Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-12-17
THE EVENING STAR.

THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal rev.
enue, A45, ,sSs6i; customs. s5l2, ,494.I1.
AT TIE WHITE HoUsE-Senator Hoar, Of
Massachusetts, Baldwin and Grover, and Rep
resentatives Aidrich, Keifer Wise Voorhls
McCook aud Einstein called On the President
to-day.
GEN AND MRS. GRANT left this morning on
the limited express train for New York.
CAPT. NJ. J. BUNNELL, fer years past one OF
the employees of the Senate, has resigned, having
been elected clerk Of Livingston county, \. Y.
He was a gallant Union soldier. VIM. II. May
OF Maryland has been appointed to the place
vacated by capt Bunnel.
THE PENSION APPROPRIATION BILL, which ap-
rropriates s50.OO0,000. was passed by the House
yesterday. During the proceedings General
Grant appeared In the hall and recess OF ten
minutes was taken. during which he was intro
Guced TO most or the members by Speaker Ran
dali.
GEN. GRANT dined last evening with Hon. l.
b. Alley. Besides General and Mrs. Grant there
were present the President Vice President
Wheeler, Attorney General Deyens Senators
Edmunds, Hoar, Dawes. and Hill of Colorado
Representatives WaShburne, Lorfug and ClafiIn
ana Mt VIM. b. Alley, the son OF the host.
A CHANGE.-The board OF managers OF the
Home for Disabled volunteer Soldiers of the
late war has accepted the resignation of Major
Flemfng. or the northWe5te ern branch, at Mill
waukee, and appointed General Daniel Nc
Cauley. OF Cincinnati to fill the vacancy.
GREENBACK CAUCUS.-An Informal caucus OF
the greenback Representatives was held yester-
day afternoon to agree upon plan OF action
against the pending funding bill and line OF
a. ton In regard to Interstate commerce. ma
uonal 6ank system Unlimited coinage of silver:
&c. No definite action was reached. and
another meeting viii be held In a few days.
THE ANNUAL REPOKT OF CHEF NIMMO of the
bureau of statistics, says that The five leading
articles Of export during the year ending June
80, 1850. We're as follows bread and bread
stuffs. SIS, ,03G. S35; cotton, (unmanuiactured,)
$2ll ,535, ,9e5; proylsions, sl2I e45.242; mineral
oils $50 G2ls ,625: tobacco, and manufacturers OF,
SIS Az, 2.3. 1.-The United States" he says, al
ready SurpaSSeS every other country 10 the
magnitude OF its exports both OF breadstuffs
ana provisions, and the American market
abroad can be still further enlarged" He re-
fers to the decline In our merchant marine em
ploy ed in foreign commerce, and says ''The
tact that capital finds abundant and mora
profitable employment in the home industries
and enterprises or this country, OF vast aud
widely varied resources, than In the employ
ment OF vessels upon the ocean, has undolbC-
edly had strong influence towards diTertIng
attention from ship building and ship.oWninS
enterprises. This Is the main underlying cause
OF our maritime declensiOn so far as relates TO
foreign commerce, The gross earnings OF all
railroads In the United States have been as ro.-
lows In 1851, S39, ,4J6, ,35S; 1851, + 80 900 Dt0
1871, 1908 ,20S; 1879. 1929 O12 999. The nun
Der OF freight cars employed on all the railroa Is
1siG to 4S0, 100 In 1879.
THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS have furnished
Treasurer Gtlfllan s!4,o05 with which to pay
the interest on the water stocks bonds which
falls due January first next.
Mr.. FORBES LECTURE.-On Monday ni-nt
next Mr.. Archibald Forbes the well l-known war
correspondent OF the London Tblegraph. Will
lecture at Lincoln Hall on "The Inner LIE or a
War Correspondent" For ten years past he has
Oeen critical observer upon all the great bat
te-f1eldS OF Europe, and has won hign CttsuinC-
ton from his descriptions OF exciting episodes
ana humorous incidents. The lecture Is So oxen
or as plthy, nervous, graphic and picturesQua
aud has been warmly welcomed wherever It nas
been Delivered. The New York Herald says il
was bright and crisp throughout, and remar
able for It's word painting It Is some time sin e
Was 'ington has heard a really good lecture
ana Lincoln Han ought to be filled on Monday
night. A private reception Is TO be tendare,i to
Mr.. torpes TO morrow night.
The HOUSE HOLIDAY RECESS Resolution
VOTED Down n THE SENATE.-The House re &C.,
luton to adjourn for the holidays from the 22i
instant to the 5th OF January, was reported
favorably to-day by majority OF the Sen3' 2
committee on appropriations Mr.. Beck BIZ,
leriy opposed 1t, because such a recess woui1
crowd TOO much important business into the
closlDS days OF the session. 1t Is admitted he
SAID, That pension frauds involving S. OoO 600 or
s6,O0o,0O0 per year are now practiced THIS
ought 10 be corrected, and II time is wasted
such important matters as this will be pressed
into the end Of the session. Mr. Mcdonald "a
yored as short a holiday recess as Is cOnsistert
with the occasion. Mr.. Withers suggested tha
senators would go away during the holidays
ana II there was no recess Congress would nDd
Itself without quorum. The resolution was
rejected by vote of q ayes to 81 nayS-tha
democrats generally voting In the negative. The
talK now Is 10 have recess from THURSDAY
the 23d OF December TO Monday, Sd of January
The BILL FOR TIE RELIEF OF Ex -srpERrsrzs
DENT NICHOLS Of the Insane Asylum was
reached In the Senate to-day. by what Is
caimed as an error in revising the t. S. Senate
his salary was reduced from 81, 900 to s. 500 Der
annum and out Of this some errors fn his ac-
count h3S grew. The Dill up day was to restore
ms salary 10 tne former fgure5 and relieve him
OF the responsibility OF the mistakes In account.
The Dill was passed.
THERE is CONTEST for the charlottesville.
Va, post Office. The present incumbent is Mrs.
Mary Long. widow OF the late Gen. Armstaad
Long, of the confederate army, and daughter OF
the late Maj. Gen. Sumner. OF the L. s. army
Those who seek the Office are j. w, Porter !.
II. Bibb and j. A. Niche. The Office is among
the best In Virginia, being the city In which the
celebrated University OF Virginia Is located.
Nor COMING TO WAsHINGT0N.-The report that
Bernhardt would play In Washington Is authori-
tatively denied. Washingtonians who want to
see her viii therefore have to so to Baltimore
for the purpose.
TIE House COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
has decided to hold sessions during the holiday
recess. The hope OF the chairman is to have all
the regular appropriation bills ready to resort
after the recess, except the legislative, execu
tive and Judicial, river and harbor, and sundry
civil bills.
SoNAI.-Hon. j. n. Camden probable L
S. Senator In prospect from West Virginia, Is at
the Arlington.-Assistant Collector Charles
T. Clinch. who was the Oldest attache of the
New ork custom House, and the only brother
Oh Mrs. A. L. Stewart, died In New YORK yester-
d@ay-A @ complimentary dinner was given
@ raIner Ryan, the poet priest of Mobile, Ala, at
t1O tne IHennert House. Baltimore Nd, yesterday
ny oohn b. P1et and a number Of other publish