Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-12-16

source to-day were s577 $50 %.
A COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION to fill several
vacancies in the General Land Office will be
held at the Interior department. on the Goth ins..
PERsoNAL.-Commission Watts OF the De
partnent of griculture; was taken quite i'll or
Saturday, but is now cOnvaescng.
CLERICAL CHANeEs.-B. F. Gray, clerk in
the Third Auditors Office, has rendered his
resignation to take effect on the 3lst inst, AMI
j. NJ. Sayre, of the same office, has been trans
ferred to the Internal Revenue bureau.
Mr.. DANIEL G. GILLETTE, young gentle
man well known in this city, is one OF the editors
of the Sunday Standard, a new weekly paper
which made its first appearance in New York
yesterday.
AMONG THE VISITORS at the White House
this morning were Senators Vickers, Morton,
Ramsey and Spencer, and Representatives
Plat, Kellogg, Moore and Scofeld, and General
DICK Taylor, OF Louisiana.
THE CREDIT MoBILIRR INVESTIGATING
COMMITTEES had Vice President Coliax before
them this morning. At the next meeting it is
expected that Mr.. Ames will conclude his testi-
mony.
THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE post
poned their proposed meeting Of to- day until to-
morrow morning, when they will hear Secre-
gotiating the new loan.
We WERE IN ERROR in saying that the Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court makes all the ap-
pointments and removals in said court. The law
of Congress gives the power of appointment to
the Marshal, subject to the confirmation OF the
Chief Justice.
DOUGLAS WAR CLAIM.-Robert NJ. and Ste
peen A. Douglas, sons OF the late Senator Doug
nra nd 80
gr5ss claim Tor s250,0OO, for their private
cotton and other property taken, used and ap-
propriated in March, 1868, in Mississippi, by d
PORTION OF the army of the United States
ARMY CHANGEs.-Leave of absence from
January list, 1873, to June 1st, 1873, is granted
First Lieut.. William S. Mackay, Sd infantry
The resignation of First Lieut.. William 5.
Mackay, Sd infantry, has been accepted by the
President, to take effect June lst, 1873.
GEN. NJ. d. LEGGRTT, Commissioner of Pat
erts, has gone to Cincinnati to deliver an ad-
dress at the convention of employers and en-
| plOyes engaged in the manufacture of machinery
TO be held i'll that city to morrow. The subject
| OF the address is the relation between capital
and labor.
| NAVAL CHANNRs.-COmmande Henry l.
| Howison has been detached from the Naval
Academy and ordered TO the command of the
| Shawmut, Per steamer OF the 2lst inst relieving
/
| TO return home. The Shawmut is attached to
the North Atlantic fleet, and is at present on
duty In the waters OF Santo Domingo.
TIE PNEUMATIC TUBE.-The excavations
| going on in the embankmeIt and streets north
| OF the Capitol show the line OF Brisbane pneu-
| matte tube that is TO whir books, manuscripts
and pub. docs. between the Capitol and the
| government printing Office at the rate of 2aO
| miles an hour. The work OF laying the tube
| ne says. has been retarded by the abOminabIe
9 delays IN the railroad transportation by which
OF October has not reached here yet.
The LOUISIANA CASE DISMISSED FROM rHH
SUPREME COURT.-In the Supreme Court OF
the United States this morning Chief Justice
| Chase delivered the following opinion of the
| court in the case of Henry e.. Warmoth, OF
L0nls1ana1application for writ OF prohibition:
/ we are all OF opinion that, when a i'm al decree
| shall be rendered in the circuit court in this
case, an appeal Will lie to this court. We are
also of opinion that this court has no jurisdic-
| ton in this case to issue writ of prohibition
| until an appeal is taken"
CHANGES AT THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRIsuL-
| TURE.-The statement that Mr.. Swank, the
chief clerk OF the Department of Agriculture
has resigned to edit paper with which he was
| formerly connected, is not correct. He has not
resigned, but will probably do so soon, to accept
| Steel Association, with an office in PhiladeI-
.Ihla. position which has recently been ten
| dered him in consequence of the resignation of
MAJOR Henry McAllister, present secretary.
| Dr. Ryland L. Brown, Chief Chemist of tn e
| department, has resigned his position to take
effect January 1st. DR.. Brown returns TO In
dianapolis, to re-enter the field OF sce.tifc edu-
| ceptance or his present office.
| INDEBTEDNESS OF THE DIsrRIcr.-The House
committee on the District of Columbia met this
| morning, and concluded their examination of
| the returns made by the District authorities
| showing the present Indebtedness of the Dis
| trlct, cost OF improvements already made and
| those now being made, &c. The cOmmitte ,
| having made careful examination OF the sub
lect under the resolution recently INTRODUCED
| by MT Roosevelt, to-day agreed upon their re-
| port to be made to the House. 1t shows the
| total indebtedness of the District to be about
| &,OoO,0O0. This sum includes the indebtedness
| OF the old corporations, cost of new improve
| ments, those now in progress, &c.
WASHINGTON AND EAST ALEXANDRIA
| UNION RAILRoAD.-Mr. Starkweather intro
duced in the House to-day bill declaring that
the route aud termni of the Washington and
East Alexandria Union railroad com PAW incor-
porated May 5th, 1870, shall be as follows
| Commencing at the intersection Of G street
| north with LIST street east, and running thence
| east along said q street to 18th street east;
| thence enthusiastically to point OF the east
| wardly side OF the AnacOstia river; and thence
southwardly and westwardly along or near the
| SHORES OF the said Anacostia and the Potomac
| rivers to point opposite the mouth OF the AIeX-
| andria canal; and thence to the west side of the
Potomac river by boat.
The CURIosITIRs OF CRIME.-There was
received on Friday at the Treasury Department
note purporting to be United States legal
| tender note of the denomination Of five huG
dred collars. 1t is composed OF parts of differ
| ent genuine notes OF various denominations
| The center Is part of a one hundred dollar note
! with the zone" taken out of the center and
upper border and give" neatly inserted. The
| lett hand lower end contains q portrait of An
| drew jackson taken from a i've dollar note;
the right hand lower end vignette from a ten
| dollar note. The scroll work containing the
| figures five hundred has been taken from . ma
| tonal bank note. The back of the note is from
| sten- dollar United States note, the "ten" hay-
ing been cut out and replaced by the ovals from
The back of a"tive." Although this note is not
calculated to deceive bankers and brokers, it
would readily be taken by those not accustomed
10 handle much money, as the en- craving is ail
genuine.
| = CLuRs.-At Q meeting of the stockao lders OF
the Washington Club, held at the club house on
Saturday, the following gentlemen we're elected
directors sor the ensuing wear: II. ID. Cooke
ID. NJ Hutchinson, Thomas Lewis, A. K. Shep-
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