Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-10-29


source to- day were S2St .3ts ~.
THE SUB TREASURE at New York says the
applications for silver yesterday were eompara-
lively few.
MR BINGHAM, tie new United States minis
t-r TO China, has assumed the duties OF his
ofice.
ATPoIETKD.-Ihe President To- day appoint
ed Constantine MCGUIRE collector of interna
revenue at st. Louis.
ILL IN JAPAN.-The first assistant OF Twaku.
IA in the late.Japanese embassy in this city is
sick in Japan, and unable to speak or move.
Nv akura himself is quite i'll.
A GENERAL COURT MARTIAL has been APP
pointed 20 meet at San Antonio, Texas, on tee
1lth of November next, for the trial of Captain
j. l.. Humfreyille, of the ninth cavalry.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House
to-day were +. F. Low, u. s. Minister to China;
DOrman Il. Eaton, Commissioner Douglass,
and General Van Buren,, ex-Unlted States
Commissioner to the Vienna exposition.
QUARTERMAsTERs are directed by general
orders No. los, just issued from the War depart
meDt, to pay bills of express companies for
transportation of pa masters funds when certi-
fec by the proper officer OF the pay department.
PosTNAsTERs APPoINTEp.-The President
ba. appointed the following postmasters: Benz.
Winnie, Carson City, New; Henry H. Moore,
ithaca, n. Y; James r. Angel, Union Springs,
y. Y; james III. Clark, reinstated in place of
George W. Lynn, at Nation, Ill.
GENERAL CHIPMAN's HEALTH, we regret to
state, has not much improved within the past
twenty -four hours, in fact if at all, so little
that his friends fail to notice it. He slept well
last night, but was under the influence of NOR
phine. His disease is bronchial catarrh.
The Senatorial transportation committee ar
rived in Louisville yesterday. The party was
received by the board of trade, and during the
afternoon inspected the canal. Last night the
committee was in session, obtaining infoTma-
ton from the officers OF the canal company con-
c,Ining the status of that work, and hearing
commercial statistics from the board of trade.
The committee will hold another session this
morning, aud leave for st. Louis in the after
noon.
NAVAL ORpERs.-Captain Charles II. Bald
win, L. S. N, has been detached from duty at
the navy yard, Mare Island, California, and Or
deT6d 10 command the naval rendezvous at san
Francisco, relieving Captain PauI Sherley on
the 10th of November. Captain Sherley is
dered as executive officer of the navy yard at
Mare Island Captain VIM. K. Hoffman is de-
tsched from the navy yard, Mare Island, and
ortred to command the Benicia, south Pacific
station, relieving Captain A. q. Clary, who, on
the reporting his relief, is ordered TO return
home and report his arrival.
PRRsoNAL.-Judge Kelly, NJ. G. from Penn
sylvania, and Senator Sargent, of California
are in the city. .''.Ex- Senator COrbett AMI
lady have returned from Europe, having been
absent since May last. Their arrival at the Bre-
WORT, New York, is announced. Among
the arrivals in New York on Monday were the
following: General W. 4. Sherman; Senator
John Z. Stockton; Congressman James Il
Beck, of Kentucky; Lieutenant Commander j
J. Read, U. s. N; Commodore Fairfax, U. S
n; Professor Benjamin PIERCE, of the Coast
Survey: General A. A. Humphreys, chief of the
engineer corps.
PROMOTIONS To REAR ADxIRAL-During
the next four months the following named re ar
admirals Of the U. S. navy will be placed on the
retired list: VIM. Rodgers Taylor, 9Th of No
yember; Thornton A. jenkins, 18th of Deem
Der; Benjamin F. Sands, 18th of February. The
retirement OF the above-named officers wi pro-
mote the following named commOdores TO the
grade OF rear admiral in the order in whic
they are named: Enoch G.. Parrot, VIM. Rey-
nolds, and Fabius Stanley. Rear Admiral .len
kins was appointed in the navy from the stat
Of Virginia, Rear Admiral Taylor from Rhod e
Island, and Rear Admiral Sands from Mary
land, and each of them have been forty-four
years in the service.
IMPORTANT DECISION IN LAND CASSIE
the matter of the Dardanelle Mining company
VS.. the California Mining company, Carson City
land district, Nevada, the Secretary of the Iu-
terror has affirmed the decision of the commits
sioner of the general land Office holding that
the verifcatOn of an adverse claim under the
act OF May 10, 1872, which provides that Oaths
be taken before officers authorized to admins
ter oaths in the land district where the mining
claim is located, could not be made before a
commissioner of deeds for the state of Nevada
residing IN California. The Secretary holds
that the Limitation to the land district was for
the purpose of rendering it practicable to pun
making Oaths The decision Of the general
land office rejecting the application of Gauda-
loupe T.. Arguelle to purchase part OF the
Mlllijo or La Punta rancho, in Los Angeles dis
trict, California, under the seventh section act
of Congress of July q, 1866, has been affirmed
by the Secretary of the Interior.
The REPORT Of the Second Auditor of the
Treasury will show that the number Of accounts
examined bv that bureau during the past hscal
year was As ,969, of which 80 40 were for bounty
arrears OF pay, etc., aggregating over Si9, 900,
OOO Three hundred and ninety-two charges
hmountingto S5I Isl, were raised against Off
GERS OF the army and volunteers ON account OF
over payments and double payments, and
$500 OF this sum was recovered and turned in
TO the treasury. The accounts of fOrty-three
paymasters have been balanced, an aggregate
of nearly $4,000 having been deposited bv
them to cancel their Indebtedness to the United
States. The office continues on the alert for
fraudulent claims. and the Auditor is deter
mined that rigorous prosecution shall follow
every detected case involving fraud, forgery
the unlawful Withholding of money by claim
aktblS, &C. rive hundred and twn1ty-Seven
OF such cases were disposed of during the wear
ana SI4,OCO recovered. These include the
amount recovered IN the cases of white soldiers
$1,000; recovered in the cases of colored sol
dieTs, principally through the agency of the
Freedmen's branch OF the Adjutant Generais
once, 81 GA the amount wrOngfully withheld
by claim agents and secured to the rigbtful
owners, 81 .2gI; amount OF judgments recovered
$4,000, &c. With the continued aid OF the
officers of the Adjutant Generals department
having charge of Freedmens Bureau affairs
the Solicitor of the Treasury and the United
States District officers, it is anticipated that the
fraudulent practices in the bounty claim bust
ness will soon be effectuslly suppressed.
ARRIVAL OF ANOTHER INDIAN DELEeA-
TIoN-How THEY LOOK AND WHAT TREY
CONE FoR.-Another delegation Of Indians
southern Arrapahoes) arrived in the city YES
terday, in charge of Mr.. j. f. Williams, special
agent. The delegation consists of Powder
Face, lthe principal chief and his favorite
wife, Wauk; Yellow Bear. Little Wolf Medicine
Pipe, Fool Dog, and the Ute boy FRIDAY, ;" the
son Of Ouray, the Ute chief recently In Wash
ington. None of them, except Powder Face,
have ever been to Washington before. Trey
are stalwart set Of men, and dress mainly in
aboriginal costume. Some of them have on
their war paint, and all are decorated with sill
yer ornaments, porcupiDe quiIls bead work