Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-10-24
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY-Inter
aal revenue, e2i4 ,s6S 40; customs, $500, 51l 20.


inal revenue, s2+4, ses 40; customs, s3o3, 51I7o.
SECRETARY CAMERON left here last night
for Philadelphia, to be absent three or folr
days.
ATTORNEY GENERAL TAFT left here last
night for Philadelphia and New York, TO be
absent several days.
THE NATIONAL BANK NOTES received to-
day al the Treasury for redemption amount
ed 70 sos, 567.
Bonds W1THDRAwN.-S2JO,O0 six per
cent. bonds held 10 secure circulation were
Withdrawn from ths Treasury to-day, and
four ard a half pertsents. substituted.
Col. j. NJ. MCGREw, Sixth Auditor of
the Treasury, TO day submitted his annual
report to the Secretary OF the Treasury de-
paTtnleut-his report being the first sub.
mitttd by any head of a bureau.
SECRETARY CHANDLER goes to New
York again this evening TO look after politi-
cal matters in connection with The National
Republican committee, and will not probs-
bly, return until after the Presidential cleo
ton.
DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS DkNSIsoN re-
turned to this city this morning from Phila-
deIphia, where he went about q week ago TO
take an official part in the exercises OF Dis
trict and Maryland day at the Centennial
exhibition.
THE u. s. SUPREME COURT yesterd ay de-
cided the case OF South Carolina against
Georgia, In which the former claimed that
the Improvement of the Savannah river was
injurious to her interests. The decision is
adverse to South Carolina.
Presentation. John NJ. Francis, OF the
Troy Times, is At willard's. -"-Superinten-
dent Vail, of the Railway Mail service, has
returned from q some what extended official
tour, and Is again on duty at the Post Office
department. .."Grace Greenwood contem-
plates spending the winter in Washington.
NAVAL ORDKRs.-Lieut. r. p. Rodgers,
N. C. T. Nye, Midshipman Dewitt Cotfmau,
Washington / Chambers, Henry c. Gearing,
Charles A. Gore, Charles F. Pond and VIM.
Braunersrenter to the Pen sacola, at Panama,
per steamer OF 31st instant from New York.
Ensign Rogers II. Gait TO the Huron, at Nor
folk, va.
THE IRISH CENTENNIAL ADDREss.-The
President has not Informed Hon. Messrs.
Parnell and O'Conner Powers that the Irish
address must be presented through The
British Minister, but the Acting Secretary
of State has notified these gentlemen that
Sir Edward Thornton has informed him
that he considers the contents Of the address
Objectionable, and that consequently the
President cannot receive IL from them. The
whole correspondence In reference TO this
matter will be given to the public in day
or two.
1T WAS RUMoRED to-day that the Presi-
dent yesterday requested the resignation OF
Elmer L. Washburne, chief OF the secret
service division OF the Treasury Depart
m ent, and that SECRETARY Morrill, had recon-
meDded the appointment OF his assists mt,
Mr.. Benson, TO ill the vacancy, but that the
President had slready determined to APP
point Colonel Peyton. This rumor Is not
confirmed by Assistant Secretary Conant or
Mr.. Washburne. The former says 1t may be
so. but he has no knowledge OF il, while the
latter says he don't know anything about it.
ARMY ORDERs.-The leave OF absencs
granted Captain Dangerfield Parker, Sd in
fantry, has been extended one month. By
direction OF the President First Lieu tenant
Joseph Garrard, 4th artillery, hes been de-
tailed as professor OF military science aud
tactics at North Georgia Agricultural Col
lese, Dahlonega, Georgia. Captain j. q. c.
dered 10 report to the department OF the
south for temporary duty as chief quarter
master OF that department..
AFTER THE AsSESsNENT.-Mr. Fisher
connected in some way with the Republican
Campaign Collecting club, was at the Navy
department this morning TO see Secretary
Robson and obtain his per mission TO make
an assesSD- ent for political purposes from
The clerts employed under him. 1t appears
mat NJ. Fisher made previous visit when
SECRETARY Robson was absent, but Commo-
dore Howell, the Acting Secretary, refused
to allow him TO enter the building on any
such mission. 1t is 10 have the order OF Com
mOdore Howell revoked that Fisher TO day
made his visit, whereat the clerks felt blue.
Secretary Robson was at the Cabinet meet
ing and Fisher did not see him.
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