Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-08-12

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THE PRESIDENT went :, Long Branch from
New York or Saturday.
RESIGNATION AccEP7Ep.-TheP President has
accepted the resignation of I'd Lieutenant Ed
ward G. EdseIton, 9Th cavalry.
THE U. s. STEAMER TuscARoRA arrived at
Funchal, Madeira, on the 18th of July. The
health of her officers and crew IS excellent.
HoS. CHARLES SUMNER left this city for
Boston 'j-day. He does not deem reply ID
William Lloyd Garrison's letter necessary, it
10 stated.
GENERAL SWEET, Acting Commissioner of
Internal Revenue, WIS called TO Fort Hays,
Kansas On Saturday, by The death of his sou at
that place. During his absence Solicitor Ches-
ley Will discharge the duties OF commissioner.
HONS. S. Cox.-The " T. Herald says he
resds novels all the forenoon and goes to a hop
every night He will probably be a candidate
for Congressman at large in the stace Of New
York, and, if defeated there, stand in the city.
ADDED TO THE UNIFoRM.-white Berlin
gloves and campaign hats having been added to
the uniform of enlisted men Of the army, the
yearly allowance of these articles TO each soldier
is eight pairs white Berlin gloves and one
campaign hat.
GEN. W. II. III. TERRELL, Third Assistant
Postmaster General, returned to-day from New
York, where he went to select specimen posta,
card. This card must be approved by the Post
master General, after which description OF it
will be given to the public.
JorTINGs FROM THE CENsUs.-The number
of children in the United States under five years
old is 5,513 ,3i3, of which 1891 1887 are male and
2,I1J 456 female. The Inaie children from five
to nine inclusive are 2, 437 4i2, and female
2371 ,211; total, 4,s14,7I3. The number of male
inhabitants of all ages under twenty-one is
lo,coo,563; female, 9.y 6.SOI; total, 20,e26,s7o.
THE DuKE DE NoAILLKs, the new French
minister, was in this city a few DAYS since with
view of procuring suitable quarters for him.
self and legation. 1t is said to be the intention
OF the French government 10 be represented in
the United States on scale somewhat higher
than formerly, and the entertainments or the
French minister, it is expected, will be among
the most brilliant at the capital.
NAVAL OFFICERS TRANsFERRRp.-Lieut-
Commander j. ID. Graham has been detached
from the Naval Observatory and ordered to the
Benicia for duty as executive officer; Lieut..
John F. Merry hes been detached from the Sa-
bine and ordered to duty at the Portsmouth IN
~ navy-yard; Master w. II. Beehler has been
readiness to join the Portsmouth.
THE MRTRoRIC DISPLAY Of Saturday and
Sunday nights was, in a great measure, lost to
view in this locality by the cloudy condition of
the atmosphere. At the naval observatory on
Sunday morning, Professor Eastman noted the
course of 40 between and O'Clock, and last
night, between $50 and IL, he noted 81. Our
planet ls now ont of the meteoric belt, which it
entered few days since, and no further display
need be expected until the 18th OF November.
MRS. MATTHEWS, mother Of Hon. SCHUYLER
Colfax, Vice President, died at her residence,
South Bend, Indiana, at half past O'Clock YES
terday afternoon. She has been long time a
sufferer from cancer, and about q wear ago liz
was thought that she had obtained great relief
from Cundursngo, but the disease had taken
While Vice President Colfax was Speaker of the
Honse OF Representatives, before his marriage
to the niece of Sen ator Wade. Mrs. Matthews
presided In his house in Washington, and is
most afectionately remembered by all who
knew her.
CONTINUING TIE WORK OF THE FRPRDMEI's
BUREAU UNDER ARMY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
have been issued from the War department pre-
scribing regulations for continuing the work OF
the Freedmen's bureau under direction of the
adJutant general of the army, i'll pursuance OF
chief dsbursiDg Office will be established in the
adjutant generals Office at Washington, ID. c.,
with dlsbursing offices at Louisville, st. Louis,
Nashville, Memphis, Ficksburg, Natchez, and
New Orleans. Payments to claimants in Della
ware, Maryland AID Virginia will be made
through the Washington office; in North Caro-
INA, S0nth Carolina, Georgia and Florida, and
states wherein slavery did net exist, by officers
who will be temporarily assigned to that duty:
and IN all other states through the disbursing
scribes at some length the duties and powers of
attorneys in collecting the claims, and ststes
that advances or loans by attorneys will not be
recognized.