Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-04-02
EVENING STAR.

EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvENUE.-The receipts from this
source to-day were s49.Sl4.s9.
PERsoNAL.-Mrs. j. p. Newman was at the
National Hotel, Jaeksonvillej Florida, March
18th. -------
SECRETARY DELANo has gone to his home at
Mt. Vernon, Ohio, on private business, and will
be absent about week.
GEN. EATON, Commissioner of Education,
will attend the Vienna exposition, if his duties
permit.
THE NEW INDIAN COMMISSIONER. Mr.. Ed
ward p. Smith, viii assume his duties to-
morrow.
SECRETARY RoBEsoS has appointed VIM.
W. Richardson, Of New York, carpenter in
the navy.
VICE PRESIDENT WILSON handed over to
Treasurer Spinner for the benefit of the govern
ment the additional compensation due him as
Senator.
THE PAYMENTS made from the Treasury de-
partment by warrants during the month of
March were three millions of dollars and more
in excess of those for February.
Col. FRANK JONES, chief of the redemption
division of the United States Treasurers office,
was taken suddenly i'll yesterday, and was re-
moved to his residence in Georgetown.
GEN. W. H. H. TERRELL will continue to
discharge the duties of Third Assistant Post
master General for a few days. Mr.. +. w.
Barber, of Michigan, his successor, is in the
city, and will probably quality next week.
Mr.. JOHN s. DRLANo, chief clerk of the In
terror Department, is now in New Orleans, and
will not probably return here until the latter
part of the present month. His health is slowly
improving.
KCKLUx PARDoN.-The President has di-
rected warrant of pardon to be issued to Wal
ter p. Anthony, convicted OF kuklux outragcs
in South Carolina about one year ago, and sem
fenced to eight years Imprisonment in the AL
bany penitentiary. Anthony was about Is
years of age when convicted, and has served
out one year Of the sentence.
THERE ARE But THREE members of the Cab
met now in town, Secretaries Robson, Rich
ardson, and Attorney General Williams Sec
rotary Fish has gone to New York, Secretary
Deiano to his home in Ohio, Secretary Belknap
on tour of inspection west, and Postmaster
General Cresswell on pleasure trip south.
REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF EpUcA-
TIoN-COngress at its last session author zed
the printing of 20, 600 extra copies of the ANIMAL
report of the commissioner of educatisp for tn q
portion OF the report is now in type, andsit will
probably be ready within few weeks.
A WASHINGTON PHYSICIAN ON THE NORTH
ERN BOUNDARY SURvEY.-Assistant Surgeon
Elliott COues, L. S. A., (of this city, has been
relieved from his present duties and ordered to
st. Paul, MIMI, to report to the commissioners
for the survey of the nOIthern.boundary to ac-
company the expedition as medical officer and
naturalist.
COMMANDER STEPHEN b. LUCE has been Or
dered to duty as a member of the board of
examiners at the naval academy in place of
Capt. William n. LETTERS, whose orders TO that
board have been revoked. Capt. Jeifers will be
assigned to the charge of the ordnance bureau
in place of Rear Admiral Case, who will take
command OF the European fleet, relieving Rear
Admiral Alden. The examining board at An
napoiis is for the purpose of examining mid
shipmen for promotion to the rank Of ensign.
OFFICIAL POSTAGE STAMPs.-Secretary
Richardson has issued a circular, addressed to
the heads of bureau in the Treasury Depart-
ment, reminding them OF the fact that the
Thanking privilege is abolished from july LIST
next, and informing them that they will be
furnished on requisiton with the necessary Off
clal stamps which must only be used for official
business. Heads OF bureaus will be required to
these stamps have been used.
NAVAL CHANGEs.-Lieut. Commander G. c.
Wiltze, detached from the Pensacola navy
yard and placed on waiting orders. Lieutenant
II. nj. Berry, detached from the Pensacola and
placed on waiting orders. Lieutenant John C..
Rich ordered to the receiving ship Potomac at
Philadelphia. Master Richard Wainwright or
dered to the hydrografhic Office in this city.
Master n. j. X. Patch, ordered to duty on the
north Atlantic station. First Assistant Engi-
10 .rf,.
OF steam engineering at the Navy department.
APPOINTMENT OF PosrMAsrERs.-The Pres
ident appointed the following postmasters YES
teroay:-J. G. McPheeters, Bloomington, Ind;
Augustus T. Jones, North Bridgewafer Mass;
Jasper ID. Orcutt, Mortified, Vt; Eliza Jane
Graves, Onarga, I'LL, VIM. MeKenna, Shreve-
port, La.i Daniel F. Brantlinger, Louisiana.
Mo-; Louis F. klosterman, Cape Girardeau,
Mo-; James NJ. Watts, Delphi, Ind; Robert
Shields, Neenah, Wis; Mrs: Clara L. Nichols,
mic City, Wyoming; LothariO b. Cockern,
Cathage, Ills; and Benjamin p. Croker, Cam
bridge, n. Y.
ECONOMY IN THE WAR DEPAETMENr.-Gen-
eral orders No 81, for the War Department,
direct that in view of the limited appropriations
granted by Congress for the expenses of the
war department for certain purposes, all ex-
penditures for building material and the con-
structiOn and repair of buildings which require
10 be paid from the appropriation for barracks
pended, and that no further expenditures be
made for these purposes until the beginning OF
the next fiscal year. 1t is also ordered that all
civilians employed upon the construction and
repair of such buildings be discharged, and en-
listed men so employed be relieved from such
duty, until further orders; and that the pay or
extra duty men employed upon such construc-
ton and repair of buildings, which may be a
charge upon the appropriation for incidental
expenses of the quartermasters department
shall cease from the date of the receipt OF this
order.
ALL ABOUT THE NEW POSTAL CARDs-As
stated in THE STAR few days since, 5000 600
of the new postal cards authorized by Congress
will be delivered to the Postmaster General for
issue, by the Morgan envelope company of
Springfield. Mass, on the LIST proximo. 1t has
been stated that there will he two binds Of