Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-07

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.'E EVENING STAR. j
Washington News and Gossip.
IKTnRsAL REvrsuE.-The receipts from this
source to-day were ss71, 7oi.73.
SECRETARY RICHARDSON and Attorney Gen
eral Williams have returned from Philadelphia
GEN. SHERMAN has returned to Wsshingt on
from his mountain trip to Deer Park.
GOVERNOR DAVIS. of Texas, has returned
from New York and is at the Ebbitt House.
REPRESENTATIVE j. NJ. WILSON, Of Indi-
ana, who was chairman of the House credit
mobilier committee last winter, is In this city.
THE REPORT that Colonel Mosby's sister has
been appointed clerk in the Post Office depart
ment is incorrect.
The Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT has author
lied the appointment of two additional letter
carriers in Richmond. Va.
COMMANDER e. P. LULL, of the United States
surveying expedition to Nicaragua, will shortly
begin the preparation of his official report,
which will be transmitted to Congress along
with the next annual report Of the Secretary of
the Navy.
In THE AMERICAN AND BRITISH CLAIMS
COMMISSION the number of claims against the
United States is AS; number against Great
Britain, 10; number of cases already decided
SO; number to be decided, al. Not a half mill
lion dollars have thus far been awarded.
Mr.. ZAMAcoNA, the new Mexican commits
sioner, and Mr.. Avela, the new Mexican agent,
have arrived at New York, bringing the con-
firmed treaty between the United States and
the Mexican republic for the revival of the
Mexican claims commission.
THE FOLLOWING CHANGES in the revenue
marine service have been made: Capt. A. G.
Abbey, detached from the Stevens and ordered
to the Dobbin at Castine, Me-; Lieut.. 7. X.
Travers has been ordered to special duty at
Boston, and Engineer Biondi at Portland, Me.
CAPT. JOHN A. HENRIoUEs, of the revenue
marine service, has been detached from the
revenue cutter Chase, at Oswego, n. Y, and
ordered to special duty in connection with the
new vessels being built at Boston and Portland.
Capt. John A. Webster, jr., has been ordered
to the command of the Chase.
SINCE THE ABOLITION of the franking privi-
lege, on the LIST instant, there has been a marked
decrease in the amount of mail matter passing
through the New York post office. The post
master says this reform has caused a falling OFF
OF 5000 free newspaper exchanges during the
week.
THE FIRST REQUIsITIoN of the Treasury De-
partment for official postage stamps for the use
of the department for the quarter beginning
the list inst, amounted to s200,0OO On Sstur-
day, however, another equisition was received
at the Post Office DEPARTING mt, from the Trea-
sury, calling for additional stamps, amounting
in value to sos, 200.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PREsIDENT.-The
President has sent the following appointments
to Washington for record: Henry G. Worthing-
ton, collector of customs, Charleston, s. c.;
Joseph Beale, chief of the bureau Of medicine
and surgery IN the Navy depaTfmiendf' nee Pal
torney for the western district Of Tennessee.
PRor. FELIX HKiKEL, of the University of
Helsingfors, Finland, who has been in this
country for several months past examining our
system Of education, called on Commissioner
Eaton, OF the bureau Of education, this morn
ing He speaks in high terms Of the American
system OF elementary edgcation and thinks ok 1t
Finland in a few days.
Col. Abner Doubleday, Path infantry, has been
extended five months. Capt. j. r. McGinness,
ordnance department, has been granted leave
Of absence, with permission to go beyond the
sea. Lieut.. Col. A. v. Kantz, 18th infantry, has
6een relieved from command OF the recruiting
- rejoin his regiment.
DURING recent civil service examination in
the Interior department, the candidates for ad-
mission to clerkships were asked to state the
distance of the planet Saturn from the earth.
One candidate answered that he was unable to
state the distance in miles, but did not think it
the performance of his duties as a clerk, or to
get him in any Of the rings. His case is yet
under advisement.-Wash. Cor. Boston Globe.
THE Centennial ExHIBIrIoN.-The Secre-
tary Of State has addressed note to represent
atives Of foreign governments in the United
States, enclosing copy of the Presidents
proclamation announcing the time and place of
holding the proposed centennial exhibition, and
requesting that the exhibition and its objects
be brought to the attention of the people of the
country represented by the person receiving
the circular. .-..--.--.-.s-
AN OLD TINE DEFICIENCY OF 1891 ,000.-The
accounts OF the late Jacob Thompson, Score
tary Of the Interior under President Buchanan,
were settled In the second auditors Office q few
days ago, and deficit charged against the
same amounting to 1921 900. Ii will be remem-
Dered that in 1859 one Goddard Bailey, a clerk
in the office Of the Secretary of the Interior,
distracted bonds Of certain Indian trust funds
,u .sis s an t e eovetneno ned tnem ID
from the sale Of their lands, and every Com
gress has since appropriated the sum of S2S 900
70 meet the interest thereon. The deficit,
though charged to ThompsOn's account, is as
sumed by the government, and is carried from
year to year in the accounts of the Secretary
Of the Interior. The principal will no doubt at
some future day be provided for by legislative
enactment. The Indian trust fund accounts
of Secretary Delano have been settled up to
June 30, 1873. Y
THE LATE Col. PAULDING-A Correction
A correspondent writing to us to correct mis-
statementin relation to the late Col. Paulding
says: rHe was not sentenced to the "AlDany
penitentisry for alleged bezzling of govern
nent funds but to Fort McHenry for disobe-
dienee Of orders in making q transfer OF the
bank to that Of another; said transfer being
made at the suggestion Of Mr.. -, who loved
himself TOO well 70 step forward, tell the truth.
Stanton told Mrs. Paulding who was sueing
| with q wlfe's eager love for the pardon of her
husband, one week after his imprisonment,
"Your husband has been guilty Of no dishones-
| ty. His accounts are all correct, but he has
| been guilty Of dfsobedience Of orders of which
| for the sake Of the ssrciee cogniEance must be