Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-18
THE EVENING STAR.
DOU B l. r s II f E II.

DOU B L E s HEET.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY-Internal
revenue. si05,697.4l: customs. $500, ,553.7S.
THE SUBSCRIPTION to the four per cent loan
to-day amounted to S49O,3OO.
Col. ii. CLAY WOoD, Adjutaut General of
the Dppal sment of Columbia, has arrived in
the city from his station al Portland, Ofego
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House to-
day were Secretaries Schurz and McCrary :;
Senators Bruce and Allison. and Representa-
tives Ballard. Williams, IN. W Wait Mon
roe, Wren, Neal and White. (Pa.)
JUDGE KELLY confirms the rumOr that he
will decline denomination to the Fort J-SiXih
Congress at the hands of the republicans 0
the 4th Pennsylvania district. 1t may be the
Judge would prefer a denomination from the
nt W national party.
NOMINATIONS DIRECTED TO.--The nomina.
tiOns of Packard for consul to Liverpool I'd
of Sheridan for recorder of deeds Of the ID s.
trict of Columbia came up for the second time
III the executive session of the Senate yester-
day, when their consideration was gain OBJ
jected to- MIR. Bayard asked that the nOmina-
ton OF Packard go over, and Mr.. Edmunds
asked that the nomination OF Sheridan be laid
over. Mr.. Edmunds said some statements had
been made in regard to Sheridan which he
wished to inquire into.
SEvENTY-FIyE THOUSAND DOLLARS TO Pa
THE LABORERS.-The House committee on ap
preparations to-day agreed to recommend an
appropriation of $1,000 to pay ie Indebted
ness due labOrerS under cOntractO s VINO had
contracts with the late board OF public works.
II ION lpy.r IoI.
their Just pay.
GOVERNOR MCCREERY, of Kentucky, was on
the floor Of the House to-day, and received
marked attention.
THE VICE PRESIDENT, accompanied by Mrs
Hayes, her daughter Fanny, and Mrs. Dr..
WOOdwOrth, wife OF the Surgeon Genera o
the Marine Hospital Service, left by last even
i1r's train for Mr. WheeIer's home at Malone
y. Y. whence they,will visit the Adirondack
No MORE SILVER DOLLARS FOR GREEN
BACKs.-The Treasury department has di-
rected that hereafter no more standard 81 .er
dollars he paid out at the >ubtreasury i'm New
York for greenbackS. Nearly all the silver is
sued III this manner has found its way back
into The sub-treaSuryin in payment for custom
duties. the parties thereby saving the premium
on gold i'll making such payments. The object
In paying out silver for greenbackS was TO get
the former into general circulation. As their
object is not realized at New York. all the sill
yer coming directly back into the Treasury
The practice has been discontinued. In Bati-
more, Tor the same reason, the silver is issued
Tor greenbackS only &c the extent of five dol
Jars at single payment.
REPORT on TIE METROPOLIS DIsAsTER.-
Solicitor RaynOr today submitted to Secre-
tary Sherman his report on the Metropolis
disaster He finds that the charges of grave
sustained q q
recommends that the bui der, owners and cap
tain or master of the vessel be recommended
for indictment to the grand jury. If the Sec
reIary accepts the report he Will transmit it
to Attorney General DeyenS with the recon
menGatiOn that he institute criminal proc" 81
ingS against the parties found to have been
Negligent.
II THE EVENT OF A DECLARATION OF WAR
between Russia and England This government
will issue proclamation of neutrality and
use every effort to enforce it's provisions. In
the TurkO-RuSSian war such proclamation
was unnecessary, the interests involved in
that conflict being so far removed from those
of this country. In Russo British war events
have demonstrated clearly that international
complications of serious nature will arise if
the United States does not proclaim its neu
trality and enforce as far as possible a strict
observance of the treaty of Washington and
fulfil other international obligations.
A COMPARATIVE STATEMENT of the receipts
from customs and internal revenue from the
lst to 18th of this month inclusive, shows:
Customs, 1877, 1856, 1882: cu1tOms, 1878,
$5,456,390.7l Internal revenue. 1877, S',056.-
CS.4; internal revenue, 1873, S,42i.T.i.06.
The falling OFF is accounted for by legislative
agitation affecting various industries. There
has been decided increase for the past three
weeks in the internal revenue which would
indicate revival. This increase is however
to great extent accounted for this being the
season for paying internal revenue licenses,
CREDITABLE SHOWING OF THE PATENT OF.
FICE.-The receipts of the Patent Office from
January l 10 May !. 1873, are $685., ,963.26. The
eH Hpenditnres for the same time, exclusive OF
tie $4,000 for repairing models, We're 1885,
3G.3S. Excess of receipts over expenditures
So ,5S5.sS. At this rate the surplus for the
We, would be S266, 1876 a much larger amount
La: year there was Sl2l eco surplus, which was
the largest up TO that time. The total amOu at
III W in the Treasury 70 the credit of the Pa
tent Office is S1,l&9SJ72S.
CALIFORNIA CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION -
The House committee on elections has agreed
10 recommend the passage of Representative
MiggintOn $ bill providing for postponement
OF the election for members of the fOrty-sixtll
u ngreSS in California until the first WedHeS-
e neral electi IN in that state The bill is urged
NJ on the ground that an election for delegates
lp d dCOnSlllul'ondl convention VIII De held In
Z: lfOrnla next August, and it is desired tC
az old the expense, etc, of two elections in the
S: me year.
INVESTIGATION OF RAILROAD ACCIDENTS
The House committee OH railways and canals
has agreed to report favorably the bill Ito pro-
vide for the more thorough investigation oil
accidents on railroads." which authorizes the
President TO appoint a board consisting of
three commissioners, who shall be officers OF
engineers OF the army, whose duty it shall be
10 inquire into the number causes and means
Of prevention OF accidents OIL United States
railroads, and who shall. after the passage OF
this act investigate such accidents as may in
their Judgment be accompanied by circum
Stances OF an unusual or unexplained charac
ter, and specially report upon the same.
THE FISHERY AwARD.-A message was sent
TO the Senate by the President, yesterday, in
relation TO the fishery award. He recommends
the appropriation of the award. with such dis
cfetlOn To the executive in regard to it's paw
ment as in the wisdom of Congress the public
interest may seem to require. Secretary
Evalts, IN an accompanying document, raises
the question as to the competency of the com
mission To make an award except by the
unanimous consent of all its members and
desires the sentiments of Congress to be eX,
pressed on the payment, and also OH the meas
ure OF value OF the fishery privileges.
INDIAN STUDENTS AT HAMPTON NORM Al
scHooL.-Secretary McCrary has written to
the authorities of the Hampton, Va. Normal
.