Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-22

source to-day were sos, 1908.
| THE REsIGNATIoN of captain Iemusl Pettee
/ 9th infantry, has been accepted by the Presi-
/ dent, to take effect November SOth.
| RECEIVER APPOINTED.-Tsaac II. Bailey
| was to-day designated by Secretary Richardson
! as receiver of the Bank of the Commonwealth
| in New York city.
I BONDS PURCHASED IN NEW YORK To DAY
I Up to two O'Clock to-day Secretary Richardson
| received intelligence from New York tina
| $500 geo worth of United States bonds Lad
been purchased by tie government
| THE WEDDING of Mr. Edward L. whitfurd to
Hiss Mabel, the bright and pretty daughter OF
| hr- Sergeant at Arms Ordway, takes place at
/ the COngreg atiOnal Church in Warren, n. H.,
/ tomorrow afternoon. After the ceremony "A
| reception will he given at Maple Cottage,
| Waterloo, to which a large number of guests
| have been invited
SENATOR CARPEETER.-A special from this
| city 10 the New York EreaiBg Post says a letter
| received here lately stated that the members OF
the Wisconsin legislature are very generally
| signing paper calling on Senator Carpenter 70
| resign his seat in the Senate, alleging that he
| no longer represents the republican party Of
Wisconsin, either practically or morally.
| THE STORM IN WALL STRELr-THK ADMTy-
| IsTRATIOS CONGRATULATED.-Sscre Rich
| ardsOn received the following dispatch dated
New York, to-day: Mercantile business pro-
| crosses as usual-Wall street is already itself
The people join in congratulations to the Presi-
| dent and Secretary Richardson for their stabl
! ity. The stock exchange will be opened on
| Wednesday"
| APPOINTMENTS BY THE PREsIDESr.-The
President has made the following appoint
| ments :-Corbett Bacon, receiver of public
| moneys at Central City, Colorado, and Joseph
| II. Marshall, register OF the land Office at the
same place; Jonathan Merriam, collector OF
int rnal revenue, Sth district of Illinois; John
| G.. Curtis. collector of Internal revenue, 18Th
i district Of New York.
| NAEAL OEDERs.-Cart. j. c. P. De Kraft
ordered to command the Saranac. Captain T
| S. Phillips, detached from the command of ths
| Saranac and ordered to temporary duty as
| Light house inspector OF the 18th district. Cap
| tain j. ii. SPOTS temporarily relieved as light
| house inspector Of the 18th district andbrdered
| TO examination for promotion. Paymaster Y.
| I. Glllett from duty at Mound city, Illinois, 1st
October, and ordered to settle accounts.
| PERsOSAL.-while in Cumberland on Satur-
! day Gen. Sherman was the guest of Mir. George
| A. Thurston, who was member OF the Gene
| rails class at West Point. Chief Justice
Cartier, OF the supreme court OF the District
| returned to the city yesterday, after appar-
| emily pleasant and health preserving vacation
| in Ohio. ''''.IUstice Wyiie has also returned
| from his visit TO Chicago, in excellent health
I apparently. Major Ben Perey POOre Is in
| town. but returns almost Immediately TO Hassa-
| ckUsetts.
| TEE CREw or THE POLARIr-OAss1I Ds-
| rss,A from CIfas,n Eu,L3ineton.-The following
| disI atch was received at the Navy Department
| this morning:
Polaris lo.s sixteenth Of october. PicksI ur
| by the RIycnscraig twenty-five miles south or
| Cape York. Transferred eleven OF us TO the
Arctic, which arrived at Dundee Tuesday.
Three yet on board Intrepid, not arrived.
| Eleyenleaye on Tuesdays steamers, the Ant
werP. CAPTAIN BUDDINGToS.
| CALIFORNIA AND ARIzoEA TELEGRAPH-
| Delegate Mccormick has received a dispatch
| from Jamul valley, twenty three miles west OF
| San Diego, California, to which point the mill
| tary telegraph 10 Arizona is complete. The
dispatch Gays that the wires are being put mp at
i the rate Of three miles per day. Fort Yuma on
i the Colorado river, (2O milse) west of San
! Diego, viii be reached by November /. Work
| Is al-O under good Roadway at the Arizona end
| Of the line.
