Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-11-22
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY-Internal
revenue, 1928, 1880; customs, s3s5 ,6s4.11.
AT THE WRITE HoUsE.-RepreseEtatIve Ward,
Of Pennsylvania, called on the President to-day.
THE House CoMNI1TE Sc on APPROPRIATION.
Chairman Atkins was present at to-day'S COM
mittee meeting of the House apprOprla iouS.
The committee was still in seSSioa ut 0'ctocN.
The estimates OF the departments were being
carefully scanned and OIe member of tle .;Dll-
mittee said they cannot be lnuca more reJlced
consistent with good public policy.
AT THE CABINET MEETING this afternoon See
retary Evalts announced that the fishery q Eard
had been paid to the British government. lie
also stated that Angel, the Pullman Palace car
Company defaulting cashier. had been apJre-
herded in Lisbon Portugal. with $4,000 in his
possession. The matter was discussed. and,
there being no eXtradition treaty between this
government ard Portugal, it was decided that
nothing could be done TO secure his return to
the United States.
THE JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE OF the two
houses Of Congress appointed to inquire into
the feasibility of transferring the Indian Bureau
to the War department VIII meet in this city on
Tuesday next. Mr. Flanagan, the secretary
CT tie committee, arrived here last night.
PEEsoNAL-Ex- Gov. Young, of Ohio, successor
kbbitt. Major Ben Butterwortn who got
away with Hon. Milton Saylers scalp in the 1st
OiO district, is also at the Ebbitt house. -.
congressman Willis, OF the Louisville (hy.l dis
t,ict. is at the Riggs. lion. j. d. c. Atkins,
chairman OF the House committee on apprODria-
tons, arrived last night and is at the Metro
Folltan. -. Hon. j. Il. Reagan, NC, OF Texas,
Is In the city.
The PRESIDENT CONCENTRATES KING HUN
BERT-TEe United States minister TO Italy has
Informed the Department OF State that. in ae-
cordance with instructions through the depart
mcnt, be has conveyed to King HuInberf The
cOngratulatiCn OF President Hayes upon his eS-
care from assassination.
CoNsUIs OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED. - orders
have been given for the provisional recognition
OF the following gentlemen as consular repre-
sentat1Ves OF Uruguay in the United states:
Mr. John William Grace, as consul at San Fran
ciscC MIR. William \. Murchie as vice consul at
Calais, Me- Mr. Wentworth John WrOuglt0n,
as vice consul at New York.
AMERICAN TRADE WITH MExICo-Assstant
Secretary CT state Seward, has been Informed
that an excursion OF L. s. manufacturers,
under the auspices CT SeuOr ZanlacOna, Mexican
minister to the nited States. will leave Chicago
ON the 2sth instant for the city OF Mexico. sam
pies OF American manufactures will be taken
along, and results favorable TO American trade
are expected to follow.
THE ESTIMATES FOR THE NAVY for the next,
fiscal year are about the same as the sum ar-
pIopriated during the last session Of Congress
for the year ending with June next namely.
S14,GCoG00. IS there are some Old vessels no.,
worth repairing, and therefore useless. the Sec
fetary in his report viii probably recommend
that they be sold and the proceeds applied to
the general fund for repairs. Unless congress
shall order tie building OF new vessels the Sec
laiy, with the means asked for, can render
tEose We now have more efficient and keep
them in good repair. Our navy is III much be-
ter condition than it was year ago and wei
adapted to peace establishment, but even ia
case OF war With foreign power 80 vessels for
hostile purposes could at once be supplied
1Lese include - monitors and ffgaie5 for
coast defence, together with Two torpedo b1ats,
the experiments with which show their elic;en-
cy 10! Tie purposes intended.
THE DIsTEICT ESTIMATES At TEE TaEAs-RY-
Secretary Sherman last Tuesday announced at
the Cabinet meeting, as stated in The STAR that
evening, That the District Com nniss.onets had
submit ed 10 hl1a their estimates for the next
fiscal year. The Secretary has examined them
carefully, AS result OF the examination tie
D!Stlict Commissioners have il Is understood
been called ON by him for revision of tic ST.
mates submitted, because they were net sIa-
clently specific. They partOOh more OF 4 gene
raj Character than is usual in Such papers, and
the Secretary desires an itemzed statement as
to how all Tof eyS that the Commissioners eStf-
mate for are to be expended; a similar state
Ment being required of all the departments OF
tie government.
THE GOVERNMENT PURCHASING GOLD WITH
GKEENBACKs.--The Treasury department has
sent instructions to Boise City, Iowa, directing
It's representatives at that point TO commence
the purchase OF gold bullion for greenDlc'Is
The purchases viii be begun as soon as the
necessary arrangements can be made. The
department is now purchasing gold for green
backs at three points-Bcise City, Iowa; Denver,
SoloIado, and Charlotte, North Carolina. At
charlotte, the amount being purchased is about
$4,000 week. At Denver t1e transactions have
been very successful. About s100,o0O each month
VIII receive for greenbackS there O, course
these purchases mean SO much gold for resump-
tiOn.
COLLECTOR E. \. MERRITT, OF the port of New
York, is in the city. He saw Secretary Sherman
to-day. His visit is to consult with Secretary
Sherman concerning customs house matters
ana certain recommendations relating to the
service, Which the Secretary Will include in his
annual report. Collector Merritt succeeded
Senator Conkling's friend Arthur, in the New
York custom house. He does not expect nor do
many others that there will be any opposition
10 his continuation.
CUR COMMERCIAL RELATIONS WITH Hawaii
DR.. Scott, L. S. Consul at Honolulu, is in the
city, ON four months leave of absence His
presence here led to the circulation of q runor
that charges had been preferred against him.
out the existence of any charges is denied at the
state department. Doctor Scott has contributed
an important paper to the Secretary OF STATE.
recommending the modification OF the exis;iDr
treaty OF reciprocity between this government
ana hawaiian government. He says that the
Eaiue or the articles imported to us from the
sandwich Islands is six times that OF the arti-
cieS exported by us to the island, aud that
under the treaty as it now exists, the United
states admits free of duty the sue gar and rice
product OF Honolulu, and for what ii exports
gets no adequate return.
SOUTHERN DEMOCRATS HOPEFUL VIEW OF
THE SITUAT1oN.-Mr. A. d. Banks, of Miss who
was at one time secretary Of the National DEM
Ocfatlc committee, Is at the Riggs House He
taxes rather rOSeate view of the political sitI1-
alton, and thinks that the republicans are be-
ginning 10 crow before they are well out OF the
woods. He says that, adding the greenback
vote 10 The democratic vote, the republicans are
IN the minority In Ohio, New York, New Jersey
ana connecticut. STAR reporter asked him:
"But how do you propose to reconcile the differ
eEceS between the hard and soft money demo-
crats?" Said Mr.. Banks, in reply; "They viii
be reconciled. What is the use OF party which
for years has been fighting for constitutional
government quarreling, now that the reins of
the government are almost within its grasp.
The same fare for all is offered on the demo-
cratic table, and this quarrel about the walters
Will soon end. think that the differences be.
tween the democracy on the financial question
VIII De healed by the w1ping out OF the national
banks; when the government shall issue ONLY
ltS own notes and the national bank notes are
replaced by gfeenbackS or coin, then the DEM
ocfacy Will come together again and be full OF
Vitality for The campaign OF 1850.