Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-08-16


Mrs. GEN. LANDER arrived in this city this
morning from Europe, where she has been some
months past.
PRESIDENT GRANT and suite, accompanied
by Governor Perham, and Messrs. Hamlin
Morrill,, and Blaine, arrived at Rockland, Me,
at 1890 7. m. yesterday, by special train, and
the party embarked on the revenue steamer
MeCulioch and proceeded to Mount Desert
Pie gathered on the wharf, by whom the Pfesi-
dent was heartily cheered.
The BIDS for the iron work on the new State
department building, are as follows: Architec-
tural Iron Works, New York, SIS, 353. IS; Archi-
tectural Iron Works, Philadelphia, $50 7O7 IS;
Bartlett. Robbins & Co., Baltimore, S3i .4O9. 50;
James p. Kirkland, New York, sI5 ,Si9.7S; Ha-
John Hall & Co, Richmond, Va, SOS, 127. %:
4Etpa Iron Works, New York, S3s, 1883; Duvai
& Simms, Georgetown, ID. C., S37 $3.50.
NOTHING In IT.-There has been a good bit
Of excitement in New York recently-more es-
pecially in political and official circlcs-over
rumors that large batch of custom-house Of
hcers had been detected in cOnnivance at
frauds on the revenue. Chief Clerk Wander
bit, of the Treasury department, was sent on
TO make an investigation, and having returned
reports TO the Secretary that there was nothing
whatever TO implicate those officers in wrong
doing.
Rosser, in charge of the reserved survey of the
Stanley Yellowstone expedition, has submitted
to the authorities of the Northern Pacific rail-
road company his official report of the results
thus far accomplished by the expedition. He
finds a new and final route across western pa
kota, from Missouri to the Yellowstone river,
entirely practicable and satisfactory it being
greatly superior to those of former days. The
distance Cos miles, is twenty-One miles shorter
than the survey of 1871.
AN INTERESTING RELIC OF GEORGE WASH
Notwithstanding Belknap has obtained
large number of manuscript letters and orders
OF General Washington-among them his gene
raj order book, in which all orders are written
In his own hand. One of these orders gives de-
tails for the fertilization of West Point, inclui-
ing the names OF the men employed on the
work, and another is in reference to profanity
in the army, expressing his disapprobation of It
in strong language. The Secretary will have
these papers and orders prepared for proper
publication.
Important Transfers OF Naval Officers
The following naval orders were issued to-day:
OrdeTed-Captain A. X. Hughes ordered TO
Command the Pensacola and chief of star of
the South Pacific station, per steamer of the
9TH September next. Captain s. Nicholson 70
command the Lancaster and chief of staff ofthe
South Atlantic station, per steamer of the 2}d
September. Lieut. Commander Edward Terry
and Lieut.. Raymond p. Rodgers to the Naval
Academy 1st September next. Lieutenauts
Charles p. Shaw. Duncan Kennedy, BOutene
NOyes, and John F. Meigs to the Pensacola,
South Pacific station, per steamer 9Th Septem-
Der. Lleutenants James NJ. Miller and Edward
i. Bridges, Master G. Blockinger, Ensigns
Boynton Leach and G. A. Merriam, and Paw
master ID. z. Wright to the MonongaheIa, Sd
Septe mber. Chief Engineer Henry L. Snyder
to the Monongahela 26th inst. Lieutenant
George NJ. Totten to the photographic office LIST
September. Master I. II. Stevens to the navy
yard at Norfolk, Va. Medical Inspector j. NJ.
Brown to the navy yard, Mare Island, Cali
fornia.
Detached-Rear Admiral Chas Steadman from
command of the south Pacific station and Or
dered to return and report arrival. Captain
John III. Upshur from the command of the PEN
sacola and as chief of staff and ordered to re-
turn home and report arrival. Captain G. II.
b. Caldwell from the command of the Lancas-
ter and as chief of staff of the south Atlantic
station, and ordered to report arrival. Captain
Edward Barrett from navigation duty at the
navy Yard, New York, on the 31st, and placed
on waiting orders. Captain James s. Thornton
ordered to the command of the Monongabela,
26th instant Commander Raphael Chandler,
from the hayward at New York, on the
Henry EnSen his n
ties at the Navigation department, on 3lst inst,
and ordered to the New York navy-yard.
aIe Gt Commander A T. Smell from his pres
TO hayward, New York, in chsg3 of the
Navigation department. Lieut.. Commander
David g. Woodrow and Ensign j. B. Murdoch,
from the receiving ship Sabine, and ordered to
the MonoDgahela, Sd Sept. Lieut.. B. f. TIiley,
from the photographic Office, on the 31st inst,
and ordered to the Pensacola, South Pacific
station, per steamer of the 9TH Sept. Lieut.. T.
A. Lyons, from the Constellation and Naval
academy, and ordered to duty on the South Pa
cifc station, per steamer of 9Th Sept. Surgeon
Chas. II. Burbank, from the navy-yard, Mare
Island, CAL, and ordered to the Monongahels,
Sd Sept. Assistant Surgeon w. F. Waugh,
from the naval hospital, Chelsea, Mass, and
ordered to the Monsngshela, Sd Sept.