Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-07-16
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

II Y E1N 1NO OlAho
Washington News and Gossip.
INTERNAL REvEST K-The receipts from this
source to-day were 1854 $685..
SECRETARY FISH is expected to return to this
city to- morrCw.
MAJOR JAMES Nj. X, BERTsoN has been as
signed to CON mand Fort FOote, Maryland.
THE AMOUNT OF currency received to day
from national banks for legal-tenGers aggregates
S317,526.
SECRETARY BIIsTUw returned to Washing
ton last night. En- route be left his family az
Deer Park, Md, for the summer season.
SECRETARY BELKNAP returned TO Washing
ton this morning and resumed his official duties
at the War department.
EX-SENATOR CATrELL was at the Treasury.
department to-day in conhection with the
closing up of the affairs of the syndicate.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE for thirty days, on sur
geon's certificate of disability, has been granted
Lieut. COL Joseph Roberts, 4th artillery.
CHS LITTLE Boy CHRwRD 1T UP.v-So
writes Chicago pa who has transmitted ten
cents in fractional currency to Treasurer Spin
ner Ito help to pay the national debt"
ATTORNEY GENERAL WILLIAMS left the CITY
this morning, accompanied by Mrs. Williams,
for Rawley Springs, Va, where Mrs. Williams
win pass the summer. The Attorney General
will return early next week.
REPORT is in circulation in Minnesota that
Gen. q. G. Andrews, L. S. Minister to Stock
holm, proposes to resign and return home for
the purpose of entering the field for the u s.
Senate, in opposition to Senator Ramsey.
an army Of callers to-day, most of them having
some little end to serve for themselves or
friends. Several members of Congress were
among the callers.
HE HAS CoME-Samuel Bard, postmaster of
Atlanta. With him came his quarterly &C
counts, which he wants overhauled. He also
proposes to advise concerning the new custom
house in Atlanta. The quid nuncs say that he
would go to Russia. if urged.
VACANCIES NOT FILLED.-The Secretary of
of the Treasury will not fill the vacancies in the
appointment or warrant divisions until Satur-
day. Mr.. Vanderbilt's resignation from the
former division accepted, to date June
Goth, and since then he has not acted.
OPP FOR THE SUMNER RgsoRTs.-There is
quite a movement from the city this week IN
consequence of the warmer weather. Fitzhugh
Coyle and family, W. ID. WyyIl and family n
Acker and family, and Attorney General Viii
liams and wife 90 to Rawley Springs; +. G.
Campbell and family and Z. ID. Gilman and
family to Minnequa prings; p. NJ. Dubant and
wife 10 Cape May; and Col. Robert NJ. Boyd
and wife TO Saratoga.
NAVAL ORDBRs.-Passed Ass istant Paymas.
ter George II. Read, ordered to the Intrepid on
the 18th inst. Commodore Napoleon Collins, to
command the South Pacific station per steamer
list August next. Midshipmen julius O. Free
man, Albert Wegman, Frank Guertin. George
T.. Halter, James Z. Cresap and Geo. II. Peters,
to the Richmond, South Pacific station, per
steamer let August next. Lieut. G.. s. Perry,
detached from the Worcester, and ordered TO
return home and report arrival.
THK.RA1LRoADs AND TIE MArLs.-Judge
Spence, Solicitor for the Post Office depart
ment, has under consideration the question
what is compliance with Law on the part OF
railroad companies with reference to the trans
portatOn OF the maiis?" Several OF the COM
panles have asked the department what com
pe RsatiOn would be paid for the transportation
of the mails in baggage cars, ard hence the
reference Of this question to the solicitor. a.
the law Of Congress declares that the cOmpa-
MES shall furnish cars for clerks TO accompany
and distribute the mail it is probable that Opin-
ion OF the solicitor will be 10 the effect that
the government will not accept any other than
regular postal cars for the railway mail ser TIce
GEN. SPINNER's USPLxAsANTwEss-No
ing officially can be learned at the Treasury de-
partment with reference to the rumored com.
plicatOns between the Secretary's and the
Treasure Off ces concerning appoint meuts. 1t
IL said that General Spinner has written letter
10 President Grant direct, making his presenta.
ton of the facts, and indicating purpose to
resign unless he can control appointments IN
bis own office. 1t lie also said that Secretary
BTistow sustains the action of Assistant Secre-
taTy COnant, and will, il the matter of resivna-
ton is pressed by General spinner, solely on the
ground it Is alleged that he puts it, adyise that
1t be accepted, a. he is determined that the at
fairs Of the Treasury department shall be nau-
aged by its Secretary. He holds, il is stated
that to allow Gen. Spinner to have his own way
in this instance will breed iDsubordnation and
conflict with tue best interests or the public ser
vice.
LEGISLATION AT THE LAST SESSION IN RE-
GARD To STAMPs.-The following law, passed
at the last session of Congress- will be of inter.
est to many of our readers:
"Be il enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
sentdtireS Of The United States u -imerica in Con-
gTesS assembled, That all instruments q ocu-
ments, and papers heretofore made, signed, or
Issued, and inject to a stamp duty or tax, I'M
der any law heretofore existing and remaining
SSnstamIed, may be stamped by any person
is lost copy thereof, at any time prior to the
first day of January, 1916, and said instruments.
documents and papers, and any record thereof
shall be as valid to all intents and purposes as
If stamped when made, signed or issued; but
no right acquired in good faith shall in any
man ner be affected by such stamping as afOre.
said: PTCUided, That TO render such stamp in
valid the person desiring to stamp the same
shall appear with the instrument, document or
paper or copy thereof before some Judge or
clerk OF court OF record, and before him affix
the proper stamp, and the said judge or clerk
shall lndoTse on such writing copy certifi-
cate under his hand when made by said Judge
and under his hand and seal when made by
said clerk, setting forth the date at which aud
the place where The stamp was so affixed, the
name of the person presenting said writing or
copy, the fact that il was thus aft xed and that
the stamp was duly Cancelled in his presence.
SEC. = That all laws or parts OF laws in con-
r xxif q hn a "a nlNx~r lagyy
Approved, June %, 1874"
HOSTILE INDIANS IN COLORADO AND NEW
MExICo-A PETITION FOR HE'LL PROM CITI-
ZENS,-Oue hundred and fifteen citi-au. NJ