The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-12-24
FROM WASHINGTON.
Naval Orders.

Despatch TO the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.-Commander William
G.. Temple is ordered to command the Ten
nessee, now fitting out at New York. Paymas-
ter Thomas G. Casswell, Secoud Assistant Eng-
neers Edward j. Allen and Francis NJ. Ashton,
Gunner Thomas p. Venable, and Sail maker
Francis Boom to the Tennessee; Master Arthur
A. Boyd to the Michigan.
Lieutepant-C Commanders George w. Hayward
and G B. D. Gordon are detached from the
Naval Academy, and ordered to the Tennessee
Lieutenant Commander George F. F. Wild,
Master N w. Nicholas, First Engineer Thomas
]. Mcconnell, from the Boston Navy Yard, and
ordered to the Tennessee.
First Assistant Engineer James Sheridan.
Boatswaiu Charles Miller, Carpenter Thomas 7.
Toy, from Navy ard at New York, and ordered
to the Tennessee.
Lieutenant Wallace Graham aud Chief En-
gineer William b. Brooks, from the Michigan,
and ordered to the Tennessee. Lieutenant Com
mapder Charles 7. Gotten, from the Portsmouth
Navy Yard. and ordered to the Tennessee: Mas
ter Albert Ross, from the Washington Navy
Ward, and ordered to the Tennessee; Surgeon
James McMasters is detached from special duty
AT New York and ordered to the Tennessee
Passed Assistant Surgeon William s. Fort is
detached from the receiving ship Potomac aud
ordered to the Tennessee.
Assistant Surgeon NJ. L. Ruth is detached
from the Philadelphia Navy Yard and ordered
TO the Tennessee Lieutenant Comm lnder G.
Fl. Davis, Jr., is detached from the Portsmouth
and placed on waiting orders. Second Assistant
Engineer John p. Kelley is detached from the
Terror and laced on waiting orders. Chief
En- in er w. w. DUNCAN is detached from duty
as q member of the Board of Examiners and
placed on waiting orders.
Treasury Operations of the WeeH.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-Fractional currency
received from printers during the week, $685.
500: shipments-notes, S569S 84S; fractional
currency, S557 600. Treasurer Spinner holds in
trust for national banks, security Tor circula-
ting notes $345 S74, GOO; for deposits of public
moneys, $15Sl9,500; mutilated notes burned
during the week, $545, 800; total amount burned,
S34, $40, J6S; bank currency issued for bills de-
| stroyed during the week, $3.50, 300; bank circu-
lation outstanding at this date, $304,6l2 600.
The Internal Revenue receipts to-day we're
s2s1, ,14S. Total for the fiscal year to date, ISL,
| 4GO. 759 Fractional currency redeemed and de-
stroyed during the week, SJ60074.
The Treasury Department has information
that $1,000 in gold was recently stolen from the
cashier at the New Orleans Custom House, and
all effort to discover ths th ewes were unavall-
ing. Collector Casey refunded the amount
stoi,n from his own private funds.
Quiet Day at the Capital.
There is very little doing in any of the de-
partments to-day. In nearly all of them the
clerks were permitted to leave their desks at
noon.
| Personal Matters.
Senator Sherman bad long interview with
Secretary Bou well to-day. The Pres dent re-
| ceived no visitors thi morGing.
Lieut.. Joseph II. Sylvester, unassigned, is
hoHorably discharged.
| NavIK IIion bstructed.
The ice in the channel OF the Potomac is an
inch and half II is thicker toward the shore
The Aquia Creek steamer did no., in co l5e
ouence, arrive here until II o'clock thi morn.
ing, being six or even hours behind time
thus losinI he ear y morning railroad Connec.
ton with the North.