Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-11-26
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal rev
nue., 1866, ,31O61; customs. s4S7, ,44o.79.


ton and recommendations in favor of the ap-
pointment of Hon. G. E. Harris as District attor-
ney for this District. The President received
the petition and listened to the recommends
ton.
THE BRITISH MIssIoN.-Thc runor is current
that ex-senator Frelinghuysen, of New jersey,
has been tendered the English mission. The
fact that Mr. Frelinghuysen is in the city
gives the rumor more credence than it would
have otherwise.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SECRET SEEvICE.-The
chief of the secret service division, in his report
for the past fiscal year, shows that the total
number of arrests by the operatives (and by
local authorities for which contingent reward
was paid from this appropriation) was 5S9 The
total amount of counterfeit money captured and
secured by and through the operatives was
S33 65t.44. The chief reports that counterfeiting
in coin and paper is on the increase, and the
work is more skilfully done than ever before
Notwithstanding this the bureau has been very
and Chief Brooks says: Il assert without fear
of successful contradiction, that there never
was so small an amount OF counterfeit paper
money in circulation" as now. The chief COM
plains that the action OF Congress reducing the
appropriation for the bureau from 100000 to
S6O0O6 has impaired the efficiency Of the force
and he urges an increased appropriation.
THE PHREs1DENT will leave this afternoon at
$50 for Philadelphia
AT TEE WHITE HoUsE.-Among the Presi-
dents callers to-day were Attorney General
Devens Secretary SchurZ, Gen. Robinson, Ohio
Senators Mcmillan, Allison, and Kirkwood, and
Representatives Chittenden and Ryan.
THE FREEDMEN's BANK INvEsTIGAT1oN-Th
committee, of which Senator Bruce is chairman
which has been investigating the affairs or the
defunct Freedmen'S Bank, is called upon to
meet next Wednesday, at the capitol. to agree
upon their report.
PARDoNFD By THE Observation-Disclosures
Hayes to-day directed pardon to be issued to
Edward F. Peck, who was convicted recently in
the courts OF the District for larceny and was
sentenced to one year in the Albany peniten-
offence were that he was intoxicated at the
time he committed the offence, and that his
previous character had been excellent. The
pardon was recommended by some of the best
citizens of Washington, by District Attorney
Wells, and by Judge Hagner, who tried the
case.
How THE FIRST PROPOSITION FOR THANKS
GIVING IN THE DISTRICT WAS REJECTED.-The
following extract from the memoirs of John
Quincy Adams will be of interest at this time:
"1s25-Novem: 15.-Dr. Laurie, minister OF
the Presbyterian Church. came and said there
would be this morning meeting OF clergymen
who proposed to send a committee to me to re-
quest the appointment Of day OF thanksgiving
and prayer in this District the oath Of this
monthly He enquired if should have any OBJ
myself, but would consult the members of the
administration and answer him tomorrow.
16th-Mr. Lauries proposition for the appoint
ment of a day Of thanksgiving and prayer
within the District: All the members of the
administration present were against 1t; objected
to its novelty-as liable to fmputations of polit-
cal purposes, of introducing New England man.
ners, of using high authority for an inferior
measure. acqutesced in these opinions"
PERsoNAI.-Captain James NJ. Steuart post
master of the House of Representatives. who
was taken seriously i'll again at his home in
Alexandria On Sunday evening, is much better.
Congressman Lay, OF Missouri, whose
that he could not occupy his seat, is now entire
" recovered. He has arrived In Washington. -.
Major W. D. Bickham, editor of the Dayton, O.,
Journal, remains in the city for few days.. =.
Mr.. U. II. Painter, correspondent of the Phila-
delph1a inquirer, Is said to have made some
handsome turns in stocks during the recent ex-
element. Mr: W. R; Balch, managing edi-
tor OF the Philadelphia Press, is in the city. Mr..
Balch achieved considerable reputation for de-
tecting Bostons ministerial forger, E. D. Wins
low, in London, and also for detecting Chastine
Cox the negro murderer OF Mrs. Hull, of New
York. MIR. Edward Clark, formerly manag-
ing editor of the Springfield Republican, under
sam BoWleS. and more recently on the editorial
staff OF the Philadelphia Times, will have charge
CT the Springfield ReD"b,can's Washington bu-
reau a this winter MI George Wardeman
has arrived in the city to take charge of the
Washington bureau of the Pittsburg dispatch.
49, Hon. W. d: Washburn and family of Maine,
Major James j. s e.. Young OF New York and John
Wyckof. u.S.R.M., are at Wizards. ....Major
Charles l. Flanagan, OF Philadelphia, who
went with Congressman Wrght's committee to
find hard times, is at the Imperial. ..Ex-Con-
at the Ebbitt. Senator Thurman is expect
ed TO arrive in Washington tonight -. Sena-
tor voorhees,, OF Indiana ard daughter, are ex-
pected Friday.
IT is SAID that the President when Congress
convenes will nominate John Morton, son OF
the late Senator Morton, to be collector of in
ternal revenue at San Francisco Cal. Mr. Nor
ton is now at Honolulu, holding public trust
OF some kind.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING THE TENTH CEN
sJs.-General Francis A. Walker, superintend-
ent OF the census. has completed his annual re-
Port TO the Secretary Of the Interior. 1t details
the arrangements already made for carrying
INTO e11ect the provisions OF the act OF March Sd,
1919. There Is, the superintendent says, cen
sus day ard census year. The census day is
June 1st, 1850; the census year comprises the
twelve months ending on that day. For the CEN
suS day the law requires the statistics of the
then living Inhabitants embracing the facts Of
age sex, color, nationality, occupation, illtera-
cy, &c. For the census year the law requires
the statistics OF agriculture, manufactures min
ing and the fisheries; of taxation and public ed
ucatlon; OF mortality and the causes of death
during the entire period. The census year is
being collected as the year progresses, so far as
the agencies at the command OF the census Office
VIII n Nciy cAttlSlf6 euOTU Is Also Do
Ing made to secure through the cooperation of
practicing physicians and surgeons complete
mortuary statistics. The preparation for the
enumeration of the population in June next
and the collection of such of the statistics of
agriculture and manufactures as cannot be OBJ
tanned through special agencies without an in
ordinate expense, have progressed to the point
OF completed appOrtionment among the states
OF the total number of $50 SuDerviSOrships au-
thorized by law, and the division of each Of the
states to which more than one supervsorship is
q nr,ag inp
Der.
FEW of the ''old familiar faces" heretofore
conspicuous In the lobbes Of Congress have as
yet put in an appearance. This augurS (they
nave Keen scenD that but little business is to
De transacted at the forthcoming session, except
making presidential states.
GEN. j. K. ROBINSON, who as chairman of the
republican executive committee Of Ohio sue
cessfully conducted the recent canvass in that
sac, Is In the city. He laughs heartily over
congressman Hubbell mistaSfng Congressman
Iulner, or Kentucky, for himself and disclosing
eonmlltee secrets but does insist that he is
better looking man than Turner.
ANOTHER PLANET.-The Smithsonian Institu-
ton has received from Prof. Forester, OF Berlin,
the announcement of the discovery by Palisa. at
P0ia, on the oath OF November, 1879 of a planet
OF the eleventh magnitude in two hours ten
minutes riphf aSpanSion "a.