Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-02-15

. .la'eu u states during the month CT January.
80. loot up S10.50s,j5s. against Sl3a,;s 033 in
January. 1873.
AMONG THE BILLS approved by the President
today were the following:-'To allow women TO
practice law before the supreme Court of the
hitea states, and the naval appropriation bill
AMONG THE CALLERS on the President to-day
Wele Senators Cameron tWis). Mcdonald and
Voorhees,, and Representatives Hanna. His
COCK, Ward. Neal Henderson. Hardenburph.
round, CaSWell and HERBERT Hon. j. p Chris
Iiaht'y, ). minister to Peru, also called on
the President to-day.
SECRETARY SHERMAN was not in his Office to-
day, though his cold is a little better than it
was yesterday.
SUBSCRIPTIONS TO the four per cent. loan to
day amounted TO s5.G23.300
NON1NATioNS.-The President today sent TO
the Senate the following nominations OF post
masters:-Geo. {. Codd. Detroit. Mich: Geo. w
DIdtTIch. Dcll3nCe. ONO: J0ha G.. cunningham.
G,0sGOW. No: l.. :. Giiky. Rockford Ind: ChaS.
q. Cummings, WatsOnville. cal; Nm. y. ByerS,
Denver, Col.
No CHANGES WERE MADE i'll The original sec
tiCn IN the legislative appropriation bill for the
support of the Pension Office except to provide
that instead of thirteen assistant messengers
there should be one IeSSengG" and twelve as
Sj~tautS.
REPRESENTATIVE HCRCHARD. whose name was
sent 10 the Senate yesterday to be director OF
the mint. will not enter upon the duties OF thai
once until The adjournment OF congress. IN
The meantime Mr.. X. +. Preston will continue
TO he tue acting director.
TIE PAPER DOLLARS or OUR DADpTES.-
Every now and then somebody sends to the
Treasurer for redemption SoIHe OF the old paper
money issued under the Continental congress.
This money was never redeemabIe by the l. $
llTtt a a,aiN
Il L :. loan at the rate OF Slea for one.
CLERTC,T. F0RCE IN TIE GESERAL LAND Of
FIcE.-The House in committee OF the whole TO-
dag liked The clerical force in the General Land
Cflicc a. fellows: chief clerk. y .nn": law clerk
%1-"rii; Tecoiter. $2.s'@ principal clerks. at
;. ..~ou each: clerks OF class four: - OF class
three: ~ Ci class tWo ~ OF class one "a az 81 ,o0g
each; cQnyista; draughtsm8n. AZ 81 .d0a as
si>tdH' Graughtslnan. al s., ,tGn.
TIE CoNHITTEE or WAYS AMP MEANS this
morning considered secretary Sheraan's letter
III relation TO appropriations FOR the new fiscal
Yt.r- and suggesting that measures be taken
Tor meeting deficiencies. The committee came
10 10 CONFUSION, and VIII 3ot upon the subject
ueNt Monday.
PAY or PATENT OFFICE EX tNISERS.-The
House in committee OF the whole to-day refused
to endorse the committee on appropriations in
reducing the salaries OF the principal examiners
ID tlt ldtclJ once 10 S2Hm. nll1 ADOPTED
amendment nXin1 their salaries al !, 50n each.
which IS $ioo more than they now receive.
Chairman Atkins gave notice that he would
demand yea and nay vote when the bill wa,
reported o the House.
INTERMEp! tTE PuSTAI-CtUp CHESS T0URNEy
The fourth ami last game in the series between
J. F.. Orchard. OF South Carolina. and !. Parker
Of Grimsby. England. has been abandoned a.
drawn making the Sc1re.-America. I6: tfrea
Britain. Is: drawn. !. Mr.. Parker won three
cut II the four games.
DON PEDRO. emperor OF Brazil has contrib
uted 10 the Washington monument a stone
Weighing Eearly eight tons. 10 .'perpetuate the
memory OF the illustrious father OF the Ameri
can republic, for whom he cheriSDeS he WaTYa. d.
est admiration" The stone. which is engraved
and inscribed, is now in New York.
