Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-10-13

tache to the German legation, was on SATURDAY.
presented to the President.
The TOTAL AMOUNT of worn out currency
d. st1Oyed by the Treasury since 1861 ami up &
July list, 1873, amounts to $685., 1862, 37l.43.
A CONSCIENCE CoNTRIBU ToR.-TrcaSurer
Spinner to day received twenty-five dollars from
New York to be credited TO the conscience fund
said TO be due fer the payment of customs.
THK FUNERAL of Mortimer NJ, son of Gen.
Lefgett, Commissioner of Patents, took place
Al $50 this afternoon, from the residence OF his
parents, No. 121 street southeast.
The CLRAEANCEs OF the associated banks OF
this city on Saturday amounted TO -, 1856. The
total amount of the entire clearances of the
banks up to date foOts up $50, lOO.6I.
GENT SHERMAN, accompanied by Colonies
Mccoy and Bacon, of hts staff, leave on the $40
p. IN. train for Toledo, Ohio, to participate in
the reunion exercises of the Army of the Ten
nessee.
WILLIAM Nj. MAKGATT, Assistant Astrono-'
mer of Lieut.. Wheeler's exploring expedition.
died on the 9th of October at Bozeman, Mon
tana territory, OF mountain fever, and wa
buried there.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Commodore A. P. Cookc
has been detached from the u. S. naval acad-
IL.
port, Il. /. Paymaster Arthur Burtis has been
ordered to special duty at Washington.
THE AssOCIATE JUDGES OF theU s. Supreme
Court, accompanied by their officers, called 10.
day at the White House, in accordance with the
custom at the commencement of the term, to
pay their respects 10 President Grant.
A DELEGATION OF UTE INDIANS was at ST.
St. Louis yesterday ell route to Washington to
consult with the authorities here in relation to
the recent cessionOf their reservatio and the
CstabiishmCIt OF new military post west
Font Garland.
PERsoNAL.-AmOng the arrivals at Worm
ley's are Hon. T. f. Bayard, Del; Hon. JAS. 4
Bayard, Del; Gen. b. F. Butler, Hon. VIM
Beach Lawrence, r. l.; and !. MsriscaI, Next
can Minister. 800 Ex-senator Reyerdy John
son, of Maryland, Is at Wizards. $50 Judge
j. j. &. Shanks, Of Indiana, is in town.
AN IMroRTANT DEcIsIoE.-The Attorney
General has decided that one-half of the com
Pensation chargeable for dispatches over tn,
telegraph liue of the Western Union telegram
Company along the line of the Kansas Pacific
railroad may be retained BY the government to
assist in paying the bonds paid by the United
states TO aid the construction OF that road.
THE VISITING MEMBERS OF the Evangelical
alliance, recently in session in New York, vii
be met in Baltimore tomorrow morning By Tn,
reception cOnInlttee OF this CITY whs will accom-
pany them here. The visitors will be received
10y Governor Shepherd 1T Wizards hail at half
past two O'Clock to morrow afternoon, and viii
be received by President Grant at the Whit
House at three o'clock p. III. They will theu
dine at Wizards, and afterwards attend tn,
meetings advertised in tO-day's STAR.
A BOARD to examine those of the graduated
classes of midshipmen for the years of 1870 and
1871, who are now in this country, for promotion
70 the grade of ensign, in course, will be con-
venCd at Annapolis on the 10th Instant Com
modore FOAhsli A. Parker has been Constituted
president of the board, and Comma lder S. ID.
Greer. of the Academy, will be one Of its mem
bers; the other members are not yet known
The board Tor examining the applicants a.
cadet midshipmen and engineers has been dis
solved.
PARDON FOR DEsERTERs-The following or
der has been issued by the War department.
7 he President of the United States command,
it to be made known that all soldiers who have
deserted their cOiOrs, and who shall, on or be.
fore the first day of January. 1874, surrender
themselves at any military station, shall receive
a fun pardon, only FORGETTING the pay and al.
lowances due them at the time OF desertiOn: and
shall be restored TO duty without trial or pun
ishmeEt on condition that they faithfully serve
through the term of their enlistment.
SECRETARY RICHARDSON ON THE CURREvcT
QUEsTIoN.-Secretary Richardson, in speaking
of the use of the legal tender reserves and the
lTtFtBl amount OF notes, saws ne
would oppose any bill for permanently increas-
ing the legal tender circulation above the pres
ent standard, a. well as bill perm 4nently fixing
it at three hundred aud fitty-siY million. The
Secretary of the Treasury must at all times be
able to pay the appropriations of Congress or
suspend payment until he can accumulate cur
rency for that purpose. If the limit is fixed
then the Department will be obliged to suspend
payments on all warrants when the currency
balance Is exhausted.
GEOGRAPHICAL EXPRDGTIoN.-The recent
completion of the Geographic connection be-
tween the United States and the various West
India islands and Guiana, has given an oppor-
tunity for correcting geographic positions in
that part OF the world which the Navy depart
ment has promptly taken advantage of. The
L. ). steamer Fortune is now being fitted up
at the navy yard in this city to convey a party
TO the West Indies charged with the important
duty Of establishing the exact longitude by
means of the electric telegraph of places so
connected, some OF which are very uncertain
The party Is being organized under the direction
of Commander Wyman, superintendent of the
photographic office. The Fortune will be com
manded by Lieut.. Commander F. NJ. Greene 10
whom the execution OF the work will be con
hded.
THE PoLARIs INvRsrIGATIoN-RsImi
Of Capt Buddington.-The examination of Capt.
BuddiDgtOn of the POlaris crew which was com
menced on Saturday on board the steame
TaliapOOsa lasted five hours, and related par
tcularly TO his relations with Captain Hall; he
foundation for the report OF a difference between
him and Captain Hall. His judgment about
proceeding beyond the point reached (S2 deg
IS min.,) was based upon his experience as a
navigator in Arctic waters, and not from fear OF
danger or aversion to prosecute the journey
While there might have been appearances Of
an open chanHel, the weather in the northern
latitude was so uncertain that no man dare risk
a vessel in n higher latitude with an Arctic
winter approaching. In reply to inquiry as
to his personal conduct, Buddineton said he has
been accustomed to taking a dram occasionally
and denied ever having drank enough to in
capacitate him for duty or make him unit for
the position of navigator in dar gerous water.
The separation of Captain Thy son and party
were more seriously regretted by those on the
Polsrs, that 1t could possibly have been by the
Ice fee party. So certain was he that the yes
sci would have to be abandoned, that he had
made preparations to cast over everything OF
value and importance to the crew, when the
wind suddenly changed and shifted the Polaris
into an almost opposite position, snap ping the
hawsers and increasing the danger to the
vessel.
To-day at 10 O'Clock the investigation was
continued. The proceedings are kept rigidly
secret. but il is supposed that Capt. Buddington
was before the commission and examined with
particular reference to Capt. Halls death.
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