Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-09-23
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip,
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Interaal
revenue. s556,S56.I9; customs, s570,0l860.
THE INTERNAL REvINCE BUREAU will be
invited to send a representative to the tobacco
convention which meets in Cincinnati next
month. The object of the convention is to
unite all interests of the trade in q movement
to secure the reduction of the tax IRON
tWenty-fGur 10 sixteen cents i e pound.
SUIT AGAINST THE DErAULTrNG TREASURY
TELLER.-The District Attorney to-day, for
the United States, entered q suit against Will
liam V. 3. Wilson to recover 81. 900. which it is
alleged the defendant, as teller of the National
Bank Redemption Agency OF the Treasury
department, received and converted to his
own use.
A DELEGATION OF NEW HAMPSHIRE REPUB
LICANs arrived in the city last Saturday, even
ing for the purpose of raising funds, if they
can, and of securing aid from the campaign
committee in conducting the fight in that
state. They are little afraid that unless they
take every precantion and work every dis
tret thoroughly that the result in New
Hampshire may be somewhat smilarto that in
Maine.
THE DEsERTED CAPIToL.-The hall Of the
House OF Representatives and galleries have
been carefully scrubbed and fumig1ted. The
carpets and uphOlstering will not be put
looks dark and dismal and but few of the of
hceTS OF The House are in the city. Clerk
Adams is at the Crab Orchard springs, in VIZ
ginia John G Thompson. sergeant alarms. is
holding the democratic party in Ohio, UP by
the tai; Journal Clerk Smith is in Colorado.
The 0oCrheeper stands by the fort. It VIII De
tiYitX incident to the CongLessionaI essi0n
will ta visible about the building. There
have been but few improvements during the
recess.
COMMISSIONS FROM THE PRESIDENT for the
foli0Ting-named militia officers Of the District
CT Columbia were issued to-day through the
District Com missioners :-Wm G. Moore. can
!SIn; VIM \. Dalton, first lieutenant: Wrl.
il. Harrison. second lieutenant; OF the Wash
ihgton light infantry corps. Donald McCath-
ran, captain; ". v. Greenfield, first lieuteG-
the Washington Light Guard. The connis-
sions were delivered 10 Captain Moore about
one o'clock to day by Captain Phelps, presi-
and Captain Moore will distribute them to the
officers named This will doubtless give 4 new
impetus 10 District military matters.
SENATOR KIRKWOoD, OF Iowa, in letter to
an old friend in this city, says there will be
1our greenbackers elected to Congress from
that state. The present delegation is solidly
republican.
AT MEETING on the 10Th inst Of the ex-
ecutiye committee Of the directors OF the
Union Pacific Railroad it was resolved that
after the payment of interest due OF the bond
ed Gebt. providing for the United States re-
quirement of ) per cent. of the net earnings,
and ''Setting aside all that caa be claimed Jg
the gorernment N1eder the ::5 per cent. pro-
TIE THarman biiJ'' then viii remain. etc.
The italicized words would seem to Indicate
tnat the Union Pacific will fall into line with
nl, 5ne otheT ra,lr9ads, and recognize the new
leaves only the Central Pacific in doubt.
THE GERMAN MINISTER. kurd Won schlozer,
today called on Commissioner Raum and
introduced to him MIR. Schooner, commissioner
OF f1nan ces at Berlin: DR.. Maya, commits
sio!er OF finances at l.iunich; Richard En-
meier, manufacturer Of tobacco az Berlin. and
M nj. reg. commissioner OF customs at Berlin.
1neSe gehtlelaen compose commission ap-
pointed by the German government 10 visit
lhls country 10 examine and report upon our
manner of collecting the tax UIl to3agco and
the method OF administering the lass in thi
Country liz relation 10 tobacco. They will sta
here some time. The Commissioner gav
assurance thatevery facility would be atforae
them IN carrying cut their instructions. H
Will put them through regular course O.
education on tobacco. The Germans are
handsome and Intelligent looking set Of men
itTHE FUNERAL of Miss Victoria Freyre
daughter of the late Col. Don Manuel Freyre
Peruvian Minister to this country, took place
this morning from st: Matthew's Church and
mass was ceiebratcd. TIE pallb bearers were
Ex-Commi siOner Bryan. Senor Garcia, repre-
sentative of the Argentine Republic, Count
Lltta, secretary of Italian legation, Dr.
Aceval, the Paraguayan minister, Senior Sosa
tie secretary of the same legation, aud Senor
AArroyo, AaroSyS:, OF the the Spanish legation: Mr.. W. W
English legation, were present.
REPRESENTATIVES, Harry White and Thomp-
son. OF Pennsylvania, are in the city. 1t is al
ln(> hat k1.nSx
see to it that some Pennsylvania man is ap.
pointed to be chief of the bureau of engraving
and printing.
MORE THAN ENOUGH MONEY SENT TO NEW
ORLEANs.-The following is an extract from
letter received by a government official in this
city from gentleman of u1doubted integrity
lii New Orleans: The fever which has pre-
vailed here for several weeks is on the de
crease, and the Howard Association has on
hand over two hundred and sixty thousand
dollars, and many other associations have
more riorey than is sactuallyrequired will re-
specttully inform you that the mOney which
has been subscribed so freely by nothern pe0-
pie has been used in some instances for uery
bad purposes. / will not detail these abuses
although thoroughly prepared to do so''
TIE CHINESE EMBASSY have been shown
around the city. Mr.. Chin is delighted with
washington. its climate, and the accommoda-
tlOns placed at his disposal. Mr.. Bartlett, the
american secretary, is in awe that even vel
wicked parasrapherS will find material in the
name OF Chin to do some execrable chinning.
SECRETARY SCHURZ will make speech dur
ing the Ohio campaign in Cincinnati next Fri
day night. He agreed to do this only after the
most persistent urging by his many German
American friends in that city. He will adyO.
cate the resumption of specie payments within
the time prescribed by the law, and will gen
orally speak with regard to the condition of
the country. The call requesting Secretary
SchurZ to speak is signed by good many bust
peSs men who are democrats, but it is under
stood that the final arrangements were com.
pleted through Collector Amor Smith, of Gin
clnnat chairman of the Hamilton county re-
publican campaign committee
BUTLER.-In connection with the suspicion
that Butler may be behind Cohen in his at.
tempt to make trouble here is the rumor that
WHY Ben has literary bureau on small
Scale established here, which in the event of
>nlS successful canvass i'll Massachusetts, viii
re amplihed to dimensions that will put IL
deh'S venture in that line TO shame.
FOR THE BENEFIT oF THE SUFFERERS-if
the "hearnels" and Judges would give the
proceeds OF one days drinking to the yelow
lever sufferers 1t would make a handsome
Iem lt wouldn't c0St them much. either IL
Ihey could only arrange the matter between
ihe unsophistlcated who "set EN- up"