Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-27
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvESUp.-The receipts from this
source to-day were 500, 2s230.

source to-day were 1884 ,2s23O.
SECRETARY BELKNAP viii return here to-
morrow morning and Secretary Robson will
return on Monday next.
SECRETARY boutwell,, Comptroller Huri-
burd and Representative Stevenson, of Ohio,
left here last night for Cincinnati. The Score
tary speaks in that city tomorrow and in Cleve-
land en- Friday.
THE JOINT COMMISSION to adjust claims
other than those known as the Alabama claims.
under the Treaty of Washington, met here yes
terday, and the session, which was merely an
informal one, lasted several hours
PRES DENT GRANT, who accompanied the
Chicago and Southwestern excursionists to Kan
sas, will return to- morrow to his home at Gale
ma. He will leave there Saturday for Chicago.
remaining in that city over Sunday.
MEDICAL DIRECTOR VIM. GR1ER has been
detached from special duty at Baltimore, Md,
and ordered to temporary duty as a member of
the Board Of Examiners at the Navy Depart
ment.
RECRUITS FOR KENTUCKY AND GEORGIA
The superintendent of general recruiting service
at New York has been ordered to forward 100
recruits to Louisville, Kentucky, and 100 to
= uanta, Georgia.
An~ wing pfOmOtfOns nave cfS0 tAaoS ~
the Pension Office: Mayhem Platter, of this Dis
trict, from first to second-elass clerk; Mr.. w.
Whitney, of Maine, from second to third-class
clerk; j. w. Bradshaw, OF Vermont, from third
TO fourth-class clerk.
CAPT. JOHN EGAN, 4th artillery, has been
detailed for duty a member of the General
Court Martial which meets at West Point for
the trial of cadets, and Capt. Thomas C. Brad
ford, Odnance Department, has been relieved
from duty as member of that board.
THE attractive play of "Rosedale" is having
| a run at the National, and will be repe..,
| again tonight, with such favorit >. 90 No,
| Sayille, Hamilton, Mestayer lisa C.neue 60
| in the leading parts. Withers will preside r.,
| the orchestra. f''NS ''
REMOVAL or THE CHERoKIBs.-Col. Cox of
| the Interior Department, and Friend Lang, of
the Board CT Indian Commissioners, leave for
| North Carolina tomorrow evening to remove
the Cherokees Clothing has already been sent
| forward tor the destitute.
| CAN'T ATTEND THE FAIR.-The President
telegrarhed Postmaster General Creswell from
Chicago that he viii not return in time to attend
the Carroll County, Md, Agricultural Fair, at
| Westminster, on the 9th prOdmO.
RUN BY A RING.-Gen. joan A. Logan sent a
telegram to the Secretory of the Interior to-day
stating that he had received dispatch from
Indian Agent Wham at Fort Laramie, who
represents that "riDg" is cumming" the White
| Earth reservation in Dakota Territory, and un.
less IL is broken up he agent Wham) fear
| serious troubles.
| OFFICERS OF THE IRoQUoIs.-The list OF the
| officers Of the U. s. steamer Iroquois, which will
sail from Philadelphia in few days for the
| East Indies, via the Suez Canal, includes the
| 1ollowing:-Commander, H. A. Adams. Lieu
| tenant Commanders, +. X. Smith and H G
| -Nieids; Lieutenant, VIM. P. Randall; Masters
| Willie Swift, L. W. Nichols and Adolph Marix
!oi washington city;l Ensign, L. Z. Bixler
washington; Surgeon, Thomas Hiland; Assist
i ant Surgeon, a. +. Magruder, of Georgetown
! ID. c.; Acting Assistant Surgeon. l. G. White
head; Paymaster. II. NJ. Meade; Chief Engi.
neer, George 8. Bright.
1 a NORTH CAROLINA friend has left at The
STAR office full suit of the dress worn by the
ku klux Khan. 1t was captured upon the Der
son Of one of the members of the order recently
! arrested and tried in that State. The uitwhict
Is OF black cambria, is in three parts. The frs;
Is covering for the head and shoulders con-
/ sistng OF long -pointed cap, widening over the
shoulders The portion over the face is shaped
lhIo mask, with eye-holes bound with white
| cloth, and mouth having a binding of red fan
| mel: A false nose of rcd flannel, two horns of
l white cloth stuffed with cotton, whiskers and
| eyebrows of long white hair, are the other fea-
lures OF the face. Above the face appears the
creek cross in white cloth, and vet above this
the characters "K. X. K" "No 46n The Other
| parts OF the disguise are q gown, and paDtaloons
with body, faced with white cloth. The whole
concern looks like an absurd masquerading suit
put Is undoubtedly the disguise worn by the
North Carolina ku klux gang when arrested
just as they were about ging one of their VIC
tins.