Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-01-06
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

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Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS STo-DAY.-Internalr rev
9nue, S616,25i.IG; customs. s913,15I05.
SUBSCRIPTIONS to tour per cent. loan to-day
were larger than ever before The total was
S1 ,G93. 500.
IEE POSTMASTER GENERAL was prevented
from leaving the city for Albany last night,
intended. but win do so this evening. General
knapp, the chief clerk OF the department, ac-
companies him.
MORE FIvE-TwENTIEs CALLED IN-The Sec
retary Of the Treasury to-day issued the 18th
call for the redemDtion OF $50 bonds OF 1865
consols OF 1867. The call was for ten mi lion
dollars. Owing to the large subscriptions t.
the Iour per cent. loan the 5 90 six per cent
bonds are being called in RAPIDLY.
In SPITE OF THE INCLEMENT WEATHER supply
trains are now arriving regularly at the Pine
Ridge agency, the new location of the Sioux
under Red Cloud.
AT THE WHITE HoUsE.-P. NJ. G. Key, Senator
Dorsey, Representatives Thompson PaD, Wren
and kidder called on the President to-day.
THE REPLY Of Secretary Schurz and the
Indian bureau TO the Sheridan letter is not vet
finished 1t will probably be forwarded to the
Ndf on W eUneSQaT. and be read
by General sheridan in the Cuicago morning
papers OF Thursday.
THE APPROPRIATION BILIs.-Cnatrman A.
kinS, OF the House committee on appropriations
yesterday completed the legislative. executive
ard judicial appropriation bill and sent it to
the printer He will report II 10 the House to-
morrow. This VIII make six OF the more I'M
pcrtant appropriation bills already~repOrted 10
the House.
The CASE or BIGGINs ACT. GRANT lax-Pfesi-
denn. for false imprisonment, sc, is on the
Circuit Court calendar for trial tomorrow with
only one case before ii. 1t is. therefore. prOba-
be that il will be commenced by noon TO-
morrow.
END OF TIE Snow BLOCKADE IN WEsTERN
NEW IoRK.-The following dispatch has been
received at the Post Office department from the
local agent at Buffalo, Ny: 'Supt. Te,linehast
Informs me that the New York Central railroad
vii VIII oe 19pened eI and trains started sometime to-
oay. Ihe Lake Shore will start train for Chi
cago abouI pm and it is expected to go
through without tlouble"
THE REAssEMBIING OF CONGRESS Tho citv
is rapidly filling up with the returning Con-
gressmen who have been away for the last ten
days. A quorum of both houses will undOubt-
euly be here tomorrow. In the House the Ge-
neVa award. which is the special order, will be
taken up tomorrow. vote will probably be
reached by Thursday, as On that day the army
reorganization bin is a special order. and viii
hold It's place until disposed of. In the Senate
pending aS the order OF business, but a strong
effort will be made to antagonize it's consldera'
tion with the Texas Pacific railroad subsidy.
MEssRs. POTTER AND Cox, of the Potter inves-
tigating committee, which recently visited New
Orleans. returned to the city to-day Mr.. Potter
left for New York this morning and Will return
day after tomorrow.
A DEFECTIVE Bowen BOND of a new class
turned up at the Treasury to-day. Bonds want
ing the seal Of the corporation Of Washington
ana duplicate bonds were presented last week,
as stated In THE STAR OF Saturday The law
creating the loan directs that the bonds be
signed bv the mayor and the register and have
the seal affixed. Bond 313 for 300 was present
ed to-day for redemption wanting the signature
of the register, who at the time of its issuance
was Mr.. Boswell. This makes three classes o.
detective bonds So far discovered: Those want
ing i tle seal; Duplicate bonds. aud enc wanting
the registers signature. Cheeks for the pay
ment OF about slSl,GoO Bowen DO IDS have been
issued, that be the amount so far redea;ne
This leaves about s90On0 OF the bonds It5tai!d-
ing mOng them tie def ecttye bonds wh'cn
have been thrown ont
THE CHICAGO POsT OFFICE FiRE-fhe post
master at Chicago yesterday requested by tele-
graph that the Third Assistant Postm1ste.
General forward Immediately $4,000 registered
envelopes of all kinds, and stock of the varions
blanks supplied by the office. The stock OF
nately small was ruined by fire. Registered
packages and plain official stamps were for
Warded from this city last night a few clerks
agent at Hartford was teiegraphed to forward
other needed supplies. The latter has tele-
graphed this morning that the supplies are on
their way and will connect with the evening
train from New York, the postmaster at thai
city having been notifedto be in readiness with
wagons to make the transfer. 1t is evident that
me Cblcago postmaster VIII not be long without
the necessary supplies in his new Quarters
AS this postmaster, like Mr.. James at New YORK,
always sends in his quarterly returns on The
first day OF the new quarter, these returns have
already been received, and the fire viii cause no
delay In this respect.
THE COMMEMORATIVE SERVICES in honor oft,.e
late Prof Henry viii be held in the hall of the
House OF Representatives On the evening of the
10th inst.
THE LITERARY REUNIONS at the residence Of
Hon. Horatio King are among the most pleasant
features OF winter life at the capital, ana al
ways attract people OF note. The reunion of
saturday evening last, commencing the eighth
year OF these pleasant social entertainments.
w, as -, ,opehed t WIN Dref and pertinent address
Dy the host, and after music DIR. CoueS read a
paper On 1.-The Indian Question" which was an
able review OF that subject. The remainder of
the evening was given up to conversation and
music.
ANOTHER NoTARY.-The President has an
pointed tintOn COOmbS to be notary public
Tor the District of Columbia.
1T Is VERY LIKELY that Rear Admiral Howell
VIII De designated to command the Asiatic sta
lioh III place OF Admiral LIE Roy, ordered home
FIRST LIEUT. JOHN L. GLEN, oath infantry. has
Deen paced on duty in charge OF the recruiting
Ienaezvous for the general service In this cltv
uurihS the absence OF Capt. H. c. COrbin ottI
infantry. " O0'"iA' <f'n
SENATOR THURMAN has sent supplementary
letter to Senator Teller, in which he saws: an
further compliance with the request OF your
committee, communicated to me by your letter
OF the 21St ult., have the honor now to tnclOse
70 you '1nstaliment number two Of facts relat-
ing TO the late elections, and specially to the
misconduct OF United States supervisors and
deputy maTShalS, to wit: First, letter from
James Il. Paine, esq, of Jacksonville, Fla, ,rela-
tive to the misconduct OF United States SUPER
visors and deputy marshals at the late elections
In the I'd Congressional district in that state:
second, an affidavit OF Owen j. Summers OF
Duyal county, Fla relating to the same SUBJ
lect: third, a statement Of f. c. Randolph, Of
Montgomery, Ala, showing the misconduct OF
[ Qffp0 States dpnufV marSha}S ar no iayo oloo