Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-09-15

detailed for duly as Ii d IN SuL' in nd 1t,
and ordered to report to Commissioner Parker.
Brevel Colonel A. ID. Ns'- On, recently ords red
to du IS Iudiau Superin enrient, has been
relieved fl, m tha. duty.
COUNTERFEIT PLArRs.-Since the govern.
ment be3 au to print the currency, treasury de-
te tiyes have captured about one hundred
counts rfeit plates of all kinds. Orders hs We
been gwen TO melt the m, with the exception OF
two or three reserved on account of unusual
fee esules.
CIDER SUsPENDRr.-Tne order directing a
board OF army officers TO convene at West
Point, New YORK, on the 18TH inst. for he
purpose OF considering the proposed location
Of the Hudson River West Shore Railro Id upon
the public islands at that place has been sus-
Tended until further orders.
THE Mon BY ORDER system
bt tween the United States and Switzerland,
which went into operation on the lst instant,
Sc ms 10 work well. Yesterday the second list
of orders sent to Switzerland was received at
the Post Office Department, which shows
nearly four thoUs9ud dollars have thus far
been depe sited IN this country to to be paid to
IaI ties in Switzerland.
DISPOSAL OF PUELIC LANDs.-Commis-
missioner W ilson, of the q General Land Once,
is receipt of returns from the following
district land offices, showing a disposal during
the past month OF iO,S9l acres of the public
lands: Denver, Colorado Territory, 1851;
Traverse City, Michigan, IL U3i; and Boone
willie, Missouri, SOO6. The greater portion of
these lands were taken by actual settlers under
the home stead law, and the Re mainder sold for
cash and loca'ed with military land warrants.
GEN. CAPRoN, Commissioner of Agriculture.
with Mr.. Saunders, Superintendent Of gardens,
and Prof. Glover, En 10 mOiogist OF the Depart
ment left here last evening 10 attend the New
York State fair at Elmira; also the annual
meetings OF the American Pomological Society
at Philadelphia, and the Wool Growers As.
sociatiou at New York.
X. T. McLain. Esq Chief Clerk, will act as
Commissioner during the absence OF General
Capron.
CHRsAPBAKB AND OHIO CANAL MATTERS
A committee OF the Board Of Directors Of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, consisting of
Messrs. William Thompson, A. p. Gorman,
Nelson Poe, and ID. ). BIser, arrived here this
morning, for the purpose of investigating
things generally at this end OF me line; and this
afternoon, with Mr.. Fawcea, Secretary and
Treasurer OF the company, took carriages Tor
that purpose. Several OF the propristors O.
mills in Georgetown accompanied the party
be cause of the low wa'e: in the canal, and
the quantity used by the various mills draw.
ing their supplies therefrom. WITH the condi-
ton Of the so.called dam shove Little Falls.
will IL 10 understood, be among the priacipaI
subjects Of inquiry.
NAVAL ORDRRs.--Commodor J. p. McKin
stry hiss been detached from the command at
sickett's Harbor, N. Y, and ordered TO duty as
Light House inspector Of the 11th district, in
place ef Captain Thomas H. Stevens, detached
rom duty as lnspe ct1r Of that district
Lieut.. Comnmanoer Thomas II. Eastman
has b,en detached from special duty under
r. ar Admiral Thatcher. and ordered to CON.
mapd the Nyack in place Of Lieut.. Commander
". A. Babcock detached from the com mmand OF
thar vessel and ordered 70 return home.
Commodore Francis b. Ellison has besn or.
dere d 10 duty in charge Of the Naval Station at
Sacketr's Hnrbor, N. Y.
(jnief Engineer Montgomery Fletcher has
been ordered to duty as Inspector of Machinery
AfIoat At the Mare Island Navy Yard.
FIRST Assistant Engineer John J. Blsseu mas
been ordered to the Severn.