Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-08-04


TIE RECEIPTS OF national bank note curren-
cy at the Treasury to-day foot up s3l3, 900.
RBsIeNATIoNs ACoEPTRp.-The Attorney
General has received and accepted the resig-
nations of j. Newton Temple, district attorney
fer the westerD strict of Arkansas and John
a. Minnis tor the northern district of Alabama.
PRESIDENTIAL APPoiSTNsNTs.-The Presi-
dent has appointed Frederic Borchsdt, of Wis
oonsin, consul at Leghorn.. S. a. Russell, of
Iowa, age mt for Abiquin Indian agency in New
Mexico. Peter Manton, of Minnesota, register
land Office at Bismarck, land district of Dakota.
TIE AGAssIZ MEMORIAL MEDAL is finished
and struck at the Philadelphia mint, and is
ready for distribution TO those who may apply.
A copy of the medal has been furnished DIR.
Linderman, director of the mint, and is consid-
cred by him superior in design and workman
chip to any ever stTnck in this country.
The DEATH of the following named army Of
fcers were reported to the adjutant general of
the army yesterday: Surgeon A. n. McLaren.
medical department at Boston, August 1; Maj.
Eugene W. Crittenden, 5th cavalry, at Camp
Bowie, A. T., August I; Brevet Brigadier GEN
eral j. A. Haskin, (retired,) at Otsego, n. Y,
August 3.
THE NEW CURRENCY LAW enables the ma
tioDal banks to make q much better showing in
respect to their legal reserve. Usually under
the call from the controller of the currency
for reports showing their condition there are
never less than two hundred banks deficient In
their reserve. Under the last call there are
scarcely twenty thus short.
The U. S. STEAMER DIspAToH left here at
noon to-day, with Senators Sargent, Connover
and Norwood, OF the Senate Committee on
Naval Affairs, and Rear Admiral Rogers, of the
navy. on board. The chairman of the commit
tee, MIR. Cragin, will join the vessel at PhiIa-
delphis. The committee will visit the naval
IN 10 A anti rustA
view to inquire into the expediency Of reducing
the number, as instructed by the Senate last
session. The Dispatch first goes to Norfolk,
and thence to Philadelphia. Rear Admiral
Rodgers has charge of the vessel during the
trip.
NAVAL ORDRRs.-Commander Henry A.
Adams ordered to duty as inspector of ord
nance, Philadelphia navy yard, IN place of
Silss Casey, detached from that yard and
ordered to duty as equipment officer at the
same place. Lieut.. Commander Henry l.. John
son detached from the Csnandaigua and ord cred
to duty as executive officer of the Colorado
Lieut. Commander nj. l.. johnson detached
from the receiving ship Sabine and ordered TO
duty as executive officer of the Brooklyn, at
Key West Lieut.. Commander Geo. T.. Win
gate from the receiving ship New Hampshire
and ordered to duty as executive of the receiy-
ing ship Sabine, at Portsm )uth, N. III. Lieut..
Commander John q. Kennett from the Brook
September 3oth. Lieut.. Comm ander Henry H.
Gamuge detached from the Hydrogralhic 0ffic
AID granted one years leave Of absence, with
permission to leave the United States.
SOCIETY ON THE OTRER SIDE OF THE GLOBE
a correspondent of the New York Erange,ist
writing from TOkee, Japan, refers In the follow
ing pleasant way to General Williams who will
be remembered by many of our readers as the
commissioner OF internal revenue prior TO his
selection by the japanese government to inau-
guiate and manage an internal revenue system
tor that country. BY way of variety, l must tell
you OF wedding anniversary given short time
since by General Williams, OF the Okurasho,
Treasury department. General anS Mrs. Will
hams were married in Paris year ago, and are
the hsndsOmest couple / ever saw. The flags OF
all nations were festooDed around the room,
which was built for the occasion. Many fine
looking officers from the flag ship Hartford adj
ded gold lace and grace to the affair, which was
all that fashion, beauty, merriment, ard music
could make it. With the exception of the
presence of sundry Jap officials of high rank,
you could hardly distinguish the general APP
pearaDce OF things from entertainment of
Firth Avenue, AID the refreshment tables and
accomplishments would have done credit 70
DelmOnicO.
PREsoFAL.-secretsry Robson arrived in
New York city Saturday, and left there Sunday
evening for Rye Beach, where his family are
spending the summer. ....Congressman Mar
Gus l.. Ward, OF n. j., passed through Chicago
the other day, with his wife and sister, on their
wsy 10 the Pacific coast, where they will spend
several weeks. Mr.. Hengelmuller- Henger-
var, late secretary OF the Austrian legation in
Washington, has been made first secretary to
the imperial embassy at Madrid, and sailed on
Saturday for his new post. PROF. Langston,
OF Howard University, lectured on the equality
OF the laws in Chicago last Saturday evening.
ID. l.. Crounse is the last man named for ed
ltor or the coming republican paper in New
York. .'''Rev. Mr.. Boynton, late Of the Church
OF the Assembly, in this city, preached q ser
mon in Cincinnati last Sunday, in which he
took strong ground in favor OF a law licensing
the sale OF liquors. Gen. MartindaIe who
was at one time military governor Of Washing
for Congress in the 29th New York district.
DIR. Toner and NJ. F. Morris. esq., left the
city last evening for visit to the thousand
Islands, to be followed by trip down the st.
Lawrence and up the Saquenay rivers and
through the White mountains.
TIE POSTAL CAR sKIRMIsHING-Presjdent
Hinckley, late yesterday afternoon telegrapl.ed
the Postmaster General as follows: "If your
agents put mails into our cars at Washington,
New York, or elsewhere, we shall consider the
act an order to carry the mails on our road at
the rates which we have given you. II you
cannot pay these rates do not let your agents
put any mail into any Of our cars, and then
plead ignorance of the obligations the Post
Office department is under in consequences
On the receipt OF the telegram the Postmaster
General by telegraph, advised Mr.. W. l.. Hunt,
assistant superintendent railway mail service,
as follows: eff after this the Philadelphia. WIZ
mington, and Baltimore railroad company con-
time mail service on this road, this action will
be considered as the performance of service for
the compensation fixed by law" The ATTORNEY
General at a conference held o-dsy with Post
master General Marshall, stated that the law
fixed the compensation so explicitly with refer
ence to the postal car service that no opinion
was needed on the subject to interpret its con.
truction.
Last evening Postmaster General Marshall
forwarded kilograms to Col. Thomas A. Scott,
or the Pennsylvania railroad, and John King,
Jr, president pro tenn. of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad company, relative TO the pending
difficulties of the department with Mr.. Hinck-
ley. Col. Scott at once returned the following
reply to Mr.. Marshall's dispatch:
"All officers will be instructed to do whatever
IL needful to meet the wants of the government.
hope you will be able to make satisfactory
arrangements so that the mails may not be
diverted from the channels you have heretofore
used"
Mr.. King returned the following answer:
" The postal cars of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad company will be at the disposal OF the
Post Office department for such service as the
department may designate"
This morning the Postmaster General re-
ceived the following telegram from Mr.. Hinck-
ley: