Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-09-02
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS ToDAY.-Internal
revenue. s623, ,O57.5o; customs. s6SS,543.09.
THE SUBSCRIPTIONS to the four per cent. loan
to-day amounted to 81. 500.
SECRETARY SHERMAN resumed his ofiicia
Hawley left last evening for Rock Island, Hi
nOis, to be gone about month.
PRESIDENT HAYES AND FAMILY arrived
Fremont, o., at pm. Saturday. and were
warmly welcomed by about one thousand cti-
ZenS. After short speech the Light Guard
band, follow ed by large crowd, escorted him
to his residence. He leaves for Chicago this
evening in special train.
Mr.. PETER has beaten Mr. Prettyman in the
Montgomery county, Nd, democratic prima-
ries to choose a candidate for Congress from
the sixth Maryland district by 800 to 400 votes.
Allegheny, Garrett, Frederick and Washing
ton counties, with Montgomery county, make
the sixth district.
THE TOTAL COINAGE of standard silver dol
lars up to the close of business on Saturday
was sl3,4iS,500
Col. FRANK A. BURR, the republican nOmi-
nee for Congress in the Martinsburg, w. Va,
district, has been granted a four weeks leave
of absence from the Patent Office to WhOOp up
order issued about federal office-holders
mixing in politics?
TIE CAMPAIGN IN NORTH CAROLINA is not,
after all, to be abandoned by the repu bicans.
1t is contemplated this week to send speakers
into the state, and the hope is INDUCED that at
least one diStrict-that now represented by
Jesse j. YateS-can be carried.
COMMISSIONER LEDUCs PARTY GONE TO
MEET THE PRESIDENTIAL party of about
twenty persons Joined Commissioner LeDuc.
who left on the T:l5 express for Chicago last
route for Minnesota. Attorney General De
yenS and General Tyler, postmaster at Balti-
more, were OF the number. DIR. Norris OF
the navy, and the Swedish minister We're ex-
pected to be at the depot, and the train was
detained light minutes, but they failed to put
in an appearance and were left behind. Dis
trict Commissioner Dent, with his sou, were
OF the party. They viii visit California before
their return to Washington, Mr. Dents object
being to recruit his sons health, which is i'm
paired. MI: and Mrs. Patton (the latter better
known as Abbie HutchinsOn,) are registered
at the Metropolitan hotel at st. Paul. and an
ticipate meeting a large number of their
Washington friends in the Presidential party.
They viii stay several weeks in Minnesota and
return to Washington for the winter
THE INTER-OCEANIC PROJECT-An effort is
making to revive interests in the Nicarauguan
Inter-Ocean's canal project This effort is
being made here and in other sections of the
country. The friends of the project are get
ting uneasy lest England and France may
secure control of the route. Capitalists in
these two countries are ready to place the
necessary funds to complete the work. and
the government of Nicaragua is growing res
tive under the long delay OF the q. S. govern
ment IN deciding what 1t intends to do in the
matter. The strength of opposition to that
project IN this country comes from the Pana
ma railroad company. This corporation sue
ceeded in defeating the proposed canal during
General Grants administration, and is on the
look out and ready to oppose any revival OF
the subject. An attempt will be made at the
next session OF Congress to interest that body
IN the work II a failure follows il will be
dropped so far as this country is concerned
and the execution of the work be left to the
European governments.
ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS Doc
LITTLE has returned from a trip to Mount
Desert and the coast of Maine. He says tha
the republicans of that state have no fear of
an unfavOrable result in the coming election
The greenback-labOr party there makes con
siderable uprOar, but does not amOut to much
He says that there are good many people in
Maine who love the greenbacks much, but fea :
the democrats more. And seeing that the
effect OF the new party is to help the democrat
OF the state. they show a tendency to rejoin
the repuDllcanS Many important desertiOns
to the republicans have already taken place
from the ranks OF the greenback- -nati0na
party.
ZEAL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the St. Mary's
was visited by U. S. customs officers upon her
arrival at New London, from Europe, and
large amount of dutiable goods, belonging to
her officers seized. the customs service con
graduated itself ON making good haul. The
consequent newspaper talk aroused the zeal
of the customs officers at Norfolk. Previously
they had paid but little attention to U. S. YES
sells arriving at that port. Their zeal being at
red heat they determined to make an ex-
ample OF the next naval vessel that put in from
foreign ports. The first arrival happened to
be the Wyoming, from Paris. As soon as she
was tOwed int port, and before she dropped
anchor, the custom house officers boarded her
confidently expecting that being fresh from
Paris. the officers would have on board all
manner of smuggled articles. They searched
vessel through and through, but found nothing
Not content, they made another search. but
with like results. Deeply disappointed they
left. The officers enjoyed the visit and it's
result hugely. One of them seeing how cha
griped the custom house was over its failure
addressed a note to one of the officers who
searched the vessel, requesting him not to be
discouraged, as he might be more successful
next time. The WyOming'S officers had spent
all their money by making trips into Europe
while she was at Havre, and consequently
they had nothing with which to purchase artf-
cleS to "Smuggle."
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