Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-09

BLAooUE BEY, the Turkish Munster, has
returned to this city.
DEPUTY REVENUE COMMISSIONER GIVEN has
accepted the nomination for district attorney OF
the Des Moines judicial district.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE for SIX months, with per-
mission to visit Canada, is granted Second Lieu
tenant F. A. Boutelle, Isl Cavalry.
SECOND LIEUT.. THOMAS w. LORD, 9th in
fancy, has been placed upon the retired list on
account of disability from long and faithful
service.
NAVAL AcsIGNMENTs.-Lieut John X. VIM
has boen ordered % the receiving ship Ohio;
Lieut.. VIM. T. Burwe1 - the receiving ship
Vermont.
MAJOR CHARLES L. LAENEp, Pavmastsr, IS
relieved from DIZZY in the Department OF DE-
kota, and " in report N person to the Paymaster
General in Washington for ddty in his Office.
ONE BOILER EXPLORER DIsARMEp.-The
hceDce OF the engineer in charge of the steamer
Robert +. Lee, which exploded her boiler on
the morning of the 10th of August, near Cape
Fear river, MOI n Carolina, has been revoked
The PRESIDENT, with Mrs. Grant and their
children, Nellie, Ulysses s. and Jesse R., win
leave ong Branch on Tuecday next for a visit
10 the home of the Pre- ident at Galena Illinois
They Will not probably return here be,ore the
Jst of October.
RECORDER GUENEY, of London, who sails to-
day from England as Commissioner OF Claims
under the treaty of Wa hing. On, has responded
TO an address from the people of Southampton.
He hailed the treaty with satisfaction and
delight, and announced that be had been
Instructed by his government to settle all claims
I'm partially.
fpttQrS Ex-S arlsS
party announce a change of programme, Mr..
Risley having learned from letters from Rome,
dated Aug. s. that they would 20 from there 10
Naples, then 10 Paris. and thence to London,
Spending week or more in each city. and then
start on the hemeward voyage. Should there be
no further delay, the parry may, therefore, be
expected to arrive early in October.
"THE wEEp."-Mr. Young, chief of the
Bureau of Statistics, furnishes the following in
regard ID the production and importation of
tobacco in the United States during the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1S71 Production-smok-
ing tobacco, 21eS9;21 lbs; chewing tobacco
lands. Importation-leaft tobacco, 1874 $50 lbs;
cigars, ,s62 thousand.
SETTLE Or STAND SUIr.-The Commissioner
of Internal Revenue and the Attorney General
intend to give special Instructions to district at
torneys to press for suit all OF an internal
revenue character, particularly those against
whom
balances appear on the books OF the Internal
Keyenue Office, at the sessions Of the warriors
United States District Courts, which commence
in October and November next.
COMMISSIONED OF THE SINKING FUND
Governor Cock HIS appointed the follow M
gentleman Commissioners to the Sinking Fund:
w. W. COrcoran, Lewis j. DAY Is, of the firm o..
Sweeny, president of the Formers and Mechan-
icl Bank. fGS orgetown.) and Noes Kelley,
c%-hier OF zoe National Metropolitan Bark.
eeptance OF the positions tenderd them.
TOBACCO STAMP FRAUDS IN THE SourH.-
To manufacturer OF tobacco in North Carolina
who complains of the unjust competition to
which he is subjected, from the large quantities
OF t)bacco which, by means of pedlers, are being
placed in the Southern market by means OF
counterfeit stamps, the Commissioner replies
that the government needs only the evidence of
such violations sufficient ID convict the per OF
| practising the same, and solicts from the com
plainant and other sufferers from the same cause
cooperation 70 bringthe guilty parties 70 justice.
| ECONOMY, IN THE NAVY DEPArrMENr-
f~Portca NGrol Ord-r-General Order le3 Just
i,sucd from the Navy Deps, Sment renews
General Order No. l59, for the more economi-
| cal adDir'stfation of the naval service, dated
| August =, 1871, ii hGving been, from various
| causes relaxed to some extent during the past
year, and directs that il be hereafter eonformed
after the first OF October next, no retired officer
| OF the navy, above the rank of lieutenant com
| mander, except naval constructors shall be
| signed 10, or remain upon, regular active
| duty, except as member of the light house
| board, and at the naval asylum; and the regular
| term OF duty for retired officers ordered to- or
| remaining upon, duty on said board or at the
| Aylum shall not be held to exceed two wears
| without special orders therefor. All officers
| coming within the above provisions. now on
| active duly, ere relieved ION the first day of
| DC )Der next, except those on the light house
| board or in command at the naval asylum, or of
| navy yards or stations, who will be relieved
| upon the reporting of the officers ordered for
| their relief. The s-cond section of General
order No 159 is resciDded, and the third section
/ viii remain in force. The boards for the exami-
| nation OF officers for promotion and for the
| retired list are consolidated into one and will
| hereafter consist Of not more than FIVE members
No more officers shall be ordered to the several
| navy yards and stations than will be necessary
- discharge the duties required there, unl~Ss
| when they are orderrd Tor the purposes of
! exercise and Instruction. The order concludes:
This order Is made after careful consideration
and Is believed to be in accordance with the
| spirit OF existing laws and necessary for the
welfare OF tue service, audit will not be relaxed
| in any instance"
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