Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-09-16
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TsTO-DAY.-Internal rev.
enue $252. .O26 %: customs. 1898. .327 Sc.

6nue, $25Z, ,U26. 70; CUSTOMS 1913, ,32I .56.
THE SUBCOMMITTEE OF the Senate committee
on the District of Columbia, appointed to In
vestigate and report upon the defects OF the
water system of Washington and Georgetown,
have not yet met, owing to the absence OF a
quorum. The committee was originally cslled
to meet Sept. 1st.
JRFF DAVIS NOT CANDIDATE-In a late lei
ter, copy Of which has been received here,
JEFF Davis refuses to allow his name to go be-
fore the legislature of Mississippi as candl-
date for the United States SenatOrShip. He
States Senate. You are authorized to announce
that my name will not be. with my consent, in
cluded among the candidates for the United
states Senate to represent Mississippi In that
body. From youth 10 age 1t has been my pride
to represent Mississippi In military and in civil
service, and would that all her sons should
realize that it is her interest that dictates my
present decision"
THE DETROIT RIVER BoARD.-In pursuance of
the joint resolution Of Congress, approved
June 20th, 1879, requiring the Secretary of War
to convene board OF officers of the engtaeer
corps to inquire into and report whether for
railroad purposes the river Detroit can be ad-
vantageously bridged or tunnelled at the city
of Detroit, or within one mile above or below
that city, the Secretary Of War has designated
the following board Lieut.-Col w. f. Reynolds,
Lieut. Col. Nathaniel Michler, Major o. NJ Poe,
Major D. c. Houston and Major j. NJ. Wilson.
OF the senior officer, and will make its report
and recommendations to the chief engineers
before the 1st OF December next.
INVESTIGATING SENATORs.-To-day Senators
Vance and salisbury with Deputy Sergeant
alarms Christy and Stenographer Murphy, of
the subcommittee Of the Senate committee of
privileges and elections, left on Pullman car
on the Fast Line train Of the Pa. r. r., for
Topeka, Kansas, to Investigate the charges
made against Senator ingalls,, of bribery, in
connection with his reelection to the Senate.
The other member of the sub. committee, Gen.
Logan, will join the party On the route, and the
latter will. on the 25th, address the Union
soldiers of Kansas, at NeOsho Falls, and it Is
likely that y he and his fellow committeeman will
visit the Kansas State Fair, at that point, and
probably the Indian Fair, at Muscogee, in the
Indian territory, On the 3Oth, before their re-
turn.
THE PENSACOLA, flagship of Rear Admiral C.
r. P. Rodgers, Pacific station left Callao, Au-
gust 10th, for africa, Peru. The Tallapoosa left
CharlestoWn, Mass, this morning for Ports
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut. Arthur Boyd, from
the Wachusetts to the Marion, relieving Lieut..
j. P. Wallis, who is ordered to the Marion.
Lieut.. Q; "; Farenbolt, from duty at the Nltre
depot, Maiden, Mass, 1st October and placed
on waiting orders. Master Robert Platt, from
duty on the coast survey on the 29th inst. and
ordered to duty In charge of the Nitre depot, at
Z
Arms to duty at the Boston navy yard 26th
inst. Passed Assistant Engineer F. NJ. Ashton
to the Palos, Asiatfc station, per steamer Oc-
tober 4th next. Passed Assistant Surgeon A.
A. Austin, from the receiving ship Colorado and
ordered to the Norfolk navy yard. Pay Inspec-
tor Richard Washington, from duty as inspec-
tor Of provisions and clothing at the Boston
board OF inspectors, relieving Passed Assistant
Paymaster J. 9. Barton, who Will hold himself
a In readiness tor duty on board the Nipsic.
Passed Assistant Engineer j. F. Bingham has
reported his return home from the Pacific and
has been placed on waiting orders. Passed AS
sistant Engineer w. L. Balls, from the Palos,
Asiatic station, and ordered to the Ranger.
SECRETARY EvARrs returned to the city last
evening. He was at the department to-day,
and Will leave In day or two to Joint the Pres
ident out west.
Personal. - Second Assistant Postmaster
General Brady returned to Washington this
Indiana, is in the city.
RESUMPTION AN ACCOMPLISHED FACT. The
resumption act passed in 1875, provided that "on
and after the first day Of January ammo domini,
1873, the Secretary Of the Treasury shall re-
deem in coin the U. s. legal tender notes. then
outstanding, on their presentation for redemp-
ton at the ONCE OF the assistant treasurer of
sums OF not less than fifty dollars" Heretofore
the Treasury department has confined Itself to
the exchange of gold for legal tenders at New
the gold being accumulated at New York, and
it not being deemed safe to distribute the
amount on hand around the country. Since re-
sumption, on the first of last January, the
Treasury, through the Office at New York, has
been called upon to redeem, in gold, about ten
millions OF legal tenders: On the other hand.
the accumulation of gold has increased In the
Treasury to between fifteen and twenty mil
lions. Most OF this increase represents foreign
gold sent over In payment for American ex-
ana nns M Of g0a ssp and bullion s on
OF the large increase OF the gold fund and the
accumulation OF the coin In the Treasury the
department will soon make arrangements to
exchange gold and silver for United States
notes at the several sub-treasuries where con-
venient. This will complete resumption. AS
Tar as any demand for gold Is concerned, re-
to suit every body, but there may be a demand
for gold by parties not desiring to send their
@ no,es 10 New YORK Tor exchange When the
treasures, and the sending arrangements are
completed, this demand, II it exists, will be
easily met. People, however, evidently prefer
The SOUTH WILL SWALLOW TILDEN, But
DON'T HANKKR AFTER HIM.-Representattv
King, OF Louisiana, will leave for that state
this evening He says that the South don't
section. But, II he should be nominated"
MT; King said, "the South would swallow him,
ldll, uOOl duu I'LL!
THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT is Informed that
the Canadian commissioner OF customs will not
hereafter allow, in all cases, discount claims on
goods imported from the United States into
Canada. In some cases 1T is the practice of
firms for instance In the plated silver trade, to
invoice goods at certain rate to purchasers
and to deduct the discounts, say OF 80 and 10
per cent. and although the invoice price, less
such discounts. was the price actually paid by
the purchaser in Canada, he Is required to pay
duty on the invoice price, less smaller discounts
arbitrarily fixed by the Canadian authorities
The difficulties encountered by the exporters In
such cases might be 0bviated by invoicing at
the plice actually paid, or, in other words, at
actual net rates.
PAID THE WRONG MAN.-The payment OF
workingmen's claims was stopped before two
this afternoon by the Treasurer to-day, on ac-
count OF mispayment. Two men OF the same
name had filed claims; one OF them being al
lowed and the other rejected. The only notifi-
cation given any of the men that their claim
we've allowed was the publication of the lis
In the morning papers. To-day a ma
named William Hawkins came in for
claim of $45. He was identified as to his nam
and also as to the fact that he had filed claim,