Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-04-28

this kind have thus tar been received.
GOLD SALES AND BOND PURcHAsEs-The
Secretary of Treasury has directed the assistant
treasurer at New York to sell one million gold
on the first, third and fifth Thursdays, and one
and halt millions on the second and fourth
Thursdays in all six millions, and to buy half n
million of bonds on the first and half million
on the third "Wednesday of May, in al one mill
lion.
THE President anu party reached Denver,
Colorado, at half-past one o'clock Saturday
afternoon, and were to remain there till this
morning when they were to leave CT special
train for Golden, Black Hawk, and Central
City, and thence to Idaho Springs. They will
return TO Denver this evening, when the Presi-
dent VIII hold public reception. He will PROB
ably come east, via Omaha tomorrow.
TIE POSTMASTER AT CoLFAx, La, informs
the Post Office Department that he was com
PEELED to fee for his life at the recent massacre
OF cOlored men there, and that he took to Alex
andria all the records and papers belonging to
his Office. He declines to serve any longer as
postmaster, and the department has issued or
ders disseminating the ofTice at Colfax. The
annual compensation OF the postmaster was
but SO.
The LATE ACT OF CONGREss abo,ishing the
Office of assessor of internal revenue provides
that the collectors shall give new bonds after
assuming the duties of both Offices. The COM
rectIng collectors to render two statements of
their accounts during the month OF Nav, one
from the LIST 10 the 18th inclusive, and the other
fTOIs the 10Th to the 31st inclusive in order that
the liability OF the sureties on their bonds NAV
be definitely ascertained.
DEATH OF COMMODORE AULICK.-Commo-
dore John Fl. Aulick, L. S. N, died yesterday
at his residence in this city, corner OF 18th and
streets, in the s5th year of his age. The de-
ceased was Nirginian by birth, but was APP
pointed an officer in the navy from Maryland,
Nov. Is, 1909. In 1872 he served on the Enter
prise in all her actions and carried her captures.
the Boxer and the privateers Flyer and Mars in
TO port. He afterwards served on the Saranac.
ontario, Constitution, and Brandywine, AMI
was in command OF the Washington navy ward
nom 1913 to 1916. He returned from his last
cruise in 1853, and has since 1864 been on the
retired list. His funeral will take place from
his late residence to- morrow, at II m.
NAVY DEPARTMENT, April %, 1873.
The FUNERAL of Commodore Jno. III. Aulick,
L. S. navy, will take place from his late resi-
dence, at the corner of L and 18th streets, at
noon, on Tuesday, the 10Th inst. The deceased
will be buried with the military honors appro
pirate to his rank.
The officers of the navy and marine corps
will appear in full dress uniform for general
duty, to wit: frock coat, epaulettes, cap and
sword.
Oficers of the army are invited to attend
GEO. NJ, robson,
Secretary OF the Navy.
FTHE TREASURY CLERKsHIPs.-The eertif-
Gates Of the board of civil service examiners for
the Treasury department on the examination
held a few weeks since were expected at the
Department to-day, and the Secretary will
II oceed to make the appointments. The ap-
plcants who passed the examination are
all numbered on the list according to the order
IN which they passed, and the examiners certi-
~ to the Secretary three names for the first
appointment One being selected, the other
two are offered again, together with third
one for the second appointment. The unsuc-
cessful ones with another new name are again
placed before him for the third appointment
and so on until all the vacancies are Tiled. Al
the examination quite large number of them
will be thrown out for various reasons. Fifty
eight appointments are to be made.
OFFICIAL POSTAGE STAMPS FOR THE De
PARTMENTs.-Something of an idea OF the
magnitude of the official correspondence of the
government may be formed from the following
estimate of the amount of official postage
stamps required by the Department OF the
Interior for the quarter commencing July LIST
next: Office OF the Secretary, Ss,125; Patent
Ofhce, S4.S10; Pension Office, Sl2 900; Census
Office. $3.50; Bureau of Education, s1i,l6i;
ONCE, Sl3 ,915; Smithsonian Institution, $3.50;
total for the department, $40 Sol. 1t is esti-
mated that the Post ONCE Department will
need stamps to the amount of between $500, 900
and 500 900 for the first quarter over 80, 900
postmasters, besides numerous other officials
must be supplied.
Official stamps by the last Congress for the
fiscal year ending June So 1874: Executive de-
Navy, s3s,Oo0; War, sI53 900; State, $50 900;
Agricultural, S52 600; Post ONCE, $500, 900:
Treasury, S504 00O; Interior, 500 900; offices of
the clerk of the House of Representatives, sec
retary of the Senate, and sergeant at arms of
the House, 500 each; total for all for the year,
II SOS 900.
REAL EsTATE-RECENT PURcHAsRs-MAN-
SION SITEs.-A very significant evidence of the
sentiment in which the improved condition of
the national capital is held by people outside OF
IL. is found in the numerous purchases of resi-
dences and real estate by members of Congress
and others. The British legation is to be re-
moved about half mile northwest of its present
Location, where q new mansion, Occupying the
larger portion Of square, will be erected for 1t.
Senator Stewart, ofNevads, is building an ele-
CANT house a short distance northwest Of this.
Senator Sargent is to build in the same quarter,
and Secretary Gorham, Of the Senate, and Mr..
hiilyer, Of Nevada, wealthy lawyer, have also
located in the same square Senators Norwood
ard Gordon, Of Georgia, and Ransom, of North
Carolina, have each purchased a residence on
LIST street east, Capitol Hill. facing the Capitol
grounds Congressman Kendall, of New ada,
has bought residence on Corcoran street, and
Congressman Young, Of Georgia, has also pur-
chased some line property here lately; Secretary
each purchased fine building sites in the rap
idly Improving Korthern section Of the city.
II Some quarters OF the city property has more
than doubled in value within the past year. The
buildings on the square which is 10 be added to
the Capitol grounds on the north are being
rapidly demolished, and on the square TO the
south the houses are being vacated, and tho
work there will soon begin. The streets leading
mp the hill around the Capitol grounds, both
north and south, are rapidly being put in condi-
sSardine and terraces of the park and It's extern
sions on the west Gill be completed during tho
ammer. With about one season more OF work
AFTER this, the Cari'ol building will begin 10
looking new and unfinished, as it has for many
years. Some changes and improvements are
gong on within the building, among them the
buiding OF N elevator I'm the Senate wing, 70
he used promiscuously for Senators with weak