Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-08-19


TIE AMOUNT of bank note circulation re-
ceived for redemption at the Treasury to-day
fCots up s672, OOO
FRED. CIRQUE has been appointed an inter
nal revenue stoTekeeper for the first California
district.
THE FOLLOWING were the receipts OF customs
for the week ending August 18th: New York,
S2,CS9,1si; Philadelphia, Sis, 235; Baltimore,
ss3,5l7.
The PHILADELPHIA AND BALTIMORE Cen.
TRIAL RAILROAD COMPANY, it will be recol-
le6ted, recently made application for incre ased
compensation for carrying the msils. The lat
ter are now being re-weighed, 10 see II the in
crease in weight will Justify any increase OF
pay.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Master Lewis z. Bixler
from the Canandaigua, and placed on waiting
orders; Passed Assistant Engineer l.. w. Rob-
iDson from duty connected with the Tennessee,
and placed on waiting orders; Acting Gunner
Cornelius Cronin from the Pawnee, and ordered
to the Ossipee.
WAsHISGToEIANs IN EURoPR-The follow
ing Washingtonians were registered in Paris
August 1: Mrs. o. ID. Barrett, j. B. F. Davldge
and wife, Miss Bessie s. Everts W. G. H. Hill.
In London: G. F. Appleby, DR.. W. II. Barrett,
Edward Farquahar, M. W. Gait. At Geneva:
+. W. Bogue.
NAVY RBGULATIoNs.-The Navy department
has issued orders that exercises of the heavy
spare, required by general order No. 12s, will be
omitted until otherwise ordered. Exercises OF
the light spsrs and of the sails will be prac-
uced occasionally, having due regard to the
weather and to the health and efficiency of the
ships company.
THE FOLLOWING APPOINTMENTS of postmas-
tiers have been made by the President :-Chas.
o. Burton, Stockton, Cal; John Hopley, Bucy-
rus, Ohio; Charles Olmstead, Norwalk, Conn;
Horace A. Jarvis, Cortland Village, n. Y. VIM.
A. Stafford, Little Falls, \. Y; William A. Pol
lock, Brownsville, Neb; Albert b. Cochran,
Abingdon, ILL.,; Edward W. Shoemaker Fort
Union, New Mexico; John AlgOe, Flint, Mich
CHANGES IN THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT
.. ID. Madge, formerly supervising special
agent of the Treasury department, has rendered
his resignation a. a special agent. Nathan W.
Sargent, at one time Commissioner of Customs.
and who has been carried on the rolls since his
retirement therefTom, has been dropped. All
the reductions in the customs force required by
the provisions of recent legislation have now
been made by the Secretary OF the Treasury.
CHANGE OF STATIONS OF ARMY OFFICERS.
First Lieut.. Charles Shaler, of the ordnance
department, has been relieved from duty at
Rock island arsenal, and ordered to report to
the superintendent of the military academy at
West Point for duty as assistant instructor OF
ordnance and gunnery; First Lieut.. John g.
AltItIN. COFpe OF engineers, mas been relieved
from duty at the military academy and ordered
TO proceed 10 San Francisco, Cal, for DUTY on
the staff OF the commanding general of the mil
itary division OF the Pacific.
INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF MRTEoROLoGI-
CAL RBPORTs.-Gen. NJ yers, of the signal bu-
reau, has perfected arrangements with the diff
ferent European meteOrologists for grand
International system Of reports. At all the
principal European stations observations are
taken at the same hour IN the morning as in
TINS country, and semi monthly reports are
changed. Nearly two hundred foreign stations
are now engaged in this work. This service OF
the government. although still in its infancy
has accomplished very valu8 able results, aud its
extension Will be iraught with great benefit.
HoNoRs TO THE MEMORY or THE LATE TX
PATENT COMMISSIONER FISHER Gen. Leg
gett, Commissioner of Patents, yesterday issued
an appropriate order relative to the death OF
Hon. :. ). Fisher, one OF his predecessors in
that Office, (WhO was drowned in the SusGue-
hanna few days since. as stated in yesterday
STARR and directing that in memory Of his
personal and official integrity, of his great
ability as Commissioner, and OF his eminent viz
tues as good citizen and a Christian gentle
man, the Office be closed on Thursday, August
20, the day OF his funeral.
PRRsosAL.-General Whipple, chief of Gen
eral Sherman's staf, is Off on a cunning and
fishing tour through Virginia. Hon. A. G.
Riddle and family have been spending some
weeks at North Conway, n. II. "A. j. Falls
chief clerk of the department of justice, has re
turned from a weeks sOjourn at Rawey
Springs. '''' Orville Grant, brother OF Pres
ident Grant, accompanied by Col. Bowen, of
the New York LadeEendsnt, arrived in this city
from BROOKLYN, y. Y, this morning. Mr.
James II. Mari, First Assistant Postmaster
General Cd interim, is confined TO his house by
Illness. His condition ia not serious.
GONE ABROAD WITH BoNDs.-william Will
lisms, clerk in the cash room of the Treasurer's
office, and c. +. Coon, chief bookkeeper
OF redemption agency, on Saturday went
abroad for the purpose of conveying a portion
OF the five Per cent. bonds TO the subscribers.
The amount they conveyed has not been
stated, and will not be known until their arrival
at their destination in London. These clerks
had TO resign their official connection with the
governmentin order TO accept the detail, but
tbelr places Will be held for them until their
return. one OF the provisions OF contract be-
tween ROthschiid's agents and their associates
tor forty five million dollars OF five per cent.
bonds was that the subscribers should paw all
expenses or transferring them from the time
they left the Treasury department, and the gen.
tlemen who accompany the first install ment
VIII be paid by the syndicate salary equal to
thst received by them in the departm ent, to-
gether with all their expenses while abs emit, SO
that these clerks, not being on the rolls of the
department, Will receive no pay from the gov
eminent while performing no work for it.
The ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT
oP SCIENCE, in session at Hartford. Conn, has
elected the following officers for the ensuing
year: President, Prof G. f.. Hilgard, Washing
ton, ID. Z. Vice presidents, section A, Prof. II.
A. Newton, Yale college; section B, Prof. G.
w. Dawson, Montreal. General secretary,
Samuel ID. Scuder. Boston. Permanent secre-
tary. r. W. Putnam, Boston. Treasurer, VIM.
5. Naux, Philadelphia. The next meeting will
be held at Detroit.
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS FOR COYGREss
Last night the democrats nominated VIM. L.
McGrath for Congress in the 4th district OF
Pennsylvanis. This district has been repre-
seDted by Judge Kelley. who has also been re-
nominated. 1t is strongly republican. The
democratic convention of the 4th Maine district
has nominated Gorham l.. Boynton, of Bangor,
for Congress.
The OHIO CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
Inc vote on the new constitution throughout