Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-05-12
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

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CONVENIENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Inter-
nal revenue, 1851 ,39533; customs. $685., 5s9.1o.
WEST VIRGINIA UNIr FOR BLAINE-A
private dispatch from Clarksburg, West Va,
received here, says:-"All delegates for
Blaine; resolutions declare him first choice"
EX-SENATOR HENDRICKS, OF Indiana, a
prominent candidate for the democratic
nomir alton for President, was on the floor
OF the House to-day, and received quite an
ovation from mis- friends.
THE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL
The House Committee on appropriations to-
day finished the Indian appropriation bill.
II appTopriates three and half million dol
lars as against five and a half millions ap-
pIopriatCi last year.
ETTU BRUTE-Mr. Glover, of Missouri,
has prepared a resolution, which he will Of
fer at the first opportunity, settipg forth that
IL is the sense of the House OF Representa-
bves that L. III. Fitzhugh, its doorkeeper,
SHOULD resign.
Hon. JAMES +. WILSON, OF Iowa, has ar
rived in this city to testify before the Con-
gTessiOnal committee investigating the af-
fairs OF the Union Pacific Railroad Com
panyfn connection with the Little Rock aad
Fort Smith road of Arkansas. The investi-
CATION will be begun on Monday next.
SILvER NOT IN DEMAND.-Thereh has been
comparatively very small demand upon the
Treasury for silver in exchange for fraction.
al currency within two or three days, and
the amount of silver coin paid 10 cashing
ordinary checks according to the recent
direction of Secretary Bristow, has not been
SO great as 1t was expected ii would be.
Mr.. CowLEs, THE MOTH KILLER, is here
to testify before Clymer's Committee
Cowles claims that he can demolish Dom
Ptatts statements made before the commit
tee, and is anxious TO have an early hearing;
having come all the way from California
voluntarily, he says, for that express pur-
pose.
THE LETTER CARRIER SYsrsM-Tbe
House In Committee of the Whole to-day
voted down the paragraph in the Post Office
bill to exclude cities OF less than 40, 600 in
habitants from the letter carrier system
Holman, the economist, labored hard to
carry his point, but was badly beaten. The
law Will remain as IL now Is.
HOME FROM THE CENrENNIAL AGAIN.
Secretary Bristow and Generals whipple
and NJ Cook, and Colonel Bacon, OF General
Sherman's staff, returned to the city last
evening.
TIE President and several members of the
Cabinet, General Sherman, Col. Audenreid
and Col. Tourtelatte are expected here this
evening.
JOHNNY DAVENPORT is not to return here
next Wednesday, as was originally agreed
upon, Caulfeld's committee having decided
this morning TO send a subcommittee to
New York, which will conclude his exami-
nation there, and be better able to sift the
truth as regards Davenport's election work
Mr.. Meade, of New York. will be the chair
man of the subcommittee. He expects TO
leave here next Tuesday.
CONGRESSMAN PHILLIPS, of Missouri,
to-day appeared in the House with his hand
IL bandage. "Tbe other man" is probably
laid up WITH a sore head, and eats his meals
with his back teeth. Over in the City of
BIoiherlv Love, on Wednesday, rough
Character pushed the Representatives, wife,
knock him down, which he did scientifically.
his hand, though, bears the imprint Of sew
eral front teeth.
ARMY ORDERs.-SurgeonG George NJ. Stern
berg is relieved from duty in the department
Of the gulf, and will report In person to the
commanding general, department ofthe Co
lumbia, for assignment TO duty. Leave of
absence for fifteen days, on surgeons certifi.
cate OF disability, is granted Captain James
w. Piper, 5th artillery, fort Monroe, Val
The leave OF absence granted 1st Lieutenant
G. T. Hall, I'd cavalry, Fort Laramie, Wy
quarters, military division of tina Missouri,
is extended three months.
GEN. BANKS made quite An effectIve Ave
minute speech to-day in opposition to the
RECOMMENDATION of the appropriation COM
mittee TO deprive cities OF less than A, 900 iu-
habitants OF the letter carrier system. The
law Low allows the system to cities of %, OoO
He taunted the democrats with having voted
away good snare OF the peoples money in
river and harbor bill.
The proposed amendment of the commit
tee will cut Off IS cities from the benefits of
the letter carrier system.
THE PROG RAMME for the open air concert
OF the Marine Band, L. Schneider, Ieader, to-
morrow at the Presidents grounds, Is as FOL-
lows: 1. National Air. 2. March-Op. Ayda;
Verdi. 3; symphonic, Pastorale, Beethoven.
T. Piccola Fantasia, OF: Orphie aux Enfers;
and Julietta; Gounod. 6. Waltz, Madame
Augot; Lecocq. Z. Duetto, OPP. Noise; Rossi-
nj. 8. Campanello Polka; Georgia. 8. Galop
Bucephal; Dessams. To- National Air.
THE WEEKLY STAR, now ready, contains
all about the Centennial Opening; all the
Investigations Of the week; the Proceed
ings OF Congress; the Belknap impeach.
ment trial; the Methodist General Confer
ence; the Revival Meetings In Washington;
Sketches OF German Life-the Prussian Mil
ltary; George Eliot-Life of the GreatN ovel-
lst; Social and Personal Gossip: Political
Notes; Court Proceedings; Choice Stories: all
the News OF the Week, general and local:
Poems and Sketches; Horticultural and
HoC sehold Matters, ETC., etc.
Terms: 81 per annum, In advance; postage
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HENRY c. BOWEN REsIGNs-Atth the meet