Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-11-04

Havana on Saturday from Mexican ports.
INTERNAL RsvRSUE.-The receipts from this
source to-day were s527 ,2I7.77.
SECRETARY BELKSAP left here Saturday
evening for his home in Iowa, and will be alb
sent about two weeks.
BUSINESS in the departments is almost en-
trely suspended to-day, at least four-dfths Of
the clerks having gone home TO vote.
Mr.. MoRI, the japanese minister. has been
spending several DAYS in New Haven examining
the Connecticut school system.
HOSPITAL STEWARDS Il. c. Jones and G.
F.. Bailey, now on duty in the sargeon generals
Office, have been honorably discharged the ser
vice. 90
MAJOR H. b. Burn HAa, judge advocate I.
s. army, has been relieved from iuty In the de-
partment Of the south, and ordered to the de-
partnent of the Platte.
The GOVERNMENTS FINANCIAL PROGRAMME
FOR NovENBER.-Acting Secretary Richard.
son, prior to his departure on Saturday evening"
directed the assistant treasurer at New York to
purchase one million of bonds on each Wednss-
day, and 20 sell one million of gold each Thurs
day during the month of November. b
THE DELEGATION of Ute Indians, with thsir
agent Mr.. George W. Dodge, who have been in
The President this morning to bid hin, good
BY" They expressed their satisfaction at the
arrangements made for them, which are that
they shall collect on their reservation which Is
TO be stocked fer their use.
YELLOW FEvER.-A letter was received A. the
Treasury department this morning from the
Collector at StOnington, Conn.,, announcing the
Arrival off that port of the schooner 'Cro.yp
Point" OH the 2Sth nit, with two cases of yeIIoy
FEVER on board. She is from st. Domingo, with
acargo OF sugar, dye woods, &C., for Boston.
The vessel was quarantined, and since then no
one but the health officer has been allowed to
visit her. One OF the patients died, the other
Is corVaiescent. No new cases are reported.
After being quarantIned and properly fumigated
she will proceed to her destination.
To GO INTO EFFECT FROM ITS DArE.-Tbe
Acting Secretary OF the Treasury this morning
received aletter from the Boston board of trade
asking if the ten per cent. discriminating duty
established by the Presidents procla ulation OF
last week is to be held applicable 10 goods ah0at
AT the time of the proclamation. The densrt
ment holds that the discriminating duty appIies
TO all goods arriving in French vessels from
other than French ports, from and after the 3Ath
ultimn, the date OF the proclamation, and what
ever may be the har,lshps OF the case the i
no authority vested in the Secretary to decide
otherwise,
The NINTH CENsUs-Annual Report Of So
periH,endsnt IVdHer-In his report to the Secre-
tary OF the Interior for the present year, Gen
Walker, Superintendent of the Census, an
nounces the completion of tie work OF the 9th
census, and states that Il Is probable the last
volumes VIII be printed early In January next.
a. Iays ss ss tine Of aSg made
publishing maps for Illustrating the QuartO vol
umes OF the census, has been expended with
results which it is belle we'd will meet the hearty
approval OF Congress and the country. For the
purnnsH soweyer, of ANS. Ing more COM
petely the sanitary and Industrial conditions OF
the country, certain other maps have been pre-
pared, Ia respect to which the census office has
been the recipient of obligations from such emf
nent scholars at Prof. Josspn Henry. Prof
Charles A. Schott, vI the coast survey once
and o'hers, In reference to these maps, the
superintendent says II is not doubted that this
will hereafter be an essential part Of the census
report TIE superintendent con demBs hescen-
sus law of 1850 as clumsy, antiquated, and
barbarous, and says the machinery it provides
is as unfit for use IN the census Of the nifed
States. in this day OF advanced statistical
science, as the smooth bore, muz zler loading
Queens arm" of the Revolution would be for
time. He earnestly recommends that the atten-
ton of Congress be especially invited to the
prorriety and efpediencS OF an inter m adiate
the approaching centennial celebration OF the
political birth OF the nation. a census Of the
United States taken under system, and with
management which wond secure the publica-
ton OF the results by the 1st of June, 1916
w0uld be Loble moBr uient TO erect at the end
of a century of Me nations lie. BE thinks the
interval of ten years hnsd by the Constitution
has been found TO be far too long for all the uses
to which the statistics of the census are pat
/ except only for the redistribution OF congress
l siOnal representation. Ia closing, the superin-
tendeNt warmly recogni yes the zeal and ACTIVITY
OF George ID. Harrington, ESQ.,, chief clark OF
l the bureau, snd the intelligent and spirited CO.
| operation OF Messrs. Henry Stone C. 8. Mixter
and s. A. Galpif. More th an formal acknog q
l iedgment, he SAYS, Is due Mr.. s. W. Stocking,
| chief OF the division of results, whom he re-
l commences as person eminentiy qualified to
| discharge the duties of census clerk of the In
l terror department during the interval between
the ninth and the tenth census. - = .