Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-31
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip,

aSulugIOn NEWS anu GOSSIP,
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS ODAY.-Internal
revenue, s24s, s,9i21l; customs, $2l3, 557.9S.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House
to-day were Senators Cameron OF Penna and
COnOvcr. and eX-Repre sentatives FL is, Goode,
Tucker, Cancll, Townsend of y. Y. Harris
RaIhey and Clatiin, and Mr.. Ely, of NasSachl-
SeiIS.
SUBSCRIPTIONS To the popular loan, received
at the Treasury department up to two o'clock
to-day, amounted to $4,000.
THE SENATE ADJOURNED TILL MONDAY
Owing to the fact that no Senator was pre-
pared to speak on the silver question today,
the Senate adjourned over until Monday. 1t
is expected that by that time dozen Senators
will be prepared to ventilate their opinions on
the Bland bill.
1HE TURKISH BLOCkh khDE.-lnfOrmatiOn has
been received at the Department OF State
from the Turkish minister that the blockade
of the coast is extended to the port of Du-
raZZO, on The Adratic.
Hon. WASHINGTON MCLEAN of Ohio has
telegrapbPd the treasurer of the Congress
siOnal Silver and Greenback League to draw
oil him at sight for 500 to enable the league to
circulate documents favorable to the repeal of
the resumption act and the mOnetiZatiOn OF
silver.
THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON RAILROADS was
driven from its rooms this morning by
smoking fireplace. The committee reaSsem-
bed in the appropriations committee room
and heard Col. Grey. of st. Paul, Mimi. begin
an argument on Mr.. Mtchell,s bill to extend
the time for completing the Northern Pacific
road. Col. Grey had partially finished the
early history of the Northern Pacific road
when the time for the meeting expired, and
further hearing was postponed until Satur-
day.
TIE NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD.-The
subcommittee of the House committee on Pa
cifc railroads, having the Northern Pacific
railroad bill in charge, has, with but one dis
Sentng vote (Mr. MOrrisOn), agreed to report
Il bin extending the land grant franchises of
said corporation for ten years after the date
OF the passage OF the bill.
WILD RUMORs filled the air last night that
Secretary Sherman and Senator Matthe VS. had
been indicted in New Orleans in connection
with the Louisiana returning board. These
stupid stories proved, upon inquiry, TO be
without any foundation in fact, whatever.
The SENATE COMMITTEE on post Offices and
post roads considered this morning the bill to
regulate the compensation of postmaSters.
This bin divides pOStmaSterS into four classes,
viz: first class, all whose annual Salaries are
$500 or more second class, all whose salaries
are less than 5000, but not less than 5000:
lhlrd- class, al! whose salaries are less than
S2WO, but not less than 81 200; fOurth-cEaSS all
whose compensation. exclusive of commits
slOns on money order business amounts to less
than 81 CCJ. There are ten sections to the bill.
1he committee also substantially agreed to
report favOrably the nomination OF Wickers-
ham to DE postmaster at Mobile.
Ex-senator SIMON CAMERON. of Pennsyl
vania. was on the floor OF the Senate o-day.
He was also on the floor of the House accom-
panied by his son. Senator Don Cameron He
there had long conference with Gen. DutIer
THE LADIES GALLERY on the east side of
the Senate chamber was rendered partially
untenantable to-day, by several streams of
water which leaked through from the roof
During the snow Storm of several weeks ago
the Senate roof was in the same condition as
to-day. Considerable damage had been done
The seats Ill the gallery by the water.
En- CONGRESSMAN DICK PARSONS, of Ohio.
was on the floor of the House today. Before
being admitted he signed a statement setting
forth that ''he is not interested in legislation"
Some OF the boys seemed to think that Parsons
used to he considerably '.".interested,'' put he
has doubtless sworn off,
TRADE DOLLARS IN THE POST OFFICE.-POst-
master James, at New York city, has tele-
graphed to the p. o. d. for instructions in re-
ference to receiving trade dollars on deposit
No instructions have yet been sent.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE on naval affairs to-
day agreed to hear Col. Bob IngerSsIl next
week advocate payment by the United States
to the rOnclad contractors, SecOr & Co, Nat
cided To make an adverse report with respect
TO these claims, but has consented to re-Open
the cases 10 hear Col. lngersOll'S argument.
THE TARIFF BILL.-The committee of ways
and means to whom the subcommittee OH the
tariff bill to-day submitted its report does not
expect to get the bill into the House before the
middle Oh February.
The REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF
PATENTS sent to Congress yesterday shows an
excess of receipts over expenditures for 1877
of Sl2l. .S67.17. In the proportion of patents
and designs to population the District of Col
umbia stands third in the list. Appropria-
tiOnS of S3o,OOO for the reproduction Of photo
Autographs destroyed by the late fire, and of
$4,000 for the printing OF patents granted
the Patent Office printing shall be done under
the supervision of the commissioner, and not
at the Government Printing Office the publ
cation of digest of patented inventions. a
requirement that patenteeS shall pay a final
fee of SIS and the cost of printing and photo
lIthOgraphing, and the establishment of
patent court as a more permanent tribunal
than either the board or commissioner to act
as a court OF appeal, are suggested
CONTESTED ELECTIONs.-The House com
mittee OH elections has declined to grant the
request made made by Hon. c. B. Darrall, con-
testant in the Sd Congressional district of
Louisiana, for q further hearing. The com
mittee yesterday heard the argument by Hon.
Joseph Pulitzer, OF st. Louis, Mo-, counsel for
General Frost, contestant in the Metcalfe-
Frost cOgieSted case from the Sd COngreSSiOn-
al district, upon a motion to have the ballot
boxes from that district brought to Washing
ton, in order that the ballots might be recount
ed by the committee. The committee de-
clned to take such action at present. and Sug-
gested to Mir. Pulitzer that he endeavOr 10
have the ballots recOunted in Missouri.
THE COIN COMAIssION.-The President has
appointed the following commissioners To test
the gold and silver coinage of the L nited States
for the year 1877: Prof. Chas w. Elliott Mass.
Prof. ThOS. EgleStOn, jr., N Y; Prof. Robt. E.
Rogers, Pa: A. LOudOn Snowden, Pa. Hon
j. b. l.. Curry. Va. Rev. s. A. Bronson, Ohio:
Chas. NJ. Walker. Ind; Hon. Newton Bate
man, ILL.,: Chas. BeardSley, Iowa; John w.
1wiggs, Cal. The ex-ofiiciO commissioners
are the Judge of the L. s. District Court for
the Eastern. District of Pennsylvania; the
Comptroller of the Currency and the ASSayer
OF the Assay Office at New York. The com
mission will assemble at the mint in Phladel-
phia on the 18th OF February next.
THE MARRIAGE of Miss Sallie +. Shoemaker,
daughter of samuel A. Shoemaker, Of Balti-
more, To Lieutenant Charles Ridgely Barrett,
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