Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-01

this source to-day were SOS, $3.50.
THR AMOUNT Of national bank note currency
received at the Treasury to day for redemption
f5ots up S365,74O.
PRoMoTKD.-Daniel Baker, Of Maine, for
merly OF the loan division of the Treasury, vas
yesterday appointed chief of the warrant d;vts
ion OF the Treasury.
POSTMASTER GENERAL JEWELL on Dury-
To day, at ~ O'Clock, Judge ID. G. Humphreys,
Of the Supreme Court OF the District, admin
istered the oath of Office TO Gov. Jewell A,
Postmaster General and HonrJ w Mar-hau
| as First Assistant Post master General and th.r
Immediately entered upon their duties.
A SMALL IRON SAFE containing the charred
remnants OF United States Gfty dollar boud
was received at the Treasury department to-
Gay from John Hogan, of South Boston. 1t is
alleged that the bond passed through the fire of
| the South Boston railroad stables on the e,e-
ming OF 9Th Of Aug usr.
The PROPOSED CABLE TO CHINA AND ia
PAN.-Commodore. Belknap, who has been en-
| gagged in making soundings across the PacI6,
ocean, teegraphs to the Navy department that
ne hAs found no obstacle to the laying OF cable
nom California to China and Japan. The great
| est depth of water which he sounded was less
than two miles and halt.
TIRE New SArTE DKPARTNESr BUr1prSa
The sourh wing Of the new building for the
State, War and Navy departmentsis nearly
Completed, and will be occupied by the State
del artment in October. The Navy departments
the present structure must come down To mste
room Tor the new one.
| DECISIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GEyKRA1
! The Attorney General has decided tina. the
proviso In the army appropriation bill of the
last session OF Congress to the effect lat onIy
travelling expenses shall he allowed to any per-
son holding employment or appointment under
| the United Ststes supersedes and cuts off the
allow ance OF mileage To United Ststes m srsh.ls
az provided In the fee bill He also decides that
| the military forces of the United States may be
| employed to remove outlaws and other unautn-
1 Or'zsd persons froE the Cheyenne and Arrapa-
4 hoe Indian reservation.
| THE AMERICAN-MExICAN CLAIMS CoMMrs-
| sION.-Considerable uneasiness Is felt among
/ claimants before this commission, who fear that
| 1t viii expire in December next without finally
| adjusting all CLAIMS on its Gocket, in which case
/ under the terms OF the treaty all that has been
dOIe since the organization of the commission,
i four years ago, will go for nothing. Its whole
| work would also he invalid if the urn pire should
tail to act on single one OF the cases submitted
u MIN, ana IN con-t quence of this the reported
| transfer OF Sir Edward Thornton, who succeed
/ ed Dr. Lieber as umpire, caused CONSERVATION
| among the Claimants.
The LATE DEMoCRArIC CoNPRgssos AT
| MEMPHls.-The Washington correspondent OF
| the New York Times says Trustworthy letter
| received in this city from Memphis furnishes
/ recent meeting
pbis. In which jeff Davis and others partici-
pated, ana which was called for the purpose OF
1 protesting agsinst the outrsges upon tie ne
| groes. The letter states that the meeting was
called in compliance with suggestions from
| northern democrats, who urged that if these
| outrages are continued they will have a very
serious effect upon the future OF the democratic
party north.
NAVAL ORpKns.-Acting Boatsvain ,Jehn C.
Thomson ordered n the receiving sip Yer
mont. Lieut.. b. +. Tilley detached from the
Pensacola, and ordered to proceed to Washing
ton city and placed Oh sick leave. Mate Harry
TO the ns sa and
master ii. L. Wood has reported has arrival
bone. having been detached from the Ossipee
on the 18th, ard oroered to settle accounts
Leave has been granted Commander Henry D.
d. Msniey for ore mSnth On the expiration OF
winch he will regard himself detached from the
nsvv yard, Washington, and report 70 the Chief
| Of Bu' eau Of Equipment, &c, for duty IN that
bureau.
PEEsoSAL.-AttOrney General Williams was
detained, and did not leave for Long Branch
last night, as announced. He will leave to-
night, and from Long Branch will visit his pa
York. The Washington admirers of Mr.. s.
B. Mills, the New York pianist, will be sorry to
hear that the accident he met with recently
| through being thrown from carriage in the
| Catskill Mountains, will iucapacitate him from
| resuming his professional vocation for a long
time. The family Of Mr.; Crosby, chief CLERK
Il
| Sprinsdale, Loudoun county, Va, where they
| have been spending the summer. lion.
| Charles O'Neill, OF Pennsylvania, is at Will
lard's. Commissioner Blow is expected to
return to this city in a day or two.
The REDEMPTION OF FIvB-TwRNTIEs-The
l eleventh call for the redemption Of fve-twenty
bonds Of 1862 was issued at noon to-day by SEQ
| tsry Bristow for fifteen million dollars, as
/ 1881 TO 1.s74, both inclusive; $780, No. 45iOi to
1928, both inclusive; $500, Ne. 2s7OI to 3O963,
both inclusive; l.ooo, No. .c2ol to 1892, both
| both inclusive; 800, No. TO 1895, both inclu-
/ sive: SEQ, No to 1885, beth inclusive; 81, OOO
No. to $50, both inclusive. Registered bonds
s5e, No. 115l TO No. 1850, both inclusive; 500,
No. l530l TO No. 1900, both inclusive; $500. No.
,t0i 70 No. $780, both inclusive; Al, 600 No $3.50
No Si sI S,t both inclusive No. $50, to
/ No. 1850, both inclusive. or the amount out
stapdiDg (embraced in the numbers as above)
Sl2 ,O0G 600 are coupon bonds. and SO OOO 900 are
registered bonds. United States SCI urities, for
4 warded for redemption, should be addressed to
The Lsan Division, sscretsry's Oficc," ami ali
/ registered bonds shOuld be assigned to 'tue
Secretary OF the Treasury for redemption"
THEPREsIDss1's vIsrr TO New ENGLAND
His Reception at Camp Meeting and Departure
for Neg fork.-President Grant left Martha's
| vineyard about $50 O'Clock yesterday morning
! for New Bedford. Committees OF reception
and REPRESENTATIVES OF the camp-meeting asso-
| citation waited upon Gen Grant at the cottage
| of Bishop Haven, and he was addressed in their
behalf BY Rev; DR.: Talbot. president OF the as,
| might attend him and briDg him safely to bis
| home. In rrply, the President said: "I am very
| much Obliged, gentlemen, for the invitation
which you have extended to me. Ibsve enjoyed
| the trip with unusual interest, much or the
| excursion has carried me over territory with
| which was previously unscquainted. Nv re-
| ception on this camp-meeting ground and my
/ tertsinment and the exercises here have been
| very gratifying indeed am sorry that 20 much
| trouble hiss been taken for my reception, but 1t
i Was the fault OF the committee, and not any
l fault OF mine. as oil entertain ment has been
forced upon me, and have met at every town
| Of my visit with the Same kindness, for which
am deeply grateful"
At the camp-mesting ground the President
/ was received with cheers. At $50 the steamer
| left with the President and party for New Bed.
ferd, where they Wore escorted to the Parker
! House. Mayor Richmond introduced the Presi-
| dent in . brief speech Of welcome. The Presi-
dent responded, expressing his thanks, and
| about 2 900 people shook hands with him, after
| which the party took dinner ct the Parker
\ House, and in the afternoon left on Q special
\ train for New York.