Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-07-31


Of Georgetown, and wiz enter upon his duties
THE PATENT oFFICE.-During the month
ending to-day, the Patent Office has received
1872 applications for patents. The number
issued during the month is 1,I31,
TRYING TO GET UP FIGHr.-Brinton Oar
lington, Indian Agent of the Cheyennes and
Arapahoes Agency, has written letter TO Su-
kiowas have been endeayoring to draw the
Cheyennes into general war, but that thus far
they have failed.
The Governments FINANCIAL Proc RAMxE
FOR MISUNDERSTANDING Boutwell, has instruct
ed the Assistant Treasurer at New York to pur-
chase one million of dollars worth of bonds each
Wednesday during the month of August, or five
millions I'm all; and to sell one million of gold on
the first, third, and fifth Thursdays, and two
millions on the second and fourth, or seven
millions in all
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRRsrpENr.-The
President has made the following appointments:
Marsh Giddings, Of Michigan, Governor Of New
Mexico; VIM. L. Warning, Assessor of Internal
Revenue for New Mexico; Fred. j. Simmonds,
Alfred Weston, VIM. j. Herring, Aaron D. Lit
tlefeld, Eli ID. Edmunds, John Dermott, VIM.
II. Hand, and Oscar @. Hamlet, I'd lieutenanfs
in the Revenue Marine service. =
The UNITED STATES CURRENCY Outstanding
at this date is -U. s. notes, old issue SOS f7125
do, new issue, s175 ,s46, 5s4; do, issue of 1859
$50 ,oSs 4lS; one-yea1 five cent notes, s12s, os7
two-year do, ga :502.60 do. coupon notes So
1910; compound interest notes, ss1l ,2S0; frac-
honal currency, first issue e. 4l3 $685. do sec
ond issue, 50, ID; do, third issue, s5423,-
36so3; do, fourth issue, s46, 026, 1850 Total.
S396, 1S1 ,3s5.16.
Mr.. HUNTINeToN's MISSION TO RUSSIA
An associated press telegram from here saws:
"Mr. VIM. 8. Huntington, Of this city, now on
his way to st. Petersburg on business connected
with the Perkins claim, amounting to nearly half
million OF dollars, and which Mr.. Catacazy
claimants, represent to the Russian government
the justice of the claim which has been decided
by the Solicitor Of the State Department, E.
Peshine Smith, to be due. Mr.. Huntington
however, is not officially delegated in the
premises.
AWARD OF CONTRACTS FOR GRANITE FOR
THE NEW STATE DEPARTMENT BUILDING
The Secretary of State has awarded the contract
for the granite for the exterior walls and stems
of the cellar and basement stories and the walls
OF the court yard facing and coping of the area
the Bodwell Granite Company, of Fox Island,
Maine. The contract for the granite for the
superstructure has been awarded to Albert Ord.
way, of Richmond, Virginia. The granite is TO
be cut at the quarries and delivered here ready
for use. The contractors are also required to
agree TO furnish the granite which may be
required for the entire building for the use of
the State, War and Navy Departments, when
the construction of the other portions of the
building shall be authorized at the same rates
and upon the same terms as the present contract.
The price to the Fox Island company is g cents
per cubic foot for all stone which do net exceed
10 cubic feet, and an addition Of one cent per
cubic foot for each additional cubic foot in
stones the dimensions Of which exceed 40 cubic
feet. The price to the Richmond comrany ia 20
cents per cubic foot for all stones the dimensions
OF which do not exceed 20 cubic feet, and an in
crease in price Of $40 Of one cent per cubic foot
on each additional cubic foot in stone the d.
meusions of which exceed 20 cubic feet.