Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-11-14
Washington News and Gosg D.

~ II HGt tOA - . VIC ohO OVec 70
a-
isI sIERSAL REvsSUE.-The receipts fro u this
source TO-DAY we're s}5i 90'.s5.
TEE National bank notes received fer rede up-
tion to-day amounted 70 s45S,i5o.
VICE CohsrL EEcOGxfzEo.-Ths President
has recognized q GustavcH Gossler as wee con-
sui Of Brazi a. New York
Pos1,fAf-zE G GzNERAI y Ervr-1 IL said II bs
fayOTabiy cLICsed towards reduction Of pest.
age.
JrD+E POLAND aud Nr Ward have been
tskiTE testimony st Little Rock N the Arkansas
ease for two days. They cIose their investiga-
ton to-day arI leave for the North to-IaorroR.
No Iew facts have been developed.
DIR. ToNEE i receiving congratulations on all
hands over BIZ election &c the presidency OF the
AInericSR Health Association for the snsujng <
year. THIS homer, following 70 closely on sim
nsF CDr conferred by tEe American Medical So
Siety, T. - the highest &c gree compim msnt4Ty to
The talents sU;i FUh.'c spirit o. our tOwnsmiu
but tEOse y 10 iurg linn best Ieel most ass ITsd
that II Is deserved
TIE srsTEszsT male and circulated in
New York O-dsy TO the eject that the Cabinet
At its meeting yesterday had unier considerg-
lion tue Spanish g1CstiGn, and that the Presi-
dent insisted upcn a pcremptoFy demand for
Indemnity IN ihe case OF Tie NIrginiUs passen-
, gers murdered st Santiago De Cuba, il pro-
hOuI ced IN Eish authority & be without tue
slightest foundation.
TEE Hos. KwcNe III CHrs, ore Of the COM
Iniss.OHers appointed by the Chinese govern
NEXT 20 suTerintend the education of Chinese
yCGtls ia tis country, aBG " ho has just br0u ght
over thirty young ChIDamsn 10 BIace a. H4r-
yarG COl-Ee called at the Executive manson
= tais morning tOFiy his RESPECTS 10 the PTes,-
cent. OF, Lo"eysr, in an Official cap1tity, but
a. a private gentleman.
EHrIss AND McUNriNG IvUIAxs.-Ths
So Tv.s.
the purchase Of good horse, saddle and gun I,
each CHI CT ,hs River Grow trdians OF No--
tsue- The CCst II estima--, a. - 600, 10 he
nefTayed ont ct the SS@,ftH appropriated ty
t"HETe.s, under treaty StiIuiationS, for the
purchase o. such e Ots, provisions and other
Articles for this tribe "a the President may
determine.
TIE FOLLOWING PROMOTIONS have been
made III the Patent ogice; Fist Assistant G. T..
Iilden. Of y. H.. IN be the priucipaI examiner:
Sec Ed Assistants r. L. Freeman, OF Mass. aUd
=. v. SIC, kug, o. y. y; to lie Grst assist Ant
examiners; lbird ASslstabtt 3. ". POni, Of
BE snu J. g. Wyuue. ir.. OF ID. G., to be second
assistant exaHineTss 10 rake effect ca the 18Th
ir>t nj 1le-s promotions are made uu Ter tie
SiFh service rules, az q result Ci compel tive
examinations
CALLING ON TBE RAILROADS FOR FIVE Per
CENT Assistant Solicitor R9Linz1n OF the
Treasury G. spaFtment, is now on h5s wsy ID tie
facI1c Goa. tor Tie purpose Of making A for
ma demand UB the ysrivr- railroads reczIVIuy ?
20
we per cent Oi their ne tIAIugs as provided
fgT il the various act> ~ Congress. Slould
these demands not he compiled with the a tor
isy GrEeTal VIII then bring suit tor It's pay
Lrur.
1NgUrRT FOR A. Old BOaK-Fdifor S.gr-
The article below apPea5e On The 6.h instant N
HE New York Ersnjs0 Pest, and It may be that
some citlzen OF " NashIngtOn can throw .0ne
Hgtt on The suT-ect. We send Tor rsP1b.ic4
to1 an IAE S1AE. '''I-a8ce " America, 4 cor
respondent in search OF oil book In "A col
lscjiVn OF Oh ? tEtr cuttings in nv p5=Ss s-sion
nGJ an article entitled from q maDu- or sro.k
On Ffsn-s - Amer c. by Nrs. samuel Bu-Icr A
't scIiP5iCH OF the casijOi OF America. Can a1y
o. yoaI r aGers inform me Ehetherthe BOOK was
ever FuOlisAed j. a. W.
