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


source to-day were S32S. 6I066.
The cLEARANcEs of the Associated banks
yesterday amounted to AZ 27S.26.
ArPolN TEU.-The President has appointed
William v Copeland surveyor of customs for
Omaha, Nebraska.
A DELEGATION OF Pima and Maricopa Indian
chiefs have arrived at San Diego, en- route to
San Francisco, and then to Washington.
REsIGSED.-Attorney General Williams has
received and accepted the resignation of C. X.
Mobiley, L. 5. attorney for the southern district
of Florida.
THE CHARMING LOTTA is winning all hearts
by her grace, beauty, sprightltness and
piquancy. Tonight she appears in her new
play of " Zip" in which she is said to be
immense. President Grant and his family will
be present at the performance tonight.
PERsoNAL.-The friends of the "good gray
poet" Walt Whitman, will be sorry to hear
that he has had relapse and is considered in a
precarlous condition. Senator Chandler is
in the city. Gen. n. z. Chapman and wife
have returned to their home in this city from
their European trip.
PRESIDENT GRANT in response TO An invita-
ton to attend the Maryland Institute fair now
in progress at Baltimore, has notified the
president of the institute by letter, that il he
can do so he will visit the exposition with q
portion of his Cabinet on some day before its
close. Invitations have also been sent to Gen.
sherman aud staff to visit the fair.
THE SENATE CHAPLAINCY.-The Washing
ton correspondent of the New York Times saws
that 1.-THE most prominent candidate for the
vacancy in the Senate chaplaincv expected to
be caused by the absence of Rev. DR.. Newman
next winter is Rev. DIR. o. II. Tiffany, pastor of
the Metropolitan Nj. f. church, who failed OF
election last winter by only few votes.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Commander Geo. A. Ste
vens to temporary duty at Norfolk, Va; Lieut.
Louis A. Kingsley to the photographic Office,
Washington, ID. c.; Master A NJ. Thockara to
the Asiatic station. Detdched Commander
Edward I. Nichols from duty as a member OF
the examining and retiring board at Washing
ton, and ordered to command the navy ward
Boston; Ensign VIM. G. Mayor from the Ports
mouth ana placed on waiting orders; Surgeon
Charles H. Burbank from the navy yard, NJ are
Island, and placed on sick leave.
THE LATE PROV. GEORGE NJ. SCHAEFPRR-
1t meeting of the Philosophical society OF
Washington, held October 4th, Pref. Joseph
Henry in the chair, and Theodore Gill, esq =,
secretary, resolutions were adopted expressing
profound regret on the decease of their col
league, Prof. George III. Schaeffer, an associate
personally endeared to them, and who was for
many years earnestly devoted to the cultivation
and promotion of general science. The resolu-
tions express the high appreciation by the soce-
ty OF the eminent abilities OF their departed
friend, and OF the unusually wide and varied
range of his scientific attachments, and con-
clude by rendering sincere sympathy to his fam
lily in their bereavement.
The PRESIDENTS DEPOSIT IN THE FIRST
NATIONAL BAEK.-The very sensational story
told about the withdrawal OF President Grants
deposit from the First National Bank the day
before the failure turns out to have been an eff
fort of somebody's Imagination. The facts are
that the President never had q special deposit
with the First National, nor one that pre-
tended to be special. He was not allowed in
terest on his balances, and his account only
covered his salary, which the bank drew and
placed to his credit, TO be checked out precisely
like any other deposit. On the LIST OF Septem-
Der the Presidents account showed that he had
10 his credit about $500 His balance was not
increast q at all during the month, and on the
18th, three days before the suspension, hi. ac-
count showed an Over-draft of 81. This over
draft has since been paid TO the Receiver, and
he account closed. The President never had =
little tin box on deposit in this bank, and he
was in Pittsburg the day it is said to have been
carried over to the White House to him. He
did have, however, box in the bank of Jay
Cooke & Co., containing his private valuable
papers, and among other things the registered
RawliHs bonds which he holds in trust; but not
dollar of money. This box was taken ayay
about week after the bank closed, on or about
the same day that the oyer-draft OF the First
National was paid.-W Wash. Cor. ". Y Times,
MAIL ROBBER CAUGHT.-FOr some time
past money letters passing thrOu Oh Fannetts-
burg, Fulton county, Pa. post Office, OCCASION
ally missed reaching their destination, and were
never again heard from. This nnal ly aroused
suspicion that all was not right, and the Post
master, named James Miller, was suspected as
the guilty party. detective was ordered to
work up the affair. decOy OF money letters
was sent, and the detective having gone to Fan
nettsburg wednesday, secreted himself at night
near the post office. About o'clock yesterday
morning he caught the Official in the act of rob
blng the letters of money. He was Immediate
ly arrested and conveyed to Philadelphia. The
prisoner is brother of Este Miller, who ia in
the penitentiary for rObbing the mail on the
South Mountain Railroad, on which he was the
agent
THE EVANGELICAL CONGRESS. After our
Geographic report OF the proceedings OF the
Evangelical Alliance closed yesterday Presi-
dent Worlsey read paper on the Constitution
and government of the United States. A paper
was also read on The Sabbath made for Man"
The afternoon session was devoted to a free dis
cussiOn of the relations of the church and state
which was participated in by Revs. Mr.. Bru
not, Stevenson, Grant, Burnet and English. At
the second section, held in st. Pauls NJ. f..
Church, paper was read by Rev. j. L.. NJ.
Curny, l.. l.. D., of Richmond, on the influence
of Christianity on civil and religious liberty
which excited considerable enthusiasm.
CURRENCY RgsUMFTIoN.-The Cincinnati
clearing house association yesterday decided to
issue no additional clearing house certificates,
and also retired $4,000 already issued, thus re-
ducing the aggregate to $50 900. They also
appointed a committee to devise plan for set
Element between the banks while the process of
retiring the certificates shall be proceeding. anu
Instructed president Cook to correspond with
the clearing houses OF New York and the cities
in the west and south relative to the mode and
time of currency resumption.
TRoTTING AT WINCHESTER AND A RIDER
KILLRD.-At the West Virginia state fair held
at Winchester yesterday, John L. Sewers three
year old colt Buckskin won the trotting race.
At the start of the first race the horse upon
which Upton G. Long, of Cumberland, Md,
was riding, SHE'D the track, jumped the fence,
pitched him over head foremost, and fell upon
him as he landed on the opposite side, breaking
all the ribs of his left side. He died this even
ing. Leng is the second rider this horse (Hark-
away has killed within year.
FIGHT BETWEEN VIRGINIA PoLITICANs.-A
fight took place in Richmond, on Main street,
on TUESDAY, between Z. Ma ssey, Senator from
King William county, and John w. Wolff.
Massey charged WOltz and General WIckham
with packing the Lynchburg convention in the
interest of Mcmahon, and repeating 1t. Wolff
called him damn liar with An offensive doscrip-
tive adjective. Wolff then struck Massey in
the face several times. The parties were then
separated by Congressman Sener, and the
wounded were borne from the neld.