Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-04-25

MAJ revenue, %l9I,ItS - customs, SiD3 5i43.
OUT-Internal Revenue Supervisor Haw-
ley has resigned.
COUNT LEwFNHAUPF. the new Swedish
minister 10 Washington, sailed from Liver
pool for New York Saturday.
THE PRESIDENT retained from PhUa1el-
phia last evening, and attended the Cabinet
meeting today, at which all the members
were present.
THE FUNDING BILL.-The Ways and
Means Committee agreed to take up Mr..
Woods substitute for the Senate funding till
next Thursday week.
NAVAL Orders. - Assistant Paymaster
Geo. a. Deerjng: ordered to the Ajax, at Port
Royal. May stu next; Assistant PaymasJer
J. 4. NOTke. detached from the Ajax ani
ordered to return home and settle accounts.
Mr.. ADOLF CLUss has been appointed an
additional expert by Hon. A. II. Bucxner,
Chairman of the District Committee, to ex-
anime into the books and records of Chief
Engineer HOxie's Office In connection vita
tie District investigation.
NOT SO.-LIeut. Commander johnson
c1Tmanding the United States naval forces
or the Rio GraEde, telegraphs 10 the Navy
department that all reports OF forced loans
on foreign merchants at New Laredo are
untrue.
SLOW WoRK.-Tne legislative appropria-
ton bill has DOW been considered by the
House for thirty-three days. Up to this
morning only q ont of Il pages had been
disposed of. At this rate the bill will be
gotten oct of the House ready for the Senate
anOut the middle of June. and yet the poll
tciaEs want to get home In June to set up
the pins for the Presidential game.
THE KILBOURN HABsAs CORPUS CASE
Yesterday. the hearing before Judge Cartier
OF the case of Mr.. HalIet Kilbourn, the
recusant witness In the "DIstrict Real Estate
Pool Investigation" on writ Of hVJous c0rDus
was concluded. Mr.. Voorhees, making the
closing argument for the petitioner. Tae
court TOOK the papers, and stated that he
would for the present hold the case under
atvis CInent.
WITNESSES CoMISG.-Mr Jas. I. Christie.
DEPUTY Sergeant alarms OF the Senate, has
just returned from New York, where ne want
To summons Mr. and Mrs. Marsh, General
tJSter, II. I. Vail, cashier of the Bank OF
Commerce OF New YORK. and +. +. Bartlett,
a lawyer Of that city, as witnesses on the
Iari oi the House inpeachneht managers in
Ire trial Of General Belknap. Mr.. Christie
found al! Of these parties, and they viii De
ready Tor examination on Thursday.
GIN. HAzEN, L. s. A, and his wife, who
nave been III Mexico for some time, arrived
hire last night. Gen. Hazea, IL will be re-
nam5frsd. was the officer no wrote n the
New York tribune in 1872 that Secreta,.V
helErap was pecunIarily interested in The
profits Of the Fort Sill trading post. He will
re examined both by Clymer's and the Ju-
Ciclary Committee with view to using his
testimony which is deemed quite imp1rt
ant. before the Senate, sitting as p court of
lnpeacament IN the Beiknap trial
HESTER CLYMER, who is put IN a rather
awkward position by the r5jOiOdsr OF Bel
EEaps counsel. which iutimates tlat Clymer
iutimida'et Belsnap into reslguiug, was
4 - n I 70 Hot.
ter To his colleagues. Clymer denies what
Belknap says, aud consequently either tle
one or the other must lie under mistake. It
IS only fair 10 conclude that Belkuap would
not have deliberately allowed such state
ment 10 60 To the Senate unless there wa7
something in it, and IL is in order for Clymer
10 explain.
GOVERNMENT GOLD SALEs-The Se,re-
reiaTv OF the Treasury has directed the a.
sistaLt Treasurer at New York 10 sell on
-nr:stay next the gold to be paid into the
treasury on account of the bonds sold to pay
the awards Of the Judgments of the Com mis-
s!OneTS of Alabama claims. Deliveries of
the gold Will be made as follows: - 900 OOD
on the day of receiving the Proposals., If de-
sired by the purchaser or purchasers, or such
PORTION thereof as he or they may wish. If
not on that day - 100000 on the following
cay, and 81 900 600 on each succeeding day
until the whole amount is delivered.
THE Hot SPRINGS CAsE.-The /. 8. Su-
preme Court yesterday decided the famous
Arkansas hot springs cases IN favor of the
government. The decision is that none OF
the claimants are entitled TO the lands as
against the government, and that all the
claims advanced are equally untenabe. In
conclusion the court remarks that whatever
hardship, If any, may ensue To the parties
from this declaration OF the law, there is no
doubt II will be taken into due consideration
by the legislative department OF the govern
ment in dealing with the subject OF the fu-
trre disposition of the lands. The suits
growing out of the litigation over this prop
erty have been pending in the Supreme Court
Cor from twenty-five 10 thirty years. the
value OF the property is variously estimated
at from 100000 10 100000.
ART RECEPTIoN.-Everythi conspired
To make the last OF the series OF art recep.
tiOns, given by Mr.. and Mrs. Fassett last
Saturday evening, most enjoyable and
successful affair. The guests were numerous
and distinguished, and the spacious ami
| Welllighted studios afforded every facility
70 see the display OF fine pictures to the best
advantage. Mrs FasSetJ made her excel
lent portrait Of Vice President Wilson the
| especially lighted picture of the evening
| while many striking sketches in charcoal
Swallowed forth most truthful IkenesSes OF
some of our prominent officials. Mr.. Fas-
sCttS exhibition OF photographs, la Ken in
every stS Known 10 The art, was especially
appreciated, and the enjoyment of the even
4 II z was greatly enhanced by several choice
selections o. vocal music az nm .raOly render
ell by Miss Mygate and Mrs. BOddsh, Mr..
! duett piano given by Mrs. IeDDisOn and
/ NrS. Eaton. Our citizens who have enjoyed
/ Mr. and Mrs. Fassetts novel entertainments
| this season, Will look forward with pleasing
| aTtici pations for the coming winter. Mrs.
| FaSSett's studio Will be open TO tue public as
| usual every Saturday from 10 a. IN. TO pm.
| MORE TREsURY SCANDALS DISPOSED OF.
/ Matthew Richardson, of Albany, referred to
/ in PTepder's statement alleging frauds in
| the Treasury department, was a clerk in
4 ,an &nlnnRF"Z hnFaQn n G
/ duties about 1sJI. His duty was simply TO
/ count money in the redemption bureau, and
! not, as he says, TO keep the books of the de-
! partment for the cancellation OF moneys
| Nj. Richardson states that in 1865 pac kage
/ OF money amounting to SlO5O0, was lost and
| never discovered. SO far he is right, but he
| further states that "A certificate was fled
| that the money had been lost, and falsely
| tsted that IL bad been Cancelled. The money
| We Cancelled, having passed from the Treas
| uNr's Office To- the sudltor, and from him to
| the controller, both holding receipts, and
| thence TO the Treasures office, where the
I above amount was found missing. Mr..
| Richardson further states that in 1853, a