Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-06-02
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

washington News and GOSSIP.
INTERNAL REvBNUE-The receipts from this
source to-day were s6ei ,e2e.5i.
TIE PRESIDENT was somewhat hldisposed
to-day and did not receive any visitors.
INDIAN AGENT, f. s. HAMMOND, recently
died while on his way to the Colorado river
reservation in Arizona.
MR.. j. X. HAMILTON an experienced arehi-
teet, Of New York, formerly of Cincinnati, has
been appointed superintendent of repairs on
public buildings, in connection with the office
OF Supervising Architect of the Treasury.
GEN. JOHN EATON, Commissioner of Educa-
ton, has declined an invitation to deliver the
annual address at the graduating exercises of
the Normal School at Westchester, Pa, on the
last Thursday of the present month, on account
of the pressure of other duties.
IMPORTANT APPOINTMENTS BY THE p RES
IDRNT.-The President to- day made the follow
ing appointments: john A Bingham, of Ohio,
envoy extraordinary and minister plenipo-
JentiaTy to Japan, vice DeLons, suspended
Louis r.. Cropiey, consul at Chemnitz. VIM. III.
Shorts consul at Cardiff,
PROGRESSING BACKwARDs.-The Commits
sioner of Education has received intelligence
from Texas that the legislature of that state
has passed law over the Governors veto YER
tually abolishing the school system. Under this
system large number of schools had been or
ganized the total attendance in the state being
about 127 600.
THE PROGRAMME for the promenade concert
in the Capitol grounds on Wednesday, by the
Marine band, il as follows:
l.. Union League Quickstep, Sentz; ?. Quad
lilet, Heydnreich; 3. Introduction and Waltz
Fruhlingsgruse-Labitzb t. Selections from
Somnambula, Bellini ). g alop-''With love
and jOy"-Faust; 6. Serio-cOmic operate Pot
pouri, Boyer; Z. Finale.
BOND PURCHASES AND geld SALES IN
JUNE.-The Sc cretary OF the Treasury has di-
rected the assistant treasurer i'm New York to
give notice that during the month of June he
will purchase one-haif million of bonds on the
1st and Sd Wednesdays each, and will sell two
millions OF gold on the ist and Sd Wednesdays
each. and one and a half million of gold on the
I'd and 18th THURSDAYS each; in all, sell seven
Hiilons OF gold and purchase one million OF
bonds.
A GENERAL ORDER Issued from the War de-
partKnent to-day directs that in accordance with
decision of the Second Controller OF the
Treasury, bills for medicines and medical at
tendance will hereafter be allowed only for
officers who were actually on duty at the time
and place specified in the bill. The accounts
must show that the officer on duty at the
time, and that the services of an army surgeon
could not De obtained. Bills for medical at
tendance to officers families will not be paid.
THE INTEREST on all three per cent. certi.i-
Gates OF Indebtedness ceased on Saturday, the
last call having been made on the lst OF April
for the balance outstanding at that date, the
interest TO cease on the 31st OF Nav. OF the
$4,000 outstanding last week, S2fa, 900 were
redeemed in New York on Saturday, leaving a
balance OF but so, 200, aud they have probably
been presented and redeemed in New York by
this time. These certificates we're issued under
the Gets OF March I'd, 1867. and July ., 1853, TO
enable the Secretary OF the Treasury to retire
the compound interest notes. The total amount
cents
PERsoNAL.-Maior Wilmer Mclean, who is
the owner OF the house at Apponattoox,
Va, in which the terms of surrender between
received an internal revenue appointment and
will be stationed for the present in Alex an
dria. w. n. Simpson, Esq, the Special
artist Of the Illustrated London Ne~s. has
arrived in Washington en- route for England
he has visited China and Japan, and on his
arrival at San Francisco Immediately left for
scenes Of the Modoc War, and has forwarded to
London number of sketches of the Lava Beds.
Mr.. Simpson is the guest of Mr.. Franklin PHILIP.
The POSTAL CARD MArrER.-rhe Postmas.
ter General has not ordered the suspension of
the printing of postal cards, but has sent direc-
tons to the special postal card agent at Spring
held not to accept any cards which are printed
on an inferior quality Of paper. The Morgan
the cards, is endeavoring to comply with its
contract, and print cards equal to the sample,
but it may be several days before it will be
able to print enough cards 10 supply the depart
ment. Should the latter be convinced of the
inability Of the company to comply with the
terms Of its contract, the work will be given to
other parties.
LIEUT.. WHEELER's ExPEDIrIoN.-The Dem
yer Ners of May 21st says Geo. NJ. Lockwood,
agent OF the Wheeler scientific expedition ar
rived in that city the day previous to complete
the necessary preliminary arrangements for
field party No. 3, which was expected to take
the field from that point June 1st. The expe-
diti0n, or series of expeditions, contemplates a
thorough and exact survey of the territory west
OF the one hundredth meridian. The observa-
tory at Ogden will be the principal connecting
graphical maps, on scale Of one inch to to eight eight
miles. has been projected, to be accompanied
with descriptive text, devoid OF irrelevant or
abstruse matter: Special attention will be given
to the subject Of irrigation, one OF the most i'm
pOrtant Of all. .-
THE OMAHA BRIDGE CAsE.-There is no
question pending before Attorney General
Williams as to what point is the eastern tsrmi-
nus of the Union Pacific railroad. The only
question before him in this connection recently
is the Omaha bridge case, and that he decided
without touching the point as to where the
terminus OF the road was. The Union Pacific
railroad company claimed that the bridge was
not part OF the railroad, and therefore the law
which allowed the government to retain one
half Of the compensation due the c0mpany for
services rendered the government, on account
Of interest due the United States, did not allow
a retention for any services rendered over
the Omaha bridge. The Attorney General.
however, decided that it made no difference
whether or not the bridge was q part of the
railroad, IL was used by the company and the
government therefore had the right to retain
the money under the law. The controversy to
as TO the eastern terminus of the road is one i'm
whicn tie government has no interest, 1t bel 30
q contest between Omaha, Nsb., on the ,.Sst
side Of the Missouri river, and COunc,,, R,~sS
Iowa, on the east side. Council f:luffs wants
the terminus there, ~n,le ,-Ae people OF Ne
at Omaha. Attorney General Williams is of
the opinion that :ins natter can be settled by
the courts under the late legislation Of Con-
gress.
A CONVICTION AND ANOrHiR MURDER IN