Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-01-13

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY. - Internal
revenue, s4s3, ,s6l. .6s; customs. s464,.
WHITE HOUSE CALLsRs.-Attorney General
DeVeDs, Senators Burnside, Kellogg, Window,
Platt, Cameron {WiS.). Rollins Saunders Logan
Elll COLI Relrest natives Willis McGoWan
BntterWorth, Ford lMo). Briggs, Young, Mar
tin. Bingham and Tyler called on the Presiden
to Cay.
THE WREKY STAR for this week is now ready.
1t Is brim full with fifty-hve columns OF good
reading matter. For sale in wrappers at the
counter or will sent by mail for three month
for fifty cents.
TBE KELLOGG CAsE.-It is the intention OF
Senator Salisbury chairman OF the committee
On elections, to call up the Kellogg case as SOON
as the holiday bill Is out OF the way and urge
II TO vote. The democratic members of the
committee say they have not been advised OF
any change OF opinion among Senators In re-
gard to this case, bat they do not believe the
democratic majority will permit Mr.. Kellogg to
retain his seat The democrats On the cleo
tons committee Insist that democratic ascend
eney In the next Senate depends upon ousting
Mr.. Kellogg, and they are not prepared, so they
say, to believe that democrats will vote to de-
prlEe their party Of the last hold 1t has upon
power In the government by voting to sustain
MI. Kellogg. At any rate, the committee are
determined TO have the question settled at the
earliest moment practicable.
THE Fl NDING BILL was partly perfected In
the committee OF the whole In the House yes
teTday. After our report closed an amendment
offered by Mr.. Sanford. of Alabama, was adopted
providing that all the silver dollars and all the
gold over $50, OO.000 In the Treasury shall be
pa1d out before any Of the bonds or notes are
Issued MIR. Randall offered several amend
ments, and the House adjourned.
The INTERNATIONAL SANITARY CONFERENCES
yesterday afternoon adjourned to assemble ut
The call OF the chairman.
THE L. s. AGRICULTURAL SocIETy.-At the
conclusion of DR.. Lor1ngs address on agrlcul-
tural education, before the L. S. Agricultural
society yesterday afternoon, Prof. Collier spoke
upon the subject OF getting sugar from corn
stalks. The society then adjourned sine die.
THE BILL to place Gen. Grant On the retired
list OF the army was killed to.d day In the House
committee On military affairs The suo-c com.
m1ttee having the subject iG charge, made an
adverse report upon the bin, aud they were
sustained by the full committee by vote OF
q TO 8.
senator JONES, OF Florida this afternoon re-
ceived telegram from Tallahassee informing
him that the legislature had adopted joint
resolution inviting him to address that body
Hext Tuesday evening" He leaves tonight for
Tallahassee, and Will be absent about ten days.
NOMINATIONS TO-pAY.-The President sent the
following nominations to the Senate TO day =
John w. Finnel, Of Covington, KY, to be COL
lectOr OF internal revenue 9Th district OF Ken
lucky; Jacob Rich, of Iowa, to be pension agent
secretary OF Washington territory.
THE VACANCIES IN THE ARMY RETIRED LIST
The President will fill, 1t Is understood the
six vacancies IN the retired list of the army
before the close OF bis administration. 1t has
been repeatedly stated that Quartermaster
General Meigs would be one OF those to be re-
tired. There Is no foundation for any such
statement General Meigs viii not be retired.
Surgeon General Barnes fn all probability win
be. 1t is certain that Judge Advocate General
Dunn Will I'LL one OF the vacancies In the
retired list. His retirement will not, it Is
understood. be compulsory. He will ask to be
retired. There Is not much doubt but that his
successor will be Major Swain, judge advocate,
who during the campaign acted as General
GarfelG's private secreNS. There Is no in
dieation as to who W11l fill the other retired
vacancies.
TIE FRANKING ABUSE INvEsTIGATION.-The
Special Committee appointed to investigate the
alleged abuse OF the franking privilege by mem
eers OF Congress during the recent preside ntiai
election held meeting o-day, and d ret ted
subpoena to be issued upon Postmaster Anger
OF this city. to appear before the committee
and testify to morrow.
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER IMPROVEMENT Irsy-
Gen. Wright, Chief engineer OF the army; Gen.
Gilmore, president Of the Mississippi river
commission; Capt. Eads and Mr.. Harold were
merce today, TO give their views with refer
ence to tie appropriation of 81 SOC, 600 for the
Improvement OF The Mississippi river. The
same gentlemen will be heard again to-
morrow.
The CENSUS AND REAPPoRTIoNMENT.-Ali Of
the official data touching the population OF the
country as developed by the recent census has
cept small town named CoyingtOn, In Clear
Held county Pennsylvania. A special messen-
ger las been sent for this data When 1t is
gress by Gen. Walker, which will be followed
by reapportionment bill. which will be pre-
pared by Mr.. Cox, OF New York.
SEAToR BLAINE In conversation with Tribune
correspondent yesterday, spoke emphatically
in favor OF placing General Grant on the re-
tired list OF the army with the rank which was
created for him; Ii IS. he said a debt which the
nation owes him, and he hoped the democrats
ia Congress would, Ia time, take the same view
OF the matter.
PERsoNAL--There is no truth whatever In
the story that President Hayes contemplates
trip to Europe after the expiration Of his
Official term.L.Mrs DIR: Carter. sister OF
Erie, Pa. Of apoplexy Whitelaw Reid is
son in the Senate when Mr; Harrison. Of
Buckland 1Dished his las, ahd most interesting
work 1.-The Natural History OF British Fish
cries" just TWO Gays before his death.-GOv.
Murray, Of Utah, is at Louisville. his old home
on visft.-Repres NATIVE elect Belmont Of
New York, Is at WOrmley Ingersoli
Is said TO be contemplating visit to Australia
on lectur1ng venture. His books have had
larger sale there than In any other part OF the
world.-Mr. Conger, the coming Senator
from Michigan. may be called an Ohio mau,
too. Although born In New York. he went to
the former state when less than six years old.
and lived there until alter he reached mans
estate-The portrait OF John Boyle O'Reilly
given In Harper for February may represent
him as he looked when it was taken but It does
not at al show him as he appears at present
He LeW wears his black hair cut short and
mustache only. and looks enough like Gen.
Walker, chief or the census bureau, to pass
for his younger brotber.-MiSS Eliza A.
Dupuy. southern lady who has for many
years contributed copiously OF poetry and
prose TO literary journals, has just died OF
arCpOieXy in New Orleans. Miss Dupuy. who
was decended from prominent Virginial fami-
lies. was In her youth q teacher.-Sir Thomas
Besketh and Lady Hesketh were among the
passengers who sailed for Liverpool yesterday
Senator sharon and Mrs. Sharon were at the
dock to take leave of them.-Jay Gould is
reported to be on his way to Mexico, to look
after his prospective railway interests In that
country.
SENATOR HILLS Son FIGHTING IN CoURr.-A
telegram from Atlanta, Jan. IL says: In the
superior court this afternoon, young Ben Hill,
solicitor general of the Atlanta circuit, and son
of Senator Hill while Dr0Spcu%inp man named