Evening star., 1877-12-29
THE EVENING STAR.
DOU BILE : III f. EFT.
Washington News and Gossip.
New Year Calls.


New Year Calls.
TIE STAR of Monday next will contain a
list of those receiving on New Year Dav who
may request or authorize the publication of
their names in such list. Matter intended for
these announcements. (foT which no charge is
made.) may be sent in at any time before Mon
day noon.
GOVERNMENT rECEIPrs TODAY.-Internal
revenue, So, 1872: customs. i0l,652.@.
Ten DOLLAR CONSCIENCE. - The Secre-
tary 0f the Treasury to-day received ten dol
lar conscience contribution from Philadelphia.
THE PRESIDENT AND Mrs. HAYES have init
mated To their friends that no pre- SentS will be
received on the occasion of the approaching
celebration of their silver wedding.
THE PARIS EXPoSITION.-The State depart
ment has issued regulations governing the
exhibition of Uni.ed States products and
manufactures at the Paris exposition.
OFFICERS OF THE ARMY in this city will as
Sembie. in full uniform, at the Adjutant Gene
rails Office. at II o'clock am. on Tuesday. Jan
]. ISIS, To pay their respects to the President of
the United states.
THE PRESIDENT. accompanied by Mrs
Hayes. Webb. Scott aud Fanny Hayes: Miss
daughter. and one ar two other friends went
tO Mount Vernon on the Arrow this morning
To spend the day.
SIGN OF THE SIOTN-The NeZ PerceS In
dianS. numbering about 10) who some time
ago joined Sitting Bulls command. are anX-
iOuS 10 return IN the United States as the
Sioux do not treat tne,n with the respect and
courtesy tney think they are entitled 10.
THE TREASURY now holds s5if2l7.550 i'm Us
bonds tO secure bank circulation, and Sl3. .9Ss, ,0l0
Ia secure public deposits. L. ;. bonds depOS-
tied for cancellation for week ending 10 day
Sl@. co: amount Withdrawn. sl92.C,3: national
bank circulation utStdndng-cuTrency notes.
s.i2l2ie3S5; god noes, l.i5lG0.
TIE LAND OFFICE will. in few days. occupy
in addition To its present rooms those used at
present by the Indian bureau. The tracing
and copying division of The Patent Once will
also be transferred from the Patent Oliice
building tn the Wright building. The Indian
bureau viii return to it, old quarters in the
Interior Department building.
MILITARY CORRESPONDENCE relating To the
lot at San EliZario. Texas. report that only
five of the rioters were identified as NexicanS.
and that there We're not more than ten from
the Mexican side oI the river. The raiders
We're 20 strong. and We're accompanied by
about $50 thieves. The Mexican authoritias
had posted notices oh both sides of the river
warning Mexican citizens against pdfticiDat-
ing IN the troubles.
HEAVY PAYMENTS By THE TREAsCRY.-
Since the passage of the army bill, the United
States Treasury has paid out over thirty mil
lions in currency, the greater portion of which
WAS paid as compensation tn the officers and
men of the army. The Treasurer j. now paw
ing out over twenty-three millions in gold on
account 0i the interest on the public debt due
on lhe lSt of January next. making i'll all over
j"'''Vo clsiurScd lL the past SIX weeks.
ARMY ORDERs--The resignation OF I'll Lieut..
Harry T. Hammond. 9th cavalry. has been ac-
copied 10y the President, TO take effect March
l, 1875. and he has been granted leave Of al
Sence until that date. Leave for six months
for disability. with permission to leave The de
partment Of Dakota. * granted Capt. Malcolm
McArtnur. 18th infantry. Leave OF Major
John l.. Yard 2o h infantry, is extended seven
days I'd Lieut.. Samuel A. Cherry, 5th cavalry
IL granted permission to leave tie depa Ttinent
ot 'he Platte, granting him one months leave
of absence.
PEIsoNAL-Lew Weir, of Cincinnati, who
was military aid on :he staff of President
Hayes. when governor of Ohio, will arrive here
tonight, accompanied by his wife. to attend
the silver wedding at the White House Mon
day night. Senator Voorhees, iectured in
The two sons of Senator Elaine-Emlnons
and Walser-are spending the Christmas hol.
dayS i'm this city. 1t is said TINT Asa A
Clark is To be appointed postmaster at Cincin-
natl. One of The applicants for the place is
Mrs. Wilbur, family school mistress of Mrs
Hayes.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Capt. VIM. r. McCann.
detached from command Of the Lackawanna
and ordered to proceed home and ava 1
orders. Lieut.. Chas. Train. Surgeon A. C.
Rhoades and Assistant Surgeon T.. NJ. Martin
from the Laekawanna, and ordered TO return
home helehanfv ~ IBriu
Chas- L. FOrse. VIM. C. Strong and \. L. HOus-
ton, from the Lackawanna, and ordered to
the receiving ship at Mare Island navy yard.
Cal Paymasier ii. r. Wright, from the Lack,
awanna. and ordered To settle accounts. Mid
shipmen 5. j. Brown, III. &. Soaring and Chas
I. Pond. from the Lackawanna. and ordered
and Assistant Engineer WIN. {. Eaton. from
the Lackawanna. and ordered to hold them
selves In readiness for sea service. Assistant
Engineer Geo. W. Snyder, from the I.acka-
wanna. and ordered 10 the Mare Itland navy
yard.
ONLY QUESTION OF PHI NDER. An Ohio
democrat, one who has had his finger i'm 4 goo,
many political pies in his own state, was ask "d
last night what the democratic party would do
in ease the republicans read President Hayes
.ut of their party His ready reply was
We'll take him. by Cd if he gives us the
plunder.
The differences between the President and
his party. after all, do not seem to arise ont of
any division Of sentiment with respect to
statesmanship, but are the loud complaints Of
SoreheadS who rail against President HAYES
because ne does not see fit tO distribute 1.-The
plunder IN manner acceptable To party cor
morantS, who claim reward. Win. f. Chaud-
lerS wall over the alleged Presidential bar
gain would not now be floating on the Christ
mas air had he been sent abroad at the public
eXpen;e III a representative capacity. Ask
netenths of the politicians why they disa-
gree with the President. and half the number
If moi more, will reply il is the manner i'm
which he distributes 1.-The plunder." The pro-
fessiOnal politician gauges the breadth uf an
administration not by its national acts, but
solely according to the manner i'm which the
garments are rent and divided. Ii is plain TO
he seen that both parties occupy a common
ground with respect 10 the distribution of
the Offices. MIR. Hayes is harassed on the one
side 10y the leaders OF his party because he will
not Yield 10 them the prerogatiyes Of his high
position to select candidates for the various
Offices. III the Ohio democrat voices the senti-
ments Of his party. Mr.. Hayes would he no
better on with democratic support. unless in
deed. he did for the democracy that which he
declines TO do for the party which gave him
his Office.
Meanwhile the war of the politicians con-
tiuues. The democrats enjoy the brols be-
cause they recognize that every distraction
which divides the republican strength adds to
their own. While some of the better elemen nj &