Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-10-29
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-1nternal
revenue, s17O. .446.s7: customs, $43s, ,aa7.3I.

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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-pAY-1nternal
revenue, sl7o. .446.s1: customs, s43s, ,aa7.34.
SUBSCRIPTIONS to the four per cent. loan to-
day amounted to s33600O.
THE L. S. s. TALLAPoosA arrived at the navy
yard, this city, yesterday.
TIE MARAUDING CHEyENNEs, recently S,rren-
dered, are to be turned over to the civil author
tiles of Kansas and Nebraska, to be tried for the
murder of settlers.
ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE CABINET except Sec
rotary Schurz were present at the meeting thi
afternoon. Only routine business was trans
acted.
ARMY OF THE TENNESSEE REUNlON.-Genera
Sherman, accompanied by Mrs. Sherman and
Col. Bacon, OF his staff. Commssary General
NJ. c. Feely, Judge Advocate General Dunn
Gen. POe of the engineer corps, and Gen. Will
hanson, Commissioner Of the General Land Of
nee, left here last night for Indianapolis to
see in that city next Wednesday.
THE PRESIDENT CONGRATULATEs KING ALTON
sO.-The State department has telegraphed our
minister at Madrid, Mr. Lowell, to convey TO
King Alfonso President Hayes congratulations
at the kings escape from assassination.
ARRESTS IN TEXAS COR VIOLATING L. S.
ELECTION LAws.-The Attorney General is ad-
vised Of the arrest of seventeen persons in
Montgomery county, Texas, for violating the
election laws.
THE CLERKS in the Office OF the republican
campaign congressional committee yesterday
presented to Secretary Gorham a Handsomely
framed photographic picture Of all Of the en-
pioFeS OF the committee.
GETTING READY FOa CONGRESS.-Archite; Il
Clark, of the Capitol, to-day issued orders that
on Monday next the carpets on the hall of the
. House OF Representatives be laid down and all
the preparations be at once made for the meet
ing OF Congress.
THE PRESIDENT will entertain the re- sdenJ
members of the Cincinnati Literary Club ut din
ner at the White House this evening The Pre-
sldent has been member OF the club since
1850.
THE CONTRACT for heating the new public
building at CovingtOn, Kentucky. was TODAY
awarded by Supers iSing Architect Hill 10 H. S
Malcomh, OF Cincinnati.
THE CIPHER DIsPATCHEs.-One whose Official
position should give him every facility to know
the facts in the case says that the cipher dis
patches recently printed in the New YORK
Tribune We're i'm the possession of Senator MOI
ton before his death: likewise the key thereto
and that the Senator had intended to expose,
this Geographic correspondence had he lived.
AtURlOCS 1ELEGRAM.-At the Cabinet meet
Ing this afternoon the Attorney General read a
telegram which he had received from the mar
shal OF Texas. stating that nearly all the com
plants OF laWleSSneSS in that state come from
greenbachers who were formerly democrats.
THE JUMEL WILL CAsE.-The law branch of
the Jumel will case was yesterday morning
decided By the L. S. Supreme Court. in the
electment suit between Bowen and Chase the
court holding that the viii does not give
Madame Madame Jnmel a descendible interest, The
decision below as to the effect OF the trust deeds
executed to WerckmeiSter and of the several
appointments made under them by Madame
Jumel, being in conformity with the views OF
th1S court 10 the equity suit decided at the last
term. Will, ii is said, be held to be correct here
III conclusion, it is remarked that i'm every
aspect OF the case in which it may be viewed, no
error IS Thought to have been committed The
decision is. therefore, affirmed Mr.. Justice
Bradley delivered the opinion.
NAVAL ORDERS-Master w. NJ. irwin. To dutv
at the Nautical Almanac Office, Washington. d.
C.; Commander r. s. Phythian, from command
OF the nautlca! school ship st. Mary, on the Goth
November, and placed on waiting orders: Mas
Ter VIM. =. Elliott, from the TuscarOra on the
!oth November, and placed on waiting orders:
Master ChaS. +. Einmerick. from the receiving.
SNIP colorado, and ordered To the TuScarora
10th November.
FURNISHING PAPER FOR BANK AND TREASURY
NOTES TO BE OPEN TO COMPETITIoN-After a
careful examination of the subject, the Secre-
taly OF the Treasury has determined to call, by
ing bank note paper upon which to print I. $
notes and other securities of the government
Inc advertisement will call for a distinctive
paper, and for a device OF devices which can he
placed upon the paper that may be used and
which, If adopted, will become the exclusive
property or the government. This action is the
result OF the investigations of the committee n n
pointed some time ago by the Secretary to look
into the matter by visiting different paper mills
Ihe paper now used by the government for
pruning noIeS, &c, IS manufactured at Glen
Mills ia. The government has to pay well for
il. "
SWISS CONTRIBUTION FOR FEVER SUFFERERS
The Z. $. consul at st. GalleD. Switzerland, has
sent to the Secretary of State $502 the amount
contributed at that place for the yellow fever
sufferers in this country.
PERsoNAL.-Col Wickham Hoffman. secre
retary OF the American legation at ST. Peters
Dnfg, is In this city on leave of absence
Miss Bancroft, granddaughter of the Hon Geo
bancroft, fell down stairs at the Perry house
Newport, r. L., yesterday, dislocating her arm
ana suffering other injuries.
AN ONIssION.-In the act OF Congress passed
at last session providing for the printing and
distribution TO the different branches of the
government OF $4,000 copies of the Revised
statutes. the Post Office department was bv
some oversight omitted from the list of those n
"HOin copies were TO be furnished. ThrOu yh ti,iS
DuhglinS omission one and only one OF t',e de-
poftinents must pay for what copies OF the re-
Nlsed statutes 1t requires at $3.50 apiece.
IHE ATTORNEY GENERALS DECISION As tn
THE BANK TAx.-Treasurer Giltillan received a
letter from the Merchants National Bank OF
baltimore, saying: ave see it stated thai
under the recent decision Of the Attorney Gene.
raj banks when making up their capital stock.
suDlect 10 taxation, are permitted todeduct the
actual market value of their bonds instead OF
thelr race value, and you will please inform us
II tnS Is SO, and If so, if we are entitled to a
credit Tor statements heretofore made basel
upon The face value OF the bonds"
Inc treasurer replied as follows: ~ am i'm
receipt OF your letter OF the 25th instant in re-
ference to the recent opinion OF the Attorney
%ehersu zen as 10 the method OF computing the tax
doie capllal or national banks under section 5214
keVlsed statutes. In Difference to that opinion
nau0nal banks will hereafter be required. i'm
making up their capital stock subject to taxa
tlon, to deduct not the face value nor its market
value, put the price paid for the L. s. bonds
owned by them, less the interest accrued to date
OF purchase, and for the purpose OF verificatiOn
VIII De required to specify said bonds by loans
anu oates OF purchase in making return thereof
10 TINS ofhce. No application made In cOnse-
quence OF the opinion in question for refund of
any tax upon bank capital heretofore assessed
ana collected VIII be entertained by this Office