Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-21
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-Internal
revenue. O9,l5O.4l: customs. $685., ,567.59.
Mr. HAYT. Commissioner of Indian Affairs,
has gone to New York on official business. He
will return Tomorrow
SAD DISAPPOINTMENT FOR THE INDIAN
R1NG.-Secretary SchurZ had another runa-
way adventure to-day with his nOteriOusly ul-
uly horse, but escaped undamaged.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House
to-day were Secretary Schurz, the Attorney
General, Gen. Vincent, Senators Burnside,
Wallace and Hill, and Representatives Mills,
Marsh Cox lOhiO), Foster, Durham, Willis
!kentucky), Lockwood, Reagan, Mackey and
Hale.
WANTS TO Stop PAYMENTS ON THE PUBLIC
DEBT.-SenatOr Beck introduced preamble
and concurrent resolution in the Senate to-
day. The resolution is as follows:
ReSOired, That il is unnecessary and ineXpe-
dent either to maintain or impose taxes at
this time for the purpose of providing for the
Treasury in his estimates for the purpose of
providing further for the sinking fund: and
that the Secretary OF the Treasury is hereby
Greeted not to purchase any bonds for the re
till the further order of Congress; and that the
committees OF Congress having charge of the
subject be, and they are hereby, Instructed
not to provide for the payment during the next
nScal year for any part of said sum, in the ad-
JuStment of the taxation required for the
maintenance and support OF the government.
IN CONSEQUENCE of publications in North
and South Carolina relative to the violation of
revenue laws, to the effect that ignorant and
brutal officers have ridden over whole com
munltleS, and by their inSOlence and OppreS-
SONS have made the people deSpiSe not only
ly,ITn
OF Internal Revenue has addressed letter to
the collector at Columbia, S. c., stating his
desire TO have honest. intelligent and sober
SuDordlnates to collectors and that the col
iector shall remove any other kind in his dis
trIct. The assistance of state officers is not
Thought OF, except As citizens. and When neceS-
SafS thelr services can be compensated for.
TAKING TINE By THE FORELOCK.-Senator
Mcdonald, in anticipation of the speedy re-
monetzatiOn of silver introduced a bill in the
Senate today providing for the erection Of a
mint i0r the coinage OF gold and silver at Inti-
annapolis.
SENATOR CONKLING introduced host of pc
tltionS in the Senate to-day from lab0ring men
in many counties of the state OF New York
against the reconciliation of silver and pray
ing Tor the repeal of the resumption act.
A BILL for revjving and continuing the
court of commissions OF allowance claims,
and for the distribution of the unapprOsriated
money OF the Geneva award has been intro
atced III the Senate. By this bill the court is
instructed to receive and examine certain
claims. such as those resulting from dana ge
done on the high seas by confederate cruisers,
armed vessels, &c. for payment of premiums
Oh war risks and claims for additional interest
on Judgments which have been or shall be
decreed by the court judgments entered in
me hrst class OF claims shall be paid before the
judgments OF the second class.
NO RErORTERS ADM1TTED.-Dr. PurviS of
the freedman's hospital, doesn't want any re
porters prying into the peculiar mana cement
of the Freedmans hospital On SATURDAY. q
STAR reporter visited the hospital to inquire
INTO the Facts oi the alleged crOOkedneSS there
and was seen i'll conversation with some OF the
inmates, by DR.. Purvis. who gave orders to the
gate Keeper not To admit him again. The re
porter ON returning TO the hospital on the same
elraHd little later was confronted by this
order by Purvis, and was refused admission.
Inc delectaDle dOGi or, however, failed in hi )
attempt to prevent THE STAR representative
from gaining the required information and a
full budget of il appeared in THE STAR of Sa;
nlday While more particulars showing the true
senied to-day. Dr. Purvis and the hospital
management make Il great mistake in think
ing they can prevent an investigation by eX
Guiding the reporters.
NAVAL NOTES.-THE Ossipee will leave Nor
fork, January Dist, on cruise along the Mus
quito and will return TO Pensacola. The
i9'WVhatan, flagship of Admiral Trenchard,
the N%tJT Wast nG;es Gh;auary d on cruise
was put in commission at Mare Island, Cal.
January 10th. She is to proceed on surveying
yg guy along the &c, coast OF Mexico and Central
America. The Pensacola. flagship of the
North Pacific station, Rear Admiral Murray
COMMANDING arrived at Honolulu, December
20, twenty-one days from San Francisco
SENATE COMMITTEE ON RAILROADS. - A
meeting OF the Senate committee on railroads
was held this morning fer hearing OH the
subject OF the Northern Pacific railroads Col
chapman. OF Oregon, made an argument ia
Xorlng the construction of the Salt Lake and
PORTLAND railroad. Senator Mitchelrs pet en-
tefprlse. Senator Grover gave what he be-
leFed to be the sentiment of the people of
oregon concerning the construction Of the
Northern Pacific and Salt Lake and Portland
falir0adS. Mr.. Grover said that he should not
lay straw in the way of the Northern Pacific
road but he thought the company should have
something to say concerning the railroad legis-
lation for the northwest. The people of Ore
gOn are deeply interested in the Salt Lake and
Portland ra1lroad because it brings them
more speedily III connection with existing
roads, The Salt Lake and Portland road de-
slreS that if the Northern Pacific road volun-
.!arlly releases some 5000 1900 acres of land, as
IL proposes to do. land in kind shall be re-
conveyed to the Salt Lake and Portland road
by the government.
CIRCULAR TO NATIONAL BANKS ABOUT THE
FOUR PER CENTs.-Secretary Sherman to-day
issued the following:
By virtue of the authority conferred by
section ol53. Revised Statutes of the United
States: the Secretary of the Treasury will de-
Slgnate as depository of public mOneys any
national bank that will comply with the terms
ana conditions OF this circular letter Under
such designation the bank will be entitled TO
receive only deposits in coin on account of
the four per cent. bonds sold under the pOpu-
lar subscription invited by the circular of this
department of date of the 10th instant. The
bonds subscribed for will be issued upon The
receipt OF proper certificate from the bank.
stating that the coin has been deposited to the
credit OF the Treasurer of the United States,
nut they VIII be held by the department as Sc
curlty until other United States bonds of an
equal amount are substituted in their stead,
or the com deposited has been paid upon Trea
snry drafts. The proper blank certificates
VIII be furnished to the banks. from time to
time, as needed. Banks desiring the authority
conferred by this circular i'm advance of sub-
ScnpliOnS, may deposit United States bonds
with the Treasury OF the United States as ST.
euIlty for deposits to he afterwards made.
and certificates OF deposit in proper form. and
Tor the amount of bonds so depOsited will b,,
furnished to the bank for execution The reg
ular transcript blanks for the TreaSurer's gen
eral account will be used in reporting dep0sits
made on account OF this loan, and will be fur
nlshed, on demand, to amy national bank be-
coming depository under this ORDER