Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-07-01
Political Notes.


one OF our democratic exchanges. We knoW
without reading the text To get his name 10
the papers
According to the Philadelphia Press, Henry
Watterson is fot the author of the Cincinnati
Platform, as was generally supposed. THAT
OF the committee from Pennsylvania, and del
egate-atlarge. was the master spirit OF the COM
mittee, and the platform Is that OF the Harris
burg convention OF April 2S With only SUCH
changes as make 1t apply to the nation. The
Press adds that the authors of that document
were Chauncey Black and W. U. Hensel, with
Judge Black for their inspiring genius.
Judge w. !. Clopton. Capt. Frank V. Winston
and Mr.. E. c. Minor have announced themselves
as candidates for congress in the Richmond,
Va, district, subject to the action OF the demo-
cratic convention.
ReI resentative Clymer is said now to be
candidate for denomination, but it is believed
that one of his many rivals for the place viii be
able to Slip in and take it away from him.
As to his habits, Hancock is careful in every
thing except that he takes his military ration
of whisky, which has been furnished to him for
several years past from Lancaster, Pa, at
Sl.l5 per gallon. He gets the article In barrel
and let's 1t take age.-'GdM" IN Cincinnati
Inquirer.
The following congressional nominations
were made yesterday: Hon. John A. Kasson
unanimously by the republicans OF the 5th, and
NJ. E. Cults. formerly attorney general Of the
state, by the republicans Of the 9th Iowa dis
trct; Hon. Jos. Jorgensen by the republicans
Of the 4th Virginia district; Hon. Morgan r.
Wise by the democratic conferees OF the 21st
Pennsylvania district; and G. II. Curry for dele
gate by the democrats OF Arizona.
A hickory pole raising was indulged In at
Ellicott City, Md, on Monday, at which
speeches were made by R. T. Merrick, ESD, OF
this city, Bernard Carter. Judge Merrlck and J.
Thomas Clark and Others.
Mr.. George W. Covtngton, of Worcester
NJ a
drawal from the congressional race In favor of
Mr.. Charles I'll. Gibson, OF Talbot.
Col. FOrney bo0ms for Hancock in this weeks
Progress In the bOOningeSt sort OF way. He
predicts that the democratic nominee will be
elected by the votes OF many thousands OF re-
publtcanS like himself.
1t is the Boston Herald which says: Nobody
but an idiot moved by partisan rage or the ne
ceSisty for bread and butter, would dare accuse
either Garfield or Hancock OF dishonesty"
NAVAL ORDERs-Rear Admiral J. NJ. B. Clitz
to command the Asatic station per steamer
leaving in August hext from san Francisco, re-
lievipg Rear AdmralT T. II. Patterson, who will
return home and report his arrival. Capt j. E.
Jouett to command the naval station at Port
Royal, SC, July 1th. Commander F. j. Hig-
glnson TO duty as inspector OF the NTH light
house district, relieving Commander S. H.
Terry. who is allowed thirty days to settle ac-
counts. Lieut.. Richard Wainwright from duty
Oh JDe RSldllC SldtlOn, Wn6ro rear Aumlfdl Fat
terSon Is relieved and ordered home.
PERsoNAL.-Prof.Baird of this city, has taken
the Ives cottage at Newport for the season, and
Dr. Harvey Lindsly is staying at the Aquidneck
House there.-Mr and Mrs. C. S. Noyes ac-
companied by their son Theodore and daughter
Maud. were at Salt Lake City last week, and
expected to leave for the mountain regions OF
ton Brewster, the accomplished correspondent
at Rome OF the Philadelphia 7elegrdph at
whose weekly receptions In the PalazZo Maldura
one is always sure to find the brightest and best
elements OF the American colony In the Italian
capital and OF native society as well, intends to
spend part OF her summer vacation this year
atsAthens.-J: E. Parker, MI. Bartlett and
daughter, and Mrs. Salmon, OF Washington.
were among the arrivals at the Hygeia Hotel
Old Point Comfort, day before yesterday.-
The Partisan notes that Col. Tourtelotte, OF
Gen. ShernanS staff, was prominent among
the military attaches and foreign officers who
followed the hearSe OF Gen. Aymard. the NIL.
