Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-03

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS sTo-DAY.-Intcrnal rev
enue, $1,2A, 13s, ,039; customs, $475,lso.64. The
unusually large receipts from internal revenue
are due In the receipts for the safe OF the new
TOBACCO stamps to correspond to the reduction
IN Ine TAX on toDacco TO Is cents, which went
into effect day before yesterday.
AT THE WHITE HousE.-Secretary McCrary,
Attorney General Devens General Sherman,
Senator Chandler and Representatives Richard
day.
IT Is SAID that Secretary Sherman is to make
an important financial speech in Ohio before
his return to Washington.
ASSISTANT ENGINEER OF THE DISTRICT OF Co
LUMBIA.-The President directs that First Lieu
tenant F. v. Greene, corps Of engineers, U.S.A.,
Will upon the completion of the special duty
upon which he Is engaged, report to the Engi-
neer Commissioner OF the District OF Columbia
in the act of 1878 providing for a permanent
form Of government for the District of Colum.
Dia Lieutenant Greene was military attache
OF the United States legation at st. Petersburg
during the Turko Russian war; The special
duty upon which he Is now engaged is In con-
nect1on with his report on the conduct of that
war. He will be ready to assume his new du-
ties sometime next week.
GONE TO OH1o.-secretary Sherman, Gen. Gar
field and Sergeant-at-Arms Thompson have all
SOuc tO OulO. IulS WOulQ InQlCaC0 Oh 1CS race
that some important political movement Is On
foot.
WHY SOME OF THE SCHOOL TEACHERS WERE
NOT PAID TO.DAY.-There was another illustra-
tion OF the friction between the Commissioners
OF the District and the accounting officers of
the Treasury to-day. The Commissioners have
not rendered their accounts to the Treasury as
the department holds that the law directs. Sew
eral days ago Comptroller Porter notified the
commissioners that no more money would be
advanced them until they made their accounts
~ an,s s5d UTnng Non I'm I'm bae had balance
the Treasury opened the school teachers began
to present checks for the months pay These
checks s were paid until the $4,000 balance was
refused: This created quite lively chatter
among the lady teachers, who could not under
stand how things were despite the lucid expla-
two O'Clock this afternoon the Commission
ers mad no money to their credit In the Treas
ury, and had not rendered their accounts.
An arrangement has been made, however
by which an advance Of 1000 will be name
the commissioners, and they will be in funds
next Monday. 1t Is hoped this viii last until
tween the Treasury department and the Com.
missioners on the point In dispute whether
the commissioners have to render their &C.
counts to the Treasury department, the same
funds.
China On the 18th instant, to resume his duties
at Shanghai. Minister Stoughton Is ex-
pected to arrive from St. Petersburg next week.
he has not resigned. Secretary of Legation
Hit, at Paris, gives graphic account Of the
uoDS to President GreVy. Gen. T. L. Cling
man, who has spent the winter In Washington
sailed for the BermudaS from New York ye5ter-
United States geological survey, has gone to
the Pacific slope. -. Mr.. r. F. Bo1seau, of the
Associated Press, Is quite seriously ILL., his many
friends Will be panied to learn. He Is held in
high esteem In hiS profession and personallY.