Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-10-12
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

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SECEE7ARY robson is expected to return
TO the cs;y on Monday morning next
PRESIDENT GRANT has issued the usua
Proclamation appointing Thursday. NotemSer
25's, as the NatIoosi Thanksgiving day.
SECRETARY pELsSO left for New York this
afternoon to take psyt in the political canvass
of that state. Week after mex. he will take the
stump in New Jersey.
Coz. i. Y. Doc GLASS, Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue, returned to the city this morn
ing. The Colonel leaves here or Monday morn
ing next Tor Bowling Green, Caroline county
Va, 20 .ttend grand mass meeting of the re
publiCsns OF that county.
CASH IN THE TREAsURV.-The balances in
the Treasury at the close of business yesterday
were aS follows: Currency, 81 9l9, 39j 81; coin,
si52 ,352 81, including S24 Dos $40 coin certd-
Gates; special deposits of legal tenders for re-
demptiCn OF certificates of deposit, Sl9,OS5,Ol0.
Try EXAMINATION for 1920 clerkships in the
Treasury Department, which has been fixed
fOrEeXt Monday, will take place at the rooms
o t.he board of examiners, No. 1923 street,
notwithstanding the closing OF the department
on that day.
ANOTHER INpEAN VICrIM.-Lieut. General
Sheridan has informed the War department by
telegraph that Lieut.. Crosby, of the 18th infan-
try, was killed by the Indians on the 9Th inst.
Lieut.. c.. belonged to Stanley's expedition and
was killed a short distance from the column,
while hunting antelOpes.
PORTRAIT of Mrs. Adolf Cuss at Uike's
studio is much admired. Mr.. Ulkes portraits
have placed him in the first rank of painters in
that difficult line of art, and the picture named
above Is not the least of his successes ct the
year. In Likeness, drawing, attitude and color
ing 1t has All the requisites OF good portrait and
good picture.
PROTECTION OF OUR CITIZENS ON THE
TEXAN EoRDBR.-In submitting 70 Congress the
report of the commissioners appointed to take
testimony relative to depredations on the Rio
GraEGe. the President, il IL believed, will ac-
company II with a strong recommendation that
prompt measures be taken To protect our citizens
On the Texan border in their lives and property.
LARGE NUMBER OF visitors called at the
White House this morning, to pay their respects
I'D the President, among the number several
Pennsylvanians. who congratulated the Presi-
dent on the recent victory i'm their state. The
Secretary of War and Admiral Rodgers had in
teryieCs with the President.
GEN. FRANCIS A. WALKER, Commissioner of
Indian Affairs, returned from Massachusetts, to-
day, with his health considerably i'm proved. He
has not yet resigned to take the professorshipo
history physical geography and political econf
College, but proposes to do so in a few weeks.
TIE DEPARTMENTS TO BR CLOSED Mon
DAY.-Orders were issued by the heads of the
several executive departments to- day directing
that:he public buildings under their control be
closed on Monday next, in respect TO the mem
oryof the late eX-SecTetary Seward, and that
the different departments be draped in mourn
ing1or thirty days.
MARRIED A RUSSIAN LADY Mr. Henry
". Elliott, the artist, of this city, who accompa-
MED DR.. Hayden on several exploring expedi-
tons, and who for long time was connected
with the Smithsonian Institute, has written to
TINS city from Alaska, giving information in
relaJion 10 the survey that he is ROW making
there. and stating that he was married recently
to @ daughter of the late Russian Governor OF
Alaska. The lady, who is very young, speaks
English, and Is learning her husband the Rus
sian language.
NAVAL OFFICERS TRANsFERRRp-Orlered-
Lieut.. George f.. Wingate, as executive officer
OF the Terror; First Assistant Engineer George
W. Melville to the navy yard, Philadelphia;
Second Assistant Engineers Charles f. Purdie
and Frederick SchOber 20 the Terror. De-
tdcteG-lieut. Commander John Sckouler, Mas
ter Robert l.. CarmOdy, Ensign John A. Norris,
First Assistant Engineer j. ii. Morrison, and
Second Assistant Engineer Jefferson Brown
from the Terror, and ordered home to await or
dars; Lieut.. A. III. Fletcher from the navy yard
Washington, and ordered to the Terror; First
A Ssistant Engineer Z. L. Phillippi from the
navy yard, Philadelphia, and ordered to the
Terror.
PERsoNAL.-Sir Edward Thornton returned
to this city on Saturday last. Lady Thornton
and daughters will not return before the end of
the month. Hon. P. II. lie Poer Trer ch, second
secretary of the British Legation left Wash
ington last night on his way to Europe, where
ne VIII spend some months on leave OF absence
lie Is held in high regard in Washington society
and will be heartily welcomed back. ..Gov
walker, OF Virginia, was in the city yesterday.
General and Mrs. Sherman left " ashin Qton
yesterday for Cincinnati, on a visit to their two
younger daughters, who are at the school near
that city. They expect to be absent about a
week. 1900 ID. Il. Crosby, esq, chief clerk of
the " ar department, returned to the city this
morning from two weeks tour in the west.
Il. l.. CRoUNsE, ESQ.,, chief Washington cor
respondent of the New York Times, returned to
the city last evening from an extended tour
through Ohio. Mr.. Crounse gives an encour-
aging account of the strength and discipline of
tne republican party in that state. 1t is his
Judgment that Ohio will give General Grant
from % 900 to 39,oJ8 majority, and that Indiana
will inevitably ,[ollow the same course she did
alter the cl0ey contested October election of
lecs, when she gave 5000 majority for the re-
PUBLICAN ticket la the following November. Mt.
=. says that everywhere there is incontroverti-
BILE evidence that Greeley is much weaker than
the state tickets Ehcih have been run under
denoeratic-libersl auspices, which tickets,
especially in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana
have 5een preponderately democratic In their
composition and have served a better purpose
In calling out the full vote OF the Goa liton than
Greeley and Brown can in NoveHber. NET.
Crounse leaves Tonight for New York.
HEAoGcosRs FOR NATIONAL CKMRrERIEs-
at noon G-day the Secretary of War, in pur-
s1ance Of public notice, commenced opening
b.ds for furnishing hsadsssnes for the diefersnt
ns<ional cemeteries. He was soon after relieved
by the Quartermaster General, who, 1t was
thought, would hardly be able to finish the
reading of the bids by three o'clock. There are
In al one hundred and SoHenty-four bidders
many OF whoEs put in quite large number of
bids Tor different kinds and styles of stone. 1t
will probably be several days before the bids
can be abstraoted for the Secretary Of War,
who he's the selection OF che stone, and viii
award the contract to the lowest responsible
bidder Cor the character OF headstone which he
may finally choose. About one hundred and
Twenty-Five persons, including two ladies, were
preeent at the opening Of the bids. which range
all the way from so cents to Sl5 per stone.
About two hundred and ffty varieties Of head
stone have been placed on exhibition by the
bidders in the Hooe bgilding, on street. Most
OF them are very simple In design. but . few are
tastefully Ornapented with WreGths Of dovers
and patriotic symbols in relief. Among the
material exhibited are isen, granite, slate. mar
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