Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-06-23

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DISTRICT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Cooke
appointed to day as the Commissioners to Audi.
Outstanding Claims, j. c. McKelden, E +. II.
Faehtz and William Dickson.
SECRETARY Fish and Mrs Fish win leave
here in few days for New York, to attend the
annual commencement OF Union College, where
their son " i'll graduate on the 2Sth inst
For THE DISTRICT observation-disclosures Bah
cock, Superintendent OF Public Buildings aud
Grounds, has turned over to Gov. Cooke the
Armory building in the square south of the ca
nal, betwee 9Th and 18th streets, for the use of
the District military organizations, and il VIA be
lifted up for the purpose.
NINE. LAzzARo, the daughter OF Mr.. Charles
H Upton, United States Oorsul st Geneva,
Switzerland, and wife of N. HABIT Lazzaro, of
Greece, died at Salonique, in the TAI Ter country
on the 31st ult. Before her departurefor Europe
She made many FRIENDS In this city, who viii be
erieved at the announcement Of her death In
foreign land. r8 8Ily 80.
THE Republican wants 10 know what is to hap
pen when the Internal reyenus, SYSTEM - " isedI
out. Why, set the Department at work prose-
cutting those remarkable researches into the
ereafiye and regenerative powers OF blue light,
whtEh, according to our reliable neighbcr have
lately occupied the attention OF the Commits
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PROPOSED CHANGES AT WEST PorSr-Qufte
number of changes are spoken of in the man
agement Of the Military Academy at West Point.
Professor Dennis Mahan, for many years past
principal Instructor of the Engineering Depart
ent,nih probably be place on.the retired list.
and il is said that Prof Niche, the present chief
OF the philosophical branch, will be his success
sOr. Other changes are contemplated, aud will
probably he made be FORE September next.
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N,
r. Goodwin, disbursing clerk of the Interior
Department, has resigned, and DR.. Richard
Joseph, for several years a clerk In that office,
has been promoted to NIL the vacancy. Henry
W. Walbridge has been promoted from assis-
tant messenger to frst-class clerk in the Money
Order Office of the Post Office Department.
Galius Thomahn, of 8. c., has been appointed
TO second-ciass clerkship in the same once.
BIDS FOR GRANITE FOR NEW STATE DE-
PARTMHNT.-SecretaryF Fish and Supervising
Architect Mnllett yesterday opened proposals
from the following named bidders for furnishing
granite for the new State Department building:
Jos. Wescott & Sons, j. r. Bodwell, Bodwell
Company, of Maine; n. Acker, and Austin
Brown, of washington d. c. Cape Ann Granite
Company, OF Boston; g. T. Dixon, and the New
Ordway, and wylie & Green Of Richmond. Va.
Contracts AwARDKp FOR TRASspsRrA
TON OF INDIAN sUPPEEs.-Bids Tor the trans
portation of Indian supplies were opened at the
Office of the Commissioned Inai&htAfairs on
Monday, and to-day the following contracts were
awarded by the commissioners; To Chick, Browne
& Co., of Kit Carson, Cal, to Fort Defiance,
Fort Wingate, and los Piifos agency, at II per
cwt per 100 miles; to John L. Coad, Of Omaha,
from Fort ID. "A Russell to Red Cloud agency, at
SLAB per cwt. per 100 miles, and to j. McCann,
of Nebraska City, from, Fort D.. A. Russell 20
Milestone agency, at S1.75 per cwt per 100
miles. The transportation is by wagons. The
bids ranged from S1.45 to s2.is per CIV T. per 100
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