Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-12-22


enue, $685. 225.74; customs, s45s, ,1s9.61.
GENERAL SHERMAN left for New York Satur-
day, and will return tomorrow night.
THE ADAMS, which is now at the Mare Island
navy yard repairing, will sail this OF next week.
She belongs to the Pacific station.
AT THE WHITE EHoUsE.-Representatlv Gar
field Dunnen and Monroe were among the
Presidents callers to-day. The adjournment of
White House, as far as the number OF visitors Is
concerned.
THE MELBOURNE ExPosITIoN.-The Secretary
OF State, desiring to secure, If possible, good
exhibition of American goods at the Melbourne
International exhibition, which is to be opened
october /, 1880, has appointed Mr.. Thomas r.
Of an agen5 - IN soca 9I
hibits. Mr.. Pickering has opened an office at
room 1O2, Post ONCE building, New York city,
where al the m
The United States will not assume the expense
Of shipping goods, but will, through its COM
missioner, receive the goods at Melbourne as
sign them to proper space in the exhibition
buildings, and publish catalogue Of the list of
exhibitors.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
during the holiday recess expect to perfect and
have ready to report when Congress again
meets the naval deficiency and army appro-
prlatlOn OILS.
"GRANT AND MAHoNE."-A gentleman from
Virginia who arrived here to-day reports that
the same men who voted for Grant in prefer
ence to Greeley, are working up movement in
favor OF Grant for the next President and Gen.
Malone as Vice President. The gentleman re-
ferred to says that a ticket OF Grant and Ma
hone would carry the state of Virginia.
APPOINTED P. NM. Frank Hatton, editor
and proprietor of the Burlington Qowa) HalCG-
eye, has been appoited postmaster at Burlington,
Iowa. Mr. Hatton was recommended for the
place by the solid Iowa delegation in Congress.
The RIGHT TO COUNT AND DECLARE THE PREsr-
DENTAL VoTE.-It is stated that the President
said in conversation day or two ago that he be-
lieved that under the Constitution the Vice PreSi
dent of the United States had the right to count
and declare the Presidential vote, and whether
he counted it and declared it in the rotunda of
the Capitol or in presence OF both houses OF
Congress in joint convention assembled that he
should recognize and enforce 1t as the true and
legal declaration OF the court.
THE BRONZE MEDALS awarded to American
exhibitors at the Paris exhibition have been re-
ceived by Governor Mccormick and are being
distributed as rapidly as possible. This leaves
only the certificates OF honorable mention to be
received, The grand prizes, the special awards
the gold and silver medals, have already been
delivered by Governor Mccormick to those to
whom they were awarded. There were grand
prizes which were the size of the silver medals
and were OF gold; special awards, fine por-
celain, 107 gold medals, 176 silver medals and
23l bronze medals. The certificates of hOnora-
BILE mention are additional to the above.
BILLS APPROVED BY THE PREsIDENT.-The Pre-
sident to-day approved the bill authorizing an
allowance for loss by leakage or casualty Of
spirits withdrawn from distillery warehouses
for expectation. He also approved the bill di-
recting the SecreUaty of the Treasury, at the
request of Senator. Representative or Dele
gate in Congress, the head of department or
bureau art association or library, to furnish
impressions from any portrait or vtgnette which
is now or may hereafter be part of the en-
graved stock of the bureau of engraving and
printing, at such rates and under such condi-
tions as he may deem necessary to protect the
public interests. This bill was introduced in
the last Congress, but was defeated because it
was thought that under its provisions addi-
t1Onal and dangerous facilities would be
afforded counterfelters The Secretary will,
in making the conditions under which the
proofs are issued, prescribe regulations that will
prevent as far as possible, such proofs falling
into the hands OF the manufacturers of the
"queer."
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