VALUE OF THR PoUSD sTERLrNe.-In e1-
| change with England the dollar from old usage
\ has always been reekoned as the equivalent OF
| hfty-fOur pence sterling, and the pound wa.
| therefore rated as equivalent 10 e4A1-9. Thu,
| exchange with Great Britain is permanently
| against the United States, and oar bonds are
| quoted at . fixed discount Of nearly So per cent.
| below their real value. TOremedy these anon
aIies the law was passed establishing correct
| the Secretary Of the Treasury has in q circular
called attention 10 the act and will issue another
| circular eontAinn g all information on the sub
| ject and giving tables OF exchange.
RIvR NEE .ay that a lighthouse or light
| boat with fog bell is badly needed at Matthias
| Point on the Potomac. After leaving upper
| Cedar light, on the passage down the river
| there is no gzits 70 vessels for some miles, as
the stream bends nd atthias' Pein mt al most
PROTECTION is Tslcdsd 15ss tAS next .isnal. lower
i--n@ sht, become visible. 1t was because Of
this defect in the Lighting OF the river that the
| Froiic ran aground few months since, entail
| ing delay snd considerable loss on the govern
| ment, and it is feared that something more Sc
rious viii soms OF it, a. several disasters at this
| place have bean aVerted only by extraordinary
prudenoS on the part Of navigatOrs.
THB RsTURN OF NE. MCCULLOCH.-The
London correspondent of the Tribune, writing
under date Of the 5th instant. says:
"Mr. NeCulloch, the head Of the London
| branch Of the house of Jay Cooke Il Co., goes
| home next week ON visit. Mr.. AoCullOch is a
| man who inspires Englishmen with confidence,
which, with oomplscency common to the race
| they endesvOr TO express by saying that Mr..
| McCulloch might himself pass for an English
| man. He is a good American, for all that, and
| the American colony over here will be glad TO
see HIM back as soon as you can conveniently
| spare him."
| IMToRTANT COUNCIL WITH THE UTRs.-Nr.
| Felix K. Brunot and Dir. Cree, of the board of
| Indian commissioners, have had a council with
1 tie Jtss, the result OF which was the ceding to
| the government by the Indians Of all their
| inning countIy-sOme 100000 acres-being
most Of the land lying between the 81 tn and 38th
| degrees OF latitude, and 10Th and Tooth degrees
| Of longitude, except narrow strip on the south
| ern SIDE, on which many Of the Utes had farms
ON this il is proposed TO gather the weminuche,
4 Ninache, and CspOte Utes, and q portion OF the
| JicSrilla Apsches, now at TERRA Amarillo and
| CimaTTon Agencies, New Mexico. The part
| ceds Ia rich in mines of gold and silver, some
four hundred miners and some valuable ma
chinery being now upon the reser vation. One
company at work upon the part ceded is taking
out e1 900 per day in silver ore.
"hR. L. L. CRoUrsx, who has long been at
tashed to the staff OF this paper, has withdrawn
from his poaHon a. our W akai aSton oorrsspond-
ent, in order that he may accept an engage
mnt with Asssrs. Page, Kiador Fletcher,
coal-tar distillers Mr.. Crounse has ALWAYS pos
.eereA OFT Stire ssandaes, and he gained the
good WI 80 respect q everybody with whom
be Aas ssAe In contact at NaAington. Con
| sdCtaS tie nany din caliss which slrrsand ths
IoSsn o. Warrington sorrespoaAe ant, 1t il no
slight Thing to ssy that he has satisfied all par
son; e~ocefsed without sacrificing his indepen-
l ucnce. MI. CHOWHAr a fail nj