Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-01-14
THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To DAY-Intarnal rev
enue, s2,os5.64; customs $3.50, ,414 90.
SECRETARY SHERMAN Will leave the cltv tn.
night for Ohio.
AhAY ORDERs-AssistanJ Surgeon H. G Bur
ton Will report to the commanding general 40
partment OF the east, for assignment to tempo
Iary duty. Cap'a ain C. w. Foster, slstanr
4rnar'sfnaster; rl VIII be relieved from duty
for. Aoans, Rhode Island. and will then pro-
Geo 10 baltimore, Md, and assume the ditia
oI Cepot quart rmeSter at that place The
leave granted TO First Lieutenant ". NJ Max)n.
tu'h cavalry. Is extended four months. Th !,
gereTal court marital appointed to meet at tn =
Sasa,Iy depot, Jefferson barracks Missouri, /
NAVAL ORDERS.-Lteut. Commander W, r.
Whiting to the New York navy Ysri Ch,er
Engineer G. W. Sensner TO the receiving shlp
Colerado; Master W. c. Babcock to special duty
connected with the Farragut statue Ensign II
j. Hunt from the PasSaic and ordered Ia the
photographic office; Master H. C. Nye's orders,
OetaChing him from the MOnocacy Asiattc sta
tlon. are Oked; leave for Two weeks is granted
BcatsWaln JSSlnciatr. On duty at Washington
TIE FUNDING BILL was further considered In
the House yesterday after our report closed
An Amendment was adopted fixing the amount
OF bonds at 800 600 OGu, and the amount or
notes al $500, 900. The bonds are to bear
Years, or pay able at ten years from date ana
the certificates are to bear three per cent in
teresf, redeemable In one year. or payable at
ten years from date.
TO PREVENT FOOD ADULTERATIoN.-In pur-
suance OF action OF the National Board OF Trade.
taken at its last two annual sessions. a bill has
been submitted to Congress for passage to pre-
vent the adulterarton OF food and drugs II
prohiDitS the transportation. Knowingly by
any person or corporation OF adulterated food
or drugs. or the offer for sale or purchase or
oarter ID any adulterated articles: also author
lzeS the National Board of Health to make or
have made examinations of specimens of food
and drugs collected from different parts of the
country: makes 1t the duty OF district attorneys
TO prosecute violatOrS of the law. and
fixes heavy penalties for such Violations.
WHITE House CALLBRs.-Senators Anthony
and Burnside. Representatives Butterworth,
ONeil. Smith, Ward Mitchell, Price, Russell.
Mckinley. CalkiDs. Cook, Keifer, McCook aud
Blake, Prof. NeWcomb and Col Garrick NAL
lery called On the President to-day.
The TALK Is that the Senate when 1t con.
siders the funding bill, will put up the rate OF
interest to 81 per cent. Mr.. Carlisle, OF Ken
lucky. however, thinks otherwise. He SAYS the
i House viii Insist upon the per cent rate, but
the compromise with the Senate will probably
be ten-twenty bond. The Senate VIII yield
tne higher rate or interest, while the House
may agree 10 the ABOVE indicated extension of
the time for which the bond Is to run,
POSTAL TELEGRAPHS.-It Is now probable the
telegraph war Will be transferred to Congress.
II is said that On Monday next western mem
Der Will Introduce a bill to establish q system
Of postal telegraphy.
The FRANKING ABUSE INvEsTIGAT1oN.-The
special committee appointed to Investigate the
alleged abuse OF the Congressional ranking
privilege during the recent Presidential cam.
pa1gn. met this afternoon at a quarter.past one
O'Clock with closed doors Postmaster Anger
was before the committee and gave testimony.
substantially the same as was published touch.
Ing the abuse during the canvass
SENATOR CONKLING CoNGRATULATEs Mr. PLArr
dispatch received by Mr.. Platt at Albany last
night from Senator Conkling says: Il congrat.
uiate the republican party and the state Ut
New YORK on the choice OF Senator who never
apologized for being stalwart republican"
CHAIRMAN ATKINS, OF the House committee
On appropriations. is still detained by sickness
at his home. Meanwhile the business OF the
appropriation committee is considerably re-
tarded.