Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-12-01
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY. - Internal
revenue, 1858 ,344. .03: customs. s621, ,93L41.


revenue, $685., ,344.O3: customs. s627, ,934.41.
THE U. S. SUPREME COURT to-day decided the
case of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal agt.
affirming the decision of the supreme Court OF
the District. Judge Strong delivered the
opinion.
THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA will be called together, perhaps, on
Wednesday, when the subcommittee will SUBJ
NIT their report in regard to the water works of
the District, and the best means OF plying
plenty OF water. 1t is expected that the COM
mittee will take final action on the report at
orce and the probability is that it will be adopt
ed with perhaps slight amendments
TIE DEATH OF GEN. JEFF. c. DAvIs.-General
Jefferson c. Davis, colonel of the 23d infantry,
died in Chicago yesterday afternoon shortly be-
fore O'Clock. His death was sudden and caused
principally by acute pneumonia, brought on by
severe cold. He had also long been sufferer
from jaundice. He was native OF Indiana,
and served as private in the Mexican war. He
received a commission as lieutenant in 1s4S.
He became colonel of the 29d infantry during
the civil war. He also received the brevet OF
major general of volunteers and of brigadier
general of the regular army. While acting as
brigadier during the war he got into difficulty
with General Nelson of Kentucky. Nelson was
a lieutenant in the army and Inspector general
of volunteers. He was bully in character. In
the Gait House in Louisville in the presence OF
GeUtTdl DdNIS. Ile uldut SOlllt ulSpdGdSiuS It,
marks about Indiana men generally, saying that
KentuckanS were the only men. Gen. Davis
took up the dispute, and In the fight that fol-
lowed killed Nelson. He was acquitted. At the
be remembered as the presiding officer at the
Army Of the Cumberland reunion in this city a
short time ago. His death promotes 1t. Col E.
S. Otis to the colonelcy of the 23d infantry, and
Major Alexander Dallas, of the 22d, to the lieu
tenant colonelcy of the 23d infantry. General
Sherman this afternoon issued a general order
n
Davis, and giving an account Of his faithful
services.
SENATOR JOHNSTON says there is not the
slightest probability of the election of repub-
lican to the q. s. Senate from Virginia. He
Says the democratic majority in the state leg1S-
lature, consisting of both debt-payers and read
justerS, will harmonic sufficiently to choose
democratic successor to Senator W1therS.
THE DISTRICT LICENSE LAws.-The sub-com-
mittee of the committee On the District Of Co
lumbia, now codifying the laws of the District
of Columbia, will take up the subject OF taxa
tion. licenses, &C., on Thursday next at 10H
O'Clock. Chairman Hunton is anxious to pre-
sent bill acceptable to our citizens. and there
fore invites representatives OF the different sides
Of this question to appear before the SubcOm-
mittee at that time.
A RESOLUTION TO BE INTRoDUCED.-Judge kel-
ly has the following resolution ready which he
will try to get in to-day:-Resolred, That it Is
the sense of the House that the negotiation by
the executive department of the government OF
a commercial treaty whereby the rates or duty
to be imposed on foreign commodities entering
the United States for consumption should be
fixed, would, in view OF the provision OF section
I, article l Of the constitution of the United
States, be an infraction of the constitution and
an invasion Of one of the highest prerogatives OF
the House of Representatives.
THE PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT issued to-day
shows the decrease of debt for the month to be
s7se, ,s2s.1s; with the following balances in the
Treasury: Cash in the Treasury, s207, ,217 6ss. .15
gold certificates, $13, ,379, 200; silver certificates
s., ,O67, $40; certificates of deposit outstanding.
S14, 0,G00; refunding, S2611.I50: legal tenders
outstanding, s346 6S1 ,016 fractional currency
outstanding, S15 7o4.$4 .79.
SENATOR BECK.-The statement published in
several papers, and which reached Washington
this morning, that Senator Beck had been seri
ouSIy hurt by his horse falling upon him is not
true. He did receive a hurt in that way, bit l.
was very slight. and he has entirely recovered.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day were
Justice Harlan and Senators Mcdonald Logan,
Booth and Rollins, ana Representatives Dun
nell, Martin OF North Carolina. Kelley, Hayes,
Shallenbarger, Dwight, Chfttenden. McCoid.
Valentine and Page; Major Brock and District
Commissioner Morgan.
SECRETARY MCCRARY's NOMINATION TO BE
JUDGE.-Among the nominations sent to the
Senate to-day was that of Secretary McCrary to
succeed Judge Dillon as Judge OF the eighth
[. S. circuit. Ex-senator Ramsey, whose nomi-
nation as Secretary of War is to follow Secre-
tary McCrary'S confirmation, Is in the city and
has called upon the President and Secretary
McCrary. 1t is expected that Secretary NC
Crarys nomination will be confirmed at an early
date.