Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-03-18

and passed only one.
THE TREASURY AND THE NATIONAL
BANKs-The Treasury now holds 1858, 7sl 100
in bonds to secure national bank circulation
and s1S,721 800 to secure public deposits.
GovFRNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Inter-
| nal revenue, 1924 ,424 "a month TO date,
SIS 6i2 33S 30; fiscal year TO date, $50 ii,72697:
customs to-day, S412,3O03S; month to date
2l3, i229S; fiscal year TO date, s1Os OBS ,00302
APPRAISER DARLING, OF New York, has
not rendered his resignation bat it is be-
lieved thar he will do so within a day or
twc-perhaps to-day. There Is no doubt but
that II will be promptly accepted.
JUDGE BUCKNER, chairman of the House
District Committee, leaves tonight for his
home in Missouri to be absent about tea
days. During his absence the duties of chair
ran OF the committee will devolve On Mr..
Neal, of Ohio.
Mr. III. c. KING has become publisher OF
The Christian Union, Mr. Cleveland retiring
On account of his health. Mr.. X ng, who is
the sOn OF ex Postmaster General Horatio
King, has the energy and capacity to make a
success OF anything be undertakes.
THE WAR DEPARTMENT INvEsTIG ALTON.
The Committee on Expenditures OF the War
department held private session to day,
but examined no witnesses They expect 10
have before them on Monday A. W. Bonaffiu,
of Philadelphia. one of the parties WHO re-
| lieved Durfee & Peck Of a frontier trading
post.
A STEAMER SUNK.-The signal service
observer at Barnegat inlet reports a steamer
sunk at nine O'Clock last night five miles
north of that station, and a mile and a half
from shore. caused by coming in contact
with three masted schooner. The schooner
sailed north this morning. Sea too rough TO
so TO wreck TO ascertain name.
chairman OF the New York republican state
central committee says that every assembly
| district in the city last night elected dele
gates to the republican state convention
| IN favor OF Hon. r. Conkling for president.
| TIE delegates from the rest OF the state
| are almost unanimously for Conkling, Ii IL
! stated.
TIE TREASURY ISyEsTIG ATIoN.-The
\ Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury
| department convened this afternoon, al
| o'clock, and decided to go into an extensive
| fX&TniratiOn OF the expenditures OF the
| Treasury department, and with especial ref
| ererce tC the Bureau of Engraving and
| Printing. Numerous witnesses have been
requested to appear, including Secretary
| Bristow. The committee has decided TO con-
| duct their examination In secret session.
| The CAUCUS OF REPUBLICAN SENATORS
yesterday came TO the conclusion that the
sweeping reductions proposed by the House
4
| cent. on the number OF employees would ssri-
| OGsly impair the efficiency of the civil ser
| vice. Wherever such reductions can ne
| made, The republican majority OF the Senate
1 will vote for them. The resolutions adopted
| also declare that to abolish q number OF the
South American missions and reduce the
| salaries OF our principal missions in EQrcpe
| would be unwiEe and impOlitic.
| MARSH COMING IF HE GETS "CoM.
| PLETE PABDoN."-The Attorney General
Il ~ a at laS nj n
| agent In Montreal, whom he had sent there
| after Marsh, In which he says:-"Marsn Will
positively cove, but asks promise of COM
pleie pardon before testifying." The agent
| be will reach here to- morrow morning. He
will be dispatched back with the necessary
papers. The Attorney General has been in
| conference with the judiciary Committee
this morning regarding the matter.
| IT IsA MATTER OF some Significance that
| two Indianans, Of opposite parties, have
been Endorsed as Presidential candidates in
| Washington. Mr.. Landers has been nomi-
| noted for the Presidency by the hackers OF a
pestilent demagogue banned John Pope Hod-
nett. who obtains q precarious subsistence
/ of the workingmen by fomenting discord
| and discomfort; and Senator Morton has
\ trlct, for the defence OF Pinchback's claims
In the Senste.-lGen. Comfy, in Ohio STATE
| ttdte JoUTl0l.
| CANADIAN VIsIToRs.-Hon. Felix Geofr
l rion, minister of Internal revenue OF the Do
\ minIon OF Canada In Washington, has Just
\ recovered from a severe attack of typhoid
1 fever, and is travelling for the benefit of his
health to New Orleans, Cuba, &c. His resi-
deDce Is Nercheres, Province of Quebec,
/ which Province he represents in the cabinet
| at Ottawa. Hon. Alexandra Dufresne, mayor
of 1berville, z. O., Is also in this city COM
/ paDiOn TO Mr.. g. These gentlemen are
/ greatly interested in WASHINGTON, the prin-
| cipal objects OF which they have visited with
II OF oil of Of ha Troa
DISTRICT BILLS TO BE REPORTED FA-
| voRABLY.-The House Committee on the
| District Of Colum ola met to-day, and agreed
| 10 report the following bills to the House for
| favorable action on Monday after the morn
/ ing hour: Bill to incorporate the Citizens
| Building Association; bill 10 amend the char
1 Ter of the Columbia railway company; SEN
| ate bill TO extend the route of the AuacOstia
/ railroad company; bill regulating the duties
| OF msTshais and constables In the District OF
/ Columbia relative to attach tnents; bIil rs,a-
4 tive 10 The registry OF deeds; and a dill to in
| corporate the Citizens railroad company
l TIE provisions OF all these bills have heTor.-
| fore been printed In THE STAR.
THE STATEMENT telegraphed from here
\ relative 10 the mule claim, in which Secre-
1 tsry Bristow acted as one or the counsel for
\ the claimants, in view of the facts easily at
\ tainable). is an indefensible effort 20 smirch
4 an uu blemished reputation. The case referred
4 10 was tried In the Court OF Claims, and the
ii
| favor Of the claimants There was never any
i fraud charged against the case. The Rrgu-
1 ments In the case were very brief on both
1 sides. The documentary evidence In favor OF
the justice Of the claim was undoubtedly con-
| sidered by the counsel for claimants SUM-
4 cient to sustain their case. The case was
\ argued by Mr.. Bristow when he had no con-
Dection with the government In any capac-
| ify, but was depending upon the practice of
1 his profession for his support. The state
| ment that he received an enormous fee in the
| case is equally false, with all the other state
ments made In reference 10 the case in the
publication referred to. The fee was ex-
! tremely moderate as compared with the Inn
4 portance OF the case and the amount of the
4 claim. The records IN the case are accessi-
4 bic. and there Is DO excuse for making the
4 least misstatement In relation TO IL.
| A HooeiER DEMOCRAT ON THE HoS
1 LAkDERs--Edt0r Eresin0 SgT: Being Q
constant reader OF yo1r paper do not be-
| lieve you would Intentionally put forth q
| false statement, and therefore beg you will
inform the public when and where the "soft"
| or any other organization OF the democracy
Il IL it, 1t,.nN axth L.