New-York tribune., 1878-01-21
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON, Jan ~, lN'-'
Neither house of Congress in session on Saturday.
The Italian delegation in Washington intend celebrat-
ing an official commemorative honor of the
late King Victor Emanuel at st. AiyOsius, On luesd'y
next
Tie House Committee on Naval Expenditures, at u
me ting at the Navy Department yesterday examined
Mr. Easily Chief of the Bureau of Construction and Re
pairs with regard 10 the general Indebtedness OF Ills D
Icau prior to March 3, last.
penny eating house was formally opened In this city
on Saturday. Contributions OF provisions have been
eely made for its support and charitable persons buy
packages OF tickets ~ the rate Of cent apiece to as
ribaic among ue hungry poo Iae ehlfrp''se rs & ai
there yesterday.
There was received ut Redemption Agency, yes;er-
day from a city bank $50 note, two-thirds Of which
was counterfeit and Tie remainder genuine The note
was pasted very uccy and as thc ght end OF the bill
was ccuunr Il teller in counting this paclage would
have passed the mole If hc had countci ron me 'hi:
The ouly safe way to examine bank notes - 10 count
them 80 that tlo whole note can be- scrii
Tie Ighthous, Board has awarded contracts Tor
suup.ying OO) gallons 81 Winter strained lard oil! FOR
tie use oi the various lighthouses, asf"luVs: washing
ton Butchers Sons. Of Philadelphia, "00GO gallons at
GGss IN cents and 10000 ganOns GTf1ico cents T. r.
Howe OF NewYork 10000 gallons ri 81 cents. ana 10.
600 GALLONS al - conts the Manhattan on Company, ot
New-York II 900 gallons al 61'9oo cctjs.
The orrrnn II all offers Of pcruu.ary reward hitherto
made FOR ,hc detection aud punishment Of pcrscns e
loycG IN the Illicit distation Of spirits il suspended 80
ras regard, The States Of North Carolina south Caro-
lima Georgia. Alabama, Mississippi. Tennessee. Arsau-
sas Missouri auC Kohiuckf Other aud more cdr,i.Fe
methods f.. the ,up;ic-- ion 81 icit disiaun ~ those
localities he Comu-sioncr says aTc now beng lut IN
oItfafifi
Talrl Assistant Postmaster General Hazon las Pre-
pared bill proposing important change In tie law
regulating IA, compensation ~ fouriAcdrs postmn,tcrs.
or oil whose annual compensation /, less than $1,000.
II proyacs that the basis Of compensation sAal ice Tie
iafc value of stamps cancelled IN 'hcir respective
rfcc Instead ~ the value of The - mp, sold hy them
Tie hin cmbodc, the recommendations made ~ the
Po.tr!Lsto I-GcucrAl
4 telegram WIS received here yesterday from IAnoas-
Ter ky.. slgin.: "Our men were NOT iriulstd; The
iioor.hincr opened fire from behind ircc7. Our parry
di.inouAiod cargcl them foot and routed them COM
IL clv: - rclccucr LOGAN slightly wounded. AID
one i,.lu.hcr is reported killed and two asr wounded
iWo still, were captured aud destroyed duiils III" hEht
'Clc mc u!c ~ good spirits and are gnu" ahead. IAc
oi.,At,l &. ~i.ucI UJ ". J. I.udroi, '"4l'ctpE
General Humphreys chief OF the Army Board "f In
etncor- has made a report TIE subject of ~" Louis
yl. and Portland Canal by which 1t - shown thai tie
rccpts have - ,ccI,l the expenditures dUus tie year
ending with December last In Tie Of F27jlp ard
;c balance available the 1t of January amounted
Ia ~j.Ji1. A. M previous Yeats, W'rWal'n' imir"N- -
lucut, ana repair, have been continued "u iiur"u parts
nf the work. Major Wc.tZ". TgrommcH's lurii'. o.
,iucion % tolls winch il approved and liked bi tr S'e
r..'.tr a MuF