Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-04-03
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

washington news ana 6osalp.
INTERNAL RRvENUE--The receipts from this
source to-day were ssh. 2i2.4s.
SECRETARY DEkANo is expected to return
from Ohio on Saturday.
EX-SENATOR PATTERSON is going to Europe
this summer with his family.
PRESIDENT GRANT visited Postmaster j rnes,
Collector Arthur, and Naval Officer Latin in
New York yesterday.
PERsoSAL.-Major II. Q. King, (son of Hon.
Horatio Kine,) Of the Christian Uaion, is in
town. The Union, edited by Henry Ward
Beecher, has now circulation OF $4,000.
REPRESENTATIVES, JAMES BROOKS was taken
to the Norfolk steamer to-day, intending to
make short trip to that seaport, in the hope
that the warm southern air will have tendency
to improve his health.
FIRST ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL
MARSHALL has rented "Colcross," the hand
some residence OF Mrs. Thompson F. Mason, i'm
the suburbs of Alexandria, Va, and will occupy
1t On the lst proximo.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY SAWYER and Super
intendent McCartee, OF the printing bureau,
left here at noon to-day for the government
paper mills near Philadelphia, ~ look after the
government interests there.
TIL. APPOINTMENT OF Capt. f. K. Plat, the
new assistant adjutant general with the rank Of
major, under the act of March Sd, makes eleven
officers of that rank discharging the duties OF
assistant adjutant general.
Mr.. BIGRLOw, chief of the loan division of
the Treasury department., who goes TO Europe
i'm few days in connection with the funded
loan, will take but three clerks with him, and
they will be selected from among the most ex-
pcrienced ones in the department.
The SOUTHERN CLAIMS COMMISSION heard
yesterday the witnesses in support of the claims
of Edward G. Turner, of Fauquer county, Va
amounting to SG,335; Thomas b. Stewart, OF
Fauquier county, Va, amounting to S10,022
and the estate OF David Barber, OF Fairfax
county, Va, amounting to s9,iO0.
Miss CLARA LOUISE KELLOGG, whose bril-
liant voealizaton and purity of style Is too well
known to lovers of music i'm Washiu gton tn need
any press endorsement, is to appear at Walls
Opera h0use this evening in the role in which
she has won her greatest triunphs-tbat OF
"Leonora," in ''Il Troyatore." Those who hea,
her will not regret the change of opera.
PAYIse THE SouTHxRN CLAIMANTS
Warrants are now being Issued from the
Treasury department for the payment OF awards
made by the sOnths rn clalIas olnmis,iop. AMI
about go claimants have been paid in the Last
three days. One warrant to-day contained the
names or III claimants, who received in the
aggregate St0,9e2h.
KILLED BY INrTANs.-The Interior depart
ment Is ia receipt of copy of a letter received
by Mr.. VIM. Welch, of Philadelphia, from In
dian Agent Bingham, OF the Cheyenne river
agency, staring that young man named Frank
GrImier was killed by an Indian named 1.-The
One With Horns,'' on the Goth of March last
near Ash Grove. The horse of the murdered
man was recovered, but the murderer escaped.
THE PRESIDENT AND SOLDIERS WIDOWS
President Grant recently appointed Mrs. l.. A.
Cary postmaster at Ashtabula, Ohio, and after
ward wrote to General Garfield stating what he
had done, and saying: at is OF a class of APP
continents am glad to make, where it can he
done-that IS, in giving soldiers widow anop-
port9nity Of supporting herself and orphan
children. hope il will be satisfactory to YOU
and to the citizens of Ashtabnla."
ONE HUNDRED NAVAL CADET-sHIps TO BE
FILLED.-Uficial notifications have been sent
to all members and delegates of the next
H0use OF Representatives from districts which
are not represented at the naval academy re-
questing each to nominate a candidate TO an
pear for examination in July. There are now
about 100 vacant cadet-ships at the academy.
caused by those leaving who graduated last
year, dismissals, designations, &c. The law
provides that nominations of candidate for All
mission must be made between the 9Th of March
and LIST of July, by the representative or dele
gate, from the actual residents OF his district:
each being allowed one cadet-ship. One from the
President, and ten at large are also to be au-
pointed by the President.
REVENUE MARINE CHANGEs-The following
officers OF the revenue marine service have been
ordered, i'll addftioH Is those mentioned in The
STAR OF yesterday:-First Lieut. Thos Mason.
detached from the MeCulloch, at Portland.
George Williams, detached from the Grant. ar
New York. and ordered to the Delaware Third
Lieut.. Frank H. Newcomb, ordered to the Pc
Greenway, to the Hamilton, at Boston. Third
Lieut.: w. A: Failing, to the Relief, at Calves
ton. Third Lieut.. George Dclap, to the Moss
WOOD, at Eastport, Me-; Third Lieut.. George =.
Mcconnell, to the Nansemond, at Savannah
Third Lieut.. John Wyckoff, to the Dobbin. AT
Casino. Third Lieut. +. A. O'C0nnor, to the
stevens, at NewbeIne: Third Lieut.. John H.
Little, to the Grant. at New York.
THE TEN MILLIONS LEGAL TENDER RE-
SERVE IN New YoRK.-Secretary Richardson
has not yet given any order to Assistant Urea
surer Hillhouse in New York in relation TO the
SlO,pcO,e00 legal tender reserve in the Sub
Treasury there. This 10 900 600 was put there
some two years ago for the purpose Of being
ject to the Geographic order of the Secretary
OF the Treasury. This $1,000 900 can be pre-
cipftated on the market any minute. IL the
money was in Washington twelve hours at least
would be lost, and in that time much dana &c
could be done by financial cliques. 1t can now
be used In ten minutes on an order from the
SeCIetdry siouIu ne ueem IL expedient TO order
the purchase of any quaDtity of Jnds. Another
Sl,ooo0OO OF the reserve is in the sub-Treasury
at San Francisco.
MR.. EDWARD L. SMITH, the new Commits
sioner of Indian Affairs, assumed his duties To-
day. Mr.. Smith, who was formerly a clergy !
man, was nominated to the President for agent
Of the Chippewa Indians, in Minnesota, two |
years ago by the American Missionary Society |
of New York, of which society he was then seq
rotary. The President nominated and the Sem
ate confirmed him, and he has since been i'm |
charge of the agency referred to. He is a gem
tleman of pleasant address, Of medium size.
dark complexion, and is apparently about ffty |
years of age. While in Minnesota he had |
charge of about 5000 Indians, many Of whom /
are quite advanced in civilization, having /
farms, schools, &c. He il firm believer in the 1
present policy Of the government in regard to /
the Indians, and thinks that great nation 1
like ours can afford to be forbearing and patient /
with them.