Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-30
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvENUE.-The receipts from this
source to-day were x265, 1859.

source to-day were s965, i46.79.
THE PRESIDENT will remain at Overlook
Mountain House until to-day and will this
evening hold reception at General Shapes,
and return to Long Branch tomorrow.
SECRETARY BELKNAP will return to Wash
ington tomorrow. He will bring with him
about forty nominations of persons now in civil
life to be second lieutenants in the army.
THE SYNDICATE to-day made their final set
Element with the Treasury department for the
fifty million of fye-twenties called on the first
of March last.
THE LARGEST SHIPMENT 9F POSTAL CARDS
yet made in one day was on Monday last, when
1,O01, 200 cards were shipped from the manufac-
tory at Springfield. The company is now print
ing about 10000 cards daily.
A MAN WHO LIKES TO PAY PosrAeE-A
satisfied citizen, writing to the Postmaster
General on official business, says: a" will avail
myself of this occasion to express my great sat
istactiOn in paying for the first time postage on
letter to the Postmaster General"
DROPPED PROM THE RoLLs.-By direction of
the President and under the provisions of Sec
ton II of the act of Congress, approved July
18th, 1870, First Lieutenant George j. Madden,
18th infantry, is dropped from the rolls of the
army, to date March %, 1873, as a deserter.
Henry, of the Smithsonian Institution, has re-
ceived information that a fine comet was dis
covered at Marseilles, the night of p tn inst.
by Borrelly; its night ascension one hour and
fourteen minutes; defamation south seven de-
grees and thirty-two minutes; motion south
east.
SENATOR MORTON, of Indiana, arrived in
town this morning, greatly improved in health
He comes on business connected with the invest
igation by the Senate committee on privileges
and elections Ordered by the last Congress- into
the manner of electng Presidents and Vice
Presidents, and will be here some days exam
lining documents. He is accompanied by Mr.
R.R Hit, clerk to the committee.
INTELLIGENCE has been received at the
Treasury department announcing the safe
arrival in San Francisco of the officials who had
in charge the eight million dollars in green
backs. The department asserts that it is much
cheaper TO send its officers on this way than to
pay the rates demanded by either the banks or
the express companies for making the transfers
OF large amount Of money.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE has been granted the
following named officers: First Lieutenant W
". Cooke, adjutant eth cavalry, for six months,
with permission to 60 beyond the sea; First
Lieutenant G; A Earnest, Sth infantry, for six
months, to take effect after the return of the
Yellowstone expedition; First Lieutenant d. A.
Irwin, 4th infantry, for three months to take
effect when his services can he spared by the
superintendent mounted recruiting service.
The leave of absence granted Surgeon j. H.
FrantZ has been extended seventy days on sur
geon's certificate of disability.
New LIFE-SAvISG STATIONS CAPTAINS
Faunce and Merryman, of the revenue marine
service, and S. F. kimball, chief of that bu-
reau, the commission appointed to inquire As to
what points new life-saving stations shall be
established, will leave here next week for a
tour of inspection on the lakes, to determine a.
to what points such stations shall be located.
how Qu RnUnY. Al fa1 hair
entire Atlantic coast, and the report thereon is
now being prepared. They will proceed to the
Pacific coast upon the completion of their in
spectlon OF the lakes before returning to Wash
Ington.
PERSONAL. - Hon. John G. Breckenridge
passed through Washington yesterday, on his
way to New York. ..'.GOvernor Cooke re-
turned to the city yesterday from his brief visit
to Cape May. ''''Prof. j. NJ. Langston, of this
city, will deliver an address before the National
Educational Convention at Ithaca, n. Y, on
the 9th of August; on the 9th he addresses the
people attending the emancipation celebration;
and on the 18th he speaks before similar meet
ing at Geneva. MIR. and Mrs. j. w. Knowl-
ton returned TO the city last evening from Raw
ley Springs. where they have been staying
ever since their marriage in June last. ''''Mr.
VIM. +. Hoffman is in town from Cane Nav,
looking in excellent condition. He returns 10
the Cape after attending to business matters.
- Mr.. p. NJ Dubant and family are at Cape
paper Row." is enjoying himself vastly at ST.
Georges Island, Piney Point.
COMPETITIVE Observation-Disclosures has
been issued that a competitive examination of
applicants from other grades Of the group. for
the purpose of filling vacancy in the position
of principal book-keeper, grade two, group A,
in the office of the Treasurer of the United
States, If any applicant shall, on examination,
be found competent, will be held at the rooms
OF the board of examiners for the Treasury de-
partment, No. 1928 street, on Thursday, Au-
81 hRoIn nln of NJ lnRE
tending to compete are requested to notify the
board OF examiners, in writing, on or before
the 4th day of August, 1873, of their intention
to appear. Similar notices have also been
issued for the purpose of filling one vacancy in
class four, one in class three, and one in class
two, in the office of the Commissioner OF Gus
toms; also, to I'LL vacancies-one in class four
and one in class two-in the Office of the Fourth
Auditor.
TEN DOLLAR NOTES OF THE New Issue
Secretary Richardson, after a careful examina-
ton of a collection of counterfeit bank notes.
has arrived at the conclusion that the note most
extensively counterfeitedi is of the denomina ion
of ten dollars He has, therefore, ordered new
plates to be gotten ready, and this will be the
only issue made of the new series until after
the meeting of Congress. 1t is expected that
the new notes will be ready for circulation
about the middle of August or list of Septem-
Der. Banks taking the not1s of the new issue
DO so at their own expense, but notes of other
denominations will be supplied as heretofore,
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of the currency. The plates for the backs of
these new ten-dollar notes were received from
New York at the Treasury department yester-
day afternoon, but, not being in accordance
with the specifications. were returned for alter
alton. The department expect they will be
back here in time to commence printing opera
tons next week.
MR.. SUMNER ON MIXED SCHoors.-SeveraI
colored citizens of Washington addressed Sem
ator Sumner a letter congratulatng him on the
recovery of his health, and expressing the hope
that he will be able to resume his labors in the
Senate, where, they say, he has SO long and
faithfully contended for the equal rights of
men. They also mention that they now
agitating the question Of a common school sys-
tenn in this District for all children, feeling
confident that this is the only true way in which
children can be educated, without prejudice
and discrimination on account Of race, color,
or nationality. Mr.. Sumner has acknowledged
the receipt Of the note in q letter, in which he
repeats, in the strongest terms, his adherence
to the principle of equal rights for all men,
and urges the colored citizens to continue to
demand and preserve them. He points out
that all advanc in the direction of equal civil
rights have first been made in the District of