Evening star., 1877-10-20
THE EVENING STAR.
DOU BILE s HEET,
Washington News and Gossip,

rious disappearance of Hoo. Jobu M. B,ncs-
ley. foinerly Assistant u. s. Attorney Gem
e.al, was cruel and teDse'e s hoax.
SAMPLING WHISKY circular issu, l
ron the internal revenue Office allows eX-
amiration of spirits in bordet warehouses
by sample oply when the sample shlu no
exceed half pint, and no sample shall be
taken except by direction or The owner.
NAVAL ORDERs-Lteut.- Commander Jno.
r. Bartlett detaChed rom the hydropa shic
office and ordered to duly IN the bureau OF
equipment and recruiting; Lieut-Com-
ma-ider a. =. Iarker; Lieut.. $50. f, Duraai,
mas' er; n. j. X. Patch, epsigns; Francis l..
Ludlow and Frank Curtin 10 eXamiCation
for promotion.
"A LIST OF COUNTERFEIT and stolen Ma
tionsl Bank notes will be issued on NJ Onday
compiled by Colonel Ii. G. Underwood, the
receiver of the National Bank rciemptiou
agency, an examination OF which reveals
the singular tact that all counterfeit aud
s'clen National Bank notes which have been
iss up , the present time u" IT the sigma
ture OF F. Il. Spinner, as Treasurer.
THE FIRST MOVEMENT in Congress In the
laEOr interest has been mlie by Mr.. E, ;ett,
of Pennsylvania, who has presented me-
mortal of four hundred workingmen of Pitt
burg for an appropriation to bic them ID
emtslate to and occupy public lands as cul-
tivatOrs. AS soon as the committee on al.
be Iefe. to il.
REVENUE APPOINrNENTs.-Jo John j. GIL
lCck, Charles c. FAINT and VIM. b. Nc
Chesney have been app ointed revenue st pre-
keepers and gaugers for the 9th district of
Virginia; Thos. Homer, st 1rekeer r iOr the
eh district Of Ohio; Apsll ID. Martin, for the
lst district of Kentucky, and Henry n. Van
dyke, W. r. SLillito and Geo. c. WITT Saa-
gers for the 1st district o. OHIO.
NUE. will soon con- mence the preparation of
his spuual refoit. He will recommend no
changes In the present system of tlxatlOn.
The report VIII )ntain a favorable show.ag
ofthe IuterDal revenue e. VIE, and WILL r.
commend he stIit en- orcement of the laws
against illicit distillatlOn of spirit and IN la-
ulacture OF tobacco in the aOu hern states.
fbe Senate judi, iary committee, to wnich
ne nomination o. Gen. Harlan as associate
jastice of the Supreme Couri was referr, !, =,
old not consider lie subject yesterday, owing
TO The ab5en, c OF quolJu. There js no
doubt, however, that he will be reported
favo.ably upon and Onfii m[1. TIE nOmi-
nation Is .avor- by bon Of me Kentucky
SeDat 0rs, and II is believed that but lew re-
Pubiicars will vote agairst pim.
RkMovt AT THE CAPIToL-I is now
learn that j. NJ. Brown, stationery clerk of
The HOu. e, one o. the republicans that Clerk
Adams has been charg> with retaining i'm
tHte, W mOvs On The Al instant, and
r. w. MabOCi 4, AN assistant has besI III
charge of the stationery room, and will be
promoted to the place made vaCan; by the
ultmiS2al of Brown. LIayesje FatZ1 IN
ME clerk of the document I, ON, wa remov ed
by Doorkeeper Pau,r on on SATURDAY last
BRISTow DOES Nor OPPOSE HARLAN
The published statements that Secretary
BrIsfow or his friends will or have ma lie ny
attemot to antagonize the confirmation of
John NJ. Harlan, of Kentucky, appointed to
TIE vacancy on the Supreme Bench, md.
,Ontr ,diCtiOn In the fact nat several lie te =
Rave tSen reteiv;d here from General Br =
tow, sud also nom 1Ome Of mis- intimate
frlends, EXPIRE SSH their ernest hope u at
Gen. HaTlsn Will be promp ly coohrmei.
No MILEAGE FOR THE EXTRA sEs ION.
The first controller of the Treasury has de-
cidcd that members OF Congress are not al
lowed mileage for the extra session of Con-
gress. The laws show that they are allowed
n ilsaSe for Two sessions only in each Con-
gress and that ii cannot be paid to them b.
and the controller decides that q called ses-
sion is not "res ular session." Some special
provision OF law nay be made, no vever, as
of ls7l and the special session of the senate
to consider the treaty of Washington.
NIGHT SIGNALS FOR THE NAvY.-The
Bureau Of Navigation will soon put In use Oh
board the naval vessels the new night siz ne,
invented by Lieut.. Veny, of the navy This
plan is based on the Roman candle system
and coiored stars are projected from a pistol
fiom .wo hundred TO three hundred feet into
tine air, by means CT which the commander.
1n-chief OF fleet can readily communioata
with any or all vessels in any crowded har-
hor Notwithstanding intervening vessels
Ire stars prcJecfed from the pistol are bril-
lily red and green, and can be seen at a
distance of from ten to twelve miles.
THE NINTs.-During the regular session
of Congress authority will be ask i TO estab-
lish a lew mint west of the Mississippi
most likely at One ha. Authority will also
be ask Il and an appropriation urg; / for re-
opening the ntnt al New Orleans and put
ting al IN nrst-cIas - running order, for the
purpo OF relieving the necessities of the
lower dis sippi valley, the gulf states aud
fhe Mexican tre lie. These measures are to
De- urg Ps an imm< diate necessity in case
Congrr rs shall pass an act remonetizing sill
yer, which 4 is believed will be done early
IN he ssiGn.
THE WOODRUFF SCIENTIFIC ESPEDI-
TON AROUND THE WORLD-Tne hnal ar
rangements for the departure Of this scientific
and pleasure excursion around the world are
now being made, and we are assured that the
enterprise bids fair TO be a grand success. A
fine steam vessel has been secured, which
Will probably be commanded by officers of
the navy, and s faculty of scientists has
% en- chosen 10 impart instruction to the stu
dents and tourists. When we add that the
prcbect n: cts with the approval of the learn 4
and venerable director of the Smithsoni an
Instit utiOn, Prof. Joseph Henry, we are su .e
that nothing more need be said.
THE BILL tutrCdueed yesterday by Sena-
tor Wfbers, of Virginia, "for the relief of
owners and purcha a;ers OF lands sold ior
direct taxes in the insurrectionary states :"
IS, It's in main features, a copy OF the bill In
trC tuced by him last winter, amendS so as
20 conform TO the terms OF the measure as
pas, "a by the House of Representatives and
reported favorably by the Senate commit
ice ol the Judiciary. The bill has also re
ceiycd the approval OF the Department O
justice II is designed to remove var .ous
clouds from the titles OF many tracts OF land
In the southern states, especially in Soutn \
Carolina, where the sales for taxes were
paiticaiarly numerous.
Ex GOV. PINcHEACK has written q letter
TO tie Hon. John 81. Mitchell, ch airmau OF
he Senate committee on privileges and elec-
lions, renewing his claims to the Senator
khip. referring to the statement OF Senator
Thurman that there was no contest In tn 3
case OF Mr. Eustis, Mr.. Pinchback says: al
would call your attention To my crsdeutia, /,
OF January l3. is.5, which were duly presan,-
90 10 the Senate by Senator West, read ana
referred to the committee on privileges aud
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