Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-09-01

Hon. r. r. Low. our Minister to China, re-
yOIts g. rtEe State Department that active prep
aratoI-s are heing male 10 suppress piracy in
ChinSee waters.
IxoFECToR Arr,-l,rED.-Eobert W. Albert
was TO-DAY appointed Inspector of Fuel for the
Wy Department under the recent act ef
crngress.
REvoKED.-Hon. Geo. III. Yeaman our Minis
Ster Residen; - Copenhagen, reports to the
State DepartElelt the revocation by the Danish
government of tle order permitting foreign ships
OF war TO enter te interior part OF the hsrbOr of
Copenhagen Il Cime of peace.
-
The ETeE-sES OHIO CLERKS in the Tnterns
Revenue Office have contributed S335 towards
defrayirg the expenses OF the approaching cam
pagn IN the State, which sum was forwarded
to-day by Gel. II. e. Cox to X. u. Harrison,
Chairman Of the Republican State Committee
at COlGRiolS.
THE Dh vGHTER OF the late Emsnuel Leutze,
Ida Le;rFze, was married at Stuttgart on the
I'D OF -,he last month, to S;r. Wheeler, an
American gentleman, and son of MIR. \. W.
Whceis., OF New York, weii known in this city.
The marriage took place al protestant church
IN Stuttgart.
RsDgTPTS FROM UsTOxS.-Tte receipts from
customs, for the week ending August q, were
fellows:
Ne~ York. ,Ooo 90
t<lston- 4J6,.9l SS
fhitadclphl:s -..------...-----.. Ia ,lSi -
Isathl".t .-.-.''-.-........--....-- Zi,4el %
New 'flsafis-- .'--.-----------.--. 5l,3I9 bI
,256,7f1 -
THE AvTNUE PAvENEST.-General Michler
recently extended Invitations TO a number OF
property owners on Pennsylvania Avenue to
yisit his offica and eSsmiae the various ,mplt 5
of improved pavement submitted in accordance
with the dyertisemeut for proposals for the
came After careful Inspection il was unani-
mcRsly agreed that the wood pavement samples 5
we're superior TO the concrete. The number Of
samples offered thus tar is seyenty-one.
BrDS FoR STATInSEET.-fids VI re opened
al the Int'rnal Revenue Office to-day by
MF>>rs- Goddard and Bartlett, OF the Secreta-
rs Office, Col Core and Mr.. Eidrdga OF the In
terra Revenue Cf'ice, for furnishing stationery
IN all lEt, rnal Revenue Ofi GERS east or the
Rocky Mountains. But three biis were re-
ceived, as follows: Blanchard x Nohun PhiIp
~ SolomOns&o Washington. ID. G, and Estee
~ Smith. or New York The award will be
male O-mOIrOw.
SURVEYS IN CALiFOESIA.-C Commissioner
Wilson, OF the General Lsnl Office, has jus: re-
c iyed returns O. the survey OF several add-
tyonal townships. living along the Pacific coast
a shGrt distance south Of the BAY OF San Fran
cisco 4 considerable portion OF the lands en-
braced IN these surveys are well adapted 10 ag-
yiculture. The uplands produce an abundance
OF nutritious grasses, and afford good opportu-
mites for stock raising. The country is watered
by streams OF clear water, ani ewing to their
ropid descent toward the co iSt there are many
excellent mill privileges. The timber, found
principally along the streams, consists OF pine,
OAK and redwood.
The QUESTION of what lock shall be adopted
by the Treasury Department seems to be re-
duced 10 comparatively narrow limits. OF the
three recommended !,y the committee, one-that
submitted by the Townsend Company. repre-
sented by Mr. karrAwas picked yesterday, be-
fore Acting Secretary Richardson, in about two
minutes' time; and the patty doing the job Of
fered 10 pick them a. fast aS brought for ward At
the rate OF one a minute. This circumstance
will probably wake up the Internal Revenue
Bureau, where the inefficient article is now in
Use, and where 80 much depends on the Security
afforded by the locks distlIeries warehouses
&c 1t is alleged. alsO. that one of the others
recommended can he easily rendered useless by
the application OF chemicals 70 the India-rubber
used in its interior arrangements.
The PTBIIC DEBT.-The foIIo1iny IL a state
ment OF the public debt for the month Of Al
gust, issued from the Treasury Department To-
day
Dit EsGTiag Ia'sr.s: IN Com
Bord- at V.r ,-r,t. ...-. , 22I 40 ~
b"ld- - Ier ceHt----l-sf>512 20 20
Dr. F.qrtas Ic'srs,: ~ La,~'a, Iio.,-y.
t'Ttifrats- AZ g TT cent. 45-3E,GU ~
NAVY p'u-th iuId, AT !
~ cent nt.---.---------- F""'.H 90
Debt on which iut-r--t h4, c-.-.d
since maturity ,y.-..--..--.-........-. s-s5,Iz7 IS
D-'l B.GStHg no fH..rsSf.
Ir1i"It aL4 lr-al ten
Der ------.----.---..--.-. -s- -lf3 81 -
Fra.tl.uAI curr,u,y.---- +UGJi-ss4 \
'"rufgatrs 81 gold de
-- 4sss-3,c75 q
Interest. s'1zsss.s5; 80; s, *
Total debt, principal and interest TO
dat lic iu'iIuc interest dCr and UU
A,Tosst -, ,,- T,.a,r,s- - - 10 %
u .------------------e : zee 90 -
- Io,sg.sis is
n,t' les srlo rut H. fhe Treasury - 23s s.II,a Al
irt ' i"-> amount IT, tn Treasury
'i'' - Nitli''----.--------- zFs'-f-4+.' ~
p-rr.a~. - debt during the past
mouth ---..--.,'~,' - Is,cassl s.
ps'rssss 90 j, ~ since march ! 100 . S,T ri a
The statemen, OF bonds Issued to the Pacific
haIlIOad Company, interest payable in lawful
money, slows totals ~ follows Amount out
standing. etf Ci>. - Interest accrued, and m,
yet paid. SciS. .I>s,32. Interest paid b. the
IHtsS States. >S,Ni5 :s45.49. Interest repad ~.
tf"IHI--rtati"n of mails. S2@>i .>J5..s. Balance
oi iht'.sst j's.id by United States $3.50. .4SI7I.
- ~ 60"Ds NARKET.-The last week
u a p.s ~. sF-...
49, haS~ been effected mostly hS ths I.rys
So So ny goods io5bing houses. The smaIlsr
,.i -'f 'e'h OF not getting their pronar shsra
81 ne b--.iess. Euf TIA, is a ,Iia;.nI,v 49,
VI l'SsSr h"usts must pa'ientIy striye "a o.
80. ~ = 't ch'S comfort that can he o.fsrsJ
ihe sufferers in sach ease is that tha ,1 I1n
bIs LIHS N.Fe cncc small re:ailars- 1iImsyS.;
ro,t'h> ot al a. scs;ptiOns have been In ar.iS
demand y IN hrfa prices excert i'm to- - I've
lnSfancts IL Hnhiesshed goods. In prints ,ha1e
nae been special nrmHsss. with a tends,eS =.
higher rates Iva Hnbleachel shirtin,,SN 70
meetings the sales have been large in tha i ar
gregate. but there has been no snacnI,,its
movement. Foreign gOOd are now seiiir,, ,I aeist