Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-10-08
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip,

WASHINGTON News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvRNUR.-The receipts from this
source to-day were 1910 ,203.73.
THE AMOUNT OF national bank note currency
received to-day ct the Treasury for redemption
foots up s2O7 500.
SECRETARY robson was at the Navy de-
partment for a short time this morning. He
leaves this afternoon for Massicb etts.
THE Cincinnati Gazette saws that Gen. A. H
MsIkland has resigned from the Post Offce
service for "purely persoF al reasons"
PRESIDENT GRANT aud ex-Secretary Borie
visited the st. Louis fair yesterday, and took
great interest i'll the stock exhibition and con-
tests of speed.
CAPTAIN HKRBEET A. HAsCALL, 5th artiI-
iery, has been ordered to report by letter to
Major General Hancock, president of the retir-
ing board at New York.
ASSISTANT SURGEON HENRY t. PHILLIPS
has been ordered to report to the commanding
general of the military division Of the Atlantic
for assignment to duty.
The NAVAL EXAMINING BOARD for the exam
ination of officers ordered before 1t for promo
ton, are holding daily sessions at the Navy
gepartm ent. When the promoted list shall
ordered for retirement viii be examined.
LAND OPPIcE IRRsGULA RIrIEs.-Mr. W. w.
Curtis, chief clerk Of the Washington land office,
arrived at st. Paul, Mimi, last Saturday night.
tits reported at st. Paul that his visit is for the
purpose of investigating alleged Irregularities
in the land offices at Duluth, Alexandria and
Pembina, Dakota.
PBRsoNAL.-Col.J. l.. Rout, Second Assistant
Postmaster General, left last evening for brief
visitto his home in Bloomington, Ill. Hon
George Bancroft has arrived in WASHINGTON for
the purpose OF taking up his residence, and will
soon move into the house which he purchased
from ex-senator harlan.
ALL THR FURNITURE and baggage belonging
to headquarters of the army, was shipped from
this city to st. Louis this morning The rooms
heretofore occupied by General Sherman and
staff in the War department building will be
used by the clerks OF Adjutant General Town
sends Office.
THE REDEMPTION BUREAU will not resume
the redemption of national bank notes until
probably the 10Th instant. The redemption
might be commenced now, but the Treasurer
desire TO perfect such arrangements as will
make the business continuous, without the risk
OF again suspending.
THE LATE COMMODORE wooLsBY.-The
Navy department has issued a general order
announcing the recent death of Commodore
AteIduCtnOu ID. WOOlsey, cOmmanQant OF the
Pensacola navy yard, of yellow fever, to which
lie fell victim because he preferred TO remain
at his post, though under orders to proceed
north.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Chaplain j. b. Van Meter,
to the Congress, European station. Detached
Master j. w. Dsnenhower has reported his re-
turn home, having been detached from the
North Pacific station and been placed on wait
ing orders. Mate Lewis f. Strout, from the
Gettysburg on her arrival at Portsmouth, n.
H., and ordered to the receiving ship Sabine.
HORRORS OF THE YELLOW FRvER PLAGUE
AT PENsACoLA-A private letter from War
rims ton, rear the Pensacola (FIa.) navy yard,
dated October 1st, says "The fever has not
abated yet. Three Sisters Of Charity died last
night. There are six officers down with the
fever. 4 | wish the first of November
was here and we were spared. This suspense Is
perfectly terrible. No one seems to escape the
IeEeri people who have had it before and every
9edy' lt IS fFighuully Lonesome; almost every
body Is dead
TIE 18th INFANTRY SENT SouTR-In COM
pliance with the request of the Secretary of
war to General Sheridan, to detach a regiment
from his command for duty in the south, the
10Th infantry, commanded by Col. p. X. DE
I1obfiand, with headquarters at Omaha, Neb.,
yesterday received orders to proceed to Ala
bara The Secretary OF War this morning re-
celVed telegram announcing that six comma
mes OF the regiment under Lieut.. Col. Morrow
had started for the south, and that the other
companles would follow as soon as they could
be collected.
RRQUIsIT1oNs for stamped envelopes and
newspaper wrappers, sggregsting 10000.
have been received at the Post Office depart
ment since the 1st inst. These requisitions are
forwarded to the Plympton Manufacturing COM
pany, OF Hartford, which has the contract for
furnishing the articles named. AS yet the com
pany is unprepared to furnish single envelope
or wrapper, and in consequence il Is quite prob
that nnhliC f0 dn ruif
stamped envelopes or newspaper wrappers for
at least month to come. The new contractors
have as yet furnished no proofs Of dies to the
department for approval.
TIE SIOUX INDIANS AND THEIR AGENTS.
In answer to q note Of inquiry respecting the
charge of swindling on the part of the agents
OF the Sioux, addressed by General Cowen, act
ing Secretary OF the Interior, to DIR. q. q. Cox,
OF this city, one of the commissioners recently
appointed to visit the Sioux country, DIR. G.
says: "DuriDg my soiourn at WhetstOne and
Red Cloud agencies heard nothing of irregu-
larities or frauds on the part of agents. In the
councils held and the private conferences with
Indians the usual complaints were made OF
inadequate provision for their needs and un-
fulfilled promises on the part of the Great
Father and his officials, but no attention was
paid TO murmurings which are constitutional
and chronic, and doubtless without foundation
in fact. did learn at Cheyenne that the -four
furnished by the contractor was generally of
very inferior quality, and had been condemned
by Col. Long, the military inspector, but know
nothing OF any tmproprieties or frauds on the
part Of agents."
A SoLICIToUs FATHER WITH HOPEFUL
SoE.-A letter was received st the White
House this morning addressed to President
Grant, from an ambitious father in Indiana
who requests that the name Of his SON. now four
gears Of age, be placed on the list OF eligible
candidates for appointment to West Point. The
writer adds that he is extremely solicitous that
the rising youth shall receive q military educa-
ton, inasmuch "as It is in him." and makes the
application thus early so that when the young
ster arrives at the proper age to chew cartridges
he may go right into business. How this indul-
gent and solicitous Hooser ascertained the fact
of the military fever running through his pre-
cocious boys veins is not set forth in the com.
munication. Perhaps he goes through two
chicken legs at meal and then improvises the
plate for drum and use them as trumsticks
One fact is certainly implied on the face OF the
communication, and that is that the writer not