Evening star., 1877-12-21


tiOn.
1T Is STATED BY FRIENDS OF THE PRESI-
DENT that he intends TO send in new names
for the cOllectorship and naval Office of New
York as soon as the Senate again cOnvenes.
Coz. CLoUss. of the 9th infantry, who has
been IN the city several days giving testimony
before the House military committee, left to-
day To rejoin his regiment on the Rio Grande.
ANOTHER ONO MAN is to be made happy
namely. Col. John Doren, of the Dayton Demo
crot who is TO be appointed TO responsible
position under Clerk Adams.
TIE SUBCOMMITTEE of the House commit
tee on coinage, having in charge the question
of the metric system, expect to he able to re-
port about the middle of January.
EX-SENATOR CAMERON. of PENNSYLVANIA. has
extended an invitation TO Senator Patterson to
visit him N his home in Harrisburg. The lat
ter will avail himself OF the invitation when
his health permits.
THE COMMISSION from the Post Office de
partment that went To New York a few DAYS
ago 10 see il the clerical force of the post Office
could be reduced. have returned and reported
that the force cannot be reduced without in
jury to the service.
HEREDITARY SUICIDE.-A son Of the late NJ.
Provost PaTadol, aged seventeen years shot
himself in Paris Wednesday. The cause of
the act is unknown. II will be remembered
that NJ. PTeyOs: ParadOl committed suicide in
this city while minister of France 10 the United
States.
SENATOR JONES, of Nevada, the ardent ad-
voCate of the restoration of the dollar OF our
daddieS," gives il as his opinion that ali the
silver bullion in the country. including the
iade dollars. and the old silver dollar, will
not IN the aggregate reach Slo.000D. and he
thinks slO,CO,VO very liberal estimate.
SENATOR PATTERSON had Il severe attack of
congestion of the brain at > a. IN. this morning
and is lying in very critical condition. He
is attended by Dr. Stanton and Medical pur
veyOr Baxter, of the L. s. y. His heart beats
very irTegulaTly The family desire persons
wishing to see him not to ell IT Tie house
While ne IS i'll 50 critical condition.
A New COUNTERFEIT.-Chief Brooks, OF The
secret service division OF the Treasury. has
sent a circular to the different banks through
out the country, announcing that a new cOun-
terteii - note on the First National Bank of
Hanover, Pa. has made IFS appearance. The
counterfeit made its appearance in New York
yesterday, and one arrest was made.
THE APPROPRIATION BTILS.-Thc House
committee on appropriations expect to have
ready To report Immediately after the holiday
recess four appropriation bills, viz: The leg
iSlative- executive and judicial the army: the
navy and the pension bill. Mr.. Clymer. of
Pennsylvania has charge Oi the naval bill and
has had several conferences with Secretary
Thompson III regard to it.
THE GEORGETOWN Posi- OFFICE-Special
Agent Smith. OF the Post Office department.
has made his report OF the Georgetown post
Office question, bat it viii not be made public
nor Il decision made in the matter until after
ne foSimaSter GenefaIS return from New
York. Ii seems to he the general impression
That The report is IN favor OF consolidating the
Georgetown post Office with the Washing on
system.
PERsONAL-Speaker Randall has gone to
Philadelphia to spend the Christmas holidays.
''''District Attorney Wells is, we regret to
state. quite sick, at his residence, corner of 9Th
| and Nj streets, with disease Of the throat.
Jos. n. Blackfan, oI this city, superintend-
| ent OF foreign mails, was married in Boston
| yesterday, To Miss Margaret Il. keene. OF that
| city. 49, Assistant Z. NJ q. Tyner has gone to
| New York.
| GEN. Tom EWING, of Ohio. who has Sena
| torial aspirations to fill the seat that Stanley
Matthews retirement on March 18th, 1879, will
! make vacant, leaves for Ohio tonight to roll
up his sleeves and enter upon the contest
| Ewing is a thorough greenback repudator
| and inasmuch as The legislature is greenback
| by good majority. his peculiar financial
views viii help him rather than work any detri,
| ment to his chances
| RESTORATION OF THE INCOME TAX-There
| is very decided feeling that the committee on
! ways and means vii! report bill TO the House
| recommending the restoration of the tax on
| incomes. When the law was repealed Secretary
| sherman. then member of the House made
| the prediction that II would be re-enac;et III
| some subsequent time. 4 good MANY western
members favor the restoration. and the reduc
! tIon oi the tax on tobacco and whisky.
To BE Observation-Disclosures thirty and
forty employees Of the Treasury department
mostly females, have been notified that THEN
| services will not be needed after the end of
| his month. They were all placed on the
| temporary roll for SIX months. but not having
| SIIfnclent funds to carry such a large force
| longer the discharges have become necessary
| The consequence has been an increased rush
on the Secretary and his assistant for rein
| statement
ARMY COOKING.-By direction OF the Secre
tary OF War, a board to consists of Surgeon
Charles page, L. 5. army; Major John T.
| Hawkins. commiSsary of subsistence Captain
| Frederick Mears, 9Th infantry, is appointed to
| meet at Omaha. Nebraska. January n. 1873. OF
| as soon thereafter as practicable, TO make eX-
! perimentS III army cooking, and prepare a
| manual Tor the use OF army cooks. Officers of
| the armyare invited to forward 10 the board.
! III writing, such information and suggestions
| on the subject of army cooking rs they may
desire TO present for its consideration.
| bIiLDlNtS AND NDS.-lnpft is
a sentiment among the members of the House
committee on appropriations that the care OF
the public buildings and grounds should be in
! the hands of a commission of experts, rather
| than rs now under the charge of an army Of
| tcer. One proposition, which chairman At
| kins and others of the committee are inclined
/ to favor, is to have commission in charge of
/ public buildings and grounds, to be composed
| of three persons, one of whom shall be a land
| Scape gardener and the other two architects
| ar civil engineers. 1t is quite probable i'm
| drawing mp the suDdry civil appropriation bin
| that a section to meet this idea viii he incOr.
rOrated i'm ii, so that the sense OF the House on
! the subject can be tested.
| CFRAMICs IN JAPAN.-Mr. John A. Bingham,
| nited States Minister to Japan. has sent 10
| the Department Oi State volume with trans
| laiion) prepared by Mr. Ninagawa Noritane
! containing a history with Illustrations. of the
! early pore e'aiE productions of Japan. Accord
/ ing 10 this work. about ten centuries ago the
/ Use of tea was introduced into Japan, and in
| The authots words, great improvements were
! made in the art Of manufacturing porcelain i'm
! consequence of the people having acquired a
| taste for tea drinking" The production of
| porcelain has increased in Japan from that
| day 10 this equally with the production of tea