Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-10-30
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY-Internalr rev.
enue, s34?, 7.56; customs. 1856, ,4S7.11.


GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS sTo-DAY.-Internalre rev.
enue. s34?, ,561.56; customs. 1856, ,4S7.11.
CAPT. Tyson, in the Florence, arrived at New
London this morning. He reports crew well.
SENATOR SHARON, it is said will not attend
the sessions of the Senate this winter, and that
he will tender his resignation as soon as the
Senate passes into democratic hands. which will
be March 18th next. Senator $. would long since
have resigned had it not been that the Nevada
legislature would have put a democrat in his
place Now that the Senate will be democratic
after March 4th next, anyhow, the Senator
thinks he can resign without hurting his party
The Senator's term does not expire until March
Sd, 1881.
SPEAKER RANDALL, although quite confidenJ
OF his reelection. has agents in this city who
will provide free transportation to all voters in
his (Randall'S) district, the 4th, who wish to go
to Philadelphia and vote for him.
MRS. AGNES JENKs has the yellow fever, and
her husband ''the captain" has gone to New
Orleans to nurse her. Ii Agnes gets it very bad
she may make a death-bed confession. THEN
perhaps Anderson might be eclipsed.
THE ST. CRo1x INsURREcrIoN.-The US. s.
Plymouth, Captain D. B. Harmony, has arrived
at st. Croix, West Indies. Found the troubles
settled, and the ring leaders of the insurrecton
either shot or in prison; they destroyed no end
OF property. FredrickStad is entirely destroyed
scarcely house left standing. All the planters
are hOuseleSS. and the amount of properly de-
St10yed amounts TO about one million and a.
half OF dollars.
THE U. S. TREASURER AND THE NATIONAL
BANKs.-TTeasurer Gillian, in his letter to the
Merchants National Bank, OF Baltimore, pub
IShed in yesterdays STAR.) vii h reference to q
refund OF certain taxes paid by the bank. which
Is canned under recent decision OF the Att0r-
ney General. While accepting the decision de-
clneS 10 entertain any application for a refund
OF tax. The national banks Will. however make
legal test OF the question. and claim that under
section 5,2ls OF the revised statutes tee TreaSu-
fer IS bound TO refund. This section reads as
1O!loWs:-''ln all cases where an association has
paid or may pay in excess Of what may be or
has been found due it on account Of the duty re-
CURED TO be paid 10 the Treasurer OF The United
States, the association may state an account
therefor, which. Oh being certified by the Treas
uler OF the nited States and found correct by
TIE FIRST Controller OF the Treasury, shall be
IeIunued III tne ordinary manner by warrant on
the Treasury
PERsoSAL.-Mrs. senator Thurman is in The
city and called on Mrs. Hayes on Monday The
senator is steadily improving in health, and
Will be in Washington in about ten days. He
will make several speeches en- route; one in Gin
cinna1 and one in Pennsylvania. Miss Mon
tag tague also called on Mrs. Hayes Monday and
day expects visit from Miss Cary, who is sing
lag in Baltimore this week 80 Gen. Shelrnan's
daughter has returned to Baltimore. Zen
and Mrs. Hastings are planning TO go to Bermll-
Ola TO spend the winter. Miss Emma Levy.
good looking girl. with a remarkably fine
voice, iSto sing for Miss Abbott some time this
week. Mrs. Inogene Robinson Morsell, who
was in Paris when Miss Abbott was making
a. sensation in Italian opera there, called on
the prima donna yesterday. -. Gen. Averill
VINO IS nominated for Congress on the anti-Tan-
many ticket in one OF the New York city dis
trlctS, IS the contractor who paved portion OF
pennsylvania avenue. go. The friends OF ey-
COY. shepherd Will regret 10 learn that he is i'll
with pneumonia at his country residence Bleak
House.
