Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-01-14

JihudIy I4tn; tuesday, January 2Sth, and
Tuesday, February 1lth.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS sTo-DAY.-Internal rev
enue, $l'2, ,959.oS; customs, si53,066.46.
SUBSCRIPTIONS TO the four per cent loan to
day amounted to s3,333,o9O.-
AT THE WHITE HoUSE.-Senators Sargent
ChristianCy, Dorsey, Hereford and Mitchell
ard Representatives BaIlOu- White Undianal
Dwight, Evans tlndianal, Wilson. Bridges. and
l0lIng were among the Presidents callers to-
day
FIVE TwENTIES CALLED IN.-Secretary Sher-
man this afternoon issued the S1St call for the
redemption Of $40 bonds, cOnsOls of 1s6I. The
and s4,"00oo0 registered bonds.
RErREsEsTATIvE STENGER, OF Penn'a Who is
charged in st. Martins affidavit with desire to
suppress cV idence on behalf OF the republicans
while acting chairman OF the Potter sub
committee in New Orleans, Will rise to- per-
sOnal explanation in the House and deny the
allegation.
TUE TAX on ToBACCO.-The senate finance
committee to-day heard II. ". Hunt. president
of THE Merchants Tobacco company Of New
York and ECston, in opposition to the House
bill, which provides for reducing the rate OF
taxation on tobacco The committee adjourned
without acting on the subject. but will hold a
special meeting 10 dispose of ii Within the next
few days.
TIE GENEVA AWARD BlIL.-T'he action OF the
House to-day on setting aside the consideration
of tie Geneva award bill and taking up the
Mexican pension bill is considered by the
friends Of the former bill 10 De a black eye for
it, Representative Mcmahon, who has charge
Of the Geneva award bin. thinks that the ma
Jority repoit OF the judiciary committee will be
adopted with the Frye amendment. The latter
amendment excludes the insurance companies
nom appealing to the courts.
THE House COMMITTEE on post Offices and
ost roads al IFS meeting to-day authorized its
chairman (Mr. WaddelD 10 report the bill pre-
pared by him, for the classification Of mail mat
ter as substitute for the bill heretofore re-
ported. ana which Is now on the House catea-
daI MI NaddeilS bill has been very generally
published. but as agreed upon BY the commit
tee to-day if Is amended so that letters mailed
with il sufficient postage will be forwarded and
the deficiency ct i ected from the addressed. IL
provides also for the issuance of the new StamDS
10 be used f0r that purpose. as heretofore pub
liShed.
AS RESULT OF the review al the p O. de-
partment OF the plans from different post Of
fees for the purpose Of fixing compensation for
the ensuing year, il appears that from January
/, 1919 40 additional offices viii be subject to
presidential appointment. Among the number
are Tow WsOltOwn. Md, t>1 1907 Grafton, W Va
lsl.eOol Middleton and New Castle, Del. 81 .00U)
IN THE l. $. SUPREME COURT yesterday At
tOrney General DevenS presented the resolu-
tiOnS adopted by the bar on the death of Mr.
Gushing. and Chief Justice Waite orderei that
they he placed Oh the record.
THERE HAS BEEN A GREAT DEAL OF COMMENT
upon modification OF Secretary BelknapS
anti-lObbyng order issued to officers of the
army. \ copy CT the order of Secretary Nc
trary- which purpOrted TO modify Secretary
BeiknapS order has been published. All the
comment has been wasted No such order as
that mentioned has been issued by the Secre-
tary OF war, and he does not intend Issuing
such a one.
WORCESTERSHIRE President sent the follow
ing nominations to the Senate to-day: W. II.
Clayton. United States attorney for the west
ern district OF Arkansas. POStmaSterS-Iosiah
PICKETT, at Worcester, Mass; HOration y. Buck
ley, Delhi; Fannie l. Bacon, New Lebanon, "
y; Eugene y. Hands, Richfield Springs. y. u:
= \. Fowler, Nfneland, \. J.; j. s. Garrison,
cape May. Nj; G. G. BrosiuS. Clarion. Pa; d.
l. Dunning. MiddletOwn. De-; John III. Shut
teWoTth. ClaTkSburg. W. Va: Joseph H. Cow
Gen. BephOs. OhiQ Sanuei VI. Clark. Keokuk
Iowa; 4. H. Hamilton, Ottumwa, Iowa.
BLANCHARD. whom the witness Kelly saws
forged tn names of the two electors to the see
ond set OF Louisiana election certificates is
dead.
THE DELEGATION OF LADIES from the Wo-
mans Suffrage convention, and the two
ladies from Utah, who were at the White House
yesterday. had IL special audience with MIS-
Hayes this morning. Mrs. Hayes received them
in the Red parlor- The Utah ladies again laid
Their eases before her. saying that il the anti
POlygamy act was enforced il would make out
casts OF nifty thousand women OF Utah who
now have happy homes and are h0nored wives
ore Of the t-tah ladies' said She vas the mother
OF two handsome boys Being a second wife
She would be deprived of name and her bows
would not be able 10 bear their fathers name
1 or inherit from him. Mrs. Hayes said She
sympathized with everything that had for its
object the bettering OF the condition OF wO,nen
she had received all the petitions that had
teen sent her from Utah and elsewhere, and
" lille she was unable TO doanything she appTt-
GATED the spirit in which they were sent. The
interview lasted about half an hour
NEW PULES.-The T. s supreme Court yes
terdiy adopted rules for the regulation OF prac-
tice in courts OF equity and of this court. as fol-
lows: When an appeal from a final decree in
an equity suit granting OF diSsOlving ali iniunc-
ton IS allowed 10y a justice or Judge who took
Tall III the decision OF the cause, he may, in
his discretion, at the time of such allowance
make an order suspending or modifying the in
junction during the pendency of the appeal,
upon such terms as To bond or otherwise, as he
rights OF the opposite party" I'm case where
appeals OF the charter in rule 93 regulating
equity practice have already been taken this
court WILL after the cause has been d0cketed,
entertain an application for a suspension or
modification of the injunction based upon a
statement OF the facts affecting the application
by Justice or Judge who took part In the de-
cisiOn. All such applications must be printed
and submitted on briefs. No oral arguments
viii be heard unless especially ordered
YorNG LADY In Clinton county, New York,
desirous. doubtless, OF improving her epiStoary
style by study OF the best models, writes to-
the Postmaster General, as follows: ''Mr. POST
naSler:-HOw much would the trouble De lof
picking out. packing and sending about 30 or
mere Of the best OF the many letters you get. 1
don't want anything but good sensible letters.
or course | expect TO pay postage. Please let
me know by return mail and oblige." unnap-
PLY the dead letter Office is not in the habit OF
sending cut letters that ii receives Tor the edl-
hcation OF individuals, even under the induce
neLtS offered by this correspondent This Is
paternaI government perhaps but IL Will not
attempt 70 furnish complete Letter Writer'S
10 citKenesSeS.
Our SQUADRON IN ASIATIC WATERS-Rear
Admiral Patterson, commanding the Asiatic
station, under date of Yokohama December IL
1878. reports 10 the Navy department the fol-
lowing movements: The Ranger arrived al Ma
gaSaki on the 25th or November and had been
detained longer than anticipated waiting the
tiiaI DS The Consular Court or one OF her crew
g!lafsed with Killing on shore a Russian sailor
1he Ashue!ot has visited Kobe. NagaSaki, Foo
cheW, Annoy and Hong Kong. which latter por :
sue ieit Oh the I'd November for Manila TIL :
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