Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-11-02
Washington News and Gossip.

washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvEEUB.-The receipts from
this source to-day were s5s4 ,63275.
TEE AMOUNT of national bank notes received
at the Treasury to- day for redemption footed
up s434 500.
PERsoNAL.-Lieut. Col. Frederick d. Grant
and wife are residing temporarily at the Fifth
Avenue hotel, New York.
DETECTIVE CoMsToCK, of the Post ONCE de-
partment, seriously stabbed on Saturday
night in Newark, n. j., by Charles Conroy,
whom he had arrested on q charge of carrying
On sWndling business through the mails.
SALE OF GoLD.-The Secretary OF the Treas
ury has directed the Assistant Treasurer at New
York to sell one half million dollars of gold on
each Thursday during the month of November.
The aggregate amount OF sales will be two mil
lion dollars.
A CoNGRATULAToRY LETTBR.-The Presi-
dent has written a letter to the Emperor Of
Russia congratulating him upon the marriage
OF his Imperial Highness, the Grand Duke
Vladimir Alexanderwiteh TO her Grand Ducal
Bighness the Princess AleXandTiere Elizabeth,
Elsnore, Duchess of Mechienberg Schwerin.
REDUCING THs ARMY-The War depart.
ment, in accordance with the law, is reducing
the personnel OF the army to 25 600 men, there
ton will leave one officer commissioned aud
BOb-commissi0ned-t0 every eleven men, the
law having made DO provision for the reduction
Of officers.
INsPRcTIoE OF ARMY OLoTHISs.-The board
Of army officers, consisting of Col. Rufus In
gals, assistant quartermaster general; Col
Stewart Van NIiet, assistant do. do. and Lieut..
Col. Rufns SaItOn, deputy quRrtermaster gem
ersi, orcered 10 assemble al Philadelphia on
september llth, to make inspection or mate
rlals at the clothing depot in that city, has been
ordered TO hold meetings also at New York,
Washington and JenersOnville derot, Indiana
whenever, in the opinion OF the board or quar-
teTmaster general the subject under cOnsidsra-
ti0n requires ii.
WHY OUR HARBORs ARE Nor IMPROVED
The report OF Gen. Humphries, chief of engi-
neers OF the army, has been submitted to tue
Secretary Of War. From it the fact ha. been
obtained that the appro priatiOn of $50 coo, made
oy the act of March Sd, 1873, for the Improve-
ment OF the harbOTs OF Washington and George
tewn. ID. o., has not yet been expended. Not
ess than t2 O00, 600 would be required TO COM
mence the carrying out OF the plan Of improve
ment recommended. II Congress is unwilling
TO make this appropriation the so, ,OO0 will be
required TO continue the dredging and remove
certain dangerous rocks in Georgetown harbor
RECENT PROMOTIONS IN THE ARMY.-Msior
Matthew NJ. Blunt, 18th Infantry, to be lieu
tenant colonel 25th infantry; Major Peter T.
Swaine. "a infantry, to be lieutenant colonel
18th infantry; Captain Montgomery Bryant,
6th infantry, to be major 14th infantry; Cap
tain David +. Hancock, 9Th infantry, to be
major n infantry; 1st Lieutenant j. II. Brickle
9Th artillery, to be captain 5th artillery; LIST
Lieutenant Daniel II. Murdoch, 9th infantry
to be captain 9th infantry; 1st Lieutenant VIM.
"a Lieutenant weHtZ q. Miller, 4th cavalry, to
be first lieutenant 4th cavalry; % Lieutenant
Louis Ii. OrlemaD, 10Th cavalry, to be first
lieutenant 10th cavalry; 2d Lieutenant Garland
n: Whistler, 5th artillery, TO be rirst lieutenant
9Th artillery; "a Lieutenant Stephen w. Groes-
beck, 9th Infantry. to be first lieutenant 9Th in
fantry, TO be first lieutenant eth infantry: 2J
Lieutenant Geo. =. Hoyt, lSSh infantry to be
hrst Lieutenant 18th infantry; 2i Lieutenant
John l.. Glenn, 24th infantry, to be frat lIeuten-
ant Path infantry.
TEE ANNUAL report (fOr 1877 Of Hon. John
Eaton, L. 5. Commissioner OF Education,
makes with its accompanying matter, a valu-
abe and interesting volume. From it We
gather the following dsts:
The disasters which have fallen upon the d.
T&nceS and industries of the conntry have in
sCme cases, en- barTsssed the progress OF edGca-
ton, by delaying the payment OF teachers and
by depriV1ng many poor children OF the OppOr-
tunlty or attending school. On the whole how
ever. the year has been one of substantial pro
sress IN this important interest.
The Commissioner estimates the population
between the ages Of and Is, in the 81 states
and ii territories at about 10, ,223 600, and pre-
IN each per capita of youths included ia the
public school enumeration, and also amounts
expended per CAPITA of youths between and
10 years of age Massachusetts, heads the list
with an expenditure per capita Of state school
enumeration t5-l5) of s2l74; OF estimated num-
Der OF youths between and 10, the same; Ne
Vsoa, per capita OF school enumeration, s17 35:
OF youths between ana 16, s19 28; California
per capita OF school enumeration, SIl 92: OF
youths between and Is, the same; Nebr aska
per capita OF enumeration, sll.9I; of youths
between and 16, SHOP; Connecticut per
capita OF enumeration, sl1e0; of youths be-
tween Q and Is, sl2.S9; Rhode Island, per
tween Q and 10, sl213; Illinois, per CAPITA
OF enumeration, SI0.Io; Of youths between
aud 10, sl3.26. North Carolina shows the
smallest expenditure, the amount per capita OF
school enumeration being 55 cents; of youths
between and 10, 81 cents; Alabama per capita
OF enumeration, tl.2l; of youths between and
40 y. ST. Elorida, per capita OF enumeration,
Carolina, per capita OF enumeration, sl go; of
youths between and 16, 81 So. Colorado nesds
me ist OF territories, with an expenditure of
SI.5o per capita OF enumeration; Montana
coming next, With an expenditure per capita of
school enumeration OF % 43. In the District of
Colun 6ia the expenditure per capita OF school
enumeration was S942. in New Mexico, SIN
lie number OF instructors in AL classes of
EDUCATIONAL institutions in 1870, according ia
the census, was 22I ,O42; number of pupils,
report there were, in 1873, in ali classes of in
sttutloDs about which information was OBJ
talheui Z41iS32 teachers and :, ,I23 .945 pupils.
The Public Debt
The following is a recapitulation of the state
ment Of the public debt of the United Ststes
for the month Of October, 1874, issued to .d.y:
DEBT Bearing Interest IN Coin.
Bonds at per cent. lS2 1s2 oSa On
Bonds at per cent t......,. 53355S 51S no
S1,720, ,T0S l5O 90
DEBT Bearing Interest in Logful Money.
Serun : Indebtedness at per ct CTS, 900 co
Navy pension fund, at per cent 1900 OO1 70