Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-12-03
EVENING STAR.
DOUBLE SHEET.
Washington News and Gossip,


IITKREAL REvRNUB-The receipts from tn
source to-day were s3i6,5IS4i.
OFFICIAL RECoGN1TIoN-The P-esiient has
recognized Nicolai Sonniehse9 consul Of Den
mark az San Francisco.
THE sALR of seats for the Kellogg opera sea-
sen commences to- day at the National The 4ter
and MetzerOte's music store.
PAINTING representing the discovery of
the HUDSON river is being placsd in position IT,
day in one Of the paDnes in the wet side OF the
hall Of tue Hcuse Of RepresentstiVC
Col. CHAFLEs \. TURNBULL, a graduate Of
West Point in 1884, and an important officer on
Gen. sheridIn's staff during the war, diet yes
teTday morning at Boston.
MOVEMENT Is being made to call conven-
ton OF colOred men in this city on the Ssh inst,
to bring pressure to bear on Congress in favor
OF TIE passage of the civil lights bill.
TIE PRESIDENT has completed the writing OF
hs annual message, ami is to-day busily en-
gagged in reviewing it. The message will be
read at Cabinet to-mOrrOV. Msnifolding for
pIess viii commence on Sunday night.
ONA QUESTION submitted blythe Department
of state, the Attl ney General decides that the
hustirgs court of stauntOn, Va, i5 fully au-
authorized under the laws of Congress to natu-
TahZe P6T.Jrs.
REvENUE SToREKRKFERs APPoIErED-The
fci-o~ing internal revenue stOrekeepers were
SpPOinted to-day: Geo. E. Bason, James G.
Patton and John r. Ireland, SD district of
North CaIO'iua; Lewis f. Custer, 5th district
OF Virginia.
SUPERVISING ARCHITECT or TIE TREAS
URY.-The Secretary OF the Treasury yesterday
rendered the position OF supervising architect
Of the Treasury to MI. John Macarthur, jr.,
OF Philadelphia. Mr.. Macarthur visited the
secretary yesterday afternoon and requested
few days in which to consider the offer, which
vas granted.
THE Usg Of serviceaJle tents or other canvas
e cOTer lauDdresses' quarters, or for any pur-
poses other than those fOT which such articles
are furnished, IS strictly prohibited by General
Orders No. 12S from the War department, ex-
eeTt IN cases of emergency where their use
absolutely necessary to protect public property.
RRsIGSID.-The casualties among the COM
missioned officers OF the L. 5. army reported TO
the adjutant generals Office during the week
ending Saturday, November IS. 1s74, are as f,I-
lows:-First Lieutenant kcne h. De Russy, %
artillery, resigned November 15. 1874; Second
Lieutenant Frank p. Reap, 18th cavalry, re-
s4gned November Il, 1874.
TIE ANNUAL REPORT of the register OF the
Treasury shows the total issue OF registered and
coupon bonds issued during the last year was
sl71.25s ,42O the total amount Cancelled. s227,-
CI>--At; amount o. Cancelled coupon bonds
turned over To the burning committee fOr de-
sructon, Sis sO5,35C. Total issues during the
year, ssI7 ,iG5 400.
THERE ARE THREE CASES upon the docket of
the Supreme Court of the United States which
involve the entire Granger question in the
northwest, and which were brought TO test the
cOrsttutiOnality of the restrictive state legisa-
ton against railroads. one OF these cases will
probably be argued in February. Wm. NJ.
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RAILROADS..
TIE house appropriation Committee hav-
ing considered and disposed OF the following
bills will be ready to report them to Congress
as soon as an opportunity occurs: LegisIa-
tive, executive and judicial; Indian; corsuIar
and GIplOmutic; fOI tification and army apDrO-
Pr.atlon bills. The legislative, executive, and
lndlcial appropriation bill apprOprIstes s20,-
VI0,6,G.C2.
PROPOSED INCREASED MAIL FACILITIES BE-
TWEEN NEW YORK AND wAsHINGroS.-The
Post Office department has made a proposition
20 the Pennsy lvania railroad and connecting
lines for two additional daily mails each way
between Washington ana New York, viz: by
the limited express and the early afternoon
trains from each city. If these mails are put Oh
there vii then be four daily throuS Sh mails be-
tween this city and New York.
a SUIT FOR SLANDER-The issues raised in
the controversy between Mr.. William Welch. OF
Philadelphia, and the Commissioner of Indian
affairs are 10 he brought to a legal test, suit
Tor SANDER having been instituted against the
former by the latter. MIR. Telch, who was
formerly a member OF the board of indian com
mlssioneIs. has, in published letters, attacked
the 6fficial conduct of the commissioner OF IN
dian affairs, and tlese charges have occasOned
the suit.
NAVAL ORDERs.-I4ieut. Commander 4. f.
Jsvell, ordered to the Naval Academy. En-
Al q ID
Pog tstan. Passed Assistant Engineer Robert
D. Taylor, 70 the Manhattan. Assistant Engi-
ueeT Albert F. Dixon, TO the & *. COmman-
Ter John a. Howell, detached from cOmman1
II the coast survey steamer Blake and or1ered
| . the Naval Academy. Lieutenant Commander
o orge r. T. Wilde, from the CauOnicus and
placed on waiting orders. Lieutenant Charles
!. HulcAiDs, from the navy yard, Washington,
and ordered TO coast survey duty. Lieutenant
John b. Briggs, from the receiving ship Saline,
and ordered to the Naval Academy.
TIE DELEGATION of fifteen Navajo Indians.
fully described ia TRE STAR a Cay or two siucs,
arrived in Washington yesterday from Nav
Mexico, accompanied by their agent, ex-Gov-
uOrthern part Of their reserv alton, where mines
| have been discovered, for a strip Of pasturags
territory On the couth, and also desire TO present
| sEUtTy grievances, including the alleged kill
ing OF sCme OF their tribe by mins-s recently
The NavajOes, although they were not subdusd
without great difficulty, some twelve years ago,
arc nOW al pastoral in their habits, and own
| about 10000 sheep and 10000 horses. The
| trlbe numbers about eleven thousand souls
| nine thousand being on and two thousand of
| the reservation. Their annuities under treaty
stpulStiOns amount TO So OOJ per year,
| The APPROPRIATION COMMITTERs.-Ai Joint
| subcommittee OF the Senate and House appro
priation committees, consisting OF Senators Sar-
| gent, Allison, and Stevenson on the part of the
senate, and MessTs. Hale, Parker, and Swami
on the part of the House, will hold meeting
/ at the once OF the Secretary of the Treasuryto,
/ morrow morning at 10 O'Clock, for the purpose
| OF considering the suggestions to he offered by
/ Secretary BTistow with reference TO the DIans
proposed by him for the reform OF the customs
4 service.
| a sub committee, consisting OF Messrs Tyner
| Marshall, and Wheeler, on the part OF the
| House, and Senators West, Window, and DAVIS
1 on the part OF the Senate will meet at tba poet