Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-13
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip,


GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY Internal
revenue, s365, ~; customs, s89s G5i.ss.
DR.. WooDwoETH surgeon general of the ma
Tine hospital service. is worse this afternoon.
F0CR MARYLAND DELEGATIONS were at the
White House to-day. Two of them were COM
posed OF colored men. Each delegation wanted
different man appointed TO succeed Judge
Giles. gentleman Of one Of the delegations
told STAR reporter that other similar bodies
were forming in Baltimore and the surrounding
counties, each i'm favor of some man who wants
to be Judge in Mr.. Giles place; and that one or
more OF them might be expected over to NOR
row.
IN VIEW OF THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE Sur
VEfS the officers OF the army who are on duty
with the Wheeler survey are being ordered
elsewhere: The army orders. as issued to-day,
direct that 1st Lieutenant Rogers Birnie. jr,
ordnance department, be relieved from duty
with Lieut.. Wheeler's survey, to take effect on
the 18TH instant, and that he report in person
to the Chief OF Ordnance.
Mrs. AGNES d. JENES, the celebrated Louis
lana witness. created a little fiutter of excite
ment at the White House DAY. by calling On
the President to pay her respects. She looks
the same dashy woman as ever.
NEW LINE OF STEAMERs.-Mr. A. n. Duffie,
the United States consul at Cadiz, informs the
atlantic company has established line OF
steamers from CadiZ TO New Orleans touching
at santa Cruz. de Teneriffe, ST. Thomas, Porto
Rico and Havana.
HAITIAN COMMERCE. - Mr.. Langston. our
minister to Haytf, informs the Department Of
State that SO exorbitant are the port charges
of Hayu On foreign vessels that some American
vessels have hoisted the Haytian flag. after
some process of naturalization. The port char
geS are 1856 ton. $3.50 On vessel of 300 tons.
the form OF naturalization costs $4o0. Mr..
LaDgstOn raises the question whether the
charges are in accord with the treaty of 1864.
No CATTLE DISEASE AT PEoRIA-A telegram
has been received at the Treasury Department
from the Peoria Qll.) board Of trade saying ga
committee OF directors of the Peoria board of
trade nave this day thoroughly examined all
the cattle now feeding at dStlleries in this city,
and report all in healthy condition. No disease
is now or has ever been among them"
OWING TO THE ILLNESS of Justices Bradley
and Strong, neither of whom was able to take
his place on the bench of the T. s. Supreme
Court yesterday, the argument in the assigned
case of the Central Pacific Railroad company
VS.. Gallatin was postponed.
RECONSTRUCTION OF TIE PATENT OFFIcE-The
special board, consisting OF Gen. Paine, Com
missioner of Patents; Architect Clark and Chief
engineer Casey, organized yesterday and took
charge OF the plans approved by Congress for
nee. operations will be Immediately COM
menced.
UNDER THE RESUMPTION ACT no national bank
can issue notes OF denomination less than IS.
All ones and twOs of such notes sent to the
Treasury for redemption by national banks are
not reisSue0. but are destroyed. The amount
so destroyed since January 1st has been about
$500 which means so many ones and twOS
OF national banks withdrawn from circulation
This Is not contraction OF the currency. nor
does 1t mean smaller amount of one and two
dollar notes In circulation; for the banks can
secure as many ones and twOS OF Z. S. notes as
they desire. while they are not allowed to issue
any themselves.
ODDS AND ENDs.-Jacob b. Zeigler, late clerk
of the Pennsylvania state senate, Is a candidate
for the place OF Sergeant-ar-Arms of the Sen
ate He GENES last in the race, the whole
alphabet being ahead Of him. -. one Of the
reports OF last night, on the authority of Mont
gOmery Blair, was that Gov. Hendricks, of In.
di; II, favoTs the nomination of Tilden in 1880,
with himself as second.
GEORGIA INCONSISTENCIES. - Collector Clarke.
whose headquarters are at Atlanta, Ga, was in
the city few days ago. He had frequent con-
ferenceS with Commissioner Raum and as the
result went back with instructions to institute
a vigorous warfare on mOOnShinerS in Georgia
II having been some time since they were Wig
orouSly stirred up. An effort was made TO
secure Mr.. Clarke's removal, but it resulted In
against certain mOOnShfners he had gone be-
yond the law. The collector telegraphs from
Atlanta to day to Commissioner Raum as fol-
lows Seized on the sth instant five Illicit dis
tiller1es, two mules one wagon and 20 gallons
illicit spirits, besides 5000 gallons beer and
mash.
FAST MAIL SERVICE on THE ASSASSINATION
some months the Senator's and Representatives
of the Mississippi Valley states have been giving
much attention to the improvement OF mail
facilities on the Mississippi river. Their efforts
suits. In execution OF the desire OF the Post
Omce department to adopt the fast mail service
TO river cities, the Postmaster General has lust
issued E @ an order for rapid transit mail service
st. Louis to New Orleans. Should this under
taking meet with the success anticipated, 1t Is
proposed TO extend the same system to the
Hudson. the Delaware the Ohio, and the other
great rivers along which lie large important
cities and large population. and where such
service would be OF advantage. The Introduction
OF the fast mail service On the Mississippi may
be regarded as the most important act Of the
OF Postmaster General Key. 1t
is shown that the new system will save over
facilities. The petition asking for this service
was signed by many thousand citizens dwelling
along the Mississippi, also by the U. S. Senators
and Representatives of all the river states. and
was concurTed in by the Secretaries Of war,
Navy and Interior. It was first presented to
the President, who referred 1t TO the Postmaster
Win Ine Suggestion Lnat IL nave early
attention The order provides for tri-weekly
mail. As soon as appropriations will permit 1t,
Ii will dOubtleas be changed to a daily mail
service. The contract was awarded TO Gen. J.
b. Price and associates OF Missouri and will
soon have the new style OF fast steamers ready
for the service Plans and specifications have
already been prepared.
GEN. SIMON CAMERON celebrated his eightieth
at Harrisburg on Saturday. His house
was crowded by friends, and the General was In
an extremely happy mood.
1885, SHoRT-A. q. Woodward secretary
and treasurer OF the StanStead and SherbroOk
Mutual Fire Insurance Company at Derby Line,
Vt, Is reported to be short some sl25, 900 In his
accounts. He has been suspended from Office.
MURDERED IN lS66.-The skeleton found late
~ In an abandoned lead mine al Ellenvllle.
ulster county, y. y, has been identihed as
tiat or David Smith. a telegraph operator, VINO
Is supposed to have been murdered by Joseph
Fleicker, In February, 1850, since which time he
mas been missing
" The Eicksburg Herald says: .The talk OF
e.ecilng MIR. jefferson Davis TO the United
states Senate TO succeed Bruce Is simply ridicu-
iouS: MI Davis would probably not accept tn
positlon II rendered to him, will never have the
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