Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-02-04
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal
revenue, s4ss ,O4O74: customs Sl4l SS2l9


revenue, 49,, ,040.74: customs, S54l SS2l9
Coz. PARKER. chief of special agents, P o.
D.. is out of the city on official duty, but is
expected to return tomorrow.
Hon. Il. p. BLAND, the author of the silver
hill, has returned from a visit to his home in
Missouri. He thinks a voe-On the silver bill
Will be reached in the Senate this week.
THE NEW YORK SENATORS presented Overa
hundred petitions i'm the Senate to-day fOr re
vision of the pension laws, legislation con-
cerning the alcoholic liquor traffic, and for the
reconciliation OF silver.
TIE INVESTIGATION OF DOORKEEPER POLK.
The committee on reform in the civil service
held a meeting to-day and took up the charges
against DOerkeeper Polk 1t was decided to
give Mr.. Polk until tomorrow morning to
make reply to the aftidavits of COrryell and
Duffy, and afterwards determine the method
OF taking oral testimony.
EIGHTEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS MISSING
Eighteen hundred dollars, being the aggregate
of fines collected from banks and firms send
ing money To the treasury in incOnvenient
form during the administration of Treasurer
Wyman. have disappeared. Mr.. Wyman had
supposed the amount was covered into the
treasury long ago, but no trace of it since 1876
has been discovered so far
WILD HUNT FOR WELLS Newspaper Row
OF portion of twas the victim of practical
joke last night. perpetrated by a miscreant
who registered j. Madison Wells on the Riggs
House register. Forthwith the rumOr got
afoat that the ''lOoked-fOr LOuiSianian' was
in the city. Upon inquiry being made at the
Riggs House ex-GOy. Packard. who seemed to
be lying i'll wait for anxious newspaper men.
sent them to the residence of Senator Kellogg,
on q street, with the statement that Wells was
i'll consultation with the Senator. The Joke
worked in two wayS-firSt, it annoyed Kellogg
nIpHt when ~
armed himself with a dOuble-barrelled shot
gun, TO ware of infuirlng correspondents;
second, II made 'gaWkS of many OF the tele-
graphic puryeyCrS Of news, who sent off to
their respective journals the valuable infOrma-
tlOn that the hero OF the returning board was
In this city.
n NEW LAW FOR THE DIsTRICT.-The Pres
ident has approved the act of Congress 10 pun
iSh embezzlement in the District of Columbia
by fine OF not more than 5000. or impriS0n-
ment not more than five Years, or both, and to
protect the records of said District.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House to
day were Senators Matthews. Ingalls,, Como.
ver Lamar. Representatives Randall, Hanna.
Blair. Phillips, Hayes Hunter Pound Krifer
Marsh. Gibson and BrOgden; Gov. McCor-
mex, Gov. Prescott. y. H., and Admiral Poor.
Coz. VAIL. superintendent of the railway
mail service and Gen. Knapp chief clerk, 2.
.. d.. who have been south for some time past
on official business have accomplished the
objects OF their trip. and will be in the city to-
morrow. Col. Vail viii remain here few
days and will then 90 to New York to make
some arrangements connected with the ser
vice.
AMERICA AT THE PARIS EXPo5ITIOS. As
Governor Mccormick has returned from New
York. the list of assistant and honorary COM
miSSiOnerS to the Paris exposition will be con-
pleted as soon as possible, and will probably
be made public tomorrow. The commissioner
general has been endeavoring to prevent the
occurrence OF any such confusion of the Ameri-
can exhibit, as detracted SO much from our
exhibit at the Vienna exposition. Regulations
have been issued for every exhibitor 10 follow
and the spaces have been so allotted that when
his goods are landed they will be deposited Ell
his own space, without any trouble or mis-
understanding. Circulars were issued on the
lSt OF February, 10 the effect that the Supply at
New York. and The Constitution at Piiiladcl-
phia, are ready to receive exhibits for the eX-
position. Both vessels will positively sail on the
23th OF FEBRUARY from their respective ports.
Although the time for this government to pre-
pare an exhibit has been so short, yet every
thing possible has been done to make it sue
crsSfn!, cess and there is no doubt but that We
Will be creditably represented. The space
granted TO the United States has all been al
lotted, and the Commissioner General has
been obliged TO refuse between one and two
hundred additional applications. Naturally
our representation Will not compare fayOrably
with England'S and other countries that have
luf long time Deen making preparatl0nS.
Dut the Commissioner General is positive that
our exhibit will be one that Americans will
not be ashamed OF by any means.
JUDGE BRADLEY DECIDES AGAINST THE
RETURNING BoARD.-Judge Bradley has de-
eided adversely upon the application of the
Louisiana returning board requesting that
their trial, which is now pending, DE trans
ferred from the state to the United States cir
cult court, claiming as reason for the change
tnat they cannot secure their equal civil rights
under the state circuit. Judge Bradley has
forwarded his decision i'm the case to the clerk
OF his circuit, and it will probably be promul-
gated IN open court to-day at New Orleans.
Mr.. l.. Demaris, who brought the petition of
the returning board to Justice Bradley asking
for the transfer, left last night on his return
70 New Orleans. He says that although Judge
Bradley has refused to grant the PRAYER of the
petitioners, they still have their appeal to the
United States Supreme Court.