Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-04-13
TIE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

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| GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TODAY.-Internal
| revenue, s2sS, ,04.43; customs. $3.50, ,9O5.65.
PERsoNAL.-The Hon. James L. Evans, of
Indiana, is seriously i'll at his residence, $40
| street III this city. '''' General Francis A.
| Walker is in town.
| DEMOCRATIC SENATOR'S held short and
informal caucus this morning Ou the general
| policy OF the party. 1t was not largely at
tended, and no conclusions were reached.
| THE PRESIDENTS PROPOSED VISIT TO PHIL
| ADELPHIA.-The subcommittee of the Phila-
delphia commercial exchange appointed to re-
| celye the President have nearly completed
| their arrangements. The tender of the Amer
| lean steamship company of the steamship ILL
| nOlS Tor the excursion for the subscribers and
their guests has been accepted. The time and
place OF departure have not yet been fixed.
lhe 10Th instant to receive the President will
| be by card.
| WAsHINGToN's TOMB AND JEFFERSON s
| GRAvE.-If the full amount Of 5000 apprO-
| priated by the House to day to mark Jeffer-
| sons grave at Monticello is expended for that
| purpose, then the last resting place of the au-
Thor OF the declaration of independence will
| put to shame the humble tomb of the Father
| OF his Country" at Mount Vernon
| If THE SENATE ADOPTS THE AMENDMENT to
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wounded and disabled soldiers shall be pen
| sion agents, it will retire to private life more
| than two thirds of the agents now in the ser
vice.
BANKERS AND RESUMPTION. The House
| banking and currency committee yesterday
| issued subpGnas to large number OF leading
| bankers of the principal cities requesting them
| TO appear next week and give their views on
| the matter of resumption.
| THE HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE has de-
cided to report adversely on Representative
| Fryes bill referring to the court of claims all
| claims now pending in the several depart
| mentS. Ihe committee will report favOrably
the pending bill exempting postal employees
| from serving as jurors. Also, Representative
| FTyes bill amendatOry of the Revised Stat
| uteS so as to permit the appointment OF an
| additional Assistant Attorney General in the
| Post Office department.
THE NEWS ABOUT THE NEW ORLEANS
! COLLECTORSHIP today is that the President
has DECIDED not to delay much longer the
| choice Of some one for that office, and to send
| in a name next week, Any intention that he
has supposed to have had, OF appointing An
dcrsOn, is believed to have been abandoned.
IhlS leaves the way open for Ex-Governor
fackard, VINO VIII more than likely be the
| coming man.
SECRETARY SHERMAN had an interview with
leading sugar importers in New York yester-
| said he had no option in the matter and his
| duty would only be to execute the law ii it
were passed.
lHE DIAZ GOVERNMENT OFFICIALLY RE
| COGSIZED.-Mr. ZamacOna, the Mexican rep
! resentatiVe here, has received the following
| telegram announcing the recognition of the
DiaZ government by United States minister
Foster:
CITY or MEX1to, April 10, 1S7S.-Minister
roster sent yesterday communication re
cognizlng the government of Mexico, and es-
tabllshihg official relations with the Mexican
government. You have been appointed our
minister to the United States government and
the Senate has confirmed the appointment.
NALLARTA, Secretary of State"
The Department of State has received no ad-
vice from Minister Foster that he has recog-
In nIned Inc ID 1laz government az the lawful gov
| ever. that such has been his course. When he
| left here he carried with him instructions to
the effect that, if certain condition OF affairs
| existed in Mexico, such as that government be-
| ing willing and anxious to suppress raids in o
American territory, and evincing a strong de-
| termination SO to do and otherwise to carry
| out the obligations which exist between The
| the DlaZ as the dominant and lawful power of
| Mexico He has evidently received convinc
ing ass assurances m to this effect and has re
| cogniZed DiaZ as per instructions. The
department expects to be notified at an early
date by Minister Foster of their action. As
soon so 5 as such notification is received Don Jose
|
| Will be recognized as the acting minister from
Mexico to this country, until Senior ZamacOna.
MhO @ mas Deen nominated and confirmed by the
| from that country to this, receives his creden-
| tials to that effect. when he viii be presented
by Secretary Evarts to President Hayes as the
ment to the United States. 1t is understood
| that it is the intention of this government, as
soon soon as Official relations are fully established
| WIN Mexico, to negotiate commercial treaty
| nf ic
hoped that much, if not the greatest part. of
her import and export trade, instead of falling
| into British channels as it now does will come
| TO the United States.
The RESUMPTION QUESTIoN.-The Senate
| finance committee held prOtracted session
| yesterday upon the resumption question, and
| while no vote was reached, the tenor of the
discussion made it certain that the committee
| VIII report adversely on the House bill repeal
| ing the resumption clause. The members of
| the committee, it Is stated, were almost unan-
| Congress to extend all the help possible to the
| Secretary OF the Treasury in his efforts to
Drlng about specie resumption on the day liked
| by law. 1t was said that everything looked so
| promising for that object at this time that it
would be unwse to take any backward steps
Propositions OF various kinds were discussed
and the sentiment of the committee finally ap.
| peared to settle down on three, which may be
embodied in a bill and reported as substitute
for the bill of the House. These are, first, pro-
'hta1 aitCI tuC lot VI uuly utAI legal
tender notes shall be received at par for Gus
toms dues, and for all private dues where not
expressly stipulated otherwise; second, that
the four per cent bonds shall be exchanged
for legal tender notes at par; third, that after
the !st OF January next all legaltender notes
received into the Treasury shall be reissued at
par with gold.
HONORs TO GEN. GRANT IN JERUSALEM
The Department of State has received from
the United States consul at Jerusalem an ac-
count of the recent visit of Gen. Grant and
his party to that place. Consul Wilson LAYS
stress on the many official attentions shown
to the distinguished visitor by the foreign con-
Sular body and the native authorities. He was
met at KalOurah five miles from Jerusalem,
Dy the dragOmanS and guards of the several
consuateS, of the Greek patriarch and of the
Pasha OF Palestine, and by company of cav
airy, and was welcomed into the city with
military hOnOrS. The Pasha'S military band
OF music was in attendance upon him daily.
and during the time of his STAY he received
every mark OF consideration from the Pasha
ana the local cOnsulS and the dignitarieS of
the Gfeek and American churches.
SHAD MATCHING BY THE U. S. FISH Con-
MIssIoN.-On the 18th of December last at the
request OF the fish commissioners of the
southern states, an appropriation was made
py congress 10 enable the u. S. fish commits
SlOner to test new method of Matching Shad
In which the necessary motion of the eggs
was secured by steam machinery Invented bv
r. b.. ferguson, esq, fish commissioner 0f
Maryland. The apparatus was duly cOnstruc
ted, and station established on Albermarie