Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-10-09


NAVAL OFFICERS TRANsFERRKD.-Ordsred
Ensi IN John VI. Moore to the Worcester 18th
inst. First Assistant Engineer John Bissett to
the navy yard at Boston. Detached-First As
sistant Engineer James ButteIvOrth from the
navy yard, Boston, Mass, and ordered to the
Kansas.
The CANVASS IN NEW YoRK.-In compli-
snce with an earnest request from the Republi-
can State Committee of New York, Hon. A.
nj. Clapp will take hand in the canvass of
that state, leaving Washington about the 10Th
TO take the stump. The committee express
great confidence that the state will go repubh-
can.
AMONG THOSE WHO CALLED upon the Pres-
dent to- day to congratulate him on the result in
Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana, and "last
but not least" the District of Columbia, were
Secretaries Fish, Belknap, Boutwell,, the Post
master General, General Sherman, Senators
Patterson and Harlan, Rear Admiral Pennock,
Commodore Ammen, Fred. Douglass, Simon
Wolf, and Col. John s. Mosby, or Warrenton,
Va.
VIRGINIA CLAIMANTS. - Among the claims
filed before the southern claims commission are
the following from Virginia: Henry G. and
Lorenzo Thomas, Alexandria county, So, 500;
Gilbert Vanderwerken, Alexandria county
500, 1868; Ann NJ Fitzhugh, Fairfax county,
S375, eco; Albert Nj. Aiken, Henrico county,
s5i1sG; Henry Fitzhugh, Spottsylvania county,
ST1,955.
PERSONAL. - Senator Patterson, of New
Hampshire, is in town, looking not particularly
unhappy over the election news. He has made
some tie most effective republican speeches of
the campaign. MIR. Il. X. Riordan editor
of the Charleston IS. c. Netcs, is IN town
Gen. Francis A. Walker, commissioner OF
Indian affairs, writes from Boston that his
health Is improving, and that he will return
next week.
Z TTn of TT,,;ta Z.
been reduced three hundred and fifty eight
million four hundred and sixty-eight thousand
five hundred and eighty-two dollars and fifty
five cents since March 1, 1863, a period of forty
three months. This reduction is at the rate Of
500, G31 1882 per year, IS 1856 47S Sc per MONTH
SH4,O16O1 per day, S11 419 So per hour, 1903
per minute, S3.1I per second, and the burden of
interest annually saved to the tax payers by this
reduction amounts to S23.5e5,I3 81 9e6 81 Is
per month.
BURSTING OF THE GREELEY BUBBLE.-A
prominent officer of the government, who has
just returned from an extended trip through
New England, the middle, and a portion of the
western states, expresses the opinion that the
Greeley bubble was thoroughly crushed by the
results of yesterdays elections, and that in the
Presidential contest in November, Greeley will
not carry one of the original free states; that the
business men, the soldiers and the working men
are all against him.
PROSPEROUS CONDITION OF THE SEAL FISH
RRIBs-A private letter received from Cap.
Charles Bryant, special agent in charge of the
Fur Seal Islands of Alaska, addressed to Pri-
Sate secretary Bartlett, of the Treasury, dated
81. Paul Island, Alaska Territory, August 22d
1872, says:-"The affairs of the island are in a
very prosperous condition, there being more
s S mere than ever before known. In fact it
looks as If they would ultimately crowd us off
the island. Ninety five thousand have already
been taken previous to the 18th of july One
hundred thousand is the limit allowed by law
From the number of yearlings, or last years
pups that have been returned / conclude that
II must have been very favorable winter for
them. The present season is equally favorable
for the young. In short, IT looks as if after an
other year IT would be necessary to decrease the
number to be taken, TO preserve A proper bal
ance between the sexes. Assistant Elliott is an
excellent artist, and is painting some fine pic
lures OF the seals; he is also making sketches for
Leslie S Illustrated NeICS."