Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-08-15
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and GOSSIP.

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Washington News and Gossip.
Internal RKvRNUK.-The receipts from this
source to-day were s4i1,155 O5.
TIE USUAL Saturday concert of the Marine
Band in the grounds south OF the Executive
Mansion will be given this afternoon.
SECRETARY BRIsTow will leave the city to-
night for Cape May to spead Sunday with his
family. He will return on Monday morning
THE DELEGATION of Omaha Indians who
have been in Washington for several days past
left for Philadelphia and New York this morn
ing en- route 10 their reservation in Nebraska.
The COMMISSIONERS OF the sinking fund of
the District of Columbia have not yet been az
prised Of the decision of the Attorney General
upon the question submitted to him by the
S-G5 bond of the District is gold or currency
obligation.
THE TREASURY DETECTIVE SYsrEM.-So!i-
citor Wilson, of the Treasury department, is
expected to return to washin gton on Monday
next. 1t Is stated that Immediately after his
return he proposes to issue an order providing
for thoroug Oh reorganizatio of the system of
detectives now In vogue in the Treasury depart
nent.
ENGINEER OFFICERS ORDsRRD.-On the rec
concentration of the chief of engineers Second
Lieut. Thomas w. Symons, corps of engineers.
will report in person, upon the expiration OF his
present leave of absence, to Major H. L. Abbott
Tillett's Point, New York, for duty with the
battalion of engineers; Second Lieut.. NJ p
hIaus, let infantry, has been transferred from
company to company d, Of that regiment.
A FIRE was discovered on the morning of
August 18th in the storehouse of the engineers
department. of the Philadelphia navy yard, but
was extiLguished without any dam age. The
fire originated from spontaneous combustion. A
lot or composition blow and feed valves had
been received from the navy yard at Washing
ton few days before in boxes packed in saw
dust. The saw dust spontaneously combusted,"
hence the IRE.
FROM SOUTH AMERICA By CABLR-The fol-
lowing is the first official business cable dispatch
received by this government from South Amer
lea since the completion of the cable from Lis
bon to Rio, and conveys the first notice of the
arrival Of Rear Admiral LIE Roy 10 take COM
nisnd of The south Pacific station. The dispatch
IL dated to- day, and was received here at 10 80
a. M, showing extraordinary dispatch. 1t is a.
follows:
Secretary Of Nary, Washington: Monongahela's
paymaster Is condemned, sick. Relief wanted
Immediately. LEROY.
REFORM IN THE TREAsURY.-The Secretary
OF the Treasury says that he not only has the
number of clerical and other employees of his
department reduced to the actual provisions of
Is not sliehte d, and is as promptly performed as
before. Those retained have to work harder,
but he felt convinced that previous to the pre-
cent order of things there was considerable
idIiDg. No action has yet been taken respect.
ing two of family in the department. 1t has
been found a difficult task to determine the
distinctions that should be made, as almost
every case seems to be attended with circum-
stances peculiarly its own. An effort how
ever, will be made to effect reforms in this di-
rection.
PERsoSAL.-Senator Thurman arrived at the
Ebbitt House last evening. Mr.. CORTLAND
II. Smith, of Alexandria, has been appointed
purser OF the Pacific Mail Company's splendid
new steamer "City of Pekin," which is to sail
from New York to day, via Cape Horn, to take
her place on the line between San Francisco
and Hong Kong. -. Assistant Secretary Cow
en- and family returned to the city last even
ing,-Mrs. q. quite restored TO health. There
is report in London that Sir Seymour Fitzger-
aid is to be British Minister to this country to
succeed S pr toward IhorntoD: SIT Seymour Is
said to be strong man. In 1859 he was Lord
Derby's Under Secretary for Foreign Affair,
and became known in Parliament one OF
those men who were likely to do something
when they got chance.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Gunner John j. Walsh, or
dered to the navy yard, Philadelphia. Lieu
tenant Commander Geo. II. Wadleigh detached
from the receiving ship ONO and ordered to
ordnance duty al the navy yard Boston. Lieut..
j. ID. j. Kelly has reported his arrival home
30th OF June last, and has been placed on sick
leave. Chief Engineer Geo. X. johnson has
reported his arrival home, having been de-
tached from the Richmond on the 31st of July
last, and has been placed on sick leave. Cher
Engineer S. ID. HILBERT, detached from duty AS
president of board of examiners at Phiiadelphis
on the 3lst instant aud ordered per steamer of
18th September next TO the Richmond, aud as
feet engineer of the South Pacific station.
Chief Engineer VIM. s. Stamm from duty as
inspector OF machinery atlOat at PHILADELPHIA a
on the 31st instant, and ordered to duty as Pres
ldent OF board OF examiners at Philafelphia.
Assistant Engineer e. L. Purdie. from the
Roanoke on the 31st instant and ordered to the
Fortune. Assistant Engineer A. F. Dixon from
leave until the LIST OF December next, with per-
mission to leave the United States.
The CHBYgNNRs AND ARRAPAHoEs-Fdvor-
able Report from Friend Ndes.-Indian Agent
John ID. Miles, agent OF the Cheyennes and
Arrapahoes, in the Indian territory, reports to
the Comnissioner Of Indian Affairs, under date
OF the Sth inst, as follows: ''Last evening six
young Cheyennes came in and went into quar-
tiers IN the camp of Whirlwind for the night.
During the night four of the party made good
their escape, and have no doubt returned to the
main Cheyenne camps. The other two-Keno
and Mediclne-report that the whole Cheyenne
tribe Is now en- route TO the agency. They left
the camp four days ago on PeacOn creek, a tri-
butaIy of the North Fork OF the Red river,
about one hundred and sixty-fves miles west of
the agency, and were intending TO continue their
tions to agents which had been communicated
to them, the severe drouth, and the fact that
military were ordered to punish the guilty, have
contributed to this movement on their part.
The two parties who had gone north had done
so on account Of some difficulty with the Co
manches in relation to the horses secured by o
raid into Colorado. The Cheyennes who came
in represent that the kiowas and Commences
are constantly making successful raids into
Texas. Agent Miles says the enrolment of the
Arrspahoes and Whirlwind's band of Cheyennes
Is progressing, and will be completed In few
days. when he expects to present complete and
exact statistics OF the Arrapahoe tribe Of In
dams, a task never before undertaken among
the plains Indians. The Arrapahoes, as a tribe,
Mr.. Miles regards as power on the part Of the
government.
REPORTED POLITICAL PERSECUTION IN'THR
SoUTH.-Oficial letters have been recel we'd
here within q week from the South, some pri-
vate and others addressed to the Department OF
Justice giving doleful pictures OF revival of po-
litical outrages, and mentioning in detail sever
al murders. From Alabama comes q long list
of such acts, among others being the full Details
Of the assassination in Sumter county of Mr..
w. p. Billings, formerly q lawyer and editor In
st. Louis and New York, who was O liberal and
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