Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-10-28
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-Interl lal rev.
enue, $50, 193.Ol: customs. 1851. .OO3 90.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-Inter lal rev.
enue, $500, 1891; customs. s657, ,003-99.
TIE WORK OF COUNTING the internal revenue
stamps before that work Is formally tur ed
over TO the Engraving and Pr ntiny Bureau
from ne American Bank Note Company Will o.
C mpleted in few days Most OF the clerks
who went over 10 do the counting left New
York 10 go home to vote. The WORK will be
finished however, before the elections.
THE SOUTHERN MAILS AND THE QUANrICo
RpUIK.-Thc superintendent o, the railway
mail service yesterday wrote letter to the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Rail-
road Company, saying that IL they established
steamboat service between WASHINGTON ami
Quan,icO, and thereby increase the amount o.
time required in transit between Washington
aid Richmond. and il the southern lines ~
Richmond or the northern lines at Washington
break connection with this 70 ld then it will be
necessary to send the great southern mails by
some other route or routes.
THE PRESIDENT appointed to-day Allen W.
Eaton. of New York. to be receiver of public
monies at Oxford, Idaho, vice T. F. Singtser,
resigned.
CHANGE OF LEGATION.-The Japanese lega-
tion, which has heretofore been located on
Vermont avenue, has been removed to No. 1870
y street. a little way from Thomas Circle. The
new quarters, formerly the residence OF Gen.
CapTon, are very elegant and spacious and,
While the business Office seems to be much more
convenient than the former, the pleasant
grCunCs attached to the new house cannot but
be d source OF comfort and enjoyment for the
minister's family. Taken as a whole, the lega-
ton seems to be admirably adapted for enter
tainments, and It is understood that the popular
dinners and receptions OF the past viii. Oe mul-
upl1ed during the coming winter.
GOVERNMENT PURCHASE OF SILvER.-The
Treasury department this afternoon purchased
4GO O0O ounces Of fine silver for the philadelphia
San Francisco and New Orleans mintS.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
French left the city to-day to vote at his home
in massachusetts.
DEMOCRATS MORE HoPEFUL--There is dis
position among the democrats as the dag OF
election draws near to pick up courage. 1t is
noticeable that there is a more hopeful feeling
now than was shown ten days ago. The demo-
cratic faith now seems to be pinned On the
democratic candidates securing the electoral
votes OF the solid south, New Jersey and New
York. The votes of these states are within three
OF enough. With California, Maine, Nevada and
oregon 10 recruit from. The mole enthusiastic
republicans say that Garfield Will carry the
solid north.
The CENSUS BUREAU has now a large force Of
clerks at work Oh the population tables Of the
census just taken. it is the hope before the
adjournment Of Congress to arrive at the poc-
ulation Of all Of the larger cities but there Is
no probability that Congress viii at It's forth
coming session fix the appOrtioEment under the
new census, for the reason that it would hardly
have the time, no matter how 1t might be dis
posed.
AMERICAN TRADE WITH WESTERN AFRICA Is
apparently on the increase. The bark Siberia
is to sail from New York next Saturday with a
full cargo and emigrants sent by the American
Colonization Society. and the bark Tue Sing Is
expected to leave the same port on the 4th
prOximo for the young African republic. The
latter is new enterprise, which those engaged
In 1t hope may lead to the early employment of
steamer.
PERsoNAL,-Mr. Justice Miller, OF the United
States supreme Court, and Col. Bonaparte were
registered In New York last night-Mr AMI
Mrs. Moncure D. Conway and family returned
to the city from Fredericksburg yesterday, and
are the guest OF Mrs FranCk Taylor, on Indiana
avenue.-General Mckenzie, the famous Iu-
dian lighter, is In toGn.-The widow
OF Abraham Lincoln arrived In New
York yesterday On the same vessel that
brought over Bernhardt. 1t Is now said
that she will soon go TO Florida-DiStrict At
tOrney COrkhill, who was called to New York
On Monday, returned to the city thiS morning.
Col. Fredk ID. Grant is at tWfllard'S-JUige
Macarthur, or the Supreme Court of the Dis
trlct, who. with Mrs Mac Arthur. has been tray.
cling On the Pacific coast for several weeks, was
at the court house to day, looking remarkably
well after his long journey.