Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-05-01
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvENUK.-The receipts from this
source to-day were s34s, 5s4s3.
GEN. SHERMAN is not in favor of Offering
bounties for Indian scalps as is represented by
a morning paper.
THE Dayton journal intimates that Gen.
Schenck will be candidate for United States
Senator from Ohio.
THE PRESIDENT and party were expected at
Omaha at midnight last night Gen. Sherman
telesraphed hifn at that point the ne WIS OF the
Modoc disaster.
CoUPoNs 20 the amount of 1880 900 were
paid by the government during the month OF
April last, by which saving to the govern
ment Of about 1900 was effected,
AIMEE in one of her best characters to- night.
"Ferieho,e' is a pleasing opera, in Offenbach's
best style, and the company are all well up in
their respective parts.
The SYNDICATE has been furnished with
about $40 600 900 of the new bonds. No more
viii be sent to Europe until MIR. Cattell the
the financial agent shall notify the Secretary
that they are needed.
ENoCK HoAG, superintendent of Indian
affairs, passed through Parsons, Kansas, yes
terday with delegation of Winnebago Indians,
from Wisconsin, who go to select a home in the
western part of the Indian territory Tor their
tribe, which numbersabout 1000.
THE AMOUNT already collected through sales
from the New York Centralrairoad on account
of tax which the company refused to pay is
about $40 600. There will probably be another
sale of locomotives and freight and passenger
cars OF the road on Monday next.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut.-C Commander Chas.
II. Craven is ordered to the receiving ship In
dependence as executive officer; Lieut.-C pm
mander s. J.. Wilson detached from the Saranac
and ordered to proceed home and wait orders;
Lieut. Commander Nicoll Ludlow, from the
Naval Academy and placed on waiting orders;
and Lieut.. John G. Morong from the TuscarOra
and ordered to the receiving ship Iudepend-
ence.
GIN. FRANK WHEAToN's official report Of
the first fight with the Modocs in the lava beds
on the 1lth of January last was received by
Ger. Sherman to-day. Gen. w. gives list OF
commissioned officers and priyates who
were conspicuous for gallantrv in the engage
ment. among the names being that OF Edward
Clarke, of the LIST cavalry. who is a Young
brother of Mr.. VIM. II. Clarke, agent of the
Amtrican Press in this city.
THE WEATHER IN APRIL.-The meteorologi-
cal summary of the Signal Office of the War
Department for the month of April, 1873,
at the city OF Washington, shows mean
barometer 299i1 highest (3o.259) on the
5oth, lowest (29.519) on the 18th; mean tenn
perature 55.3, highest $50 degrees, on the 9th,
lowest (36 on the 23d, total ra mall 8 IS inches
the heaviest rain on the 1Gth-1l3 inches; pre-
vailing wind northwest; total number of miles
6,5e2; maximum velocity OF winds, 20 miles per
heur; number of cloudy days, &; number of
rainy days, Il; number of clear days, g.
The NEW POSTAL CARDs.-The post Office
in this city will not be supplied with the new
postal cards for several days yet. When it is,
taey may be obtained at the stamp window, the
same as postage stamps. The Morgan Envelope
Company telegraphed that they are now pre-
pared to manufacture 10000 cards per day.
The cards will not be sold on commission, as
postage stamps and stamped envelopes now are,
as the department has decided, in response to
applications for agencies, that the post offices
of the country will be able to meet the demand
for them. The department decides that they
can be used to notify members of societies,
corporations, &c. of assessments, and having
subs 7quently been paid one cent stamp, be used
again to be returned to the assessed parties, az
notification that their assessments have been re-
ceived.
CLERICAL APPOINTMENTS. -The following
have been appointed clerks OF class one in the
Treasury Department, having passed the re-
quired civil service examination: Henry N
Crutchett, ID. c.; Samuel Maddox, Md; F. ".
Jones, Mich, I. H. Burgess, Md; Walter s.
johnson, Mo; ": H; C0 % Penn; John 3.
Collie, Conn. G. A. Dandelette, Md; Joseph
Trainer, Md; T: j: Murray. ID. C.; E. w. New
man, Nd; j; w. shaw, O.; Ira II. La Frettra,
Albert w. Paine, ID. G.; w. ii. Harris, Md: L.
X. May, n. Y; w. II. Rice, H.; Moses p. Smell,
ID. c.. ID. W. Stevens, o.; Oscar Oldberg, Tenn;
G. w. Rich, d. c.; C.. T.. Brayton, n. Y;FC
Terrill, Kansas: o. e. Tiffany, n. j.; M. W.
Hssson, y. Y; f. T.. Beaman, Mich Arthur y
Joslyn, n. Y, and Charles G. Briggs. Md.
THE FARRAeUT BOUNTY CAsE.-To-day, in
the Court in General Term, the case of the
bounty claims of Admiral Farragut and the
officers and men OF the West Gull Squadron
was argued by Sir. r. M. C0rwine, special as
sistant attorney general for the United States,
and Gen. Butler and Mr.. n. Wilson for the libel
lants. This case was instituted several wears
since to recover such bounty as was due them
for the capture and obstruction of the rebel
vessels at and below New Orleans in April, 1862
The case was referred to Gen. Mussey to take
the evidence as TO the vessels engaged and the
number OF men on the fleets, and last year the
whole case was referred to MIR. Paine, of Bos-
tOu, MIR &c. V. Fox, late assistant secretary of
the navy, and Mr.. Durant of this city, as arbi-
traitors, and few months since they submitted
their report awarding the sum Of S26S 900, be-
ing 500 for each man engaged on the enemy's
vessels. On this report the court (Judge Hum
phreys) made an order for the money to be de-
posted and distributed. An appeal was taken
to the General Term, and few DAYS ago the
libellants moved to dismiss the appeal, but IL
was Overruled. The case is now heard as an APP
peal.