Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-08-27
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip,

Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvEsUE The receipts from
this source to-day were s22o, O56.63.
GENERAL SHERMAN is expected to return to
Washington to morrow.
THE AMOUNT of national bank note circula-
ton received at the Treasury department to-
day for redemption foots up si05,g70.
The COMMISSION of Marshall Jewell as Post.
master General, with the signature OF Presi-
dent Grant attached, was received at th Exec
utive Mansion this morning from Long Branch.
The NATIONAL BANKS have thus far been
called upon for two million legal-tsndsrs ID re-
deem their circulation. An additional call for
one and half million will be N ads in a day or
two.
NAVAL ORDERS. - Lieutenant Arthur b.
Speyers 20 the Richmond PER steamer of 18th
September next; Midshipmsn Chas. Il. +.
Moore to duty in the north Pacific station; Sur
gson Frank Il. Dubois to the Michigan. De-
taehed--Passed Assistant Surgeon II. n. Beau
mont from the Michigan, and placed on watt
ing orders.
AMERICAN COMMISSIONERS TO THE BERNIE
POSTAL CoSvENrIoN.-TheP Post Office depart
ment has decided TO send two commissioners TO
the Berne postal congress, and has selected j.
h. Blackian, superintendent OF tn 9 foreign IN all
service, and DIR. q. IL. Macdonald, superinten-
dent OF the money order system, as its repre-.
scEtatives.
BOARD OF NAVAL ENGINEERS leaves Wash
ingtOn to-day on an inspecting tour. They will
vsit the navy yards at Norfolk, Philadelphis
New York, Boston, and Portsmouth, N. H., for
the purpose of recommending such reductions
i'll the expenditures of the engineers depart
pent as will enable the Secretary to carry ont
his views of a more economical administration
OF the navy. The board is composed of Chief
Engineers Henry IL. Stewart, Edward Fithian
and Sandy Henderson, with w. H. H. Smith
chief clerk Of the bureau Of steam engineering,
AZ recorder.
ARMY ORDBRs.-The following Is the detail
fer recruiting service from October /, 1874, to
October 1, 1876: Colonel s. ID. Sturgis, 9TH cav
airy, will relieve Colonel Grierson 10th cayal-
rv. as superintendent of the mounted recruit
ing seryice-statiOn at the depot, st. Louis Mo.
Colonel j. II. King, 9Th infantry, will relieve
Colonel o. b. Wilcox, 18th infantry, as super-
IItendent or the general recruiting service
station New York. Major X. T.. A. CrOfton, eth
infantry, will relieve Lieutenant Colonel j. p.
Roy, 10Th infantry, in command of the depot at
Governors island, New York harbOr. Major
T.. g. Mason, 21st infantry, in command OF the
sub depot, Newport barracks, KY.
Mr.. HoDNETr AND THE WoRKINeNRS.-
Mr.. John Pope Hodnett, attorney for the
workingmeD, has been before the District gov
eminent lately presenting their claims, bat hi.
papers were not in order. The Commissioners
told him he must put his papers in order; and
mat II he presented the usual satisfactory evil
denoe that the workingmen desired that he
should receive the checks payable to their
order, they would he handed over to him.
To-Day some OF the woTkingmen whose names
were To the power of attorney to Mr.. Hodnett
sent protest against the payment to Ho1nett
Tor them. IN these cases the money will prob
ably be paid to the werkingmen themselves.
IL IS not ID be expected that the Commits
siOners should inquire into the terms of the
bargain between Hodnett and the working
men, any more than that the cashier Of a bank
should inquire why each check esanted to
HIN has been given. II there is any wrong done
TO the workingmen by Mr.. Hodnett, thew have
night 10 say go t. Controller Baker, and 70
SOP the payment 10 Hodnett. II thew do NOT IA
this, there rs nobody TO blame but themselves
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THE LONG BRANCH RACRs.-Bettiny on the
iour-miIe heat race, which takes place to DAY
at at Long Branch, begun yesterday. One bet OF
$1,000 on Fellowcraft against $500 on the
Held, has been made. Other smaller bets at the
same odds have also been booked. In the first
race Yesterday, Tor ell ages, three-q1arters of a
Century second, and Minnie Mac third. Time
l:17K.
The second race was for the Steward cup, for
3-year ODDS, mile heats. The first heat was won
by IDA Wells by nose, Mollie Darling second,
Julius colt third. The second heat and tue race
was won by Ida Wells, Mollie Darling second
Julius colt third, Hoaxer fourth. Vaidlne and
, l.
The third race was hurdle race, purse OF
$500, OF which SIS to the second and S25 to the
third horse, mile heats, over four hurdles. The
first heat was won by Bullet by a neck, Lime
stone second, Vesuvius third, Harry Booth
fourth. Time, Los 4. The second heat was won
by Vesuvius by half a length, Limestone Sec
deciding heat was won by Bullet, Vesuyius fall
ing at the last hurdle. Time. 15ix.
The OHIO DEMOCRATIC CoNvRNrIoN yester-
day made the following nominations: Secretary
OF state, VIM. Bell, OF Licking county; school
o0mmiss,oner; p 8. Stuart; judge Of the SUI
preme court, Arnold Green; member OF the
boIrd of public works, Martin Spiller A plat
form was adopted favorDg sound financial
policy, advocating that one half OF the amount
or customs duties be paid in currency; opposi-
u0n TO land grants and excessive taxation; IA
voring one term priRciple for the executive
oy an amendment to the constitution.
ANOTHER REPORT ABOUT IN. HANCOCK
The Norristown (Pe) Herald says that General
w. 5. Hancock spent several DAYS last week in
visiting bis friends in EOrristown and its vi
Guilty, and that while - in conversation with
some OF our citizens ne intimated that he was
an aspirsnt for the highest political honors and
that his name would he offered "a candidate
for he Presidency in the next campaign. He
sta,eh tnat there would be number OF caudi-
dates brought forward, but there were certain
considerations which hs thought entitled him
10 party favor"
SOUTH CARoLINA.-The Charleston Courier
OF the 22d inst says: For the first time since the
war, the South Carolina taxpayers have, in the
tax unions, the nucleus or a vigorous and com
pact organization, which will swell to the meas
ure OF the taxpayiDg strength of the State, and
enable that strength to be effectively exertsd
for the securing of low tax alton aud an honest
administration OF the public funds. Already one
hundred and eighty one subordinate tax unions
have been formed. with nine county unions.
AN IRISH GIRLS GERMAN PRIzE-A few
years ago Mrs. Ottendorfer, the accomplished
wife OF the editor of the New York Stats lei
tune, offered valuable prize to the girl in the
public schools who would make the most pro-
gress In the study OF the German language dur
ing the term, and behold! an Irish girl was the
winner. She stood the best examination and
beat all the girls of German parentage in the
school, Many Irish children seem to have De-
euliar gifts for learning German.
REPuBLICAH STATE NOMINATIONS IN MICH
IGAE.-The republican state convention Of
Michigan yesterday made the folio wing nomi-
nations: Governor, j. j. Bagley; lieutenant
governor, HI. H. Holt secretary Of state, e. q.
ID. Holden; state treasurer, w. B. McOrsey;