President ha.
designated the following gentlemen rs COM
missioners TO examine and test the hneness
and weight o. the coins reserved at the sew
eral minis during 1S75:-RObert l.. Rogers,
professor of chemistry at the University OF
of Columbian college, New York; V. r.
Chandler, prof ssor chemistry Lehigh mi
veTsity, Pennsylvania; Hon. Morton McMi-
chae', Philadelphia; Prof. j. E. Hjlya,d,
Pennsylvania; Prof. w. p. Blake, New
Haven; John Sherman, jr., Washing On, ID.
c.; DIR. T. S. Bell, Louisville, KY, and f. b.
Elliott, Warrington, ID. c.
INVESTIGATING THE NAVY DEPART-
AENT.-The House Committee on Naval
Affairs has ordered that the chairman ap-
point subcommittee u examine and in
qulIe whether any errors, abusS7 or I.'auds
exist IL the administration and execution of
existing laws affecting the branch OF the
naval service, with a view to ascertain what
cnange and reformation can be made, so as
10 promote integrity, economy and efficiency
therein" Nine distinct subjects of ipyeJti-
CATION are referred 10 the sub committees,
OF the naval service. A general drag .Iet to
De thrown out - see what may possibly be
caught seems 10 be the e3ign.
A NEW SYSTEM OF GAUGING WANTED.
New York parties have been laboring for the
past few days with Commissioner Pratt, of
the Internal Revenue bureau, TO induce MIN
10 adopt some other system of gauLing
proof spirits thai that row in use. the
cJmplaInt IS made that a barrel gGuget in
the west Will not set the lame mum Der of gal
ions when it is again gagged alter shipment
ID the East This loss Mr.. Pratt is OF the
employed oy the government, but is due to
evaporation. Even If he could establish q
more uniso o. M system OF gauging he Is no
power, as the remedy, If there be any, lies
TEXAS AND PACIFIC RAILRoAD.-The
memorial committee OF thirteen, appoi lted
by the recent National Railroad Convention
held in st. Louis, waited upon President
Grant yesterday afternoon. The committee
vas Yepr- septed by HoJ. X. w. Thomp-on,
of Ind ana; Hon. Stanley Mathews, OF Ohio;
Hun. j. NJ. KeDCard: Of LouisiLa; Col. VIM.
Jobn.Cu, of North Carolina, ard Others.
Mr.. Tfomp- on addTeG--i the President Id
regard 10 the importance of the construction
OF railrOe 10 the Pacific on the 32d paral-
lei OF latitude. The President said ne re-
garded the building of railroad across the
the continent by the route proposed q work
great inn ortance, particularly as affording
competing line to the road now in exist.
ence, thus securing - the country CHEAP
rates. He did rot know what Congress
would DO, but he hoped the road would be
built.