Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-06-13
EVENING STAR.

EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL RBvESUE.-The re ,eipts from this
source to-day were s5lS ,95s.el.
SENATOR WILSON will leave for his home to-
night Previous to doing so he win write his
letter accepting the nomination of the Phila-
delphia convention for the Vice Presidency.
THE U. S. STEAMER JuNrATA is daily ex
pected home from the Mediterranean squadron,
she having left Gibraltar for Boston about the
middle OF May.
GETTING READY.-The second-class steamers
Omaha and Richmond are now being fitted out
forsea at the Philadelphia navy yard, and viii
be ready to sail in month or six weeks.
THOMAS b. MAYNApIEH, District of Column
bia, Presidential appointee, and Anthony
Wayne Rollins, Of KY, have passed the naval
academy examination for midshipmen.
YELLOW FEvER.-Assistant Surgeon Harvey
E. Brown, United States army has been detailed
by the War department to visit each port or
town liable to be visited by the yellow fever,
anu report on the subject TO the surgeon general.
HOPE FOR NEW YORK YRT.-Treasurer Spin
ner this morning received a contribution of 500
to the conscience fund from conscience
stricken New Yorker who had failed to pay Gus
tom-house duties.
CAPT. THos. PATTIsoN has been ordered to
the command of the receiving ship Ohio, at
Boston, and Capt. r. b. Lowry has been de-
tached from the command OF that vessel and
placed on waiting orders.
PERsoNAL.-Ex-Presiden johnson win re-
n 10. 4,
so we'll. He has Bright-s disease. ....yice
President Colfax and family passed through
Baltimore yesterday en- route for South Bend,
indiana: .'.'Hon. Willard Warner, of Ala,
arrived In town yesterday. ....Gen. Francis A
walker returned from New York yesterday.
THE LATE BOUNTY LAW OF Cong Rgss
extends the time of the second enlistment of the
three months service men who were transferred
to the three years service to the date of entry into
the former service and gives them the 800
bounty promised by President Lincoln, MAY q
1861. The whole number of claims of this
character on file is about 20 600.
An INDIAN COMMISSION AppoINrKp.-The
following commission to visit hostile tribes Of
Indians demonstrating against the Union Pa
citic railroad was to-day appointed by the Sec
Tetary OF the Interior Gen. Ii. X. Cowen, John
viii leave on the Doth instant, and on their
return will bring with them several Indian
chiefs Tor the purpose OF having a talk with the
tons. -, :.
INTERNAL REvEHCE SRAxPs-Commis-
sioner Douglass and Superintendent McCartee,
OF the Printing Bureau, have made arrange
ments to keep up the supply or Internal revenue
3tamps by using the old ones with a surface
imprint thereon OF the changes made by the re-
cent act OF Congress. large force is at work
quantity on hand TO supply the demand, conse-
quently there need be no apprehension of a
scarcity OF stamps before the new ones can be
prepared. sa -.sr-
NAVAL cHANess-Bear Adraral Joseph
Lanntan, recently reneted from the command
OF the South Atlantic feet, will be placed on
the retired list on the 18th of July, on account
OF long and faithful service. His re-
uremen- wiz promote Commodore A. M.
fSnnock, now In command OF the Portsmouth
n. "a I navy yard, to the grade of rear admiral.
capt h. I'll. Wynan, now In charge of the n.y.
geographic office, to the grade OF commodore
and Commander s. r. Franklin to the grade OF
captain.
PRoMoTIeEs N TAN ESGINEER CoRps,-
Congress having prfhorized twelve oftcers of
the engineerleorps to be Nominated to vacancies
existing in the COLDS. l.. G. Woodruff Eill be
promoted to coionei; X. 5. WiIlisuas TO lieuten-
ant colonel, and Franklin Harwood, John w
Barlow, Peter c. Halves, Francis ddls Fsruua-
bar, George l.. Gillespie and Charles Il. Lester
70 DC majors; The vacancies in thelower grade
VIII be hlied by the graduates of the military
academy recommended for the engineer corps
by the academic board.
No ATTORNEYS NEED APPLY.-Under An act
OF Congress passed at the last session
increasing soldiers pensions In case OF the graded
disabilities Of act of june 6, 1885, for loss of
hmos, &C., no formal declaration will be re-
CURED by the pension Office, and the employ
ment OF attorneys will be unnecessary as the
ON &c VIII recall the pension certificates, and by
suitable endorsement thereon provide for the
payment Of the increase allowed by law. Cir
culars will be issued through the pension apen-
cies 70 pensioners, requiring the return of their
cerniicates after the payment due june 4th.
PREPARING FoREMERaEsCIEs.--Th steamer
Victor, from New York, heavily ladened with
ordnance and other supplies for Forts TAYLOR
and Jefferson, has arrived safely at Key West.
The War Department has taken the precaution
to reinforce all the forts on the southern At
iantic and gulf coasts with the newest pattern
ana largest calibre ordnance, while the Navy
department has accumulated large supplies of
naval stores at all the naval stations on those
coasts, in accordance with the desire of the gov
eminent to be prepared for all emergencies.
GEN. HOWARD EN- ROUTE TO WASHINGTON
WITH SEVERAL INDIAN CHIEFs.-Gen. Walker,
Commissioner of Indian Affairs, TODAY re-
ceiyed the following dispatch, dated Santa Fe,
tne llth INST, from Gen. Howard: 81 have
with me four Apache chiefs, two Pimas one
Papago, and two representatives OF the Apache
honaVes, with an interpreter. The Indians
pad not left Grant or White mountain reserya-
ton. They are at peace and wish to keep il.
The story that the Apaches had probably killed
an Interpreter at Camp Grant proves complete
ly untrue. Superintendent Bendell and Capt
Wilkinson are with me. You may expect MS
about the Goth instant"
BAD NEWS FOR THE TWENTY PER CENT
CLAIMANTs.-The First Controller has decided
that the joint resolution of Congress approved
Feb. Is, 1867, granting an additional compeusa-
uon Oh twenty per cent. TO government en-
pioyes, was repealed by section four of the ap-
preparation act approved July II, 1910. The
Controller adds: "The authority of the Depart
ment to pay having been thus Withdrawn, q con-
sideration and division of the several cases
would be useless, inasmuch as it would not Aid
the claimant. 1t Is not intended to decide as to
the rights of claimants, but only to decide that
that there Is no existing appropriation for the
payment OF those, IL any, who may be entitled
70 the additional compensation" .,-I--r
THE EXTENSION OF THE CAprroL GROUNDS.
To-day the Secretary OF theInterior, under the
actof May Sth, 1872, making appropriations for
the legislative, executive and judicial expenses
OF the government for the year ending june
3oth, 1873, made Application TO Judge Hum
phreys, holding the equity court, for the an
DolUtmont of C0mmianiouara IA az =.