Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-16
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
ATTORNEY GENERAL AKERMAN has gone to
Georgia to remain several weeks.

ATTORNEY GENERAL AKERNAs has gone to
Georgia to remain several weeks
SECRETARY DELANo viii return tomorrow
morning.
COMMISSIONER DRUMNoND, of the General
Land Office, has gone to Iowa to bring his
family here for the winter.
Dr.. c. F. MAcDoNALp, Superintendent of
the Money Order Office, has returned from
Europe.
INTERNAL REvENUE.-The receipts from this
source to-day were s257 1885, Grand total of
receipts for the present fiscal year to date,
S31 ,Ci0, I364s.
Mr.. W. W. CoRCoRAN, who intended to sail
for Europe next Thursday in the Scotia, coz
cluded to postpone his visit until later in the
season, by the advice of his physicians.
Mr.. VINCENT CoLYER, when last heard from
was at Tularo,a, New Mexico. He had in
structed agent Piper to remove the Southern
Apache Indians to the valley of the Tularosa.
where there is plenty of grass.
In A GENERAL ORDER issued from the War
Department to-day, General Sherman directs
that the Western Superintendeney OF the Gen.
eral Recruiting Service, under charge of Colonel
H. 5. Granger, 2lst infantry, at Newport Bar
racks, Kentucky, be discontinued.
LISTS OF THE LoYAL.-Two more lists of
loyal adherents Of the cause and Government
Of the United States" who have presented claims
to the Southern Claims Commission have lust
been printed, for free distribution to all who
may apply.
HE CASE OF PAYaAsTER HoDGE.-The Sec
rotary of War has refused an application for the
release of Major Hodge from close confinement,
and charges will be formally preferred against
MN IN short time. The Alexandria Gazette
SAYS that Major Hodge recently purchased the
Harry Baily farm, in that county.
PosTMAsTERs SUsPENDED.-The President
has suspended Henry c. Adams, postmaster at
Hyde Park, Mass, and appointed VIM. j. Stuart
in his stead, under the tenure-of-office act.
VIM. j. j. Ursay, postmaster at Decatur, ILL.,,
has also been suspended, and Isaac G. Pugh ap-
pointed in his place.
PAYMAsTEE GENERAL BRICE has requested
Secretary Belknap to order a court Of inquiry
10 investigate his administration of official du-
ties, but the Secretary, feeling satisfied that
there are no Irregularities in the Paymaster
GeneraIs conduct, does not deem IL eXpedient
to order such a court, which would be expen-
sive and entirely useless.
COUNCILLORS TO GENEvA.-williamM Mere
dith, of Pennsylvania, and Caleb Cushing, of
Massachusetts,, have been appointed by the
President, Councillors to Geneva under the
Washington treaty. Their appointments were
agreed upon at the last Cabinet meeting, but the
announcement has been withheld until notice
was received oftheir acceptance of the positions.
PAYMAsTER HoDGE's BANKERs-The Sec
retaIy of War to-day notified the Acting Secre-
tary of the Treasury that if it was the intention
OF that Department to institute legal proceed
lngs against the bankers who were crimnally
connected with Paymaster Hodge, in the defai-
cation OF that officer, and that the Paymaster
N cnfa
to, which would be turned over to the Treasury
ofhcials to further the prosecution.
THE MARCUS P. NORTON CAsE.-In the case
OF Marcus P. Norton, suspended by the Com
missioner of Patents for irregular practices,
Gen. Leggett has rejected the motion to set aside
the order, on the ground that Norton had rot
practiced before the Office as an attorney since
the passage OF the act OF 1870, under which the
order was issued; the ONCE having produced
power Of attorney and other papers fled by
Nor IN as attorney subsequent TO that date A
hearing is now being had before commission of
examiners upon the question as TO whether the
order was warrantedby the circumstances of the
case. A decision will not be rendered until the
middle Of next week.
THE PRICE FOR SEWER -Washinoton.
d. c., SEPT. IS, 1871. To the Board of Public
WOrks.-Gentlemen: We have, as instructed by
you, carefully analysed the various proposals
submitted for constructing sewers in this Dis
trict, and have also made such investigations as
were in our opinion necessary to enable us to
arrive at a correct and just conclusion.
The result is that we find that twenty COZ
dollars per thousand is a fair price for laying
brick in the construction of sewers; and forty
(40) cents per cubic yard for excavation.
We accordingly recommend that contracts be
made with competent persons for the construc-
ton of the required sewerage of the District at
the rates we have mentioned.
(Signed) A. b. MULLErT,
/ GEO. s. GREENE,
BENZ. y. NEEDS.