Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-01-02

Tie President will hold three evening Tecep
tioDS from to 10 o-cl0c,, as followS:-Tde51ay.
January 14th: Tuesday, January 2oth, and
Tuesday, February 1lth.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTg, ,To-pAY.-Internalr rev
enue, s,10,115.1O; customs sa4s,3l5.56.
AT THE WHITE House Secretary Thompson
accompanied by several friendS) Secretary
sherman, and Senator Christiancy called on the
President to-day.
GOING TO CLEvELANp.-Secretary sherman
and Gen. Sherman viii leave this evening for
Cleveland, Ohio being called there by the
death Of their brother. Judge Sherman. The
secretary will be about two days.
CALEB CUSHING DYING.-Maior Ben Perley
roofe received the following dispatch to-day:
NEwBURYPoRT, Jan. 2. fs.9.-Caleb Cushing
took his bed yesterday, and has since failed
living through the day. He has no disease. but
IS growing weaker and weaker
No DIsTINCTION-From the local books Of the
Treasury to-day will disappear all distinctions
between legal tenders, gold and silver. They
viii al come under the head OF '.lawfGl money"
From the general books this distinction will
dlsaprear as soon as the December returns
from the different assistant treaSIlrerS are re.
ceiyed. This Will be in about two weeks Tile
department Will continue to separate the diff
feIent classes OF money in making out the
ORDERS FOR SILVER Do1IARs.-Ortlars to the
amount OF s32,0G0 for standard silver dollars
were received at the Treasury to-day This is
an unusually large order. The silver is to be
delivered Tree OF cost OF transportation under
tie circular which went into effect yesterday.
HEAVY SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE Four PER CENT
LOAN.-CommenciDg to-day subscriptions to the
four per cent. loan are received i'll I. S. legal
tenders. The subscription to-day has been larger
than ever before. Generally the subscriptions
range from under a hundred thousand uD to
three or four hundred thousand Per day. Sub
sCTipLionS to between one and two millions have
been common, and they have gone as high. once
or twice. as three millions. The subscriptions
st haf-past one to-day amounted to $50, l5o
OF this amount S5,OG0,G00 was taken by the First
National Bank of New York
\ STATEMENT from the internal revenue Office
SHOWS a Oss from the tax on tobacco for the
month OF December, as compared with the cor
responding month OF 1877, of S49,315. which is
attributed to the agitation of the toblcco-taX
question. Although there was a decrease in
December, the books show net gain on the
first six months OF the present fiscal year OF
1922 40, as compared with the first six months
OF the previous fiscal year.
CONSCIENCE MoNEY-The Secretary of the
Treasury to-day received, in an envelope post
marked Philadelphia. $780, with a statement
that this amount. with the $50 sent several
weeks ago, UlstkeS IHe Ddl3ncC Que the y. \,
quarteImaSterS department. Tine money has
been deposited TO the credit Of the conscience
fund.
SENATOR THURMAN AND THE TELLER COMdIr-
TEE.-Chailman Teller has received reply to
his request to Judge Thurman for information
upon which to base inquiry in the northern
states. Judge Thurman denies personal know
ledge of election frauds, but asks the commit
tee 10 look into the following subjectS:-1 an
n
1Dgton Post. 2. A copy of petition of sixty
oGd citizens OF New York to the House of Repre-
sentativeS, complaining OF the illegal and Op-
pressiye conduct of John l. Davenport and othe'
federal officials at the late election in New
York city, and am authorized By the Hon Fer
naEdo Wood, who presented the petition to say
that its statements are proved BY Sundry aifi-
daFlS in his hands; and that he Will, If request
ed, furnish the names or the af1fantS and other
witnesses to the same facts. g. A copy OF an
opinion OF Judge Freedman. touching the rights
OF certain naturaliZed citizens OF New York
which rights were grossly volated by said Da-
Venpoit, as set forth in said petition. 4. |
the speech OF Senator Wallace, one of your
number, delivered in the Senate December Il,
ISIS, which relates to the last election in Penn
sylyania. [See Congressional Record of Decem-
ber Is, page PSI / also beg leave to refer you
to published letter OF Hon. VIM. d. Kelley OF
Pennsy lvania, showing the means employed by
federal officers and others to defeat bis nOm-
nation and election. You have no doubt seen
the letter in the newspapers. II not, will have
copy procured for you. 5. An editorial article
from the Argus and Patriot newspaper OF Mont
pelier, Vermont, touching the election at Ben
niDSton in that State. o. copy of the PreSi-
dents civil service order OF June 22 1917, and as
showing what attention has been paid to II;
and also what means were reSOrted TO by the
republican congressional committee OF ISIS. |
enclose circular OF that committee, signed by
George G.. GOrhaIn, its secretary. This circular,
it is said, was sent to nearly every person in
the civil service OF the government, and 10
public contractors and others having relations
with the government.
THE PAYMENTS made from the Treasury by
warrants during the month Of December, fS1S
were as follows: On account Of
Civil and miscellaneous. s., ,537 90f; 50
Navy Observation-Disclosures. I,015..3a gf
Interior indians and pensions} ... 4746,43y5i
Total. Observation-Disclosures. si2, III, ,s7,.0l
The above does not include payments made
on account OF the interest or principal OF the
public DEBT OF the nlted states.
To MEET TIE INCONVENIENCE to merchants
caused by the diScOntinuance OF the Issuing OF
coin certificates, it has been determined to
issue such certificates for the special purpose of
paying customs duties, until Congress can act
upon the subject matter, and the following cir
cular has been sent to the Treasurer and the
several assistant tredsurerS:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Washington, January 2, 1879. {
To facilitate the payment OF duties On imports
the Treasurer and several assistant treasurer5
OF the United states are hereby authorized to
receive deposits OF gold coin in sums OF 500 or
multipleS thereof on account or such payment,
and 10 issue the usual certificates OF deposit
therefor in denominations OF not less than 800
in the name Of the collector or surveyor OF the
port at which the duties are to be paid: ana any
collector or surveyor in whose name the certifi-
cate is issued is hereby authorized 10 accept 1t
at par for duties on impOl Is payable at his port,
treating the transaction in his accounts as II
the money had been collected and deposited by
HIM in the usual manner.
JOHN SHERMAN Secretary.
CIRCULAR TO REVENUE COLLECT0RS.-Tne
Commissioner OF Internal Revenue this morning
issued the following circular to collectors:
Treasury Department, Once IF the Internal Rcr
Hi.e, Washington. Jan. g is.9.-Sir: You are IN
formed that Immediately after the close OF the
present fiscal year, careful examination VIII
be made OF al the collectors OiliceS throughout
tie country, for the purpose OF aScertainlng
whether the public business has been tranSacted
according TO law and regulations, and whether
the public funds have been duly accounted for.
This examination Will include the accounts o.
all deputy collectors lntruSted with The sale o.
stamps and the collection OF taxes and also the
accounts OF persons who are agents for the sale
Of t1sa oil