Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-09-06

soASS O-Vdy WSTe Slao,c1o.ti.
SUPERINTENDENT OF THE CENSUS WALKER
arrived in New York yesterday on the Colorado
from Europe.
VICE PRESIDENT CoLFAx was in Chicago a
few days since looking hale and hearty, having
gained ten pounds in his trip to the West.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PREsIDENr.-JohnC c.
Hileman has been appointed Register of the Land
Office at Vancouver, Washington Territory. j.
III. Wickizer has been appointed United States
Attorney Tor Utah Territory.
ACTING COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REvE-
NUE-The President has authorized VIM. Nc
Michael, Solicitor OF Internal Revenue, to act as
Commissioner during the temporary absence of
Commissioner Douglass.
p. M. DUBANT, ESQ, has returned to Wash
ington after an extended visit TO the Northern
watering places, chief among which he holds
Atlantic City, where he has been adding to his
handsome figure at the rate of pound a day.
PRESIDENT GRANT AND FAMILY will leave
their cottage at Long Branch for the season on
Tuesday next, when they win visit Mr. Henry
Smith and family at Washington, Pa, remain
Ing there two weeks. They will then take
Western trip, and arrive here about October 10th.
Orr OF ACTIVE SERvIcE.-Major Milton Cogs-
well, 21st infantry. having been decided unfit
the retired list, as will also be that of Major
Frederick +. Prime, Corps OF Engineers The
resignation Of Captain John w. Turner, Com
missary of Subsistence, has been accepted by
the President.
CLERICAL CHANGEs.-C. II. McEwen, of
Kentucky, and NJ. l.. Prince, Of Maine, have
been appointed assorters in the money-order
division of the Sixth Auditors Office Thomas
F. Dolan has been promoted from second to
third class clerk, and w. T. Van Doren has
been promoted from first to second class clerk
IN the office Of the Secretary Of the Interior.
THE CONTRACT for furnishing the Sc inch
pipe and special castings for the new water main
has been awarded to Starr g Sons of Philadel-
phia, at s2s4 I926.G7. The amount Of pipe to be
and Major Elliot rejected the former bids under
the decision of the Attorney General made in
this case, deciding that informal bids, though
made In good faith, could not be received.
OF THE ONE HUNDRED MILLIONS of five
twenties to be called in on the LIST of December
next, eighty-two millions are coupon and
eighteen millions registered bonds Twenty
five millions of the whole amount is held in this
country and the balance in Europe. The sub
scriptions abroad to the five per cent bond
therefore are equal to the fye-twenties to be
called in.
A NEW TELESCOPE for the National Observa-
tory in this city is now being made by a Boston
- AeSe ~ ASouyt oOOoiuhiS W Tic JCIuS
OF the contract, about two years hence. 1t
VIII be twenty-siX inches in diameter and the
plan, as furnished the contractor, is pronounced
by scientific gentlemen TO be an excellent one,
and ii is expected that the telescope when
finished will be the finest one in the world.
THE MANAGERS of the American Institute
have paid Winnie Ream the high compliment
Of inviting her to represent American art in
sculpture at the coming annual exhibition in
New York. The display this year is to surpass
any previous one in extent and interest, and the
purpose is to make the exhibition a permanent
institution, somewhat on the plan of that at the
Sydenham Crystal Palace.
THE PRESIDENT AND THE wARMorB
DELEGATIoN.-President Grant yesterday
received a delegation of Warmoth republicans
from Louisiana, as stated in The STAR of last
evening. After considerable conversation in
relation to the facts contained in an address
which was read, the President requested a
copy, which was given to him. He then said he
would send it TO the officers complained of and
have their statement before taking any action
IN the matter. He remarked, also, that the
address presented a formidable array OF charges
against the Federal offc named therein. He
said he had not authorized the use of troops
and that General Reynolds when he filled the
requisition of Marshal Packard did not know
they were to be used at political convention.
THE New York Tribune made mistake in
allowing "Grace Greenwood" to secede to the
Times. Her letters from the Far West to the
Times are full of spirit and point. In her last
she says, happily, that in Colorado Nature seems
resolved to make up for lost time by producing
flowers in matches profusion and briliance of
coloring, but sends them out in such haste that
she forgets to scent them. She describes the
model temperance and moral town of Greeley
as the place where " bad Tammany politicians
will go 10 when they die," but adds slyly doubt
less for the benefit of those who need Something
for the stomach sake, that the article of am
monia sold by the Greeley druggists might be
mistaken for an excellent article of whisky.
Ammonia is an antidote for the bite of the
rattlesnake; there are good many rattlesnakes
about Greeley, hence the demand-and the |
supply.
BRILLIANT WEDDING.-The Calvary Baptist i
Church was filed last night with large and |
fashionable assemblage to witness an interesting
marriage ceremony. The groom, Mr.. Frederic i
q. Singer, is a Master in the u. S. Navy a Young
officer Of high promise, and the bride, Miss /
Katie nj. Thompson, is the youngest daughter of /
Mr.. John L. Thompson, and has been recognized /
as one OF the brightest and most attractive of our
Washington bellies. The bridesmaids were Miss Il
Annie and Nellie Smith, of New London, Conn.
Miss Ella Harvey and Mrs. Harry Berthrong /
The groomsmen were Master Robt Il. Jasper,
OF the Navy, Mr.. Gus. Singer, brother of the
groom, Lieut.. Fred. II. Elliot and Iieut (,ood-