Evening star., 1880-02-07
THE EVENING STAR.
DOUBLE SHEET.
Washington News and Gossip.

DOUBLE SHEET.
Washington News and Gossip.
The President will hold his last evening recep-
ton this evening, from to 10.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal rev.
nue., s416,665.73: customs 6924s4.I2.
THE PRICE Of the double-sheet STAR is the
same as the single sheet-two cents.
DURING THE WEEK ended to-day 81, ,491 900 in
national bank notes was received at the Treasu-
ry for redemption; for the corresponding week
last year the receipts from this source were
81 ,3GT GOO.
WHITE HOUSE CALLERs.-Senators Baldwin
and Paddock, and Representatives Hall, Downey,
Horr MCGOWAN Martin, Loring, Monroe, Orth,
Ryan, Calkins and Valentine were among the
Presidents callers to-day.
RESPECT TO THE MEMORY OF Ex-SECRETARY
BoRIE.-To-day being the day OF the funeral OF
ex-SeCretary of the Navy BOr1e the Navy de-
partment was closed and the entrance draped
In mourning. The flags on the pubic buildings
to-day are at half-mast.
THE TREASURY TO-DAY holds 1858 ,972, 100 in
U. s. bonds to secure national bank circulation.
Deposited for the week for this account, 1854 100
in bonds, and withdrawn $sos,5oo
The PAPERS IN RENo's CASE did not reach
the War department to-day from the White
House. consequently the order dismiSsing Reno
from the service was not issued to-day.
THE BowEN SIX PER CENT BONDS were called
in by the Z. S..Treasurer January I'd, 1879. The
bonds then outstanding amounted to $4,000.
They have struggled in for redemption ever
since the call To-day all but $3.50 have been
redeemed or Cancelled.
COLLECTOR BLoDGETT TO BE REMovED.-It has
been decided to remove Thomas NJ. Blodgatt
collector of customs at st. MaryS, Georgia.
Blodgett Is the son of the former governor Of
the state. and the fact Of irregularities in his
accounts was mentioned in the STAR some days
ago. 1t appears that he has withheld about
thousand dollars that should have been for
Warded to the Treasury, and upon investigation
the money away. A long petition has been
presented to Secretary Sherman asking for the
reappolntment of Mr. Sheppard, who was sue
ceeded by Blodgett.
THE PROPOSED TAX ON OPIuM.-The bill OF
Representative Horace Davis to Increase the tax
on smoking opium both imported and domestic,
and putting tax on the dealers in the same,
has, ii is learned, the approval of the Commis-
SiOner OF Internal Revenue. The use OF opium
in this country is rapidly increasing, and it IS
supposed that heavier tax viii do much TO-
ward increasing the public revenue 1t is also
extension Of the use of opium would be checked
The bill OF Mr. Davis, which provides for the
whole machinery of the taxation, will be
strongly pushed.
THE INTERoCEANIC SHIP CANAL PRoJECT-
The select committee OF the House on
interoceanic ship canal has laid the found
alton for a critical examination OF the
calling on the President for all CORE
spondence between this government and for
eign countries relative to a ship canal also a
resoln1lon Pr9viding for the collection OF all
amount Of commerce passing around Cape Horn,
with view OF ascertaining approximately how
valuable to the commercial interests of this
country all interoceanic canal would be. Ad-
m1ral Ammen appeared before the committee
yesterday and furnished them with printed
copy OF his official report OF the Nicaragua
routes. He will come before the committee
again and give his views upon the general SUBJ
ject more in detail.
ARMY ORDERs-Assstant Surgeon Henry
McElderry is relieved from duty in the depart
ment Of the east, and will report by March 1st
at Fort Omaha, Nebraska, for assignment to
duty. Assistant Surgeon J. V. r. H0f will re-
port for duty at Fort Monroe, Virginia. Capt.
j. w. Scully, assistant quartermaster, will pre-
ceed to Charleston, s. c., to move ordnance
and ordnance stores from Charleston Barracks
to Fort Moultrte and Augusta arsenal Capt.
F. +. Whitehead commissary OF subsistence
will proceed to New orleans, La, and assume
the duties Of purchasing and depot cOmmissary
In that city.
RECIPROCITY TREATY WANTED.-Yesterday a
delegation consisting Of Messrs. Charles Powers,
Henry H. Wood and Rufus B. Stickney, OF Bos-
ton, and Charles L. StickHey, Of New York ap-
peared before the House Committee on Foreign
Affairs and urged Immediate action upon q
resolution introduced in the House by Hon.
Leopold Morse. of Massachusetts,, asking for the
appointment OF commission on the part OF the
United States to meet a similar commission ap-
pointed by Great Britain to consider and report
basis for reciprocity treaty between the
United States and the British provinces. The
delegation are gentlemen Of character and in
telligence and they were listened 10 with much
attention.
THE EXODUS INvESTIG GATIoN.-The Senate exo-
dus committee examined nine witnesses yester-
day. Most Of the evidence was corroborative Of
that previously given by other witnesses Sew
eral colored farmers from different sections Of
North Carolina testified to their good treatment
and prosperous condition, who before the war
were either penn1leSS or slaves, and who are now
owners Of farms, varying from 200 to 1000 acres
IN extent James Buchanan, prominent green
backer OF Indianapolis. said that Indiana was
over-supplied with labor, and that no winter
since 1878 had passed that the supervisors OF the
poor in the vicinity OF Indianapolis were not
called on TO supply food to able-bodied men who
would be glad to earn living if they could only
get work. The conduct OF the republican lead
ers towards the colored people in some of the
southern states, he said, was simply infamous,
and he had not heard OF any honest effort by
them to improve their condition since the virtue
and braiuS OF the party-Such men as Sumner
Thad. Stevens, Greeley, Chase and Wilson-had
died. Mr.. Window asked the witness what he
thought OF party controlling all the southern
states, and by the use OF the shotgun and tissue
ballots drives the negroes away? Mr. Buchanan
thought it Was simply Infamous" Senator
Window then remarked. amidst great merri-
ment: Now that Yo,t have got us both nfanl-
Gus, guess will let you go" John o. Kelly,
colored man, proprietor OF livery stable in
Raleigh, n. c.. was called. Mr.. Kelly is mid
dle-aged, uneducated negro, but before conclud-
ing his testimony gave evidence convincing to
all who heard him that he had been quite an
observer OF men and affairs and politics in his
section OF late years. His testimony was mainly
corroborative OF statements made by other wit
nesSeS, but was particularly interesting on ac-
count OF frequent philosophical utteranceS
given In peculiar homely negro dialect, which
committee and spectators. After stating that
he was once slave but that since the war he
had by industry and perseverance accumulated
property worth at least IS. 900, he was asked by
Senator Vance whether every SOBER Industrious
colored man in his section Is not treated as well
by the white people as he (Kel]y) had been? To
this he replied: "Well, governor, you put a right
smart In there" and then admitted in effect
that the Industrious cOlored lab0rerS were COM
paratiyely well treated. He soon afterwards
remarked, while referring to the low wages
paid to laborerS and the stringent North Caro-
lima laws against stealing, that where man
was paid only IS month and such rationS as
they generally received, che couldn't live CON-