Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-09-20
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS sTO-DAY.-Internal rev.
enue, $3.50 1896. 80; customs. $3.50, 305 9S.
COMMISSIONER PHELPS MAY NOT GO YET.-As
stated In The STAR. the President before le.v-
ing had determined to replace captain Phelps
upon the board Of District Commissioners, In
Difference to II many requests Tor Such actlon
made to him by the citizens OF the District ana
the complaints concerning the District manage
ment that had come to him from the different
departments. But there are two SIDES to every
question. Since the matter has come to the
condition stated, Captain Phelps and his friends
have been earnestly at work to convince the
President that he should not oe removed
While 1t is not known exactly what the final
result will be, 1t would seem that the removal
OF Captain Phelps,-if no change IS made In the
any early date. From the most reliable infOr-
nation obtaInable, the statement would seem
warranted that Mr.. Phelps will probably serve
out his present term of office.
BONDS DEPOSITED AND MISUNDERSTANDING
the week ending to-day national banks have
deposited U. s. bonds with the Treasury for
security for their circulation to the amount of
s., 1443O0; and e. s. bonds heretofore deposited
for this purpose have been Withdrawn to the
amount Of SS16, 500.
NAVAL -Mtdshpmen II. A. johnson,
Simon Cook, Alfred Jeffries, w. N. Bronaugr,
F. NJ. Bostwick, w. NJ. Constant, j. Il. Oliver,
N. j. II. L. T. Halpine, Fl. NJ. Dombaugh, F. B.
Case, w. r. Rush, A. L. Hall and p. j. Werlich
from the naval academy and placed on waiting
orders. tThey have just passed the required
examination for promotion from cadet midship-
men to ntdshipmen.l Assistant Surgeon G. w.
Rush from the New York naval hospital and
ordered to the receiving ship Colorado.
CIRCULATING THE DocUMENTs--.The demo-
cratic congressional committee is just now un-
usually active in sending documents into Ohio
Gen. Ewing's speech on the Presidential vetoes
is In great demand, and each mail Is loaded
with the speech. The constitutional arguments
OF Judge Carlisle, of Kentucky, and j. Randolph
Tucker Of Virginia, are also being sent into
Ohio In goodly quantities.
WAR DEPARTMENT ESTIMATES Secretary
McCrary has completed his estimates of ex-
penditures OF she War department for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1881, and the aggregate Is
the estimates for the current fiscal year. The
original estimates submitted by heads of bu-
Ieaus aggregated $54 194, SOS, but were cut down
by the Secretary to the sum named above,
which is the smallest estimate for twelve years.
The estimate for the military establishment is
based upon an army OF 25. $50 enlisted men, aud
s., a,l59, 400; public works, including Notifications
and rivers and harbOrs, are put down at
S,5510s4, and miscellaneous matters at
$2,CO9,22S.
ARMY ORDRRs-Capt. j. P. Schindel, 9Th
infantry, will report to the superintendent gen.
eral recruiting service to conduct detachment
Of recruits to the department Of Dakota, and
fers In the 9th infantry are made:-First Lieut.
s. K. Mahon from company B to company l.
and First Lieut.. T. w. Morrison from company
to company B.
TIE DISTRIBUTION OF SMALL NoTRs.-The
loud complaints in the west that the US. Trea-
surer has Disseminated against that section in
the matter of small notes are unfounded. 1t is
charged that New York has been favored against
Chicago, where large number of small notes
are needed In the movement OF the crops. TIE
facts are that the ub-treasury at Chicago was
supPiied with small notes before New York, and
~ addition to this 81 200 600 was sent there for
the convenience OF the banks in the grain move.
ment. OF this amount but about $500, 600 has
been drawn out. The primitive cause of the
scarcity OF small notes Is that they caDuot be
issued without the destruction Of a like quanti-
ty OF other notes OF larger denomination, aud
these notes 90 not come In for redemption fast
enough for the purpose.
VIRGINIA WILL NOT REPUDIATE.-A prominent
virgtnian who passed through Washington on
his way home from New York to-day, said that
cised just now over the canvass concerning
the payment of the Virgin. debt. He says that
nearly every prominent speaker in the state
et6ef @ 5r mas already IRE OF VII, soon take the stump
pie Will be In favor OF the payment OF the debt.
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NJ" mn. aIAphN fhALs'-hon. hlcharo J..
Merrick, OF this city, who was one OF the counsel
has ,acentlv snent a. -.,,th a.. T,aa ~,
had a general talk with him concernino the the
political situation. Mr. Merrick SAYS that hs
found @ him more solicitous In regard to carrying
Ohio than over anything else In political affairs,
much more SO than about democratic victory
In New York. He considers General Ewings
success as almost vital to the democracy, and
he was willing to do everything In his mower to
contribute to 1t. He urged Mr.. Merricl- to pro-
ceed at once to Ohio and enter upon campaign
work there. He was so anxious to have Ewing
elected that he did not wish to neglect am thing
which could contribute to that result. Mr.. TIL
den also expressed himself freely In regard to
the situation In New York. He felt confident
that the earnest effort OF the democracy of the
state to crush Tammany would command the
support Of many 1ndependent republtcans He
felt sure that more Of this class would Vote for
Robinson than democrats would be drawn off