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

souiSc tO-udf were Az $50 %.
The AMOUNT of national bank notes received
for redemption to-day foots up S465 900.
COMMISSIONER SMITH, of the Indian bureau,
has gone to Marblehead, M ass, to spend a few
weeks. During his absence Col. Clum, chief
clerk, lie acting commissioner.
THE LIBRARY of the Interior department Is
about to be removed to rooms Nos 80 and 81,
on the south side of the north hall of the build
ing. The library now containss bout six thou
sand rolumes.
FIRST LIEUT.. JAMES w. REILLY, ordnance
department, Is assigned to duty at Benicia ar
senal, California. to take effect when relieved
fror present duties at military academy, West
Point.
LIEUT.. Coz. CHARLES H. ToMPKINs, depu-
ty quartermast n general, has been ordered to
report n person to the commanding general OF
the department of Texas, for assignment to
duty as quartermaster at San Antonio, Texas.
Italian bark Suez arrived at Baltimore yester-
day from Leghorn, Italy, with seventeen cases
OF plaster casts, being mainly copies of antique
groups OF the Vatican and Louvre. These
copies were made by a well-known Italian, and
are intended for the Corcoran Art Gallery.
PAYMENTS OF SOUTHERN CLAIMANTs.-The
Treasury department, since the adjournment
OF Congress, has paid out $3.50 900 on the claims
OF southern residents before the Southern
Claims Commission. The commission awarded
over million dollars on the claims, but Con-
gress appropriated only so63 ,768 50.
TIE CONTRACT for furnishing and cutting
stone for the Hartford post Office and custom
house has been awarded by the Secretary of
the Treasury to the Clarks Island Granite
Company. The rates for cutting, namely, Is
per cent are the same which have been paid
m pisfr at of no tara
Hent.
CONTRACTION OF THE CURRRNCY.-There
have been but two applications for new western
banks this month, and they aggregate only a
capital of s1O0, coo. The retirement of currency
has nus far exceeded the amount OF new circu-
latlon. Within a few days the National Bank
Of Missouri, located at st. Louis has surrend-
cred its circulation aud retired its bonds to the
amount Of S95O,O0
NAVAL ORDERS. Surgeon Jno. C. Spear
ordered to the receiving ship Potomac. Lieut.
Andrew Dunlap detached from. the Worcester
and ordered to return home and report arrival
Ensign John s. Abbott III ON duty on one of the
monitors at Pensacola and placed OIL sick leave.
surgeon Joseph Hogg from the receiving ship
Potomac and order 10 the Canandaigua, per
steamer OF the 18th inst, from New Y Ork.
THE CIVIL RIGHTS ISSUE IN ALkBAMA.-A
dispatch received from Selma, Alabama, dated
yesterday, states that in the Dallas county re-
publican convention, held on the eth instant
Tom w. Walker, mulatto, aged q years, was
nominated for circuit clerk, after declaring in
speech that he was in favor of the civil rights
bill. mixed schools, and everything of the kind
he was opposed by John Selsby, white repub-
hean, who said he was a no-race-issue man.
Walker received III votes, and Selsby 62.
The FOLLOWING DISPATCH was received a.
the White House yesterday morRing, and for
warded TO President Grant, at Long Branch:
IT.
joicing in the United States when the first sinh.
marine cable was laid. at the close of nv term
OF once leave my country in communication
with all nations. The Argentine Republc j.
now at the gates Of the United States / yreet
President Grant.
tSIgnedl SARMIENrE,
President of the Argentine Republic.
THE FOLLOWING CIRCULAR has been issued
from The Treasury department:
,1he attention of this office having been
been The practice OF supervisors and collectors
OF internal revenue TO employ and pay as clerks
their wives and dependent minor children
thereby virtually increasing their own compen
sstiOn ID an amount greater than that provided
by law, therefore the officers above mentioned
are hereby notified that from and after th's
date august LETT the practice referred 20 will
not be permitted By this department"
The FIVE PEI GENT TAX oSP CIFIC RAIL
RoADs.-The Secretary of the Treasury is now
Pacific railroads embraced in the act of last
June, requiring the payment of five per cent OF
the net earnings of the companies TO the govern
ment, imposed by the act OF July l, 1862. II
the formal demand Is not complied with within
sixty days the Treasury will notify the Attorney
General, who lie directed by law to institute
legal proceedings against the roads for the
delinquent taxes. 1t Is not expected that any
OF the roads are in q condition to pay the taxes
demanded, and to what extent proceedings will
go must be matter of conjecture.
THE SAFE BURGLARY.-The Washington
correspondent OF the ". y. Times says: 1t is
stated that Major Wilson, the Solicitor OF the
Treasury, in his recent visit to New York dis
covered some new and very important evidence
IN the matter OF the safe burglary. Major
Wilson, without embOdying IL in report mas
already made known the nature of this evidence
to the Secretary OF the Treasury. Major Will
son, or his return from Illinois next week, will
commence his formal report in the safe bur-
glary matter. The Secretary, however, still
adberes to his declared purpose not to take any
final action on the subject until after the con-
ciusion OF the investigation by the District grand
jerry.
MAIL STEAMSHIPS ACCEPTED.-The naval
board recently appointed by the Secretary OF
the Navy 70 inspect the new iron steamships OF
the Pacific d all Steamship Company "City OF
Picking" and "City of Toxic" at the port OF
New York, have reported to the Postmaster
General that the said vessels In their coustruc-
ton and equipment conform to the act
OF Congress authorizing the additional
monthly mail service on the route between
san Francisco, Japan and China, and the Post
master General has accepted said vessels the
acceptance TO take effect on their arrival at
San Francisco, with the distinct understanding
that as no appropriation was made by the last
Congress for additional service, no payment
can be made until that body shall have iegis-
lated further on the subject.
PIECHBACK's DEPEAT.-A private dispatch
received in this city dated New Orleans to-day
says; "Pinchbaeks defeat in the convention
yesterday was overwhelming. Had every con-
testing delegate excluded by the committee on
credentials been admitted to o seat and voted
for Pinchback, which many OF them would not
have done, he would still have been largely out
voted. Much surprise is expressed at the atti-
tude assumed in this contest by Senator West
and a portion Of the Custom house officials
hitherto strongly opposed to Pinchback. Shell.
den's defeat for denomination for Congress Ia
attributed to his connection with the new cleo
ton movement of Senator Carpenter. Sypher's
denomination is popular, on account of the ef
forte made by him to secure the Fort st. Phillip
canal. The convention win adjourn to-day.
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