Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-07-23

source to-day were s4O5 2I0S1.
SECRETARY BRIsTow goes to Long Branch
this evening, to be absent until Saturday night.
SECRETARY robson will return to Wash
ington to- night.
THE RECEIPTS from national bank notes re-
ceived for redemption in legal tenders to-day
aggregates 1886, COS. The amount thus far re-
ceived foOts up S6,s52,ii6.
OFFICIAL RECOGNITION.-The President as
recognized Edward NJ. Fowle commercis
agent of the Dominican Republic at Boston
Mass., and Leonard Del Monte consul of the
Dominican republic at New York.
NAVAL ORDBRs.-Lieut. VIM. j. Moore to
Newport. Rhode island, for instruction in tor
pedo service. Detsched-Lieut Commander p
n. Cooper from the practice ship Constellation
and from the naval academy and placed on sick
leave.
PRESIDENT GRANT, Secretary BeIknap, and
Gems Sherman, Sheridan, Rosecrans, Logan,
and Hancock have promised to be present at
the reunion of the army of the Cumberland at
columbus, Ohio, on September Is and H.
Representatives will be present from all the
states and territories.
BARON Won SCRLoZRR, the German minis
ter, now at home on leave, writes as follows to
friend in Washington: 81 was nearly week
with Bismarck in Varzln, after previously see
ing the Emperor and Crown Prince. All these
gentlemen, as also NJ. Dolbruck, secretary of
state, were filled with admiration of Grants
veto on the financial question, and for the en-
tire body of German capitalists great load has
been lifted by this veto.'
THE BIDS FOR THE NEW GOVERNMENT
LoAN.-The bids, of which large number were
received by this morning mail, for subscriptions
to the remaining one hundred and seventy-ni
millions OF the new five per cent loan, were
opened at noon day by Secretary Bristow,
Assistant Secretaries Conant and Hartley No
Iubhcatlon Will be made of the number or
terms Of the bids until to- morrow. A schedule,
however, will be made, which Secretary Bris-
Tow VIII take with him to- night to lay before
the President, to be approved by him before
the award Is made.
THR COURT OF COMMISSIONERS of Alabam.
claims met yesterday at the Department OF
State. and orgauized-ail the judges present,
viz: Hezekiah q. Wells, of Michigan, presiding
JIdge; Kenneth Rayner, of Mississippi; Martin
PPSeIsOn, OF New Jersey; VIM A. Porter, of
also, John DAVIS, clerk of the court Hon. j.
4. j. Creswell, has been designated by the Pres
court appointed a stenographic reporter ana
discussed, during session OF four hours its
rules Tor practice, when it adjourned to meet
today at II a. m. at the Department OF Justice.
A meeting was held to-day at which a series of
rules for practice were again discussed. After
the rules shall have been agreed upon the COM
mission will probably adjourn until next Sep
TENDER.
PERsoNALs.-Gen. Leggett, Commissioner of
Patents, is at GAINESVILLE, Ohio, attending the
reunion of the gallant regiment which he led TO
the field in 1862. go. Hon. Milton l. Southland
has been renominated for Congress in the 18th
OHIO district. '''' The marriage Of Mr.. Lam
bert Palmer, son of Surgeon General Palmer
OF the L. s. navy, to Miss FANNIE Ashurst
daughter of Mr.. William II. Ashurst, of 1TlO
walnut street, Philadelphia, is announced to
take place on the 18th of September at All
Saints Church, Newport, X. /. 80. MIR. Walter
ingalls,, an artist OF wide reputation and extern
sive travel, and well known in Washington,
where he has executed some of his best work
Die d at Oakland, Md, on the DIST instant
'''' Frederick Douglass is TO deliver an address
at the picnic of the We,ch Guard, in Bridge
port, Conn.,, on August 2. .'.. General Francis
"A. walker, of Yale College, is suggested as
chief OF the bureau or labor statistics In Con-
necticut.