Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-09-05
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

LIE EV l9NlNG SIAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To DAY.-Internal
revenue. s2S3, 1861: customs, s526, ,1l745
SUBSCRIPTIONS TO the four per cent loan to
day amounted to sf1900.
SECRETARY OF STATE EvARTs returned %
TIE city last night and resumed mis- off ii ii
duties this morning.
SECRETARY GORHAM has returned to his
desk as chairman of the Republican Congress
sional Campaign Committee, after a three
weeks absence in Maine.
APPALLING DEATH LIST IN MEMPHIs-A
private telegram received here to-day by DIR
Davis, of Memphis, Tenn, now here seeking
relief for the yellow fever sufferers in tha
city, states that there we're POS deaths from
fever yesterday.
PERsoNAL.-ChiefC Clerk Lyman, of the Trea-
surer's Office has left for months vacation
Colonel Whitney, of the cash room, will be
acting chief during Mr.. Lymans absence
left Tor Mead, lie p Pa 'n this morning Hr will
be absent several days. ''''Snce the remOv Il
Of the custom officers at the port of New York
there has been no act on the part of the al
mlDlstratlOn as likely to provoke discussion
as the removal of Chauncy j. Filley pos m ~
ter at st. Louis, as announced in The STAR Of
yesterday.
THE DISCHARGES of tifty-six persons in the
Land office were made out at the Interior de
paTtment today.
INTERNAL REVENUE COLLECTIONS. - The
Commissioner of Internal Revenue reports to
the Secretary of the Treasury that the collec
tiOns of internal revenue tax for the fiscal
year ended June so 1878 accounted for were
III nnacpDuntp6 :
During the fiscal year ended June 80, 1877, the
collections were $llSG'5, lS4, and only $3.50
remained unaccOunted for. 1t therefore ap-
pears that during the two last fiscal years the
sum of $223, IL, ,622 has been collected and ac-
counted for and the sum OF sl1,605 has been
collected and not accounted for. Legal pro-
ceedings for the recovery of these discre Jan
cieS have been provided for, and no loss to
the United States is anticip paied. Each of the
d.. d.faulting collectors has been removed from
Office.
THE TRADE DOLLAR-Secretary Sherman
has written letter to a gentleman in Mans
field, Ohio, defining the status and explaining
the non iegaltender character OF the trade
dollar. An article in THE STAR last Tuesday
substantially covered the same ground as this
letter, and cited the same acts Of Congress.
THE MONEY ORDER OFFICE, P. O. D., fur
nishes another straw indicating the return of
good times. The business of the Office is af-
fected by the condition OF business. In 1877 it
Was less tDdn III 1910. L ne business IOr 1913
shows, on the other hand, a great improve
ment. The total value of orders issued for
the fiscal year is S33 490, ,06l.73 against $74 664
563 6S for the last fl cal year. The domestic or
derS issued in 1873 amounted to $Sl ,442 364 81,
in 1877 to $72 $50 509 20: the Canadian orders In
1873 TO SIS, 3S2 43, in 1877 to $227 2l6 %: the
British orders in 1878 to $S07 1882, in 1877 to
s7S3 4lt 81. in 1877 t. s.3l, $3.50; the Swiss Or
dels in 1873 t. $40 2S074, in 1877 to $40 80: the
Italian orders in 1873 to slu5, 1888, in 1877
none.
AWARD OF CONTRACT.-In considering the
bids for furnishing marble for the Memphis
custom house the 5 acretary of the Treasury
has decided to award tie contract to Burns &
ReIner OF this city. The lowest bid was
sll5CtN. by Memphis party. but the material
offered was unsatisfactory. In reOpenng this
sutjeea, the s contract having previously been
Young and the Tennessee delegation expect
ed to secure the contract for a Tenne SsCe
finn. Their eff having proved un,u cass
full lhey are now disposed TO see what obIec
tioLS they can find to the present award.
AN OvERsIGnT.-The republicans of the
Martinsburg CIV. Va) district while busy
diminishing around the departments in search
OF candidate for Congress overlooked the
claims OF SilaS son of Senator Patterson, of
South Carolina, who says that though he
doesn't hold government position, he would
have run and made a good fight, and been
elected, provided somebody put up the money.
REPRESENTATIVE CAMPBELL, of Pennsy!va.
MIA, is in the city. He predicts that the power
of the nationals. he new party that has gained
He has been renOminated, and has no doubt
o. a election. The democrats and nationals
are trying to get up fusion ticket in his dis
trict to defeat him.
SENATOR CONOvER says the denial OF his
intention TO run for Congress- in Florida is a
story gotten up in this city. He does intend
to run, and speaks hopefully in reference to
he will make his fight is the district now rep
resented by Mr.. Davidson.
AN IMAGINATIVE TREASURY CLERK.-A few
evenings since number of newspaper CORE
spondents and reporters in this city received
the following note: "Dear Sir:-I arrived in
the city last night and overheard the contents
of the within discussed by certain high off,
Gals, which l determined to apprise you of.
source from whom you obtain the same. Very
respectfully, j. II. Livingstone, of New York
CITY" The contents OF the within were as
follows: 1T is rumOred to night, upon what Is
deemed trustworthy authority, that Secretary
Sherman designs removing several prominent
Treasury otiieials the most coaaspeuoqs
is said that Sherman has at last persuaded the
President that none but active politicians
should be appointed to fill the leading posi-
will render good service to the republican
cause. 1t is not known who has been selected
IS Gilfllans successor, but Judge Ray late
counsel OF the Louisiana returning board, will
succeed Solicitor RaynOr and G. Wiley Wells
will step into the shoes of Internal Revenue
Commissioner Raum. Sherman Is said to be
thoroughly convinced that the Presidents
civil service order is a ruinOus fraud: and he
attributes the unfavOrable prospects of the
party TO the intermeddling of men like Schurz
and Evarts, whose sole ambition has been to
gratify private grievances against old political
foes The decks will soon be cleared, and the
political guns will once more belch forth with
their accus Omed vigOr and fury
None OF the boys were green enough to give
| TO the public the co tents Of the Within !" and
| paid no attention 20 the startling information
| conveyed in "LivingstOns" gratuitOus com
munication. One of the gentlemen who had
received the nOnsens, Happened 20 mention
the fact In the Treasury, and guessed that
"Livingstonn was clerk In the department.
| from whom he had received similar cOntribu.
tiOns, The clerks handwriting and that of
Livingston were cOmpared-they were
| found to be identical. The clerk has been
| quietly informed that such literature Is not
what Is expected from an emplOye Of the gov
eminent, and that for the security of his posi-
tiOn be had better confine himself hereafter to
copying, and not attempt anything outside of
| that line.
The UNEXPECTEDLY LARGE VOTE cast for