Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-25
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-Internal
revenue, $50, GiS.%1: customs, 1858, 1885.

Washington News and Gosslp.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS ToDAY.-Internal
revenue, sSo3 3,G4s.&l: customs, 1886, ,9l3S6.
COMMISSIONERS TO PARIS The President
| today appointed Glenn. Studebakcr and Frank
c. johnson, of Indiana, honorary commission
| erS TO the PaliS exposition.
! THE CABINET MEETING o-day was unusually
| short. All the members were present, but
nothing but routine business was transacted.
| Ex-SECRETARY BRIsTow visited the Treas
| ury department to-day, and was warmly
| greeted by his many friends there.
Cost OF THE NEE PERCEs Wharf.-The Pres
| ident has transmitted statement in response
! TO a resolution of the Senate showing the cost
| of the late Nez PerceS war. The statement
| shows that the aetna! cost of the war was
| 1881 ,329, OF which S3Sl,13S were expended for
| transportation OF troops and supplies. Accom-
! panyng this statement is report from the
| cOmmisSary general of subsistence, which
! shows that the cost OF supplying the troops Ell
| gagged i'll the Nez PerceS War in excess OF sup
ss25,476 " ~ ~ Va '' III 'N'''' ''
No OFFICIAL INFORMATION of the move
ments of Sitting Bull has as yet been received
| at the War department.
| THE REPORT that there is a new five dollar
ItuhttI itlt hUtt 'ii tlC ttl Ddiik Oh IL
| ginia, H., is incorrect. The note is made
| simply by a change in the Old counterfeit on
| the Traders Bank OF Chicago, and is easily
| detected. 1t is thought that there are but few
| i'll existence.
ADVERSE REPORT.-The Senate committee
| on commerce. at its meeting yesterday, agreed
10 report adversely on the nomination of
George Williamson to be collector of the port
! OF New Orleans. Both of the Louisiana Sen
lf0rS onDpSpl Villa nSpO'S aDnpinf IN
| have done their best TO secure his defeat in
| the Senate.
| A FINANCIAL EXPERT EMPLOYED.-T The
| House committee on banking and currency,
| which is directed to find out how much gold
| there is IN the Treasury for resumption pur
| poses, and also to find out the commissions
| paid the syndicate in the operations of fund
| ing the public debt, to-day employed j. W.
| Shepherds. of Philadelphia, IA financial expert
to assist the committee in its labors.
| THE EARL OF DUFTERIN, Governor General
| OF Canada, having called on the President on
| Tuesday. in company with Sir Edward Thorn
| ton. as stated in THE STAR of that day. the
| PRESIDENT, on Wednesday, in company with
| Secretary EVartS, returned the visit, and call
| ing AT the British Legation building, was cOur
| tc0usy received by The Earl and Sir Edward
! and spent an hour or more in social cOnversa-
tl0n. The GOVernOrG General and the British
| Minister dined last night with Senator Bay
| ard.
! IOU CANT PAY FOR FOUR PER CENTS
| WITH DEAFTS.-The Secretary of the Treas
| ury has decided that the department cannot
| receive for collection and deposit drafts issued
| ny htllkerS and others, III payment Of sub
! ScrlptlonS TO the four per cent loan. The law
! does rot contemplate the receipt of drafts bV
| the government in any payment, and though
| the Secretary desires to afford every facility
| possible to subscribers by the loan he does not
feel warranted in imposing upon the Assistant
| 1reasllrerS the Labor and risk Of collecting
| such drafts. 1t is thought that banks ani
bankers can make deposits with The several
| assistant treasurerS through correspondents
| i'll New York and other cities having Il sub
| treasury office.
| WAIIA WALIA.-Mr. McGilvey, of Oregon
continued his speech before The Senate com
| mIttee on railroads to-day in favor of the con
| structi0n Of The Walla Waa railroad
| II Is UNDERSTOOD that the lowest bidders
for furnishing the Post Office department: with
| stationery >arc J. Bradley Adams ana Whit2
| ker Son, OF this city, whose figures are nearly
| the same Oh most OF The items.
| NEW CONGRESSIONAL LIBRARY BUILDING
| WANTED.-A meeting OF the iGint co.n.ni,tep
on library was held to-day to give Mr. Spof
ford the Congressional librarian, an oppor
| tunIty to present his annual report Mr.. Spot
| ford urged upon the committee the pressing
| necessity for the construction of a new library
| OF Sufnclent capacity to contain the books be
| longing 10 tne CONGRESSIONAL library. 1t is
| said that Senators Howe and Ransom favor an
| appropriation for the erection of a new build
| ing. Senator Edmunds believes that an add-
ton OF one hundred feet can be put upon the
| present library. avoiding thereby the expense
! OF erecting new building. The library com
| mittee will meet i'll three four days tOtake into
| consideration the whole subject of Il provision
| for the library.
| JOHN YOUNG BROWN DEMANDS AN INvEsTI
! GATION.-John Young Brown, of Kentucky
who was charged by the New York SUI with
| having voted to sustain the findings of the
| Electoral Commission because he was voted
| back pay for services in the 40th Congress-
! arrived here yesterday to have his friends
demand all investigation. While his friends
| are willing to ask. in accordance with his
! request, that there be an investigation. some
| OF them are aprrehensive that if the electoral
! subject is opened so far as Browns vote bear
! ing upon It is concerned, that ii may take Il
| wide range, and be the entering wedge to an
| investigation of the whole electoral proceed
| ings
! NAVAL ORDERs.-Master VIM. f. SeweI TO
the Passaic: Paymaster Il. w. Allen to the
| Constitution: Commander b. J. Cromwell
from the navy yard, League Island, and
! ordered to command the Rio Bravo: C0mman-
| der B. +. Day from the Rio Bravo, and placed
| on waiting orders: PaymaSter c. 4. Mcdaniel
| from the Constitution, and ordered to settle
| accounts.
| EX-SCRGEON GENERAL HAMMOND The
| House committee on military affairs have
! agreed to the report OF the subcommittee of
| which Representative McCOok, of New York
| was chairman, Oh the case of eX-SurgeOn Gen
eTal Hammond. 1t is accompanied by a bill
! for his relief. authorizing the President of the
| United States to review the proceedings of the
| court martial by which he was dismissed from
| the military service in 1864, and forever dis
! qualified from holding any Office of honor
| profit or trust under the United States. In the
| event of the revocation of the sentence of the
| court, he is TO be restored TO his former rank
| as surgeon general and placed on the retired
list without pay for the past, present or future
The committee say that possibly, owing to the
! grave condition of public affairs at the time of
| his trial, the proceedings We're more severe
| and conducted with less deliberatiOn than they
would have been i'll times of peace
! The PRESIDENT ENTERTAINED EX-SECRE
| TARY BRIsTOW and number OF diStin-
| guished persons at dinner last evening
! There were present, besides the President and
! Mrs. Hayes, Gen. BristOW, Chief Justice and
| Mrs. Waite, Secretary and Mrs. Evarts, Secre-
! tary and Mrs. sherman, Secretary SchurZ
| Senator and Mrs. Edmunds and Mrs David
| Davis, Senator and Mrs. Allison. Senator
| HOar, senator Beck, Webb c. Hayes. Miss
| SchurZ, Miss PIatt, Miss Smith of Chicago
| Miss DeyenS of Boston, and Miss Cook of Gill
| lcothe, Ohio. After dinner a number ST
| friends called informally and jOiupd the in