Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-07-24
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TSTO-DAY.-Internalr rev.
enue, ssSs, ,464.91; customs. $577171.ss.

enue, sSSs, ,464.97; customs $577, ,17l.ss
REPRESENTATIVES, WARD AND HARMER, OF Pa.
arrived in the city to-day. Representative
Ward is just from the republican convention
which was held yesterday at Harrisburg. He
says that eIything is In splendid shape for
are bound to sweep the state.
REFUSING TO RECEIVE NAILS FROM INFECTED
DIsTRICTs.-Superintend of Mails Hunt, at
st. Louis. has telegraphed the Post Office de-
partment that the postmaster at that city has
refused to receive mails from infected DISTRICTS
and asks for instructions. The following reply
was sent by the acting superintendent of the
the Postmaster General you VIII deliver all
mails that cannot be forwarded to their desti-
nation on account of quarantine regulations to
the postmaster at st. Louis, who Will be held
responsible for the safekeeping OF the same"
LETTER CARRIERS PAY.-The acting First AS
sistant Postmaster General to day sent the fol-
lowing circular to all postmasters at offices of
cular OF this Office OF July 15th 1872 to pay one
half Of your regular carriers at the rate of 900
per annum, from February 21St to May S1st,
1879, inclusive, &C. You are now instructed to
pay the remainder OF your regular carriers lex
Guiding auxiliafies and Subsritutes) who we're
In service at that time, and who were paid less
mum from February 2lst to May slst, 1879, in
elusive, deduct1ng the amount already paid
them for the same time. Please pay them as
early as practicable, and forward special pay
roll to the Auditor OF this Department.
WILSON, the legless soldier, who was recently
dismissed from his position as doorkeeper In
the Senate gallery by Sergeant-at-a Bright,
writes here that he has received letter from
Mr.. herman, the democratic Senator from his
state, saying that he knew nothing of his
removal until he saw the announcement of 1t in
the papers; that had he been consulted on the
tested, and that he Is ready to help him to
another place. Wilson also says that he has
letters from Charles Foster, the republican
candidate for governor Of Ohio, and the repub-
1can campaign committee OF that state asking
him to come TO Ohio and exhibit himself at the
Soldiers Home at Dayton, which contains 5000
large political meetings are to be held. Senator
Blaine has also sent for him to come to Maine.
ALTHOUGH SoME RETIREMENTs are contem-
plated among general officers of the army who
are eligible for such retirement, it Is under
stood the President will defer making the
changes until the assembling OF Congress-
when the nominations viii be sent In, In order,
for one reason, to avoid the bitter personal
fights that would be made should he carry out
his intention at present.
REVOLVER PRACTICE IN TIE COLOMBIAN Con-
GREss.-A letter received here from late promi-
nent citizen of Washington, now residing at
Bogota, Z. s. of Colombia, In speaking of the
efforts that have been and are now being made
to secure to the United States the commerce Of
Colombia, says:-'I had little bill pending in
the Colombian Congress to encourage cOmmu-
nicat,on between the United States and Colom-
bia by giving little aid to steamship line to
New Orleans and New York, but some unfortu-
nate revolver practice in the house Of reDresen-
tatives caused that legislative body to adjourn
suddenly. But we will capture the commerce
Of this country yet, and If my humble efforts
shan contribute anything In that direction 1
ha0 hoo tv,
vain. Please accept my thanks for not having
asked me to send you collection of postage
stamps: The requests for this pictorial clrculat-
Ing medium came to me from Maine to Califor-
MIA Why don't somebody manufacture foreign
stamps at homer"
THE NATIONAL BANKs-A statement prepared
by the Comptroller Of the Currency, Knox,
shows that the whole amount OF interest re-
ceived by the national banks upon bonds depoS-
tied as security for circulation was, July 1st,
$16912,736. II from this amount be deducted
ten per cent.-$1. .691 ,2I3-which Is the interest
upon that portion Of the bonds on which the
banks receive no circulation, and also the one
per cent. tax upon circulatiOn-$3,1 1sS, ,29S-tOtal
is the net amount of interest received by the
banks upon 80 per cent. OF the bonds deposited
as security for their circulation notes. The
national banks now hold about twenty million
OF dollars OF 1O-40 bonds. II these are converted
into four per cents, the net amount of interest
received by the banks on the 1st Of July Will
be $11.776,207. II all Of the bonds held by the
national banks are converted into four per
cents, and the same deduction made as above
the net amount Of interest received by the
national banks upon the 80 per cent. OF bonds,
So ,s75. II the present capital Of the national
banks was loaned upon bonds and mortgages at
per cent, It would yield $29, POSI- interest
banks from U. S. bonds, If bearing interest at
four per cent, and from the loan OF the amount
OF circulation issued upon these bonds at eight
Per cent, amounts to So, ,567 as the profit OF
national banks upon circulation based upon
four per cent. bonds, which Is equal to one and
seyenty.four- hundredth per cent. on the CAP
ital invested. Under similar circumstances the
profit upon circulation to the national banks in
localities where the rate Of interest is six per
cent. would be about two per cent. more than II
their entire capital was directly loaned at six
Per Gen1 upon o5s Ionns & ana mortgages the
that the national banks now In existence are
entitled to receive upon their present capital
under ld IT, section &c PIN Of the Revised Statutes
sSo9,3l2, 9l6 OF circulating notes. Total amount
issued Is S3l3,O45.3 .346 The national banks
already organized and In operation are there
lore entitled TO receive, upon deposit of the
necessary amount OF bonds, ST. $40 OF addi-
tional circulation. In other words, they can
increase their circulation one-fifth, If at any
time they are In want Of the additional amount,
or If any profit can be made by an additional
issue.
MOROCCO AFTER A YEAR OF FAMINE.-Mr
MdtucWS, L. .. COufF. dU IanglerS, reports to
the Department Of State the condition OF Mo-
rocco after year of famine. The public health
is improving. The crops promise favorably,
and no further importations OF flour are re-
quired at present. From the scarcity OF grain
for seed and the continued drought In some
portions OF the country, possible demand for
foreign grains may arise. 1t will be some years
befOre the country can recover from its serious
calamitieS.
PERsoNAL.-SenatOr Bruce has returned to
the city after a brief visit to Lake Erie and
taken quarters near the Soldiers Home for the
summer. Col. Horatio G. King, formerly OF
this city, has been commissioned judge advocate
OF the eleventh brigade, national guard, state
OF New York, On the staff OF Gen. MOlIneuX
1t seems by statement of one of the man.
ayers OF the Fryer, Mckinley PinafOre CON-
paDy. OF Cuban fame, in the Dramatic Neucs, that
the flirting prima donna was the Nleelimire in
FatinitZa, and not the Josephine or the Butter
cup OF the P1nafore, as has been variousIy
stated. The Josephine was Washington lady
or high standing socially and In musical repu-
tatiOn.
CENSORSHIP OF TIE PRESS IN RCssfA-Mr,
Hoffman, charge d'af1aires at ST. Petersburg. In
dispatch to the Department OF State, dated
July s. 1879, reports that more rigid censorship
OF the press has been established In Russia re.
Gently. The control OF printing has been trans
ferred from the civil TO the military tribunal.