Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-10-15
EVENING STAR
Washington New and 9oSsin


INTBENAL RkvEEUE .-The recaiots From tbi
source to-day amon.,ted To slOl .s2I19.
sI1i,776 in nst.onal baak rores were receive,
at The Treasury TO day for redemption.
SECOND LlBUT. wm. B. wier. 9Th artillery
Who has. been on detached duty, has been "
dered 10 rejOin his -r1tiNn.
JSDER TRE TWO calls Issued in June for Il,
million 20 bonds the Treasury has receive,
50 2.GGl, go.
TBE New ARMY HEADQUAarKRs.-Adjr
fant General Townsend has received a diso ltcl
ffom General W. ID. Wbipple. chief OF Genera
SheTman's staff, dated st. Louis October 18Th
announcing thai hea iguarteTs of the army az.
open and ready for business.
AEDITIONAL DUTY.-The Secretary of tn
Treasury, at the request Of Prof winiock, tn
chairman, has appointed Geo. W. Taylor, o
the steamboat inspection service, in addition tn
his present duties, to perform those required OF
a secretary to the commission to make the ne
ceFsaJy experiments to guard against the causes
Cf steam boiler explosions.
THE CORN CRoP.-Tbe October returns of
the department of Agriculture indicate an ave-
rage condition of the corn crop of 80 per cent
against e3 per cent. in September. All the New
England states show an improved condition,
except Maine aud Connecticut; the middle
states decline during the month. The south
Atlantic coast states aud the gulf states, as a
whole, about hold their own, except Louisiana
where the average sinks from 10 to GO.
PRReoNAL.-Senator Ransom, of North Car
olina, is quite i'll. The latest society rumor
in New York is that Mr.. James Gordon Bennett
las been fascinated and engaged by a we'll
known Washington belle, the daughter of a
distinguished naval officer. Cards are out
Tor ihe marriage of Leut. jefferson Franklin
MOSS, United states navy, and Miss Nancy
Ciyde Mcdowell, OF Slaeington, Pa, which
viii be celebrated at that place on the 10th
instant. .'..Mr. W. W. Curtis, chief clerk of
The General Land office. returned last evening
from two weeks trip to Minnesot,. where he
went 70 investigate alleged irregularities in
certain land offices in that state.
NAVAL OEDRRs.-Lieut. Commander L. j.
Jewell, from the Tuscorors, and ordered to
proceed home and await orders; Lieut.. Charles
A. Shetckey, from the receiving ship Vermont
and ordered az executive officer of the TINS "a
rora; Master Thomas s Phelps from tho Rich
mOnd and ordered TO the Nasragsnsett: Paw
master Edward May has rerorted his arrival
home from HeDOlulu, having been relieved Oh
the 1st nit. and ordered to settle accounts;
Passed Assistant Paymaster George F. Berries
mas reported bis return home, having been de-
tached from the Kansas on the 10Th ultimo, and
ordered to settle accounts
TRR De MURsEA CONCERT To-NrGBT.-
Lovers OF music should oil every seat at Lincoln
Hall this evening on the occasion of the first
appearance of Mile lima De Murska, the
Hungarian Nightingale" claimed to be the
greitest BravGra Singer of the present day.
Mile DE Murska comes by no means as a
stranger among us, her success in B Jton aud
New York, as at al the principal Opera Houses
IN Europe-LoudOn. ST. Petersburg, Paris
Madrid, Berlin, and Vienns-being familiar 70
most OF our readers. Even persons who do not
core for music are astonished st her wonderful
range of voice. She will be assisted by artist
o recognized merit, only one OF whom Ia un-
known TO Washington, that is Sig. Brags, the
tsvorite musician to Louis Napoleon and
s5eSasSsf hs 6st ehsiaa 81 Hs @ by h
cello. IL may safely be promised that this con
ce't viii he among the fneA Washington peO
pie have ever enjoyed>A ~
THB PLIMPToN CoNTRACr NfOR STkMPEI
Postmaster Genera has been
8 r1nsly urged by Interested parties TO annu
- e contract u1sde With the PIimpton Maurfac
turing com pany, for the supply of stamped en-
ve}opes and wrappers, the ohiect bsing tn give
the coUtract 20 George Il. Reay, o! New YHrt
the next lowest BIDDER. II appears frou
section II, that the contract can n,
awarded 10 the next lowest bidder, only in tn.
event that the person to whOra the ,0ntrace l.
awarded shall fail tn enter into contract. The
Jaw provides that IN case of a failure 70 supply
the articles by the person entering into the con-
uact, be and his suretles shall be liable
for the forfeiture specified in such contract,
but does not authorize the entering into
contract with the next lowest bidder
after such failure to perform his contract
In case the party entering into coptrsct
the plain duty of the government to advertise
for ne W proposals and enter suit against the de-
fauitDg psTties. A dispatch to- day from Mr..
Hazen, OF the Post Office department, who was
sent to Hartford to repo.t the progress
the Phmpton company are making,
represents matters as progressing IA
have been forwarded to he Postmaster Gen.
raj, and will probably reach here tomorrow.
IL is expe cted that the company will begin the
printing Of 1, and cent stamps tomorrow.
NECESSARY ACCOMMODATIONS SUPPLIED
FOR IHK BUREAU OF STATIsTICs.-When the
limited accommodations OF the Treasury build
ir g for its many various bureaus rendered 1T
necessary to send the Bureau of Statistics
adTitt into the outer world to seek other quar-
ters, Prof. Elliott, after q diligent hunt, re-
ported that the statistics could be carefully
gathered and compiled in Ktdwell's building,
on f. street, near eDnsy lv ania Avenue and l4th
street. Accordingly. upon the recommend
tieG of Cne usually so careful, tie bureau was
removed TO that lOc alton. 1t so happens that
the bureau has several lady clerks, aud in view.
ing the ptability OF the new Headquarters,
Pref. Elliott evidently owe rlooked them. The
bui ding was oomy enough for all official pur-
poses, but lacked the very necessary appurte-
nances which are seldom ifever used in common
by the male and female clerks The ladies often
delicately limited to the Professor the lack OF
proper accommodations, but being an old bache-
Tor end lot well posted be failed to take tue
hint. Failing to get relief in this quarter, the
ladies' to-day ignored him altogether, ana
united in petition to the chiet clerk OF the
treasury, setting forth, in as iplOmatic mau-
nsT a possible, the need of public office en-
ploying females. When Avery got 1t from the
hands of the fair delegation he blushed to the
roots of his hair. The Communication wac
marked especial and immediate" and referred
20 the Secretary. IEe sequel was satisfactory,
for about noon to-day tao plumbers were In
consultation with Elliot and Prof Young.
EXCITEMENT IN THE PATENT OFFICR-fhe
Late PresentotiOns 10 General LeogeH in Violation
Of Law.-The members Of the examining corps
of the Patent Office were thrown into state of
great trepldstion this morning on learning that
eneral Leggett, who retires from the Office OF
com missioner on the 1st OF November next, had
received commune alton from General COwen,
acting Secretary OF the Interior, calling bis a..
tention to . law Of Congress passed in 1870 pro-
hibitiDg the soliciting of contributions from
government employees for gift to those ia su-
perior Off position, and forbiddiDg euch su-
perior oh1cias from receiving acy present so
offered, under penalty Of dismissal, and request
ing that he furnish him General C.) with q list
of he contributors for the tea set recently pre-.
seItrd to him General l. The excitement was
mainly cenfEed to the examining corps, which
consists of eighty or ninety employees, includ-
ipS assistants, as the present question was the
gift Of members Of that corps. The act referred