Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-17
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

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INTERNAL RLvANJ E.-Tl. receipts from this
sOIrco to-day were 1517 .470.-5.
TEE BIDS for stamped envelopes aud wraI-
prs viii BE- re-oPened a me Post O.Eoe depart
Il ert At neon o-mOTTOW.
C"NsUL APPoINTED.-Tha President has ap-
Pointed Augustus Van Cleep, Of Arkansas. Con
sal OF The United States ~ Bar5adoes, West
Indies
TUE I. ). STEAMER FIoJn DBRoGA arrived at
sU5raHtlEe AZ Portsmouth, y. H.. Tuesday
evening. Fourteen men on board are sick, -four
with yellow fever,I but they are recovering.
ne iicOnderCga will probably remain there
until cold weather for repairs.
THF PRESIDENT made the following appoint
meIts to-day Benz. NJ Thomas, of Ind, to be
agent Tor Indians for the Pueblo agency, in
New Mexico; !. NJ. Shaw, OF New Mexico, 10 be
agent for the Southern Apache agency, In New
Mexico.
INTEREST ON THE DISTRICT BONDS The
Treasury department to-day received warrant
for SI37 ,s2S, drawn By Controller Baker in favor
Of Secretary BristOW, to reimburse the depart
ment for money advanced by it on aly 1st last to
pay the interest on District bonds to the First
National Bank OF New York.
NAVAL ORDRRs.-Acting Assistant Surgeon
VIM. Martin to temporary duty at the navy
yard, Pensacola. Detacbed-Captain William K
Major has reported his return home having
been detached from the command OF the
omaha On the 18th Ult., and has been placed on
waiting orders.
TIE L. s. STEAMER ALASKA sailed from
Vile Franche the latter part of August for
cruise to the Eastward She will visit Naples,
Messins, CeaPhalOnia, Cenigo, Syria, Smgrna
Rhodes, CypEuS, and such other ports on the
Syrian coast as may be advisable, Port : aid,
Alexandria and RIata, and return to Vile
Franche the 20th OF November.
SENATOR EDNUEDs.-The Burlington Fres
Press confidently anticipates the return OF Hon.
Geo. +. EdmuudS to the United States Senate
from Vermont. II instances the almost iuvart-
able precedent Of reelection, and says: But
that usage Il IN this case, after all, a Complra-
lively unImpOrtant consideration Eermlat
wishes Senator Edmunds TO represent her in the
Senate because she recognizes The special value
u LIS services there,
TFE TRANSIT OF VENUS The q. 5. steam
er Swstars arrived al Cape Town August 5.h.
All vel, on board. Ou the Ith, accompanied bv
some OF the officers Of the ship ant four chiefs Of
OF parties, Capt. Chandler visited the governor
Sir Henry BaTkley. The governor expressed
vas most cordial To EIS visitors, and subsea iient
" met them at dinner. Her Majesty's corvette
Ii counter, win English ObSer yers OF the transit
OF Venus on board met with An accident 10
tie Uice up gear OF her screw. Another
vessel had been ordered out to take her
Ilace, but ii the meantime her repairs
id 50 progressed that she would be able
to take her party To Kerguelanin In ampls
time. Capt. Chandler extended all invita-
tlUD TO the party to 20 on the Swatara 10
their destination, but the completion OF the re-
palTs 70 the Encounter rendered It unnecessary
to dvaIl themselves OF the Otfoc. The on ;erS
ana citizens of Cape Town were most profuse
- thelT h0opitahties 10 all or bOaru the Swa-
tara