Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-07-01
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal rev.
enue, $3.50 o,s12.15; customs S27s, ,s14o4.
THE CABINET had a very short session this
afternoon and adjourned to the Capitol. There
was some discussion about how to get along
without appropriations for deputy marShals
before they left.
THE TOTAL AMOUNT Of GOLD coin and bullion
In the Treasury, January I'd. the date of re-
sumption, was S135, 1872 639 40. The amount In
the Treasury to-day is si35, ,236, ,474.62.
THE HOUSE at 2:45 o'clock this afternoon took
recess until O'Clock to prevent the tndis-
criminate rushing through of bills.
THE PRESIDENT and all the members of the
Cabinet are at the Capitol this afternoon In
readiness to examine and approve bills that
may be passed during the closing hours of the
session.
STANDARD DoLLARs.-Up to to-day, July 1st,
there have been coined $35, ,07O, 700 in standard
silver dollars; OF this amount S13, 3s9,924 have
been issued, and $6,37S,912 returned to the
Treasury. The amount now in the Treasury Is
$2s, ,147,351.
APPoINTED.-The President has appointed
Major J. w. Powell A. T. Britton and Thomas
Donaldson the commission TO codify the land
laws of the United States
THE TOTAL RECEIPTS of the government for
the fiscal year ending to-day from all sources
amount to s276, ,250, 07. The total ordinary
expenses, not Including interest on the public
debt, amounted to $164, ,59s, ,3S4.53.
NoM1NAT1oNs-The President sent the follow.
Ing nominations to the Senate to-day: John A.
Hunter, of NO., to be chief justice Of the SUI
preme court Of Utah territory. Corps of En-
gineers-Lteut Col. John Newton to be colonel;
Major George II. Mendell to be lieutenant col
onel.
AT THE WHITE HOUsE.-Senators West and
Hill Colorado Representative Willis, Lowe,
Burrows, Carpenter, Shellenberger, Van yoor-
his, Warner, Jones, CoDger, Mcmillan and
Simonton called on the President to-day.
THE INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENCE CHESS
ToURNEY.-C. Il. Block, OF Bridgeport, Me- has
resigned two games to, and won one game
from, his antagonist, John II. Hood OF Coven-
try, England, completing the series OF games
has resigned game to VIM. Coats, of Chelten-
ham, England. There are still 10 players en-
gagged On each side, With 81 unfinished games
Score-Amer1can, "a; Great Britain, ~; drawn,7.
NOMINATION REJECTED.-The Senate In execu-
tive session yesterday rejected the nomination
OF Norman Buck, OF Idaho Territory, to be asso-
ciate justice OF the supreme court of Idaho, IN
place OF John Clark, term expired. Appended
TO the nomination is the following note: John
Clark was nominated to fill his own vacancy.
and the nomination was assented to by the
senate, but no commission was 1SSced to him,
In consequence OF facts appearing which
seemed to render the issuing Of such commits
sion iradvisable."
The FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT Of the bill
as finally passed by Congress and signed by the
President yesterday, entitled can act relating
to vessels not propelled by sail or internal
motive power OF their own and for other pur-
Be IL enacted. de-, That the provisions of title
50 OF the Revised Statutes of the United States
shau not be so construed as to require the
payment OF any fee or charge for the enrolling
or licensing OF vessels built In the United states
and owned BY citizens thereof not propelled by
san or by Internal motiyeepower OF their own,
ther navigating the internal waters OF state
or the navigable waters OF the N S. and not
engaged In trade with contiguous foreign terli-
strued to require the enrolling, registering or
licensing OF any f1atboat, barge or like craft for
the mage of freight not propelled by sail or
by internal motive power of its own on the
rivers or lakes OF the United States.
COINAGE executed at the U. s. mlnts during
the month Of June, 1s79:-Gold- double eagles,
total gold, 157, $50 pieces; value S2s1S 600. Sill
ver-dollars, 2,s15,O5O $2,315, ,O5O; half dollars,
So S2Si guar quarter dollars, So $3.50; dimes. 50.
three-cents, so, $1.5O; cents, 2,111 1,O5O, sal,
11o:5o.Total coinage, 4,5s3, $50 pieces; value
$5, ,155, ,2S7.50.
NAVAL ORDRRs.-Chief Engineer c. E. De
Valin, Passed Assistant Engineer Robert Craw-
ford, s w. Roche, G. H. Stfvers and II. H. Cline,
10 hold themselves In readiness for sea service.
from duty at Philadelphia. and ordered to hold
himself in readiness for sea service.
GONE TO MExIco-Ex-G Governor A. r. Shep-
w " a ~
and Mr.. L. Il. Stevens sailed from New York
yesterday for Mexico, where they propose to
enter upon business enterprise Governor
Shepherd Is now Just In the prime OF life at
tt66rty.nve ana "a his friends are confident that by
ability with which he changed Washington
from stretch OF mudhOles and duSthtlls to be
the most beautiful city In the world, he VIII
carve out fortune In his new and wide field of
operations.
THE COLUMBIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY.-By an
annoying typographical error there was an
omission OF several names In the list published
Yesterday OF corporators OF the proposed His
torfcal Society. The cOrpOratOrs named In the
OIL are: William w. Corcoran, George Ban
croft George w. Riggs James G; yelling, Con
Baird, Thomas B. Rryan, Joseph M. Toner, VIII
liam G. Force, P. F. Healy, Walter s. Cox, VII.
liam Pinkney and William Hunter.
ARMY ORDKRs-Brigadier General A. A.
Humphreys, chief OF Engineers, having served
over forty consecutive years as a commissioned
officer, Is at his own request relieved from active
service in conformity with section 1913 Revised
Statutes. The resignation of Second Lieut..
Arlosto McCrimmon, 18th infantry, has been
accepted by the President to take effect June
2Sth, 1879.
CONVERSATIONS. - The Senate in executive
session yesterday confirmed the following nomi-
nations Howard Tlcknor, of Massachusetts, to
lotr n,
Clarke, OF Rhode Island, to be depaty commis-
stoner OF pensions; Henry E. Allen, to be
register OF land office, Central City, Col Re-
Salna, Kais.; E. j. jenkins, at Concordia,
kans; Indian agents-Willam D. E. Andrus, of
Illinois for Yankton (Dak.) agency; Abraham 3,
Ludlam, OF New York, for Pima and Maricopa
agency, Arizona; John j. Critchlow, OF New
YORK, for Cinta agency, Utah; George t. Daven-