Evening star., 1878-01-04
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.


THE President has finished commissioning
pOstmaSterS Who were confirmed by the Senate.
Mrs. HAYES will, until further notice, hold
her afternoon receptions every Saturday from
8 to o o'clock p. III. commencing tomorrow.
The COMPTROLLER Of the currency has
called for = report showing the condition Of the
national banks at the close of business on Fri
day, December y. lS17.
PAY INSPECTOR GILBERT THORNTON has
been ordered tn The ASiatic station rs feet
paymaSter per steamer of lst February from
san Francisco.
THE WAYsAND MEANS COMNITTEE.-MeS eSsrS.
Wood, BuTchaTd and Banks were the only
members Of the ways and means committee
present az tO-day'S adjourned meeting of the
committee. and they not being q quorum no
business was transacted.
SENATOR PATTERSON is reported by his son
as better to-day. His son says that as soon rs
the Senator is able to travel he contemplateS
trip to Pennsylvania. and that he dOnJ pro-
pose tO pair with any democrat either. Sena-
Tors Thurman. of Ohio and Davis. Of W. Va.
visited the sick Senator yesterday. and had
conference with him. Mrs. Patterson, who
has been indi>pOsed, iSnOw able TO BE- about.
\ BARK Run AsHORE.-The signal service
observer at Cape Henry reports this morning
10 the chief signal officer that the Italian bark
Francesca BelIagamba, Capt. Rrigante. i'm bal
last. from OaTdih To Baltimore. ran ashore be
tween Cape Henry and hle-Saving station No
]. at 2:b a. IN. Cause. fOggy weather. The
captain and crew OF 10 men came ashore with
out any assistance from shore.
PRONOIED-The result of the late cXamin-
atiOnS for promotion in the examiners corps
~ Ha nftia - F,Yf -D 4
to first aSSiStInt-R. l.. Packard, Ne: l.. Il.
Nyman, ID. C.: q. BraShearS. Md; +. =. VIII
lamS. Mass. Promoted To second dSSlStlDt-
George z. Fisher, Del: 7. b. Pierce. y. Y. :;
III. G.. Underwood, Mass. From second class
clerk To De second assistant examiner, Robert
Mason, Tenn.
The MEXICAN GOVERNMENT TRYING TO
PREVENT RAIDs.-A dispatch from Col. Hatch.
commanding the troops at Fl PaSO. dated
December 3lSt says: All is fairly quiet in the
valley. Have everything well in hand and
under control. j. L. PiqueGihill, the Mexican
customs officer Of FL PaSO. Just arrived from
the City Of Mexico, informed me to-day that
2H cavalry are EN- route from Chihuahua to
afford him protection against the lawleSsnesS
on his own side and to prevent them from
crossing to this. The Mexican authorities
seem inclined TO do all they can To prevent
them crossing
THE CABINET MEETING today lasted until
two o'clock. Tie State department WAS rep
resented by Assistant Secretary Seward The
Navy department was not represented. Mos
Of the time was taken Up with the cOnSidera-
tOn Oi the recent difficulties At FL PaSo. Sec
retaTy Sherman presented report from the
collector OF customs at IL Pa-O. giving a de
tailed account OF the trouble from its origin.
The report viii he made public. Only few
MeNicanS from the other side Of the Rio
Grande are reported rs having been engaged
in the difficulties. No action was taken on
the subject. i few minor appointments were
decided upon.
ARMY ORpERS-The resignation Of Assistant
Surgeon VIM. F. Buchanan has been accepted
by the President, 10 take effect April l. 1S7S.
with leave until that date. Leave of Major
Guido lgC>. 9Th infantry. is extended Two
months. leave of lst Lieut. y. T. Barnard 9TH
cavalry. i extended three months Leave OF
Ma lOT samuel Breck, assistant adiutant gen
eTal. having expired. and he having reported
IN person. i assigned to duty in the Adjutant
Generals office. To date from 24th instant lSt
IieutS. Il. g.. Howell. battery Il. and F.. + G..
Richmond, battery ID, ID artillery, viii eX-
change stations. Additional Lieut.. a.. X.
Hunter, 9Th cavalry. viii report without delay
10 the commanding officer. 81 cavalry. for
duty. pending his promotion To De ID lieu
tenant.
The LIFE SAVING SERvICE.-Mr. ). \. Kim
ban. general superintendent of the L. :. life
saving service, states in his annual report that
during the past year there We're 13l disasters
To vessels within the limits of the operations
of the service. There Were 800 persons OH
the vessels, l46l of whom were saved and 81
lost. The value of the vessels and cargOeS was
Si2S3332 The number of ShipwTecked per
sons sheltered was 36S. and the number of
days shelter afforded was A13. The amount of
property saved was Sl.7l36i7, and amount lost
Sl.51g.6S5. Py the life saving apparatus S7l
persons were landed. Mr.. kimball makes Sug-
geStiOnS looking To the Improvement Of the
efficiency OF the service. and shows the need
Of additional stations on the coasts OF Virginia
and North Carolina.
PARDOSED BY THE PSEsIDENT-The PreSi-
dent has issued paTdOns 10 the following
Frank Silva, recently sentenced in New MeXi-
ITO SiX months Imprisonment in the Mis-
souri, penitentiary and 800 line and cost for
having IN his possession unStamped cigars \.
". H0weTtOn. sentenced i'm North Carolina
ld>l october tO tweiYc months imprisonment
in the Albany penitentiaTy. Tor embeZZlement
from The mailS-p1rdOned on account of i'll
health VIM. III. Morris, sentenced in PennSyl-
yania in May 1876. 10 two years imprisonment
in the penitentiary and fine of 500, for pass
Us. currency: Charles Lewis. sentenced in
Indiana, May, lS17, tO'eighteen months i'm
priSoument in the penltentiary for passing
and having counterfeit half dollars: Thomas
kinSley- sentenced by the Supreme Court of
The District of Columbia, June. 1876. To two
years imprisonment in the Albany peniten
tiaTy- for larceny; j. +. Frye. sentenced in
Maine on the llth of December. tO ~ days i'm
pTl>cnment and costs of prosecution for un-
lawfully selling |. ). postage stamps; Riley
Bowman, sentenced in North Carolina. April.
l>1l. To two years imprisonment. foTiIlicIt dis
tilling.
The King of Italy has made A SDeprh Tir