Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-10-01

Van Allen, at the Union Club House.
LIEUT.. RICHARD WALLACE, L. s. Marine
Corps, (son of Paynast,r &. P. wallach, U. s,
NJ, of this city, now stationed at Norfolk, has
been ordered to the Narragansett, fitting out at
Porff mouth, N. H., to go to Brazil.
INTERNAL RRvRNUB.-The receipts to-day
from this source were sc59 ,523.s2. The total re-
ceipts for September were sI2,9,2 ,OO3 Sc, and
total since the beginning OF the present fiscal
year S51,,76.5c6s9.
The NEW STAMPED EsvFLoPEe-Gen. W.
II. II. Terrell, Th;rd Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral, is now in New York on business connected
with the issue Of the new stlmI I'd envelopes,
which commen g, under the ne " contract I
day. Al,er the stock wi ich postmasters now
have on hand is dispO' ed Of, stamped envelopes
will be old at reduced rates.
THE DISBURSEMENTS from the Treasury De-
par, ,ment dprng the month of September were
pc follows:
Civil and Miscellaneous. si5Tss2tsG
Mar department. nt.................. 4,59i,5is0s
Navy Department. ,515, ,997 .O7
Indian and Pensi0ns.............. 6,5i3, ,9S) II
Iotal..".'.......... ,233 ,35}.I2
The NAVAL ACADEMY at Annapolis was re-
opened to-day, and the studies resumed. The
examination of candidates for admission to the
Academy which has been in progress since the
ZJth inst, closed yesterday, but it is probable
that the examining board will be kept in session
a few days longer by the Secretary to fill vacan-
cits caused by those who failed to pass examina-
ton.
LIGHTING THE BUEDHN.-The new interna
revenue law, repeating all taxes on gro.s re-
ceipts, sales, except of tobacco snuff, cigars and
spirits, and abOlisbing the use of stamps on all
receipts for money, and on promisory notes of
less denomination than 500, and also all taxes
imposed by schedule A, OF June 80, 1864, takes
effect to-day, and hereafter no taxes are to be
collected on any OF the above mentioned ar
ticles. Schedule A, which ceased to exist yes
terday, required taxes to be paid on carriages,
gold watches, billiard tables, gold and sily yer
plate, &c. The tax on brokers' sales is not r.
pealed by the new law, as enormously stated.
FOR ThB LAST three or four years reports
have come acroNs the water Of tie remarkable
Shatsp' / IN pers sonations Of Miss GIyn, pre-
viously Distinguished ss an actress. In fresh
views Of character, perfec delivery Of the verse;
erect emphasis, and the force and grace with
which variors situations appropr; ately illus
trated she would seem to have distinguished her
feature in leading circles. Miss Glyn is now
visiting the United States professionally and ;s
to make her debut in Boston next week IN her
range OF Shakspearian impersonations. Inc
readings are to be followed by the production
of"Antony and Cleopatra" on a scale OF great
niagnihcence, Miss Glyn taking the part OF
Cleopatra, role entirely her own. She will visit
Washington shortly We are glad to say.
PRoNoTIoNs.-Captain VIM. II. Newman, of
Ohio, has been promoted from second to third
class cler kship in the Office Of the Solicitor OF
the Treasury; and T. Dutton, from first to sec
ond class in the same office.
CHANGES IN THE INDIAN BURpAu.-D.. VIM.
+. Cady, who has been chief clerk Of the J-d;su
Bureau for some time, has been appointed
Indian agent at the Grand Liver rc ,ervat ion, in
Dakota Territory. Colonel Gu n, who has been
acting chief clerk Of the bureau re, emily, was
appointed to the vacancy made by Dr. Cadys
promotion.
COUNTRRFEITRRs OF THE FIFTY CENT NOTES
ARRRsTRD.-Col. Whiteley, Chief of the Trecs-
ury Secret Service, has succeeded in cap.dring
in New York gang of Russian counter letters,
who were engaged in courterfeitipy tie new
f,ty cent notes, the first one Of which was recent
n.sday. Spurious currency to the amount of
several thousands of dollars was captured.
The THREE PER CENT. CsRrIpIcArEs-
Secretary Boutwell, yesterday announced that
on the lst Of November, or about that time, he
will commence calling in the three per cent
certificates, Of which there are about S45 900 600
row on the market. He has arranged for the
mer cal order There are four hundred and
twenty-six 5000 certificates, and three hum
dred and eighty-seven $4,000 certificates in
the &C 900 COO to be first called in.
The PUBLIC DRBT.-The following statement
of the public debt Of the United States was
issued from the Treasury Department this af-
ternoon:
Dstt Bearing Interest IN Co,s.
Bonds at per cent. SPILL 100 90
Bonds at per eent-.....l 80 5o2 75U w
Dtt, Bearinr Interest in Larrrui Money
Certificates at pr cent. 45, ,l35 90 w
Navy pension fund, ats
pet oeht..''.~..--'.'''--... HIsUfW W
Debt on whic. interest has ceased ="
since maturity 3iS7 o65 IS
DEBT Bearing no IniereSf.
Demand and legal ten
der notes- -:.:...:.:.:...-.. SIC ieS 81 0
Certificates OF gold de-
poslteu-'..'.............' IjeINV "
2,isas4o s72 s.
42I2}Aj 81
Total debt, principal and interest, to
date, including interest due and un.
A,,IC DR! pI tat Treasury.
@,o5lGn 80
Currency .........-...-..... IA S. 5b 30
l2s, ,l5ol67 70
Debt less amount in the Treasury. 23i6 9l3 SO ~
Debt, less amount In the Treasury on
the lst ultimo. 1883 TO Al
Decrease Of debt during the past
month 907,i"S Is
Decrease ofdebt since March ], $50. 9I4IfS5I 50
The statement OF bonds issued to the Pacific
Railroad Company, interest payable in lawful
money, shows totals as follows Amount out
standing, SCI 6ls, ,s32. Interest accrued and not
set paid, s9e9, ,2s2.4s. Interest paid by tie
United States, sS,sl5 ,3i5.i9. Interest repaid by
transportation Of mails, 50 293 ,2s1 55. Balance
OF interest paid by United States s6,522 o57 81.
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