Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-09-07
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-lnternal
revenue, $5l6,O39 81: customs, $5i3, 4i937.


GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-lnternal
revenue, $546,O39 "a: customs. $5i3.4i9.17.
SUBSCRIPTIONS to the tour per cent. loan to-
day amounted to sl72.00O.
SECRETARY MCCRARY will leave the city this
evening for Iowa. He will speak at Keokuk
next Monday night and will deliver two o
three additional speeches. He will be gone
from the city about ten days.
A LETTER FROM GEN SHERMAN was re-
ceived here yesterday. He was at the time OF
Iiting at Santa Fe, New Mexico, and would
leave shortly for the Navajo Indian reserva-
ton.
The NATIONAL BOARD OF TRADE has issued
circulars for meeting in this city in Decem-
Der next.
RIGID INSPECTION REQUIRED.-The Treas
ury department has directed the inspectors OF
vessels at custom houses to hereafter rigidly
inspect the effects brought from abroad by
our naval veSsels-Ofwdr. TO break up the prac-
tice of innocent smuggling, which has been
INDUCED in Tor years.
THE sINEws OF WAR.-Speaker Randall,
Senator Boarman, aud John G.. Thompson,
Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representa-
tiveS, had an extended conference last night to
devise ways and means to 'ubricate the ma
chinery of the party represented by the DeM-
Ocratic Congressional campaign committee
Tne finances of the committee were reported
to be in such sad state that it could not even
pIyitS printing bills. After discussion of the
depleted treasury, the three divided them
selves into three committees of one each, to
ask the Congressional candidates to pony
up.
THE FEVER NURSES FROM WAsHINGToN.-
DR.. Basil Norris, surgeon U U.S.A., has received
a postal card from DIR. VIM. T. Ramsay, who
Of
sicians and nurses for tIemphiS, dated Louis
vile, Nv, Sept. 3, Saying:-"Our party arrived
here last night; all well and in good spirits.
Our whole trip has been a perfect ovation.
Are having every attention shown US here at
the Louisville hotel. Leave tonight for Men,
phis and will arrive there tomorrow at pm"
PERsoNAL.-Mr. Brainard Fl. Warner has
returned to the city from his summer soiourn
in Northern Pennsylvania. II. N. Whit
ney, chief clerk of the Bureau of Statistics,
who has gone north on government business,
will visit his old home in Maine, and spend
duties. 49, MIR. and Mrs. H. II. Clapp have
returned to town after short sojourn down
the Potomac. ''' James r. Young who has
been doing Europe this summer, is expected
to arrive at Philadelphia tomorrow. 49, Mr..
w. b. Shaw and family have returned to the
city from Cape May, where they have been
spending the summer. .... Col. l.. q. Wash
ington has gone to tfe White Sulphur. -. Mr.
Engraving and Printing, has gone to Cham
berSburg, Pa, this time for a two weeks re-
creation. '''' Senator Johnston, OF Virginia
is in the city.
FRANK BURR, the Patent Office employe,
who is running for Congress down in West
Virginia, doesn't seem to be having it all his
own way, even among the republicans. Re-
ports from Kaiser say that large number of
his party, especially in that district are bolt
ing from him. They declaim against his hav-
my been democrat i'll 1916, and say that be-
tween the two they viii prefer to cast theiV
votes for the democratic nominee.
ALL SILVER BULLION for coinage purpose
is now purchased in this country. Until re
Gently large quantities were bought in Lon
don: Now the government can secure all the
bullion il wants from native holders, buying at
the London rate. Most of it is purchased in
San Francisco and New York. 1t is little
singular that though paid for in the standard
silver dollar very few, indeed, of that coin,
get into circulation in this way. The sellers
fake silver certificates instead. In a recent
transaction in San Francisco over three mil
lion ounces of silver were bought by the su-
perintendent OF the mint. who gave in pay
urer there for the bullion's equivalent i'm stan
dard silver dollars. The holder of the chc ck
presented it at the assistant treasury, and
and received silver certificates for the
amount.
REsIGNED.-It was an understo ID matter at
the Interior department that if Col Frank
Burr run for Congress he should resign his
position in the department. Having decided
to run, his resignation was sent in and has
been accepted by Secretary SchurZ. His leave
of absence was obtained before his nomination
for Congress.
MOVEMENTS OF u. S. NAVAL VEssELs.-The
training ship Minnesota left her anchorage in
North river, New York, on the 5th instant for
cruise in Long Island sound. Her address
for the present will be New London, Con J..
The Wyoming is expected to leave Norfolk on
the 14th instant for Washington