Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-31
THE EVENING STAR.
" Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS sTO-DAy.-Internal rev.
enue, $321. SIS %; customs. s3St, ,s33.46.
SUBSCRIPTIONS to the four per cent. loan to-
day amounted to sS'.45o.
TEE PRESIDENT and party will return this
evening from New York.
TEE OUTSTANDING LEGAL TENDER NOTES to-
day amount TO s346,651,016. There were re
deemed to- day S221. 100 of United states notes
The Treasury now holds about Sl50.090 in gold
aValiaole fof Resumption purposes The total
coin balance in gold ana silver to-day was abou5
sZ.6 CCo,C00.
Mr.. PRESTON, the assistant of Dr. Llndernann
chief OF the mint bureau, and who has been i'll
for the past few days, has sufficiently recovered
to be at his work.
THE FOLLOWING APPOINTMENTS in the internal
revenue sery Ice have been made: w c. Nor
row, j. F. Tanning, N. c. Myers, S. A San A.
NJ. Saimer and J. W. Clarke, storekeepers and
gaUgerS for the 9th North Carolina district:
Thomas Wood, StOTekeeper and gauger fOT the
9Th Illinois district, and W. T. White. gauger OF
The cd New York. and \. NJ. Morse, gauger, 2ith
New York.
OPPONENTS OF TIE BILL for the reorganiza-
ton OF the army say that General Sherman has
received quite as many letters from army Off
general Is accused OF only causing those letters
TO be publtshedWhtch favor the measure.
Two PEFCRTs. = It is authOratively stated
that there VIII be majority and minority re-
port from the commissioners appointed to in
VeStigGte the subject OF the transfer of the
Indian bureau from the interior to the War de-
paIunent. The majority report VIII recon-
mend the transfer, and the minority VIII oppose
il.
CONCEEsSiAE HEWITT Will make but one
more speech in Congress, and that speech. it IS
said, VIII be in defence Of the National Banks.
OBrIen, who VIII represent Mr. HeWitt'S dis
tr1Ct after the ith CT March is not an orator,
out II he SDO1ld attempt TO speak ct all on the
finances II WCuld probably be in defence of faro
banks.
THE BLAINE CoMMITTEE-It is said that the
motive which induced the Blaine committee to
begin its investigation in Louisiana before send
ing a subcommittee to South Carolina Is to
delay the juquny in the latter state until after
the meeting OF the United States Circuit Court
when number OF offenders against the ele;-
ton laws Will be tried Chief Justice Waite
Will preside at these trials. When they are
concluded the committee may enter the field
and use the testimony taken by the court on
the subject OF election OutrageS.
SENATOR THURMAN is preparing his letter in
reply TO the request Of the Blaine committee
that he furnish it with evidence in his posses
sion On which he based his amendment to the
original Blaine resolution. The letter will be
completed this week, and it is probable that it
VIII be OF about the same character as Blaine's
letter to the committee on the same subject
THE TELLER SUBCOMMITTEE have postponed
the time for their departure for New Orleans
from Thursday evening until Friday morning
next. at O'Clock. They will be accompanied
by James Redpath as clerk, W. E. Creary and
G. ". Collision, assistant Sergeants- -at-arms OF
the Senate, and Joseph Cover and John McCra-
~, stenOgrapherS There Will be no meeting OF
he full committee until after the return Of this
sub committee.
TEE CITY Post OFFICE SITE.-A proposition
was presented TO Postmaster General Key to-
day by the owners TO sell the site OF the Old
Canterbury South side of Louisiana ave, east
OF 9Th street, as q site for the CITY Post Once
This location being near the Court House and
easy or access by the railroad5-only one squar3
frcm the main Jhoroughfares-it is claimed by
many TO be the best yet proposed.
SUPERINTENDENT OF THE NEW ORLEANS MINT
FOSTER has arrived at his post. The mint will
be TeOpened in about two weeks The SUPER
intendent will then commence the purchase Of
silver bullion in lots not exceeding ten thousand
ounces, the price to be paid being fixed by the
Lint bureau OF the Treasury. 1t Is expected
that he viii. in buying silver. procure large
amounts of Mexican and trade dollars. espe-
ctally the fOl mer, at the bullion price fixed here
in Washington. When lots Of more than ten
thousand ounces of bullion are to be purchased
Tor the mint 1t will be done at the regular
weekly bid opening at the Treasury.
ARMY OFFICERS PROHIBITED FROM LOBBY
ING.-The following order has been issued from
the War department:-' Officers OF the army
visiting the seat Of government on leave OF alb
sence-or who may be stationed there-are at
liberty 10 advocate or oppose, either verbally
or in writing, any pending measure Of legis,a-
ton touching military affairs; but leaves OF alb
sence must not be granted TO enable officers to
visit the seat Of government for the purpose OF
influencing legislation. Officers absent from
the seat OF government may send TO Congress,
Or 10 members thereof either directly or
through military channels, any petition relating
10 pending legislation ON military matters Gen.
eral Orders No 81 of 1873 is modified accord
ing1y.'
The WHITE HOUSE RECEPTION RooMs-As
usual the rooms that Will be used at the White
House New Year reception tomorrow Will be
the East room, Blue room, and the long hall
running east and west, from which there are
entrances 10 the other rooms on the ground
floor OF the house. The callers will from the
VeStibuie enter the hail. and pass across it, to
the Blue room, where the reception will take
place. Passing through that aDartme1t they
VIII enterthe large East room, Where they can
see each other and exchange greetings The
decorations in the ICONS mentioned consist of
ruoS od ana o. pots OF foreign plants tastefuy ar
ne chandeliers are draped with smilaX, and
tie mirrors draped with eyergreens The rooms
present a very pretty appearance. The half
turned on gas VIII cast a mellow light over the
whole scene.
GOVERNMENT CALL FOR BoNDS.-Late this af-
ternoon call was issued for the redemption of
ten millions fve-twenty bonds, consolS Of 1867.
Hail OF this amount is register and half coupon
lhS Is the first call ever issued for the redemD-
ton or bonds OF this class OF the series OF 1851
SECRETARY SHERMAN AND THE RESUMPTION
OF SFECIE PAYMENTs.-Secretary Sherman TO-
dag said that all arrangements for the resump-
tion OF specie payments had been made There
was nothing additional that would be done at
present by the department. AS the results of
the resumption law and OF the workings Of the
orders issued by the departments under that
law became evident, new steps might be taken
as suggested themselves by their adviSability
The secretary expressed himself as confident of
the success of resumption. He has received
numerous messages from men prominent in the
country, both In business and politics, congrat-
uIating him upon the evident success OF his
financial policy.
IN REPOET FROM UMATILLA AGENCY. Ore
gon, dated December 12, and received at the
Indian offce, l. is stated that three Indians
have been sentenced 10 death at Pendleton il
TINS county, during the month for the murder Of
togSin, last July. The others that were in-
Ctcttd at the same time were acquitted. It's
alsc stared that the grand jury that indie
tEeSe Indians had in their possession the names
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