Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-08-25
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvESUE.-The receipts from this
source to-day were s374.271.99.


source to-day were 1914 ,Z1.99.
THE SUBSCRIPTIONS to the new loan at the
Treasury Department to-day were S3,765,O00,
and at the banking house of Henry ID. Cooke,
ESQ, in this CITY, about 80 O00, 200. The New
York ands Philadelphia houses have received a
large number of additional subscriptions to-day.
INCREASE OF THE POSTAL FoRCE.-The total
number Of postal route agents, mail route mes
sengers, railway postal clerks, and local agents
on the 30th of June, 1870. was ,1e6 at an aggre-
gate compensation of 81 ,109, no. The number
of agents, &C., on the 30th of June last was
1,3o2, at an aggregate compensation of 81 900.
CLERICAL CHANGEs.-The following appoint
ment and promotions have been made in the
Patent Ofice:-E. Childs, of Massachusetts, ap-
pointed a first-class clerk; Z.F. Miller promoted
to a second class, and Uriah II. Hutchins to a
third class clerkship. Linus L. Squires, of Mich
igan, has been promoted to a second-class clerk
ship in the Sixth Auditors Office.
NoVoTE, No MoNEY.-A member of the Ohio
republican association to-day made tour
through the Patent Office, to receive from Ohio
clerks voluntary contributions toward the State
election fund. The male clerks responded
promptly; but he did not succeed so well with
the females, who sharply answered, 'You don't
allow us to vote; and when you do we will take
contribute our full share of the expenses" The
committee man acknowledged that the women
were about right.
NEW BIDS TO BE RECEIVED FOR THE LARGE
WATER MAIN.-The lowest bid for the pipe for
new water main being informal the question as
to accepting the next lowest one was referred to
Attorney General Alderman, who decided that
it could not be accepted, and NJ aior Elliot chief
engineer of the Aqueduct, will readvertise for
the SO inch main to be laid from the distributing
reservoir to Capitol Hill. This will involve but
few days delay, as the contractors will be re-
do at o dash afal
rate on the LIST of October.
MORE ABOUT CITIZEN STOLEN MILES,
Friend EnOch Hoag has transmitted to the
Indian Bureau copy of letter received by
him from Indian agent Tatum Of the KiOwa
agency, in which Mr.. Tatum saws that on the
18th inst. the Kiowas brought in and delivered
to him thirty-eight mules and one horse, which
with the two mules previously delivered, makes
forty mules and one horse. On the delivery of
the animals agent Tatum gave them some good
advice, to which Kicking Bird responded as fol-
lows" We intend TO cease raidng and depre-
dating on the white people, and hereafter follow
the example of the CaddO Indians, who have
long been on the white mans road. As evidence
OF our good intentions we have brought the
mules as required, and now want you to write a
strong appeal TO the officers at Washington for
the release of Satanic and Big Tree, who we
think have suffered enough, and all will be
right"
INDIAN AFFAIRs.-Late adyices from Mr.
flhcenl COlyer, special Indian agent in New
Mexico, shows less favorable condition of
things in that locality than was at first reported
Dispatches received from HIM to-day from Fort
Craig, under date Of the 2Oth state that nearly
all the Indians were scattered from the agency
at Canada AlmOsa through fear of an attack
threatened by the miners, but that he hoped TO
get them together again before long.
He also reports the arrival of party of
Apaches twenty-six days from Cochise who was
said to be in the Sonora mountains sick. with his
band badly scattered and demoralzed on account
OF Mexican attacks and scarcity of food The
report was that Cochise was killing his horses for
food, and that the Mexican government is offer
ing large bounties for Apache scalps and that
six of COchse's force had been killed by Mexican
scouts. Mr.. COlyer does not vouch for the truth
OF these statements, but gives them for what they
are worth.
THE CENsUs.-From advance sheets of CEN
sus table No. 2, it appears that the population of
various States and Territories, as officially and
finally revised at the Census Office is as follows.
Alabama, 996,992; Arizona, 1858; Arkansas
4o4 AL; California, $50 .247 Colorado S64 Com
nectlcut, 49, ,454; Dakota, II, 1S1; Delaware I25-
O15; District of Columbia, 131 200; Florida 49,
d4s; Georgia, 1,lSi ,1O9 Idaho, IA, 999; Illinois,
2,539,o9l; Indiana, $50, 637; Iowa, 1,191 1872:
Kansas, 36i ,399; Kentucky, 1921 oil; Louisiana,
726, 915; Maine, 626, 915; Maryland $50 s94; ASA
chusetts, 1,45 y351; Michigan, /, 1874 1885, Minnie
sofa, 439 lO6; Mississippi, SN ,922; Missouri, L.
721 ,295; Montana, 20 ,595; Nebraska, 122, $685. Ne
sey, 900, 096; New Mexico, 81, s74; New York.
4,3o2,l59; North Carolina OH 1861; Ohio 1905
26O; Oregon, 90,923; Pennsylvania, 3,52l 79I:
Rhode Island, 2l7 1853; South Carolina 7O5 COG;
tennessee, ,58 ,520 Texas S1S ,579; Utah. Sc 7S6:
Vermont, $50 ,55l; Virginia, 1 DDS, 163; Washing
ton Territory, q $50; West Virginia, 4i2Oii;
Wisconsin, 1854 $40; Wyoming, 9lI8. Total
population OF the States and Territories, IS, 3D.