NAVAL ORDsKs-Lisutenant COmrDauJer
f. Z. Me-TImsn, ordered u the Roanoke
Lieutenant 7. VI. EttIns 10 the receiving sLip
Potomac, Al Philadelphia. Cnisf Engineer
GsoTxe r. .iChuSon 10 special duty a. Wriul'ny-
tor, Delaware IieusepsDt CounaEder E-p@S
r. fich-ng- detached from the Roanoke and or
dered 10 Samis alton fer prcmotiOu; Lieuten-
ant j.. X lLger' o., from the IUUiata EUrOP Al
statlon and ordered 20 proceed 10 the Asi4tic
station via the See canal, and upon fslIIrg IN
with Rsar Admiral PeDnOck to report f,r dutv
On that station; Master Richard q. Davenport,
nom the A-iatic station ON the receipt OF this
order ard granted leave Of absCace for one wear
with authority ID Tems;n abroad dGriuz h's
leave.
THE FREsDNES-s SAvISGs BANK.-Mr. Lei
pold, one CT the commissioners of the Freed
: AWrlctu2tian of
heing care upon by Congress . to do, a re-
Iort setting forth the sc,ual condition OF the
financial affairs OF that institution. 1t NAV have
Deen Al oversight on the part Of Congress trIt
as the Law now IL, those in charge of the hank
are not required 10 make a report 70 anv on3
anticipating such call, however, the report
has been made aud covers upwards OF fifteen
hundred pages OF manuscript, showing the
available assets on hand and the liabilities cf
me bank; classifying is assets as ''goOt,
'bad'' and "abs0lutely worthless" 1t Is the
intention TO print this report after the session
OF Congress IN pamphlet form for the examine
Ton OF those interested. From the report If
would appear that the bank Is IN a worse can
dttlon than has been anticipated 70 20 ate
the total amount CT assets collected aud in
hand ls br; $1,000, which is scarcely thrse reT
cent. OF lie Liabilities.
DISTINGUISHED VlsIr0rs-Ar,or, the J-s-
hnguished arrivals ia Washington o-dav are
Elisha II. Allen chief justice and chancellor of
the klngtCm o. Hawaii, or Sandwich fsIauds
Snd h a j. Carter, special commissioner
inSS come 70 LegOtiate treaty, IL VOsSib!e
with the nited states. by which the trafe OF
TIE Islands NAV be given to the states, and the
COmIatiTg influence over the Islands remain
-hsIlcans instead OF going into the possession
OF England, a. = threatened under the presen-
treaty Tegu atoms. The King Of the Sand wIcl
isiand>, kalaka ana, as has been announced
heretofore, II shortly coming 10 the T-uit-d
States, ard will visit Washington. Judge Alien
comes ss minister PlenipOtentiary, And Mr.
Garter T. a special Commissioner. They are
also avant courieTs OF bis majesty King ksIt-
kana, " no Is expected 70 leave H0nolula for the
November N a
nited States steamship " hicb hss haen I,Iars3
at the service Of tie kIng by the government o
the United States.
1HE REPORT or THE CHIEF SIGNAL Optic sr
OF the army, General Albert j. Myer, has been
submitted TO II Secretary OF War. Itisay
luminous review CT The operations OF the bureau
Tor the past year, and gives the latitaie longi-
tUde and mean elevation OF the barometer sbo ye
sea level at all the Observing stations in the sew
eral states and territories The report SAYS ssThe
average number OF station reports transmitted
oAlly has been 90; S41,S50 cipher words OF
Sealhef reports have been received at, and I33 -
Is sent from t3e signal Office during the year:
oos9 .eASsfsFhic messages, other than weather
tePoi-, Out connected with the work, have also
SSeh IeSelNed, and : Us sent There has also
nsen received AZ the Office 25 $50 cipher words
oi spte.si tlIsT reports. General Myer recon-
,.SI u - Sol tSs authorize the President 20
netA4l OF SrfOlEt ~ his Assistants ei,tt ofEcers
e VI. US Isnk sLd QaJ 0: captains and eight
~ VII We Lah5 arc a. % fret heutenants while
sSseINhs. he aieO recommends that the nav
6tthe enlisted men be n nas'e email N TO- -.