Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-18
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip,
PRESIDENT GRANT Will probably leave Was
ingtOn for Long Branch to night.
TIE LEAVE OF ABSENCE granted Capt. &c.
b. Sanford, 1st cavalry, has been extended four
months.
POsT CHAFLAIN g. l.. HEQCENBOURG, L. ).
A, has been relieved from duty At Fort A.
NAH, oregon, and ordered 70 Camp Douglass,
Utah Territory.
DISTINCTIONS relative to procuring, supply
ing and issuing clothing, camp and garrison
eguipage, are published in general orders III,
just issued from the War department.
THE PRACTICE SHIP Constellation, with the
first and second classes OF the naval academy
cadets, IL now cruising in the Chesapeake. Sac
will reach Annapolis about the sd instant.
CAPTAIN HAMILTON LTEBER, military store
keeper, qusrtermaster's department, has been
relieved from duty in the department of DA-
kots and ordered 10 duty at Fort Leavenw )rth.
Capt. John Liven, at Fort LeavenwOrth, upon
being relieved by Capt Lleber, has been or
deTed TO Fort Smelling, MINI.
An EXAMINING BOARD, to consist of Richard
NJ. Hill, Capt. Frank II Phipps, and Capt.
John 6. Butler, ordnance dep lrtment. has be cen
appointed TO meet at the ordnance agency in
New York city on the 1st OF October, 1874, to
examine officers who have. been selected for
transfer to the ordnance department.
PERsoNAL-Mr. Dodge, the statisticisn Of
the Agricultural department, has been i'll some
weeks with pneumonia. '''' Mr.. T.. l.. White
correspondent of the v. 7. Tribune, lost an in
teresting child, three years old, yesterday
Death was caused by hydrocele. .''' Prof. J.
+. Hhgard, I. ). Coast Survey, left for Europe
to-day. '''' Mr.. Alpheus Boiling, editor and
publisher OF the SoHthside Sentinel, Burkyille,
Va, is ID town.
TEE RAINFALL for the past week averages
about as follows in the districts mentioned: ST.
Lawrence valley, 0 Is inch; New England, o.
Middle Atlantic States, ? %; South Atlantic
states. 0; Eastern Gulf States, OBS; Western
Gulf States, O.65; Lower Lake region, OBS; Up
per Lake region, o. ohio valley, o.05; Tennes-
see, IS; Upper Mississippi valley, LIS; Lower
Missouri valley, 2 0; Minnesota, 1.0.-SigaaI Of
nee summary, 1'tt.
A RUMOR has been prevalent for some days
that the Attorney General had lntimated to
Judge Fisher that unless he would remove his
assistant, Mr.. Harrington, on account of the
alleged completely Of the latter with the safe
burglary case. Judge F IS resignation as District
Attorney would be acceptable. There is no
ground whatever for the rumor, no such intima-
hoh having been given, nor does Judge T. intend
TO take any action as TO Mr.. Harrington until
there is thorough judicial investigation.
PosTNAsTERs APPOINTED.-The President
postmssters Geo. \. Parker. Lewiston, Me-
Mrs. LYDIA NJ. Henderson, keene, Y. H.; Henry
Pope, Milton, Mass; Samuel s. Gleason Wa
tertOwn, Mass; Jacob y. woOdmancy, Pleas
ant Hill. Mo; Samuel Frodsham, Savannah,
30; John Gibson. Carrolton, Mo; Mrs Mar
gsIet Sillyman, POttsyille, Pa; Geo. w. Mer-
rick, WellsbOrO, Pa; Robert Love, Plymouth,
Pa; John Taylor, Richmond, Ky; 2. Tebbetts
Santa Barbara, Cal.
REIGN OF TEREOR.-Attorney General VIII
lIams has received large number of letters
from United States marshaIs, attorneys and
others, representing terrible state of affairs in
some portions OF Alabama, Tennessee, Arkan-
sas, Mississippi, and Louisiana. There is not 80
much disturbance as heretofore in South Caro-
lima. The correspondents say there is no safety
for the cOlOred people. There are no complaints
from Texas, North Carolina and Virginia. 1t L.
supposed in Official quarters that the White
Mems Leagues, for aggressive purposes, are
widespread in the south, and therefore matters
are more serious than many suppose.
GENERAL ORDER Just issued from the War
department directs that clerks in the supply
department. Off GERS of the army and chiefs OF
rhe bureaus of the War department must ob .
serve the rule that applications for opinions or
decisions Gpon questions relating 10 official
business are not TO be made to officers connect
Ell with other branches OF the government
without first submitting such question to the
head Of the department, that it may be trans
mltted through the regular channels. The
practice now existing in some of the bureaus OF
the department to the contrary must cease.
NAVAL ORDKRs.-Assistant Engineer II. l..
Slosson 10 the navy yard, New York. Assistant
Engineer Henry Herwig to the Canandaigua a.
hey West. Florida, per steamer OF 26th inst.
Detached-Chief Engineer Louis F. Allen from
the Iuscarora, and ordered to return home and
await orders. Passed Assistant Engineer Ci-
Itano AridTade from the navy yard, Mare
Island, and ordered to the TuscarOra. Passed
Assistant Engineer J. II. Harmony from the
IGscArora, and ordered to the navy ward Mare
Island, Cal Assistant Engineer Geo. G. Mel
son from the Canandaigus, and ordered to re-
turn home and report arrival.
Political Notes.
The campaign in Nebraska il beginning TO ba