Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-12-09
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
CONVENIENT RECEIPTS To.DAY-Inter-
nal revenue, $25o 1867; customs. s4eI 353.4o
RECEIPTS % national bank notes received
for redemption for week ending to-day as
compared with corresponding week of last
year: 1915, 81, 716.Oco: 1876, IS ,5si 600.
CoNsULs.-The President has recognized
On. Hen-otin as consul of Belgium at Chi
cago, and Cassimiro Castro as consul dd in
term OF Mexico at Brownsville, Texas.
PROF. SEELYE, VI. c. Of Mass, is repre-
scented as having said that he believed the
Presidential question would be thrown into
the House for final settlement.
REORGANIZATION account of the in
clement weather and lack of time to perfect
the desired preliminary arrangements the
reception by the Artists Club, which was to
have taken place this evening, has been
postponed until further notice.
REVENUE APPOINTMENTS Orville c.
Gordon has been appointed revenue store
keeper, 4th district of Indiana; George A
Grace. John q. Springer, Pleasant III. Speers,
samuel Dyer, John Pearson and VIM. G..
Roberts each appointed stOrekeeper and
gaugcr FOR The 3d district of Arkansas.
THE TREASURY now holds 1881 ,594 800 in
ton and s1S 9S3 600 to secure public deposit
u. 8. bonds deposited for circulation for week
ending to-day. S951 .7C0. u. -. bonds held for
circulation Withdrawn during the week end
ing to-day. Al 80 200. National bank circula-
ton outstanding: Currency notes, s3l9, ss2 GIL;
gold notes, S2,os9 100.
LARGE CONVERSION OF 1865 BoNDs.-A
few days ago the New York Mutual Life In
surance Company of New York sent on to
this city 1.14sO0O coupon District of Column
bia $50 bonds for conversion into registered
bonds as permanent payment. This makes
10 date TO different holders for long invest
ment.
THE LEADING DEMOCRATS held several
conferences last night. One was at the house
of Mr.. Hewett on New York avenue, where
the caucus committee of ten held council
until a late hour. Then there was a cOterie of
democrats assembled at the residence of w.
W. COrcOran, esq. Still another council took
place at the residence of Senator Thurman.
This cOgitating so much would seem that the
politicians are awake To the fact that they
have heavy responsibilities on their shoul-
deIs.
J.PKocTOR KNOTT, chairman of the House
Judiciary committee, is quite anxious to
have the Blaine investigation renewed. Con-
s.dering the way he was "sot down" on when
he fingered with that pie, il is strange that he
should again want TO rush in where Angels
fear TO tread But then Mr.. Blaine is not I'm
the House now, and Knott would have IT, he
thinks. his own way, 1t should be remem-
bert that there is a Pine Knot from Maine
which will get tothe Frye-ing point if the
Kentucky statesman attempts to renew the
old quarrel against Mr.. Blaine on personal
grounds.
NAVAL ORDERs-Pay Inspector George
l.. Davis ordered to the naval asylum, Phil
adelphia. Isl January next; Pay Inspector c.
p. Wallach as inspector of provisions and
clothing at the navy yard, League Island, list
January: Lieut.. Commander Frederick Pear
son detached from special duty connected
with the Centennial exhibition, and ordered
to report TO the chief OF bureau of ordnance
for duty; Pay Director John s. Gulick from
the naval asylum, Philadelphia, LIST Janu-
airy, and ordered 10 settle accounts: Paymas-
ter Arthur Burtis from the navy yard
League Island, Pa. 1st January, and ordered
10 settle accounts.
The DEMOCRATIC Caucus COMMITTEE
Representative Lamar, as chairman of the
democratic caucus, has app ointed the fol-
lowing committee. to take into consideration
the subject OF the recent elections, &C., and
10 repOrt from time to time such recon-
mendations as they may deem proper: Rep
resentatiyes Hewitt. of New York; Payne,
OF Ohio; Wood, of New York; Randall, OF
Pennsylvania; Sparks, of Illinois; Holman
of Indiana; Warren, OF Massachusetts; Ste
ve1ls, OF Georgia; WaftcrsOn, OF Kentucky;
Atkins, Of Tennessee, and Lamar, the chair
uidu Ol CAUCUS.
COUNTING THE ELECTORAL VoTE.-The
House tudic airy committee has agreed to re-
porth resolution introduced in the House
Thursday, by Mr.. McCrary, OF Iowa, pro-
viding for committee OF five members, to
act with any similar committee that
may be appointed by the Senate, to prepare
and report without delay such a measure,
either legislative or constitutional, as NAV,
in their Judgment, be best calculated TO ac,,
complish the end that the electoral votes
may be counted and the result be declared by
a tribunal whose authority none can cues
ton, and whose decision all will accept as
final.
ARMY ORDERS-By direction of the Secre-
tary OF War Lieutenant Colonel b. s. Alex
ander, corps of engineers, having completed
the duty assigned him November ID, will re-
turn 10 his station in San Francisco, Cal.
pom his own application I'd Lieutenant H.
l l.; Seost, I'm cavalry, Is transferred from
Lieutenant Colonel James Van Voast, 10th
infantry is relieved from his present duties,
and will join his regiment. board Of sur
Ney, TO consist Of Lieutenant Colonel III. F.
Clarke, and CaptainsH ". w. James, assistant
Quartermaster, and Samuel Oyenshine, 9Th
cavalry, viii assemble at the cavalry re-
eruiting rendezvous Of Capt w. b. Kennedy,
10th cavalry, in baltimore, on 18th instant
To- inquire into and fix the responsibility for
the loss Of articles of clothing, camp and
garrison courage for which Capt. Kennedy
Is responsible.
REPORTS OF AGRIC CLTURE-Early next
week will be issued The report of 1915, pre-
pared last winter but ordered by Congress In
August last. the edition numbering 200 900.
An edition of 0.C00 of 1874 has just been COM
pleted. While such numbers are ordered for
Congressional distribution, the editor in his
report as statistician complains that no ade-
quate provision is made for the continuance
of either annual or monthly, as follows:
"A more than Egyptian economy is re-
quired of this division the coming year; in
addition 10 the task Of making bricks with
out straw. il is required To dispense with
clay; having not dollar OF allowance for
collecting statistics. for investigation of any
Kind, or for drawings or engravings, or other
material for reports, the entire appropriation
being only Sill 500, less than enough TO paw
the present clerical force absolutely required
for routine work. IL can only collate and
record data gathered absolutely without cost,
and the appropriation for printing will be so
Tar exhausted by December. 1856, as to re-
lu1re The discOntfnuance OF the monthly at
that date, unless further provision shall be
made
We learn that the ext gence predicted will
prevent publication beyond the December
issue now in press.
THE EIGHT-HoUR CLAIMS. - The COM
mittee ON claims, through Mr.. Cason, of
Indiana, has reported favorably upon the
-bill introduced by Mr.. Phillips, of Kansas,