Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-23

INTERNAL REV NUE.-I06 reCelptS from THIS
source to-day were s1l6 27t.I3.
GOOD SIZED BLACK TRUNK filled with Unit
ted States bonds and coupons was re ceived at
the Treasury Department to-day from Europe.
GovEENoR SHEPHERD to-day authorized the
CONTROLLER Of the District to pay Messrs. EN-
maH, Dunbar & Co., deficiency on account of
TIE Laying OF the SC inch water-main, for which
an apIFOI ration was made by the Leg stature
OF The District Of Columbia.
No INTERRUPTION-The director of the
mint re ceivcd this morning an official dispatch
from Virginia City, Nevada, stating that the
operations of the producing mines on the Com
sock lode will not be interfered with in the
slightest degree by the recent fire in the Yellow
Jacket mine.
CONSCIENCE SMITTES.-Treasurer Spinner
has received conscience contributions as fol-
lows Sixty dollars from a Philadelphia peni-
tent and enc dollar from New York city. The
Philadelphia smitten subject specially desired
that an acknowled gment of his case be made in
the Philadelphia papers.
THE DISTRICT OFFICES. - Although the
terms of commissions of nearly all the District
officers expire to-day, they Will remain in their
respective positions for the present. It is
understood that the Governor will not make his
list OF appointments until the middle of Octo.
Der.
number of money orders issued during the ifs
cal year ending June 30th last, exceeded the
number issued during the previous year by
about 100000. The amount of money orders is
sued Ia and paid during the last fiscal year was
So ,OOO, eco, against SIS, 600 for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1872.
RELICS OF THE PAsT-Secretary Belknap
has engaged James Parton, the historian, to
arrange for the publication of original manu-
script papers of General Washington, which re-
Gently came into the possession of the War de-
partment Among the papers is the original
order book used by Washington when he was in
command of the army in the field.
OPEN AIR CoNCERT.-The following is the
programme Of music by the Marine band, Prof
l.. Schneider, conductor, for the concert to be
given at the Capitol grounds tomorrow evening:
l. Grand March, Adult; 2. Cavatina, from the
opera Nabucco, Verdi; 3. Song, 81 Think of
Thee, Abt; 4. Grand Fantasia, with variations
from the opera. III POliuto, including clarionetto
obligato by Prof, Schneider; g. Position Waltz
kossl; 9. Cavitina La Zaire di Nella, Rossini.
PRESIDENT GRANT and Gen. Babcock left
this morning for Long Branch. They dined
with Governor Shepherd last evening, Attor-
ney General Williams and other prominent
0hcials being among the invited guests The
PRESIDENT and several members of his Cabinet,
with General Sherman, have signiied their
intention of attending the fair to be held at
October.
PosTMAsTRRs APPoINTED.-The following
appointments (PresidentisD of postmasters
have been made: X. p. Fendick, Columbus
Texas, Mrs. Izora G. johnson, Shelbyyille
Tenn; Russell w. Caswell. Macon, Mo-; Chris
tan Y. Long, Carthage, III George w. Lynn,
NATION, Ill; John +. Ramsey, Eureka, Neya-
da; VIM. L. McQuigg; Calvin A. Marble, New
burgh, o., and Alex. s. Richardson, Chester G.
H., South Carolina.
THE SALE OF STAMPS AND STAMPED ENvE-
LoPEs.-The forthcoming report of the Sixth
Auditor will show that there was an increase
Of million and a quarter of dollars in the
postage stamps and stamped envelopes sold
during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1873 over
me hiscal year ending June 50, 1872. This
result cannot be attributed to the repeal eff the
ranking privilege as that act did not 90 into
operation until July LIST last.
DIR. JOHN B. BLAKE yesterday accented the
appointment rendered him by the President as
a member of the Board of Public Works vice
a. X. Shepherd appointed Governor Our citi-
zens have cause TO congratulate themselves on
the acceptance Of this important trust by a
ciuZen so well known and highly respected for
his integrity: first because 1t indicates his ap-
prevail or the great work of improvement in
progress and the manner of its execution, and
second because 1t Is an additional guarantee
that the public confidence enioyed by the board
as at first constituted will be extended to the
reorganized body.
PERsoNAL.-Col. Robert NJ. Douglass, late
private secretary to President Grant, is in town
....Treasurer Spinner Is quite i'll with malarial
fever. Senator Chandler, of Michigan is Wis
Ling the home of his fathers, in Bedford n.
IL. Hon. Wilder d. Forest, member of Com
gress from the fifth district of Michigan is so
III that his life is despared of. IL. Gen. G. P.
Stone, formerly Of Massachusetts, and now
Minister of War of Egypt, writes to the Smith
sonian Institute that he has procured for it per-
feet casts of some of the most remarkable sculp-
ture and bss-reliefs in Egypt. "A number of
arrived at Omaha.
"THE GRANDRsT CAPITAL IN THE WORLD"
Among the many congratulatory letters received
by Governor Shepherd is the following from a
prominent politician and influential citizen of
the west
"My Dear Sir: The announcement of your
appointment to the honorable Office of Governor
of the Territory (or District) of Columbia is
most gratifying to me.
will be made, as it should be, the pride Of the
whole country. Probably no public man has
been as thoroughly abused as yourself, for your
energetic and earnest efforts to improve and
beautify Washington. Rest assured, my dear
sir, that the Great Northwest is not insensble
of the honest and enterprlsing course you have
pursued, and that should "tug" come and
help be needed you will have able and influential
support from this section of the country. iTurn
not to the right or to the left but 90 ahead.
Express no regrets, make no apologies
answer ali carpng yin sa and Will Will
prove itself to be what we all wish It, the grand
est capital in the world"
The PoLARIs CREW EN- ROUTE FOR HOME
The members of the Polaris expedition left
Dundee yesterday in company with the Ameri-
can vice consul for Liverpool TO take the steam