Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-12-13
THE EVENING STAR.
DOUBLE SHEET.
Washington News and Gossip.
GoyERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal rev
enue. 1899, ,s36s7; customs, 314,61o20.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internalr rev.
enue. s399, ,s36.sI; customs, 1914, 4,6l0.2o.
NATIONAL BANK NOTES were received at the
Treasury for the week ending to-day, for re-
demption 1881, ,O0O for the corresponding week
last year 81 IA 600.
GENERAL ERNEST DICHMAN. L. s. minister
resident at Bogata, United States of Colombia,
is at the Riggs House. He reports the trade OF
that republic as being gradually turned in this
direction. He says in regard to the proposed
inter-oceanfc canal that the people of South
America side with Senator Burnside in his
enunciatiOn of the Monroe doctrine, that the
canal If built should be under the auspices OF
the United States.
JUDGE EDMuNDs, the city postmaster, was
resting quietly at noon to-day, and althou gh he
appeared to be no worse, DR.. Bliss. his physi-
clan, has no hope of his recovery, and gives no
encouragement to his family. His condition is
regarded as very critical.
THE CONGRESSIONAL IRISH RELIEF FUND.-The
subscription raised by Mr. Kenna, of West Vir-
ginia, in the House of Representatives for the
aid of Suffererssn ireland from the recent
famine has already exceeded $500, and Mr..
Kenna thinks it will reach at least $1,000.
THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN EXECUTIVE COM
MITTEE.-It is claimed that w. II. Kemble, of
Pennsylvania, will resign from the National
Republican Executive Committee, and that Don
Cameron will succeed him. In such event Mr..
Cameron will be a candidate for the chairman
ship. Congressman Frye. VIM. E. Chandler and
eX-Gov. Mccormick are the other candidates for
the chaf1manShip.
A DELEGATION of the members of the National
Board of Trade had a hearing before the House
committee on commerce this morning. They
adyocateda Il new reciprocity treaty with Canada.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS
adopted Representative Buford'S resolution call
ing on the Secretary of the Interior for the cor
responGence relative to the Ute trouble also,
Representative Scales resolution instructlng
the committee ON Indian affairs to investigate
the cause OF the recent Ute outbreak. and the
Senate resolution to appoint commission with
view of the removal of the UteS, was also adopt
ed with some amendments
THE House committee ON post Offices and post
roads to-day adopted the bill of Representative
Money, establishing return letter offices.
LIEUT.. Col. HENRY PRINCE deputy paymaster
general being over siXty-two years, has been
retired from active service. 1t has been decided
to promote Capt Dodge who, with his colored
company. went to the rescue of Capt. Payne in
the Ute fight, to the vacancy thus created.
At THE WHITE HoUsE.-Senators Ingalls,. Alli-
son, Randolph and Williams, and Representa-
tives ButteTworth, Overton, Brewer FELTON,,
O'COnnor. Willets, Valentine and Orth lied on
the President to-day.
Presentation. j. A. j. Creswell and Mrs.
Creswell are at Wizards, Secretary Ramsey
having leased their handsome residence on l
street. Senator Wade Hampton has been
invited to deliver an address before the Grand
Army OF the Republic organization at Pittsburg.
=. Hon. Eugene Hale and wife and Mrs. T. d.
Lincoln, OF Cincinnati, are at the Arlington.
:-..James r. Young, Of the Philadelphia Sof,
has returned to the city from Chicago, where he
spent some time with Gen. Grant. ...E. B.
Matindale, OF the indianapolis Journal, is at
the Ebbitt, accompanied by his wife. Gen
eral Daniel Pratt, the Great American Traveller,
is in town, for the first time since that famous
cold Inauguration day. He has been afraid OF
The sunny south ever since ....Adelaine Neil
son. the actress. was born in SaragoSsa, Spain
Of Spanish and English parents. -. After Gen
eral Grant saw the so-called portraits of him
by the p Of that city, he wished he
Edmunds writes that Italy has greatly improved
her health. Walt Whatman is i'll in st.
Louis-too i'll to travel. When he is well enough
to leave the house he either goes down TO the
river to 'loaf and invite his sDul," or visits
neighboring kindergarten, where the children
80 Senators Baldwin Jones, Of Florida, Jonas
and Plumb were registered in New York last
evening. .Epes Sargent, formerly editor OF
The Boston T1aMseriDt, is seriously i'll. The
Arkansas. is in the city. David Glib, of Green
ock, Scotland, is at the Metropolitan. MILO.
CLAYTON, formerly OF this city, and now of Brook
passed through Philadelphia yesterday on his
way to Washington, and lunched with Mr..
George w. Childs. He will be one OF Mr.. Childs'
dozen guests to meet General Grant on Tuesday
night.
THE NATIONAL BANKS have in [. S. bonds to
secure their circulation. to-day, 1864 $40 $50:
deposited week ended to-day 81, 125 $50; and
withdrawn week ended to-day, sl,2iO, 600.
ARMY ORDERS.-The superintendent general
recruiting service will forward 25 infantry re-
cruits ito Fort Brown, Texas, for the oath in
fantry, and % to san Antonio, Texas. for the
25th infantry. Surgeon n. Fl. Forward is re-
lived from duty in the department of the south.
ana Will report for duty in the department OF
the Platte.
A PLANEToID.-The Smithsonian Institution
has received from NJ. Forester, of Berlin the an
nouncement OF the discovery by NJ. Palisa at
Pola, on the l1th OF December. 1879. OF plane
told OF the tenth magnitude in five hours two
minutes of right ascension north twenty-three
degrees forty minutes of declination, with q
daily motion of tjfty-SiX seconds in right aScen-
SlOn and four minutes south.
THE STAR to-day contains corrected list up
TO date OF the residences in the city of Senators
and Members OF Congress. Extra copies may be
had at the counting room.
NOT Mr.. BROWN, THE ScULProR.-Through an
error caused by haste, the death OF Mr.. ii. K
Brown, the sculptor, was announced yesterday
whereas it should have been stated that it was
the wife ofthat gentleman. She 1t was who died
on Thursday last. The mistake was fallen into
the more easily from the fact that it was known
Mr.. Brown himself had been in feeble health for
some some time past. That eminent and much es-
teemed gentleman will have the sympathy OF a
wide and attached circle OF friends in his ire
parable loss.
ONE OF THE PLEASANT SOCIAL events OF the
season in behalf OF a most worthy charity, will
be the kettledTum at Odd Fellows Hall on Mon
Gay AFTERNOON and evening, by the ladies Of the
west End, including many from the diplomatic
corps. There Will be music and dancing, lunch,
supper, holiday presents and other attractions.
POSTMASTER TYLER ExoNERATED.-The Presi-
dent has exonerated Postmaster Tyler, of Balti-
more. 1t will be remembered that about three
months ago charges of the gravest nature, in
yolving his personal and official character, were
preferred against Postmaster Tyler by Capt. B.
+. Matthews, OF this city, former employe of
the postofflce who had been removed by Gen
Tyler. The nature OF the charges, which in
Guided allegations OF immortality and Official
tod