Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-10-22
THE EVENING STAR.
WASHINGTON News and Gossip,


GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY-Inter-
nal revenue, 1854 ,652- 81; customs, s4i3 ,639Tl.
MILEAGE FOR THE JUDGEs,-There IL
movement on foot To bring about legislation
to allow Justices of the Supreme Court mile
sge when travelling 10 attend their Judicial
Cuties.
THE CoboRADo CoNTEsr-The House to-
day took up the case of Mr.. Belford, claim
ing The seat irons Colorado. This crowded
out the morning hour of Monday and pre-
vented the Introduction of a large lumber of
bills.
A DEFICIENCY OF "A 300 has been ii scov-
cred in the accounts of a deputy collector in
the third district of Georgia. Commissioner
Raum has telegraphed Revenue Agent Wag
ner ana Wheel r 10 remain IN mat distr G
until the amount is made good a I'd To say
To the collector that the deputy must be pros
ecuted.
REAR ADMIRAL TRENCHARD. command
ing the north Atlantic station notifies the
Secretary of the Navy that he will sail from
Hampton Roads in the flagship Powhatau
be anchored off the foot of sd street IN the
North river, and the official address will be
station "E" New YORK city.
THE HOUSE CoMMITTEES.-Speas er r an
dali will not appoint the committees before
Thursday, and possibly not on that day.
They will all be announced at once, according
TO Inc present understanding. 1t is gener
ally conceded among the democratic MEM
beTs that Fernando Wood has been selected
as CHAIRMAN OF the ways and means COM
mlttee.
THE NEW YORK OFFICEs.-The filling of
the position of naval officer at New York
has not y let been decided, but will be fin ally
determined on at Cabinet meeting To NOR
row probably, and sent to the Senate q
of pros
Prince for naval officer, which was made on
Saturday, will, il is thought, be affirmed at
The meeting to- morrow.
SENATOR MoRTON's CONDITION. Col.
Bangs, of the Sixth Auditors office, has re-
ceived the following telegram:
1NDIANAPOLIs, IND, Oct. 22-Arrivei
this morning. Find the Senator has i'm
proved little during my absence, aud the
symptoms very favorable
JOHN A. BURBANK.
Dr. Bliss, or this city, has gone west to at
tend the Senator again.
MEXICAN RAIDERS RELEASED BY MEX
ICANs.-The State department has received
continuation of the report that the four re-
naming raiders upon the Rio Grande Jail
had been released The official report states
that they were released on the plea that
being Mexican subjects they were not liable
10 eXtraditiOn. Gen. Car ales. in command
of the Diaz forces at Matamoras, resigned
rather than obey the order.
THE LOUISIANA SENATORIAL CONTESTS
The committee on privileges and elections OF
The Senate met this morning, and took up
the Louisiana Senatorial cases. Judge Spof-
ford, the democratic claimant, appeared and
asked for more time in which to en- plOy
counsel and prepare his case. Mr.. kellogg
the republican claimant, appeared with hi )
counsel. The request of Judge SpoffOrd was
hnally granted, and he has employed as
counsel John ii. Campbell, OF New Orleans i
- AZ
During the fiscal year just closed the hoSpi-
tai dues from seemen covered Into the rfaa-
uTy amounted to 1872 465 20, and the pendi
lures were S36S 335.2S, leaving an excess Of
receipts over expenditures of 5000 -. The
UNI Der OF sick and disabled .seamen furn.
per patient S2i %, the lowest ever reached
having been reduced TO these ii cures from
;,3Sil IN the fiscal year 1870.
PERsONAL.-EditOr Cowles, of the Cleve-
land Leader; Col. Kelley, editor Of the Louis
vile Commercial; j. w. Bartlett, managing
editor of the Boston TTdUeler; Mr.. Ford. day
ettor of the New York Tribune, and f ID.
Webster, OF New YORK. are among the hotel
personals. Hon. Dario Sanchez, mem
Der Of the Congress of Chill, =. A OH a visit
to Ibis country previous TO making an xten-
sive tOur through Europe, is now in the Dis
trict sight seeing.
SENATOR BLAINE was shocked yester lay
had been shot in the face by pistol which
she was handling, not knowing it to be
loaded. An Associated Press dispatch from
Augusta represents the wound to be SO slight
as 10 occasion no apprehension OF serious
consequences. Mr.. Blaine intended to start
north last night but was taken with a chill,
and his physician prOhi bted his leaving
yet awhile. He paired off with Senator Ker-
nan.
GEN. SHERMAN and Col. Poe returned to
Washington this morning. Gen. Sherman
was on DUTY at the War department this
morning busy with matters that had accu-
mulated during his absence He looks the
very picture of good health. Col. Bacon,
who suffered from sea sickness contracted
on pleasure trip between Washington and
Boston, LETT ne party at CINCINNATI and
General has been absent rs days, and has
gone through The Indian country TO the ex-
IRENE northwest boundary, travelling be-
tween9, GOO and 10 900 miles.
SECRETARY THOMPSON has issued the
following order: The Secretary of the Navy
will receive chiefs of bureaus from 10 to TO-
O'Clock a. m, Immediately after opening
mail. Members of Congress will be received
at all times. General visitors will be re-
ceIved by card from II q. m. to II O'Clock M
Ofhcers OF the navy and marine corps from
IL IN. 10 o clock p. m. General visitors from
! 10 , O'Clock p. m. AT 2 O'Clock D. m , ana
aft r, the Secretary Will see such depart n snt
officials as may have important business or
papers to submit. From o'clock p. m the
Secretary will be examining and signing b is
mail, and must not beinterrupted unless by
special invitation.
FISANCIAL MEASUREsIN THE SENATE
Senator Hereford introduced bill this morn
ing providing for the repeal of those portions
Of the specie resumption act providing for
the redemption Of United States notes In
excess of three hundred million dollars and
providing that on and after the LIST of Janu-
airy, 1879, the Secretary of the Treasury shall
redeem in coin the United States legal tender
notes then outstanding, on their presentation
for redemption at the Office of the assistant
tr. asury of the United States In the city of
New York, in sums of not less than fifty
dollars.
The bill introduced in the Senate this morn
ing by Senator Jones authorizes the COIN
age OF dollar of ii2E grains standard silver
aid that ~ shall be a legal tender at its nom-
inal value for all sums In ell payments of
debts, both public and private, excepting
such as under existing contracts are express
ed therein 10 be otherwise payable.
Senator Beck iptrodn laced q bill this morn
ing for the repeating OF the specie resump-
ton act approved January 1ith.
The HOUSE REPUBLICANS had q private
conference at the residence of a Cabinet Min