Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-06-26


SECRETARY BELKNAP viii return here from
Princeton College on Thursday.
Gov. COOKE left here on Saturday for brie
visit 10 Philadelphia, and will return to-mor-
row.
THE PRESIDENT is expect d here on Thurs
day evening or Friday morning g, and the Cabinet
meeting will b. held on Friday.
SECRETARY BOUTWELL, will not leave he-e
for his home in Groton before Saturday next, as
he VIII remain here - attend the Cabinet meet
ng on Friday.
The C0MPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY
places no credit IN the statement that man
millions of counterfeit national bank notes are
In existence, and expresses the opinion that the
recent estimate purpOrting TO have been made
by experts, to the effect that $4,000. 600 are in
circulation, is an absurdity.
SUPERINTENDENT WALKER, of the Census
Bureau, expects to san for Europe in company
with his old editorial chief, Mr.. Bowles, of the
Springfield Republican, on the steamer wiscon-
n sia ON wednesday next They expect to spend
britain. General Walker has been confined 20
his house by Illness for several days past but
was better to-day, and thinks he viii be able TO
leave here for New York tomorrow.
THE New York Mad says: OF =
tHeiNrai Scnencks daughters have occasiOned
stir and futter in London society, and at this
carry iodafready number their titled admirers
py-the dozef. They are at present guests OF
Countess Granville, an English lady who
evldently has mania for matronizing, beautiful
American ladiesn
Bully Sr GranvilleI
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PREsIDESr-The
President has appointed James E. Dexter, of ID.
G., TO be commissioner on the part Of this Dis
uict TO provide for celebrating the centennial
anniversary at Philadelphia He has also an
pointed the following postmasters: Elias Wilson,
MiHvine, n. j.; Abram Harkins, Rochester,
Mimi; Samuel G. Bedwell, Yazoo City, Miss;
Miss Augusta B. Berard, West Point, n. Y;
Isaac III. Caldwell, Waco, Texas; G. w. Dustan
DemoRolis, Ala; David L. Simmons, Jackson
PHYSICIANS IN THE UNITED STArEs-The
total number of homeopathic physicians in the
United States is shown by government returns
to be far less than has generally been claimed,
ana indeed the number of all classes Is smaller
than Is usually supposed. Tho total number, of
all schools, who paid taxes to the government for
the year ending April 30, ISL, was 40, 19s. OF
Homeopathic, 1851; hydropathic, 1873; eclectic,
ESQ; miscellaneous or not classified, i,77o.
No CoUNTERFEIrs FOUND AMONG THE RE-
DEEMED BONDs.-Nessrs. David NJ. Cooper and
VIM. IL. Earle, the committee appointed by Sec
retary Boutwell, to examine the cancelled bonds
IN the hands Of the committee on the destruction
OF the bonds with special reference 20 the gem
uiDeness OF the bonds, have reported 70 the Sec
rotary that they have examined &c., S1 bonds of
the denomination Of $50, 800, $500 and II 900.
amounting 70 S60,7S7 $50, an of which, after a
careful examination, they found TO have been
printed from the genuine plates engraved at the
department. The committee recommend that
that portion of the bonds containing the number
and denomination be preserved for future refer
ence and examination in case OF duplicate num-
bers being presente They also endorse the
opinion of Mr.. Geo. b. McCartee, superirtendent
OF the Printing Bureau. that a duplicate copv
or al bonds and notes issued by the government
uhuer the several acts should be preserved by
the Department for future reference.
4 WHAT GEN. MEIGs SAYS oP THE POTOMAC
WATER.-Quartermaster General Meigs has adj
dressed letter to the President of the Board OF
Health, stating that in March, 1850, the water
pipes in the District were flushed on account of
the hshy taste Of the water, and that he visited
the reservoir and found its surface covered with
green film of some conferva or other plant of
which hecollected large bottle full He Is of
the opinion that the cause Of the late contamina-
ton Of the water was the same as In 1850 Bos-
ton, New York and Cincinnati he saws
have occasionally suffered from this cause. Rain
storms dissipate this conferva, sometimes by
driving 1t ashore, and sometimes by causing
1t TO sink to the bottom, where it dies
Gen. Mefgs thinks IL safe 10 say that the AQue--
duct will deliver, when completed, and with a
foet OF water flowing oyer the dam at Great
Falls, one hundred millions Of gallons in TWENTY
four hours Therefore, IL the city provides suf-
hcaent pipes 10 bring the water into town, there
viii be no occasion, until the population reaches
million, to limit the use OF water either for
DOMESTIC. or public purposes. The coTaInunica-
ton will be presented TO the Board of Health at
its meeting tonight. - ~