Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-03-05
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Washington News and Gossip.

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CONVENIENT RBCEIPTs TO-DAY. Internal
revenue, s6SO, ,s34.41; customs. 81 ,3O6 6S5 25.
THE WAR AND NAVY DEPARTMENTS were
closed at noon to-day.
TEE price Of the double, sheet STARTS the same
as the single sheet-two cents.
COPIES OF the double sheet STAR, In wra2par5
ready for mailing, containing full account OF
the Inaugural ceremonies, are for sale at the
counter Frlce, two cents.
TEE FRFEDNEN's BANk-ContrOlleT Knox to-
day qualified as commissioner OF the Freed
mtns Bsnk ard Trust company under the bill
passed at the last session OF Congress. The
CnCGs Cf the three present Commissioners
expire from date The Controller will next
MOI day send an examiner 10 look Into the
sffaivs OF the bank. the control ani manage
nelt Of which is given him by the Oil.
VICE PRESIDENT ARTHUR called the new Sen
ate 70 order to-day as II used 10 Il. When he
filed In from the rear lobby and ascended the
chair 10 AXE Lis seat he was greeted with q
IOUId OF applause, which he aeSn0W ledged by
a formal bow.
SHE Is An OLD-TIMs SERVANT from Mis-
sissipDi. and lives here In the family
OF aiman who is called Colonel because he once
commanded Tegln eUt OF soldiers. on fnaug-
u!aticn eve, while the snow was falling she
was aStCnisbed by fash OF lightning AMI the
fCli Of thunder. Setting down the coai-scuttle,
reyerenTly removing her turban and lifting her
fore ger, she said. ''Dat's de Lawd Colonel,
oats de Lawdi Al he say, 'GenI CARTEL got
ny eye o. Je""
SECrETlEs OF NATIONAL BANK5.-United
states bonds held by the Treasurer 10 secure
national bank circulation, March 55h, 1881,
s34O sci Goo as follows - Currency skies.
SS.SI3 VCU; six per cents sI6, s33. $50; five per
cents 1852 ga 500: four and One-hait per cents
s1C2 722. 500 Unted States bonds held by the
TIt asuTer 10 secure pFi0lic moneys in national
bark dcpositarifs. March 5th. 1881, SIS 1926 o.
Currency skies, S33 orc; six per cents. sl.765 0O0
five ptT cents g ol0 900: four and One-half per
cents s99I 500 four per cents 81 295. 600. United
States bonds deposited 10 secure circulation
during The week ended March 5th, 1851,
s. .53S, coo. United StaNS bonds to Secure circu-
latlOn Withdrawn during the week ended March
6th, 1851, 81, ,1eI,050.
THE OHIO LEGISLATORS AND GEN. U.NCoCE
Speaker Cowgirl and Judge E5tiH, Of the Ohio
house OF representatives, called on General
Hancock last night, with a request that he
name some hour to-day at which the members
OF the general assembly, now present in the
city. might pay their respects to him. The
general at first sought 10 escape any demon
stratfon, saying he was here merely as private
citizen and In no public capacity, and that he
bad a number OF social calls to make aud
receive, which would render IL almost i'm
possible TO meet his Ohio friends An arrange
ment was, however. made under which the
legislators Will pay their respects to him. at
NOrmley Is, TO- night, at O'Clock.
ONE HUNDRED NoMISATIESs ExPIRED.-Up-
wards OF 100 nominations expired with the ter
mination OF the session OF the senate yesteI-
day. Among the more important were the
following STANLEY Matthews, to be justice
OF the supreme Court: E c. Billings, TO be
ed States circuit Judge for the fifth circuit:
Elliot F. Shepherd. TO be district attorney for
the southern district OF New York; John ia
eobus, 10 be United states marshal for the
southern district OF New York; W. II. Haskell,
10 be postmaster at Albany, n. Y: W. II. Dan
fels, TO be collector of customs at Buffalo, n.
Y, and ID. ". McClurg, TO be collector Of Gus
toms at Cincinnati.
