Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-07-23
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal
revenue, sls6,707.22: customs $551, ,53l37.
SUBSCRIPTIONS to the tour per cent. loan to-
day amounted to sl,0777,7O0.
THE PRESIDENT and party are expected
back from Ohio this evening.
SECRETARY EvARTs will return to the city
tomorrow.
NOCABINET MEETING GTO-DAY.-There being
but two members of the Cabinet in the city no
meeting OF that body was held to-day.
Not WRITTEN BY STANLEY MATTHEW'S
Gen. Butler is quoted in the New York Tribune
as saying that he intends to call before the
Potter committee at Atlantic City the gentle
man who was editor of the Republican of this
city in February and March of 1877. During
that time certain articles appeared in the Re
publican on the subject of what should be
done by the President in dealing with the
south These articles fOreShadOwed and out
lined with good deal of clearness the course
subsequently pursued by the President. Gen.
Butler wants to show that these articles were
written by Stanley Matthews-the electoral
count Delng then in pr0greSS-and were an
Outgrowth of some sort of bargain between
the President and southern members of Con-
gress. Mi. Swords, VINO was connected with
the Republican at the time, and who ought to
know, said to-day that not one of the articles
referred to was written by Senator Matthew'S
and that While he was on the paper it con.
the articles were written by Mr.. Johns Ben
son, who is now employed in the Supreme
Court. Mr.. Benson merely took a legal view
what he thought was the better plan to pursue
Mr.. Swords said he read ali the articles from
Nlr. BensOn,S manuscript, and helped that gen
tieman to correct the proofs OF them.
INDIANA POLITICs-Senutor Voorhees, ana
O'Ject0r H0'n1Gn.-InfOrmatio Of a private
nature received from Indiana is to the effect
that Senator Voorhees, has overcome the com
binatiOn which was formed to defeat his re-
turn 20 the |. 5. Senate, and the outlook now
is that he vii be his own successor. He will
take an active part in the pending fall cam
pal gn III his own state and canvass it in be-
half of the state candidates from one corner
to the other. From the same source it is
learned that Judge Holman, the chronic Con-
greSSiOnal ObiectOr the Nemesis of southern
loyal" claimants, will be nominated in the
fifth Congressional district of Indiana, with
very favorable chances of his election.
THE ARMY REORGANIZATION COMMIssION-
Army officers do not expect that the commits
sion appointed by an act OF Congress to in
quire into the subject of the reorganization of
the army Will accomplish much, that is, they
lear that While the commission may elaborate
a good bill looking to army reorganization,
that its recommendations will have no weight
with Congress. and for the reason that to fix
the. army at some. standard, to be hereafter
maintained, would deprive political dema-
gOgueS OF the opportunity the army always
offers to them of aSsailing it in a speech. There
are intelligent officers, too, who fear that the
commission is not constituted so as to recon-
clle the differences of opinion existing con-
cerning the army. Gen. Burnside and Harry
White, two Of the members, will, of course, as
staunchly defend the army as Gems. Banning
and Bragg, two other members have StOutly
asSaited it. The very composition of the conf
mission is such that it seems almost impOSSi-
Die 10r the members as whole to agree to a
plan OF organization in which all will unite to
press Il through Congress. The fear seems to
he well grounded that. instead of some unani-
nous plan being decided upon to submit to
Congress as a basis for its action, that there
will be at least two reports, and The danger is
that, alter ALL the important subject ntruSted
degenerate into matter for a political SOuab-
Bile. Not half of the members were present at
the day set for the first meeting yesterday az
White Sulphur Springs, Va. The place is at
tractive enough to invite almost any pil.rim
to lis cool shades and healthy atmosphere.
aside from the fact that the government will
1O0t the bill, and yet the fact is presented that
some OF the members OF the commission are so
engr0ssed with other affairs perhaps their
prospective nominations TO the Fortysxth
Congress, that they.cant ftnd time to attend
CALL FOR FIvE-TwENTIEs-The sixty+hiri
call for the redemption OF 30 bonds, consos
OF 1865, was issued today. The principal and
accrued interest of these bonds will be paid
the 23d of October next after which date
the interest will cease. The following
5reas are the bonds ssoo, called la;o in Coupon
elusive; sl00-No. 1l40Ol to No. 1l70OO, both in
cInsive; $3OONN0: 1891 to No 5000, both in
elusive; 81 ,CO-No. l45ool to No. l5l0OO both
bonds. "redeemable at the pleasure of the
United States after the lst day Of July, 1870"
as as follows: $5o,No. 2$01 to No. 1880, both
Inclusive; s5O0-No 10551 to No. No. 1G600 both both
Inclusive; $l,00C-No. 35201 to No. $3.50, both
INCLUSIVE; inclusive; $5C0-No GO 965l to No. $500 both
inclusive; total registered, $2,500,OOO. Aggre-
gate, $5,0O0,000.
BENEFITS POLAR ExpEDITIoN.-The re-.
quest of James Gordon Bennett to have the
navy, officer, equip and provision his yacht, the
pauntleSs. for an Arctic expedition, cannot be
granted unless by the sanction of Congress-,
In the case of the Jeanette, his other Arctic
yacht Congress authorized the secretary to
detail naval officers for duty aboard her. AS
previously stated, Lieutenant De Long and
Ensign DanehOwer have, under this act, been
ordered to and are now aboard her.
REAR ADMIRAL NICHOLS, commanding the
South Atlantic station, reports to the Navy
department the arrival of the Hartford his
flagship, at Rio de Janeiro on the 10Th of June.
He left MOntevideO on the Sd and stopped two
DAYS at Mald0nadO for the purpose of boat and
battalion drill on shore. To have these drills
ahthorlty was obtained from the Uruguayan
government. The only foreign men Of-war in
the port OF Rio JaneirO were the u $. shin
Guard and the British gunbOat Avon. The
port seemed healthy, there being only an Occa.
siOnal case of yellow fever.
SURVEY OF THE EAMAZON.-DeSpatchcs have
been received from Commander T. O. Self
ridge, commanding the Enterprise, now max
ing a survey Of the Amazon. The dispatches
are dated Serpa, Rio Al ZOn, June 18th S72
miles from Para. The S,.ryey is progressing
satisfactorily. The Enterprise will 90 as far
up the Madeira as She can with safety Sur
Veys beyond that point will be made by the
steam launch and boats. The health of officers
and crew continues excellent. The sick list is
no larger than 1t would be in a home port
A SILVER DOLLAR HOPE.-From the time of
the passage of the silver bill up to the Itch of
july, a little over $SO0,09O was outstanding.
Since the 18th orders have been received from
various parts OF the country for over 81, &C CN
Additional orders are being received daily
showing that the people only need slight en-.
couragement in order to take kindly to the
standard silver dollar. The Treasurer slys
ne hopes TO place in circulation at least four
million standard silver dollars during the next
three months.
THE PRACTICE SHIP MAYFLOwER left the
New York navy yard Saturday afternoon.
bound eastward.
AN ASPIRING COLORED GENTLEMAN of
Georgia wrote not long ago to the President
that he had labOred hard IN oStaj, fo. hin, .