Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-07
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Inter-
nal revenue, 500, 2Ii2l; customs, 500 ,2i9. 10.
NATIONAL BANK NoTEs received to-day
for redemption, s69i,G57.
THE JUNIATA arrived in Baltimore yester-
day.
THE IS District boud bill was reported TO
tie House at half-paSt two O'Clock this after
noon by Mr.. Buckner, who asked COM
mittee Of conference on the disagreeing votes
OF the two houses.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House
to day were Senators Spencer, Robertson,
Conover, Patterson, and Representatives
Durham MagoOn, Wallis, Rainey and Seelye,
and Hon. A. VI. Clapp.
WANTS S5O,0OO.-Mr. Hitchcock, who has
an improved steel gun, was heard by the A D.
propriatiOns Committee this morning. He
wants $4,000 to test the merits of his patent
in the way OF improvement.
THE House Committee on Appropriations
has Invited Secretary Bristow to appear
before it on Thursday morning WITH refer
ence 10 the affairs OF the Treasury depart
ment in general
SECRETARY BRIsTow positively denies
the statement floating about the country.
that he had passionate interview with Sen
atOr Cor king on Thursday and the Cabi-
net meeting Friday had high words" with
The President.
THE SECRET SERVICE DIVISION OF the
Treasury department, during thesix months
ending December 81, 1873, captured aui Sc
cured Sl37 ,111 i'll counterfeit money, IS cOln-
terfeit plates and sets Ofdies for coin. a bout
las arrests were made during the same time.
Mr.. FRANK II. HOWE, clerk OF the Joint
Committee on the Library OF Congress, and
son Of Senator Howe, Will soon resign his
position. il is reported. TO assume the chief
clersship of the Pension bureau, under Mr..
Gill, Of Wisconsin. the new commissioner.
NAVAL ORDERs.-taymaster Edwin Stew
art. ordered TO duty in the bureau OF pro-
visions ard clothing, Washington: Assistant
Surgeon T.. II. Marsteller, to the naval hos
p tai. Chelsea, Mass; Assistant ENGINEER q.
r. Ransom, 10 TIE irOn-clad steamer MdIO-
lac. at Pensacola, Fla.
NoSISATIoNs The President sent the
following nominations 10 the Senate - lay:
John j. RnaEer TO be L. s attorney for the
southern district o. Illinois; A. r Adams, Of
Kentucky. 10 be COZ sui of the United states
at Port said; Seth s. Slater, OF Id lhO, regis
ter q he land Office, Lewiston, Idaho.
ALEAK N THE COMMITTEE Rooms
Ira Capitol police having devoted their time
to the capture Of tramps, failed yesterday 20
discover leak n the rooms OF the Commit
e. Of Ways and Means and the App.Opria-
ton Committee The result was that about
one hundred gallons OF water lOoteI eacl,
rUiIlf the carr cts.
THE TEXAS PACIFIC r. R-The Senate
Committee on Railroads held a meeting this
morning ard heard an argument against the
Texas Pacific railway scheme by Mr. James
II S,OTTS. OF New York. The FINAL argument
IL favor 1f the project was made by ex-Goy-
error John {. Brown, OF Tennessee, one OF
the vice Presidents OF the road.
WHO - TIE WIDowER?-It is rurnorad
that the Ircttiest shop girl in all Baltimore
will DC led 10 the hymcuial altar at an early
day by a well known Washington wIdoyer,
some thlrty-two years her senior, but who
pays taxes annually on over $500 900 worth
or real estate. Quite a change for the young
girl. but the old story OF May and December
is mere again llUstrated.-II The BdltiRoTeCul.
WHITE House WITNESSES FOR BABCoCK.
c. c. Snifen, assistant secretary to the Pre-
sident, and Messrs. Loefier and Price door
keepers, and simmons, messenger at the
Executive Mansion, have left here for st.
Louis. having been summoned as witnesses
~ the government in the Babcock case.
Major Luckey. the private secretary to the
President: departed for st. Louis on Thurs
day night, in company with General Bah
Geek and his counsel
DENIALS.-Mr. john L. Ford, employed in
the Office of the Sergeant-at-Arms of the
House OF Representatives, was not dismissed
ffom the Post Office department for COM
plicity in the mail contract frauds, as has
teen stated. Mr.. Thompson. the Sergeant
alarms, denies that Mr.. Kittle is employed
by him. To use his own words, he says THE
STAR, which printed the statement, circu-
lates ali over the United States, and 1t is
only fair that the immense circulation OF the
paper should give HIM the benefit of its de-
nial; which IL does.
IMMIGRATION TO VrRGINIA-The com
mittee appointed at the Virginia immigra-
ton meeting on Friday night met on Satur-
day, General Fitzhugh Lee presiding, and
agreed upon plan which looks TO MAXIM
ITginia q part Of the trip of European tour
lists TO the centennial exhibition by means OF
including railroad and steamboat lines in
the round trip arrangements now being made
10y agents AT London, New York and other
points The committee strongly recommend
Ia the Virginia legislature the appointment
OF competent and energetic state immigra
tion agent,
Two FIGURES OF THE PCBLIc DEBr
WIPED OUT.-The Secretary OF the Treas
Wv has received letter from q person IL
Williamsburg, Va, vino on seeing that the
Pablo debt statement amounted to - 2il,-
i2i,@el >, thought it would be good idea 70
dispose OF the whole debt during the glorious
Centennial year, ard to that end enclosed %
that the Secretary will find five as devoted
friends Of the Union ready and willing TO
tackle the remaining ten figures, paying two
each. The letter is signed rebel OF 1865, a
patriot Of 1916.
THE BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINT
ISG.-The Appropriations Committee OF the
House this morning discussed the deficiency
In the means to carry on the bureau of en-
craving and printing amounting 20 S2l6,060.
IL was shown that 1t arose on account OF
reducing the estimates for the bureau, and
imposing upon IL the necessity of printing
an additional impression on bank note cir
crlation. Without taking action IL was first
decided TO hear the views of Secretary Bris
tow on the subject, who has written a letter
10 the committee endorsing the necessity OF
an appropriation equal To the deficit.
A "BCCKEYE" WRITER ON "SMALL
THINGs."-Mrs. L. 8. Grant has received a
letter from some person in Cincinnati en-
closing a dollar. (which" the writer SAYS,
"you Will please see that the Secretary OF
the United States Treasury gets for the pur
pose OF forming what shall be kown as the
int frn no mid lot