Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-12-20

enue, 1896, 1912; customs. s4s4, ,61..67.
DURING THE WEEK ended to-day, ss7s,oOo in
national bank notes were received at the Treas
ury for redemption, against So 103, 600 for the
corresponding week last year.
THE TREASURY TO-DAY holds 1865, ,453, $50 O. s.
bonds to secure national bank circulation; for
the week ended to day, U. s. bonds for this pur-
pose were deposited to the amount OF s. 361 900;
and q. S. bonds held for the same purpose were
withdrawn, to the amount OF g. 500.
ATTORNEY GENERAL DEvENs will spend his
Christmas in Boston.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Le1t. E. C. Perdleton, from
the Washington navy yard, on the 22d inst,
and ordered to the Swatara. M'dshtpman P. j.
Werlich to the Alliance, January 1st.
MOVEMENTS OF U. S. NAVAL vEsssLs.-The
Minnesota left New York yesterday afternoon
for New London, Conn.,, with the tug Rocket in
The Tall.poosa left Philadelphia yesterday
after Oon for Norfolk. The NipSic, at Ports
mouth, Va, is ready for sea.
NoMINATIoEs.-The President to-day signed
the following nominations: w. c. Marshall, col
1ector OF customs, Belfast, Me-; G. c. Bowden,
collector OF customs for the district OF Norfolk
and Portsmouth; T. M. Biodgett, collector OF
customs at ST. Marys Fla; ard Charles Lehman
collector of customs at Vicksburg, Miss.
ANOTHER NoTARy.-The President has ap-
pointed P. E. O'Conror notary public for the
District Of Columbia.
TAXATION IN THE DIsTRICT.-Gen. Hunton,
chairman of the House committee on the Dis
trict, left for his home in Warrenton, Virginia.
this morning, Last night meeting OF the sub
cipal regulations for the District was held, with
q view to get an expression OF members touch
ing the work of taxation in the District Chair
Neal. Of Ohio the taxation of personal and in
visible property under the law now in vogue in
Ohio; and Dr.. Henkle, though he did not thor
oughly commit himself to the Ohio system, in
dicated that he preferred it to the license syS-
tenn. The sub committee Will get through the
revision during the holiday recess, so that its
labors can be reported to the full committee
Immediately when Congress again meets.
FIFTY DOLLAR NOTE on the National Broad
way Bank, New York, was received at the Trea-
sury the other day, the back Of which was
printed on the plate OF a hundred dollar bank
note upside down. This was an unusual mis-
take. Sometimes it happens that a note gets
the wrong back printed on it, but this is the
first time where wrong back upside down has
passed all around, as it was considerably worn
and no one had noticed the misprint
PERsoNAI.-Secretary of War Ramsay Is the
first cabinet officer that Minnesota has had.
....Genio G. Scott, for years publisher OF gen.
tlemens fashion plates and papers, and familiar
to many as writer upon hunting, fishing, &C.,
died suddenly in New York yesterday in the 73d
year Of his age. The late Mr.. Delane, while
editor Of the London Times, thought, when
lost the Union and that the South would be vic
torious -. Leonetto Cipriani, Of the Island of
Corsica. is at the National. So. Gen. Young Of
Ohio, has made personal recommendation to
the President in behalf Of Major Richards ap-
peintment as postmaster OF this city. -. Edwin
Cowles, editor and proprietor Of the Cleveland
Leader, is in the city. Capt. Eads Of tetty
fame, is expected to arrive in New York from
Europe Tomorrow in the Germania