Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-12-19
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal
revenue, s2a6,o69.4O; customs, 1884, ils.lO.
THE SUPREME COURT will adjourn Friday
for its holiday recess, which will be about two
weeks.
SENATOR PATTERSON. OF South Carolina, has
suffered a relapse from his recent Illness. and
is still quite sick at his residence in this city.
THE RULES to govern the shipment of goods
to those contemplating being exhibitors at The
Paris exposition, will be issued next week.
EX-SENATOR HITCHCOCK, of Nebraska, is an
applicant for the consul geneTalShip al Paris.
The place is now held by Gen. Torbert, whose
term of office expires in January.
GEN. Tom EWING, of Ohio. leaves here to
night for his home to take a hand in the Sena-
toTial fight, which comes on in the Ohio legiS-
lature next month.
AMONG THE APPLICANTS for the marShalShip
OF Eastern Virginia are two confederate brig
adierS, Gen'l Harry Heath and the only son of
Chief Justice Marshall. The place pays $3.50
SENATOR BLAINE accompanied by Repre-
sentative Eugene Hale, Senator Dorsey, ex-
Secretary RObesOn. and others, left Washing
ton this morning for the Hot Springs in Ar
kansas.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House
to-day were Chief Justice Waite, Secretaries
Sherman and McCTary, Senator's Voorhees,.
Christiancy, Plumb, and Bruce, and Represen-
tatlNeS stephens and Gibson.
STRICTER RULES-General order No III,
just issued from the War department, makes
stricter regulations than heretofore regarding
army officers away from their posts on sick
leave, obtaining extensions OF leave.
PARDONED BY THE PREsIDENT.-The PreSi-
dent has pardOned Michael Butler sentenced
by the I. :. court of northern Illinois. to one
years Imprisonment in the Chicago house of
correction ana To pay fine OF 500 and costs
for counteTfeiting.
GENERAL ORDER No. ll6, from the War
department, directs that subsistence stores
may lie sold, on credit, 10 officers and enlisted
men who have not been regularly paid. or are
in the field where it is impracticable for them
TO procure funds.
CHARGES have been preferred before Com
missioner Raum against Collector FurneIl Of
the fourth Virginia district. Ex-Congressman
Mckenzie, of Virginia, showed them to the
President, who promised they should be in
vestigaied. James Wood his first deputy for
five years, makes the charges and wants the
place.
NOT WANTED YET.-The Secretary OF War
has not yet issued orders for Col. Shaiter and
Captains Young and Shafter to come 10 Wash
ingtOn. The subcommittee OF the House on
military affairs do not want them to appear be-
fore them tO testify regarding The affairs on
the Mexican border before the Isl of January
and The order for them 10 proceed here will be
issued in time for them to arrive by that time.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Passed Assistant Paymas-
ter Theodore S. Thompson, TO the New Hamp-
shire. at Port Royal. South Carolina: COmmo-
dore Charles ii. Baldwin, detached from duty
as member OF the board Of examiners, and
also OF the retiring board, ON the 3iSt inst and
placed on waiting orders. PaymaSter Il. w.
Allen, from duty on board the New Hamp-
shire on the lst OF January, and ordered 10
Settle accounts.
ECONOMY IN THE Z. o. D.-P0stmaSter Gen
eTal Key has directed the chief of special
agents of the Post Ot,ice department, Mr.. Par
kcr, and Mr.. J. III. Mari. chief clerk 10 the
First Assistant Postmaster General, to go to
New York city To make an examination OF the
clerical force in that post office, with view TO
| its reduction. They may visit Philadelphia
and baltimore on their return with view to
similar examination there. This movement
| is in accordance with the act of March 8. 1877
requiring the force i'll all post offices to be re-
duced.
MAGAZINE GUNs.-ln accordance with the
| provisions of the army appropriation bill, rec
Ommending the expenditure OF $4,000 for the
| manufacture of a magazine gun, the Secretary
OF war has appointed the following board to
assemble at the Springfield tMass.) Arsenal.
| April Sd, 1873, to consider and recommend a
magazine gun; should one be found suitable :
Lieutenant Colonel j. G.. Benton, Major F. H.
| Parker, Captain ]. II. ROllins First Lieuten-
| ant j. Z. Greer, recorder. All persons inter-
ested in magazine guns are invited to submit
samples.
THE PRESIDENTS SPECIAL MESSAGE on civil
| service reform will be ready soon after the as
| sembling of Congress. II will take the posi-.
| ton. il is understood, that Congress as well as
| the executive, has been repeatedly instructed
by national conventions and by conventions in
| nearly every state OH this subject, and it will
| insist that the policy of the administration is
simply an attempt to carry out to the letter
instructions given in advance by those who
| placed the republican party in power. The
constitutional right of the executive to Origi-
nate nominations will also be insisted on.
THE HURON INQURY.-The opinion of the
naval court of inquiry in relation to the loss of
the Huron says that Commander Ryan is pri-
| marily responsible that Lieut.. Palmer made
errors in navigation, and that the deck Off.
GERS might have been at fault in not ascertain
ing the accuracy OF the perpendicular sound
ingS reported to them from time to time The
| court found that the Huron was staunch. well
| and that with the exceptions noted no other
man on board the vessel was responsible for
the uisdSteT. bOtn the ODcefS mentioned
| above were lost with the ship.
CALIFORNIA's NEW SENATOR-Hon. James
| T. Farley, elected TO the U. s. Senate from
California for the term beginning March 18th,
| 1879, is described as man of large and rather
| heavy frame. whose dark hair and full beard
| are spfinkled with silver. but whose eye looks
| keenly from under its shaggy brow, evidence
| that while years have left their traces on the
| body, the brain is yet as clear and active as in
| youth. Mr.. Farley impresses one with an idea
of reserve, and although his manner is cordial
still It does not lead one to attempt familiarity
| In other words, he is cool, self-pOssessed, and
| too well accustomed TO the ways of the world
| to be caught by petty iattery. He is opposed
| to the Texas Pacific railroad subsidy, and to
the Chinese, and Is silver remOnetiZer and
free-trader.
| A MONUMENT is now being erected over the