Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-10-07

1t ANN-'AN NJ ~ pts to-CaYi $685.
735 81.
SECRETARY RRls- -ow returned to washing-
ton this morning md was at his desk in in the
Treasury deps-rtment.
GEESkP-AL SHERMAN arrived at Cfncinnsti
yesterday afternoon aud took his daughter to
No.re Dame Academy, near Reading, Ohio. He
viii proceed at cnce TO 81. Louis.
THg COURT OF COMMISSIONERS of Alabama
claims have taken a recess until November 5,
in order TO allow claimants te arrange their
business under the regGlE;ioEs prescribed by
the court.
LIEUT. COMMANDER KELLOGG, who was in
command of the Monitor ) AK, died at Pensa-
cola yesterday, ef yellow fever, and two other
officers there are seriously i'll OF the came dis
ease.
NAVAL ORpBRs.--Master james Franklin to
the coast survey; Passed Assistant Surgeon L.
l.. Ruth to special duty in the b uresu of Med-
cine ard Surgery. Det2cheG-Ensign A. c.
Dillingham from the Nor tn Atlantic station
and OrGered TO proceed home and port arrival;
Ensign Sidney A. StauntOu from the Hydro
graphic eff &c and ordered to the Earrsgansett
Novemb2r 9th; Surgeon j. X Tyron from the
naval rendezvous at New York and ordered to
temporary duty at the Pensacola navy yard;
Surgeon j. II. Tinkham from the Constellation
and ordered TO the naval rendezvous at New
York.
TIE REPORTS of heads OF div sions of the
Sixth Auditors Office have been submitted,
and will be embraced in the forthcoming an
nual report of the auditor for the fiscal year
ending June SO, 1914. In the examining dIvi
sion the accounts examined were l3l 2J9, in
yolving S2i ,66e $50 o. an excess over last Jear
of 81 ,7s5 5.Z03 80. In the money order division
domestic money orders Issued during the year
were 4,i20 ,G33, (amount S74 ,42f ,S54 10 an ex
cess over last year OF 10Ci,s47. "a mount Sl6;-
9Gs ,6iO.GZ) International money orders Issued,
ll2,6l4, involving S2,263. 24Z-32. Last year the
number of such orders Issued was 81 ,Si1 involv
ing 81 ,S63 ,512-3I.
AN ILLUsTRATIos.-Mr. Editor.-In yonr
very pertinent paragraph in last evenings
STAR upon the recent letters of Messrs. Charles
O'CODDor and Reverdy johnson on the Louis
lana question, you make the following remarks:
"Mr. johnson argues, admitting the President
mistaken in the first instance, that the Presi-
dent having once made his decision ii is q final
ity." Now this reminds me OF the ethical
teachings OF stammering old lady, one of Mr..
JObnsoD's count rywomen, who used to say 20
her boys, "my sons, never take and take aud
tell lie; but, if YOU take and take and tell
lie, why take and take and stand to II"
CALVERT COUNTY.
PRESIDENT GRANT d party arrived a. ST.
Louis Monday night in special car. 1t was
detached from the train On reaching east ST.
Louis, and was brought over the bridge and
through the tunnel. on reaching the custom
house excavation the trsin stopped and the
party had a fine view of the works, the fOuuda-
tioD walls of which were illuminated bv cal
cIum lights. The lsbOrers greeted the President
with cheers. Quite a nn nber of the Presidents
personal friends aud several federal officials
met the Presidential party on the opposite side
OF the river aud accompanied them through the
tnDnel to the Lindeil hotel. Yesterday the
President and MIR. Bcrie rode out to the fair
visited the various departments, inspected the
stock on the grounds, aid expressed the mselyes
much pleased a. the exhi btion.
INTIMIDATION OF BLACK VOTERS BY Ala
BASA WHITE LEAGUKas.-AttoTne ney General
Williams has received from Off cial and en-
tirely reliable sources the Following statement
as to the difficulties in Sum9ter county, Ala
bama: 'The white people have an Orgsniza-
ton throughout the county known As the White
League. They are determined that the negroes
shall not vote at the coming election, unles
they vote as they do. To effect this they do
everything to intimidate the black people. The
two most active republicans in the county, Bill
lings (white) anc Ivey fcolored,) have been a.
sassinated since August 1st. These murder.
have had a very general effect upon the colored
people. TO keep up the fear among the blacks
the whites now get together almost every dsy
and night and ride the roads in SOU ads OF thirty
to fifty men, armed with shot guns pretending
that the negroes are arnling aud gathering to
sttack the white people. which is not the case
There have been no parties of negroes of any
strength together"
THE RAILROADS AND MAIL TRANsPoaTA-
TIoNs.-Postmaster General Jewell finds HIM
self somewhat embarrassed in regard to the
heavy increase Of pay for railroad transporta-
ton OF tAe mails, which wcs authorized under
the act OF March 3, 1873. BY that act the Post
master General was directed to reweigh the
mails and resdjust the pay on all the railroads
IN tie Cc!ted States. This has been done to a
very great extent, and payments under the re-
adjustments promptly made by the department.
The reweighing of the mails was ordered to be
cone In October, 1873. The-e vas $4,000 ap-
vrfa tod inc
sbcut $4,000 was also appropriated for the
usual yearly increase in the mails. 1t now ap-
pears that under this readjustment the increase
in the pay OF railroads already made amounts
to a million of dollars in round numbers, and
the department estimates that there is 500 900
more due on accounts yet TO be presented or ad-
ter General has ordered all adjustments for in
creased service suspended until Con gress shall
make the necessary appropriation.
THE REMOVAL OF ARMY HEADQUARTERS
POSSIBLY ONLY TEMPORARY AFFER ALL
The removal OF army head quarters f;om this city
to st. Louis does moi appear TO be popular with
ANYBODY except General Sherman, and perhaps
that small band in the west who are laboring
Tor The removal oil the national capital TO the
Mississippi valley. The officers attached to
headquarters would, OF course, rather remain
in Washington. 1t would be better for the dis
patch OF business, a. all that is done By the
general OF the army must receive the sanction
OF the Secretary of War. The Adjutant Gene
OINCe VIII stlll remain at the War DEPART
ment, and large correspondence must Iatu-
rally be kept mp between this Office and head
quarters At the last session OF Congress Gen
Butler offered an amendment to the army
appropriation bill, making Washington the
headquarters or the army in tine Of peace, but
it failed, mainly through the indifference of
congressman. 1t is probable that some mea-
sure OF this character will be brought forward
next winter and pressed with more vigor on the
ground OF economy and convenience, so that
after sll the removal TO st. Louis may only be
temporsry.-Wd Special PhiIa. Press.
TBR STAMPED ENVELOPE CoNTRACT-Tsm-
poTdTy Suspension Of the Issue Of O6iciaI Stamped
EHrelopes.-Mr. K. W. Barber, 3d Assistant
postmaster General, has issued q circular ad-
dressed to postmasters OF the larger Offices stat
ing tnat as the new contractors for furnishing
ofhcial stamped envelopes (Plympton 6, Co.. of
HARTFORD, , are not prepared with the necessary
iacllltles Tor carrying ON the work, there Will
De airy suspension Of the issue OF such
envelopes, and that as q conseq uence, and in
order not TO retarc the public business an post-
masters requiring envelopes for on ciai use will
for the present be furnished with the orttinarv
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