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY CONFERENCE.-The
text OF the Joint note OF the governments OF
the United States and France, calling the con-
ference on the subject of gold and silver money,
Is made public Dy the State department II
Is as follows: THE government OF the re-
public OF France and the government Of the
the subject of a Conference between the
powers principally interested IN the ques-
lion OF establishing internationally the
use OF gold and silver as bimetalic
value between those metals, and finding them
selves in accord as TO the usefulness and ina
time and place at which the same should be
held, have the honor now to invite the govern
ment OF -- to take part In conference
by such delegates as each government may ap-
point TO be held at Paris on Tuesday, the 1Ith
day OF April next, 10 consider and adopt for
presentation to the governments so represented
Tor their acceptance plan and system for the
establishment Dy International convention of
the use OF gold and silver as bi-Inetalc money
at liked relative value between those two
metals"
ONE HUNDRED NOMINATIONS ExPIRHD.-U,.
wards OF 100 nominations expired with tae
termination Of the session OF the Senate yester-
day. Among the more important were the fol
lOwing:-Stanleg Matthews. TO be justice of
the supreme Court; &. 9. Billings, to be Us.
circuit judge for the ffth circuit; Elliot r.
Shepard, 10 De district attorney for the south
eTn district OF New York; John JacopuS TO De
s. marshal for the southern district OF Ne;y
York; ". III. Haskell, 10 De postmaster a. AL
DaDJ, n. Y; V. II. Daniels, to be collector Of
customs at Buffalo, Y. Y, and d. w. McCiurg
10 be collector OF customs at Cincinnati.
ALL The RzGrLAR APPROPRIATION BILLS we're
signed by the President before y O'Clock yas-
terday, and have. therefore, become laws. Tna
appropriations In the deficiency Dill as IL
finally passed were increased above the amount
originally appropriated by the House oy the
agreement OF the conference committee In the
following particulars: For the internal revenue
bureau, Sl25, 200; for The bureaus OF construc-
ton and repair and steam engineering $3.50
too; for the public printing department, si00, =
Coo. The provision IA regard TO the Miami In
dtans Is retained, and the amendment which
Mr.. DeeTtng, OF Iowa, endeayored TO have in.
serted IN the House and which was added In
the Senate, aPproprist,ug slI5 0J0 for the
beDefit OF the Ponca ILdlauS was also agreed
TO and became a law.
PERsoSAI--Ex-FiCe President Wheeler goes
nom here 70 Florida and the gulf states for a
six weeks visit During the summer he expects
10 so 10 Europe. where he win remain for some
months.-Gen- J. s. Robinson, formerly q WELL
known editor In Ohio, and Representative elect
for the 9Th district OF that state is at the
Ebbitt.-AT. John Bright considers Wendell
Phillips "the greatest orator who speaks the
English Iongue."-Senator and Mrs Blair
tender q reception 20 Gov and Mrs Head this
evening, 10 which New Hampshire people re-
siding or visiting In the city are inyited.--D.
). Crawford, city editor OF the Erie H41-dId
Is pay ymaSter OF the ITLh Pennsylvania reg1-
ment, Which attracted so much attention yes
Ierday.- Representative Starin OF New
1ork Is having marble rnausoleun built at
soet OF s25, ,JOO.-Hon- Lecky Harper editor OF
Cne MI. vernon Democratic Banner and q
neMoer OF the Ohio state Senate. Is In the city
om oriei visit. the guest of eX-Assfstant At
'oi 3theIai walter ii. Smith. 62. street
DT, " nIlaIn r Cody. better known as buffalo
bnI. mas ount q block OF fine buildings AT
Noitn flatte, Neb., from mis- profits az an
actor.-Mr. William 81. Welsh editor of the
baltimore Gazette. has been nyita1 10 feI,yar
me aodreSs pefore the literary societIe, of
Princeton College at commencement in Jnna
neXt.-Nr. John Kelly did not stsy in Wash
fngton 10 see the inauguration-Nr. WiIIism
Patton, publisher or the New York Woryly g. -,