Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-01-04
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
THE PRESIDENTS EVENING RECEPTIONS
| will be held on the second and fourth Tues
| days in January and the fourth Tuesday In
| February, from TO p. M.
Mrs. Grants Saturday afternoon recep-
tiOns will begin next Saturday, January sth,
from to 8 p. m, and continue until Lent
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Inter-
nal revenue, S2357s9.OI; customs, S291, 973.4O.
THE AMOUNT of national bank notes re-
ceived at the Treasury to-day for redemption
aggregated sos, 500.
II. ]. STEVENS, messenger OF the House
Appropriation Committee has resigned to
take effect January 9th.
THE Committee on Ways and Meaps me:
this morning and arranged the distri button
of the Presidents messag e to the several
standing committees of the House.
PATENTS, &C, were issued by the Patent
Office to-day for the week as follows: Pat
ents, 267; reissues, Is; designs, 5; trade
marks, 81.
Mr.. ALoNzo A. MARR, OF this city, has
been appointed assistant railway post office
clerk between Washington and New York;
salary, $1,000 per annum.
NAVAL ORDERS. Engineer
George c. Nelson ordered to the Wyandotte,
18th instant; Acting Sailmaker John T. Bal
ley to the Vandal1a.
SENATOR COOPER, of Tennessee, Will on
the 18th instant announce the death of An
drew Johnson in the Senate, when the Gus
tomary eulogies will be delivered. No day
has been fixed for the announcement of the
death OF Vice President Wilson.
PERsoNAL-Maj. Jacob Wagner, COM
manding the United States mounted reve-
nue. service, is in town. Col. Keegan,
formerly connected with the press of New
York city, has been appointed to 81 800
clerkship in the Navy department.
AMONG THOSE who had interviews with
the President this morning were Senators
Mitchell, Morton and Sargent and Generals
ingalls, and McFeeley. The Secretary of
War and the Postmaster General were alb
sent for the Cabinet meeting to-day.
OWING TO TEMPORARY INDIsPosITIoN,
Postmaster General Jewell was not on duty
to-day. Judge ]. n. Tyner, Second Assistant,
sentative of that officer took part in the
deliberations Of the Cabinet to-day.
STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC
INSTRUCTION BYRNE, Of West Virginia, is
in Washington, AT tie request of the State
Centennial Commission, to consult with the
Commissioner OF Education in reference to
the plan for educational representation at
the Centennial Exhibition.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE HOUSE Door
KEEPER The doorkeeper of the House OF
Representatives to-day made the following
removals: John Chauncey, j. Fl. Hersey, H
| Decker, and A. G. Broadstreet. Col FjtZ-
| hugh has appointed w. j. McCord to be his
| private secretary.
| THE EXECUTIVE CoMNITrEE of the Ma.
| tioual Republican Congressional Committee
| meets in this city on Friday next to reor-
ganiZe its membership and map out a line OF
| Campaign work. 1t is believed that Senator
Logan Will succeed ex-senator Chandler as
chairman.
THE ROOM formerly occupied by the House
Committee On Post Offices and Post Roads,
the lobby, has been fitted up as a private
room for the Speaker. The Postal Commit,
tee will occupy the room formerly used by
the Pension Committee, and the latter will
be moved into the one heretofore set aside
for the Printing Committee.
STAMPED ENVELOPES FOR THE CENrEN-
| MAI The Post Office department has made
| arrangements for the manufacture of Cen.
| tennial stamped letter envelopes after a
beautiful ana appropriate design. The de-
partment Is preparing for exhibition al the
Centennial a framed collection of all United
States stamped envelopes ever issued.
DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATION BILL
| Tie subcommittee of the House Committee
| on Appropriations, to whom was referred
| the consular and diplomatic appropriation
bill, met at the state department this morn
ing and had long conference with Secretary
Fish. TIE bill Will be reported in the House
on Thursday next.
n SENSATION RUMoR is current here TO the
effect that Speaker Kerr's health is so poor
that a Speaker pro tenn. will be elected on
Wednesday, and that Morrison, of the WAYS
and Means Committee, will be selected prob
ably. The only certain part of the story has
reference TO Mr.. Kerr's health, which is in
such state as To give much anxiety to his
friends.-I'' PO"," Springfield Republican.
y CENTIPED FROM TExAs.-The Post.
master General to-day received novel
Centennial present." in the shape of live
centlped from Texas postmaster. The
creature is about five inches In length and
has forty mot one hundred) legs protecting
| from the sides of his body, and altogether is
about as repulsive looking reptile as could
be imagined.
THE PRESIDENCY OF THE SENATE.-The
Senate Committee on Privileges and Elsc
tiOns met this morning and took up the res.
| Olution introduced by Senator Edmunds
win reference to the status Of the present
fresloept pro tenl.loTe OF the Senate II Is the
impression that the committee will report
that Inc Senate having invested Mr.. Ferry
win MS present position has clearly the
rlSnt 10 Vacate or transfer IL at any time.
THE PRESIDENT AND MRS. GRANT will
| give state dinner tonight, and their guests
will be Secretary OF State and Mrs Fish.
Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs. Bristow.
Mrs. Belknap, Secretary OF the Navy and
Mrs. Robson, Mrs. Jewell, Secretary OF the
Interior and Mrs. Chandler, the Attorney
General and Mrs. PierrepOnt, Vice President
Ferry, Senator Morton and wife, Senator
Allen and wife, General and Mrs. Hunter,
Admiral Porter, Hon. Montgomery Blair,
Col. and Mrs. f. ID. Grant, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lowery, Mr.. CIeswell. Mr.. and Mrs. Bout
well, Mr.. AM. Mrs. Delano, " ,..,cror, Nd
MIR. Williams. "i'u
hofEApSTS OF u. s. NAVAL VEsSELS.-
ahe congress arrived at Funchal, Madeira,
,ecember 10 and intended leaving for Port