Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-08-05
EVENING STAR.

EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERVAL REvENUK.-The receipts from this
source to-day were sl6s, 9e9so.
GENERAL SHERMAN is expected to return to
Washington from Cape May tonight.
THE LEAVE OF ABSENCE granted I'd Lieut..
Frank Michler, 5th cav airy, has been extended
five months.
Second Assistant Engineer
Cyrus ID. Foss, U. s. N, has rendered his resig-
nation, to take effect on the LIST of November
next.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PREsIDENT.-The
President to-day appointed Leroy s. Brown to
be T. s. marshal for the south ern district of
Mississippi.
THE TIME of sundry defendants to file answers
to the Government bill in the credit mobilier
suits has been extended by Judge Shipman, of
Hartford, Conn, until the first Monday in Octo-
Der.
VICE PRESIDENT WILSON'S HEALTH is some
what improved, but he has ceased writing Alto
gether for the present, by the advice Of his
physicians, who have even some hopes of his
recovery.
REsTIrUTIoN.-The following letter, cover
ing an Enclosure of two 800 national bank
notes, was received at the Treasury to-day,
dated New York, August Sd, 1s73:-"This sum,
500, belongs to the United States Treasury.
RESTITUTION"
ATTORNEY GENERAL WILLIAMS has teIe-
graphed Gov. Kellogg at New Orleans that the
newspaper paragraph to the effect that he 1.-THE
Attorney GENERALLY was annoyed by his (Kel-
logg's) numerous dispatches is s'one of the in
Vulnerable lies manufactured about Louisiana
affairs"
FALSE PRETENCEs.-Gen. Spinner is await
ing anxiously to hear from scores of Congress
men who have caused it to be announced in the
local papers in their respective districts that
they have covered their shack pay" into the
Treasury, when in fact the records of his Office
fail to show anything of the kind. All amounts
received are promptly credited and the Gene
rails books, like George Washington, "cannot
tell lie."
THE COURT MARTIAL to be convened at An
napOlis on the 18th instant, for the trial of
Medical Director Marcus Duvall for shooting
the two marines some weeks since, will be COM
posed OF Rear Admiral l.. ii. GOldsDorough as
president, CommOdores VIM. Reynolds, Thomas
II. Patterson, Edward T. Nichols and Foxhall
a; Parker; Captains J: w. A. Nicholson, j.
"
Medical Directors William Grier James Nc
Cleland, and Thomas NJ. Potter.
FIFTY-sIx MILLIONS OF SOUTHERN CLAIMS.
The commission appointed by Congress to in
vestgate the claims of loyal citizens of the
south for property taken or DESTROYED by the
army, have numbered the claims and d nd them
70 be over twenty-five thousand, amounting in
all TO more than S56 600 900. A number of them
OF course, will be thrown out or the figures re-
d1ced, but new ones are still being presented.
Inc time allowed for their presentation, how
ever, has passed, and unless Congress should
extend the limitation they will not be acted
upon.
IMPORTANT TO PURCHASERS OF MINERAL
LANDs.-The Commissioner of the General
Land Office has decided that parties desiring to
acquire title to land containing valuable de-
posts OF iron ore must comply with the pro-
is72, except in the states Of Michigan, WissoD o
sin and Minnesota, which, by the act OF Con-
gress approved March 3, 1873. are expressly
containing deposits of iron ore were disposed of
at private entry as other public lands after
proclamation by the President.
THE FOLLOWING CASUALTIES among the
commissioned officers Of the United States
army have been reported to the Adjutant GEN
eral during the week ending August I'd: Major
F IsSeey u yones T. s. l., Al died at Paris
Sherman, LIST cavalry, resigned July 3lst 1873:
1st Lieutenant Ray L. Gordon, Sth cavalry. re-,
signed July 3lst, 1873; LIST Lieutenant George j.
1873 as deserter; I'd Lieutenant Ulysses s'tS
White, 4th cavalry, resigned July olst, 1873.
THE AMERICAN PRISONERS IN MANITOBA.
Senator Ramsey and Gov. Austin, Of Minneso-
ia, who came to this city to secure the good Of
fees Of the government in effecting the release
on bail Of American citizens held In custody by
Manitoban authorities left for home last night.
YESTERDAY afternoon fhcv had q inf
view with the Acting Seer etary of State and
filed affidavits in support Of statement filed by
retcent as to the result of their mission, but in
conversation they leave the impression that the
object Of their visit will no doubt prove salts
factory to all concerned.
THB FOURTH SECTION OF THE SOUTHERN
PACIFIC RAILRoAD.-The commissioners an
pointed by the President in February last to
examine the route of the Southern Pacific
railroad, have forwarded their report to the
Secretary OF the Interior of the fourth section of
said road. This section of the road begins at a
point at the end of the twentieth mile on the
line OF the said railroad south from the inter-
section of the Southern Pacific railroad with
the San Joaquin valley branch Of the Central
Pacific road. The commissioners report fayora-
Dly upon the grading and telegraph of that
section, and it only awaits the Presidents ac-
ceptance.
PRRsoNAL.-Senator Morton will visit Vir-
ginia during the coming gubernatorial can
vass, and deliver several speeches in favor of
Col. Hughes, the republican candidate. The
Senator will also open the Ohio campaign at
Athens on the sd inst. .'''Major Richard II.
Carter, of Fauquer, Va, chairman of the
republican state committee. is at Wizards
superintendent j. o, Wilson and Trustee
A. Hart, OF the public schools, left YESTERDAY
for Elmira, n. Y, to attend the national educa-
honal convention now being held in that CITY.
'Genl Sherman was given a reception at
Cape May last night, which was largely at
tended.
WAsHINGToNIANs IN EURoPE.-The follow
ing Washingtonians were registered abroad on
the 10th Of July: Paris-Mss Hebe g. Barney,
Mrs. A. I. Rowen, DIR. A. Brockenbaueh, Mrs.
A. Brockenbaugh, Mrs. p. A. Cleaveland, Mr..
Edes, John L. Hedrick. j. NJ. Latta, j. Edwin
sherman, DIR. Q. n. Wallack, John s. Winship.
Amsterdam-Mrs. Ray. Geneva-Charles M.
Addison, Augustus Edward, General n. P. and