Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-16

source to-day were $3.50 ,5O6.S7.
SECRETARY BKLKNAP called on the Post
master General to-day.
THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT wishes to re-
tire all legal tender notes of issues prior o
1869.
The REsIsNATIoNs of the following ma med
officers have been accepted by the President
Second Lieuts. VIM. NJ. Bandy, 18th infantry,
and Isaiah H. Mcdonald, 10th cavalry.
GEN. JEFF c. DAVIS has authorized his chief
quartermaster to purchase in open market the
number of mules required to replace those lost,
captured disabled in the recent Modoc
troubles.
THE COTTON CROP does not promise well this
year, the average being, according to the last
report Of the Agricultural department, s9.5, on
a basis of 100. The reports show generally that
the favorable weather in the last days of June
was having the effect to change the condition
somewhat rapidly for the better.
THE SPECIAL KICKAPoo COMMISSIONERS
report to the Indian Bureau that they recently
had a talk with the Kickapoos and Pottawotta-
mics at Romanista, and the Indians had agreed
to come into the United States from Mexico If
they should be placed upon reservations in
Kansas.
THE POSTMASTER AT Boston having re-
letters addressed to private parties, and also as
fees of registration, the matter was referred to
the Postmaster General, who decides that the
Boston postmaster is wrong in refusing to rec
ogniZe the stamps.
A COMMITTEE of the Universal Peace Union
submitted to President Grant at Long Branch
on Monday an address on the subject of the
Modoc prisoners, asking that the captives be not
brutally treated. The President received the
committee very cordially, and said their adj
dress would receive proper attention.
UNAUTHORIZED TRANSFER OF ARMY STORES
TO lNDIANs.-The Secretary of War to-day
issued an order that supplies, stores or prop
erty of any kind procured out of army appro-
priatfons shall not be transferred in any way
or under any circumstances for the use of In
dian', except under authority first obtained
from the Secretary of War.
THE FOLLOWING CHANGES have been male
in the stations and duties of officers of the Inedi-
cal Observation-Disclosures Surgeon Alfred A.
Woodruff has been ordered to report to the
commanding general of the department of the
south; Assistant Surgeon Frank Meacham to
and Assistant Surgeon Charles Smart to the
commanding general Of the department OF the
Platte.
The VIENNA INTERNATIONAL PATENT
CoNGREss.-The Commissioner of Patents has
had prepared, to forward to Judge James NJ
Ihaeher, commissioner to represent the United
states at the international patent congress
which commences its sessions in Vienna on the
attn proximo, copies of all the publications of
the office, such as laws, rulings, &C., translated
into German also a complete set of drawings
OF the classes of mowers and reapers and sew
ing machines; the intention being to place our
representative in possession of such data as
will enable him to explain intelligently the
character of the American Patent Office, its
operations, what it has accomplished, SC.
MOVEMENT will be made at An early day by
the proper officials of the Treasury department
to enforce the rule prohibiting the employment
of two persons Of the same family IN the DEPART
ment. 1t Is known that in many cases man and
wife hold government positions, the marriage
being kept secret for the purpose of retaining
places There are at least five instances of the
kind in the Treasury, and it is the intention of
Secretary Richardson to enforce the rule
strictly. He evidently does not believe in fos-
teIing whole families at the expense Of the
nor does he mean to depress the marriage mar
ket, but, on the contrary, is inclined to help II
along, inasmuch as marriages of female de-
partment employees usually create vacancies.
THE PARALYSIS OF VICE PRESIDENT WILL
soN.-Information has reached Vice President
wilson's friends in this city in regard to his
physical condition. He has had a well defined
though rather slight, attack of PARALYSIS. The
stroke deprived him of control of the muscles of
one SIDE OF his face, and has considerably dis
affected his speech. He has had the services
and advice of several of the most distinguish ed
physicians, who have given special attention to
the treatment OF paralysis, and they hold out
strong hopes of permanent recovery in case he
will wholly abstain from FRAMEWORK for the
present 1t Is regarded as extremely doubtful
whether the physicians will consent to his pre-
siding In the Senate at the opening of the next
session.
PERSONALITY Senator Henry 8. Foote. of
linz q fam aalrs A.
dence of his son-in-law Senator Stewart. in
this city. Senator Osborne, of Florida is
at the Ebbitt house. Col. Sam. W. Owen
Of p TINS city, Is reported very Ill at Fair Hill
clerk of the office of the Supervise ng Architect
Treasury department, is spending few days
on leave in the north. Judge Andrew
Wylie, OF this city. and family are at Bedford
Springs, Pa. .'''Gen. Cowen, Assistant Secre-
tary OF the Interior department, who with his
family has been spending few months in the
shepherd, accompanied by Lewis CIephane
Judge Fisher, and Richard Harrington left
this city yesterday to be present at the hearing
of Charles A. Dana before Judge Blatchford in
New York to-day. Mr.. A. l.. Spofford.
librarian of the library of the United States,
has left this city for a two weeks visit of
land seaboard as far as Boston. ....vice Presi-
dent Wilson, was in Boston yesterday. ~.
Amber Smith, member of Congress from the
Richmond district. has nominated Donald Win
ston, of that city, for the vacant West Point
cadetship. George A. Matile was yesterday
appointed secretary of the American Spanish
legation.
The NEWSPAPER GUILD, particularly the
cold war horses" like Father Gobright and the
nimble-footed Holland, will learn with regret
that the book in which almost daily was in
scribed the naval orders. is among the missing
records Of the Navy department This same
book was a balm Of Gilead, an oasis in the des-
ert, as it were; for. when news was dull, and
the chances to "gather in' an item unfavor-
able, 1t was almost sure to contain the move
ments Of naval officers, from the battle worn
admiral to the less pretentious powder monkey
II has been scanned by the shining lights in the
held OF journalism, and about the first inter-
rogatory casually propounded by "chiel" upon
meeting brother returning from the direction
OF the Navy department was "any orders?" To
say there were none was en- exception rather
than rule, and the mere announcement that
1t failed to supply paragraph usually demon
allied the force. To-day Mr.. Moran searched
for it high and low but 1t failed to turn up, and
1t Is privately limited that Ii was stolen by some
Newspaper correspondent, its contents to be
used In small doses for republication when the
market fails to produce more lively and inter-
esting literature. II the New York Herald
would appoint Mr.. Diggins q special ambassa-
dor, he might In time tell future generations (if
successfully show he found that book }" and de-