SENATOR BRUCE, OF Mississippi was called 10
The chair in the Senate chamber yesterday and
presided over the senate a portion Of the after
noon. being the first time in the his tory OF the
government that a cOiOred man has presided
over The Senate.
FRACTIONAL CURRENCY OUTSTANDING. - In
February. 1876 the issue OF fractional paper
currency was stopped. and all that currency
presented Was redeemed in fractional silver
Since then the fractional silver has gradually
taken the place OF the fractional paper When
the issue OF the latter ceased there was out
standing OF II 81, COZ. .0tJ0 \ commission ap-
UJ SECRETARY PSJitn2teQ tildt
OF this amount about 5000 909 would never be
presented for redemption. having been destroyed
or lost. III now appears that this estimate was
rather too small. There is now outstanding
about $l6.uUh, coo fractional paper currency, of
which amount about S2,o0n,0lD is IN three cent
and tive cent notes. 1t looks a. ii OF the total
outstanding amount - SIC .00a .non - there Will
ultimately be redeemed only about : ( 900 ono
leaving [ ncie sam the gamer by Sl2 Gao 900
The rapidity OF the daily redemption Of frac-
uona! paper currency has steadily decreased
since l~,6, Until now II is very Insignificant
sum. 1t Hlters into the Treasury now and
then, however. in small suns.
SENATOR MATTHEWS AND JAMES T. ASDER-
SoS-Thc select committee of the Senate ap-
pointed AZ lie instance OF senator Matthews
have mace public The eStimOny OF thai gentle
man taken few days ago i'll relation 10 the
statements o1 James +. Anderson. Mr.. Mat
theWS stated that he visited New Orleans in
November. 1876. with other gentlemen. at the
request OF President Grant. to witness the can
YasS and count OF the presidential vote OF Lou
Sldna. He knew nothing or any frauds iii thai
connection. He saw a great many persons OF
both parties and was quite Surc ne did not see
Anderson during his visit. The first time he
saw Anderson was on tie sd or March, 1871.
He alluded 10 several subsequent meetings
Anderson having sought him, and he denied
tlnphalealiy having made him any promises OF
lie never heard OF the SO-called sherman letter
until II became matter q public notoriety In
none OF his interviews with Anderson did the
atef mint That he knew or mi SQeedS as 10 mis-
representing the trtje result OF the election
Whatever hs {Mr. MattAewS) may have said
about getting place for Anderson was on ac-
count OF Anderson having made him believe
that he had done honest work fOr the party.
The motives which induced the senator TO con-
tinUe correspondence with Anderson after the
latter had inSulted him. arose first from anxiety
concerning AndefSon'S disappointment after he
Mr. Matthew'S had expressed a desire 10 help
MIN. and he excused Ande rSOn'S conduct as per
haps natural TO man who might suppose that
he " as like others whom he had charged with
Only giving him words OF promise. without max
ing them good. Mr.. Matthews other reason
was his desire that the Nash agreement" and
the Anderson Weber agreement which were
IN MS custody. should not be made public. He
COZ 1eSsed That he thought il best they should
! ioj De. lie believed that their publication
might serve 10 propagate and TO some extent
cOnnIm In the public mind a belief in what he
0eileVed 10 oe false and injurious scandal.
I These are the two considerations which In
dGCed him 10 tolerate Anderson as far as he had
dole.
COY. HAMProNS CoNpIrION.-t,eneral |. Ii.
IrimbeL or Baltimore, Is in receipt Of letter
ffCH Columbia =. C., which states that the
Tunnor that G0V. hampton would have 10 sub
NIT TO a second amputaton OF his leg is entirely
unfounded. Tie Governor saws that he is doing
better than al any time since the amputatiOn
ana expects TO be IN Charleston on the 22d OF
FEBRUARY.
SHERE ALIs DISCRIMINATION THE AFGHAN