Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-01-19
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS ToDAY.-Internal
revenue, s26s, ,2S6.6l: customs, $i07.Ss!.S.
BOXERS BITTERs are replaced by Slough
tons bitterS as the tonic at st. Petersburg.
Mr.. HAYT commissioner of Indian affairs
has returned 10 the city.
TIE PRESIDENT will give state dinner on
Tuesday, Goth instant, to a number of mem
bers of Congress and others.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON PACIFIC RAIL
ROADS has reelected its clerk, Thomas S. Bell,
of Virginia.
RESUMPTION.-The House committee on
banking and currency have authorized their
chairman, Gen. Ewing, to report a resolution
for adoption by the House giving the commit
tee power to send for persons and papers and
otherwise make complete investigation as 10
the amount of coin in the country available for
purposes OF resumption.
ONLY TWENTY CANBE ERETAINED.-The COM
mittee on appropriations yesterday agreed to
allow Secretary Sherman to employ not more
than twenty clerks of the temporary list for
the balance of the session. at a compensation
& OF - PsE p G gay ana @ up TO an amount not to sx,
Secretary asked for $4,000 and 95 clerks.
A DEMOCRATIC DELEGATION of the 18th ward
of Baltimore last evening presented TO Repre-
sentative Blackburn of Kentucky, gold
headed cane, in appreciation of the OratOrcal
services lie rendered in that city during the
late state and municipal election. The Ken
tucky delegation were present. Sheriff Snow
den, of Baltimore and Mr.. Black burn made
speeches.
LETTER CARRIERS PAY.-The House com
mittee on post Offices and post roads has
agreed to report Representative Quinn'S bill
to fix the pay OF letter carriers. 1t provides
that in all cities of $4,000 inhabitants and
upwards there shall be two classes of letter
carriers, to be fixed by the Postmaster Gene
raj. The salaries OF carriers OF the first class,
who shall have been in the service at least one
year, shall be $1,000 per annum, and the sala-
lies of carriers of the second class shall be $500
per ann.lm. In all cities containing pOpula-
tion of less than 1000 and of 20,GO and up
wards there shall be one class of letter-carriers
who shall receive a salary of $3.50 per annum.
Upon recommendation of the postmaster OF
any city the Postmaster Generalmay establish
a third grade OF letter carriers, known as
auAlliarleS, who shall b. paid at the rate of
500 per annum. The appointments of letter
carriers in cities having tive or more classes
shall be made to the class having the mini
I,a mmm rate OF pay and promotion from the
the higher grades at tie expiration of one
years service on the certificate of the Post
master 10 the faithfulneSS and efficiency of
the candidate during the preceding year
GEN. SHERIDAN will shortly make u tour OF
inspection through his department (MiSSOurD.
1lI
p:Oi"l's III push inc liioith poit'oh' "ei''
Nmpple. Oh Cen Anefhiith stan, mas Deen
ordered 10 proceed to st. Louis to accompany
Hill.
W. HAVE J~Dr,D1r,rIr ,corp,<cr. +h.+
TIE STAR correctly reported Senator Eaton as
to his attitude on the subject of Dan Voorhees,
lecture. We hope Senator Eaton can stand il.
We know that Voorhees, ran.-[p,St
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The M00NSHINERs' WAR IN kENTUCKY.-
The Commissioner OF Internal Revenue to
d., raceirod tho frrn,,in,r ,Iisma.a1, ,r,n,1
u''S Nv " .nI 1o"liis "i'p"t0n iioi" itn
caster, ny: cur men were not repulSed
hoohsEln'IS opened hre from behind trees.
our party GiSmouhted, charged them on foot
ana IoH!tH lhGm completely. Storekeepe'
Logan SiighilS wounded, and one moonShlner
reported kllleu ana Two WOunded. lWh stills
captured anu destroyed during the hight. Men
III 8"oH Splflls ana gong ahead. Have i'll
Stucted ueputy as advised by you.
LANnRAN, Collector
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