Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-08
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERVAL REvENUE-The receipts from this
source to-C ay were S6G3 3s3O1

source to-cay were so23 ,3s3.O1.
INDIAN AGENT AProINrED.-The President
has appointed Charles II. Roberts, CT New Jer-
sey, agent for the Indians of the Great Nemeha
agency in Nebraska
RESIGNATION OF THE POSTMASTER OF
BROOKLYN, n. Y.-The resignation of Post
master Booth, of Brooklyn, has been received
at the Post Office department, and, together
with the papers accompanying it, was sent to
the President for action.
THE CASE OF COLLECTOR HARPER, OF
SPRINGFIELD, ILE.-Commissioner Douglass
has telegraphed Deputy Commissioner Sweet at
Springfield, Illinois, that if after investigation
he finds Collector Harper guilty of wIlful EN-
beZzlement, and he has ran away, to offer one
thousand dollars reward for his apprehension.
CHANGE OF STATIoNs.-Late advices re-
ceived at the Navy department report the Uni
ted states steamer Canandagua still at Kings
ton, Jamaica. The health of the crew not hay-
ing improved by the change as satlsfa ctorily as
was expected, she Will be relieved and ordered
to some northern port, instead Of being sent
back to Aspinwall.
MOVEMENTS OF THE TUsoARoRA.-Com-
mander Geo. E. Belknap, commanding the U
5. steamer Tuscarora, reports to the Navy
department, under date of August 3Oth, that he
expected to proceed to sea from San Francisco,
on the "a or September, on the special service
" oui NCyhs IOubc iOT euOmATlne cable from
the west coast OF the United States to China and
Japan.
THE SIOUX TO BE PUNIsHED.-The commits
sioner Of Indian affairs has instructed the In
dian agent at the Red Cloud agency to demand
OF his Sioux the return of property captured
from the massacred Pawnees, and to inform
them that by this attack they have violated
their treaty obligations, and will be no more
allowed to hunt buffalo outside of their reser-
walton.
NAHAL ORDERs.-Lieut. Nicoll Ludlow or
dered to the Monongahela, and Lieut.. Harry
Knox, Ensigns Greenleaf A. Merriam, Hanson
X. Tyler, Boynton Leach, and John b. Muir
dock, Midshipmen Samuel q. Lemly, Albert A.
NJ Nicholson, and Walter C. Cows, ordered to
the Monongahela; Lieut.. G. F ID. Head ordered
TO the photographic office; Lieut.. Cyrus w
Breed detached from the Michigan and ordered
to the MOnongahela.
The PoTTAwATOMIEs AND KIcKAPoos Com
ING TO THE UNITED STArEs.-The following
telegram was received at the War department
to-day:
CHICAGO, ILL.,. Sept. g.
- Gen; W. ID. Whipple The following is from
Gen. Augur to-day:
Especial Indian Commissioner Atkinson re-
ports that all the Pottawa tomies and about two
hundred and fifty Kickapoos have started from
Mexico on their way to the Indian territory
M +. SHERIDAN, Lit. Col. Com'd'g."
THE REPORTED CAPTURE OF FoRr SILL OF
EIcIALLY DENIED.-The following dispatch
from the commanding officer at Fort Sill was
received to-day:
FORT SILL, INDIAN TERRITORY, Sept. 3, }
(via CADDo, 1. T., Sept. 6)}
Adjutdnt General, q. s. A.. The reported cap
ture Of Fort Sill, published in the papers, is
will arrive tomorrow. There has been no
trouble, and none is expected.
c ~ GAINES LAWSON,
Capt. 25th infantry, commanding.
HEADsToNEs FOR NATIONAL CEMETKRIRs-
Bids were opened at the Quartermaster Gen
erals office on Saturday to furnish headstones
for the national military cemeteries. There
were quite large number of bids received,
mostly all OF them accompanied by samples Of
stone proposed to be furnished. 1t Is estimated
the known AMI 105 1894 for the unknown. Com
gress at the last session, appropriated 81 900 900
to pay therefor, and the contract will be divided
among several Of the BIDDERS the elements of
durability and cheapness being considered in
selecting the stones. The Secretary of War
will examine all the bids, and award the con-
tracts in few days.
TRANsPERs IN THE ORDNANCE CoRPs.-The
following changes have been ordered in the
stations and duties of the ordnance corps -
First Lieutenant VIM. s. Bubs relieved from
duty at the Allegheny arsenal and ordered to
the ROCK Island (lll) arsenal; First Lieutenant
Thomas f. Michaelis relieved from the Water
town arsenal and ordered to the Allegheny
lieved from the Omaha depot, Nebraska, and
ordered to WATERFOWL arsenal. The following
officers OF the engineer corps have been as.
signed to duty with the engineer battalion at
Millet's Point, N. Y. Second Lieutenants
VIM. Ii. Bixby, Henry s. Tabor, VIM. F. Ros-
sell and Thomas U. Bailey. These officers
graduated at the head OF their class in j une last
SENATOR SUMMERS HsALrH.-A Boston pa
per ssys:-"On his way to visit Mr.. Whittier,
on Tuesday, Mr.. Sumner, with Mr.. Longfellow,
drove to the old Longfellow homestead in New
bury, still occupied by . william LongfelIow,
and then to Major Poore's Indian Hill farm In
West Newbury, taking, during the day a drive
Of thirty miles, and returning to Nahant at
night. The next day he came up to Boston and
went out to East Walpole, twenty miles from
Boston, to the wedding of Miss Fanny Bird the
eldest daughter Of his friend, Mr.. +. W. Bird,
and returned to the city at night. This will
show how greatly his health has Improved since
last winter; indeed, now he feels capable OF
much work, and even of public speaking, to
which he has urgent invitations that he has
not yet decided to accept. He expects to take
his usual share In the business Of the Senate
next winter"
YELLOW FEVER PANIC.-Adyices from
Austin, Texas, state that conflicting reports
come in regarding the prevalence OF the yellow
fever at Galveston, Houston, and Shreveport
1t is rumored that the Central, International
Great Northern, and Texas and Pacific rail
roads have been blOckaded. A perfect panic