Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-06-07


source to-day were 1895, 550-05.
THE MARINE CORPS being about $50 men
short OF its complement as now prescribed, &C
tive recruiting under the superintendent of
Lieut.. COlone, Chas. q. McCawley has been re-
commenced.
BID ACCRrTED.-The Secretary of the Treas
ury has accepted the bid OF the Atlantic Works,
of Boston, Mass. to build one propeller for the
revenue marine service for the sum Of s79, 500
This vessel will be of wood and fitted with
compound engines.
SPECIAL AGENTS p. o. D.-The Postmaster
General has appointed the following special
agents;-H. Clay Bayly, of Salem, Fauauier
county, Va; Peter G. Clark, of Perry county.
Ala; w. W. Huntington, of Galena, ILL.,; NJ. f.
Hammer, of Dacatur, ILL.,, new agents. and
Warren +. Edgarton, of Little Ryck, vice s. b.
MOorehOuse, removed.
NAVAL ORDRRs.-Lieut. Commander F.. C.
Merriman has been ordered to the Juniata, as
executive officer of the ship. Lieut. Frank
Courts has been detached from the receiving
ship Independence, and granted three months
leave. Lieut.. H. n. Manney has been detached
from the Michigan and ordered to the Inde-
pendence.
The STATUTE OF LIMITATION, as it applies to
the internal revenue bureau, went into effect
yesterday, in pursuance of the act Of June 9Th,
1872, which provides that actions for claims
which accrued prior to that act shall be pre-
sented to the courts or to the Commissioner
within one year after the passage of the act.
Quite large number OF claims were fled yes
terday and day before, but a number received
to-day will be thrown out, as having come toe
late.
THE RESULT OF THE EXAMINATION of the
''plebs," or new candidates for admission at
West Point, was announced on THURSDAY. or
a Nna hnn
seven we're rejected on account of not being
sufficiently robust in physique, leaving one
hundred and thirty-five to undergo the mental
examination. OF these, eighty six were admit
ted and fOrty-nine were rejected, being larger
percentage of failures than usual.
THE NORTHERN SIoUx.-Mr Felix Brunot,
president of the commission to negotiate with
the northern Sioux, leaves for his post of duty
on the 9th inst. The grand talk will be held
about the middle of the present month. The
latest advices from the members of the commis-
sion already at Red Clouds agency are to the
erect that preliminary arrangements have
been made, and that the Sioux are peaceably
dispo1ed. AT the last issue of ratiOrs - 900
Indians were present, and all were friendly.
THE FATE OF THE CAPTIVE MODocs-The
President just before his departure for Long
Branch held a consultation with Gen. Sherman
and Secretary DelanO, after which was referred
to the Attorney General for his opinion the
question whether Capt. Jack and the MOdocs
now under indictment for the assassination of
Gen. Candy, DR.. Thomas, and others. could be
tried by military commission. Judge Will
liams has been busily engaged In examining
the subject yesterday and to-day, and is now
preparing his opinion, in which, it is under
stood, he decides kthat the prisoners can be
tried by military commission.
PERsONAL.-Gen. Frank p. Blair writes from
Clifton Springs, n. Y, that he is slowly improv-
ing in health. .'.'GOv. Jewell, minister to ST
Petersburg, will sail from New York on the Sd
Of July. 1.-THE colOred cadet Conyers at
Annapolis, failed to pass his examination
Several of his assailants and hi mself are thus
placed on the same footing. ..''First. Lieut..
EDWARD q. Gardner, revenue marine service.
has resigned. ....Mr.C. G. Barber, for several
years past third class clerk in the office Of the
Secretary OF the Interior resigned o-day to ac-
cept the position Of private secretary to Presi-
dent Watson, of the Erie railroad. POST
master General Creswell left in the noon train
to- day to spend Sunday 18th his family at Elk
ton. John p. Foley left the city to-day
for a weeks trip to West Point.