Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-05-09

INTERNAL hEvkNuE.-Ther receipts from tn o
source to-day were 7s,dso3.
NAVAL ORDERS. Commander Jonathan
Young, detached from the south Atlantic sta
ton and placed on waiting orders; Chief En-
gineer David Smith, detached from the Tusca-
rora and placed on waiting orders.
ADMIRAL CASE, who sailed yesterday to re-
feve Admiral Alden in command of the Euro
pean squadron, has appointed as his private
secretary Mr. Seaton Munroe of this city, Mr.
Munrse viii Join the Admiral at Nice in a short
time.
PRESIDENT GRANT and family left Chicago
yesterday morning at O'Clock on a special
train for Washington via the Pittsburg and
and Fort Wayne railroad. They are expected
to arrive here at half-past five O'Clock this eve
ming.
MORE VANDALIsM.-Three of those beautiful
small naples in Scott Square were found Se-
stroyed this morning, having been cut down
during the night by some ruthless barbarians
where are the police whose duty it is to guard
our public squares?
ALL THE PAYNAsTERs in the departments of
California and Arizona are, by orders of the
war department just issued, placed directly
under the orders of the division commander
Gell Schofeld, who, in his discretion, will have
authority to caHse an interchange of duties and
stations in the respective Departments.
GEN. b. K. CowEN, Assistant Secretary of
the Interior Department, and Mrs. Cowen, left
the city last evening for an extended tour of
the far west. En- route to the Pacific slope thew
VIII look In upon the Saints at Salt Lake city,
ana supse9uently win visit the Yo Semitic Val
ley and other interesting points. They expect
TO return about the LIST Of July.
MORE COMPETITIVE ExANIyArrpxs Tho
CONF etitive examination to take place about
the 18th instant at the Interior department, to
fill several fourth class vacancies THE Pension
once, which was announced in THE STAR
few days since, will be followed by examlna-
TORS to nil eight third class vacancies aud
The examinations will be mainly confined to
matters connected with the practical admins
tration OF the business of the Pension Office.
PERsosAL.-The N. Y. Hsrats. yesterday says:
Jefferson Rives, Of .nv Washington GLOBE. with
his VIE daughter of Senator vickers, of Ches-
tert0wn, Md, } were among the passengers by
the Scotia for Europe yesterday. The Chi
cage Tribune says Of congressman Charles
b Farwell and his back pay at is reported
that If he does moi return it to the Treasury OF
the United States, he will devote the extra nav
to some public service-prObably the Public
Library"
POSTAL CARS FOR THE b. & D. RAILROAD.
The Post Office department has about perfect
ed arrangements to extend the railway post
and Ohio railroad, between Baltimore and Gin
c1nnati Five new postal cars have been built
and are now ready, with the exception of the
interior. The new arrangement will greatly
facilitate the delivery of the mails to ali points
in the west, as the mail matter will be distribu-
ted in all respects the same as is done on the
postal cars between this city and New York.
COMPENDIUM OF THE CENsUs.-The Congress
sional Printer has just issued the compendium
OF the ninth census, authorized by the last Con-
gress. 1t is an octave volume of 9i2 pages and
was compiled under the direction of Gen Walk
er and Col. George ID. Harrington, the latter
now in charge of the census office, from the
three large quarto volumes, and containing as
II does the results Of all the volumes in conve-
nient form, will doubtless become very popular
as a work Of reference. Congress, at its last
session, authorized the publication of 100, 600
copies OF the compendium.
No ATTORNEYS NEED APpLY.-The Com
missioner of Pensions has decided that no at
tOrney will be recognized in claim for increase
OF pensions, provided for by section 9, act of
March 3, 1873, to single minor already re-
ceivng original pension, nor i'm a claim TO. in
crease OF pensions also provided for by the
aforesaid section to minor children of officers.
OF tine b Of pension to the
dicatiOn of the claim. The Commissioner
made a similar decision in the case of the act of
june 4, 1879, providing for the increase Of GER
tain pensions.
NEW bEATH WITH BELGIUM.-The
Postmaster General and M. Delfosse, Minister
Of Belgium, to-day signed, on behalf of their
respective governments, an additional postal
treaty between the United States and Belgium
to take effect on and after the LIST Of July next
The new treaty fixes reduced rates Of postage
on letter mails forwarded to Belgium ria Eng
land, and also by direct steamer from this
country to Belgium. Therate, under the new
treaty, to that country ria England is eight
cents, against ten cents under the old treaty
and to Belgium direct six cents. HERETOFORE
we have had no treaty with Belgium providing
for the Transmission Of mails direct between the
two countries.
HONEY BEES Nor MAIL MATTRR.-A letter
was recently received at the Post Office Depart
msnt from gentleman engaged in bee culture
ihI mlehigsn rsgnesng permission to transmit
ing queen honey bee and from five to ten
workers The boxes are constructed by boring
large holes nearly through small strip of pine
board ana covering the upper portion with a
net work Of wire. Inside each compartment
small pieces of sponge saturated with syrup are
placed for the bees to feed upon. An old ruling
OF the department prohibits the Transmission Of
such matter and 1t is not likely il will be re-
versed. When they were allowed to pass
through the mails complaints were frequently
the regular mail matter, and that the bees
sometimes stung persons who handled the boxes.
THE DEATH OF OAKKs AMKs.-Representa
tive Cakes Ames died at his residence in North
Easton, Mass, at 9.33 O'Clock last evening. His
disease was apoplexy, complicated with pneu-
monla. There were present during his last mo-
ments, his wife, his three sons, his daughter,
Mrs. II. w. French, and her husband, Mrs. O.
A. Ames, his grand -daughter, Mrs. Maria H.
Ames, his sister, Mrs. s. A. witherell, his
brother, Oliver Ames, his nephew, Fred. l..
Ames, and DIR. George b. COgswell, his family
physician. The funeral will take place from
his late residence on Sunday. Mr. Ames was
was born January 10, 1904, and received public
school education. In 1S6O and 1864 he was
elected member of the executive council of
Massachusetts,. He was elected to the Thirty
eighth, Thirty ninth, Fortieth and Forty-first
Congresses, and was reelected to the Forty-
second by majority of over three thousand
Mr.. Ames was the architect Of his own fortunes
de was poor boy and learned the trade of
shovel making at North Easton, a business
which was the foundation of the wealth which
enabled him to engage largely in manufacture
ing and railroad enterprises.
THE STATIONERY CONTRACTS OF THE In
TERROR DEPARrMENr.-The Department of
the Interior has just finished the award OF sta
tonery contracts for the fiscal year ending june
80, 1874. There were seventeen bidders In all
one each from Philadelphia, Pa, and Grand
Rapids, Mich, six from New York, and nine
from WashIngton-the total number Of items of
stationery being about one hundred and forty
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