Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-08-05
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Inter-
nal revenue, 1868 ,O7s 43; customs, s525 1879.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-lnter-
nal revenue. 1868 ,O7s 43; customs, s525, 1879.
On DECK AGAIN.-At quarter OF two
O'Clock TO day Mr.. Knott appeared in the
House. His attack OF dysentery has not re-
duced the rudy coloring of his face.
PERsoNAL.-The children of the late Sec.
rotary Stanton are spending the summer at
The Lsrkin House, Watch Hill, X. l., a
noted seaside resort.
E. VI. WHITAKER & Co, send the British
Quarterly Rertet0 for July, (Scatt Publishing
Cos reprint) containing important article
upon the Ottoman Empire.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House
today were the Attorney General; Senator'S
Oglesby and Mcmillan; Representatives
Lynch, Mills. Morgan, Nash, DsrralI. Vance.
IA lyman and Phillips.
THERE WILL BE NO REDUCTION In the
force Of the Bureau of Engraving and Print
Ing until the legislative bill Is agreed Don,
There is bare possibility that no discharges
will be made.
THE WHISKY NvEsTIGArIoN.-Tne spe.
cisl committee inquiring into the st. Louis
whisky frauds did not hold a session this
morning on account OF the illness of Mr..
Plaisted.
BILLS APPRoyED.-The President has
signed the joint resolutions providing for the
restoration OF the original Declaration of
Independence aud forbidding the SUPPLYING
OF special cartridges to hostile Indians; also
the act authorizing the Commissioners OF
loolan Affairs TO purchase supplies In open
market
THE FIGHT ON THE SILVER BILL.-The
morning hour of the House to-day was ex-
hausted in fllIbustering motions to prevent
a vote on the Bland silver bill. Mr.. Bland
gave notice TO the hard money men that they
could resort to the pusilanimity OF fillious-
proposed to can the bli up du T1 s1 exepS
morning hour until the end of the session.
NoMINATIoNs.-The President sent the
following nominations TO the Senate to-day:
w. W. Standefer to be United States mar.
shall for the territory of Arizona; A. Neece
postmaster at Santa Rosa, Cal. Consuls-
Tnomss M; Terry, OF Michigan, at Santiago,
Chihuahua; z. M. Elder, of Nevada at GUY
aquil, and Frederick Crocker at MONTE
video.
How 1T WAS DoNR-Randau Gibson.
whose name has been prominent with those
who voted In the Banking and Currency
Committee for the repeal of the specie re-
sumption act voted against 1t, and scott
Wlke, OF Illinois, who was announced as
voting againt 1t, voted solid for il. The un-
expected action of the committee yesterday
In casting majority OF votes In favor of re-
circumstances attending IL are known IL
Is a TACT susceptible OF direct proof that as
long as ten days ago the letter OF acceptance
OF Gov. Hendricks, made public for the first
time today, was sent coDfdentially to every
democratic memo Der of the committee Tnere
was but one day To act, and that was
10 shape their course to reconcile tha
same with the position taken by HendrIcks
Like good democrats they b0lted their dish
Of crow.
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ales that he was removed by the President,
and says that his sole reason for leaving the
cabinet was that his resources did not allow
b IN TO continue To live in a style betting
that position. He says that his wife was the
re clplent OF anonymous letters OF the sane
character as those received By the other cab
met ladies and at the same period. The lei
ters were said TO De of scan ia!ous caa=ao-
ter, ara the story was that they were penned
hy Mrs. Williams, and that the discovery of
the fact led TO the summary dismissal OF Mr.
Williams from tie cabinet The article in
Inc Cincinnati Gazette repeating this story
which is said to have been inspired by Mr.
Blu ord Wilson, gives him the credit for
masing the discovery. and alleges that ths
President was made aware Of all the facts.
Yesterday morning ex-Attorney General
Williams called at the White House and
showed the article in question to the Presi-
dent with the proceedings had In committee
on the subject. The President pronounced
the ipsincations against Mrs. Williams to
be entirely devoid OF foundatio SO far as
any knowledge of his was concerned, and
said IL was untrue that any evidence to that
Williams then went down TO the capital to
make lthis statement TO the com unite, bat
was not permitted TO do so.
PARTITION OF REAL ESTATE IN rHs
DIsTRICT.-In the Senate to day the amend
ment reported from the Committee on the
Judiciary to the amendment reported by
that committee on the 18th OF July, 1915, TO
the bill Oh r Sl6sl relating TO partition OF
adopted. II provides TO all tenants In COM
mon ard copsrteners OF any estate 10 lands,
tenements, or heredements, equitable as
bia, may be compelled TO make or suffer
partition OF such estate or estates. Sec. 2.
That the court In all cases, in decreeing par
titoD, may, II IL satisfactorily appears that
said lands and tenements, or any estate or
interest therein, cannot be divided without
loss or injury TO the party interested, de-
cree sale thereof, aud q division OF the
money arising from such sale among
the parties, according to the respective
rights and interests. Section 3. That 10 all
such sales, unless the court shall by special
Oruer direct or REQUIRE, on good cause shown,
that the sale be made for cash, the purchase
money shall be payable, one third GA day OF
sale, sal, one third In , one year and one third in
ferred payments TO be secured to the parties,
according To their Interest, by good and SUI
hcent mortgage upon the premises so sold,
court.
WHAT CoNGREssMEN SAY ABOUT THE
LETTERs-The letters OF acceptance OF TIL
den and Hendricks came in for a full share
OF gossip by members OF the Senate and
House this morning. Most of the democrats
OF course endorse both. and while some OF the
ereenback men say that Tilden's talk on
the currency question IL mere clap-trap aud
political jugglery, yet they think that the
position he has taken will tend to unite all
the elements Of the party. The republicans
generally regard Hendricks letter In con-
trast with Tildens as somewhat incOngru-
Gus. Tilden's style is considered so prolix
that II will take good deal OF careful read
Ing OF the letter TO get at its full meaning.
Holman is pleased with Hendricks letter,
but looks sour when questioned concerning
Tilden's. He declines to express an opinion
ON Its merits until he has read it through four
or i've times. "You know" he said, al am
pronounced tnflationist, ana 1 don't yet
comprehend Mr.. Tilden's full meaning"
Turning TO Hereford, OF West Virginia, Hol-
man said, "What do you think Of Tilden's
letter." "Wen, what do you think OF it?'
said Hereford: sob, asked you first," said
Holman. "Well, to tell you the TRUTH" said
Hereford, az haven't read 1t carefully