1taly governor OF Paris on the 18th Instant
President yelling, OF Columbian College, was
at Newport at last accounts, the guest OF Hon.
VIM. Beach Lawrence.-Dr. Toner went 70
Philadelphia this morning to act as one of t e
and personal friend, DR.. Gilbert, late one OF the
leading physicians OF that city. The deceased
was brother OF Mrs. John Potts, OF this City.
Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Hill, Of Washington.
were registered in Rome On the 14th instant
and DR.. j. j. Woodward and Mrs. and Miss Ca
6urli were at Geneva at the same :ttme.-
vine OF New York, is at Newport the guest OF
Hon. George Bancroft, OF this city, who, it will
be remembered, has cottage there Mrs.
make Richmond herDermanent future place of
res1dence.-AdmrH Rowan and Aristarch
Bey were registered in New York last evening
Europe to-day.-U. S. Marshal Douglass lee
tured at Smyrna, Del, last night on "Self-Made
Men,
THE COUNTERFEIT HUNDRED DOLLAR NOTES
Chief Brooks, Of the secret service referring to
the numerous recent comments on the 500
counterfeit, says that the first OF these coun-
terfeits was detected some Is months ago, and
tDat since That time the secret service has been
eDdeavOr1ng to discover the persons who
emitted these notes The ctrculators OF them
have been extremely shrewd, as the notes have
appeared in different states from Maine to
Texfs. There are six Of the counterfeus all
evidently printed from the same plates. But
one one OF them only is op fiber paper, and that
nDer paper Is or very poor quality and may
be distinguished from the genuine fiber paper
by the fact that when the fiber is extracted
from the note 1t is found 10 be without any
toughness. is sort and breaks easy; whereas
Inc genuine fiber is very tough and can With
difficulty be broken.
THE PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT issued TO-DAY
shows decrease for the month of June OF
slO,2l4, ,42451 which includes SS,315 934 OF frac-
tional currency estimated to be lost or DESTROYED
and applied to the payment of arrears of pen
otouS pei dCt VI Juuo z, 1919. CdSl In the
Treasury, S20 0SS 622 IS; egal-tenders outstand-
ing sS46 016; certificates OF deposit outstand.
11g S4 465, ,O0O gold certificates $, ,OO4 600; sill
Yer certificates, $12.374 270; refundlng certtfl-
cafes. y 1861 900; fractional currency S72I4-
954 81. II the s., 94 fractional currency sur.
posed to have been lost or destroyed had not
Deen put On the credit side OF the ledger the re-
duction OF the debt owing to heavy disburse-
me1tS, would have amounted to only s., ,S3S.-
490 81.
COINAGE executed at the United States mints
during the fiscal year ending June sOth, 1880.
was as follows 1,O75, ,76s double eagles, 1883 6s2
eagles 3,l5s, ,172 half eagles, 5000 three dollars
1890 quarter dollars, 5000 dollars. Total
gold, 6.l24, s62 pieces; value, $56157, ,735.
1888, $50 standard dollars, $3.50 half d1iiars
ss.l :. 400 uo pieces; value, s27. .s42, 1880
1880 nVe cent pieces, 32,75O three
cent pieces, 26.a4,150 one cent pieces.
Total minor, 26, S31, $50 pfoces value $269 97I.tO
Iotal coinage, 60,9fS. liz pieces; amounting 70
Se4, SI0.1A. The above is the largest COINAGE
executed IN any one year in the history OF the
ANOTHER CONGRESSIONAL SCANDAL-A spe-
clal 10 the f1ttsburg Commercial Gazette from
thls city says:-There has been considerable
talk mere for the past few days about another
cIngI ess1onal scandal that is In the embryo
Tne member now charged by q woman with
being the father Of her child is RepresentafiVe
a in no Con