Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-11-03
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL RxvEsUE-The receipts from this
sJurce to-day were s3ei,077.1l.
CONSUL REcosSrzED-The President to day
recognized Herman Rudolfo Yany as Consul OF
Venezuela at New York.
POSTMASTER GENERAL CREswELL went to
Elkton to-day to vote at the state election in
Maryland to- morrow.
PKRsoNAL.-F. T. Lowe ,ex- Mnistsrtb China
had an interview with President Grant to-day
49, Senator Schurz is In the city.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Mdshipmen Frank Filing,
F. L. Ludlow. II. G. Nye, Geo. W. Metz AMI
j. D. Hunker from the Richmond and ordered
to examination.
PosTMAsTERs Acknowledging
made the following appointments to-day: Henry
II. Howe, postmaster at Ithaca, n. Y; Jas. r.
Angel, at Union Spring, n. Y; and BENZ. Win
ME, at Carson city, Nevada.
THE SEVENTH CALL for the redemption of
five-twenty bonds of 1862 was issued from the
Treasury department on Saturday. OF thess
s14, 500 900 are coupon bonds, and $500, 900 reg
istered bonds.
COMMISSIONER APPoIsrED.-The Presiden.
has appointed Isaac H. Sturgeon, Of st. Louis,
commissioner to examine the completed portion
Of the Texas Pacific railway, some three hun
dred miles in length.
LIEUT.. Col. RICHARD +. DODGE, 23d in
fantry, recently promoted from major Sd in
fantry, has been ordered to proceed without
delay to join his proper station in the depart
ment of Arizona.
RED RAIDERS EN- ReUrR-The General OF
the Army has received a dispatch from Gen
Sheridan announcing the arrival at Fort
Concho, Texas, in good condition of the
Kickapoo and Pottawattomie Indians en- route
from Mexico to the Indian territory.
SECRETARY robson. was in Baltimore on
Saturday, and while in the orphans court at
tending TO the settlement of the estate of Mrs.
Harriet Pennyman, his mother-in-law, he said.
in response to an inquiry, that he did not be.
leve that the United States government would
discharge any of its employees in that city.
THE CAPTIVE MoDocs.-The following dis
patch was received by Gen. Sherman to day:
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Oct. 80, 1873.
Gen. w. T. Sherman, Washington, d. c.:
The MOdocs have arrived and were put into
camp on Brady's Island, near Fort Mcpherson.
p. Ii. SHERIDAN, Lieut. General.
THE PROPOSED FREN Oh POSTAL TREATY
Nothing has been heard from the French min
lister in response to the last proposition of our
government relative to new postal treaty
between France and the United States This
proposition is to the effect that the rate on
ordinary letters be nine cents that this rate be
prepaid in every case; that all letters for France
be delivered free, and that the same thing be
done IN this country with letters coming from
France; and that each government retain the
amount of postage paid within its limits. In the
present unsettled state Of affairs in France, It is
not probable the treaty will be negotiated for
some time to come.
THE CIVIL SERvIcE.-The First Auditor of
he Traa n
port to the Secretary Of the Treasury, makes
the following recommendation regarding civil
service: Embarrassment and DELAYS have
arisen from hardness in filing vacancies which
have occurred under the present system OF
respectfully suggested that with view to avoid
such hindrances in the future, whenever exam
nations are hereafter made by the civil service
examined may be Increased SO as to have a re
serve force, from which vacancies can be fill ed
during intervals Of the examinations.
1T HAS BEEN ASSERTED that the house Of
Jay Cooke & Co., which borrowed from the
First National Bank, of this city, nearly
$500 900, has since their failure withdrawn two
hundred thousand dollars in Central Pacif
Secretary of the Treasury as security for the
500 600 advanced by the Secretary few DAYS
before 6 their failure, The creditors Of both the
First National and Jay Cooke & Co.'s bank
are complaining of this, saying they would like
10 know why the government should be a pre-
ferred creditor. They say If the Cookies have
two hundred thousand dollars it belongs to
them, and that the government has no right to
deprive them Of their prorata dividend.
ANOTHER INDIAN COUNCIL To-DAY.-The
chiefs Of the Ute, Cheyenne, and Arapahoe In
dams in this city, had a council with Commits
sioner Smith, of the bureau Of Indian Affairs,
and Acting Secretary Cowen. at the Interior
department to-day, relative to the maintenance
Of peace between the Utes on one side and the
Cheyennes and Arrapahoes on the other. These
tribes have been at war with each other for
Smith to bring about treaty of amity between
them. The chiefs of the tribes shook hands and
made speeches explanatory Of their differences
be no trouble if the Cheyennes and Arrapahoes
would keep away from his people; but 30 long as
they would persist in invading his territory the
utes would tight them. The Cheyenne and Ar
but could make no definite arrangement until
they see aud talk with their young men. Com
missioner Smith informed them, In effect, that
had to fight for it ," and that, in case they per-
sisted In fighting, the soldiers would be sent
after them. Another council will be held in a
few days, when the subject will be further con-
sidered.
The PUBLIC DoMAIN-REPoRr OF THE Com
MISSIONER OF THE GENERAL LAND OFFIoE.-
The following annual report of the Commits
sioner of General Land Office will show the
total number OF acres of public domain disposed
Of during the year to be 5000 COG against
II 1854 ,T5 acres disposed of during the fiscal
creased disposal of LIS, 63l acres. The cash
receipts of.the Office were s. ,408, SIS The sur
veys during the year were &c, 4ss, i33 acres
June 30, 1872; being an increase in the number
OF acres surveyed of 1 ,037 1894 acres. The total
area Of the land In states and territories Is
LISA .99S 400 acres, and, making proper deduc-
tons, 12lS AS sos acres are yet to be SURVEYED
The commissioner says the business of the office
is increasing 50 rapidly as to justify the con-
clusion that present arrearaRes cannot be
brought up, and the current business of the
office transacted promptly without thorough
rganization and increase of the clerical
force Of this bureau. He therefore renews the
recommendation made BY him ON this point
In his last annual report. He also renews his
recommendation for the repeal OF the Pre-
emption Land laws. He u moro than ever SAL