Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-07-22
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip,
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY-Inter.
nal revenue, sos .7O5 95; customs, 500 as1.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Inter-
nal revenue, s295,7O5 95; customs, si20 337.
PERsoSAL.-Mr. G. f. A. McGeachy, for
merly of the Dan bury Meas, now of the New
York Sentry, is In town.
q. g. NAVAL VEssELs.-The BROOKLYN
was put out of commission at New York
on the 2lst instant, and the Saco at Mare
lslapd on the IS IN instant. The Ossipee, at
Boston, has been ordered 10 Hampton Roads
kOMINoUs, PERHAPs.-District republicans
are chuckling over the fact that the flag on
F street, raised by the democratic local COM
mittee in honor of Tilden and Hendricks
nomination, has the ensign pointing the
wrong way.
SENATOR SHARON, who IS in San Fran
cisco, denies that he is going TO resign. He
says that Ralston's death mixed up his af-
airs, but that another year will straighten
him out, and that then he VIII attend To his
Senatorial duties.
How CAN THIS BE THUs?-Edior Star
Reading from THE STAR few evenings ago
TO party of ladies the paragraph; "rhey
have discovered that Tilden was the father
Of the Credit Mo5ilier," one of them caro-
estly REMARKED, "Why, L thought he was
bachelor M.
CONFIRMATION s.-The Senate Yesterday
confirmed the following nominations:-Jas.
8. Delano, OF Illinois, TO be deputy second
controller of the Treasury; David s. Goodloe,
pension agent, Lexington, Ky; David WiIl-
son, register OF land Office, Bozeman, Mon
tana; Manuel Goven, postmaster at JACK
sonville, Fla.
THE SILVER BILL.-The President h as not
yet signed the silver bill. Treasury Off Gals
say the section of the bill authorizing the
exchange of ten million silver for a like
amount of legal tender notes will be prac-
ideally imperative, from the fact that the
Treasury has not the silver on hand, and the
amount being coined is only sufficient for
the redemption OF fractional currency.
NATIONAL BANKs.-The Treasury now
holds $40, 2i9 $50 in o. 8. bonds to secure
national bank circulation, and sIs,72 900 to
secure public deposits. u. 8. bonds depos-
tied for circulation for week ending to-day
1892 900. U. s. bonds held for circulation VITA
drawn week ending to-day, 81, 165, 900. Re-
ceipts OF national bank notes forwarded for
redemption for the week ending to day, as
compared with the cores pouding week OF
last year, 1875, 81, zoe. 900; 1876, $685. ,OOo.
NoMINATIoNs.-The President sent the
following nominations to the Senate 10 day:
George +. Talbot, of Maine, to be Solicitor
of the Treasury; Thomas J. Brady, OF Ind,
10 be Second Assistant Postmaster General,
vice j. N. Tyner, made Postmaster General;
C. C. Sheats, of Alabama, to be appraiser OF
merchandise, Mobile, Ala; Col. Benz amin
Alvord, paYmaster general, TO be paymas-
ter general, with rank OF brigaiier general;
George Andrews, TO be United states dis
tTict attorney for the eastern district OF Ten
nessee; VIM. A. HaihOrne, of Mass, To be
consul at Zanzibar; Herman Van Arnam, of
n. Y, do. al Guayra.
Girl g. REFORM SCHOOL. The House
Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds, at special meeting to-day,
agreed TO report TO the House bill II. K
3,1t5, providing for the erection OF a girls
reform school, or Industrial house fo- girls,
IN the District of Columbia. The bill fur
nishes the necessary legislation for the
m,ha ma a,ii OF the Institution, and fixes
priaiton is deferred. Practically, therefore.
the present bill re-enacts the bill passed. bv
Ihe Dlstrlct legislature In 1873, but makes
no immediate provision for the desperate
Iced OF the unfortunate girls aud their in.
fants.
HON. ZACHARIAH CHANDLER, chairman
Of the executive committee Of the national
republican committee; Hon. r. c. McOor-
mick, the secretary, and Hon. William E.
Chandler, of New Hampshire, one of the
members, met at the Fifth Avenue Hotel On
Wednesday last and made arrangements
with the prOprietors for the future head
quarters of the committee. Parlors Nos l.
2. and were engaged. They have an en-
trance on I'D street, and were used by the
national executive committee of the party
in the campaign of 1872. The sub-headquar-
teIs ofthe committee will be located at Ire
mont Hall, Chicago. The committee will
take possession of the rooms at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel on August and commence
the active business of the campaign. Mr.. II.
Chandler has left the city for Washington,
and Mr. William E. Chandler has returned
TO New Hampsh1re.-[x. Y. Times, 2Ist.
THE CONFERENCES ON THE APPRoPR1A-
TON BILLs.-The committee OF conference
on the legislative, executive and judicial ap-
prOprfatiOQ bill has informally apreed upon
a basis for settling their principal disagree
ment, as follows; The reduction in the mum
Der of clerks TO be about two thirds of the
number originally proposed by the House;
the heads OF the Executive department To-
determine the classification Of their respec-
tive clerical forces, and this conference com
liked accordingly. The committee adjourned
until next Monday, and in the interval
inquiries are to be made and Information
collected In the Executive departments,
which, 1t Is hoped, will lead to a fnal agree
ment on the basis above suggested. The
conference committee on the diplomat bill
nave also adjourned till Monday, and no
time is fixed for further meetings in regard
to the Indian appropriation and military
academy bills.
THE WAsHINGToN MoNUNENT.-The bill
for the completion OF the Washington Mon
ument, passed by the Senate to-day, is as
follows:
BE enacted, &c, That there be, and is
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,
the sum OF s1O0 600 TO continue the cOnstruc-
tion OF the Washington Monument in the
city OF Washington: PFOCided That before
any portion of said sum snail be expended
the proper officers OF the Washington Ma
uOnal Monument Society, Incorporated by
IAN act to incorporate the washington Ma.
uoLal Monument Society,"" shall transfer
and convey to the United States in due form
all the property, easements, rights, and priv
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