Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-18
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.


TIE PRESIDENTS RECEPTION will take
place on the evening OF the 22d OF February,
from 8 TO 10 O'Clock.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Inter-
nal revenue, sSG5,566.7O; customs, s392,OOiT.
MAJOR LEWIS, q. s. marine corps, died in
Philadelphia Wednesday night.
THE u. s. STEAMER DESPATCH will sail
from here to night or tomorrow morning for
Port Royal.
JUDGE KELLEY, OF Pennsylvania, has the
floor to- morrow for financial speech, in-
tended as a reply 10 Mr.. Blaine's remarks on
the currency question.
THE House Committee on Pacific Rail-
roa5s met this morning, but took no action
the Texas Pacific bill, it being decided to
postpone vote until next Wednesday.
THE HOUSE DEBATE TO-MoRRow.-Mr.
Chittenden, of New York, (hard money! will
speak for half an hour at the opening of the
financial debate tomorrow, soon after II
O'Clock. Mr.. Kelley will follow.
IN THE PROPOSED REORGANIZATION of
toe Internal Revenue districts it is said that
Delaware, Maryland and the District of Co
jumbia, collectively, VIII be divided into but
three collection districts,
PAYHAsTER HENRY ETTING, U. S. N,
who died on Tuesday evening in PhiladeI-
phia, entered the navy in 1871, was subse-
quentIy made paymaster, and finally became
director Of that department. he was placed
upon the retired list in 1853.
a CORRESPONDENTS has taken place be-
tween the Hon. George Bancroft and the Sec
rotary of the Treasury, which shows that
the statement made In q report to the House
Committee on Foreign Relations was an
error occurring through the inaIvertsnce Of
an officer OF the Treasury department.
JUDGE KELLEY TO AIR Hrs VIEWS or
THE RAG-BABY VS.. THE COLDER EAGLE.
Hon. w. d. Kelley is down for a speech to-
morrow in the House on the subject of cur
renCy. He Will TO doubt attract large au-
dience, both nom the interest felt in the
topic and in his mode of treating il.
THE Clerk of the House has appointed as
messenger, an old man named Elias Polk,
who came to Washington with James K.
Polk. Of Tennessee, as body servant. when
NJ, Polk was first elected a member OF Cor
gIess he has remained in the Polk family
until row. and claims TO belong TO the demo-
cratic party.
THE STATEMENT recently published that
the Senate Judiciary Committee had con-
eluded 10 report adversely on the nomination
n Representative Alexander H.White, Of
Alabama, is pronounced incorrect by mem
bers Of the committee. 1t is true, as has been
stated, that charges have been preferred
a. ainst Mr.. White, but II IS not true that The
committee have decided 20 report either IA
yoTably or adversely IN his case.
THE DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL.
CAUCUS which was 90 have been hell last
night has been indefinitely postponed. 1t is
understood that the caucus will not be held
~ til the caucus committee having ia charge
the duty of drafting financial bill agree on
some plan calculated to unite the di versified
CpiOnlOn OF the eastern and western demo-
Gratis. but as that committee is Constituted
il is doubtful if il can agree upon any hIan-
clSl measure.
\ HUNDRED DOLLARS TO THE Con
SCIENCE FUND.-The Secretary Of the Treas
u-y received a letter from Philadelphia to
day, the writer stating that upon his arrival
in this country from Europe his baggage was
passed free; but that duty should have been
r id on some articles in his trunk purchased
Ior presents. He enclosed 500, which he
thought would fully cancel the debt which
his conscience told him he owed the govern
ment.
NAVAL ORDE2s.-Capt. VIM. D. Whiting.
ordered 10 duty at the naval asylum, Phila-
delphia, 1st OF March next. Lieut.. Cdas. G.
Bowman, to the Hydrographic Office. Chief
Engineer Thomas Williamson, detached
from the Brooklyn and ordered 10 duty as
member OF the board Of examining engineers
at the navy yard, League Island, Pa. Chief
Engineer s. L. p. Ayres, detached as mem
Der of the board OF examining engineers and
ordered TO the Brooklyn.
IT APPEARS from reports of officers serv-
ing on the plains, as well as from expert
meats conducted by the ordnance depart
mert. that the empty metallic cartridge
shells for the Springfield carbine and mus ket
can, after being fired, be used an indefinite
number OF times by rehlling and Gaping.
BY order Of the Secretary of War great care
is therefore TO be exercised by officers TO pre-
vent Indians nrORnTlnO lrNfry
shells thrown away by the troops after fir
Ing, either in action or az target practice.
PERsONAL-Nahum Capen, author of the
History OF Democracy, is a guest of Prof
Henry, OF the Smithsonian Institution.
Hon. Il. G. Mccormick and wife have re-
turred to Washington. and are at their own
house on 18th street. They left here in June
last. and have Travelled extensively in Colo
RADIO Utah, Nevada, California, Oregon and
British Colu mbla. and also in Arizona and
New Mexico. BESIDES ABOUT ten thousand
mtles OF travel by rail AM steamer, the
tourney involved two thousand miles OF
stage riding.
| ECONOMY IN FOLDING DoCUNENTs.-T7e
subcommittee Of the House Committee on
| Appropriations, who have been looking into
| the manner OF conducting business in the
| document and folding rooms OF the Capitol
reported the result OF Its labors 10 the full
committee this morning. They recommend
large reduction OF force in the folding and
| document rooms, and the employment only
% sCcb persons as have experience in folding
pTirtet sheets, and providing that these shall
be paid at the rates paid for similar work by
| private establishments. At present IL costs
ste 10 per annum to fold the documents OF
the House and $1,000 20 fold those OF the
| Senate.
GENERAL y. Il. COwEN, Assistant Secre-
| tary OF the Interior, is expected TO arrive in
the city to-day. He comes TO look after his
( banking and real estate business here. There
Is some ground for the belief that he coutem-
plates resigning bis position at an early day
| To devote himself 10 his personal business
here and in Cincinnati. AS one OF the found
/ ers and ar present a partner in the banking
| house Of Hoge, Sheets X Co, and as a mem