Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-13
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip,

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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal
Revenue, s29l l,C77.13; customs, s5lS,O5S43.
TIE NEW DOLLARs.-Senators Morrill, and
Allison had in their possession to-day some of
the first new silver dollars coined under the
recently passed silver BILL The coins circI.
lated extensively among the Senators, and
were greatly admired
&MoNG THE CALLERS on the President to-
day were Senators HOar. Dawes, Bruce and
Randolph: and Representatives Burchard
ROlney, DanfOfd, Bayne, Young, Garfield
Shallenberger and Ryan and Delegate Fem
FIRST LIEUT.. HENRY ROMEYN, 5th infan
try, has been detailed as professor of military,
science and tactics, at the Hampton norma
and agricultural institute. Hampton, Virginia
and will report for duty accordingly.
EXPERTS.''-Mr w. b. Moore denies that
he was ever connected with the secret service
of the government or that he is a candidate
for position as expert before any committee.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Cadet Midshipman Philip
V. Lansdale is ordered to the Constellation,
igth lnst Master j. w. GraydOn is detached
from the Naval Observatory and ordered to
duty at the Nautical Almanac Office.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON COINAGE m con-
sidering and drawing up a bill, the principal
y
tificates on the deposit of fine silver bullion.
the repeal of the law authorizing the coinage
OF trade dollars. and the withdrawal of the
three tire, fye and twenty cent silver pieces, and
also the trade dollar in circulation by making
them eXchangeable at the mintS for fractional
silver coin of the denominations of ten, TWEEN
ty-fye and fifty cents. The bill also increases
the legal tender character of those coins to
twenty dollars in any one payment, and makes
them redeemable in full legal tender money
when presented az the Treasury in sums of not
less than one hundred dollars.
THE PROBATE PROPOSITION-The House
committee on Pacific Railroads to-day heard
an argument by Samuel Sheliabarger, ESQ.
AGAINST the proposition to compel the Union
Pacific Railroad Company to prorate with the
Kansas Pacific Company.
THE CHARGES filed against Mr.. Simon Wolf,
Recorder of Deeds of this District, before
Glover's Congressional committee, as men,
toned in yesterdays STAR, are to the effect
that SOE'e years ago, when he was an attorney,
he got pension check caShed and failed to
remit the proceeds to the claimant for whom
he acted asattOrney; that it was discovered at
The Second Auditors office. The charge is
made in the same connection, that the Second
Auditor allowed Mr.. Wolf to give his note to
him on behalf of the United States, instead of
refundlng to the government the amount of
the check.
The NOMINATION OF Mr.. j. w. EASBY.-
The Senate committee OH naval affairs to-day
considered executive business. The nOmina-
tlOn OF John w. Easily, to be chief of the
bureau of construction and repair, was laid
over for consideration at future meeting.
NEARLY 15,0CO MODELS have been restored
at the Patent Office. The work on about 1900
will be finished before the apprODriation j.
exhausted. About 100 of those now employed
in the model room will be discharged on the
18th instant.
IN FAVOR OF DIAz.-Mr Conkling's special
Mexican investigating committee met this
morning and heard an argument of over one
hour in length from Caleb Gushing. Mr..
Gushing is familiar with the Republic OF Mex
!c0 He has been consul for that government
III times past, and is now said to be in the
employ OF the DIaZ government. At any rate
Mr.: Gushing made a very able speech in favor
oil the recognition of Diaz.
CONFERENCE.-The Senate, in executive
session yesterday, confirmed the following
nominations: VIM. A. Howard, Mich. to be
governor OF Dakota. Y. S. Consuls-Chas
Bartlett, Me-, now at Turks Island, at Guada-
loupe; Geo. c. Tanner, S. c., at Verviere and
Liege. Register of Land Oftice-Edward IL.
Morrison, N. j.. Boise City, Idaho. T. S Mar
Shal-Mlchael ShaughneSSy, Miss. for Utah ::
Alex. {; BOtkin for Montana. U. S. AttOr-
neys-Wilber F. Lunt. district of Maine: j w.
district of Bath Me- Hiram l.. Brown dis
trict of Erie, Pa Collector of Internal Rave.
nue-JaS. f. Simpson, Sd district OF Iowa
Also number of pOstmaSters, etc.
AT THE CABINET MEETING Yesterday Sac-
retary Fvarts read his 1ettar invitinr tha o,o,
arnmsntS of th. ao,I,,.u;a NV 'l'lils tho so'-
VI 'io eouhtileo COMPOSING Cne
Latln union and others, to join the United
Sla!eS IN a conference to adopt common
idtlO pet"een gold and silver. The letter will
De sent 10 our ministers in Europe, who are
instructed to urge the Importance of the sub
lect.
IHE SILVER CERTIFICATES.-Mr. McPher-
son, chief of the bureau of enprayinp and
printing is burrvino tn comn1stion tha -,
nar+ifoata0 ,,,.,o g., W mp. I 'i,0 'in'oi
:m e:i!liCdtSo unueI llle recent law. Inc hrSt
J VII ue vi tIe denomination OF ten dollars,
afolHeu i WIN WIN ah engraved nead OF Robert
Mt Nlolt 10: Pm MS - now leaay lOf the press.
t'eo tnoAI VIII loIlOW twenty, IltFI one hundred,
ae nataI Th ana one thOusand dollar certih-
tho fnoo dF aedG VIII pe uIHereht portrait on
.rI 'o ia.1 pi eneiS uem1lldtlol I OF ceftlfcate.
A VIZ I'M, hihdfsllp m VIII pe III tne pest style, as
me do thdI vi the lesal-tendef notes.
srcprr,py Sc,,,-r,,.,
okChbIAkf SCHCRZ WAR ON THE WOOD
Interior to the request of the Senate rpsoIu-
tiOn of the 4th instant ssto report To the Senate
what proceedings had been taken hv the he