Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-10-05

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY-Inter
nal revenue, SSH ,o5s l6; customs, sii2,o3272.
NATIONAL BANK NOTES received to-day
for redemption e53s, s65
THE PRESIDENT did not return this morn
ing, as was expected. Nothing has been
heard from him, but he is ex pected this
evening.
PERsoNAL.-Mrs. Harry Garnett, Miss
Alice Garrett, Mrs. Emms Barnard, Misses
Annie and Edith Barnard, Mrs. Harry
CLARKE ard Miss Agnes Clarke returned To
the city last evening.
COINAGE executed In the U. s. mint In
September: Double eagles, amounting to
81 443 $50; trade dollars, s525 000 half dollars
100000; quarter dollas, 1895 900; dimes.
s2oI COD; total silver, S2,577 900; one cent
bronze, $50; total amount coined, 81 ,O2l ,610
THE POSTAL CoMMIssIoN.-The major
ity OF the Louisville, KY, business men
who appeared before the postal commission
favored the fast mail system, advocating
whole south would he materially benefited
The commission has gone to Atlanta, Ga.
CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS VIM
W. Grape, rep, first Massachusett; Judge E.
K. Roar, rep, seventh Massachusetts,; joseph
N. Day, DEM, first Massachusetts,; Judge
phomss A; spence. rep, first Maryland;
Nathan F. Dixon, rep, second Rhode Is
land; James Phelps, dem. second Connecti-
cut; T. M. Waller, DEM, third Connecticut
PRESIDENT GRANT, during his recent visit
tn Ithaca, N. Y, is reported to have said
that he never had had what he could call q
nome. as when he was an army officer he
had been forced to move from place to place;
and that he had lived longer In Washington
than in any other locality. He added that
when he retires from the Presidency he in
tends to make trip to Europe, and possibly
around the world with his family.
NATIONAL BANKs.-The controller of the
currency has called for q report showing the
condition Of national banks at the close of
business on Monday, the ID instant He has
so declared dividend In favor of the cred
ttars of the 1st National bank OF Mansfield,
Ohio: and the LIST National bank Of Ander.
son so Indiana nd OF 10 per cent each, making
and Is per cent. for the Anderson bank.
NAVAL ORDERS. = Carpenter Joseph G.
Myers to receiving ship Colorado: Surgeon
j. q. Knight has reported his arrival home,
having been detached from the Omaha on
the 1st September, and has been placed on
waiting orders; Carpenter James Burke from
Acting Carpenter l.. Rldoux from the re-
ceivtng snip Colorado, and ordered to the
Ossipee.
THE AVENUE vEMENT.-We have the
following in answer to some remarks In this
paper yesterday on the character OF the
sample Grahamite pavement just taken up
at the intersection of 10th street and Penn
sylvania avenue:
"The sample OF pavement laid by the Ora
hamite and TrinidadAsphalt Pavement COM
pany at the intersection OF 10th street with
the avenue, In June last year, has recently
been removed to reduce the grade OF the ave
nue.. The hydraulic concrete on which IT
mo nc xrp <>f "a
out had been laid as an experiment by other
parties year before.
"The surface of this could not be reduced
70 a Uniform grade, owing to the want CT
time given to the company to perform this
work, which was done at Its own expense
The detritus which covered this jagged sur
face could not be entirely rem yed by sweep
ing, as the broom to some extent added to il
TO prevent this fine material comm ingling
with the asphalt concrete surface q thin
lay r OF coarse asphalt concrete was first
Tials D-reath. This first layer has no hing
OF the hardness nor tenacity OF the surface
covering, and on the remoV al OF the pave
meDt can be crumbled in pieces, but the sur
face layer has withstOod fifteen months use
without abrasion, although In some places
IL was not over half inch In thickness, ow-
ing to the unevenness OF the foundation.
the company has gone to great expense
In erecting new machinery of the most i'm
proved character and Is importing Its as
phalt direct from TIinidad,-two vessels are
now unloading and two others are on their
way TO this port. The refining is done here
In the most careful manner, aud all the COM
biDatiOns OF the concrete are conducted by
scientific and skilled gentlemen of ten years
experience. In SUCH way as to secure ali
the requisites OF perfect pavement. Speci-
mems OF the pavement have undergone the
test OF four years use without repairs in
New York city, where the traffic is much
greater daily than all the vehicles of this
city combined could produce. 1t is not pre-
sumabie that engineers like Gems. Wright
ard Gilmore and Mr.. Edward Clarke would
have selected this pavement without being
satisfied OF its excellence. Neither IA IL
likely that the company, after i've years.
experience, would undertake TO lake mis-
take or TO perpetrate fraud on the most
conspicuous street in America"