Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-24

revenue, $297, 400 sS customs. $552, ,OO4.62.
THE TREASURY now holds $S1 GAG, 100 in
United States bonds to secure national bank
this account for the week ended to-day, 81 ACC,
GOO, and withdrawn 81 .622 500.
SECRETARY FRELINGHUYsEN left yesterday
afternoon for Newark, N. j., where he will
spend the holidays.
ATTORNEY GENERAL BREWSTER has accepted
the honor OF a banquet rendered him by the
members of the Philadelphia bar, January IL.
SECRETARY FoLGER will leave. tor. New York
tonight or tomorrow
ARMY ORDERs.-SecOnd Lieutenant Arthur
l.. Wagner. 9th infantry, is detailed as professor
OF military science and tactics at the East Flor
ida Seminary, Gainesville. Fla The leave
granted Major Richard F. O'Beirne, Oath infan-
try. is extended three months. First Lieuten-
ant George R. Smith, 18th infantry, will report
to the adjutant general OF the army. The leave
granted Captain John II. Coster, Sth calvary,
is extended one month. The leave of Captain
Edward M. Heyl, 4th cavalry, is extended two
months. The leave granted First Lieutenant
John g. D. Knight, corps of engineers, is ex-
tended six month. Leave for two months and
twenty days is granted First Lieutenant Will
liam L. Rossell, corps Of engineers.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Passed Assistant Surgeon
D. N. Bertolette to the naval academy, re-
lieving Passed Assistant Surgeon G. p. Lums-
den, who is ordered to the Pensacola per
steamer OF January 10th. Assistant Surgeon
A. &. IL. Russell from the Pensacola and ordered
TO return home and report arrival. Lieut.. Com
mander B. II. McCalla to special duty in the
bureau of navigation. Passed Assistant Sur
gcon N. M. Ferebee to duty at the Norfolk
naval hospital, relieving Passed Assistant Sur
geOn K. A. Urquhart, who is ordered to the In
has returned home from the Alert, Asiatic
station, and is ordered to settle accounts.
DURING THE WEEK ended to-day there were
received at the treasury for redemption 81 ,O89,
GOO in national bank notes as against $743, 600
for the corresponding week of last year.
THE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS CLOSE at
noon to-day and in most of them the clerks
were paid off. The Treasury people were little
put out that they did not get their sinews of
war. Very little business was transacted to-
day.
THE NEW YEAR RECEPTION AT THE WHITE
HoUsE.-The preliminary arrangements for pre-
pairing the White House for the New Years re-
ception are being made. In addition to the
usual extensive floral adOrnments flags will be
brought into requisitiOn for decorative pur-
poses.
TENURE OF OFFICE OF INTERNAL REVENUE
OFFlcERs.-Senator Rollins introduced bill! fix
i'm the tenure of Office of internal revenue col
lectors at four years. At present internal rev.
enue collectors are net bound by statutory lmi-
tations as to their incumbency. 1t is evident
that if Senator Rollins bill should become law
the commissions of at least three-fOurths Of the
internal revenue collectors would expire by the
Both of June next.
The TREASURY CONTINGENT FUNDINvEsTIGA-
rI0N.-The Senate appropriations committee are
to-day engaged in investigating if any portion
Of the Treasury contingent fund was used to
1efray the expenses of the Sherman presidential
literary bureau. Col. c.. w. MOultOn. of Cincin-
natl, a brOther-in-law of Senator Sherman. was
among the witnesses examined.
CAPITOL APPOINTMENTS.-The following an
pOintments OF committee clerks have been made:
James l.. Andrew. public buildings and grounds;
Byron Andrews. foreign affairs; D. W. Lee. ex-
Dendltures in the Treasury Department. N
w. Simmons of Pa. has been appointed a
clerk in the document room of the House of
representatives, vice Henry. .Leander A.
Robb has been appointed a messenger In the
office of the Clerk Of the House.
Mr. JOHN NJ. CARSON was to-day sworn in as
clerk to the committee on ways and means He
has resigned as the correspondent of the N. Y.
Times, to take effect upon the appointment of
lls successor.
CHECKING ExTRAvAGANCE IN OFFICE CLOCKS
The commander of a western army post recently
made application for fancy clock for public
use at his headquarters. The requisitOn was. in
the usual course of bushes, referred to Quar-
termaster General Meigs. In endorsing the
requstiOn, the Quartermaster General saws that
ne thinks that every military post should have
sufficient eight-day striking clock at the guard
house and at the adjutants office. and it NAV
also be proper to have such clock in the quar-
Eermaster's office. Beyond this officers should
depend upon their own watches or private clocks.
The quartermaster's department cannot approve
says that 'there is a disposition to expend
money unnecessarily for clocks which are reportd
as keeping good time.", A $7.6O clock. of the
proper make. is all that is necessary. He has
Dne OF these clocks In his own office room. land
It keeps better time than French mantel clock.
IN the same room, which cost $75.
WANTS THEIR EIRPLACEs.-Representati Moore.
D new member from Tennessee, is evidently de-
termined to get all he can out of his position.
There are number of people in the depart-
ments here from Mr.. MoOres district. He has
scIFeu nOtlCe upon them that he wants their
places. He tells them that there are plenty of
his people who would like to get places. and he
Is determined to see that they are accommOda-
ted as far as it Is within his power Representa-
i've Moore is specially making raid upon the
Treasury department..
The NEW CHINESE MINISTER will be received
by the President some day next week. The
new minister is about 5S or GO years of
age, OF rather portly build, and has very in
telligent cOuntenance. He comes of q noble
family, and most of his life has been passed in
public service. He has held many high posi-
tiOns in his native country, among which was
that of collector Of customs of Tien Tsin. At
present he occupies the position of minister to
Spain, minister to Peru and minister to the
United States. 1t is his intention to visit each
Of these countries once year. Cheng Tsao Ju
s the highest in rank of any Chinaman who has
ever before visited this country, being an am
bassador Of the highest or first degree His
wife is quite attractive, having a very fair COM
plexiOn and black hair and eyes. She is
small in stature and apparently about
twenty-five years Of age. The Chinese
to Cuba, Ian LeOng
Yuen, is at the Arlington, having come here for
The purpose ofpaying his respects to the newly
minister.
PERsONAL.-General Sherman will return to
the city on MOnday.--Mayor Means of Cincin