Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-07-31


FIRST LIEUT.. y. j. KIRKMAN, 10th fnfan-
try, has been OrdG red to San Antonio, Texas,
as a witness on behalf Of the United States.
THE NATIOEAL BANK NOTES received to day
for redemption amount to $40, 2i6, and the total
amount received 70 date slO,5iSO65.
RRv j. SELLA MARTIN has been appointed a
special agent of the Treasury department and
assigned to duty in the state of Mississippi.
FIvR-TwENTIEs TO BE CALLED IN.-The
Treasury department will issue a call for FIVE
twenty bonds to day. The amount to be called
for has not yet been definitely fixed.
INTERNAL REvENUE.-The receipts from this
source to-day were $40, 1l532. Total receipts
for the month, 20, AIS 0ei.16 being $500 900 more
than was collected for the corresponding month
last year.
THE FOLLOWING PROMOTIONS under the
civil service rules have been made in the Office
of the supervising architect of the Treasury:
%.h class, G. L. Widstrapd and III. q. Mclean:
ID class, j. j. Little and John h. Korf.
APPOINTED SPECIAL AGBEr-The Secretary
of the Treasury has directed the appointment
of Governor Morris as special agent of the
Treasury department, in place of Charles A
Morrill,. Mr.. Morris is a era ndson of Gouvernor
Morris, of Pennsy vsnia, member OF the fed
ersl convention of 1877, which framed aud
adopted the constitution Of the United States
Commissioners johnson will assign Mr. Morris to
duty iD California.
A DRCIsIoN.-The Secretary of the Treasury
has decided that lines Of steamers plying be-
tween the British Provinces and ports in the
United States upon the Atlantic coast must
conduct their business in all respects as other
foreign going vessels are required to do. This
decision will affect several eastern lines which
have heretofore carried on their business in an
irregular manner, and thus enjoyed privilege
not countenanced by the law.
A CRIPPLED SOLDIER, an applicant for pro-
motion in the Treasury department, was asked
the question few days since If be had any rela-
tiyes in the departments. He seemed somewhat
surprised, and said it was a little singular that
lie should be required to answer any such inter
I0eatory, as he served in the Union army fuur
years, and during the whole OF that time no ons
asked him if he had relatives fighting in the
same cause. although he had q father and two
BROTHERS in the service.
HERoIsM RBwAsDsD.-Commander Green
OF the United States steamer Fortune, now ly-
ing at the navy yard, yesterday assembled the
officers and crew, and read a letter from the
Secretary OF the Navy complime ntinx Mr..
Christopher Fowler, quartermsster of the For
tune, for his courage and devotion in rescuing
some OF the boats crew OFF Zapatitlan, Mexico,
on the 18th of May last, ana informing him
that be will receive medal of honor as a re-
ward for his heroism.
PERsoNAL.-Secretary Bristow goes to Deer
Park tonight. ."Commissioner Dennison
leaves the city this evening, to be absent until
next week. MIR. q. b. Jewell and daugh
ter, and Mrs. and Miss Snead, OF this city, are
spending the summer at Montrose, Pa. "A
). ID. White, esq.,, CT the Department of the
Interior, spends his vacation at Deer Park
THE London Court Journal thinks Sir Ed
ward Thornton would oe glad 70 have another
POST.
MARINE lsTELLIGKNCR.-Leondrdt Ma,
July %, 1S14.-The clipper canoe Blue Bird,
manned by G.. A. Pilsbury, j. Nj. Nesbitt, and
u. F. WorTell, arrived here this morning with
I'll well on board. She left Marshall's, Piney
Point, at Q a. m yesterday, aud the party spent
the night with DIR. McWIlliams on Blacki.ton's
Island. The run from the island a distance of
ten miles, was madein one hour and ten min
utes.
The leg of the Blue Bird will be prepared for
publication IN The STAR. 2.
ESTATE OF THE LATE CHIEF JUSTICE CHASE
special from this city to the PhiIadel phia
Bulletin says: 1.-THE estate of the late Chief
Justice Chase, the settlement Of which has been
SLOW, owing TO Decentralization OF the executor
10 cell stock and other personal property daring
the period Of depression, will amount, when all
the debts are paid, TO about S105, 900. Some
securities, including 100 shares In the Pennsyl-
vsnia avenue street railway, have just been
sold to pay small creditors who were pressing.
The estate owes Jay Cooke 81 Co. S2I co.,
mostly advanced on stocks, and Mrs. Hoyt
Judge Chase's daughter, 5000"
A RAILROAD QUESTION SRTTLEp.-In reply
to an interrogatory by the Secretary OF the
Treasury the Acting Attorney General has de-
cided that a railroad existing in concentration
or unfinished, is defined and identified by its
track and termini. A substantial change of
terminus destroys identity, rs is shown in
numerous cases where such change has been
successfully resisted by subscribers to the orig
IN md
has been made to q company to aid it in con-
suucting in whole or in part road between
certain ternini upon condition OF certain use
OF such railroad, such condition lies between
the termini mentioned. No more no less Any
subsequent change of termini will not affect
the original application of the condition.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut. Perry Garst to duty
in the Asiatic station; Miashipme Frank j.
Milligan, Lucien Flynpe, VIM. f. Whitfield,
and Charles W. Haskell to duty in the Asstic
station; Assistant Engineer j. j. Ryan to navy
yard Philadelphia, preliminary TO promotions
Passed Assistant Engineer NJ. l.. MacCarty to
special duty at Chester, Pa. Detected: Lieut.
Commander Z. A. Cook has reported his return
home, having been detached from the Rich
mond on the 18th inst, and has been placed on
waiting orders; Lienr. Frederick Collins from
the Asiatc station on the reporting OF his relief
and ordered to return home and report arrival;
Chief Engineer A s. Greene from SD ecial duty
at Newburg, n. Y, and ordered to the Benicia,
North Pacific squadron; Chief Engineer Geo
+. KurtZ from the Benicia upon the reporting
of his relief and ordered TO return homs and re-
Port arrival; Passed Assistant Engineer j. X
Chassman tiom special duty at Chester, Pa.
and ordered TO duty in the Asatic station per
Pacific mail steamer OF the 22d OF August from
San Francisco.
THE POSTAL CAR SERvICE-WIl President
HiHckley WithdrdW his Cars -Ds0rrotos-To-
morrow, August LIST, is the day named by Presi-
dent HiDekley, of the Philadelphia, Whining
ton and Baltimore railroad, for the withdrawal
OF all postal cars from his line, on the ground
of the inadequacy of the compensation paid by
the Post Once Department. Up to half-past
two O'Clock to-day the department was in state
of uncertainty as to Mr.. Hinckley's intentions
His last proposition was to convey the mails at
eight mills per linear foot Of car space but this
the department could not agree to, for the reason
that it lie now paying all that the law of Con-
gress allows. Mr.. Hinckley said that II be kept
the cars on he would expect compensation at
the rate named unless the department ordered
them of, which OF course il will not do.
To-day he telegraphed Postmaster General
Marshall, saying that the mail contractor on
the Gray's Ferry road, which connects Mantua
and the ferry, wanted to know what he should
do with the mail bound south, which arrives at
Gray'e Ferry tomorrow, and that the eaid con-
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