Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-10-07

sour ce to-day were s1s1 ,l79.3s.
SENATOR CAMERON was among the callers
at the White House to-day.
The PRESIDENT, accompanied by General
Sherman and Colonies Mccoy and Poe, of the
Iatter's staff, will attend the reunion of the
army of Tennessee at Toledo, Ohio, leaving
here on Monday evening next
JOHN Z. OWENS, who, in his line of comedy,
is not surpassed by any actor in this country or
in Europe for unctuous humor and a keen APP
probation of the ludicrous, will appear at
Walls Opera House next week.
ARRANGEMENTS are about perfected between
the postal departments of the United States and
Germany for the exchange of postal cards on
two cent basis. England and France have thus
tar declined to make similar arrangement.
TIE REGULAR SESSION of the Cabinet was
held to-day, at which all the members were
present except Secretaries Richardson and
Robson. No business of an important nature
was discussed or consummated.
POSTMASTER APPoINTKD.-The President
has appointed William Miller postmaster at
Winchester, Va, riee s. r. Atwell, suspended
Col. Hughes, the republican candidate for gov
ernor, and the republican state central commit
tee, recommended the removal Of Mr.. Atwell.
SALE OF THE PULASKI BUsr.-To-day, in the
Probate Court, Judge DIN, Mr.. Henry Kallu-
sowski, administrator of the estate of Henry ID.
Saunders, deceased, reported the sale of the
bust OF Pulaski (ordered some years ago by Con-
gress from Mr. Saunders, but not accepted } to
Victor &. Klobasse, late of Austria, for 81 900.
The NEW UsIFoRM FOR THE ARMY.-A
Philadelphia paper says the clothing depot of
the Frankford arsenal is now engaged in max
ing the new uniform for the entire standing
army of the country, numbering, In all depart
mt ts. about 10000 men. Over SIX hundred
operatives, mostly women, are constantly en-
gagged in this work.
GOVERNMENT AID FOR MEMPHIS AND
SHREvKPoRT.-The President has requested
the Secretary of War to direct the commissary
| general to send ten thousand rstions to Mem
rbis, Tennessee, for the yellow fever sufferers
/ telegram has been received here from the
l Howard Association at Shreveport, expressing
| gratitude at the action of the government in
| sending rations for the sufferers there.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE have been granted the
following named army officers: Col. P. X. De
Trobriand, 18th infantry, for one year, with per
| mission to go beyond the sea; I'd Lieut.. VIM. L.
| English, 9TH infantry, for six months. The
| leave of absence granted Lieut.. John w. Han
| nay, Sd infantry, has been extended forty-two
days.
EXCHANGING ENGLISH SovKREIaNs FOR
| AMERICAN GoLD.-The director Of the mint is
| advised that the depositing of British sover-
| eigns at the assay Office New York, commenced
l at O'Clock a. m. yesterday, and that up to 4
O'Clock f101 900 equal to $3.50 ,000) had been
received and weighed. Payment for the same
| in United States gold coin, notwithstanding the
| late hour of the deposits, will be made to-day
THE FOLLOWING CHANGES in the stations o;
| commissaries of subsistence have been an
| nounced by the War department:-Capt.T hos
| q. Sullivan to relieve Capt. John W. French
| A. q. s., at San Antonio, Texas; Capt. Samuel
l L. Cushing to relieve First Lieut.. Thos. Blair
| A. c. s., at Santa Ft, New Mexico: Capt. Jere-
| miah H. Gilman to relieve Major NJ. II. Nor
| gan, at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; Capt. Chas
| Mcclure to relieve Capt Thos. Q. Sullivan, q,
l Sioux CITY, Iowa.
| PKRsoNAL.-Count Corti, the italian minis
| ter, will leave here this week for Italy on a
| leave Of absence. go. Master F. W. Nichols
| U. s. N, was before the Naval Examining
| Board to-day for promotion to the next advanced
| grade. Mrs. Edwin NJ. Stanton is again re
ported to be dangerously sick at her home in
l Pennsylvania. Sir II. Stafford Northcote
Secretary to Hon. Russell Quincy, was married
| on Thursday, I'd inst, to Miss Brooke. The
| wedding took place in Montreal, and was at
tended by many other distinguished people.
| MEDICAL CHANGRs.-On the recommends.
ton of the Surgeon General the following
named officers have been relieved from duty In
the department of the east and ordered to re-
port to the commanding general of the depart
| ment OF California for assignment to duty:
Il y. D.
/ ter. Surgeon Charles Il. Alden has been reliev
/ ed from duty in the department of the lakes
| and ordered to the department Of Columbia;
Assistant Surgeon Calvin De Witt has been re :
| lieved from the department of California and
ordered to Harrisburg, Pa.
REAL ADMIRAL l.. M. GoLpsBoRoUaH
| recently in command of the Washington navy
yard, but few weeks since ordered to the
command Of the Asatic feet, was YESTERDAY
placed on the retired list, at his own request b.
| having made application to the President to be
retired, under the act of Congress- authorizing
the retirement of any officer who has been In
the service more than forty years. Admiral
Goldsborough would have been retired severa'
from Congress, his name was au thorized to be
borne on the active list for period of ten years
| longer, under recent act of Congress.
MILITARY PRIsoSs.-The War department
has issued an order dissolving the preliminary
board On military prisons, appointed in special
orders of May 81, 1873, and special orders No.
1874, of July 3, 1873, and under the provisions OF
/ section OF the act entitled Gan act to provide
for the establishment of military prison, And
| ior its government" approved March 8, 1873,
l board has been appointed to adopt plan fol-
l the building of military prison; to frame reg.
| uIations Tor the government of the prisoners In
l accordance with the provisions of the said act
| and for such other purposes as are therein pre-
l scrlbed. The board will consist of Col. Nelson
| A.. Miles, 9Th infantry; Lieut.. Col. William II.
Il r. II.
Judge advocate; Rev. E. G. Wines of New York
| secretary national prison association, and z.
| Brockaway, esq.,, of Detroit Major Barr is ap
pointed recorder of the board.
CURRENCY WITHDRAWN BY BEING DE-
sTRoYED.-One question which seems not to
| nave attracted much attention, but which has
| an important bearing on the monetary troubles
/ is now receiving notice here. That Is, how much
| OF the currency which has been issued by the
| government and banks has actually and abso-
| lutely been withdrawn, by having been de-
stroyed or lost. 1t not possible to estimate thi
| loss accurately, but that large quantities have
l oeen burned In great fires and sunk with
l wrecked vessels Is well known. Besides the
/ ordinary loss Of small amounts has been In the
aggregate for several years q very large sum
l Inc total amount Of currency that has been
| thus taken out Of the nominal amount of cur
| rency that Is In circulation amounts to many
/ millions. 1t fs not believed that enough of the
legal tender reserve of eA. 600 900 has been paid
out, or win be, TO make good the amount lost
| These facts will be made the ground Of q strong
| appeal TO Congress by western interests for az
| increase Oh currency.-Wash. Cor. NJ =. Times
NAVAL ORDERS Commander Jonathan
| Young to the receiving ship Ohio; Lieut. Sam
| beiden to the Fortune; Lieut.. Frederick Collin.