Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-10-30
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

washington News and GOSSIP.
Intel NAL RBvKNUE.-The receipts from this
source to-day were s270,iI3 81.
GIN. Orphans condition has improved
s'ns; " sterdsy, we arr gla to state.
APPOINTED. - President Grant to-day ap-
pointed Thomas May 10 be receiver OF public
none VS. at Independence. California.
SENATOR SARGENT, OF California, and Hon
c. Hayes, NJ. C. of Alabama, had interviews
with President Grant 10 day.
ANOTHER INDIAu DELEGATION (southern
Cbeyenn6s) arrived this afternoon in charge o.
agent Miles Another delegation of Arrapahoss
is expected in day or two.
THE TOTAL AMOUNT Invested by the German
government in the United States funded loan is
s1s,o00,0Oo, of which 5000, 600 was negotiated
during the present month.
THE MEETING OF the board of civil service
commissioners in this city has been postponed
until the 9th prOSimo, when several important
amendments to the civil service rules will be
considered.
DISTRICT GENERAL TAXEs.-The District
taxes fer the year ending June 3Oth, 1874, are
now payable and subject TO an abatement OF
81 per cent il paid to- morrow, an item to those
VINO desire TO save an increase in their tax bills.
The STATEMENT telegrsphed hence that Mr..
Saville, chief clerk of the Treasury dep artment,
has resigned, is incorrect. Mr.. s. will leave
next Wednesday for Europe on business in con-
nechon with the syndicate. He will be absent
one year.
INVITATION ACCEPTKD.-The President has
accepted the Invitation of the trustees of the
American museum of natural history in Central
park, New York, TO lay the corner stone of the
great 1re- proof editlCe in nf
ton by the department of parks for the perma-
nent occupation OF the museum.
COMMISSIONER DOUGLASS has received from
Gen. Schenck, our minister to England, copies
OF all forms, reports, &c, used by the English
government in relation to the collection of taxes
on distilled spirits, malt liquors and tobacco
THESE papers will be examined, with a view t.
adopting any improvement over our system
which they may present.
The SENATE TRANSFORMATION CoMMITrvE
were received on Change in Louisville yester-
day, where resolutions were passed by the board
OF trade commenting the construction of the
James river and Kanawha canal. Investiga-
uohs were made regarding the relative coal
ransportion by river and rail. The party left
Tor 81. Louis last night.
THE PUBLIC DEBr SrATENEST.-Owipgto
the small internal revenue receipts for the past
month, the debt statement for the present
month will probably show an increase OF five
millions OF dollars. Since the panic the govern
ment has been besieged by all classes of cred
itoIs. and while making heavy payments has
had light receipts. Secretary Richardson saws
IL the amount does not exceed five millions he
VIII not be disappointed.
MILITARY CHANGKs-General Philip St
George Cooke, now in command of the depart-
ment of the Lakes, has been placed on the re-
tired list General George Crook, lieutenant
colonel of the sd infantry, now in command of
the department of Arizona, has been appointed
brigadier general, vice Cooke, retired. The
department of the Lakes and the department
mand If now simply the :: Military Division of
the Atlantic commanded by General Han.
cock.
The AWARD OF THE CONTRACTS for furn-
shing bC adstones for the national soldiers Gem
eteries has not as yet been made by the Secre
tary OF War, who is awaiting an answer from
the contractors as 70 whether not they will
supply portion of the tablets at the same price
as II furnishing the whole. Among the Wash
ington bidders are 5. Q. Jones at So 80, AMI
Thomas Il. Morgan at $40. Both being low
bidders they will no doubt receive a portion of
the whole contract If they choose to accept.
The NEW STAR.-On Monday nj yht we have
the first appearance OF Mccullough, the actor,
who, according TO report, shows the best duali-
hcations of any living actor TO take the place
vacated by Edwin Forrest. He not only has the
physique and power to render the great parts
taken by Forrest, but he has acquired by pur-
chase all of Forests own PLAYS; and az he will
appear in some of them during his weeks en-
gagement, our play-goers will have an oppor-
tunlty or lnstltutiDg comparisons between the
lead actor nd the living one who takes up his
mantle On Monday night he appears as Rich
eheu; Tuesday as OthellO; Wednesday in Da-
mon and Pythias; Thursday a. Jack Cade; Fri
DAY as Hamlet; Saturday (matinee) in the LADY
OF Lyons, and Saturday night as Richard Ill
The SIGNAL SERVICE BUREAU is making es-
inmates to accompany report TO Congress
which will urge that provision be made to ex.
tend to all the life saving stations on the coast
the telegraph and Misunderstanding stations
provided for last winter as to a portion OF them
congress appropriated $50 00O tor the construc-
ton of telegraph. &c, by General Myer TO
connect some OF the life saving stations and
lighthouses. There are in all one hundred and
two OF the former, eighty-tw of which are now
finished and manned. To connect these by tel
egraph Will require larger expenditure. Gen.
Myers desire is to have an observer at the prn-
cipal stations that are now under the control of
the revenue marine.
TIE CROWS had a final interview with the
commissioner Of Indian affairs yesterday after
noon. 1hey asked that their new reservation
in Montana be enlarged, and C0mmissin-.ar
Smith promised 70 recommends t1 Congress To
extend its boundaries. They demanded to be
PAID, on account Of the money due them one
hundred dollars each while here. hui finally
agreed to be content with fifty dollars each in
silver. They particularly insisted that their
former agent should be reinsttted but this de-
mand was positively refused. They mentioned
as one OF the reasons for preferring their former
agent that he used to give them tour by the
bag, whereas the present agent deals it out with
"A shovel
MURDER OF Two IYoFFENsTyE CoIoREn
MEN IN TExAs.-Attorney General Williams
yesterday received a report from United States
Marshal Ochiltree, of the eastern district of