Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-05-05


source to-day were 81 ,025 ,5o5.75.
INDIAN COMMISSIONERS SMITH will return
from New York to- morrow.
SECRETARY BELkNAP will go to his home in
Keokuk, Iowa, where he will spend week.
and return here ahout the 18th inst.
THE sIooP-oF-wAR ST. MARY's is expected
to arrive at Norfolk soon from the Pacific sta
ton.
REAR ADMIRAL CASE sails from New You
on Wednesday in the steamer Scotia for Eu-
rope, to relieve Rear Admiral ALDEN of the
command OF the European feet. Admiral Case
will meet Admiral Alden at Nice, France, and
relieve him Of the command
COMPETITIVE ExAMINATIoN.--On or about
the 10th of the present month there will be a
competitive examination at .he interior depart
Ment to I'LL three fourth GLASS vacancies in the
Pension Off Zoe. Nune but clerks OF the Pension
Office will be allowed to compete.
ALREADY candidates spring up for the seat
in Congress so suddenly vacated by the death
of the Hon. James Brooks. Mr.. .. 5. Cox is
naturally the first mentioned. Gen. James s,
Thayer Us likely to be another, and 10 prove a
rmidable competitor to Mr.. Cox. Mr.. Robert
Is. Roosevelt might be third.-N. Y. Tribune.
The CONGRESSIONAL CONSCIENCE FUND
George g. Gorham, secretary of the Senate, for
the amount of Congressional back paw, due
MT. Sumner, and which the latter requested be
covered into the Treasury. Up to this date
"enty-seven Representatives and Senators
have turned their swag i;,to the.Treasurv The
total amount thus far turned in is Sill, 222g7.
-FOUR REAR .pNIRALs are to be retired from
SctlVe SERVE this year under the new law of
congress placing them on the retired list at the
August; Charles Steadman, in September; VIM
Rodgers Taylor, IN November; and Thornton
A jenkins, In December. The retirement of
these officers promotes COmmodOres John }.
Aliny, j. ii. Strong, Z. G.. ParrOtt and VIM.
Reynolds to the grade OF rear admiral.
TIE POSTAL CARDS ALL RIGHT TINS TINE.
Third Assistant Postmaster General Barber to-
day received a proof sheet of the last postal
calds manufactured by the Morgan envelope
company, of Springfield, Massachusetts, and
Eronounces the specimens entirely satisfactory.
The company is now manufacturing SOD. 900
cards per day, and by the last of this week all of
the large cities will he supplied.
A FASHIONABLE WEDDING.-Early next
month Mr.. Harry Cooke, son of the Governor,
is to marry the beautiful Miss Dodge, of George
town. This will be the consum nation of a love
affair OF several years standing, although both
parties are quite young. The wedding will be
one OF uncommon interest and beauty, for the
month and its surroundings will lend their aid
| TO beautfy and adorn.-'Fay," ia Louisville
| Journal.
THE LAST OF THE LOUDoUN COUNTY, VA,
| CLAIMS PAP.-Fhe Treasury department to-
day paid the INST of the claims of loyal citizens
of LoudOn county, Va, for live stock seized for
the use of the army by the military authorities
| of the United States in conformity with an
order of Major Gen. Sheridan of November q
| 1864 There were 1Si claims, amounting in the
| aggregate to SCI ,e213l. The payment of these
i IN adj m Will tha ~
January e, 1873.
Arms FOR WASHINGTON TERRIToRY-The
| Secretary of the Interior has received the fol-
lowing telegram from Governor Ferry, of Wash
ingtsn Territory" There are strong indica-
tons of hostility among the Indians in this
territory. Emissaries from the Modocs have
probably visited them. The settlers have called
upon me for arms There are none in the terri
tory. L await instructions" Five hundred
stand OF arms, with equipments, will be fur
hlshed by the department, the militia only to
use them, however. under federal direction.
CLERICAL APpoINTMENrs.-The following
persons have been selected from those who
competed in the recent examination at the
Treasury for appointment frst-class clerks
| in the department named +. w Roach, ID. c.;
| NJ. Brush, n. Y; J. H. Lichliter, Va; Jas. G.
Fernald, Ohio; A. Watrous, Va. Irving 5.
Brewer, H.; G. g. Bantz, Md; w. Crane, jr.,
Pa; c. b. Gilbert, Me-. w. c. Keech, n. Y:
z. 7: Chippinger, Ind; H. w. Hardman, y. Y;
ID. Bnns, ILL.,; 4. j. Thomas, La; A. b. Bibb,
ID. e.; W. Z. Richards, d. c.; j. q. Crosby,
Mass.
| CHANCES IN STATIONS OF REVENUE MA
| RINE OFFIcERs.-The following changes i'm the
| stations of revenue marine officers have been
| made: Capt. A. A. Fengar, detached from the
Delaware at Mobile and ordered to Phiadel-
phia to report to the department.; LIST Lieut.. G..
W. Smith, detached from the command of the
Guthrie at Baltimore and ordered to the Chase
| at Ogdensburg. n. Y; LIST Lieut. Russell Glover,
ordered to the Guthrie at Baltimore; I'd Lieut..
A. ID. Littlefeld, detached from the Nj :asin
| at Newport and placed on waiting orders; I'd
Lieut.. III. l.. Sturgis, detached from the Camp
bell at New London, and ordered to the Mecca
| sin; I'd Lieut. 4. ID. Walker, detached from the
Petrol at Pensacola and ordered to the Camp
| bell; I'd Lieut.. w. III. Roberts, detached from
| the Racer at Charleston, S. c., and ordered to
| report to the department here in person; I'd
Lieut.. Ii. ID. Smith, detached from the DObbin
| at Castine, Me-, and ordered to the Racer: I'd.
Lieut.. K. Barstow detac he'd from the Nansemond
| at Savannah, and ordered to the Perry at Erie
| Pa; I'd. Lieut.. +. j, SimmOnds, detached from
| the Relief at Galveston, Texas, and ordered to
| the Nansemond.
| FUNERAL OF THE LATE REPRESENTATIVE