LOUISIANA CONGRESSIONAL CoSTEsTS-A let
tel received by the democratic congressiOna
commit,ee says that Elan, The democratic
candidate. VIII beat j. Madi on Wells for CON
gfesS In the 4th Louisiana district by hand
some majority. This, Notwithstanding the fac
That Elan was recently thrown out OF Il stage
cOach ana broke E0Jn his legs and one arm
which incapacitateS him from making a persona
canvass. The same letter says that the coates
In the 5th district viii be close; also, that Ack
len, although running independent OF eithp
nomination, is likely 10 be elected.
ANNUAL REPORT OF AUDITOR MCGREw.-The
annual report for the fiscal year ending June
3Oth, 1878, OF Mr. J. NJ. McGrew, the Auditor OF
the Treasury, for the Post Office department has
been completed 1t gives in tabular form de
tailed statement OF the receipts and eXpend;-
lures OF the department. The 80, 40 post offices
IN operation during the year are classified. The
aggregate OF revenues and grants during the
year was S34, ,5S5. 1877 and the expenditures
were S34, lG 0I.4 leaving an excess of receiDtS
over expenditures OF S42O,OS5.2S. A part of the
aggregate revenue however was drawn from
The Treasury during the year but appropriated
ON account OF deficiencies in previous years.
The net revenue for the year from the sale of
SIS, ,935.13 for last year. The amount of
stamps. stamped envelopes ETC., sold was
s25,3i5, ,593.12 against S25.1 ,515.16 in 1871:
expended during year for mail transportation.
sl9,44, 1926 against SIS, ,356 O23 6 for the pre-,
VlouS year. From the statement OF the col
lectfng division it appears that the balance
Gasanee Sae nae n ha pitoG Is ss22 and the
Ihe report Is accompanied by twenty.nine
tables exhibiting in detail the TRANSACTIONS O;
the department. From the tables showing the
operations or the money order Office it appears
that the revenue from this source for the yea"
was s2O9,6 so against Sl09, 81 i'll the previous
year.
JOHN KELLy's FIGHT N NEW YORK CITy.-A
gentleman who resides in this city, but who for
the past month has been in New York watch
ing the course OF political events in that CITY
gives II as his opinion that Tammany will b.
VICTORIOUS victor on Tuesday next. He says that John
Kelly, ''the Boss" is inspired to use every ef
Tort 10 elect his ticket, because owing to the
opposition OF nearly the entire New York preSs
ne leels tiat ne is fighting battle which must
LSSSsoiiiiS IOuolJ CuIutll Ills DOllClcal DOWnr
IL ne IS defeated, and will largely add to it il he
wins: heily Is at the Tammany wigWam each
n'gnI, ana receives reports from his agents of
thelr canvass OF all sections OF the city.
GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN TO SECRETARY COR
HAN.-One OF the hun1ols OF the political cam.
paign is postal card received by Secretary
GOfham from George Francis Train which was
sent at the time the newspapers represented
that Gorham had tendency to advocate i'm a
mild form the greenback theory. Following is
the card
COOdet GOrl am, Secretary Republican CONF
p,ittee WdsEfHGtOn d. C.-YOur change OF base
shows you have more brains than all you re.
publican pals, but IL comes too late to prevent
the resumption ship from shooting Niagara
rails In 1879. GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN
\ PRIZE OF one hundred pounds sterling for
an essay On hydrophObia has been offered by
Mr.. SANFORD. member OF Parliament, 10 be
awarded by the Royal College OF Surgeons OF
London.
THE l. S. ). GUARD, Lieut.. Com. F. NJ Green.
commanding, left Bahia. Brazil September 90
and expected TO arrive at Hampton Roads No.
venlber 10. Health OF officers and crew eXce,-
lent.
NAVAL ORDERS.-COnmander VIM A Kirk
land to temporary duty on board the Hartford
on their arrival at MonteYideo Ensign Geore
F. EmmonS to the Enterprise at New York o.
the 10th November; Midshipman Walter Me
Leak from the Powhatan aud placed on waittn
orders. MidShiDm3n Nm n Anon Diohar