Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-05-16

on Monday next, after which he viii make known
his decision.
THE CONGRESSIONAL EXCURSION, which left
St. Louis at 7:45 this morning for Galveston and
New Orleans, numbers about one hundred and
sixty, including one hundred and twenty Con-
gressmen and fifteen ladies, wives Of members.
DEATH OF THE COUNTESS PoURTALEs.-The
wife of Count Pourtales, Of the French lega-
ton in this city, and laughter Of Ben Holiday,
died yesterday afternoon In o palace car on the
Burlington road, near Chicago, while returning
from visit to San Francisco. Her remains are
to be taken to New York. r.
COMMISSIONER SMITH, of the Indian Bureau,
in compliance with the request Of the Secretary
Of the Interior, is investigating the complaints
of the disappointed bidders for the contracts to
supply the Montana Indians with beef and
-four. These are the only contracts which are
being investigated. The commissioner viii be
able to report in few days.
A BoARD-to consist of Surgeon T. A. Nc
Parlin, Assistant Surgeon John s. Billings, and
Assistant Surgeon j. A. Fitzgerald-has been
ordered to meet at the West Point military
the physical Qualifications Of the members Of
the graduating class, and the candidates for
admission into the academy.
THE INDICATIONS ARE that the receipts from
internal revenue for the fiscal year ending on
the 30th of June next will exceed the S1IO, OO0,-
0O0estimated at the beginning Of the year. The
receipts since the 1st inst. have been nearly
seven millions of dollars, ma king the total up to
date S100, 579, 5S 80, and from until the 3Oth
OF june the receipts will be at least S12 900 900
more.
JHB DAKOTA INDIAN CoMMIssION.-Mr
kemble, one Of the commissioners recently ap-
pointed to visit the Dakota Sioux, will leave
New York to- morrow for the west Major AL
word, another member of the commission, will
leave for Dakota on Monday next, and Mr.
BruDOt, the chairman, will leave early i'm June
Major Alvord and Mr.. Kemble 60 to arrange
the preliminaries for "btg talk"
PERsoNAL.-"The Danbury News Man."
who as such is recognized and known wherever
genuine humor is welcome, starts to-day on a
brief trip to the Pacific slope. Judge VIM.
Gaddis, of Montana, but formerly OF this city,
lily OF Senator Hitchcock, of Nebraska, arrived
IN this city yesterday, en- route for Europe,
where they will remain about one year. The
senator VIII join them there in July next.
THE VALUE OF SovEREIGN-The Secre-
tary Of the Treasury decides that the act of
Congress to establish the custom-house value
Of the pound sterling of Great Britain and to
nix the par value of exchange, approved March
8, 1873, takes effect from and after the first of
next January. The law fixes the value of the
sovereign ON pound sterling at four dollars
b
payments made by or to the Treasury of the
United States.
The ELECTION FOR CHIEF JUSTICE IN MEX
Ico.-InfOrmation has been received at the
Mexican legation to the effect that the election
in Mexico for Chief Justice did not result in
choice by the people, the votes being divided
between Jose Maria Iglesias, yincente Riva
Palacio, PorfiriO Diaz and Ignacio Mejra. In
the absence Of any choice by the electoral col
leges, the choice devOlves upon Congress, who,
it is generally believed, will select Igesias. He
would then become contingent president ON the
death Of LerdO Tejada.
CHANGE OF CoMMANDER AT THE NAVAL
ACADKMY.-Captain s. P. Carter, now in com
mand Of the Naval Academy at Annapolis, will
be detached therefr0m on the 9Th of June,
when the Academy closes, and he has been Or
dered to hold himself in readiness for sea SER
vice.
Commander X. r. Breese has been detached
from duty as inspector of ordnance in the
bureau of ordnance, and ordered to command
the midshpmen at the Naval Academy after
June 5.
THE CREDIT MoBILIKR SUIrs.-The Attorney
General and Mr.. j. Hubby Ashton, one of the
counsel for the government In the credit
mObilier suits, this morning had q consultatien.
and 1t was agreed that copies Of the bill to be
filed against the stockholders should be given
ont for publication until "Wednesday next, when
Messrs. Ashton and Jenckes will 60 to Hartford
to file the bill, and upon doing they will notify
the Attorney General by telegraph MI.
Jenckes Is now in New York gathering addi-
tional information to aid the counsel In prose-
cutting the suits.
GEN. THOMAS B. VAN buren,, late commits
sioner general of the United States to the vi
emma exposition, has letter, addressed to the
President and Secretary Fish, in q New York
paper of to-day, in which he asserts that he
used every effort to make the American part of
the exposition q success, and that any one who
says he made or tried to make o single penny In
connection with the exhibition, sis cOwardly
knave or liar" He further says "the accused
malignity and unhallowed ambition and vanity
of John Jay have for months been employed to
destroy me and my commission, that he might
obtain some notoriety himself"
THE SYxDICArK.-Secretary Richardson this
morning received very full particulars from Mr..
Cattell, our financial agent in London, and Mr..
Bigelow, his assist mt, in relation to the syndi-
cate ard the rate at which the bonds are being
Sd, and at that time the syndicate had not been
very long In operation. Both, however, speak
very hopefully Of success, and express the opin-
ion that subscriptions will be more lively in a
short time, when the continental market be-
comes more settled. The fifty millions of dol
lars already forwarded are sufficient to supply
the present demand, and 1t win probably be q
Ponth or six weeks before more are needed.
for the first concert at the Execu-
tive Mansion grounds, saturday afternoon/
May 18th, 1873:
1 Grand March, dedicated to General
2. Overture Military, first time). 49,. Prepsaut
3. Emelino Waltz 3 Wada