Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-08-01

PRESIDENT GRANT and Gen. Babcock re-
turned to Long Branch yesterday.
SECRETARY RICHARDSON leaves tomorrow
night for Long Branch, to be absent seyera
days.
COMMISSIONER DOUGLASS will start to-mor-
row for three or four weeks rustication in
Lakeshore, Maine.
ACTING SECRETARY OF raE NAvY.-Com-
modore William Reynolds. chief of the bureau
Of equipment and recruiting, will, during the
absence of Secretary Robson, act as Secretary
Of the Navy.
DIR. CHARLES WARREN, chief clerk of the
bureau of education, will be acting commits
sioner OF education during the absence of Gen.
Eaton, who leaves the city for New York to-
night to sail for Europe tomorrow on the
Calabria-
"GovERNoR" RAMsDELL.-The republican
nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia,
is a brother of Mr.. H. j. Ramsdell the well
known newspaper correspondent of this city
This circumstance is quite feather in the cap
of our 18th street friend, as, under the old Vir-
GINA laws, be has now the right to be called
Governor. He is, we believe, the only gentle
man on the row entitled TO that proud distinc-
ton. Like President Grant, his "summer capt.
tall Is at Long Branch.
CONSCIENCE MoNEY.-SecretaryR Richardson
to-day transmitted to Treasurer Spinner a
81 200 bond Of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany with seventy-four coupons attached
forwarded to HIM by some conscience stricken
person to apply to that fund. The sum of forty
dollars was also received from wicked Chicago
As stated by the sender 81 owe the government
this amount. The treasurer will please mention
the receipt in the Washington Telegram and
oblige one who now feels relieved"
NAVAL ORDERs-Surgeon G. s. Beardslev
to the naval hospital at Norfolk, Va. De-
tached-Lieut. C.. G. Todd, from special ord
nance duty, and ordered to the Wyoming; Mas
ter Charles A. Bradbury, from the Worcester
ana ana ordered 70 the coast survey steamer A. d..
Bache; Ensign Martin Sargent, jr., from the
| coast survey steamer A ID. Bache. and ordered
| TO the Alaska; Surgeon b. II. Kidder, from the
naval academy at Norfolk, Va, and placed on
| waiting orders.
| BIDS for the delivery of 100, 900 pou nds of in
/ got copper 10000 pounds Lake" and s., 900
pounds other than "Lake'O at the Washington
navy yard were opened yesterday in the Bu-
/ reau OF Construction and Repair. The follow
i ing were the bidders: ID. Babcock & Co grand
total, 3. :9Go; Holmes & Lissberger, s27 SIS;
Hyatt X Spencer, sos, 49, 80; George II. Breed ,
| SO 400; Pope. Cole x Co., S27 $50; ,Joseph
Savage, S2s, 400. ami n. S. Simpkins, s2S, $40.
| The contract was awarded TO Pope, Cole & Co.,
| OF the Baltimore copper company.
| LAND FOR FORTS IN TExAs.-Pursuantt to the
act OF Congress approved March 8, 1873, "to
| provide for the purchase, by the Secretary of
War, of lands for the United States in the state
OF Texas for the sites of forts and military
posts, board to consist of Lieutenant Colonel
=; Is: Hola6ird; deputy 9uartermaster general;
Major A. p. Morrow, 9th cavalry; Captain W
| Il. Gentry, 18th infantry, has been designated
IN an order just issued from the War depart-
ment and Will assemble at San Antonio, Texas,
on the 18th instant
AMERICAN INTERESTS IN VIENNA letter
received IN this city to-day from a gentleman
in Vienna, states that Mr.. Louis j. Hinton hal
Il rPsiCDpd his
can artisan and scientific commission, and that
| MI. Lines, OF this city, has been appointed in
ms stead Mr.: Hinton is one of the interna-
| tonal jurors for the exposition, and resigned
i because he is charged with the preparation of
reports Tor the government and a report for
tne state OF Massachusetts,, and had no time to
attend to the duties of secretary. The practical
commission will probably leave before the end
| OF the exhibition in order to prepare their re-
reports AT the time the letter was written the
| chief American commissioner had under con-
1 SHERATON the appointment of experts to ex-
| anime the machinery exhibited by other nations
with view to ascertain how much has been
| copied from American models.
The BLOCKADE RUNNER VIRe1S1us oFP1c1 .
ALLY RECOGNIZED AS AN AMERICAN VESSEL
Shortly after the arrival of the steamship Vir-
glnius at Kingston, Spanish war vessel entered
| the harD0s, ostensibly to watch and detain that
| vessel Upon an examination of the papers of
| the Nirginius, which were found to be correct
\ In every particular, the authorities at Kings
/ ton informed the commander of the Spanish
gunboat that he must leave the harbor Short
y after the crew of the Virginius, which had
oeen shipped by commercial agent for two
months, unless sooner discharged, were dis
| charged They being in a foreign port our
consul informed the captain that they were en-
| utled TO three months extra paw, which the
captain refused to give. OF his action the State
department was informed, and our consul has
been instructed to collect the three months, nav
or distrain the vessel. This confirms the nara
4 graph published in THE STAR YESTERDAY. to the
erect that our government recognize the Vir-
glnlus as an American vessel, and is entitled to
| its fullest protection.