Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-07


that glazers diamonds fitted fOG use and
mounted in stock are exempt from duty.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS T0DAY.-Internal
revenue. S427. .Q569l; customs, S3;si, 1920.
GEN. SMITH. appointment clerk OF the Trea-
Sury, and nominated for a paymastershp in
the army, has not resigned ths first position
nor does he intend 10 do SD unless confirmed
i'll the latter by the Senate.
THOSE DOLLARs.-Superintend Pollock,
of the Philadelphia mint, will issue to-day
$4,000 of the new SILVER dollars now being
coined at that institution.
The DISTRICT GOVERNMENT BILL.-ft is
the intention of the District of Columbia com
mittee TO ask the House to hold session ON
Saturday next for the consideration Of the bill
TO provide form of government for the Dis
trlct OF Columbia.
COMMIssIONED.-The President to-day sent
to Bayard Taylor, John Baker and William C.
GoOdlOe their commissions as minister 10 Ger
many, Venezuela and Belgium, respectively.
THE NOMINATION of Frank y. Wicker to be
collector for the port of Key West. Fla, will
be sent TO the Senate.
CONFLICTING BILLs.-The sub committee OF
the committee on railroads, considering the
Dorsey sinking fund bill for the Pacific rail
roads, reported the same favOrablv, with
amendments. TO the full committee to-day.
The sub committees report will be agreed t.
and the bill reported 10 the Senate, A fight
Will take place i'll the Senate over the judici-
ary committees sinking fund bill, and the bill
reported from the railroads committee. The
bills differ essentially.
THE MORMON NPROSECUTIONS.-A gentleman
who arrived here from Salt Lake this morning
says the reason changes were made in the Of
fees of marshal and district attorney for the
territory IS that Howard and Nelson. who for
merly held these positions, had to make so
many promises and concessions to the Nor
mons before they could secure the conviction
OF Lee that they tied their hands as far as any
further prosecutions of the Mormon suits was
concerned If they had not made these prom
iSes it would have been impossible to have OBJ
tanned Lees conviction by the Mormon jury
which sat on his case.
THE SENATE COMMITTEE on COMMERCE
met today. The committee bya unanimous
vote agreed to report favorablya Il bill in con-
fOrmity with the memorial of James Gordon
Bennett, asking that his steamer the Pan
dora. for Arctic exploration, be permitted to
sail under the American flag, Otfcered by
American navy officers &c. The committee
took no action Oh the nomination of Beard to
he collector OF customs for Boston, as Il num-
Der of gentlemen from Boston. interested in
Boards nomination. desire TO be heard before
the committee on the subject.
HUGH HASTINGS of the New York C5nenlor-
cjal 14drertiSer, is in Washington. Rumors
prevail that Mr.. Hastings and other New
York gentlemen had visited the President to
request of him that no changes should be
made in the offices OF the New York custom
house. To STAR reporter to day Mr.. Has
tlngS said: There is not a word of truth in
the rumor that have visited the President on
any subject whatever. am not asking any
favOrs OF this administration. nor am giving
it any support. | am not the sort of indivd-
ual to give or take any sweet things of such a
u lnt o jStS
in the White House,
THE SENATE COMMITTEE on post Offices and
post roads agreed to-day to take action on the
nomination of Red to be postmaster at Tole-
do next Thursday. No more oral arguments
will he heard on the case, but briefs may be
submitted. A. H: BisSell, acting Assistant
Attorney General for the Post Oifice depart
meDt, argued before the committee for a ia
vorable report Oh the bill for classification OF
mail matter.
DELEGATIONS REPRESENTING the IRON steel
drug and chemical interests OF Pennsylvania
had a hearing before the ways and means
committee to-day, and protested against any
revision OF the existing tarif laws.
THOMAS P. CHENEY, the New England postal
superintendent, was heard in his own defence
this morning by the House postal committee.
He admitted that he had been absent good
deal OF the time from his office but it was
ii,
of his clerks, had been granted leave to grad
uate in medicine at BOWdOin College; that it
was an arrangement assented to by Superin-
clent clerk, and in ten years had not had a
leave of absence. Cheney was asked why he
had discharged clerk in the Boston post
Se Sss was GrhH he % ns i was me@Ssr
the committee indicated that the charge was
hardly suftclent one upon which to base
dlscharge, WhereupOn republican said he
thought emphaticafIy that it was sufficient for
| any ones dismissal One of the democratic
! members reIoined. "Oh, We all get drunk
Whereupon the republican said, Don't in
clude me in that category"
PERsoNAL.-Samuel Bowles, the younger,
and who is keeping the Springfield Republican
father is in Washington. 1T is stated that
Mr.. f. P. Brooks is to become the managing
editor of the Republican next week.
RAIDS ON MOONSHINERS. - Commissioner
Raum has received a telegram from Collector
Blaine, Of the 9th Kentucky district, Mary
vile. KY, saying: My deputies, with deputy
marshas, have made a successful raid on moon
and destroying eight illicit diStierieS. Mar
shall Crittenden has telegraphed his deputy to
suspend operations, as he has no funds for the
work. Commissioner Raum had cOnsulta-
| tl0n yesterday with Attorney eneral Deyens
with view of devising means for continuing
the the war: var. Information has been received
last two weeks tweRty-fOur arrests have been
made for Illicit diStilling The establishments
were situated in the mountains. Arrests
| continue to be made.
| SENATOR WALLACES LONG BOND BILL.
which passed the Senate yesterday, authorizes
| the Secretary of the Treasury to issue sum
not exceeding 500, coo of coupon bonds of
| the United States, of the denomination of s25,
$50, and 800, and Of equal sums of each of said
! denominations. redeemable i'm coin 50 wears
from the date of their issue, and bearing in
| terest, payable SEMI annually, at the rate of 1
| per centum per annum, payable in U. S. legal
tender notes or in cOin at the option of the
United States. Said bonds shall be exempt
! from taxation in like manner as those in place
! OF which they are to be iSSued-the bonds au-
| thOriZed by the act of July IA, 1870. The bonds
shall be kept for sale at the different Sub-treas-
! urieS, national banks. and money order depOs-
| ItOrIes of the United States. 1t is thought the
| House Will not pass the bill. because to large
! extent 1t antagOniZeS the postal savings bill
which the banking and currency committee
has agreed to report to the House.
| THE Loss OF THE HURON.-A cOmmunica
| ton from the Secretary of the Navy, accom-
| panied by an analysis of the evidence taken
| at the Court of Inquiry on the loss of the L. s.
| steamer Huron, by Surgeon General James G.
| falmef, was sent to the Senate Yesterday IT