Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-07-06

| ID. p. AVERY, the newly appointed Ministe,
to China, has been seriously III in San Fran
cisco. He is better now, but will hardly be able
to start on the 18th.
AN OFFICIAL TELEGRAM of the 4.h instant,
from Pensacola, rerorts the arrival Of the
Brooklyn, Ossipee, Pinta, Msnhat al, Saugus
and Canonicus.
GIN. BAKER, Commissioner of Pei sious. has
gone north for few days upon business con-
nected with the department. DR.. Jas. L)ckey
IS acting commissioner in his absence.
REPRESENTATIVE HOOPER, OF the fourth
Massachusetts district follows Messrs Dawes, G.
| F. Hoar, and f. K. Hoar in declining a re-
election to Congress. He will have served four
teen years at the end of mis- term.
The NAVAL STATION at Mound City WAS
turned over to the mayor of that city on the q
instant, it having reverted to the authorities
thereof In pursuance Of the conditions on which
it was received.
THR PRAoTIcR.sHIP CONSTELLATION ar
rived at Orient, l.. L., on the 81 instant, which
Will be her address until the 18th instant. New
London, Conn.,, will be her headquarters after
that date. The cadets are all well.
THREE INDIAN COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED
The Secretary of the Interior has appointed az
members Of the Board of Indian Commissioners,
70 I'LL the vacancies which recently occurred,
Messrs. Theron X. Butler, president of the
Sixth avenue railroad company, New York CITY;
Gen. ii. III. Sibley, of st. Paul, Mimi, who
commanded the expedition against the Sioux
In 1862; and Clinton b. Fisk of st. Louis a
gentleman Of great wealth, and prominent
during the war in all sanitary and benevolent
enterprises. These appointments increase the
numper OF members OF the commission from
!ouf, at which it was left by the recent resigna-
ZION or Mr.. Brunot and Others to seven Sec.
1etary Delano will soon fill the remaining three
vacancies. ~
NAVAL OFFICERS Observation-Disclosures
Henry A. Adams, from the command OF the
lroquois, and placed on waiting orders. Lieut.
Commanders Henry Glass and III. G. Nield 1t
snd y 6 6sa1I Masters =; w. Kuschlnberger
james Franklin, Nidshipman Samuel Seab-
way, Assistant Surgeon W. III. Magruder, Paw
master Q. A. Mcdaniel, Chief Engineer James
T. Sprague, from the Iroquois, and placed on
waiting orders. Lieut.. Isaac Hszlett aud AS
sistant Surgeon L. y. Derr, from the Manhat-
Tan, and placed on waiting orders Lieut.. W.
George b. Todd, from the Ajax, and placed on
waiting orders. Lieut.. Isaac j. Yates and Act
ing Assistant Surgeon Jos. Taylor, from the
Sanohlcus, and placed on waiting orders. Lieut..
James Nj. Grimes and Acting Assistant Snr.
seon j. 4. Miller, from the Saugus and placed
On waiting orders.
THB POSTMASTER Observation-Disclosures
Jewell telegraphed to the President his ac-
ceptance Of the Postmaster Generalship, but a,
he cannot return and take the position before
IDe nTet or August 1t became necessary to III Ike
a temporary appointment. Accordingly Hon
j. W. Marshall, First Assistant Postmaste
General, was to-day commits stoned as acting
postmaster General, which position ne will MI
until the arrival OF Gen. Jewell from Russia
Mr.. Cresswen has retired from the Post Office
department, turning over everything to Dlr.
MarsnaIl, the Postmaster General al interim
who took the oath of Off &c this morning at the
hands OF Mr.. LaurensOn, who has peen in the
Department since 1885, and who has sworn IN
Tie mclals there for many a year past. Ny
Mari, the Nestor OF the Department, who has
been connected with the Office ,ince 1881 A
period OF rty-three years, is acting As 1st As
sistant Postmaster General.
EX-PosTaAsTER GENERAL CRRswELL has
not yet decided to accept the position a. com
missioner to settle up the affairs of the Fread
mans Bank. lie stated to-day that his accent
ance would depend entirely upon the answer t.
The question OF what they wanted him to do and
now much OF his time would be taken up il
DOING IT. He IL inclined TO accept the position
II compatible with his other plans.
Mr.. Creswell and MIR. Leopold visited the
Fpeedman's bank at two O'Clock this afternoon,
and, after consultation with Mr.. Stickney ar
ranged for meeting with the board of trustees
at III CLOCK tomorrow, when the whole m at
ter viii be thoroughly discussed, and the com
missioners Will decide in regard to their accept
ance. Mr.. Purvis, OF Philadelphia, will be
telegraphed TO this evening and requested TO be
present at the meeting to- morrow; so that the
the bank look more promising than at first and
IL is now confidently believed tn at the depostors
will suffer no loss.
APPOINTMENTS IN THB TREASURY DEPART
MENT.-secretary Bristow has announced the
following appointments OF principal clerks in
charge OF the divisions in the Off ce OF the Sec
Rotary OF the Treasury, some OF which have
been noticed in TIE STAR: Customs IL. b
James; Navigation, ID. Lyman; Appointments,
II. s. Vanderbilt; Internal Revenue, f. p
Gaines; Stationery and Blanks, A. l.. Sturte-
want; Warrants and Appropriations r. H. r.
Leopold; Loans 81. p. Bigelow; Revenue Marine
clerks: Navigation, L. b. Sanders; Appoint
ments, l.. G. Martin: Stationery aud BLANKS
Charles Lyman, Warrants and Appropriations,
Marine, f.. w. Clark Currency Charles III.
Brown, Independent Treasury, Z. Il. Dackam
The division Of Independent Treasury has been
priations, and the division OF currency with
that OF loans. Mr.. Dackam, an assistant clerk
viii manage the Independent Treasury affairs,
and Mr.. Brown those of what was was formerly
the currency division.
CusTER's EXPEDITION OFP.-The following
dispatches have been received at army head
quarters.
"ST. PAUL, MINI, July2
"Lssistant AdjUtdnt General, AiIitarv Di,i
son II Ike BiSS0uri:-Custer's expedition got of
this morning Custer reports the new arms re-
Selved and everybody much pleased with them
he says II is the best-equipped, armed aud or
6hH1So cAPcuitiOn ever seen on the plains. We
shall probably hear from him in eight or ten
days. o. ID. GRRpNp WI
assistant Adjutant General
The object Of the expedition Is to Learn the
topography OF the Black Hill country. Every
expedition heretofore going there has been
fought back: The movement OF such a body or
troops, IL Is thought, will dispense and intimi.
date any warlike Indians. Major General A
Forsyth and Lieutenant Colonel Fred. Grant.
petition. 'A'
INDIAN HosT1LIrIls.-The following cow of
telegram was received at army headquarters
this morning:
"ST. PAUL, MINI, July 2, 1874.
"Assf. Adjutdat General, Military Division of
As A,ssoarJ, Chicago, M:-Staniey reports
rom Sully THIS morning that the Indians at
CheyeDne agency are saucy and killing their
domestic cattle. They probably think Custer
is on beyond recall. as Stanley asks II he has
got Of. Cd, 0RIRyH.
assistant Adjutant General
Major Q. f. Compton, Of the Sth cavalry re-
ports that on the 2lst of June, while en- route
rom Fort Dodge, Kansas, to Camp Supply,
Indian Territory, with the Camp Supply mail
and an escort OF one nom commissioned officer