Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-02-11
THE EVENING STAR,
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-Internal
revenue. $it3, 2S9.03: customs. $343, 3,6O1.7U

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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-Internal
revenue. $it3, ,2S903: customs. S343, ,6Ol70.
THE SUBSCRIPTIONS to the popular loan to-
day up 10 O'Clock amounted to $4,000.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House
to-day We're Senators Davis, McCreery, Plumb,
Matthews, Jones, Patterson, Kellogg, and
Representatives Stevens, Aldrch, Walsh,
Leonard, Smith of Pa, Monroe, BrOgden,
Wright, NOrcrOSs, White. Hunter, Evans and
Robinson.
hIR. BERGH, OF NEW YORK, president Of
the society for the prevention of cruelty to
animals, made an argument before the House
committee on agriculture this morning in
favor of a bill prescribing the manner of the
transportation OF cattle III cars.
DISTRICT COMMISSIONER BRYAN is still CON
fined TO his bed at his residence, corner of
Massachusetts avenue and 18th street, with
bad cold.
THE SENATE COMMITTEE OH privileges and
elections al its meeting to-day agreed to re
commend fayOrably to the Senate the request
of ladies who argued before the committee. for
q 10Th amendment to the constitution, giving
woman suffrage, to have their arguments
printed. The request of ID. T COrbin to have the
decision in the South Carolina SenatOrship
matter recOnsidered and a full investigation
of the. same made was referred to Chairman
Wadleigh as subcommittee for cOnSidera-
ton.
DENIAL BY KELLOGG OF THE $4,000 STORY
Senator Kellogg, of Louisiana, denies he story
of the $4,000 which is alleged to have been
paid by Chicago bank iii order to assist the
returning board Of Louisiana during the pen
dency of the count of the electoral vote of that
state.
VICTIMS OF THE METROPOLIS DIsAsTER.-
Thn NJ nrt-ip nft I'll,
Metropolis reports to the chief signal officer
as follows: Crew of No. 3, life-saving station,
buried yesterday two bodies. Captain VIM.
Harrison and his party have finished all their
researches in relation to the wreck, and will
leave for Phladephia tomorrow morning per
steamer Cygnet for Norfolk. He will take
four bodies with him. the only ones identified
out OF "a.
WRECKED NEAR CAPE HENRY. - The sig
nal service station at Cape Henry, Va, reports
to the chief signal officer that 1.-THE Italian
bark Giuseppe MaSSOne, Captain MarellO, in
ballast, from Belfast to Baltimore, came ashore
near live;saving station No. |, during the
night, and is fast going 10 pieces. The crew,
OF l3 men, came ashore
TIE NAVAL INyEsTIGATION,-Tbe Housc
committee investigating the expenditures in
the Navy department met this morning in
thei room at the department. and had before
them the heads of bureaus of the provisions
and clothing and construction divisions. who
made statements relative to the expenditures
of their bureaus.
THE INVESTIGATION OF DOoRKEEPER POLK.
The committee on reform in the civil service
to-day continued the investigation of Door
keeper POlk'S department. Colonel Polk, the
DoOrkeeper, was examined at length. 1t ap-
peared from his testimony that where the
law allowed him only tWenty-eight pages that
he had fiftySiX on the roll. and paid the eX-
M hn 1rin of
those allowed by the law. He admitted the
lTregularIty in the employment of the excess
OF pages, but said thai he had explained the
matter TO the committee on accounts, and with
It's members rested the responsibility. Colonel
Polk did not attempt to deny other irreguari
ties in the matter of his employees, but said
the pressure was great. and that in all his
movements he invarii bly, notified the commit
tee on accounts. The tenor of the DOOrkeep
er'S testimony throughout was an admission OF
his irregularities, and the piea OF justification
on account OF the pressure brought to bear by
members OF the House.
RELIEF FOR THE HURON SUFFERERs-
Secretary OF the Navy announces that the few
hundred dollars which were placed in his
hands some time ago for distribution to the
destitute families of those lost on board the
Huron have increased to between 5000 aud
4,OOO, and he would be glad to have the fact
circulated by the press throughout the coun.
try, so that application for assistance may be
made by those destitute families or their
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TO be gradually increasing, and it is desirable
TO postpone distribution until it is all in, and
until all the applications have been received.
MARYLAND COMMISSIONERS To PARIs-The
President OH Saturday appointed as honorary
commissioners TO the Paris exposition Dir.
Thomas Fl. Buckler and Robert Nj. McLane
OF Maryland.
CONFERENCE ON MEXICAN AFFAIRs.-At
the conference of the House committee on
the Mexican border, at the State department,
on Saturday, with Secretary Evarts and Minis
ter Foster, the latter stated that SenOr Val
larta, the Mexican secretary for foreign af-
fairs, while expressing the anxiety of his gov
ernnent for settlement of diSa agreementS
said that his government could not consent to
for recognition. The Mexican government
must first be recognized before entering upon
diplomatic relations II was the opinion of
Minister Foster that before anything could be
done i'll the way of recognition Mexico must
give some assurance To show its ability to re-
move the present causes of grievance; that no
country could he enforced without first SuD.
pressing the raiders. The subcommittee will
have another conference at the State depart
ment this week.
WM. +. CHANDLER SAYS that if the admins
tratiOn is disposed it can be of incalculable
assistance TO the returning board. He says
Let the President send two eminent lawyers
like Caleb Cushing, and James F. Wilson, of
Iowa, to New Orleans to demand a change of
venue from the state TO the United States
courts, OH the ground that the Nichols govern
ment is an uSurpatiOn." MIR. Chandler saws
those prosecuting the board would run when
that question is raised, Tor no matter if the
Nichols government is government of pres-
dental recognition. its validity will not stand
the test in 4 United States court.
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NEWSPAPER OFFICE BURNED.-The Troy
tN.Y) Times building and office were de-
NAh hkt tpnt tnC ffrI,t hill
erected in ISL, cost $4,000, and was Insured
for $500. Stock and material worth $4,000;
insurance, $4,000.