Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-07-20
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

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Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvEHUE.-The receipts from this
tource to-day were s435.1s7.O1.
THBPREsIDRNT had not arrived in Washing
ton up to p. m, nor is he expected by those on
duty at the Executive snsion for several days
SENATOR CHANDLER and Representative
Fay. A. Hubbell were at the Treasury to-day.
and had an interview with Secretary Bristow.
THE RESIGNATION of Second Lieut.. Richard
H. Poillan, sd infantry, has been accepted by
the President, to take effect Aug. 1, 1874.
PRESIDENT GRANT has telegrsphsd secre-
tary BristoE to meet him at Long Branch on
Thursday next.
THE LIMITS OF The department of the Missouri
have been extended to the line OF the main
Canadian, including the post OF Fort Gibson,
Indian territory.
TIE BOARD on infantry equipments, now in
session at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, has been
authorized to adjourn to Watervleit arsenal,
New York.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE have been extended by
the War Department as follows:-First Lieut..
Andrew Geddes, 18th infantry, for two months,
and Surgeon James Simonds two months.
THE AMOUNT of national bank note currency
received for redemption to-day aggregates
s497 500. The whole amount thus far received
foots up over one half million dollars.
The PRACTICE SHIP Constellation arrived at
New London, Conn, July II, which will be her
address until the 2ith inst. after that, Orient,
Long Island, will be her post Office.
THE REGISTER OF THE TREASURY is now en-
gagged In preparing bonds Of the new five per
cent. loan to the amount of some millions, to
be readyfor the bids to be opened on Thursday.
A GENERAL ORDER, issued from headq quarters
department of the Missouri, announces the
death of Lieut.. Colonel Frederick Myers, dep
uty quartermsster general at Santa Fe, New
Mexico, on the It'll instant
THE NEW STATE DEPARTMENT BUILDING
The Secretary of State has signed the contract
with the Richmond Quarry company for granite
for the new State department building. This
contract was suspended on account of charges
which investigation proved to be unfounded.
ATTACKED BY INDIASs.-A dispatch was re
ceived to-day at army headquarters from Gen.
Sheridan stating that a small detachment of
corporal and six men, while guarding a hay
party near Fort Fetterman, was attacked by
about twenty-five indians. No loss.
THE INDIAN COMMISSIONERS who met and
organized last week have returned to their re-
spective homes, and will not probably meet
again before next fail. At present they nave
nothing special to look after. Next winter,
however, they will in cemplianco with ths law
of Congress prescribing their duties, supervise
the purchase OF goods for the Indians.
JAMES GILFILLAN this morning reconsidered
the defamation previously made by him of the
office Of appointment clerk OF the Treasury,
and accepted the same. He at once entered
upon his new duties, No one has vet been de-
signated Is chief clerk OF the treasurer's Office
made vacant by Mr.. Gilfllan's new appoint
ment.
MRS. ARABRLLA X. MAPPIN has obtained
judgment for 500, with SIS costs, against the
lately suspended branch in New York OF the
Freedmep's savings bank Of this city. Ii OK
ecutiOn Is resisted, Mrs. Mappin's lawyer IN
tends, he says, to test the constitutionality OF
the law auth orizIng the Secretary OF the Treas
ury TO sppoint trustees to wind up the bank.
The STATEMENT TKLE6RAPHED hence to the
eject that there was a conflict between the
Secretary Of War and the Quartermaster Gene
raj with reference to head stones for the graves
IN national cemeteries, is contradl cted on the
hest authority. There is no conflict whatever.
The Secretary OF War merely proposes that
contractors shall strictly abide by the terms of
the contracts they enter INFO.
tendent Enoch Hosg, OF the Lawrence (Kan-
sas) agency, reports to the Commissioner OF
Indian Affairs, under date of the 18th instant
that he is making an effort to get In a. MANY
Comanches as possible. Kicking Bird and ten
other Kiowa chiefs came in or the 10Th instant
and reported that sc veral more would be in in
few days. They said that only few were in
favor of joining the Cheyennes. They reported
favorably of Santanta ard Big Bow.
If ANY OTHER THAN a head of a division il
decided by Treasurer Spinner to fill the vacant
chief clerkship in his Office, by the retirement
OF Mr.. Gillfillan, the selection will have to be
made by competitive examination. Heads Of
DIVISIONS receive the same salary as the chief
clerk. and Ii Is held that designation of clerks
or this class to the chief clerkship is merely a
transfer of duty. 1t lie Treasurer Spinner's de-
sire to have VIM. Behrend, a principal hook
keeper. selected to fill the vacancy. Under Sec
rotary Bristow's reconstruction OF the civil service
rules he will have to successfully compete for it
to receive IL.
NAVAL ORDRRs-Passed Assistant Surgeon
Henry NJ. Martin to the naval hospital, Phil
adelphia; Passed Assistant Surgeon James NJ.
Flint to the torpedo station, Newport, Y. l.
Detdched-Assistant Surgeon Presley w Ri1ev
from the receiving ship Sabine, and ordered 10
the Congress, European station, per steamer 1st
August; Acting Assistant Surgeon WV. Myers
and report arrival; Passed Assistant Engineer
walter ID. Smith from the Gettysburg. and
granted two months leave; Passed Assistant
Engineer ID. p. Mccartney from the navy yard
Philadelphia, and ordered to the Gettysburg
18th inst.
DEATH OF SURGEON H. s. PIrKIN, L. s. N
a letter from Honolulu, under date Of June 90
reports as folows-On the sd instant died
Surgeon Henry Stanley Pitkin, of the United
states steamer BeDicia. DIR. Ptkin was a
native OF Burlington, VT. He entered the navy
Of the United States July 10, 1862. During the
war he served in both the north and south Al
lantic squadrons, and received honorable men,
ton in the attack On Fort Fisher. After the
conclusion of the war he accompanied Assistant
Secretary Fox on o mission to Russia. He
served in both the Mediterranean and Asiatic
squadrons. he accompanied Professor Agassiz
on the scientific expedition around Cape Horn,
on the coast survey steamer Hassler; Joined the
Benicia In 1872, and was promoted to the rank
OF full surgeon December IS OF the same year.
THB LATE INDIAN BATTLE IN WYOMING
Indian Agent Irwin, OF the Shoshone and
hammock agency, Wyoming Territory, reports
to the Commissioner Of Indian Affairs, under
date OF the 9Th inst, that on the morning of
june 80 two Shoshone scouts reported q camp