Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-08-07
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECBIPTS PTST0-DAY.-Intefnalr rev.
enue, sss7, ,44s.9s; customs, s4ss, ,54Oss.
GERMANY AND THE BI- METALLIC SrANDARp,-
Official information has been received by the
State department from Berlin that the German
heretofore taken by it against silver. That gov
eminent Is willing to discuss with the United
states steps looking to the adoptien inter-
nationally Of the bi-metaIiic standard This
action py Germany Is an Important step In the
negotiations which have been coeducted for
some time past by Mr.. Evarts locking to the
aooptfoo or universal, fixed rstlO between
gold and silver.
CHARGES have been formally preferred in
writing before the President, against Gen. EB
Tyler, postmaster OF Baltimore, by Capt B. +.
Matthews, an ex-employee, who was removed
hy Tyler and Is now engaged In commercial pur-
suits Ia Baltimore. The charges are against
the Official and personal department of Gen. Ty
ler, and also reflect on his war record. Gen. Ty-
Ter absolutely denies Their truth. Matthews
asks for an investigation and says he can sus-
tain the charges by witnesses, among them
members of the Grand Army OF the Republic, OF
which he is member.
TOBACCO IN SAN DoMIEGo.-Mr. Soutier, U.
S. consul at Cape Haytien In a dispatch to the
Department Of State, reports considerable dis
tress In San Domingo on account of the failure
TO sell the present crop OF tobacco, excepting
whence 1t Is exported as Cuban tobacco or
cigars. The bulk OF the tobacco or San Do
mibgo has heretofore been sold to Germany.
Owing tcthe recent tariff enacted in that en-
pire the market for TOBACCO is closed This
makes difference OF over million OF dollars
to the Dominicans, and Of $4,000 to the gov
ernment by way OF duties In some parts of
the island the planters win substitute sugar
and coffee crops for tobacco.
MINISTER LANGsroN.-A Private letter re-
ceived in this city from Minister Resident and
Consul General John NJ. Langston, at Hayt1,
states that he has entirely recovered from his
attack Of yellow fever, and is able to attend TO
his official duties, He states that he would
have left for this country two or three weeks
since were it not that the Haytien government
is once more in the midst Of most frightrul
and extended revolution; but he hopes to leave
soon for Washington city.
THE RECEIPTS FROM CUSTOMS for the fiscal
year ended June 3oth, 1879, amounted to sos 045,-
500, and the expenses s2 12s 252, against ssl s92
s31 receipts and $500 552 expenses for the fiscal
year ended June 80, 1915: S91 .56S, s1-s@Eeceipts
and s2 6c6 ZIG expenses for the fiscal year ended
June 80, 1877. Increase OF receipts In 1878 over
1877, $426O1 1879 over 1875, $6,O52 95S. Aggre-
gate savings since 1877, s477,s6s.
ARMY ORDEKs.-Majors o. F. Robinson and
VIM. E. Creary, OF the pay department, are
relieved from temporary duty In this city, and
will report for duty to the commanding gen.
erals OF the departments OF Texas and Arizona,
the Senate during republican rule, and Major
Robinson Is the man who saved the life of Sec
retary Seward.1 Leave for six months Is grant,
ed First Lieut.. w. b. Il. Crowell, 9Th infantry.
TIE RESIGNATION OF Capt. Alexander Moore,
Sd cavalry. g. s. A., has been accepted by the
Presidentt to take effect August 10th next.
COUETERFRITERs ARRESTED. Jas. Bloomer
and John Fisher were arrested In Philadeiphia
yesterday by secret service operators for pass
ing counterfeit coin.
NAVAL ORDBRs-Lieut. John II. Moore, to the
Constitution on the 18th Instant: Assistant
Engineer G. D. Strickland, to special duty at
Philadelphia.
MOVEMENTS OF U. S. NAVAL VEssKIs.-The
practice ship Constellation arrived at Newport
yesterday. The Alaska sails from San
Francisco on Saturday next for Panama and
CENTRAL AMERICA COURTEsIEs.-Mr. Logan,
g. s. minister to Central America, In dispatch
to the Denartment Of State, dated at Guatemala
City, July ), 1879, gives interesting accounts OF
several displays by the government OF Guate-
mala OF respect for the United States. On the 4th
OF July President BarTiOs sent his own band (SS
United States to ada to the demonstrarions '1s OF
the day. A banquet has also been given to our
minister by the President, with other unusual
marks OF cordiality towards the United States
government.
THE RECOMMENDATION of Gen. Sheridan that
Gen. Miles remain in his present position until
the results OF hfs campaign are assured will be
accepted by the War department, and Gen.
Niles so directed. He will then return by the
routes suggested by him In his dispatch to Gen.
Terry.