Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-07-09
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

asnlngl0n NEWS and GOSSIP,
INTERNAL REvENuE.-The receipts from thi
source to-day were s43l 5S4 IS.
COMMISSIONER BAkER, of the Pension of
nee, has returned from Rhode Island, and Is a
his office TO day.
| PROFESSOR AsAPH HALL, U. s. ", has beer
detact ell from the Navy department and or
oered as chief of the party to observe the transi
OF Venus at Whladiwostok, Eastern Siberia.
DEATH OF Col. MYgRs-A telegram wa,
received here last night by General Beckwith
| anr ouncing the death, at Santa Fee, New Mex.
leo, last night, Of Lieut.. Col. Fred. Myers dep
tonitis.
THE NEW REDEMPTION DIVISION of the
Treasury department is receiving about one
half million dollers daily from national banks
WHICH are exchanging their circulation for
| legal-teDders. Most of the applications tn
far made come from Eastern banks.
GENERAL ORDERS No. 50, from the War
department, July s, directs that the authority
of the division or department commander must
be obtained for the transportation by express
Oh FUNDS OF the pay department. SAID trans
poItation Will be furnished by the quarter
masters department"
TIE ATTORNEY GENERAL has decided that.
bankrupt law, the United States marshals and
registers in bankruptcy are not reouired tn
make the returns therein provided for until
they are furnished with circular forms and di-
iectlons IN respect thereto by the judges of the
Supreme Court of the United States
Personal, Justice and Mrs. Waite
have rooms engaged at the Ocean House, New
FORT, for the month of August. Mr.
WIN. Hunter, for many years past Assistant
IL receiving marked attention, and few days
since was invited to dine with the King OF De n
mark.
The FRRBDMRN's SAVINGS BANK.-The COM
missioners to settle ND the affairs of the Freed
mems bank having all accepted the appoint
ment, to-day qualified by filing their Joint bond
In the sum of 500 900 with the Secretary of the
treasury. The sureties are as folOws:-For
Air. Cresswell, Jacob Tome, of Port Deposi.
Ma; for Mr. Purvis, James Wormley of this
CITY, and VIM; Whipper, of Philadelphia; for
Warner, Of this city. Mr.. Cresswell left tn
city almost immediately Aft ,a,,s.,.. A..
viii be absent ur." .. next Wednesday. Mr.. Pur-
VET asu n turned to Philadelphia, SO that no ac-
week. 'o -A''', P"i' Vi "0A'
The CHgYRNNB MURDRRs.-The Commits
sioner of Indian Affairs has received a letter
from Indian Agent j. ID. Miles, at Dakotah,
murdered by the Cheyennes near "Medicine
Lodge" Kansas, and saying that the act was in
accordance with a threat made three months ago
9y tne indians tnat II they were not protected
would try to take the matter into their own
hands, and this mode he says is the only one
.hat tne Inuians know in regard to avenginS
their wrongs. The agent asks for force suff-
Gent to protect the Indians from thieves which
will have the effect of protecting the white
settlers from the Indians.
NAVAL ORDRRs.-Ensigns e. F. Limerick,
H. q. Nye, Chauncey Thomas, Perrin Brisbee,
and Midshipmen York NOEL, Hamilton Hutch
inson, W. Il. a. Rooney and Edwin G. Reynolds
to the Colorado, at Norfolk. DstCcaed-COm-
maIder VIM. Whitehead, from the navy ward
Philadelphia, on the 18th instant, and granted
three months leave from the list of August with
permission to leave the United States; Surgeon
Z. }. Cleborne from the Congress, on the re
porting CT his relief, and ordered TO return home
and report arrival; Passed Assistant Surgeon
VIM. A. Corwin from the torpedo station, on
the 23d inst, and ordered to the Congress, Eu-
rOpean station, per steamer LIST August; Passed
Assistant Surgeon James NJ. Flint from the
saranac, and placed on waiting orders.
IHE LOCUST PLAQUE IN MINNHsorA-AS
APFRAI FOR AID.-The following dispatch was
received to-day at the War department, and
was at once transmitted to Secretary Belknap
at New London, Connecticut
ST. PAUL, MINI, July Sth.
befallen the people of several counties in the
southwestern portion of this state. The iocusts
have devoured every kind of crop, and left the
country for miles perfectly bare. They did the
same thing last year upon the same area. Many
thousands are now suffering for food. and am
using every public and private resource that
can lawfully command to send immediate sup
plies Of food. This state is entitled to two years
quota of arms, estimated at eight thousand one
hundred and sixty dollars. 1 respectfully re-
quest that the subsistence department be or
haFnh IN trrra 20 Ifn,, Of .
quantity equivalent in value OF rations as / may
request. should not make this request but for
the gravest reasons, and to prevent imminent
starvation. i have used every resource which
the state has given me. 1 earnestly hope that
abstracts OF for m will not be allowed to inter
pose. Please ad wise me by telegraph.
z. X. DAVIS, Governor.
INDIAN MURDERERs PUNIsHBD-A siour
Camp Attacked and Fifty Sdvugss Killed and
Wounded-The following dispatch was received
at headquarters OF the army oday:
LONE TREE, NEB., July 9th, 1874.
In consequence of the many depredations by
the Sioux in the Wind river valley on the white
settlers and the Shoshone Indians-one of the
latest being the murder and horrible mutilation
OF two white women-Dr. j ain, agent for the
Shoshones, made the request that the Sioux
should be punished if possible. On the morn
ing Of the I'd of July, while Gen. Ord and my
self were at Camp Brown, an opportunity pre-
sented itself, and Capt. TORY of the 18th
infantry, commanding Camp Brown, was
olIecteu 10 SEM Capt. BATES and Lieut.. Robin
son, with company b, ID cavalry, accompanied
by twenty Indian scouts under LieuS. Young
ith infantry, and about one hundred and fifty
Shoshones, under their chief, Washable. to at
tack q camp OF the Sioux lately established on
the north side of the Owl mountain range,
where the Wind river breaks through, distant
about ninety miles from Camp Brown. The at
tack was made At a. m. Friday, July Sd, the
result being fifty Sioux killed and wounded and
over one hundred horses captured. Our loss
was two men killed and Lieut.. Young and three
men wounded, Lieut. Young dangerously.
Capt. TORY telegraphs that the result was not
as satisfactory as desired, on account of the bad
behavior of the Shoshones Capt. TORY went
out on the 5th with ambulances and additional
men to meet Capt Bates.
p. Ii. SHERIDAN, Lieut.. General.
THE CONFLICT IN FRANcR.-The various
votes In the National Assembly yesterday fur