Evening star., 1877-12-17
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.


GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal
revenue stO2,l4S.s2; customs, S2jO,IS7.65.
GEN. SHERMAN leaves here tonight for a
brief visit to his family i'm St Louis.
THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE viii
meet January 4th 10 begin work on the revi-
sion Of the tariff
GOV. II. C. MCCORMICK was on SATURDAY.
confirmed by the Senate as Us Commissioner
General TO attend the Paris Exposition, by a
unanimous vote.
THE Commissioner of Internal Revenue ha
transferred Internal Revenue Agent Jos. B
ROthchild from Detroit to DeS MOineS. and
John b. Miller from DeS MOines to Detroit.
THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION BTIL.-Thn
subcommittee on the naval appropriation bill
of the House committee on appropriafion will
meet tomorrow to begin its labors Oh the
naval bill
THE INEVITABLE EOFFICE-sEEKER.-G0v Ne
Cormick is Overrun with applicants for posi-
tions at the Paris exposition. They flock to
him even faster than when he was Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury
Mr.. L. A. HAYT, recently confirmed by The
Senate rs Commissioner of Indian Affairs
entered upon his duties today. Mr.. Bell Who
lii Secretary SchurZ's absence, has acted as
Secretary, Assistant Secretary and Commits
SiOner of Indian Affairs is thus somewhat
reduced in his official proportions.
An ORDER has been issued in the Interior
department reviving the Old custom. now dis
regarded by some bureaus, by which al OIL
cial correspondence between bureaus of this
department and Congress. and between such
bureaus and the heads of other departments is
carried on through the Secretary OF the Int
TlOr.
The SPECIAL COMMITTEE appointed some
time since 10 make an investigation of the
plates in the Treasury department for printing
fractional currency 10 see if any have been
lost from the department. have examined the
Office OF the controller of currency, Wnere
everything was found all right, and are now
examining the Treasurer'S office.
OUR MEXICAN FRONTIER TRoUBLEs.-The
special committee of the Senate to investigate
the Mexican question, of which Senator Conk-
ling is chairman, held its first meeting this
morning. All the members of the committee
were present. General Sherman was before
The committee giving testimony after three
O'Clock. He does not appTehend any serious
results with Mexico. but Believes that the best
Wayt prevent trouble is to reinforce the army
on the Rio Grande.
DIR. NINIAN PINKNEY, retired surgeon OF
the United States navy, died at his country
seat, near Easton, Talbot county, Nd, Sa ur-
day. He entered the service in 1894 and was
retired with the relative rank of commodore in
lsO5. He was a prominent member OF the
Medical Society of the United States, and
Few years ago was sent as q representative of
the association 10 England. He was Il brother
of Rev. DIR. Pinkney, assistant Episcopal bishop
OF the diocese of Maryland, and nephew of
the celebrated William Pinkney.
Mr.. JEFFERsoN arrived in the city this
morning ard has taken suite of rooms at the
Arlington. His appearance announced for To-
night at the National theater has caused a
very active demand for seats, and the indica-
tions are of brilliant and fashionable turnout.
OF ali the great dramatic artists Mr.. Jefferson,
more fully than any, attracts and satisfies the
highest grade OF society. The subtle beauty of
his matchleSs comedy genius is so delicate and
winning that 1T becomes the art of concealing
art"
SENATORS CONK1ING AND GORDON RECON
CILED-The misunderst 1nding between Sana-
tors Gordon and Conkling has been amcaby
settled, by placing on the journal of the Senate
the announcement that whatever was felt to
be offensive III the remarks of either should be
treated as never uttered, andi mutually and
simultaneously Withdrawn. This truce was
brought about by Senators Howe and Hamlin
representing senator COnkling. and Senators
Ransom and Mcdonald, representing Senator
Gordon.
ARMY ORDERs-Captain Il. N. Scott, Cd art,
will repair to Fort Ontario, New York, and
turn over his command and the public prop
erty in his charge and then return TO this
| city and take charge OF the duty of preparing
the records of the war for publication; First
| his proper station; Assistant Surgeon w. T..
Waters is relieved from duty as a member of
the general court martial at Fort Columbus,
New York harbOr and Assistant Surgeon j. i.
| kimball is detailed in his stead.
PARDoNED BY THE PREsIDENr.-The Presi.
-.rn., I,
| Henry Schreiber, sentenced in Louisiana to
one year and day in the penitentiary of West
| Virginia, January 1877, for embeZZlement of
| letters from the mails. Frank MarstOn, SEN
fenced to two years in the Kings county, n.
u, penitentiaiy, June, 1876, convicted OF ut
| tering counterfeit money; pardon granted on
account of pulmonary consumption. John
| Skillman, sentenced by the Supreme Court of
| the District Of Columbia, April, 1871, to one
| year In the Albany penitentiary: pardon rec
| commended by the prosecuting Cnited States
| attorney: and Thomas Thompson, for viola
uon OF section SIS. Revised Statutes.
| APPROPRIATIONS OF DISTRICT INTEREST
| The following items of interest to the people of
| the District of Columbia are in the deficiency
| appropriation bill which was signed by the
President on Saturday: For the Columbia In
| stitute for the Deaf and Dumb, $500: Ma
| ti0nal Association for the Relief of COlOred
| Women and Children, $6 900 ito reconstruct the
main sewers in the Botanical Garden, to ele-
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| from Tiber Greek, 81, 800 to replace models de.
| strOyed by the Patent Office fire. $4,000; for
the culture Of carp i'm the BabcOck lake i'm the
! Monument lot. 5000; for books and news
| papers for the Congressional Library and the
printing OF the new general catalogues, $4,000
| for indexing the laws, documents and debates
| of Congress, s., 500 for the rent of building
| for the superintendentS, clerks, and other EN-
| plOyeS who are engaged in the work of con
| structing the new War and Navy department
buildings; $2,l00. The following amounts ap.
| prOpriated for the White House 500 for new
books for the library, $2 900 for stationery. 500
| for office carpets $500 for kilograms. $500 for
| Office furniture 500 for miscellaneous items
and cOntingencies-tOtalS $500.
| The Seat Of War.
| CONCENTRATIONS OF U. s. TROOPS AT Ell. PASO
The War department has received infOrma-
ton that the local difficulties i'm Ell Paso
county, Texas, which grew out of the right
| and title to certain salt mines, has assumed
| quite threatening aspect The few u. s.
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