Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-01-07
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence Of tho Alexandra sase''e''
WASHINGTON. d. c., Jan. Z. 1850.

Especial Correspondence OF tho AlexAhor1 0Aso''
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 7. 1856.
The following programme of the formal
evening reception to be given by the Presi-
dent is officially announced from the E1ecu'
live Mansion as follows: On Tuesday even
ing January IS, from to IL o'clock to meet
the Diplomatic Corps on Tuesday evening
January Goth reception to the congress anu
to the Judiciary; on Tuesday evening
January 9th to meet the ohcers OF Cne
ARMY, the Navy and Of the Marine corps
It is also understood that during the montn
of February at least one puotc reception
will be given by the PRESIDENT, tne tn!ee
entertainments already designated being
limited to the official bodies named. Congress
and the Army and Navy are invited to meet
the Dinlomatic Corps, similar compliment
being extended alternately at each OF tne
other receptions. No cards or formal inVl'
tations will be issued to any official persons
for either of these receptions.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
continued the investigation of Indian lanu
leases to-day. K. B. Hunter, OF 81. LOUIS
was the only witness examined. he IS tne
lessee of 100000 acres OF the land OF the
Cheyennes and Arrapaboes. His evidence
was substantially repetition OF that gwen
Yesterday by other lessees Of these LANDS;
He was searcbingly examined with regard
| to his knowledge of any payments TO tn'ra
parties to secure the leases, and declared,
as have all previous witnesses, that he knew
of no such payments.
The Secretary of War has ordered the
discharge of Sergeant Otto Holtnortn from
the Signal Service, in accordance With tne
| recon- endation of the Chief Signal Officer
Additional regulations for allowances on
drawback on bags and bagging under Sec
| ton 3,Ol9, Revised Statutes, and tor refunds
on salt used in curing exported meats undel
the tariff of March 3, 1888, have been estab
lished by the Treasury Department, a. fol
lows: |. The person producing an outward
| bill of lading in his own name, or duly IN
dorsed to him by the party named IN th'
bill of lading, authorizing the indorse'
to act for custom house purposes, shall
he recognized as the exporter OF the
bags and bagging or meats, tor I'M
purpose of making entry and receiving the
drawback or refund 3 An agent of vari
Gus exporters, holding number OF suci
bills of landing 80 Endorsed to him, may com
bine in one entry for drawback or refund
number of claims of several parties, pro
vided that the entry for drawback shall b'
presented within thirty days after the sail
ing of the exporting vessel or vessels. J
Exporters of bags and of bagging covering
cotton will be allowed to refer In seVera
entries to the manufacturers afidavits tile'
at the custom house, with the fist entry
until exhausted, by proper checks on sub
seuuent, in lieu of presenting an attldaVl
with each entry, as required by the genera
regulations; but the affidavit must show
in each case, the factory where the good
were made, the date and place of importa
ton of the materials entering into thei
manufacture, and the vessel by which i'm
ported, &c, as per form 2S2, article s67,
the regulations.