Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-23

source to-day were sia3 122 81.
PRESIDENT GEANT Visited the War depart
ment this morning, and spent some time in COZ
su.tstion with the Secretary o. War.
MAHLoN II. NEwLIy, OF Kansas. has bsen
pointed agent for the Indian tribes ia taa-
state.
REAR ADMIRAL RoDGEEs yesteri ~ entered
upon his duties as superintendent Of III nav4l
academy at Annapolis. The usual naval TO lOrs
were shown.
LIEUT.. Cot JAS. VAN vooRr, 16 n infIn,ry,
actiTg Inspector general in the Il vision # ;He
south, has been ordered to take station at NeF-
port, Ky.
WIN. t. GARDNER, of Missouri, has been a.
pointed a first class clerk in the contract office
Of the Pest Office department, vice \. Burwell,
resigned.
MAJOR JAMES NJ. wHITTExORE, ordnance
department, is detailed as a member of the ex
smining board appointed TO meet in New York
October Let, vice Major r. NJ. Hill relieved.
RECRUITING SERVICE. The commanding
officer Of the 1st infantry has been ordered to
detail a first lieutenant for general recruiting
service for the next two years, aud orders him
10 report 10 the superintendent at New York.
ExTENsIoS OF TIE CIVIL SERVICE RULES
Tde President has, by an executive order, d.
rected that the civil service rales be extended
to the several federal Offices at the city and in
the customs district of Boston.
THE BOARD of civil service examiners of the
Iuterior department will in a few days hold
competitive examination for filling one of the
positions as qualified surgeon in the medical
referees division of the Pension Office.
PERsoSAL.-Prof. l.. G.. Marini has Just re-
turned from a summer trip to England, Franc
ard Italy, his native country. General W.
ID. WtipPle has returned to Washington from
an OH cial visit TO the west and has resumed hie
duties at army headquarters.
TBE UNACCOUSTABLE DISAPPEARANCE of
Mr.. P. VI. McGiu has alarmed his friends at the
headquarters OF the army. The relatives o.
Mt. McGill will fud package OF important
papers addressed to that gentleman which have
been at armv headquarters ever since his sud
den disappearance, some three months since.
MAILS FOR CHINA AND JAPAN IN OCroBRR
A corrected statement from the Pacific Mai
steamship Company has been received at the
Pest Ofice department, from which it appear
that a steamer of said company will sail from
San Francisco for Japan and China on the Sd,
l.tb, and 3l>t of OclOber next, with the L. )
mails, instead OF on the 81 aud 24th, as stated
- the schedule recently published by the Pos;
Office department.
Pension AGENT Cox has, within the week.
paid pensiOltr rs residing in England, IrelanJ
Scotland, Wales, Switzerland, Australia, Nor
way, Sweden, France, South America, Italy
turkey Denmark, Germany ami various other
p aces abroad. These pensioners are generally
.He widows OF citizens OF these countries who
entered Our service during the late war, AMI
l1st their lives in it. They are paid BY bills o.
exchange on the point most convenient for
them.
OFFICIAL REPoRT ON THE COUsHATTA Az
FAIR.-The War department has just received
the report Of Capt Il. W. Allyn, 18th infantry,
who made thorough investigation OF the Cou
>hatta atf4iT. His report fully cOrrO5Orates thH
details as already published, showing that the
prisoners we're cruelty murdered. Capt. Al}vr.
expresses the OPINION that bad state of aTa r
exists in the Red River country, and II il eIn
.lnues there caa be no government permitted
10 exist unless con pesed of men appointed at
tie uctation Of the white mems party.
INDIAN RAIDEEs.-A telegram has been re-
ceived at army headquarters from headquarters
Camp Robinson, Nsbrasks, September 7ch, Is74
say ing: "a messenger has Just arrived from
fONder riSer country, reporting that two small
parties OF hostile Ssusancs LETT there to rail- o.
stock, &t-, towards Fort Fetterman. have re
ported same to commanding officer at Fort
Laramie 10 telegraph 70 commanding officer al
Fort FettermAn: VIM. II. JORDAN,
Capt infantry, commanding post.
Every precaUtiOn has been taken to frustr4tt
the plans OF the raiders, and. if possible TO cap
tuTe Or punish the entire marty.
IMPORTANT CONTRACT AwARpRD.-Tne
Postmaster General to-day awarded the CON
'ract for supplying stamped envelopes and
newspaper wrappers for four years from Octo
Der ], Isi4, 70 the PlymptOn Manufacturing
com7any OF Hartford, Conn; W. X. Ladd, OF
Holy yoke, Mass, and Gill & Hayes, OF
Springfield, Mass, the two lowest bidders
having withdrawn their bids by telegraph
this morning. Nr. A. ID. Hszen, chief or the
stamp division, and Special Agent Field re-
turned this morning from Massachusetts,, where
they went 10 ascertain the ability OF the two
l)West binders to fulfill the terms of the con-
tract II case they should get II and made their
report. The PlymptOn Manufacturing com
pany ~ extensively engaged in the manufac-
ture Of envelopes.
NAVAL ORDEEs.-O Ordered Passed Assistant
Engineer Walter ID. Smith, to the navy yard,
Boston; Gunner Charles Stuart, to the navy
yard, Norfolk, Va, lst of October Detached-
Mldsblpman VIM. n. Slack, from the receiving
snip Sabine on the 30th instant and ordered TO
Annapolis by the 6th OF October fer examina-
ton Tor promotion; Midsbipman Joseph II. Ut
ley has reported his arrival home, having been
detached from the Keartzge on the 18th ultimo
ana ordered to examination for promotion; Paw
Iia master John ID. Stevenson, from the Lackawa
ma on the reporting OF his relief, and ordered
% duty In charge OF stores at Nagasaki, japan;
Passed Assistant Paymaster Henry L. Keliing
from duty In charge of stores at Nagasaki, ,Ja-
pan, and ordered 10 the L4ckawana; Chief En-
gineer b. +. Garvis, from the nayy ward at
Boston and placed on waiting orders; Chief
o. machinery afiOat at the navy yard New York
and ordered to the navy yard. BOst1n; Gum er
COrneluS Dugan, from the navy ward Norfolk
ST OF October, and der 10 the naval station AZ
League Island; Gunner George SiTisu, from the
Asiailc station AID ordered to return home and
Te port arrival.
TIE PAY oP LETTER CARR RRs TO BIZ Re-
DrCEr.-The Postmaster General has issued a
crcu.ar TO the pOstmasters OF all free delivery
Ohlces stating C1) that the present division OF
sun Oncee Ito classes is on the basis OF popula-
tlOn; - that the carriers at offices OF the frat
cas- shall be appointed at not to exceed 500 a
year on the Recommendation OF the local post-
masters, ana their pay increased 500 az the
expiration OF each years service, on the recon-
menuatOn or the postmaster, till they reach
SSCO year at which point ad vances of this class
shall cease t3) that the carriers at Off ces of the
second class shall be appointed, at not 70 exceed
500 year and their pay increased 900 yearly
until IL reaches $500 when advances shall
cesse; (il that the pay OF the 500, sIOO And
$500 carriers who have been in service one wear
snall be increased 500 each from October I
Is4, excepting those carriers at the second
elbss offices who have reached the maximum
$500 as liked above; (5) 10 Is stated for the
Information or post-masters and letter carriers
that the appropriation asked for, viz 80 600 OOO