Evening star., 1877-08-21
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip,
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY. Inter
nal revenue, 500, ,I57 81; customs, $500 .59I 50.


GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY. Inter
nal revenue, sos, ,I57 81; customs, $500, ,5g7 50.
John G.. THOMPSON, chairman of the Ohio
democratic executive committee, writes to a
friend in this city that Secretary Sherman's
sp ech will be OF more ad vantage 10 the DEM
ocrsts OF Ohio Than 10 the republicans.
-SENATOR MOTIONS HEALTH-Aciing
Postmaster General Tyner TO day received a
dispatch from Richmond. Indiana. saving
that Senator Morton passed a somewhat rest
less night, tut that his ph ysicians still think
he is imprOviI g.
THE PERSONAL TAX ExEMPTIoN.-w,
are informed by the assessors that the $50
exemption referred to in the tax law applies
only To household furniture and such other
per, onal property owned and not held for
sale, ana mat there is no exemption of mer-
chandise or stock in trade.
MAJOR JAMES FoRNEY, of the marine
corps, has been placed under arrest by his
commanding officer, Colonel Haywood. on
charges OF conduct unbecoming an Off GER
ana a gentleman, on the, occasion of the re-
view at the marine barracks last week The
cnafges VIII soon De tried by court martial.
THE OMAHA was at Callao July 28th and
expected 10 leave August 1st for Valparaiso
and Talcahmana, touching at intermediate
ports. Rear Admiral Preble reportS the
health of all on board gooI. The Omaha
VIII return 10 Callao about the ISt of NJ
yember
MARS SATELLITES REPORTED.-A COM
municatton has been addressed TO the Secre-
tary of the Navy by Rear Admiral Rodgers,
superintendent of the naval observatory re-
porting that from observations made by
PrOf. As2ph Hall, of this observatory, with
zG-inch reflector, the planet Mars has been
found TO have at least two satellites
DAILY REPORT BUREAU OF ENGRAVING
AND Observation-Disclosures August 20, 1877:
To Comptroller of the Currency-National
currency notes, S302, 800. Secretary of the
Ireasury-4 per cent consOls, $3.50 O0O; mis-
cellaneous, e22' SO Total, S1,3l0,325. Bal
ance on hand at the close OF days work,
S306, ,l55, ,4O5.
RATIoNAL.-If the government record of
the number of rations issued for red men be
accepted as true, there are to-day about
twenty five thousand more Indians in the
United states than whes America was dis
covered. III there are not enough Indians to
eat these rations, then who does get the ben
eft OF them?
MEXICAN RAIDERS CAPTURED.-Ge1.
Cd announces the capture OF three OF tn
band of outlaws who recently broke ope
the jail at Rio Grande City, Texas and re-
leased certain prisoners. The captives in
clude Camargo, the chief. Two OF the band
are residents OF Texas, five are Mexicans,
Mexican government is confident that all
Will be captured.
FREE CUBA AND FREE DRINKs-Tne
revival of the effort to induce the President
TO recognize the belligerency of the Cuban
patriots brings to Washington a class OF
bummers whose Ouly hope OF future exist
ence is that the trunk-full of Cuban bO lds
held by them may by such an act of our gov
eminent realize enough on the dollar to en-
able them TO get cocktail without beguiling
a barkeePer with their Establishments for a
free drink.
NIR6ISIA's NEXT GOVERNOR. - When
Col. Holiday received his nomination for
the Governorship of Virginia, j0hn Stephen
son, colOred man residing in this city, of
more than ordinary intelligence, and whose
mother was slave in the colonel's family,
wrote him congrai ulatory letter under date
August 10th, from Winchester, Va. Colonel
Holiday replied: "Your letter of congrat1-
lation received. thank you for it, and hope
In The discharge of the duties of the ofiire for
which am nominated should / he electe |,
! may rot disappoiIt the expectations OF my
friends"
JAPANESE HONORs TO AN AMERICAN
The Department of State has received dis
patch from the L. s. Minister to japan
which states that the Emperor has conferred
upon an American citizen, DR.. Nerbeck the
decoration OF the third rank of the Imperial
order of the Rising Sun. DIR. Verbeck went
10 Japan some thirteen years ago with let
ters of introduction from Mfr. Seward then
secretary OF State, and has since been en-
piOyed as an instructor and Official by the
japanese government. This order so rarely
bestowed, shows the high estimation in
which DR.. Nerbecks services are held by his
employers.
PERSONAL. - VIM. McPyncheon, chief
clerk TO the Architect of the Capitol has
gone TO the White Mountains TO recuperate.
.'--COm mOdOre Ransom, u. S. N, met with
serious accident last Friday evening at the
billiard rooms at Richfield Springs, N. Y,
by falling from landing on the second
moor 10 the yard, a distance of fifteen feet
falling on his head. He was picked up i'm
an lnsensible condition. and great fears are
enterta ned that IL Will result IN congestion
OF the brain. Mr.. VIM. j. De Gress, OF
Valparaiso, n representative to the Grand
Lodge of The United States. j. o o. F., from
the jurisdiction OF Chill, is In this city.
FISCAL YEAR FooTINGs The following
is an official statement of the receipts ami
expenditures of the government for the fiscal
year ending June, 1871:
Receipts
customs i30, $50 ,4g3 o.
ihteIhai ieNenue- e-...--.......... Ilo,OD,fJ S
nahus, ...-..-.-.-...-...-.... S6,23 6S
MlsceIlaneOus......... Is, ,43. 49, 0i
Total. al....................S2 S269, 600 $50 81
Expenditures
civil and miscellaneous... S56, ,252 066 GO
OF. -.................. 81 ,OS2,I35 30
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