Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-10-22
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL EKv ANUE IT le receipts from this
source to-day were s242, 41232.
THE cLEARASCEs by the consolidated banks
Y sterday amounted to 50 925 for two days.
President GRANT did not receive any Wis
tors to-day, being indisposed by reason Of a bad
cid.
TIE PoLARJs INVESTIGATION closed Last
night. 1t will be several days before Secretary
Robson v i'll be able to submit to the public the
report from the testimony adduced.
PRESIDENT GRANT, it is stated, has accepted
an invitation to deliver the annual grafton be
fore the society of the Army of the Tennessee
at its next reunion in Springfield, III.
The SYNDIoATE.-The Treasury department
clerks who went 70 Europe in the steamer sail
ing last Saturday took with them ten million in
bonds for the syndicate. This makes ninety
five million that have been negotiated.
GEN. LEGGETT, commissioner of patents, and
Mrs. Leggett, go TO Ithaca, New York, tom
row to spend a week or so, and will investigate
more fully the circumstances of the death of
their son Mortimer.
The DELEGATION PROM PITTsBURG, visiting
this city to intercede for the defaulting Post
master, Stewart, and stay all criminal proceed
ings, visited the Attorney General to-day, who
notified them emphaticaly that he declined to
interfere in the premises.
THE RgMAININe THREE OF THB PoLAR1s
CREw-Mr. Reid, American consul at Dundee
reports to the Navy department that Brian,
Booth, and Msnch of the Polaris had reached
his consulate, and would leave for the United
States on Friday by the Georgia from Glasgow.
ARMY ORDERS Superintendent George
Griffin has been relieved of the charge of the
National Cemetery at Stanton, Va, and dis
charged the service of the United States upon
an order from the Secretary of War. The
leave of absence granted Col. Robert Granger,
2lst infantry, has been extended five months.
TIE IMPRESSION generally prevails that the
Saturday evening concerts of the Marine band,
south of the Executive Mansion, have been dis
continued for the season. We have authority TO
state that they will be resumed on S Saturday,
and continue until excessive cold weather sets
IN.
POSTAL APPOINTMENTs-Wi P. Pierce
was yesterday appointed frst-class clerk in
the appointment Office of the Post Office de-
paTtment, vice Geo. b. Reed, resigned. James
T. Bean sley has been appointed special agent
of the Post ONCE department, with a salary of
el,5Oo per annum and IS per diem.
CAPT. EGAN, ID cavalry, reports that on the
Eth instant he surprised ten to fifteen Indians
in their camp on the North Laramie, about
twenty miles above its mouth, and recovered
and captured eighteen head of horses, mules
and ponies, nine saddles, two rifles, ammunition,
their blankets and war outfit.
THE CoLOEED NAVAL CADETS IN TROUBLE
AGAIN.-It seems that the cslOred cadets at the
Naval Academy are again in trouble, as the
Secretary of the Navy is in receipt of a report
from the commandant. the nature of which is
not yet made pubic, but which, it is said,
charges COngers and McClellaud with disregard
Of the established discipline of the school,
The FOLLOWING wAsHINGTosIANs we're
registered in Paris on the Sd instant Mrs j.
IL. Addison, c. Morris Addison, j. Franklin
Bates, Miss Jessie NJ. Carter. Mrs. NJ. NJ. Car
ter, MI. and Mrs. j. b. +. Dayidge, Mr.. d
Edes, Miss NJ. Edes, Mr.. and Mrs a. Edwards
r.. henderson, jr., ThOs. G.. Noyes, +. y. Pro
tots, Mr.. and Mrs. jefferson Rives.
CURRENCY FOR THE WEsr.-Controller OF the
Currency Knox will, in his forthcoming annual
report, urge the repeal of the law authorizing
the withdrawal of twenty-five millions of ma
tional bank currency from the eastern states
Tor distribution among the western states they
not having their just proportion; at the same
time he will recommend that national bank
notes be increased twenty-five millions, ami
that the whole of this amount be distributed
among the western states the same as at pre-
sent.
JAY COOKE & Co.-The associated press dis
patch from New York yesterday afternoon,
which stated that receiver bad been appointed
for the National Life Insurance Company of
New York, and that Jay Cooke & Co. were the
principal stockholders, was incorrect, inasmuch
as the company with which Messrs. jay Cooke
x Co. are identified is the National Life of the
United States-shown by statement of its con-
dition up to october 1st to have a surplus OF
over 81 600 600. The company which went into
liquidation Is a local corporation, with which
Jay Cooke & Co. had no connection whatever.
TIE EXPECTS OF M'KEszIE's RAID. H. NJ.
Atkinson and Thomas G. Williams, the COM
missioners appointed to negotiate for the re-
moval of the Kickspoos, Potawatames and
other rowing bands of Indians from the frontier
ofMexicO back to their proper reservations in the
United States, has submitted their report to the
Secretary of the Interior. The commissioners
say, in regard TO the Mckenzie raid, that it
doubtless contributed to the final success of
their negotiations by exhibiting the power of
the United States, even outside of our country,
and proving TO the Indians that Mexico could no
longer afford them refuge after their raids into
Texas.
PKRsoNAL.-Judge j. NJ. Thacher, Assistant
Commissioner of Patents, who has been to
Europe to attend the International patent con-
vention at Vienna, has returned in good health
Mr.. Frederick Dent, the father of Mrs
Grant, is in better health. His son, Judge
Louis Dent, is also much better. -. Minister
Schenck is in Paris. The Marquis de Cler-
montTonnerre has been taken from the politi-
caldepartmento of the Ministry of Foreign AT.
fairs in France and appointed secretary TO the
French legation in this city, to succeed the
Ccmte du Bearne, who died. Mr.. william
son. the American Minister to Central merica,
presented his credentials to the President of
Guatemala on the 9th ult. ''''Gen. n. p. Caip-
man has been confined to his room for several
days by an attack Of the ague, but Is some what
better to-day.
THE BOARD, as appointed for the purpose of
examining some of the graduated classes of
mldshipmen, of 1871 and ~, for promotion to
the grade of ensign, in course, and which was
convened at the Daval academy on Monday, is
composed of Commodore FoXhall A. Parker,
president; Captains X. W. Shufeldt and s. b.
Luce; Commanders X. l.. Phythian and S. ID.
Green, and Chief Engineer Joseph Trilley. The
following have reported TO be examined: III. l..
Greer, j. p. p. Anger, II. o. Rittenhouse, A.
c. DILLINGHAM;, w. P. Ray, NJ. +. Wright, w. II.
Nsndecarr, l.. L. Reamey, A. McCrscken, w.
M Wool III. M Iacnhy L., Il l.. d