Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-30
TIE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To DAY.-InternaI
revenue, sS54, ,@5.l IL; customs, s6lS. SAP.
SUBSCRIPTIONS to the 1our per cent loan to.
day amounted to $500.
AT THE CABINET MEETING this afternoon
only routine business, made necessary by the
Presidents departure from the city this eve
ming, was transacted.
BOTH Down WITH THE FEvER-B 9TH post
master and assistant postmaster at Grenada
are now sick with the yellow fever. The latter
vas taken iii last night.
ONE HUNDRED AND FIVE DOLLARS to swell
the conscience fund was received at the Treas
pCStmarked New York. note, stating the
purpose to which the money is to be applied,
was signed X. L. n.
CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED with the Post
master General against Route Agent Lynch,
now doing duty between New York and Bos-
ton. 1t is represented by his accusers that he
is unable to read, even when in condition of
non exuberance talcOhOlic) and that at times
he is not only unable to read, but to walk, or
even to stand up in railway postal car, which
said, was appointed By Representative bean,
tdem.) OF Massachusetts
EX-AssIsTANT SECRETARY SAWYER, of the
Treasury department, has been appointed to
first class cIerkShip in the office Of the United
States coast survey.
SOUTH CAROLINA MOONSHNERs.- Colonel
j. j. Mott, collector OF the 9Th district of North
Carolina, and Revenue Agent W. II Chapm IN,
on duty i'll that state. are in the city to consult
with Commissioner Raum, with a view to or
eaniZlDg StrOrg force to break up illicit dis
lilatiOn In South Carolina.
Tie President, Mrs. Hayes and family,
and Mr.. Crump leave this evening at 7:l5 p.
m, by the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, for
the Minnesota state fair. at Minneapolis, and
further west. They go by way of Ere mont,
Ohio, where they will arrive tomorrow. The
party, some fifteen n number, who are also
going TO the fair at the invitation of Commits
SiOner LeDuc, will leave to morrow evening
and join the Presidential party next Monday
at Chicago junction, Ohio.
THE DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAM
PAIGN COMMITTEE will to morrow make pub
lie an interview with Gen. Joe Blackburn, of
Kentucky, wherein, by the records of Con-
greSs, he claims to refute alleged miSrepresen-
tatlUnS Of Senator Window with respect to the
expenses OF the government under republic IN
and democratic rule. In this statement Rep
resentatlve Black burn holds that certain ap-
pended tables are correct. These tables show
reductions made by the democratic Houses of
the Forty fourth and Forty fifth Congresses in
the eleven appropriation bills for the support
Of the government for the three fiscal years
ls17 lSoS and 1879, footing up as follows Re
ductlODS made by the House under the amount
estimated for by the departments Sl43 7O6,-
0t3.34: amounts added TO the House bills bv
the Serate, S5l, lo3,nl85 So: House reductions
for three years 1871, 1873 and 1879; under
three years 1874, 1873 and 1876, sll4, 7SS 1892.
SITES FOR THE THREE NEW L1FE-SAvIsG
STATIONS on the New England coast, author.
lied by act of the last session of Congress,
have been located as follows: OHe on the
southeast end OF Little Cranberry Island. coast
q Maine N " hat
known as the Fourth Cliff,n at Scituate.
Mass, and the other on the light house prop
erty near the lighthouse at Watch Hill, r L.
TEXAS ASKING ARMS TO REPEL THREAT
ENED MEXICAN INyAsION.-Some of the citi
zens of Brownsville, Texas, have telegraphed
Secretary McCi afy that the Mexieans on the
other side OF the river are banded together
and are very threatening. They ask that
arms be issued 10 the citizens of Brownsville
This application is endorsed by one of tn.
Texas state senators aud by the mayor pro
TEN.
KEARNEY IN THE TREASURY VAULTs-Doaon
Among the Green5acks.-When Kearney hal
finished his visit to Acting Secretary Hawley
yesterday afternoon, he called on Treasure
Gllflian. After announcing Il am Denni
Kearney," he expressed desire to examin-
the vaults. The treasurer gave him guide
Sans money is stored. Standing in the vaults
kearney moved his hand toward the shelves
on which were piled the greenbacks, and said
want any of that pointing to the gold and sill
yer. AS this had no visible effect on any of
the clerks in the vault he added: You ought
backs to each of the starving men in this
country to 90 west and buy farms" 1t was
suggested that there was no authority for this
plenty OF the peoples meney," said Kearney.
One OF the clerks well up in finance, gave out
some hard money arguments, and asked seve
answer, and turned to his faithful Brown and
invited him, by look, to help him out. Brown
heSitated, and finally came out with: What
you say may be very true, but Kearney's argu-
mentS are the ones that take with an audi
ence.
THE CLERKS in the Medical Museum are
exercised to know whether it is the intention
Of the Secretary of War or the Surgeon Gene
raj TO take fifteen days from their vacation, as
all OF the clerks are to receive fifteen days
leave in body, to enable the carpenters to
put new floor In the building.
AMERICAN TRADE WITH BRITISH GUIANA.
Mr.. Philip Figyelmesy, the American consul
at Demerara, British Guiana, in a report to
the Department of State, dated the 26th ulti.
mo, In relation to the interests Of American
commerce in that province, says that Cana
dian line of steamers is now in course of being
established to run from New York to Deme-
rara, touching at intermediate ports in the
line OF steamers, arrived at Demerara on the
I'D OF July. The Bahama Is a very inferior
vessel, and will very inadeQuately supply the
wants OF American commerce, and the consul
Is therefore OF the opinion that the necessities
OF our trade with that region can only be
properly supplied by the establishment Of an
American line of steamers, with ample accom-.
mOdatiOns for freight, and comfortably fitted
up for passengers. he is confident that such
line would be very lucrative. The govern
ment OF British Guiana Is very desirOus of
having such line established, and has ex-
pressed Willingness to grant subsidy of
$4, eco in aid of IL.
Although freight cannot now be brought
from the United States to Demerara with any
regularity, some merchants there have, never
theiess, commenced to import cotton goods,
boots, shoes, hardware, and other articles
from the United States, This difficulty would
be overcome by the establishment of the pro-
posed line Of steamers to the great profit of
American commerce and manufactures. The
consul expresses the opinion that bazaar,
properly conducted at Demerara, for the sale
of American manufactured goods, such as cot
ton cloths, cutlery, hardware, boots. shoes,
hollOwware, &c, would yield a profitable re-
turn. Another advantage which the consul
says he has information, would result from
the establishment of the proposed line OF
ste eamers would be that parents aud guardians
III British Guiana would then prefer sendin
their children to the United States to be edu-
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