Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-11-01

March lst 1859, to this date has been reduced
S~63 $50 1893 81, and the annual interest thereon
reduced "a lS7 ,S5l.
REDEEMING THE THREE PER CENTs.-The
Secretary OF the Treasury to-day authorized
the redemption of 81 900 worth of per cent
certificates
SECRETARY ROBEsoN denies the published
statements that he intends to recommend in his
annual report an appropriation tor a new float
ing dry dock.
SOLICITOR GENERAL BRIsTow, of the de
partment of justice, has rendered his resigns-
ton, and it has been accepted, to take effect
next week. He has accepted the Office of chair
man of the board of construction and solicitor
OF the Southern Pacific railroad.
EDWARD You've, chief the bureau Of stats
tics, arrived in New York on the steamship
Italy last Tuesday night from Europe, where he
had been by appointment of this government to
attend the International Statistical Congress
that lately held its sessions at st. Petersburg
under the patronage or the Russian government.
Preservation. L. g. Ingersoll and family
have returned to the city from a prolonged
absence in Europe, and are at their residence
on X street Senator Sawyer. of North
Carolina, is at the Ebbitt house. Hon. j.
w. Rose, of ILL.,, is at the National hotel.
Judge Robert Ould, and wife, of Richmond,
Va, are at the Arlington. -'.'.Hon. j. b.
Chaffe, OF Colorado Is at Wormiey's. .''."Sena-
tor Wilson had quite a long interview with the
President to-day.
TEE INTERNATIONAL PRISON CONGRESS
DR.. Wines, Commissioner of the United States
to the International Prison Congress, has sub
pitted a preliminary report 10 the President.
One OF the most important results of the con-
gress was the appointment Of a committee,
composed Of one member from each of ten ma
lions represented, TO hold annual sessions in
different countries, and which, il is expected,
will report every three or four years to gene
raj congress.
MR. WILLIAM II. EvARTs, associate counsel
with Mr.. Caleb Cushing on behalf OF the United
States at the Geneva Arbitration Conference,
arrived at New York on the steamer Java Tues
day night and went Immediately to his home,
| in that city. He has been absent about five
months. lie was called upon by represen-
| tative of the Herald in regard to the labors of
| the American Commissioners at Geneva, but
| declined very cOurteously TO be interviewed.
| GONG HOME TO VoTR-Most OF the Cabinet
| officers and heads of bureaus in the executive
departments will go TO their respective states to
| vote for President on Tuesday next. Secreta-
ries Belknap and Delano left to-day; Secretary
| Fish, and Judge Richardson, Assistant Secre-
| tary of the Treasury, leave to- morrow. Post
| master General Creswell will remain in Mary
| lnnd, and Secretary RobesOn IN New jersey
| until after the election. Owing to the great
| distance Attorney General Williams will not be
able to go to his home in Oregon to vote.
| THE WEATHER IN OCToBRR.-The table Just
| issued by the signal service bureau exhibiting
| daily and monthly mean of barometer and
thermometer, velocity and direction of winds
| and amount OF rain fall for the month of Oc-
toher, just passed, shows that the average range
| or the thermometer for the month was SIS, the
| warmest day being the 9Th, when the mean was
| a22, and the coolest days the 29th and 3Oth,
| when the mean was i3 s. The rainfall during
| the month was 4S3 inches, and of this 3l2
| inches nearly two,thirds of the whole, fell on
| one day-the 18th. The prevailing wind during
| the month was northwest; distance travelled
| 5,25i miles.
TIE LEGAL TENDER REsERvE,-A telegram
| was received here last night from New York,
| giving a report prevalent there that the treas
ury had iss ued five additional millions of green
/ backs. The facts in the case are, hat four or
| hye millions OF the reserve OF s+t 100000 the
| Issue OF which the Treasury department con-
siders is left to the discretion OF the Secretary
was made use of when the assistant treasurer at
| New York was Instructed to buy bonds and sell
gold. apart from the usual monthly programme
4 On the 9Th OF October. Since that time no
| further amount of the reserve has been used
nor is there the least probability it will again
| soon be drawn upon.
| Hon. JOHN A. Girls VOID, formerly Repre-
sentative in Congress from New York, and
| generally known as the leader in the Bessemer
steel and iron manufacture, the profits of which
| made him one Of the richest iron masters in the
| United States, died at his home at Troy, New
| YORK last evening, at the age of fty.hve years.
/ In 1856 he was defeated for Congress by Hon. A.
| II. DIN, at present of the District of Columbia
l Supreme Court, but in 1e62, he was elected He
| was "war democrat" in Congress and in 1854
/ was nominated by the republicans. He was
elected, and was renoIGnated and again elected
\ IN 1866. On the 9Th of July, 1868, he was nomi-
| mated ior Governor, but was defeated by Gov.
| eInOr Hoffman.
| DECISION IN REFERENCE TO THE USE OF
| STAMPs-Conmissioner Douglass has issued a
circular in regard TO the use of internal revenue
| stamps in schedules Is and G. The import Of
| the circular and decision is that. on and after
| october list, all stamp taxes on instr uments are
repealed, excepting the tax Of two cents on inIdnd
| checks, drafts, or orders drawn at sight, or en-
| demand upon abank, broker or trust company
| As TO q large number of instruments dated
| previous TO OctCb Der, but not actually issued or
| delivered until on or after that date the COM
4 missioner holds that such instruments do not
| require TO be stamped. But in view of the prin
| tdcie Fzesumptien of the delivery of an instru-
ment on the day of its date, it is suggested ths
| upon instruments ofthe description in question
| some memorandum should be made showing
| that they were not issued until on or after
October list, 1872, so as to explain the absence
OF the stamps, which the date would indicate
| were required.
| The LoUDON COUNTY CVA.) FAIR closed at
| IeesbUrg yesterday, after a successful exhibit
| ton OF three dayE. EX-Goyarnor Swami of