Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-26

s'urce to-day were S2S5,09l36.
The PRESIDENT and family returned from
Long Branch last evening, aud at once pro-
ceeded 10 the Executive mansion.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE for six months, with per-
mission to go beyond the sea, has been granted
Captain John Rziha, 4th infantry.
THE DEATH of Wilder d. Foster. member of
Congress frt m Michigan, makes four vacancies
IL the next House since the adjournment OF
Congress in March.
CAPT. BURLINGTON and his companions sail
ed for America from London on Tuesday in the
steamer Antwerp. Several steamer lines offered
the party free passage.
IT re STATED. that the Secretary of the
Treasury, at the instance of President Grant,
designated Jay Cooke, McCulloch, and COM
pany OF London, as the government agents for
Europe. Clews, Habicht & Co., were the
agents prior to their suspension.
No MORE YELLOW FEVER AT KEY wEsr,-
The Navy department have received a tele-
graphic dispatch from Commander Benham,
the senior officer at Key West, Florida, stating
that both cases of yellow fever on vessels here
toiore reported are convalesciDg, and that there
Is no sickness on board.
PNEUMATIC TUBE. Albert Brisbane, the
contractor for the pneumatic tube between the
Capitol and the Government printing Office,
which last spring proved failure, has arrived
here, and will soon commence laying a new
tube OF smaller dimensions than the old one
and incased in an octagonal box for protection,
The POSTAL SERVICE BETWEEN NEW YORK
AND THIS CITY.-The fact that on several &C.
casions the south-bound postal car from New
York to Washington came on the Baltimore and
Potomac railroad, was owing to misapprehen-
The Baltimore and Ohio road will for the pres
ent continue to carry the mails.
UNAUTHORIZED PURCHASES The Second
Controller Of the Treasury has issued a circular
prohibiting accounting officers of the Navy de-
partment, unless having authority from the
chiefso Of tho bureaus, from purchasing on gov
eminent account table furniture, crockery and
glassware; also, setting forth that no suscrip-
tons for newspapers will be alowled in the
naval accounts without the express authority
OF the department.
Doom OF THE MODoCs.-The final orders to
carry out the sentence of the military commits
sion in regard to Captain Jack ana the other
five Modocs were received by General Frank
Wheaton, commanding Fort klamath, last Sat
partment are to hang the prisoners, between
the hours Of ten a. m. and two p. m, on Octo-
Der 3.
STOLEN PROPERTY RECOVERED FROM IN
DIANs.-A dispatch has been received at head.
quarters Of the army from Lieut.. General P. A.
Sheridan, as follows:
"Captain Eagan, I'd cavalry, while return
ing from Fort Fetterman to Laramie, found the
trail of a band of mar auding Ipdians, and over
took them twelve miles north of the Fetterman
crossing of the North Platte. He captured the
enn a with eight ponies, some fire. arms nearly
falo meat, and recaptured twelve head of stock
stolen from settlers. The Indians escaped into
the hills"
COMMISSIONED BY THE PRxsrpBNr.-The
President to-day signed the following commits
sions: George X. Maxwell, United States mar
shall, territory Of Utah; MorrItz NJ. Freed, of
Arkansas, receiver of public moneys at Oar
danelle, Arkansas; John NJ. Wilson, Of Ohio,
United States consul at Bremen; and the fol-
lowing postmasters: George w. Lynn, Wattoon,
sell W. CaswelI, Macon, Mo-; Mrs. Izora c.
Johnson, Shelbyviile, Tenn; II. P. Fendick
Columbus, Texas; Alex; s. Richardson, Chester
berg, Ohio; WIN. T. McGuigg. Ironton, Ohio;
Christian Y. Young. Carthage, H.; Charles c.
Talbot, Brooklyn, n. Y; John Mckee, Hamil.
ton, Ohio.
NEW POSTAL ARRANGKMENr.-Ana arrange
ment has just been concluded between the Uni
ted States and Newfoundland providing that
on and after the first day of October, 1873, UNI
ted States postal cards mailed at any post office
In the United States and addressed 10 New
foundland, and Newfoundland postal cards
mailed at any post Office in Newfoundland and
addressed to the United States, when prepaid
an additional postage Of one cent, by aff king
thereto an ordinary one cent postage stamp OF
the country of origin, in addition to the stamp
printed or impressed IN the card, shall be :
ciprocally forwarded and delivered in the coun-
Try Of destination free of charge. Postal cards
OF either country when not so prepaid will not
be forwarded in the mails between the two
countries.
Jones as inspector of machinery aaoat at Nor
folk (ya.) navy yard; First Assistant Engineer
Albert s. Greene to special duty at Washing
ton, ID. c., connected with the examination Of
officers for promotion, Oct. LIST Detached
Master Perry Garst from the Saranac, and
Kiersted from duty at the Norfolk navy yard,
and ordered to duty in charge of stores at Phil
adelphia; Chief Engineer g. d. Hobart from
continue on duty as president of the examining
board of engineers; Second Assistant Engineer
j. H. Thomas from duty connected with the
placed on waiting orders.
REGULATION OF DISBURSEMENTS ON Ac-
COUNT OF THE ARMY.-The following circular
letter from the Treasury department, addressed
to all independent Treasury officers and ma
tional bank positories specially designated for
the safe keeping, &c., of United States disburs-
tafy Of War in General orders 10. Se, Just
issued, for the information of dsbursing officers
of the War department., in connection with
General Orders No. I, January Q, 1872:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, !
WASHINGTON, ID. c., August e, 1873.
SIR:-Hereafter you will refuse payment on
all United States dfsbursing officers and agents
Except pension agents') checks drawn on your
...... since January 2, 1872 the date Of linda
pendent Treasury circular No. 1, on which the
object or purpose for which they were issued is
not stated, as required by said circular. And
whenever payment has been refused on any
ton to this department in order that the ey-
penses, If any, attending the refusal Of such
payment, may be collected from the delinquent
dshursing officers and agents.
Very respectfully, WV. A. RICHARDSON,
Secretary OF the Treasury.
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