Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-01-02

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Vol. 55-No. s,344.
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
Mrs. Hayes Reception.
Mrs. Hayes will hold her first Saturday after
room reception tomorrow, January Sd, from 8
to p. m. She will be assisted by Mrs. Evarts,
Mrs. Ramsey, Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. Key and
Miss Schuz.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS sTO-DAY.-Internalr rev
enue, $S5S, ,491. GO; customs, 1923 2S1.O1.
CHAIRMAN ATKINS, of the House appfOpria
tioDs committee, is improving slowly. While he
is a great sufferer, the only real danger is that
the erySipelas may strike in. In such case hi
condition would be exceedingly critical, but his
physicians do not apprehend serious result.
THE ONLY CASUALTY recorded in the army
bulletin OF the past week is the death Of Lieut..
Col. C. p. Kingsbury (retiredl, which occurred
at Brooklyn, N. Y, December 25th.
THE SAFETY OF GEN. HATCH AND PARTY has
been assured by dispatch received at the War
department to-day from Gen. Whipple, at Chi
cag0 1t SayS:-Lieut. Payne telegraphS. Dec.
30th, that Gen. Hatch arrived at Gives ranch
on the 2sth, all right Ouray, Jack, and several
other chiefs met him there yesterday. All the
party leave on horseback for Indian creek.
Wagons abandoned on account OF snow.
INCREASE OF INTERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS
The consolidated report from internal revenue
for the five months ending November sOth, 1879,
shows an aggregate increase, compared with
the same period of last year, of 81, ,315, ,6T2.57
The certificates Of deposit for the month of De-
cember show an increase in receipts for the
month, of 81 .5SS 714.26 as compared with the
same month last year; making an aggregate in
crease for the six months, of s., 800, ,3S6.s3.
THE PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT issued to-day
shows: Interest-bearing debt, S1,Is6, $50 $50;
debt on which interest has ceased since matur-
ity SD 691 1926 26 debt bearing no interest $685.
~ 6797S total debt, s. 195. .09O 45504; interest
S24, ,G91 ,953.l5; total debt of principal and in
terest, 21s, 49,, ,4Os.19; Reduction OF debt for
the month Of December, 81, ,257 ,217.96; cash in
Treasury, S207, ,90392; gold certificates outStand-
ing, $2, ,33i 100; silver certificates outstanding,
S. 12 910 certificates of deposit, SIC, ,24500; franc
t1onal currency, S15, Ga, rs; legal tenders,
S346, ,6S1 ,016.
COINAGE executed at the q. s. mints during
'llI VI DCSCluUCl lot5. UOu-lEt,
double-eages, 329 14O eagles 126, ,920 half-eagles
5000 three dollars, 200 ouarter-eagles, 5000
dollars. Total gold, 590,S60 pieces; value,
S6,4s7.G00 Silver, ,35e450 dollars, $3.50 half
dollars, 14,O5o quarter dollars A. 45O dimes To-
tai silver ECO pieces; value, s,35S 032.5O.
Minor coinage-5,,5O five-cents, $3.50 three
cents, 3,OSS950 cents. Total minor coinage,
5.l03,25O pieces; value, S31, ,433.5O Total coin
age, co.'s, $40 pieces; value, Ss,sI6,4 4G6.
ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS of the government
are again running on full time.
observation-disclosures General Brice and
wife are at the Arlington, having given up
housekeeping on Iowa circle. Senator Vest,
of Missouri, arrived at WIZARDS this morning.
Gen. Garfield is in Ohio, and will probably
remain there until after the Senatorial election.
.EX-GoV Hartranft Is registered at the Me-
tropolitan. -. The family OF Senator Cameron,
OF Wisconsin, will pass the winter in Eimira N
T., Where Mrs. Cameron has relatives Sch
atOf Kellogg was registered in New York last
evening. DIR. VIM. Elder, of this city, is to
read memoir of the late Henry C. Carey before
the Philadelphia Historical Society next Monday
evening. ..-.Murat Halstead, editor OF the Gin
cinnatf Commercial, and his daughter are in the
city, the guests of Secretary Sherman.
FIGHTING MooNsHINERs.- collector Young tel
egraphs Commissioner Raum, from Raleigh,
n. c., to-day, as follows: General Deputies Sor-
rel and Moore report capture of three Illicit dis
tlllerieS in Moore county yesterday, run by
Bryan & Ritter James D. Thomas and James
Cockburn. The RitterS attacked our guide at
his house after departure OF deputies. A con-
1lict ensued, and the brother OF our guide cut
one OF the aSsailants about the face. Collector
Clark telegraphs from Atlanta as follows Dep
ut1es report seizure of two Illicit rum and
four grain distilleries, two horses, wagon, ten
gallons of spirits and destruction of large guam
Titles OF beer, mash and spirits material also
Affairs in district unchanged and outlaws still
defiant.
AT THE CABINET MEETING this afternoon no
business OF public interest was transacted.
There was some discussion in regard to the
Ute difficulty, but the information in the DOS
session OF the President on this subject not be-
ing sufficiently definite, no action was taken.
IHE WEEKLY STAR, now ready, contains all
the News OF the Week, home and foreign;
the Maine muddle; Life at the Hot Springs
Political Affairs; White House and Department
News Local Items; Proceedings of the Courts
Choice Stories Poems and Sketches; Agricultural
and Household Matters.
ItfTts: 81 per annum, in advance postage pre-
paid; single copies cents, in wrappers
COL M0SBY'S Son FIGHTS A DUEL.-The Alex
andrla Gazette OF last evening says: ..Informa-
tion was received here this morning of duel
which was fought near Amherst Court House on
Tuesday. The parties to the duel were Beverly
{. MoSby son OF Col John S. MOSby. aud
pupil OF Kenmore school, and John L. Lee. of
louisiana student at the University. Nine
shots were fired but neither party was hurt.
Ihe affair was then, interrupted. and both par
lies arrested, but subsequently released on bail.
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