Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-12
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvRNuE.-The receipts from this
source to-day were $3.50 .s2Is7.
CHARLES A. BATES was to-day appointed
the head of division in the Office of the Com
missioner of Internal Revenue.
A CONTRIBUTION of eighty dollars for the
conscience fund was received at the Treasury
department to-day from Newark, III.
SECRETARY BELKNAP returned to Washing
ton this morning. Mr.. Mullett starts on his trip
to the Pacific coast to- morrow night.
GENERAL EATON, commissioner of education,
was called upon to-day by quite a number of
tbs members of the Virginia educational asso-
citation, recently in lesson in Alexandria.
COMMANDER WIN. D. WHITING has been
ordered TO command the Worcester, and Com
mander VIM. b. Cushing to the command OF
the Wyoming.
THE MoDoC CoCRT-Colonel Elliot, Colone
Curtis and DIR. Beodin, of the Modoc military
commission, left Fort klamath yesterday for
San Francisco.
SIX TREASURY OFFICIALS, under direction of
Col. Jones, depart for San Francisco on Mon
day with currency for which they will bring
back gold.
LIEUT.. FRED. GREENLEAP, U. s. N, of the
National Observatory, has been granted thirty
days leave of absence, and will make q tour
through New England.
Mr.. A. G. THOMSON, a clerk in the Office of
the supervising architect of the treasury has
been detailed to superintend the construction
Of the new jail in place of Adolf Cluss, re-
signed.
The UTE INDIANS express their purpose of
remaining peaceful, notwithstanding the late
outrage committed upon them by the whites; so
writes agent Littlefeld of the White river (Colo-
rado) agency to the commissioner of Indian
affairs.
THIRTY-sIx MILLION DOLLARS of the call is
sued March 1st for fifty million fve-twenties
have been received at the Treasury department.
There is no truth in the statements telegraphed
hence to the effect that the syndicate would
make no further subscriptions to the new loan
before the assembling of Congress.
A COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION to fill
vacancy of class three in the office of foreign
mails, and one of class two in the finance Office
Post Office department, will be held on TUESDAY,
next The third class vacancy is open to com
petitors of the LIST and I'd classes, and twenty
clerks have already indicated their intention
of entering the list.
The ALLEGED DEFAULTING COLLECTOR IN
FLoRIDA.-Further examination of the accounts
of Horatio jenkins, former internal revenue
collector in Florida, show that the amount of
the deficit in his accounts does not exceed
$1,000, instead of sis, 900, as has been alleged
1t is also ascertained that the actual loss to the
government, If any, will scarcely reach 81 800.
ORDERED TO CoURT-MARTIAL DUTY-By
direction of the President, Capt. Geo. A. Pur-
ington and Capt Charles d. Boyer, 9th caval-
ry, have been ordered to duty as members of
the general court martial, OF which General
Hatch is president, at RinggOld barracks,
Texas, for the trial of Lieuts. Charles L. Davis
lOt1 infantry, and Henry f. Leggett, 2ith in
fantry.
THAI "S. C." CHECK AGAIN.-Mr. John T.
Drew has written another statement to the
Springfield Republican from this city concern
ing the 81 200 as. c." check. He GAYS: "If
understand the ca correctly, MT. Ames stated
that Mr.. Colfax received this 81 ,2Co check, or
The money paid on it, from his hands. This
know Is mistake, for saw 1t cashed by lone
one N the Sergeant-at-Arms' office, the money
other man-not Mr.. Colfsx."
DOUBTS having arisen in the minds of some
Of the Treasury officials as to the time when the
privileges conferred by the Chicago relief fund
expired, the Secretary of the Treasury, after
further examination of the question, has de-
cided II adhere to his previous ruling, extend
ing the provisions of said act to the whole of
April, 1873, thus giving it the most liberal con-
struction: The act was passed April 5, 1872,
and was limited one year from and after its
passage.
The HARPKR's FERRY PRorRRrY-The At
torney General has written letter relative to
the suits now pending to enforce the vendors
lien on the Harper's Ferry property, in which
he says =" 1t Is not my intention to have the
property offered for sale under the vendors
lien until all the outstanding claims against the
property are adjusted, and particularly not
N nj has trAt ola Aaka
any, right or claim the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad company has to the property or any
The BOARD OF ARMY OFFICERS, consisting
of Col d. III. Rucker, Major j. d. Bingham
and Major VIM. Myers, Of the quartermaster's
department, Major T. @. Baylor and Capt r.
d. Parker, OF the ordnance department, which
Of an order of the Secretary of War, to consider
the expediency of tr transferring the supplying of
army wagons and ambulances and their equip
ments from the quartermasters department. to
the ordnance department, in order to enable
the War department to utilize the materials,
timber, iron and leather en- hand in the ord
nance department., and the facilities Of their
workshops. has been ordered to proceed to
Watervliet arsenal, New York, to inspect the
material and workshops at that place before
making their report. -
The GOVERNMENTS TELEGRAPHIc RATES.
In accordance with the opinion of the Postmas-
Ter General with reference TO the rates of gov
telegraphy. the War department has
issued an order that the rate for all tele- |
graphic communications known as the signal |
service messages and reports shall be three cents
for each word Of said reports and messages for |
each circuit. established by the chief signal Of
fcer over which 1t may pass, and no additional /
allowance to be made for drops, Office messages, |
Or other services or special facilities REQUIRED
by the chief signal oficer. The rate for all /
Geographic Communications, sent otherwise /
than over such circuits, shall be one cent per
VOID Tor each circuit through which It shall be Il
transmitted, said rate to be computed subject
10 the following conditions, viz: A distance Of /
two hundred and fifty miles, as computed by |
the tables Of the Post Office department, shalt L
be deemed circuit. II, in computing circuits
here shall be found one or more circuits and /
fraction Of q circuit, such fraction shall be
1eemed circuit. II Q communication shall
be sent a distance less than two hundred and fifty
miles, that distance shall be deemed circuit. |
All words Of TIE communicaticn transmitted
IRE to be counted, excepting the date and place
Vt which such communication n nlod; all inca |
ages of less than twenty-five words, address
md signature included, shall be rated e. II CON
lining twenty-five words, and ali messages |
twenty-f words shall be rated by |
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