Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-02-15
THE EVENING STAR,
Washington News and Gossip.
GOvERNNENT RECEIPTS TODAY.-Internal
revenue. $40, ,4lS.32: customs. 17,516.77.

'OE EkNnENI hECkIPiS 6.-1ntefndI
revenue, s3lo,4ls.32; customs. s317,5760.
LOWEST BIDDERs-W. i. Wilson & Co, of
New York, are the lowest bidders for the con
tract of supplying the government printing
office With ink. and will probably be awarded
the contract.
MARINE OFFICERS 70 60 TO pARIS.-At the
request OF Governor Mccormick. LieutenantS
Russell and Zeilin. of the marine corps. have
been ordered to command the guard at ma
lines which will go to the Paris exposition to
look after I. ). property.
SUBSIDY FOR BRAZILIAN MAIL SERVICE
The House committee OH post Offices and post
roads to-day agreed to report favOrably the
bill to establish a Brazilian mal-line service
The bill gives the proposed cOmpanya subsidy
OF S3OlW per mile and directs that one ship
be placed III the service forthwith and anO,hp
within six months after the passage of the act.
No CLUE TO THAT $500 PACKAGE.-The
committee investigating the loss of the 81 800
package yesterday submitted their report to
Secretary Sherman. The Secretary declines
10 make 1t public, as the committee have
failed tO obtain any clue to the missing money,
and make no recommendations.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House
this morning We're Senators Booth. ingalls,,
ConOver and Plumb, Representatives Hayes,
Herbert. Dwight. Pound and Ryan, and Hon.
Geo, HaLelton and Mr.. W. l.. Lincoln. OF Wis
cOnSIn.
COMMISSIONERS TO PARIS EXPOSITION
The President has appointed A. w. Spaight,
OF Texas; W. c. Quinby- of California. and
Homer SanbOrn and John Van BenZden, of
Oregon, honorary state commissioners to the
Paris exposition. They were nominated by
The governors OF the states they represent
The President has signed the commissions OF
the seventeen assistant commissioners or eX-
pertS to the exposition. whose names We're
published last week. There will be three more
appointments before the list will he COM
peted.
WHAT Is BATTLE?-The board of officers,
consisting OF General Hancock and Colonels
d.. :. Stanley. 22d infantry, and w. u. Whip
pie, aide-de- camp. have reported that Battles
are important engagements between independ-
ent armies in their own theaters of war. in
cOntradlSlinction TO conflicts iii which but a
small portion of the opposing forces are ac-
tually engaged-the latter being called, ac-
cording TO their nature, affairs " ''cOmbatS.'
'|kirmisheS.' &c. \ battle has for its object
the denomination OF important questions Of
policy or strategy: an engagement may be
partial. and yet if IL tend TO these ends ii is
also entitled To the dignity of being termed Il
battle. The number OF companies which is
entitled as battalion to carry the cOlorS Of
the regiment. shall he entitled TO bear inscribed
upon lis c0OrS and upon the army register the
name of the battle When regiments are con
solldated. which are entitled to honOrS by the
rule laid down for regiments, the new organ
zation is entitled TO the combined honOrs of
The DattalIOnS consolidated.
a CONSCIENTIOUS LADY'S OPINION OF THE
SILVER BILL.-The secretary of the Treasury
has received the following letter from New
Ior X, containing 4 one dollar bill: A lady
encloSes one dollar, as conscience money. for
unpaid duty on small piece of cotton ma
lerlal sent for from England. II is presume
ton. no doubt. to add the expression of one
earnest wish, that our rulers may be enducd
hot
country, which has weathered so many storms,
may be saved from the disgrace and danger OF
the silver bill. New York. Feb. 18TH.
The MASSACHUSETTS CLUB left Boston last
evening for Washington. The club will prob
ably attend Mrs. Hayes reception to morrow
afternoon, and in the evening they will attend
reception III their honor at the residence OF
Hon. VIM. Claflin. where they will meet the
Massachusetts delegation and several other
invited guests. They arrived today.
A NATIONAL CONVENTION of the Export
Trade" is to be held in this city on the 18th in
slant Its objects are presented in these three
points, namely: To ask Congress to revise
our commercial treaties: to arrange matters
50 that the United States mail shall be carried
OH the ocean i'll American vessels. and that it
tender aid in establishing new and efficient
steamship lines to South and Central America
A REJECTED RESOLUTION.-The House COM
mittee on military affairs yesterday rejected
by large majority q resolution, thai: in
view OF the condition of affairs OH the MeXi-
can frontier and the danger arising from the
outbreak OF Indian h9stilities, any measure
looking toward the reduction of the effective
lOrce OF the army is not justified by the con-
dltlOn OF the country, and is unsafe and un-
wise"
DECLINES A JUDGEsHIP.-The circuit court
judgeship of the second circuit of the United
States, vacant by the death of Judge A. S.
johnson, was offered to Hon. Samuel Batch
ford, Judge of the district court and has been
declined by that gentleman. The circuit in
cludeS Vermont. Connecticut northern, east
ern and southern New York.
CONFIRMATIONs.-The Senate in executive
session yesterday confirmed the following
nominations: Benjamin f. Flagler to be col
lectOr OF customs at Niagara, N.Y.: Benjamin
r. PelX0ttO, OF San Francisco, to be United
States consul at Lyons: Edward Wheeler to
be collector of internal revenue at Little Rock
Ark, and number OF army promotions.
THE BEAT" GEN. LIE DUC FOUND on HIS
DOoRsTEP.-Yesterday Commissioner LIE Due
of the agricultural bureau, found on the door
step of the agricultural building young man
considerably inebriated. He had him removed
TO the station house. Among the effects of
which he was possessed were several letters
frOnls Congressman recommending him for a
place in any of the executive departments.
cided to appoint Judge BlatchfOrd, of New
York, to the vacancy in the L. S. District
Court. The subject of the Louisiana return
ing board was not touched upon, as the ad-
miniStration is waiting the result of the mo-
tiOn for new trial.
EX-SURGEON GENERAL HAMMOND was be-
fore the House military committee this morn
ing. He wants the army record so amended
IN his case as 10 permit him to be restored to
his old rank and resign.
DECISION ADVERSE TO VALENTINE SCRIP
In the matter of the application of George T.
Blanchard TO locate Valentine scrip upon
some twelve acres of land in Illinois, it is de-
clded by Commissioner Williamson that the
land IN question is merely an accretion to
section which was granted to the state in
ls2i for the purpose OF aiding in the cOnstruc-
tion of canal connecting the Illinois river
with Lake Michigan. The land is owned by
the state, OF those holding under it, and a
Dafp0f cannot iSSutI n the q