Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-06-26
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip,


INTERNAL REvENUR.-The receipts from thi.
s0'rce to-day were s43s .279.O7.
o'h-VARY BRIsTow is still besieeed daily b,
az neI. uumber of visitors, who throns tbs
hour. N''''' INC oioSins
HON. EUGENE Hail. of Maine will .,,.,,
the position of Postmaster r.eroroI ,.,doSo, =
him by the President, and Wa, e-,sr 80. 80 =
du'ies OF the department July A..
PBRsoNAL.-Senator Chandler LET, A..
for his home at Detroit, Mich, last eV.,,n.
and his house in this city will be closed Ii.;,
the next session of Congress, in December.
The Post OFFICE DEPARTMENT rsceivea 9
cable dispatch to-day direct from the French
government. notifying this government of the
ra,lhcaton OF the postal treaty between this
country and France.
THK PRESIDENT arrived at Staunton, Yves.
Virginia, yesterday afternoon. About two
thousand persons were at the depot. The Pres
ident was received by the mayor and cheered
by the people.
The NEW CURRENCY Acr.-Treasnrer Snin-
ner has issued a call upon national banks othsr
than gold banks, requiring them to deposit i've
per cent. Of their circulation in United States
notes for the redemption Of their circulating
notes, IN accordance with the new currency act.
1T rs RUMoREp to-day that Mr.. Creswell will
not leave the city, but that he will be made
president Of the Hsgerstown National Bank.
which by act of Congress was authorized to
chan &c It's name and location to Washington
special Baltimore Sun.
The New York Herald concludes that Il will
either be Grant or Elihu b. washburne. But
then, lots of things may happen before the po-
3nn do 80
say, me Future Is Sealed Book-Springfeld
Republican.
PREPARING TO REDUCE THE EXPENSES
The Secretary of the Treasury has given notice
to the different heads of bureaus in the Treas
uIy department to have prepared, and person
ally present to him, lists giving the names Of
Ihe clerks and employees in their respective Of
original entry into the department, and an es-
innate Of the efficiency of each individual. This
IL undo ubtedly looking to the reduction of force
n Wnrrn must necessarily be made on the LIST
treasury department under the appropriation
bills VIII reach about 100. The Secretary has
made decision that the appropriation bills
must be strictly administered, and that no more
than the precise number OF clerks of each grade
provided for must be retained.
PATENT OFFICE CONTRACTS AwARpRp-
The Commissioner of Patents has awarded to
the American Photolithographic Company the
contract for reprinting illustrations of patents
issued between July I, 1869, and January 1
G 5s.z, az one mill p and half per page j. r.
tract for supplying by the relief printing pro-
cess the illustrations for the Patent Office Official
Gaxene during the next fiscal year, at three and
-FOUR n!ths mills per each sheet printed. Con-
tracts are awarded to the Graphic Company
New York, TO furnish lithographlc COPIES OF
Drawings for patents at twelve mills per sheet,
ana OF drawings for the bound volumes at if
teen mills per page. The style OF the Official
Gd:ctte will be changed on July l. SO that the
drawing will appear Immediately under the
claim.
NAVAL ORDERS Lieutenant Commander
John w. Philip 10 command the Naval Render
vous at Boston, NJ ass. Lieut.. Thos @. Terrell
to the Receiving Ship New Hampshire at Nor
folk, Va. Midshipman John T.. Roller TO the
Roanoke. Passed Assistant Surgeon M q.
TaIeweli to the Narragansett at the Navy Yard
mare Island. California. Detdchsd.-COmmo-
dore Charles II. B. Caldwell from the Command
OF the Naval Rendezvous, Boston and placed on
waiting orders. Captain Thomas Patterson
to command the Receiving Ship Independence
at the Navy Yard at Mare Island. Captain
walter w. Queen, from the command of the
receiving Ship Independence and ordered to
command the Saranac. Lieutenant Adolp Ma
Tx has reported his return homo, having been
detached from the North Atlantic Station on
10Th instant, and has been placed on waiting
orders. Ensign l.: l.. Keaney has reported his
return home, having been detached from the
worcester on the 18th inst, and has been placed
on waiting orders. Passed Assistant Engineer
A. y. Keagen from the Ajax and ordered to re-
turn home and report arrival. Passed Assis-
tant Engineer, ID. NJ. l.. Macarth, from the
MahoPac and ordered to return home and report
arrival. Passed Assistant Engineer Absolsm
Kirby, from the Manhattan, and ordered to re-
turn home and report arrival. Passed Assis-
tant Engineer, j. p. Kelly from the Canonicus
and ordered to return home and report arrival
Passed Assistant Engineer Hiram Parker from
the Saugus, and ordered to return home and
report arrival.