Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-09-27
THE EVENING STAR.

THE EVENING STAR.
DOUBLE SHEET.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS sTo-DAY.-Internal rev.
enue, $Sss, ,676.26; customs. 1856, ,ss497.
THE PRICE Of the double-sheet Is the same as
the single sheet STAR-two cents.
SECRETARY SHERMAN left last evening for
Berkley springs, to return next Monday.
ACCORDING to private advices recently re-
ceived by gentleman in this city from one Of
the officers of the Gotthard railway company,
the work upon the great tunnel, which, when
completed will be upwards of eight miles long,
is progressing favorably, some ten thousand
men being employed on the line. and distance
OF less than one thousand yards remaining to
be pierced.
TRANSFER OF SIS 50GO, ,OOO.-The Treasury de-
partment to-day transferred s15,OOO,0OO god to
the New York assay Office, to facilitate foreign
exchange on account of American exports
This makes $40, 900 that has been transferred
for this purpose.
Z. S. MARsHALs' ExPENsEs.-Marshal Sloss.
of the northern district of Alabama, now in
the city, has received letter from Mr.. Atkins,
chairman of the House appropriations commit
tee. Mr.. Sloss was somewhat doubtful as to
his being reimbursed for money expended in
made at the last session of Congress. He ac-
cordingly addressed a letter to Mr.. Atkins in
qu1riDg If the marShalS would be reimbursed
swer that for all expenses necessarily incurred
by marshals for which no appropriation was
made, except election expenses, they will be
Mr.. Atkins pledges himself that this is done at
as early day as possible after the reassemblng
of Congress.
JOURNALISTIC JUDGMENT.-Ata social gather
ing few evenings ago of the principal news
paper correspondents then in Washington, the
question arose as to who would most likely be-
nominated by the two leading political parties
for President next year, and 1t was decided to
take an expression of opinion on the subject. A
sort OF informal ballot was thereupon had
seventeen gentlemen voting-with the following
result:
Republicans.-Grant, S; Sherman, 5, Blaine, 4.
De1ocrats.-Tilden, 10; Hancock, 4; Davis 1;
II is proper to add that the vote in no wise
expressed the personal or political preference
of the gentlemen participating, but only their
opinion as to the probabilities In the case.
NAVAL ORpERs.-Capt. Henry Wilson to COM
mand the Constellation, october 10th, and on
falling in with Rear Admiral Howell to report
for command of the Trenton European station.
Lieut. Commander c. v. Gridley to the Constel-
lation auI thence as executive officer of the
Trenton. Orders to the same effect have been
given to the following officers: Lieuts. W. r.
Reisenger, j. C. Mclean, Walter Goodwin, j.
4: Lyons, 3; N: Remey and Ransom B; Peck;
COffman, G. j, Boush and Benjamin Tappan;
M1dshipmen T. NJ. Brumby and R. j. Mullgan,
and Cadet Midshipmen r. F: Lopez, r. H: MI
7 A rtyyp D d oh unrfV, T T Dur
cell and II. L. Sturdtvant. Chief Engineer Ed
win Fithian from the Trenton and as fleet en-
gineer Of the European station on the report.
and report arrival. Surgeon R. A. Marnton
from the Mare Island navy yard and ordered to
the training ship Portsmouth at Hampton
Reads; Passed Assistant Surgeon Howard
Smith from the Portsmouth on the reporting OF
bis relief and placed on waiting orders; Passed
Assistant Surgeon E. II. Green and Paymaster
G. A. Lyon from recruiting duty at st. Louis;
Gunner William Carter and BOatswain James
Nash to the Constellation, thence to the Tren-
ton.
THE BODY ON THE BEACH.-Signal corps sta.
ton, Kitty Hawk, NC, reports to chief signal
officer that James Sawyer, surfman at life-sav-
washed up on the beach last night, one mile
moth OF No. II station. Body slightly decayed.
TEE INTERNAL REVENUE BUREAU has issued
a circular modifying the internal revenue regu-
lations concerning the direct expectation of
spirits. 1t authorizes internal revenue collec-
tors to accept as sureties on the export bonds
the transportation companies, to take through
bills of lading to foreign ports, and modifes the
system Of gauging so as to avoid the with
drawal OF the bungs from the casks at the port
Of exploration.
The CASE OF POSTMASTER TYLER. The
report Of the testimony taken by the special
agents who have been investigating charges
affecting the personal character Of Gen. E. B.
Tyler, Baltinore's postmaster, and the findings
Of the agent in the case have been handed to
Postmaster General Key, who will not make
public the conclusions until the return of the
President, and until his return there will be no
action taken; Gen Tyler served In the army
with the President, and Is said to enjoy intimate
personal relations with him.
THE FOLLOWING are the securities of national
banks in the Treasury to-day: U. S. bonds for
circulation. 1855 4s2; 600; Y. s. bonds deposited
for circulation, week ending to-day, s. ,5se, 400;
U. 8. bonds held for circulation withdrawn
week ending to-day, s2O6, $50.
NATIONAL BANK NOTES to the amount Of
81, ,2s6, 600 were received at the Treasury during
the week ended to-day, for redemption. For
the corresponding week of last year these re-
ce1ptS were A,215, ,0GO-only little over one
fourth as much as lor the same week last year,
under the then practice OF the Treasury of
pay cAplCSS Cudl SCS Ou uOtCo oCuG LII lOl IO-
demptlon.
THE TRAINING SHIP Minnesota, Capt. s. B.
Luce left Newport, R. l., last Thursday for
Hampton Roads, expecting to arrive there by
the 29th. She will take part In the naval re-
view.
PERsoNAL.-Senator Blair is In town, staying
at the National. He has rented residence on
Capitol Hill. and will keep house there next
winter. ID. W. Bartlett, secretary of the
Chinese embassy, has returned to the city.
-. Mr.. James r. Young has gone to Chicago to
meet his brother, John Russell Young, who has
been around the world with Gen. Grant. -.
Director Of the Mint Burchard returned to the
city to-day.
No Law FOR EMPLOYMENT OF MILITARY TO
ENFORCE REVENUE LAws.-The collector of Gus.
toms at Corpus Christi, Texas, recently re-
quested the commanding of1cer at Fort McIn-
tosh, Texas, to furnish him military escort to
accompany one of his mounted inspectors on
scout into the interior, for the purpose Of en-
forcing the revenue laws of the United States.
The commanding o11cer declined to furnish such