Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-01-11
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.


GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS sTo-DAY-Internal rev.
enue, S4lG,6S5.>t: customs $780,, ,60662
At THE WHITE HoUsE.-Senators Matthews
and Davis and Representatives Calkins and Cole
were among the Presidents callers to-day.
ANOTHER CONGRESSMAN VERY ILL.--Represen-
tative Thornbprg, of Tennessee, who has been
Ill for some weeks wit h pneumonia has suffered
relapse and Is now quite low.
ANOTHER slo.0Ooooo BOND CALL.--Secretary
sherman to-day issued another call for ten
million hve-fwenty bonds, consols of 1861. This
makes S50.0GG,ODO of these bonds which have
been called in during the present month-in the
last nine days. The total amount OF 5-20'S now
outstanding Is about S3o000D.010. II the sub
ScIiptiOnS 10 the -four per cent. bonds do not fall
of all the 5-9as Will by the tirst OF May be re-
funded Ia lour per cents.
THERE IS GOOD DEAL OF TAIN OF an Or
ganiled scheme to increase the number OF the
departments of the government, and conse-
Guently the number of cabinet officers The bin
introduced by senator Lamar provides for the
organization OF national board OF health here
IN Washington, giving great powers to the head
Of that board. 1t is proposed to make two de-
parunents out OF tie Treasury; to make the
head OF the Agricultural department cabinet
officer, and 10 establish a department which
shall have charge OF the subject OF immigration
10 this country. The head OF this department
is also 10 be Il cabinet officer.
GENERAL SHERMAN sends copies of all the let
teTs he receives from army officers on the new
army bill TO senator burnside no matter
whether the writer's Of the letters oppose or
favor The measure.
COMING CHANGES IN FEDERAL OFFICES IN
NEW cRLEANS.-Therc is good authority for the
statement that collector smith of the nort of
New Orleans. viii sp0a be removed: and there
Is also good authority for tile statement that
eA-S4V "a%iHoth Will be his successor. Mar
sLa! Jack NhaIton also has to 60, bat eX-Mar-
SE1l PliAin vii not 1t is thought, succeed him
THE COOLEST PLACE.-Breckenridge. Mimi.
was the c0lde5t place liz the United states this
morning, and the only signal service station in
lhe country where the mercury was belOWZprO
II being recorded at minus degrees-a fall of
10 degrees LII a hours.
THE GOVERNMENTS PURCHASES OF SILVER
AT next Wednesdays opening OF bids for fur
nishing silver bullion o the government Will be
received for the first time offers to furnish sill
Verto the government 10 be delivered for coin
age AT the mint in New Orleans. The Superin-
tendent of the mint has ALREADY been author
iZed to purchase silver in small l0tS-nOt tn ey
ceed 10000 ounces I'm one purchase. The open-
ing OF the mint nnXt week will not increase the
amount OF bullion which the Treasury pur-
ciaSeS every week, which is about 100000
ounces.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE on banking and cur
OI
Mr.. HeWittS bill making gold and silver inter-
cnangeable. The committee has amended Mr.
Philips postal savings bill, allowing 3G5 per
cent interest On all postal deposits so that
reserve OF ten per cent Will be retained for the
redemption OF the 5.65 per cent. bonds
CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER-The House
committee on post offices have agreed to an
amendment OF the blI for the classification of
mail matter So as to provide Senarate stamp,
for letters bening deficient postage whicn
stamps VIII be notification TO the poStmaSter
receiving the letter to collect.
HosoRs TO THE MEMORY or CALEB CUsHrS,.-
y meeting OF the bar of tie L. s Supreme Court
was held Yesterday afternoon to take action in
relation 10 tie death OF caleb Cushing. Secre-
taly ENailS presided. a committee. consisting
Il +. Phillips. Rt ScOe Conkling. George H. WIZ
lIams, A. I. AkeTmar, Gen. Pike ana AttOrney
General Devens, was appointed 10 draft suitable
resolutions, which Were subsequently Ip i1rt cd
and adopted. Speeches were made by Nessrs
NIlllams, Hacketr, Garnett and Pike.
THE PoLYGANY QUGsTIoN-It is understood
that large number OF Mormons have violated
the act OF 1862, which prohibited polygamous
marriages. since its passage succesSfuI
prosecution OF them would be followed Dy their
dls1ranchisement. The Department of Justice
uGder the present administration has not been
oy any means lenlent in dealing with the MOr-
mons. Delegate Cannon fears that since the
recent decision OF the supreme Court wholesale
prosecutions Will be instituted. He has there
fore prepared bill, which he viii Introduce in
the House at an early date. and which has for
rs object the heading OIL OF such prosecutions
The bill will provide that pOygam0us marriages
since 1862 be cOndOned. and the effect of the Su-
preme Court decision be brought TO bear only
Oh those which may be contra tied since that
decision.
GEMS. SHERIDAN AND POPE on THE Army
BHL.-Lieut. General Sheridan has given ex-
preston TO his opinion upon the army reorglni-
lin
uon covering he general administration of the
army, but objects 10 the diminutiOn of the cav
airy and the mode OF reOrganiZing. lie Drefe,S
me present organization, and cannot approve
any new and untriei plan. lie does 10: obiec.
To the cutting down OF the number or staff oil
GERS, but thinks II should be- done by StOpDinr
promotions in the lower grades. or by retire
b3ent, or by both. Gen. Pope has alsJ expressed
his GisapnroVai.
TUE POTTER COMMITTEE to-day considered the
question a to whether the affidavit OF ~. Mlr-
tins. a former deputy sergeant OF arms OF the
committee cOufeSsng that he had sworn falsely
before the subcommittee. aud Casting imputa-
tfODS upon Representative Ste1ger in that con-
necti0n- should be placed upon the record it,
stead q his eiag personally called. RcpreSer-
tatlYc Mcmahon opposed the reception OF the
aiildaNit. pfeferf'ng that the witness himself be
placed on the stand Representatives Reed
tCN OF ONO and HiSc0cll advocated the placing
0i tie AFFIDAVIT on Ihc record. Representative
StenGcT said L was natural that ANYBODY ar-
ctSed OF crime should be confronted with his
aCcuSer; therefore, il the SO-called affidavit
we've admitted To record he should ask that Ger
tain papers in his possession. showing under
what circumstances the affidavit was procured
etc. should also lie recorded After further de
bate. resolution offered by Representative
Blackburn was adopted by Il party vote: demo-
Gratis y; republicans 3-that the chairman re-
turn 10 the counsel OF Secretary Sherman the
affidavit, and that he further inform Mr.. Sher-
man that It. Martin Will be examined touching
tie matters embraced iii the affidavit should the
same he desired by Mr.. Sherman or any mem
Ger OF the committee. 4 recess until one O'Clock
took place.
The committee reassembed at l.3o, and Thos
=. kelley was placed on the stand. Witness
was the IneSseng ger at Gov. keilogg's Office when
the second set Of electoral certificates were
signed. He wrote letter to Chairman Potter
some time ago, in Nhich he said that he could
prove that the second set were forged, and
mat he Could Identity the fOTgerieS because he
had AT tie time put certain marks upon them.
lie was examined with reference To this mat
tcr. The first sc: OF certificates. as we'll as the
second. were shown him.
The cxalinatioa OF the witness was in pro-
SfeSS WHEN our report closed
OrTRaGES By C0liector Young
'elegfaphS this Afternoon from Raleigh. " c.
10 commissioner itaum as follows: ..Raidin9
Party IN Stanley county seized eight stills in
luii Diast. Arrested eight distiilerS One of nv
th..t tz.,,