Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-06-19
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.


INTERNAL REvEHUR.-The receipts from this
source to-day were 1856 ,643.G3.
SECRETARY BELKNAP returned from West
Point this morning.
THE CALLED 62'sLout OF the one hunlre
and forty millions of called '62's there yet rs-
main eight millions to be redeemed.
THE PRESIDENT and Genera al Porter leave on
the $40 p. m. train this evening for Long
Branch.
THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN ExECU five
COMMITTEE, Ex-Governor Morgan, chairman,
met in secret session in New York yesterday.
The RIO GRANDE COMMISSION will meet in
New Orleans the 1st prOximO, preparatory to
making their investigation OF affairs on the
Texas border. They will first visit Brownsville,
Texas, and from there ascend the Rio Grande
to New Mexico.
The TALLAPoosA will sail from Washington
on Saturday on her usual trip with freight for
the different navy yards. She will stop at
Annapolis and receive on board the class of
cadet engineers (abOut 10 in number), who will
make their practice cruise for instruction on
board.
SPECIAL AGENTS APPOINTED.-The Post
moster General yesterday appointed nine special
agents of the post Office department, with pay
at the rate of 81 $40 per annum, and 80 per
diem for subsistence, to take effect on and after
July l., according to the new postal code laws.
among those appointed are Edgar Selye, James
Mcdowell, and A. X. Leib, OF this city.
PERsoNAL.-Senator Chandler, Oh airman. of
the congressional republican committee, left
here last evening to attend meeting in New
York to-day OF the national republican execu-
tive committee. ''..Smith, the colored cadet
at West Point, passed very crsditable exami-
'.:'Dr: Chas. Warren, chief clerk, bureau of
education, bas gone to London to make a note
Of the proceedings of the congress in regard to
education and crime now in session there.
THE NEW HAMPSHIRE SENATORIAL ELEc-
TIoN.-The New Hampshire House of Repre-
sentatives last night proceeded to the election
of United States Senator to succeed the Hon.
resulted as follows: Whole number, 3f1;
necessary to choice, III. j. w. Patterson
received !; Harry Bingham, 1876; cambridge
drly elected on the part of the House.
VICE PRESIDENT CoLFAx arrive at his home,
South Bend, Indiana, yesterday, and was
received with great Joy by the residents of that
place. In answer to a serenade the Vice Presi-
dent addressed the multitude that had assem-
bled to welcome him home; and in a speech
overrunning with earnest republican sentiment
assured his friends that he would give his best
energies in the coming campaign, and that he
regarded the nomination Of President Grant
and Mr.. Wilson as the best that could be made
REPORTED MURDER OF AN INDIAN AGENT
The Indian office has a report (Which needs
confirmation, however,) that an agent of the
Navajoes has been murdered by party of Utes
The latter are in the southern part of Colorado
and the NavajOes In the northwestern corner of
New Mexico and the northeastern corner of
Arizona. These nations are unfriendly to each
other. This difficulty has no connection with
fhn dicfIr t.ov 49,
the incursions of Kiowas and Comanches.
THE WHITE HOUSE To-DAY-There was the
usual number of callers at the Executive Man
sion to-day that are found in the dull sea on,
the principal business of all being to paw their
respects to the President. During ths morning
the President took a stroll about the grounds.
and wound up his ramble by visit to the Treas
Richardson, with whom he conversed at some
length upon the general situation of things,
nnaDc,al, political and other wise. Upon his
return to the White House he met Secretary
Fish, with whom he was in consultation for some
time, doubtless upon the subject OF the confer
ence at Geneva, whence kilograms have doubt
less reached the government since this morning.
THE NEW FRENCH MINISTER to the United
States, Emanuel Victor Henry MARQUIS de
Noailles, was born in 1880. He is the second son
OF Paul Duke de Noailles, an eminent historian.
a member OF the French Academy, and col
laterally related to the Duke de Noailes who,
with Lafayette and ROchambeau, fought in the
war OF American independence. The present
Marquis de NOailles is also distinguished for his
literary abilities, and has recently been publish
ing articles which advocate the definite establish
ment OF a republic in France. The MARQUIS is
IN favor OF the United States, with these diff.
ferences He proposes a president to serve for
aterm OF six years. and two legislative cham
bers, the upper house to be called the ssNational
Council" The president is not to be elected nv
the people, but by the two representative cham
bers.