Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-08-10

for redemption to-day is s351,500.
COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS APPoINrEp.-The
President has appointed b. s. Burch collector
OF customs for the district of Petersburg, Va.
ALL THE HEADS Of the Post Office depart
ment-Messrs. NJ srshall, Mari, Routt and Bar
bCr-are at their posts. All of the heads of the
Interior department are absent except Commits
sioners Leggett and Burdett.
PRRsoNAL.-Prof Henry, who was registers cd
at the EdgecOmb house, New London, last
week, has returned to the city, apparently i'm
proved by his iaunt northward. 80. Mr.. Car
son, OF the Republican, is in Philadelphia, on a
few days vacation. 49, Hon. A. NJ. Clapp and
family have returned to the city.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Carpenter Dank W. Perry
ordered to the Pensacola, at the navy yard
Mare Island, California; Acting Carpenter VIM.
Carter, to the Brooklyn, at Key West, Fla, per
steamer of 18th instant from New York; Sail
maker Truman z. White, detached from the
receiving ship Vermont, and ordered to the
pensacola, at the navy yard, Mare Island, Cal.
INFERIOR POSTAL CARDs.-It is stated on
the authority of a prominent official Of the Post
Office department that the contractors for fur
nishing postal cards have never yet FURNISHED
card equal in the quality Of the paper to the
requirements of the original contract. The
question naturally arises why does not the de-
partment compel compliance with the terms
OF the contract, or, failing in the effort, annul
it. The contract is for four years. and has
three years yet t9 run.
TIE FOLLOWING DISPATCH has been received
To the President of the United States of North
America, Washington:
81 am most happy to greet your Excellency,
the President OF the United States of North
America, on this memorable occasion, for the
nations which the electric wire this day place in
immediate communication with each other,
thus drawing closer the bonds of sincere and
cordial friendship which happily unites them.
(signed.) TIE PRESIDENT OF URUGUAY.
Col. ToMPKINs' CAsE.-The Washington
correspondent of the y. Y. Times says: "Lieut.
Col. Charles II. Tompkins has been ordered to
report to the commanding general of the de-
partment OF Texas, for assignment to duty as
deputy Quartermaster at San Antonio. The
case OF Col. Tompkins is very similar to that
Of Gen. D. o. Howard in some Of its important
important features. Col. Tompkins about a
year ago was charged with having, without any
personal dishonesty whatever, technically vio-
ated law in the disbursement of funds. A
court tried and acquitted him. The opinion OF
this court was very severely criticised by the
Judge Advocate General and the Secretary of
War: Col. IompkiDs has not been reassigned
until now"
SUFFERERS FROM THE GRAssHoPrRR
PLAGUE.-Capt. Munson, commanding Camp
Ruggles, in a communication dated July Slst,
army to- day, states that grasshoppers have de-
stroyed almost the entire crop of corn, oats,
potatoes. etc., in the Loup and adjoining val
leys. Capt Munson suggests that the farmers
who have suffered this loss be employed in
building the post or in hauling material for the
same. He thinks il would prevent much suffer
ing during the coming winter.
General Ord, in forwarding Capt. Munson's
report, Endorses it as Fellowship the building
at the post can be erected by the employment
of civilians. Ii will afford employment 10 the
CIT M a % Nk.a
necessaries Of life, and will result in the interest
Of the country by retaining these people in the
country"
The report is forwarded from General Sheri-
dams headquarters to the Adiutant General of
the Army, whose attention is invited to the
suggestion of Capt Manson.
Senator Hitchcock in a letter to General Ord
on the same subject, asks that the money for
mate rial and labor in building the post be spent
among the suffering settlers In that vicinity, be
lays it will save great suffering and be aiblessed
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