Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-08
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.


GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-Internal
Revenue .SS2j, ,9jS.4 customs, 1854, ,357.62.
SILVER AND NICKEL.-In addition to abol-
ishing the trade dollar, Mr.. Stephens, chair
man of the House committee on coinage. &c
favors the abolition of the silver five and three
cent pieces and the nickel three cent piece.
He wants To retain, however, the five cent
nickel.
PERSONAL--Bayard Taylor, minister to Ger
many, and Ex-Governor Bullock, OF Georgia,
are in the city. They both called on the Presi
dent to-day.
AMONG THE BENEFICIARIEs under the Senate
bill restoring certain pensioners of the war of
1872 to the pension rolls are Major Thomas
TOWles and DR.. Ferris Finch. of the Clerks
office OF the House OF Representatives.
DISTRICT APPROPRIATIoNs.-The chairman
of the District of Columbia committee has ad-
dressed an official communication to the
chairman OF the committee on appropriations,
requesting that all sums appropriated for the
District of Columbia be included in separate
appropriation bill, 10 be known as the District
OIL Columbia appropriation bill.
AMONG THE CALLERS At THE WHITE HOUSE
to-day We're Chief Justice Waite. Senators
Mitchell, Burnside. Wallace, Paddock. Como
YER and Ferry: Representatives Wait, White
Pa. Landers, Raney, Evans Pa. Adrich,
Rfetan0 and CaSWeii. and Gen. .. o. Howard.
THE CHENEY INvESTIGATIoN.-The postal
committee to-day concluded the taking of
testimony in the matter of the charges against
Postal Superintendent Cheney, and Mr. East
man. his attorney. began an argument in
Cheneys defence. The most important fact
developed today was the testimony of Il law
yer named Rollins. who stated that he collect
ed a note in CheneyS favor for $50. He did
not know what the consideration was upon
which it was based, but had heard the rIImor
that it was to secure the appointment of the
maker to thu Meredith. (CnUn) post Office"
One Of the charges against Cheney is that the
incumbent OF the Meredith post Office had to
give money consideration to secure il.
TENNESSEE MoONsHINERs.- Collector Cooper
teegraphed to-day from Knoxville. Tenn. to
Commissioner Raum as follows: My raiding
party have returned here from Johnson cOun-
". They seized five diStillerieS. one horse, a
lot III whisky. made arrests, destroyed live
copper stills, and large quantity of mash
and beer.
TIE BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING
FXHIBIT for Paris has been on exhibition in
MI. Nc cPhersOn-S office yesterday and today.
and has been visited by an immense number
OF people. The exhibit consists of TWO large
frames, one containing specimens of govern
ment bonds and notes. the other containing
upwards of one hundred and fifty portraits
and VignetteS OF prominent AmericanS,-ar-
ranged III a remarkably chaSte and beautiful
manner. The whole exhibit represents the
securities OF the government, and will do great
credit To the bureau. The exhibit will be open
to the public until &c O-mOrrOW Saturday noon.
when the frames will be boxed and shipped
fOr Paris.
The CENTENNIAL MEMoRIAL-The House
to-day passed the following resolution:
Whereas, i'll pursuance of the act OF Con-
GreSS approved January is, 1873, the great
seal of the United States has been affixed to
the document entitled The Administrators
Cf the United States Government at the Be
ginning of its Second Century," and whereas
the party Who projected and had charge OF
said document is DESTROYS of depOSiting the
same where il will not lose its identity, aud be
accessible to the general public:
RCSOir9d. That a committee of thirteen, con,
slSting OF one from the thirteen original States
respectively, be appointed to arrange the pro
ceedlngS and ceremonies for the placing of
ment of State.
The following committee will be appoined:-
New Hampshire Henry W. Blair: Massachu-
Latimer w. BallOu: Connecticut, James
Phelps: New York, George W. Patterson
chairman New Jersey, August W. Cutler;
PENNSYLVANIA, William d. Kelley; Delaware,
James Williams; Maryland Thomas Swami;
Virginia, John T. Harris: North Carolina,
Alfred NJ. Waddell; South Carolina Joseph
III. Rainey; Georgia, Alexander H. Stephens.
WANTED-A VAULT FOR enthusiastically
sherman has asked for an appropriation of
10000 for building additional vaults in the
Treasury fOr the storage of silver
THE LONG BOND SAVINGS BILL, which passed
the Senate day OF two ago. was referred to
the Ways and means committee in the House
this morning. Gen. Ewing and other mem
berS OF the banking and currency committee
Indicated that they would anita gOniZe ii with
the postal savings bill. which the banking and
currency committee is ready to report when
called.
NAVAL NOTES.-THE Powhatan arrived at
Saint Pierre, Martinique Feb 18th, and in
tended to proceed to Barbados on the 22d.
The Swatara arrived at Cape Hail. West
Indies. Feb. 10Th, and intended to sail on the
18th for Port au Prince. The MOnOngehela
arrived at Point de Gale. CeylOn, Jan. I'D
from Bombay. and intended to leave on the
18th for Penang and Singapore.
THE SENATE COMMITTEE on RAILROADS
agreed today to report favorably substitute
for the bill introduced in the Senate some time
ago by Mr.. Dorsey 10 provide 4 sinking fund
Tor the Pacific railroads. The bill agreed uDon
provides that the government shall place to
The credit OF the Central and Union Pacific
companies, as the nucleus of a sinking fund.
all the money due the roads by the government
for transportation of troops. supplies, &c, over
pany is TO add one million dollars in the pre-
sent year and one million dollars each annu-
ally until the year 1900, when the whole amount
of interest and principal due OH the bonds
guaranteed by the government TO the roads
become payable. The bill then provides that
the amount of the sinking fund be deducted
from the total amount of the co npanies in
debtedneSS To the government, and the bal
ahce due the government is made payable in
fifty equal Semi-annual payments, bearing iu-
tereSt at the rate which the ma jOrlty OF the in
debtedneSS of the government bears.
FAVORABLE REPORTS. - The Senate COM
mittee on territories to-day. agreed to report
fayOrably the nomination of VIM. A Howard
to be governor of Dakota. The Senate com
mittee on pensions today, agreed To report
tav0raby bills, to pay an annual pension of
hify dollars per month to Mrs. Admiral
wilkes: like pension 10 Mrs. Gen. Eaton
and apensiOn of fifteen dollars per month to
each of the daughters OF Brigadier General
Miller, OF the war of 1872.
The TARIFF.-Major David Dods. of New
jersey. and a delegation of New York Jewel.
lers, were heard by the committee on WAYS
and means today in favor of a reduction of
the rate of duty on manufactured and i'm
ported iewelry.
ADIUTANT GENERAL TOWNSEND i'm Obedi-
ence 10 summons appeared before the House
military committee to-day to continue his tes
timOny with reference TO the cost of maintain
ing army officers in Washington There was
no quorum of the committee present, and his
further examination was postponed until the
next meeting OF the committee.
THE TIMBER PIRATES IN ALABAMA-The