Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-10-17

lively. Lieut.. Commander WIN. w Reisinyer
has been detached from the Navy Yard, WASH
ington, and ordered TO the Severn.
MORE X. KS GoBBLEp.-A dispatch was re-
ceived to-day at the Attorney Generals Office
from the United States District Attorney for
northern Mississippi, which states that five mem
bers OF the kuklux have been captured with their
DISCUSSES complete, and that there is good reason
to believe that all OF the .'dens" in the section of
the State named will be speedily broken up.
THE NEW Boston Posi- OFFIoE.-The cor
ner stone of this editce was laid with imposing
Masonic ceremonies yesterday afternoon, Pres
ident Grant aiding the Grand Master with trowel
and cement. Several national and state digni-
taIies were present, as were a large number of
ladies, among whom was Mrs Grant. Postmas-
ter General Creswell delivered an elaborate AM;
eloquent address.
RELIC OF THE CoMMUN.-Secretarv Rout-
well has received from France a specimen of tie
9to,CoO 1--WE franc pieces made of silver stolen
from the churches, and issued by the Commune
during its brief existence. In coming these
pieces the Commune used the dies of the first
REPUBLIC with the motto, "Dieu Protege la
France" on the outer edge. They desired to
change this 10 " L'Unon fat Ia Force, )" but had
no time to do so.
$4,000 IN REVENUE STAMPS SAVED PROM
THE GREAT FIRE-Commissioner Douglass re-
ceived dispatch to-day from Edward Tomp-
kins, jr., who was detailed by the Internal
Revenue office to look after its interests in
Chicago, stating that the vaults were opened
this morning and stamps found therein in good
order to the value of S7G3 600; and further, that
the collectors offices are again in operation and
that everything is working well.
TRANSFER OF INDIANs.-Messrs. Lang aud
Cox, of the Interior Department, who returned
to Washington on Sunday from the duty hereto
fore announced of removing the Cherokee In
dams from Tennessee to the Indian Territory
report the work successfully and satisfactorily
performed. The transfer was made at a cost
considerably below the amount appropriated for
that purpose by Congress, and they represent
the country selected for the new home of their
charge as comparing fsvorably in beauty and
fertility with any they have ever seen.
IN THE DEATH of Hon. John NJ. Mckinney,
U. Judge for the southern districts of Florida
which occurred on Thursday last on the steamer
on which he had taken passage from Kew West
TO his former residence in Pennsylvania-the
bench and bar of the country sustain a most
serious loss. The deceased was for a long time
connected with the office of the Solicitor Of the
Treasury Department, and had WARMLY attached
himself to large circle of friends in Washington
through his intelligence, integrity, modesty and
other attractive qualities of head and heart.
The CHICAGO Posi- OFFICE SAPRs.-Tbe
postmaster at Chicago yesterday telegraphed to
the Post Office Department that one of the safe,
of the post office had been reached, and its con-
tents found in a damaged condition. The books
were all legible except the cash book which was
almost destroyed. Thirty-fve hundred dollars
III money had been recovered, and about $50 600
worth OF damaged post office stamps were found
Ihese Will be Teturnedfor exchange. There are
two other safes yet in the ruins, that of the
superintendent of the money-order Office AMI
the stamped envelope clerks.