Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-02

Vol. 44-No. 6.69I.
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
EXTERNAL REvEsUK-The receipts from this
source to-day were sol 600.
THE AMOUNT OF national tank notes received
at the Treasury department to-day fJots up
81, 600.
ACTING BoATswAIs James Heron is de-
'ached from tug duty at the navy yard P1ns.-
cola and ordered to the Canandaigus.
The TREASURY DEPARTMENT to-day received
an anOnymOus communication from u penltent
emplOye, inclosing SIS to swell the conscience
tuBc.
CADET ESGINEERs u. S. N.-The number #
cadet engineers allowed to be examined ca
year has for the present wear been apportioned
and no further applications will be CO isid sr,
az the Navy department
ARRIVAL OF THE STsAMsR DIsPArcH-The
steamer Dispatch arrive at the navy yard yes
tsrdsy, having on board Senators Norwood and
COnOver, of the naval committee. The commit.
zee VII noI commence the preparation OF their
report before next session. lie Is understood
that thew will recommend the abolition of the
Washington and New London navy yards.
POSTMASTER GENERAL JEWELL, having told
President Grant that be would take possession
of his Office yesterday, started from Hartford on
train which he supposed would connect with
one for Washington, but being disappointed, he
telegr9phed from Bridgeport to the Pennsylva-
MIA railroad for special locomotive and car,
which were furnished. and he and several
friends arrived at Baltimore early Yesterday
morning, IN time to connect with train for
this city.
aid, of the Post Office department, has declined
he appointment as one Of the delegates to the
postal congress, which meets at Berne, Switzer-
land, on the 18th inst, on account Of the large
son, which does not admit of absence for the
EsDgth of time he would necessarily be engaged
abroad. Mr.. Rambusch, a clerk in the foreign
mail bureau, has been appointed in his place,
as assistant delegate, 10 accompany MIR. Black
fan.
COMMISSIONS SIsNED.-The President has
signed the commissions of the following named
officers: Adam WOLF, surveyor of customs for
the port or Nashville, Tenn; W. l.. Rynerson
receiver Of public moneys for the district of
lanes subject to sale at La Mesilla, New Next.
co.. Lawrence La HOlnt, register of the land
Office at lie Mesills, New Mexico; Oscar Whit
ney, register OF the land office at Yankton, Ds-
kota; George n. Hart, secretary Of the territory
OF Dakota; W. ID. l.. DinsmOre, chief engineer
In the revenue service of the United States.
TONNAGE TAx-OPISIoN OF THE ATTORNEY
G 4NERAL.-The Attorney General has rendered
sdecision that the revised statutes of the United
States do not materially change the rule exist
log previous to their passage relating to the COL
lection OF tonnage tax on American and foreign
Vesst Is In the ports of the United States. He is
OF the opinion that the law now requires the
payment of the tax once within one year bv
very vessel entering from any foreign port
ssels from or TO Mexico, the Sand wich Islands
the Society Islands, the British Provinces of
North America, &c, which heretofore paid the
AK under a different ruling, are embraced in
n rule az above stated.
DkTAIL OF MILITARY PRoFEssoRs-Thr
Secretary of War has directed that hereafter
no officer OF the army be detailed at a college or
university for longer period than three years
and that the limit thus iSed be applied TO off
Gers now detailed, so that they will be relieved
at the expiration Of three years from the dat
detail The law provides that the number Of
officers SO detailed shall not exceed twenty A
any one time, and shall be appoftioned through
the nlttd States as near as practicable, &C
cordiDg to population. and shall be cover ned by
general rules TO be prescribed from time to time
by the President
PBRsoEAL.-Gen. ROsser. OF Minnesota, ia al
the National. Gov. Dennison left for hom-
last evening. He will be absent a couple OF
weeks. ...' DR.. ID. W. Bliss OF CITY, was pros
trated last evening by severe attack of asthns
'''- Judge j. y. Martin, Sixth Auditor, ha,
returned. '''' Postmaster General Jewell l.
stopping at the Arlington. -. Senators Nor
WOOD and Conoyer are at the Ebbitt House.
go. Gen. BsbcOck reached Washington on the
early morning train from New York. 80. Sec
Rotary Belknsp is expected to return tonight
.''' MessIs. M. w. and Charles f. Gait reached
home from Europe this morning. ...' Mr.. j
Macfarland and family have returned to the
city from Deer Park. 49,. Franklin PhilD ana
J. W. Boteler arrived in New York yesterday
from their trip in Europe.
REPORTED IHDIsEIrY TO AN ALABAMA
Cor GRRssMAN.-A late letter from Alabama
says that Representative Charles Pelham, OF
that state, was recently compelled to leave the
county seat of one OF the counties OF his strict
under cover of the night, TO escape from a con-
tempiated attack upon his life, of which he was
secretly warned by q colored man. Some Of
the whites, II appears, had assembled imme-
diately after the arrival of Mr.. Pelham, and
mutually swore that there should be one less
radical member or Congress there, and before
morning. This intelligence was secretly con-
yeyed to Mr.. Pelham, who left the hotel unob
served in the early evening, and walked with a
negro guide ten miles through the woods to a
railroad station. The Postmaster OF one or the
towns of DIR. Pelhsm's district subsequently iu-
formed him that be did not dare, for his life, to
lodge him for the night, because his (Pslham's)
vote fer the civil rights bill had incensed the
whites OF the country, that If he did they would
XIII the Postmaster and Pelham both before
morning.
THE Rcd RIVER PARISH OUTRAGE Tco
Accounts # The AGdiT.-UDder date of the 3ist
ulIimO, Gov. Kellogg, OF Louisiana, telegraphed
the AttorI ey General relative to the Red river
parish outrage. He states that among the muir
GeTed men we've Homer j. Twichell, who came
south in a Vermont regiment during the war,
and settled as planter in Red river parish;