Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-04-29
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.


INTERNAL REvKSUE.-The receipts from this
source to-day were SAC, $50 10.
SURVEYORS TO BE PRorEcrED-The War
Depar tmen: has ordered regiment OF cavalry
and two regiments of infantry to protect the
engineers who are to continue the survey Of the
MOTHER II Pacific railroad.
The FARRAGUr BOUNTY CAsE.-The- Su-
preme Court of this District yesterday decided
to overrule the motion to dismiss the appeal in
the Farragut bounty claims case. The case
will now come up on its merits.
PERsoNAL.-Mr. Justice Miller, of the United
States Supreme Court, sails for Europe on Sat-
urday, and will join his family, now i'm Rome.
MIR. Dorman b. Eaton, of New York, has
decided to accept the vacancy in the civil
vice board occasioned by the resignation OF
George VIM. Curtis
GEN. SHERMAN, received a telegram from
Gen. Schofield this morning saying that there
was no news f.om Yleka; that General Davis
was on his vav to the front; that General Gil
lem wOl'd feel the enemy when Mendenhall,
Of the 4th artillery. came up; and that the
horses were laid up with the epizootic, and that
the cavalry Wee pe-rly all dismounted.
IN THE UNITED STATES SUPREME Court
yesterday the Chief Justice ordered the follow
ing allotment of the Chief Justice and Asso-
ciate Justices among the circuits: list circuit,
Nathan Clifford, I'd. Ward Hunt; Sd, William
Strong; 4th, Salmon p. Chase; 5th, Joseph p.
Bradley; 9Th, Noah II. Swayne; eth, David
Days s; Sth, Samuel +. Miller; 9Th, Stephen F.
Field.
The FRENCH OPERA COMPANY performed
ala Grand Duchesse'' at Wallis Opera House
last night in a style which seemed to give entire
satisfaction to the audience, Judging from the
frequent applause and the fact that nearly
every gem of song was encored. Aimee was vi
vaclous and dashing, and was well supported
ov Mons. Juteau, Duchesne, Berthon, and
Ma-cas. THIS au. picioUs opening indicates a
brilliant l. brief opera season. Tonight the
new opera bouffe os"One Hundred Virgins"
SCALPING KNIVES FOR INDIANS Editor S ar
In your edition of this afternoon you state that
the ''the purchasing commission of the board
OF Indian commissioners have contracted for
1 ,5O3 dozen butcher knives, and 10 skinning
knives, among other articles TO be furnish a
the Indians" AS a cognate, interesting, and
historical fact, it may be mentioned that during
our revolutionary war, one of the items of the
expenses thereof, in a schedule presented to the
British Parliament, was for "tve gross Of scalO-
ing knives" See Buckle on civilization, vol. l.
page 344, (extract from Parliamentary Histcry.)
April Goth. j. Meg.
THE DAILY CHRONICLE in its issue of the
oath inst. said with reference to the proposed
new postal treaty between the United States
ard France:
"T,ere rs no prospect Of agreement between the
Post Office Department of the United States
and that of France upon the adoption of the
postal treaty. Our department will not accept
the high rates of postage proposed by the
French Minister, and there The matter ends"
On the same day THE STAR corrected this
statement by saying what was and is the fact
that negotiations were still in progress. The
ChTORicie has since made several fee Bile attempts
to pTovethe accuracy ofits original statement,
but thus far has sgnally failed. 1t now foolishly
quotes from the United States Postal Gazette
as follows:
"No Satisfactory results hare as yet been reached.
and ii IS extremely doubtful If any contention yiV
be concluded, although the negotiations are still
going on"
That is precisely what THE STAR stat 4, and
still going on" If .'the matter eDded' when
the Chronicle SAYS it did what mean the nego-
ations still going on?
THE FUNERAL OF COMMODORE AULIcK took
place at noon to-day from his late residence.
corner of 18th and streets. There were pres
ent the Secretary of the Navy, Admirals Por-
ter, Goldsborough, and Powell; Commodores
Amy and Rodgers; Commander Kane, end "A
large number of naval officers at present ia
Washing son, all in full dress uniform: General
sherman, Col. Audenried, of his staff; General
NJ. q. Meigs, Col. Dunn, and many other Off
GERS OF the army, besides a large concourse of
civilians. The remains of the Commodore were
encased in a magnificent burial casket, dscora-
ted with the American flag and an anchor of
beautiful flowers. The Rev. w. +. watkins,
rector of the Church of the Epiphany, read the
burial service of the Episcopal church, after
which the procession moved down the avenue
to the Congressional cemetery i'm the following
order: Battalion OF the marine corps, (headed
by the full marine band, Capt. Tilton, com
manding, with arms reversed and drums NUT
fled; the hearse, escorted by guard of honor,
consisting of eight sailors from the United
States steamer Tsllapoosa, under command of
Mate c. H. Cleveland; carriages containing the
pall-bearers, consisting of Admirals Porter
GOldsborough and Powell, Commodore Rodg
ers, Major Slack, and DIR. Eversfeld. Mai. A
5. Nicholson, of the marine corps, had charge
OF the funeral arrangements.