Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-08-22

FIRST ASSISTANT SECRETARY of the Treas
ury Sawyer did not arrive this morning, as
was expected. He will probably be at his post
to- morrow.
The INDIAN CHIEFS Santanta and Big Tree
arrived at Houston yesterday, under guard
from the penitentisry, en- route for Fort Sill
where council is to be held between Secretary
Delano and Governor Davis and the KioWa
and Comanche tribes.
PRESIDENT GRANT and party arrived in
Saratoga Wednesday evening and a reception
was held there at noon yesterday, when about
I'VE thousand people were presented to the
President. He has enjoyed his trip exceedingly,
and is in excellent health and spirits.
NAVAL ORDERS we're issued to day as follows:
Ordered-Lieut. John I. Sullivan to the Frolic:
Leut. Z. LeDgnecker to duty at the Torpedo
Station, Newport. r. L.; Surgeon j. B. Ackley
to the naval hospital at the navy yard, Pensa-
penter Charles F. Humphreys to the receiving
ship Potomac, at Philadelphia; First Assistant
Engineer y. b. Carpenter to the navy yard at
New York.
THAT s1O,OOO,OoO GOLD DEFICIT STORY
AGA1Ns-The New York Sun rehashes in its
Washington correspondence, the old story con-
corning the ten million coin deficit in the
treasury. The attention Of Secretary Richard
son having been called to it he reiterates his
statement, heretofore published in THE STAR,
that the report of deficit is false in every par
ttcular. Mr.. COnant, chief of the warrant di-
vision, Is emphatic in his denial of the truth full
ness of the reported assertions on this point and
says those who manufactured the charge might
just as well have charged any amount sug-
short. w
The TRANSIT OF VKNUs-The Navy depart
ment has nearly completed its plan of opera
tons for observing the transit of VEINS in De-
cember, 1874, and for which Congress has an.
propriated one hundred and ffty thousand
dollars. Eight parties, of five persons each
Will be fitted out and fully equipped with nstru-
ments and apparatus for most accurate obser-
walton and representation of the transit. Four
OF these parties will be distributed in the south
ern hemisphere by government vessels, while
others will be stationed at points in China.
Japan and Siberia. Expeditions will probably
leave New York next May, and be absent the
greater part of the year.
WAsHINGToNIANs IN EUEoPE.-The follow
ing Washingtonians were registered in Paris
August I'd MIR. and Mrs. G. H. Phelps, Geo.
H. Skidmore, Mrs. f. g. Skidmore, Mrs. s. S.
Smith. LondOn-Mrs. II. NJ. Barnard Mrs
Bigelow. Chamounix, July 3O-Mr. and Mrs
A Edwards. Brussels, July 29-Mr and Mrs
Brockenbrough, ). b. Flagg, james W. Miller,
son, Hon. j. NJ. Thacker. Dresden. july o.
Richard ID. Cats. Prague, July 29-Mr and
Mrs n; P. Chapman, Mira. Ray. Geneva, July
Miss NJ. Edes, John 7. Hedrick, Mr. and Mrs.
w. p. Titcomb, MIR. and Mrs. j. n. Chapman,
Miss l.. Rives.
IN THE DUvALL CoURT-MARTIAL now pro-
crossing at Annapolis private Purcell, of the
marines, yesterday testified to being present at
the shooting. He did not see but heard the gun
when II was fired; to the best of his knowledge
and belief, he believed DR.. Duvall fired the gun;
head; 1t Is against regulations for an officer to
use physical force against privates. The line
Of or, defence, as shown BY the cross examination,
will be that DR.. Duvall did not know the men
were marines. 1t will be endeavored. possibly,
to establish the fact that when the firing took
place the doctor considered the persons too far
out OF range to be struck, and merely shot to
brighten OF intruders.
THE WEATHER cHRosIoLE just issued from
the office of the chief signal officer Of the army
for the week ending yesterday says: "During
the past week an area of high barometer, with
northeasterfy winds and much cloudy weather
and rain has continued in and north Of New
England and in the middle Atlantic states, A
storm CT considerable magnitude has passed
eastward from Iowa across the lower lakes and
is followed by second depression now in the
northwest. The rainfall for the past week
averages about as followsin the districts men
toned: est. Lawrence valley, 5.29 inches; New
England, IS6; middle Atlantic states 29I:
south Atlantic states, 100; eastern gulf states,
OH; upper lake region, OF; Ohio valley and
Tennessee, 0.46; upper Mississippi valley, O.6:
lower missouri valley, O.3; Minnesota, 0.65.
PROPOSED COLONY OF TEMPLARs.-The fol-
lowing letter was received this morning 10y the
Chief Of the Bureau of Statistics:
NEWCASTLE ON TYNE, August 8, 1873.
Sir: 1t is proposed to form Templar Colony
in some part Of the world where the soil is good
and the climate healthy. am getting informa-
ton from the following cOuntries-British
America, British Guiana, and some other South
American lands. To this am anxious to add
the United States. One plan would include the
settlement Of 200 families, for which we would
need some whefe about 80 900 or 40 900 acres all
together. am requested to get from you,
direct, all reliable information on the following
points; In what states free grants are still OBJ
tainable in such quantity as TO meet the above
demands? The new colony, wherever erected,
win have an ant-hQuor, or Maine law eonstitu-
ton.
Trusting to be favored at your earliest con-
ventsnce, have the honor to be, sir, yours
most obediently,
tSignedl WILLIAM ISAAC KAY,
ID. Sd. T. of Northumberland.
To the Honorable e. Young, Chief Of U. s. Bureaa
Of Statistics.