Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-10-12
Washington News and Gossip.

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Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS sTo-DAY.-Internalre
enue, $2SS, S92 O2; customs, SSO1, ,705.76.
WHISKY STAMPS BY THE MILLIoN.-Commis-
sioner Raum to-day issued to Collector Fl
Knowles, at Peoria, Illinois, So, Ola 200 in tax
paid stamps. This is the largest amount of tax
stamps ever issued in one day to single cOllec-
tion district. They go to stamp whisky.
SENT TO YORKTowN-The Secretary of the
Treasury has directed that the revenue steamers
Hamilton, at Philadelphia Colfax, at Whining.
ton, NC, and Ewing, at Baltimore proceed tC
Yorktown and take part in the centennial cele-
the escort of the French guests, which leaves
Washington for Yorktown on the evening of the
18th inst.
WHITE House IMPROvEMENTS.-COl Rockwell
expresses the opinion that what will be probably
be done by order of Congress to improvethe sani
tary condition of the White House, will be to
tear out most, if not all, the inner walls, and
rebuild practically on the same plan as regards
the order of the rooms, but introducing many
improvements essential to health and cleanli
ness, hoping effectually to rid the house of yer.
min.
REDEEMING THE 315 PER CENTs.-Up to noon
to-day there had been about $3.50, 600 of 81 pei
cent bonds received for redemption under the
notice of Secretary Window to oredeem s., 600 00(
of the bonds embodied in the 105th call On and
after Monday next. Should there be more than
S5 00O, 600 of the bonds offered it is quite prob
able that the redemptiOns will be made pro rata
in a similar manner to that followed in purchaS-
ing the S2,0oo,0oo weekly in New York.
GEN. w. S. HANCOCK is expected to arrive in
the city this afternoon en- route to Yorktown
where he will take command of all the military
arrangements.
TREASURER GILFnLAN's DISPATCHES ABOUT
THE OHIO ELECTIoN.-Treasurer Glfillan last
night received dispatch from Chairman Nash
of the Ohio republican state central committee,
dated at Columbus, saying Returns show now
G. A Basset, also dated Columbus. saying:
s.Twenty-three hundred precincts in state.
Returns from $50 precincts show net gain of $50.
Fosters plurality estimated at $4,000"
THE PRESIDENT remained quietly at Senator
Jones' residence on Capitol Hill to-day. At II
O'Clock Secretary Kirkwood and the heads of
the several bureaus of the Interior depart
ment called and paid their respects. Quite a
number Of Senators also called.
Corn COUNTERFETTERs ARREsTED.-An agent
of the secret service division telegraphs the ar
rest yesterday at Guthrie, KY, of Newton H.
McRae, VIM. l.. Tindle and J. D. Duffel, for
dealing in counterfeit silver coin. One hun
dred and thirty counterfeit silver dollars were
found in Duffel's possession. They were all
heavily armed and resisted desperately.
THE TOTAL ABSENCE Of any sign of mourning
In the Senate chamber, except the Grape draplng
on the chair of the late Senator Burnside, causes
much comment. The House of Representatives
is quite elabOrately draped and the Supreme
Court and rOtunda also are still wearing their
mourning, but the outer doors of the Senate
chamber only have black festOons above them.
THE SENATE COMMITTEES QUEsTIoN-Should
Mr.. Edmunds' resolution inregard to the Senate
committees be adopted, it would be possible for
Mr.. Bayard, who is authorized to fill the vacan-
ces existing by reason Of the death of Senator
Burnside and the resignation of Senators COnk-
ling and Platt, to give very important places to
democratic Senators, and to change the political
complexion of several of the principal commit
tees. Senator Burnside was chairman Of foreign
relations committee and Senator Conkng was
second on it. One democrat could be appoint
ed on this committee and one of the new Sena-
tors, but this would make it democratic COM
mittee. Senator Piatt was on the finance COM
ator COnkIing on judiciary. These could all be
given to democrats, leaving Senator Platt's va
cancy on post offices, Senator Burnside's on ed
ucatiOn, and Senator Conkling's ON engrossed
bills for the new Senator's
PERSoNAL-The report that ex-President
Hayes and his wife intend visiting Europe soon
is positively denied by their friends.-The wife
of Senator JONES' of Nevada. has recently been
in New York and is expected here sOOn She has
not been here for nearly three years.-Hon.
James Brney, U. S. minister to Holland is at
the Ebbtt.--Mr and Mrs T.J. Cofiey and their
daughter will sail for Europe in the Cunard
steamer BOthnia, on the 18th inst, for pro-
lOnged stay. They will spend the coming winter
in Paris.-Chief Clerk Whitney. of the Bureau
of Statistics, has returned to the city from pro-
lOnged tour to the west and north which COM
bined official duties and ecreatiOn.-Repre-
sentative-elect Curtin of Pa, will occupy the
residence of Mr.. T. J. Coffey on II street during
the absence of that gentleman in Europe
Admiral Porter and his wife and daughter have
returned to their residence here. Mrs. Porter,
VINO has so long been an invalid. is now very
much better.-Justice Field has written to
friends here that as the Supreme Court now has
quorum without him, he will not return from
Europe before December.-SurgeOn General
Barnes and his wife and daughter have returned
from week s visit TO New York, where he went
to attend the meeting of the Peabody trustees.
Last Thursday ex-Secretary and Mrs. Fish
entc:taiped the Peabody trustees and their fam
lilies at Glehclyfe tlieiT eolltI: place, at Garri-
sons, on the Hudson. A special train left New
York at noon and returned betwee and n.
m, which conveyed the guests to Glenclyfie and
back to the city.-Gen. and Mrs. Grant expect
to visit Washington during the winter. Mrs.
Sartoris has not yet arrived, but is expected
within few weeks Mr.. and Mrs. ULYSSES
Grant, jr:. now have young baby, which makes
the third grand child born to Gen. and Mrs.
Grant since July 4th, when Col Fred Grants
boy was bOrn.--Col. COrbn will leave tonight
for Yorktown, to join Gen. Hancock, who will be
there tomorrow.
Talk About the Cabinet, and Other Coming
Changes.
If the President has decided upon a Cabinet
he keeps the secret WELL The last gossip is
that ex-senator Boutwell, of Massachusetts,, is
to be Attorney-General and that ex-Gov. Nor
gan, of New York, has at his disposal the ac-
ceptance OF the Treasury portfolio. 1t is
rumOred that. ex-senator COnkIinp ia in .Nou