Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-07-26
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

SECRETARY DELANo returned this morning.
| INTERNAL REvENuE.-The receipts from this
source to-day were 1881 ,3o2G.
THE july NAVY REGISTER will be ready for
distribution in the course of few days.
THE U. s. STEAMER RICHMOND, OF the Euro
pean feet, has been ordered home and will ar
| rive here about the LIST of October.
SECRETARY boutwell, did not announce his
| decision to-day upon the war claim of the State
Of Kentucky. He will probably dispose OF the
matter tomorrow or next day.
| Mr.. WILLIAM NJ IRELAND, Chief Clerk of the
Finance Office Of the Post Office Department
| is acting Third Assistant Postmaster General
during the absence OF Gen. Terrell.
/ i, LIEUT.. CoxMASDEI Charles D. Licsbee. L. S.
N, has been detached from the naval academy
and ordered to the photographic office in this
city. .E.- 81. --l s.-
THE U. q. STEAMER CoNGRKss sailed from
New York, yesterday, with a cargo of coal for
Captain Halls Arctic expedition, The cargo
win be landed at the Bay of Disco, coast OF
Newfoundland. a. ..s'.f-.. 81.
PERsoNAL.-L. L. Luckey, Esq, assistant
private secretary Of the President, arrived here
this morning, and will remain i'm town two or
three days. 80. Representative J. H. Platt. of
Virginia, arrived here this morning from New
York.
Cor. G. ID. HARRINGroN in charge Of the
Census Bureau, has received a letter from Gen
Francis A. Walker, dated London, the 18th inst .
In which the General says that his health is
slowly but steadily Improving. He Is able to
ride out and walk little, and feels confident of
his final recovery. so
CADET ENGIYEERs.-A large number Of APP
plications for the position of cadet engineer at
the Naval Academy are daily received at the
Navy Department The number to be appointed
is thirty, and the applicant will be required to
pass rigid examination. Thus far only one has
been designated for examination.
BIDS FOR INDIAN LANDs.-The Indian Bu
reau has received about three hundred bids for
the Kansas trust lands and the Kansas reserya-
ton. known Kaw lands, embracing about
2O0OH acres, which arc to be sold for the benefi
OF the Indians living on them. The Bureau
commenced opening bids to-day, but it will be
several weeks before they win be classified and
the final awards made.
To BE REcALLED.-Itis now assei ted positive
ly by those who ought to know that the Russian
government has ordered the recall OF NJ Cata-
cay, the present minister plenipotentiary 20
e Ike effect at the earliest practicable moment.
The ceremonies attending the reception of the
Grand Duke Alexis, in September, win be con-
fdt d to the care of the Russian consul gen .ral
in New York.
CoUNTERFEITs OF L. S. CrRRKNcY.-Quite
large number Of counterfeit notes are daily
received at the redemption division of the Treas
ury Department The cOunterfeits are of legal
tenders ana fractional currency, and from three
to four hundred dollars of spurious stuff are
daily branded in the division and returned to
persons throughout the country who send 10 the
Treasury patches of mutilated CURRENCY for re-
temption The loss, OF course, falls upon the
n rties who forward the money for redemption.
THE New GERMAN NIyIsTRR.-Mr. X
Schlozer, the new Minister Plenipotentiary TO
the United States, who arrived in New York on
Monday, was, as has been stated the Prussiau
Minister at the city of Mexico till last March
when he sailed Tor Berlin to receive inst
previous To becoming the Minister of the Ger
man Empire at Washington. He is reputed to
DC man OF talents and attachments, and by
long residence In Mexico he has acquired much
knowledge of the affairs OF the North American
continent.
DRAMATIC AND Observation-Disclosures Sayille
writes to Mr.. w. Z. Spaulding in this city that
he is still actively engaged in New York making
arrangements for the winter season at the
National 1heater here, and that lie has already
secured strong attractions-dra matic and musi-
cal-for % weeks from the 18th day OF Septem-
Der, on the evening of which day he will open
here with BOucicault's latest great success
"Effe," which will be played with strong cast
Most OF the great stars have been engaged 10 ap-
pear here during the season, and there will be
THE SOUTHERN CLAIMS COMMISSION have
changed their rule in regard to taking testimony
so as to provide that in any not over 900
in amount, claimants may apply to any of the
special commissioners al pOinted in the Southern
States to take the testimony in their cases for
the use OF the Commissioners at Washington,
and that application need no longer be made to
the commissioners themselves. The applica-
ton must be a written one and contain certain
Information best expressed in a form prepared
mi IN fxxrn
will be ready for those concerned in a few DAYS
THE REVENUE DEPARTMENT IMBRoGLIo.-
The supply Of paper for tobacco, whisky, beer
and other internal revenue stamps except the
adhesive ones, is rapidly being exhausted, and
unless something be done soon to replenish the
stock the Bureau will be unable to supply the
stamps TO dealers. 1t will be remembered that
Commissioner PleasontOn. a short time since
awarded the contract for supplying this paper
to the Hudson Paper Company, without CON
sultation with Secretary Boutwell,. When the
matter came to the knowledge OF the Secretary
he ordered that the contract be annuled and
directed Commissioner PleasontOn TO appoint "a
committee OF experts TO examine the samples of
paper, and then award the contract, As the mat
ter was an important one. Commissioner Pleas
onion has neglected TO appoint such committee,
and has paid no attention to the instructions of
the Secretary, hence il viii be necessary for the
latter TO take the matter in hand award the con-
tract Tor the paper, in order that the stamps may
be printed for delivery.
WHAT is SAID OF THE OPPOSITION TO THE
IMPROVEMENTS LoAY.-The Washington cor.
respondent of the New York Times telegraphs to
that paper as follows: Seventeen of the citizens
of Washington are opposed to the Improvement
bin recently passed by the District Legislature.
and have united in applying 70 the court for an
injunction upon the issue of the bonds. They
claim, in the first place, that they viii be
injured personally, doubtless because they win
have to pay their share of the taxes; and in the
next place, that the Legislature exceeded the
power placed in it.by the organic law of Con-
gress. The public-spirited citizens who favor
progress claim that the organic law, In making
specific arrangements for taxation to pay the old