Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-23


The DEPARTMENTS will be closed tomorrow,
and the clerks all paid their months salaries.
DURING SECRETARY SHERNAN's absence in
New York Assistant Secretary Hawiey will be
Acting Secretary Of the Treasury.
WHITE HOUSE CALLERs-Secretarie Sner-
man, Thompson, and SchuH, Attorney General
DeyenS, Senators Kellogg and Matthews, and
Representatives Clark, Sampson. White, and
ONeal called on the President to-day.
THE NAME OF GEN. N. p. BANKS, of Masse-
chusetts has been presented to the President
for appointment as minister to Germany in
Bayard Taylor'S place. Collector Beard, Of
Boston, has written to the President in Gen.
Banks behalf.
CONsCIENCE.-The Secretary of the Treasury
has received $500 from ]. D. G., OF New York.
with request that it be placed in the Z. S.
Treasury, II being an amount illegally withheld
by evasion OF revenue duties. The money has
been placed to the credit OF the conscience fund.
SICK COMMENSURATE is gratifying to be able
to announce that the several sick congressman
in the city are rapidly convalesclng Mr. Thorn
burg, of Tenn, is recovering from O severe at
tack Of pneumonia. Gov. Walker, of Va is 50
much improved as to be able to be out. Mr..
Riddle, OF Tenn, is improving. He has an idea
that he is threatened with the heart disease
which has made him very melancholy. He will
accompany the yellow fever sub committee to
Memphis, ann spend the Christmas holidays at
his home.
REsUNrTIoN.-A letter was received at the
Treasury department to-day from the Assistant
Treasurer at New York, saying that the re-
resumption of specie payments will be effected
on January 1St without causing any embarSaSS-
ment whatever in business circles.
IN THE [. s. SUPREME COURT, to-day. there
were no decisions of District interest. The
court adjourned over the holidays
PENNsYLvANIANs RECOMMENDING GovERSoR
HAKTRANFT FOR MINISTER TO GERMiNY.-GOy-
ernor-elect OF Pennsylvania II. VI. HOyt W. S.
quay, James McManes. A. Wilson Norris, and
VIM. r. Leeds, all prominent Pennsylvania
morning they called on the President and car
RED out the object OF their visit to Washington
This was the recommending and urging OF the
appointment OF Gov. Hartranft, of Pa, as the
successor to our late minister to Germany
Rayard Taylor, deceased. They represented to
the President GOV. Hartranft's past services to
the party in Pennsylvania, and said that his
Appointment would further strengthen the re-
publican cause. The President, it is understood
promised due consideration of the recommends
tlonS made by the delegation. The members of
suit OF the Interview, but one of them told a
STAR reporter that there was hardly any doubt
that GOV. Hartranft would receive The appoint
ment. The delegation left this afternoon. at
O'Clock, for Philadelphia.
No CHRISTMAS LEAVES FOR THE NAVAL
CADETS.-The superintendent of the United
states Naval Academy has decided not to grant
leave OF absence to any OF the cadets during
the holidays He is constrained to take this
course, as he could not extend the privilege to
one and refuse it TO others, even for two days
10 grant general leave would interfere with
the preparation OF the cadets for the February
examination. on which. their future standing
depends.
SENATOR GARLAND will remain in Washington
during the recess ard devote so much of his
time as is not occupied in attendance on the
Blaine committee in cOllating the various laws
passed by Congress on the subject of uuaran-
tine, &c. This he will do for the benefit OF the
yellow fever commission.
HON. BEVERLY 3. DOUGLASS representative
from the first district Of Virginia, died yester-
day morning, after Il brief Illness, from inllama-
tion of the bowles. Major Douglass suffered
acutely during his Illness. He was attended in
his last moments by several of his colleagues in
the House OF Representatives. MI. Douglass
was born at Providence Forge, Kent county,
courses was admitted to the bar in 1916, and
settled in King William county. In 1861 he en-
Tered the confederate army as first lieutenant
III Lees Mounted Hangers, and was afterwards
major OF the NTH Virginia cavalry. and SubSe-
quently was in the confederate congress He
was elected to the FoIty-fourth and FOrty-tifth
l iltcu states Congresses. The remains were
taken to Richmond last night by committee.
consisting OF Senator Jones. OF Florida and
Representatives Hunton and Goode of Virginia;
hnnre Of Of TSinfonia Carlisle Of Kentucky
Clark, OF Iowa. There were no funeral cera-
monies in Washington. as the intention is to
nave the ODSedn1eS performed at the home OF
the deceased. in AylettS, New Kent county, Vir-
g1nia.
TIE ARMY AND NAVY JOURNAL, New York, is
prompt TO recognize the importance to it's con-
stituency OF the bill to reorganze the army lust
reported by the joint committee OF Congress.
The bill is a document Of 124 sections. or 294
octave pages. and to make room for IT, the jour
nal issues double number. 32 pages in all.
Whether the bill pass or not. it is Of great inter-
est 10 army men and their friends as cOdif1ca-
ton OF existing army laws, accompanied with
propositions for change not less than reyolu-
ti01nary In their effect on the service. With the
bill the .jourddI publishes a letter from General
sherman, giving his opinion OF the proposed
reorganization, which will be found elsewhere
in THE STAR.
SENATE EXPENSES.-.The annual report OF the
Secretary of the Senate has been published
The hard times have evidently not yet reached
the north wing of the Capitol. Among the bills
Which Uncle sam has paid are charges for
pOcketDoOkS, worth from 81 to S3.15 apiece:
pocket knives, cost 2o.4S per doZen all sorts of
fancy and expensive note paper and envelopes.
visiting and mourning cards; corkScrews, worth
to-fo pei autograph prices
ranging from S5 cents to $3.50 apiece: card
papeteries, at S15 per dozen: six brass castors
for Senate chamber chairs, SIS; fifty pounds of
gum camphor, at forty cents per pound: dozens
OF gallons OF bay rum at from S4 to S. 30 per gal.
lon cologne. at IS per gallon: hundreds of thou
SANDS tons OF ice, at forty seven cents per hun
dred weight: dozens OF gallons of alcohol; gin
ger; essential 0ilS shaving cream at s. Der dOZ
PlnaudS soaps; and other articles sufficient to
equip a well appointed fancy store Eight
lunches furnished the committee on apprOpTia-
t1ons. cost $l20. Eight boxes of lemons and l2O
pounds OF sugar, which was used presumably
for lemonade, cost &c.. 40.
The expense OF conducting the Grover inyes-
ugallon In 1876 was $l0,2l1.34. ID. r. Murphy
iecelVed 81 200 for preparing the proceedings OF
the Electoral Commission for publication
James Redpath obtained 81 ,54S for his services
on privileges and elections which investigated
Dull-doZing charges in South Carolina This
TprOrt has not been signed, unless very recently
Dy any member OF the subcommittee except its
chairman, Mr.. Cameron, OF Wisconsin j A.
burbank collected $40 for extra" services rem
dcred the committee on privileges and elections
as clerk during the election Investigations of
1916. Tie following item Is published in the re-
polt: George L. Bullock, for extra services rem
ueled senate committee on privileges and elec-
lions While acting under Senate resolution of
December ), 1876, to investigate elections held
IN certain states, In examining, asserting, &c,
certain telegraphic dispatches furnished said
committee by Western Union Telegraph Com
paDy, from January 2l to March 4, 1871 incju-
slVe; i3 days, al $40 per day. $780, less amount
received as Senate messenger, SlI2-x25s''
There is smack OF cipher telegrans about this
item.''