Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-10-29
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Washington News and Gossip.
THERE are 152 new advertisements In TIE STAR
to-day.
GOVERNMENT REcE1P1s TO-DAY. internal reve-
nue., $S61, lis; customs, $e67, ,s65.o9.
NATIONAL BANK NOTES OuTsrANDNa.-Cu Currency,
$3.50, ,280,1as gold notes, 1921 ,512
Ex-GovERNaR MoRaAN's LETTER OF DEcLINA-
T1oN.-The letter Of ex-Gov. Morgan, declining the
Treasury portfolio, is dated October 25th, and is
at is painful to refuse any request Of yours It
has been especially SO during the whole OF the
past week, and more 80 now, since your generous
But considering my age and the engrOssing char
acter of the duties Of the Treasury department
am compelled to decline its acceptance Thanking
you for this great honor, am, with respect and
esteem, your friend"
SWORN IN.-Postmaster General James and First
Assistant Postmaster General Hatton were sworn
in yesterday at o'clock pm. The commissions of
both reached the Post Offlce department a few
9ama. oe10re from 1ne state department J9dge
tered the oath OF Office, first to Gen. James under
his new commission, then to Mr.. Frank Hatton as
MAKING HIS DEBuT.-On Monday next Justice
Matthews will deliver an opinion publicly in the
Supreme Court for the first time since his promo
ton to that bench
NEW WAY OF CouNTERFE1rINa. Specimens Of
a new method OF counterfeitng silver coin were
received at the Treasury department to-day. The
coin is cut In three pieces and portions of it filed
OIL The pieces are then put together again by the
use OF solder. Coins manipulated in this way are
not SO much smaller than the original, that they
can be distinguished by other than actual COM
parison. In addition to this cutting of holes are
taken therefrom, replaced by a base metal and the
edges polished SO as to make detection almost i'm
possible.
Observation-Disclosures DEzEND0RF, of Virginia,
IN his interview with the President to-day pro-
policy OF giving federal patronage to Malone.
DEPUTY COLLECTOR K1LLED.-In April, 1880, A
j. Lane special deputy collector, under Collector
Clark, of Atlanta, Ga, and conspicuous for his
bravery in operations against Illicit distilers was
arrested by state process on the information OF
ee ndaed dser IL whose d1sery he had raided and
on the charge OF carrying concealed weapons
The collector and district attorney, aided by the
commissioner of Internal Revenue, who happened
then to be in Georgia, succeeded, with much diff
Guilty, In procuring his release on ball. the collector
ana aad district attorney signing his bond To-day
COl!ectOr Clark telegraphS to Commissioner RauIn
that Lane has been killed near Montgomery, Ala,
and that his appearance bond has been forfeited
FIRST ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL HArroN
assumed the duties of his Office to-day He will
leave tomorrow for his home in Iowa. and return
IN about ten days or two weeks. Mr.. HattOn is the
tn!rd First Assistant from Iowa, his predecessors
being F1tz Henry Warren and Representative Kas-
grams congratulating him on his appointment.
a. among the number was one from Dr. Israel Green,
or Iowa, who nominated Abraham Lincoln for
President In the Cincinnati Gazette In 1859.
AMONG the Presidents callers to-day was Con-
gresham Dezendorf, who had a long Interview
Senator Blair also called to prepare the President
Tor the ordeal OF meeting nearly two hundred lady
temperance apostles.
SECRETARY BLAINE this morning accompanied
and introduced to the President the Bel gian min
lister.
GONE OVER TO THE READJUsTERs.-The report
reaches here this morning that Mr.. J.W. Cochran,
chairman Of the republican straight-out commit
zee IN virginia, has declared his support for Cam
readJuSter ticket in Virginia.
On THE SIDE OF THE soLD1ER-The instructions
to the special agents Of the Pension bureau from
Commissioner Dudley are, that If a mertorious
pension claim is found to help it along but ii there
Is any evidence OF fraud, to kill it at once.
MR.. BLISS AND THE STAR ROUTE PROSECUTIONS
statement to the effect that Mr. George Bliss
had informed the President that there was not
route cases, was denied by that gentleman last
night In the following language: "The statement
IS not only untrue, but is absolutely the reverse of
In DoUBT-In the official mail of the Treasury
department the. were received this morning let
ters addressed to oMr persons as the head Of that
department., viz: William Window, E. d. Morgan,
c. J. FOlger, and II. F. French, the latter being
addressed as acting secretaty.. Some OF the
WRITER'S being In doubt about the matter sent
theirs In care Of Assistant Secretary Upton.
SECRETARY FoLGER's PLANs-secretary Folger
is quoted as saying in Albany yesterday that
while he has formally accepted the Office of Secre-
tary OF the Treasury, he will not enter upon the
duties of the office at once. It is his purpose to
cases which have been argued before the present
term Of the court shall have been considered by
the judges. This may occupy his time for ten
days or fortnight
THE RECEIPTS OF NATIONAL BANK NOTES at the
Treasury department, for the week ending to-day,
are 81, ,134 600.
THE US. TREASURER holds 1868, ia 500 In U.S.
bonds to secure national bank circulation, and
bank depOsitaries.
SENATOR WINDOWS CREDENT1A1s.-The creden
tials OF MI. Window as Senator from the state of
were received in the Secretary's mail at
the Treasury department to-day. He will probably
be sworn In before the special session expires.
REVENUE APPoINTMENTs.-Oli White, store
keeper, 5th district of Illinois; Joseph A. Lindsay
storekeeper, 1st district of Ohio.
A WAR DEPARTMENT ORDER, just published, says
the rate OF Communication Of rations allowed to en-
listed men while travelling Will hereafter be $3.50
per day.
Presentation. George Bliss, Of New York, is
at the Arlngton.-Ex-Senator w. Pinckney
Whyte, who has been elected mayor OF Baltimore
is gentleman OF great dignity of manner. He
dresses in good taste, and while speaking he has
an easy yle.-,Chaplain Van .Wyck, U: s. A.,
reached the city last evening from his late visit at
Milfred Pa. attending the funeral of his brothers
children.-The chrOnOmeter watch which Dr.