Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-09-26
EVENING STAR.


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Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL RKvEsUH.-The receipts to-day
from this source were s5ss, ,Si5i0.
Ess1GNAIIoy AcCRPTHp-1he President hiss
accepted the resignation OF Capt. wm. H. Hsr-
RS Ordnance Department, U. S. A.
GAN. RoBrxr wILIrt Ms, who married Mrs
Stephen a. Doue,as, contemplate rendering
his resignation 70 the President, it is said.
The PKSFsYLvANfA CLERKS N the war ID .
patment and its varions bureaus will be allow ed
leave Of al ence 20 go home and vote.
THE UNITED STATES STEAMER BrBs, whose
loss at sea was recently rumored, has arrived
safely at Hatterss Inles.
REMOVAL OF HRApQUARrRRs.-The Pres;-
cant fas directed trat the Hsaduuar,,rs of
the Depart ment OF Texas be tranferred from
Apst'n to San Antonio.
THIRD AssIerANT PosrMAsrKR GENERAL
IFlfFLL is lying very i'll a. his residenc, ON
Ian street, ,t1cen q and II, and no one a
admitted to his room. .
THs BRAZILIAN M'NIsTPR, Senior M.o,,.
haens, has received leave or absence for sx
months, and will proceed Z, Rio de Jape.ro
senior Fleury will be charge d'aflirs during his
al. ence.
BARON CHARLES LEDKRER, the Austrian Min
lister, has returned to tbs city, aud is at present
at the Arlington. 1t IS understood that he has
rented house on H street, bet " IN 18th and
18th streets, which he will occupy next month.
"TBE MYSTERY or EDWIN DRoop ~ f25-cent
otition,) "TOm Brown at On ford" and ga
Dangerous Guest" are among the late pub,ica-
tiors in cheap form, Issued BY the Harpers. re-
ceived through Blanchard & Mohun.
A FRENCH CoRvKTTR AT NoRPoLK-A dis-
patch received at the Navy Department This
morning from Admiral Sands, at Norfolk. Va.
announces that the French c,rvette Primanpues
arriy ed there this morning
ADMIBAL PORTER has applied to the Presi
dent, through Secretary Robcson, to be relieved
ION ,arther duty IN the Navy Department on
account OF III health. Bis request y Al probably
be granted. Admiral Porter win return hare
from Narrsgansett, l., on Wednc day.
SUPERVISOR CowEN, OF the eouthern Obio
district, is temporarily discbsrging the duties or
Depusy Comm' .ioner Given, of the Int,rna'
Revenue bu' eau. DRY ng the absence O.: that
ohicer, which will conf nue., it is understood for
;eversl " eks.
RECRUITS FOR THE CAVALRY SERVICE The
superintendent Of mounted recruiting service
at Carlisle Barracks, Pa, he's been ordered 70
Iorward two hrrdred rccrJits ID Omaha Ne
braska, for assignment to the 9Th cavalry, De.
partment of the Plate.
MILITARY INDIAN AGENTS RKLrEyEp.-Cap,
James w. Long and First Lieuf,nants w. r
Bourne and Frank ID. Gsrre.s have been re-
lieved from duty ss Indian agents and ordered
to report their addresses II the president OF the
Re,riug Board.
Army OFFICERS DIsCHARGEp.-FJrst Lien
tenant eonard Wigh, man, Third lvalry; Can
tain Darrell ID. Lynn and First Lieutenant Pat
rick III. Flood. unassigned, have cen bonorablv
discharged the service of the United States
under the provisions OF the new army bill.
SECRETARY BOUTWELL, hss retur ned from
his visit % his home, in Clio IN, Mass, and WIS
in bis Office to-day, where he received many
callers. He is erjoy ing excellent health, and is
much benefited by his respite from Official
daties. Assistant Secretary Ba,tley has also
retdrned from his visit 70 his home in Maine
STOLEN BoNDs.-The Treasury Department
has received 8 20 registered bonds to the amount
of $1,000, which were evidently stolen from
some one, as the name and number have been
ajrotly altered. The detectives arrested
party in New York in whose po session they
were found aud the matter Is now being inyes-
tigatcd.
RFLIRvED FROM DUrY.-Lieut. Col. Alfred
Sally, U. 3. A, has been relieved from duty as
superintendent of Indian Atfails in Montana
Territory, and ordered to proceed 70 his home.
First Lieu's. Erskine nj. Camp, VIM. B. Pease,
and Gerge L. Ford, have also been relieved
fom duly rs Indian Agents, and placed on
waiting orders.
The STATEMENT NOW GOING THE ROUNDS
that ConTi' sioner Delaro is likely ID lose his
right hand on account of the fracture of his
wrist, which occurred some weeks ago, is, we
are glad to be informed, unfounded. He has
already SO far recovered the use of 1t as to be
able to write little, and will resume his regu-
lar official duties in few days.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Second Assistant Engineer
Charles W. Rae has been detached from duty at
the Washington navy-ysrd and ordered TO duty
in the Tehauntepec and Nicaragua surveying
expedition.
Pas-ed Assistant Surgeon j. q. Ayres has
been detached from the Naval Hospital in this
city and ordered to the Resaca, Pacific fleet.
SAVED FROM SHIPwRHcK.-Collector Drew,
at Pugets Sound, informs the Treasury Depart
ment that the American bark Carlotta struck
rock near the Straits of Juan de Fuca, Pugets
Sound, on the 9th Of August, and was badly
damaged but the revenue cutter Lincoln being
near Wes sent to her assistance, and saved the
e-sel from being wrecked. She had on board
a valuable cargo Of assorted merchandise, all OF
which was saved. s-.is.s .r...
TIE NEW 81 900 TRlAsURY NorEs.-Treas-
urer Spinner on Saturday received from the
Division OF the Treasury q package
containing four muliops Of the new 81 600
notes, printed on the new paper, with the dis
tributed and located fibre, adopted by the gov