Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-11-16
TIE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

aSnlngtOn NEWS ana 60SSlp.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS sTo-DAY.-Internal rev.
enue, sS35, 1912; customs, 1885, 1912.
SUBSCRIPTIONS to the four per cent. loan tc-
day amounted to $1.Ss2.s0O.
THE SEyENTY-SECOND CALL for REDEMPTION Ct
$50 bonds OF 1865, consos for 1855, issued to-
day from the Treasury Department. Tie
amount called in is s5,O00G0O.
THE CASE OF SURGEON GENERAL HAMMOND
The President has directed Col. Edmund Schri-
yer. Col. VIM. F. Barry, Col. Gibbon, and Major
Winthrop as judge advocate, to compose a
board OF army officers to examine into and re-
port upon the case Of the dismissal of ex-Sur-
geOn General Hammond. The board will coz
vene in this city on the 10th inst.
GOVERNOR FREMONT, of Arizona has made his
report to the Secretary OF the Interior. He gives
an interesting account Of the soil, climate edu-
cational facilities and resources of the territory
under his charge. The inacceSsibility OF the
east by way of San Francisco. The governor
favors putting the control of the Indians in the
territory in the hands of the military.
PERSONAL. - Hon. Alexander stephens, of
Georgia, am ed in the city to-day, at 1:35
O'Clock, and proceeded to his old quarters at the
National Hotel. ....Gen. B. F. Butler is ex-
rected in Washington on Monday next.
Friends of John Roach say that he will not ask
Congress this winter to aid his Brazilian line of
steamships with subsidy ....SenatOr Win
dom. OF Minnesota, and Hon. Charles ONeiu.
member OF Congress OF Pennsylvania are in the
city. -. Gen. j. a. Burbank, OF Indiana, is at
the Ebbitt House. Hon. Gilbert c. Walker OF
Virginia, is at the Metropolitan. A delegation
of Eagle COmmandery, No. go, Knights TemDlar
OF PainesyilIe, Ohio, is at the Arlington Hotel,
enrGute for home from fraternal visit to Nor
folk, Va. Col. Thomas 0. ToWles, Printing
Clerk OF the House Of Representatives. was re-
Gently married TO the daughter of a wealthy
southern brewer. He Will bring his bride with
him to Washington. DR.. Spence, of Cincin-
natl, leading tobacco manufacturer is in the
city with view to ascertain If the trade can
With any sign OF success urge Congress to re-
dUce the tax on tobacco. Commissioner Raum
opposes any reduction. Mrs. FasSett is still
at work on her electoral painting. She expects
TO 60 to New York in few days to paint GOV,
I1lden: The panel OF the great painting is to
have President Hayes and GOV Tilden on either
side. President Hayes has already given her
number of sittingS.
THE ESTIMATES OF the several departments for
the ensuing fiscal year have all been handed in
to the Secretary Of the Treasury and the manu-
script for the annual book of estimates is now
In the hands OF the printer. They are consider
ably lower than last years estimates. and leave
but little room for cheese pairing economy. Ii
the appropriation committee which meets here
next week, is diligent in the preparation of the
appropriation bills, it is expected that two or
three OF them viii be passed by Congress in ad-
vance Of the usual holiday recess
SURGEONS j. B. Hamilton, W. II. Long and
Robert White, jr., OF the marine hospital ser
vice, will represent that service at the rneetinr
OF Inc American public health association, at
Richmond, Va, next Tuesday.
EX-GOVERNOR JOHN C. BLOWN, of Tennessee.
will manage the interests Of the Texas Pacific
railroad company before Congress this winter
hal iDf-c cJlnO TO-, ,
giving any personal attention to the company'S
interests.
COLLECTOR THOMAS, of Baltimore, is still
having hard time with the Maryland republi-
cans who are dissatisfied with his administra-
ton OF the custom house. c. Irving Ditty
headed q delegation that came over yesterday
to complain TO the Treasury about Mr.. Thomas
distribution OF patronage. The de,erattOn
claimed that there ought to be Charles county
man in tie custom house, and wanted a nth
ward Baltimore man removed to give the Charles
county man chance. Tie matter was referred
to the collector.
THE REPORT of Commissioner of Customs
johnson, shows that during the fiscal year
ended June 30th, last, there was paid into the
131s59,9lI-0S, and that SII,4t2,,1I.33 was paid
out through his Office.
Hon. ALYETT II. BUCKNER. OF Missouri, chair
man OF the House committee on banking and
currency, arrived in the city to-day and is
quartered for the winter at the Metropolitan
hotel. During tie last session of Congress, Mr.
Buckner. both in committee and in the House.
acted with the imitation wing of the demo-
cratic party, and moreover was prominent
member OF the silver league. NOtwithstandiDg
this fact, however, his constituents nominated
in opposition to him, greenback candidate
but he (BuckneT was returned to the 10th Con-
gress with reduced majority. Judge B. does
not seem disposed to change his views with re-
spect to the feasibility OF resumption He is
not inclined to be as violent as Gen Ewing and
other prominent greenbackerS in their pfedlc-
tion that resumption means ruin. He fayors a
double metallic standard: the establishment OF
OF postal savings bank and the substitution of
legal tenders for national bank notes The
Judge does not apprehend that the session of
congress Just ensuing can pass any measure
which viii interfere with Shecretary Saernan'S
plan OF resumption but he does think that the
discrimination against the silver dollar, set
forth i'll the plan OF the New York Clearing
House association, will evoke spirited debate
THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT BUYING SILVER
WITH GREENBACKs.-The Treasury department
has commenced the purchase of silver bullion
at Denver, Col, for greenbackS. This gives the
miners an opportunity of dealing directly with
the department, instead OF through brokers. It
also conduceS to the benefit OF the department.
Tor the bullion is purchased cheaper there than
II could be in the east, and is shipped through
the mails, thus saving the cost OF transporta-
added TO the regular price of the bullion if
bought In New York. The purchases at Den
yer nave been very successful, $4,000 worth of
bullion having been bought for greenbacks
since the 18th instant. 1t Is thought the whole
OF bullion transactions in Colorado will fall into
the hands OF the department, and that good
portion OF the Black Hills gold will also be at
Iracted to Denver.
THE ARGUMENT N ONE OF THE MORMON CASES
was concluded yesterday before the United
States Supreme Court. Mr. Biddle, counsel for
Reynolds the plaintiff in error, contended that
the FEDERAL government has no right to inter-
fere with the purely domestic relations Of the
inhabitants OF state or territory that it is not
the custodian of the morals of the country, and
can no more rightfully prescribe certain form
CT marriage than 1t can instruct parents in their
duties and relations TO their children. Bigamy,
he urged, or pOlygamy, Is not an Offense under
the common law; 1t is an artificial crime created
by legislative enactment, and involving when
practiced as religious duty, no moral guilt,
He denied the right OF Congress to make it a
crime, and closed with an appeal to the court
to do strict justice to the prisoner, however OBJ
scure he might be as an Individual, and show
ever austerely they might personally regard
the marital relations into which he had entered
THE RAW SILK PRODUCT OF ALL NATIONS
According TO report received by the Depart
ment OF State, from the American Consul at
Lyons, the raw silk product of the globe
Amounted i'm 1SS7 To thirty million LiloU.o~oC