Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-06-30

Il fihsI LIEUT.. OHARLks ,. SMITH, 9Th artll-
iery, has been relieved from signal duty, and
ordered to proceed to his regiment.
THE RECEIPTS FROM INTERNAL REVENUE
to-day were s595, 1857. Total for the month,
S9,051 ,505.3s. Total for the fiscal year, s1Ii,-
Az, 5E0.s4.
CHIEF ENGINEER George s. Bright and First
Assistant Engineer Robert Gunnell, both of this
city, have been placed on the retired list of
naval officers on account of disability contracted
by long and faithful service.
LIEUT.. ROBERT CRAIG, U. 8. A, will be re-
lieved at the Signal office to- morrow by Prof.
Cleveland abb, in charge of the receipt of
weather kilograms and determining the weather
probabilities.
RErREsBNrATIvR-ELEcr WIN. WHITING. from
the Sd Massachusetts district, died last evening
at his residence, at Boston Highlands, OF in
famnation of the bowels. He was formerly
connected with the War department.
THE TRHUANTEPEc CANAL PRoJEcr.-Pres-
ident Lerdo, OF Mexico, has promised to soon
forward to our government the basis of a treaty
in relation to the Tehuantepec canal and rail-
road.
INTERNAL REVENUE APPoIHTMENTs-The
following appointments were made to-day:
Guagers-James G. Huntington, 9th district Of
Missouri; Thomas s. Spangler, Ind; j. r. Bill,
III. Storekeepers-Philip K. O'Reily, Ind, and
Frank Cassell, Ill.
The STEAMER TIGRRss, purchased by the
government for the expedition in search of the
Polaris, arrived in New York from st Johns
Saturday. Secretary Robson made trip down
the bay In her yesterday and EXPRESSED himself
well pleased with the vessel.
END OF THE FISCAL Wharf.-The various
heads of the bureaus OF the several depart
I'M oIa
accounts for the fiscal year ending to-day On
and after tomorrow the appropriations Tor the
year ending July LIST, 1874, will become avail
able.
NEWS FROM THE l.. 5. STEAMSHIP PORTS
NoUTH-The Navy department has received
advices under date OF May 18th, from the United
States steamship Portsmouth then in harbor at
health of the officers and crew excellent, and
he expected to leave to make additional sound
Ings on 9TH Of June.
Hon. WIN. p. FRYE, in his speech at Com
mencement Dinner, made some telling humor-
Gus illusions, one of which, in speaking OF the
"salary grab, !" was this -" Even a friend came
into my house the other day, and seeing pic
tuFe hanging against the WALL ventured to ask
Mrs. Frye if that was a steal engraving !''-Lslc-
tstoH (He.) Journal
The APPROPRIATION for the next fiscal year
becoming available tomorrow, the Treasury
department will call for designs for preparing
new plates for the notes Of the national banks
upon which counterfeits have been detected
IL vii be rendered that designs were called for
In March last, but no satisfactory one was pre-
scented, and under decision of the first con-
trolier that no part Of the appropriation for the
work was suspended. Now that the appropri-
ation Is available, work will begin at once.
THE PRssIpEHT's PROCLAMATION has been
prepared to be issued on the lst Of July, an
nouncing the going into effect on that day of
articles IL 10 20, inclusive, Of the Treaty of
washington, the necessary legislation hayino
Deen adopted on the part Of the Imperial Par
Britain, the legislature Of Canada and Prince
Edwards Island on the one SIDE and bv the
Congress CT The Isoited States ON the other.
TIE PoLARIs SBARoH ExPKDrrIoN.-The
Navy department has not been advised By the
secretary that he has ordered the Nipsic to
New York to proceed TO the Arctic regions In
Il Is sns g re should prove
that the
raneer 1" -.ruIy possible, however, thatay-
-.u.snts can be fully completed tn Emit Of
tne departure Of the "I;gress until after July
UNCLE SANS FINANCIAL PROGRAMME FOR
JULY.-The Assistant Treasurer at New York
has been directed by the Secretary Of the Trea-
sury 10 give notice that during the month Of
second, fourth and NTH Thursdays each, and
one-and-a- half millions on the third Thursday,
and that he win purchase one half million bonds
sell i've and a half millions gold, and buy half
million bonds.
GENERAL SHERIDAN recently avowed, in an
attractive little speech at Indianapolis, that he
gained the battle Of winchester almost
entirely" in consequence of Information fur
nished by an Union" your lady, Miss Wright,
municate with her. Finaily he wrote her q
letter On tissue paper, which &c rolled and COM
pressed to the aze Of his thumb end, and then
was then consigned to the capacious mouth Of q
colossal African, who had confederate pass to
sell vegetables in Winchester. He delivered the
message and returned with the answer, rolled
In the same tin-foil, within two days. 'sShe vas
nice girl and true as steel, said the lieutenant
general the other day, and he fought the battle
the Treasury department, Washington.
TIE REPORT OF The TEXAS FRONTIER
COMMISSION has been transmitted to the secre-
tary Of State. The commission state that the
general situation Of the border as described in
their preli minary report Of December 10th,
1872, RENAL NJ unchanged. They recommend
the removal Of the marauding Kickapoos to
their proper reser vation They state that the
raids Of Mexican mar RAIDERS cannot be entirely
stopped by the United States military forces,
uoWcNcf WetcuIuip Out can only Do att8lneu Dy
resOlute demand on the part Of the general
governments Of the republic Of Mexico TO put
down the irregular banditti who for many
years past have impoverished Western Texas
and wantonly shed the blood Of its citizens.
The statements Of the commission ON all sub
jects connected with the investigation are
directly from the recorded evidence, taken as
carefully as possible, and from the personal ex-
animation which, under sense Of duty, was
carefully made during the investigation. The
total amount Of claims, consequential and
actual, as reported by the commission. foots up
Si8, 500, 235.25.
PERsoNAL-Ool. T. p. Robb, chairman OF
the Texas border commission, leaves to- day for
Chicago, the labors Of the commission having
terminated. ."-Secretary Fish will spend the
Fourth Of July at his residence on the Hudson.
Hon. L. A. Hurlbert, Of Illinois, General
Farnworth's successor In Congress, and former
y Minister ct B0eoea, 10 in the city. .'-.Sec-
retsry Richardson, accompanied BY ex-Secro-
tary Boutwell,, returned on Saturday night.
...-Mr. Chew, chief clerk Of the Depar@nent Of
State, who wes stricken with paralysis about Q
week ago, remains In . critical condition, with
ont apparent change. '''-Mr. j. p. Irvine, q
bright and graceful Journalist and magazsnist,
Is going to write mp the "Washington editors,
Journalists, correspondents, sc. He oaght to
be able 10 make some good pictures OF 1.-THE
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