Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-08-13
EVENING STAR.

EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
OF 1s5 APPLICANTS for clerkships in the
Census Bureau, 10I passed examination.
INTERNAL REvRNuR--The receipts from this
source to-day were s6l1 ,521O6.
GENERAL SPINNER is to-day quite sick at his
ONCE, and about noon was SO indisposed that
medical assistance was necessarily called in.
MRS. SoUTHwoRrH, the authoress, Is on
visit to Canada with Mr.. Bonner, of the Ledger
and family.
1T is RuMoRKD in Chicago that the Hon. Ly-
man Trumbull has been rendered the position
OF Secretary Of State by President Grant.
DETAcHKD.-LieutenantG G. NJ. Hunter, L. s.
n. OF this city, has teen detached from the
command Of the Nina, and placed on waiting
orders.
SECRETARY BKLKNAP left here last evening"
and will be absent q month or six weeks He
first visits Long Branch for q brief period and
will then proceed to his home In Iowa.
CASH IN THE TREAsURY.-The coin balance
in the Treasury for the week ending this date
amounts to sI03, ,019, ,504. 50; coin certificates,
$685. eco; currency balance, $40, ,I24, ,sO65s.
X. b. DENNIS, of Ohio, recently appointed.
Consular Agent, took the oath of Office yester-
day. He will sail for Liverpool next week, to
enter upon the discharge of his duties.
DURING the coming autumn Messrs. Field,
Osgood & Co. will publish "Life of the late
William Winston Seaton," of honorable mem
ory, from the pen of a member OF his family.
PRESIDENT GRANT was to. leave St Louis for
Chicago this morning at 10 O'Clock, on a special
train by the Chicago, Alton and st. Louis rail-
road. He is expected in Chicago at O'Clock
this evening, and is to leave there for the
East, tomorrow evening.
MOVEMENTS OF Z. s. SrEAMERs-The T. s
steamer Guerriere, just lifted out at New York
Is flagship Of the European squadron was nut
in commission on Thursday.
The Guard sailed from New York on Thurs
day for the fishing grounds of the coast of
Labrador, to look after American interests there
SECRETARY RoBEsoN left here last evening
for his home in New Jersey, where he will
remain a few days and then visit Secretary
part Of this month or the first of next. Commo-
dore A. l.. Case, Chief Of the Bureau OF Ord
nance. has been authorized to discharge the
duties Of Secretary during his absence.
The RECENT ORDER of the Navy Department
for the return Of the L. s. steamer Franklin.
flagship OF the European squadron to this
country, has been countermanded and the
Franklin willremain in European waters though
the Admiral's pennant will probably be trans
ferred to the Guerriere just fitted out at New
York, which is larger vessel and Is in better
repair than the Franklin.
NEWS FROM THE PACIFIC FLERr.-Ingorma-
ton has been received at the Navy Department
that the Saranac, flagship Of Rear Admiral
Turner. of the Pacific fleet, was at Callao on
to San Francisco, which place Admiral Turner
expected to reach during the first week in Sep
tember, and he will then be relieved by Com
sent from Callao for San Francisco, via the
Sandwich Islands. The Nyack was on her way
to Callao from Panama.
CURRENCY STATISTICS FOR THE WEEK.
The mutilated bank notes burned during the
week ending to-day amounted to s2SI 500,
making the total amount burned to date s27,
l15, 400. The bank currency issued for bills
destroyed was sIl4 $40, making the total amount
ance Of SAB ,16S due for mutilated notes The
bank &C circulation @ outstanding at this date is
The amount of securities held by the Treas-
urer OF the United States i'm trust for national
banks reported to-day were as follows: For cir
culatiDg notes, s34l SO 45O; for deposits OF pub
lie moneys, SIG ,366 800.
The amount Of fractional currency received
by the Treasurer Of the United States from the
printing division during the week was 81 ,OS5 200;
during the same period there was forwarded to
different I'm,
and ss9s ,269 in fractional currency.
The amount Of fractional currency redeemed
and destroyed during tho week was $500 200.
GEORGIA AGAIN.-"Zeta" says in the Balti-
more Sun OF this morning: Special dispatches
from Georgia announce that the Senate reso-
luton to postpone the State election till United
State Senators were admitted In December next
motion to reconsider was made and failed to-
day. When the defeat Of the Bullock patty be-
came thus assured, the spectators in the gallery
gave three rounds OF cheers, and the enthu-
siasm without as well as within the capitol was
very great at the prospect of an election this
also announcing that the efforts to prolong the
Legislature have been defeated. Another dis
patch announced emphatically that prOlonga-
ton has be been defeated ha for good and that an
rejoicing among the national republicans The
letter Of Attorney General Akerman, written to
the Attorney 6eneral Oh georgia and other
prominent citizens Of that State, was undOubt-
edly largely iuetrpmental in bringing about this
satisfactory state Of affairs.
ADDRESS OF ATTORNEY CENTRAL AKERMAN.
large audience assembled last night at Lin
coin Hall to hear an address from Attorney
General Akerman, who commenced by saving
that the meeting was called by the Southern Re-
publican Association Of Washington, composed
of citizens Of that section sojourning here whose
tiobject was show sympathy and give aid to their
political friends at home. After an address on
the constitution Of the political parties OF the
country at the present time, their course in ref.
erence to southern affairs, &c, which occupied
an hour and a-baf in its delivery, Mr.. Aker-
man concluded by defending the republicans
OF the South from the charge Of political inca
pacity, referring particularly to the legislation
OF the Confederate Congress, which wrecked
the cause Of the rebellion and as to the CARPET
baggeIs, it was known there were men in that
Congress assuming to represent States on the
territory OF which they were not allowed to
tread, the States or part OF States from which
they came being in the possession of Union
Ioope.
Mr.. Akerman was frequently interrupted BY
applause.