Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-08-19
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
WINNIE RFAN Is in town.

WINNIE hfAA - IN Twill
INTERNAL REvRNuE.-The receipts from this
source to-day were Seca,791Fl.
THE SUBSCRIPTIONS 10 the new loan to-day
were 1866 OOc-makiug the tosal amount sub
scribed mp 10 date s93, GOO eco.
PAYING TEE INTERE-T.-The Secretary of
TIE Treasury hrs authorized the assistant treas
urers d advance the payment o. the September
interest without rebate att Tuesday next
CHIEF JUSTICE CHAsE's VISIT u the Niichi-
gan mineral springs was rendered very I'M
pleasant by frequent and iolent attacks of fever
and ague and in consequence he fed to Wis
consin. So say western papers.
GENT N L. JEFFRIEs, who has been sojourn-
ing in Europe for several months, hes Just re-
turned to this city. His Wife and daughter, who
have been abroad for more than year, returned
with b i'm.
AMONG THE AMERICANS IN LONDON during
the week ending August 9th were David II
Green, U. S. A, and family e. p. Thomp On.
U. S. N; and David Edas, Miss Edcs, r. Nj.
Corwine, b. ID. Hyam, and II. w. McPher.on,
OF this District.
NAVAL CADET3-Quite large number of
the youths recently ordered 10 examination for
admission to the Naval Academy on the Goth
proximo have reported at the Academy, and are
III.
preparatory TO pc sing their examination.
OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE WEsTFIELD DIS
AsTER.-The Board of Supervising Inspectors
appointed by Secretary Boutwell, to inquire into
the cause of the Westfield explosion have made
their report TO the Secretary, in which they
excu1pate Mr.. Matthews, the Supervising In
spector for that district, from all blame, and
recommend that every steamer have a super
vising engineer and captain.
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appointed by the King of italy as the third OF
the arbitrators on the Alabama claims, was Min
lister of Foreign Affairs and Chief of the Cabinet
in Italy, from 1861 to 1859. He had previously
served as the plenipotentiary of Italy to sign the
Treaty of Prague after the Prusse- Austrian war
Oh Roo. lie is a ripe scholar, as well az a eau
uous and experienced statesman.
THREATENED INDIAN WAR IN DAKOTA
Col. Stanley, ed infantry, commanding the
middle district of Dakota Territory, under date
of Fort Suliy, July 60, informs Gen. Hancock
that the Santee and Yanctonaiss Sioux a.
threatening war. He states that the Sar1tees are
DIVIDED INFO three bands, under Standing Buff
falo, Inkpadua, and White Hat, numbering 300
lodges in all. The Yanct DDS, $50 lodges strong,
pretend = be friendly, and trade at Fort Peck
and Spread Eagle Bar. For lone time % come
Col. Stanley recommends that conciliato-y
NEE sures be taken with these Indians, in order
If possible to pacify them.
THE PROPOSED FLOATING IRoS DooK.-
Congress hay ing appropriated 81 coo 900 at the
LIST session for the construction OF floating iron
dock for the rep.r of vessels on their stations
TIE Secretary of the Navy has received plans
rom eminent naval architects of the country
besides tho OF leading naval constructors all of
which will be submitted to a board, which will
meet at the Navy Department i'm the course of a
few days for the purpose of determining upon
the most suitable plan for the dock, which will
be made public on the 9th proximo, and bids for
its construction ill be received for three months
thereafter as the law requires that the dock must
De constructed at some private establishment.