Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-10-16
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvENux.-The receipts from this
source to-day were s5Os,03S.+5.
MAJOR HODGE, has been removed from Fort
McIIenry to the Albany penitentiary.
TIE U. s. S. PORTSMOUTH arrived at New
York on Saturday evening, from Rio Janeiro,
Brazil.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE DAVIS
leaves for Europe this week to at tend the Gen
eva conference.
MR.. HENRY ID. BARRON, Fifth Auditor of the
Treasury, has been nominated by the republi-
cans of his district in Wisconsin for member of
Assembly, and if elected will resign the Audi
torship.
MEssRs. MORGAN AND La CKKY, clerks OF the
Treasury Department, who went to Europe with
fve-twenty bonds have returned, bringing with
them $4,000, COO in six per cent. bonds received
IN exchange for bonds of the new loan.
GEN. SHERMAN, accompanied by his chief of
staff, will sail next week with Rear Admiral Al
Cen, in the flagship Wabash, for the European
squadron. Gen. Sherman intends making a
military inspection of European armies and
Notifications.
SIR EDWARD THORNTON, the British Minis
ter, and family do not expect to return to this
city from England until about the first week in
December. Some of our contemporaries are,
therefore, in error i'm announcing that Sir Ed
ward and lady will reach here this week.
BRIG. GEN. c. c. AUGuR, commander of the
Department of Washington during the war, and
now commander of the Department of the
policy OF President Grant, faithfully carried ont,
has been very successful in keeping the red men
quiet in Wyoming and Utah the past year.
THE CASH CONTRIBUTIONS in this District to
the Chicago relief fund so far foot up s157 rs,
and to this must be added several thousand dol
lars worth of clothing and miscellaneous stores.
making total approximating 500, 900. Can
any city show better record according to popu-
lation?
TEE GOVERNMENT FUNDS IN THE CHICAGO
Custom HoUsE.-The vault of the custom
house in Chicago was opened on Saturday. 1t
contained 81 $1,000 in gold and 90 900 900 in
gree nbacks. The gold was melted into an almost
solid mass, but is safe in the shape of bullion.
The greenbacks were consumed. The gold will
be recoined, and the Secretary of the Treasury
mas authorized the issue OF new currency equal
to the amount destroyed.
GEN JUSTIN DIMICK, who entered the mill
tary service in 1914, served with distinction in
the Florida and Mexican wars, and was Cover
nor OF the Soldiers Home in this District for
several years, died in PHILADELPHIA last Friday.
He was seventy-two wears old at the time of his
death. His funeral took place Yesterday after
noon in Philadelphia. The pall-bearers were
Gems Crossman, Sackett, Bache, Van Yliet and
Run, OF the army, and Major Mordecai. for
merry Of the ordnance corps
TRANSFERS OF ARMY OFFIcRks.-Maior
james A. Dana has been relieved from duty in
the Department of the Lakes and ordered to re-
port to the commanding general, Division Of the
Pacific, for assignment as chief quartermaster,
relieving Lieutenant Colonel Charles III. Tomp-
kins, deputy quaTtermaster general. Major
Augustus Seward has been relieved from duty
in the Department of the South and ordered to
report to the commanding general Of the Depart
ment of Dakota for duty as chief paymaster of
that department. Major Simeon Smith has been
relieved in the Department of the Lakes and as
signed to duty in the Department of the South
Captain James w. Scully has been relieved in
the Department OF Dakota and been assigned as
chief quartermsster, Department of the Lakes.
TIE Truth ABOUT RUMoRRD DRPALcA-
TIoN-Gen. BalIOchs Official Stdtus.-About ten
days since it was rumored that Gen. George w
Baloch, treasurer Of the Freedmen's Bureau
was in arrears to the government. The fact
that he was relieved from the position a day or
two afterwards induced many to believe that
the rumor was true. In justice to Gen. Balloch
we state the facts in the Gaze, which are
simply these: General Balloch early last spring
nau III MS possession 1Or the payment of bOun-
ties to colOred troops the sum of $3.50, CO. This
be invested in United States stocks, and on the
list of August last drew the quarterly interest
on the same. 1t seems that in the payment of
several parties before this investment he had
been imposed upon that in fact the claimants for
bounty were bogus, and that their papers were
fraudulent. After drawing the interest referred
to the real claimants came forward, and proving
by the very best evidence, their right to the
bounty which had already been paid in their
names; Gen. Balloch, on consultation with
Gen. Howard. and, he asserts, with Gen. Spin
ner, satisfied their just demands with portion
of the interest of the United States bonds
which he had purchased from the Treasury
Department. Gen. Spinner says he does
not remember that Gen. Balloch asked his
advice in regard to using the interest in the
manner specified, although it is barely possible
he did so. He further says that while Gen. BIS
course was doubtless little irregular he cannot
see that he was in any way guilty of a moral
WI ong, as IT is customary for Congress to make
provision for similar emergencies. Secretary
Boutwell, says he has as yet seen no evidence %
prove that Gen. Balloch is a defaulter In any
sense. We state these facts because there seems
to be disposition in some quarters to circulate
charges affecting the official integrity of Gen.
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