Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-07
EVENING STAR
Washington News and Gossip.

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THE National Bank circulation outstand-
ing amounts TO SIS 49, $50, of which =, $4,000
are gold notes.
CUSTOM RECEIPTS today, $3.50 671.5O; in
terual revenue today. S217 .2gS.32; total in
ternal revenue receipts for the month to date,
$685., 1854.
THE National Bank currency received at
the Treasury to-day for redemption aggre-
gated Sfoi los; total receipts for the week
ending to-day, sam 07i.
THE Treasury now holds s374, 81 ,S62 in L.
:. bonds TO secure the national bank Circula-
ton outstanding, and SIS,7g2,2 20 to secure
public deposits.
LIEUTENANT SYMoSDs, OF the Hydro.
graphic Office, has been detached, and Or
derci 70 duty on the United 5 tates steamer
TuscaTora.
DEATH OF LEAN BEAR.-The Ind AN Bu-
reau Is in receipt of information that Lean
Bear. the insane Cheyenne chief who has
been confined at Fort Marion, Florica, died
on the 2ith ult.
DAMAGE TO CROPS II KENTUCKY.-HO on.
Milton j. Durham member OF Congress from
Kentucky. arrived in the city this morning.
He reports the damages TO the crops in that
state and all along the route 10 be much
YELLOW FEvFR.-The following telegram
from Fort BarTancas, Fla, has been received
By the Surgeon General of the army:
A8l5,,t Gfh. 1>15-NO new case since the %
instant. One CD death last night. Assistant
Surgeon Harvey +. Brown, L. =. a. arrived
Yesterday morning. Ur. Sternberg is report
Ell by MS surgeon as conTaIescing this morn
Bvt MAJOR Gent I. s. \, commanding.
AN INTERNATIONAL POSTAL. QUESTION.
The Swiss postal department having made
demand upon Postmaster General Jewell for
the return of two registered letters addressed
To Duncan, sherman & Co, on the 18th ult..
that gentleman, 10y the advice OF the AtJor-
Ney General, replies that the United States
government has uniformly construed the
control Of such property by the writer to ter
inmate when the letter leaves the mailing
Office, AMI that the letter becomes the exclu-
SlVe property of the person To whom II is al
dressed when IL arrives at the office of deliv-
cry. and therefore declines 20 comply with
the request male upon him.
THE DEATH or CoHNANDER DRAKE
Commander Andrew Jackson Drake OF the
United States navy, died at Newark. y. j..
Wednesday night. He entered the service
as midshipman in 1S;6, aud served on the
African coast, on the Pacific and i'm the West
indies. During the war he commanded the
SlOol-ot-war Sycamore ami the double end
eIS CndmdTOnl anu laScO. He was on
blockade duty of Florida, Savannah and
Wilmington. and assisted in the capture OF
the rebel ram Atlanta. He was present AT
the Storming of Fort Fisher, and after the
war com n1anted the Mackinaw, which was
sent 10 the Bay Of Fundy 10 protect the
hShers. He was placed on the retired list of
The navy in lc-Si. after an honorable service.
He was pres deut OF the New Jersey board OF
pilots.
REPUBLICAN VICTORY N NORTH CARO-
LISA.-A private dispatch received in this
city. dated Raleigh, y. T.. August Ith says.
|Oficial returns make the republican ma
Jorlty OF from six 10 ten in the convention
certain.
y dispatch was received in this city this
morning from ex-senator Joseph G. bbOtt,
dated Wilmington. y. C, as follows. The
aggregate majority for delegates 10 the CON
NeuU6 i more than ten thousand. We
probably control the convention by "A small
majority. The difference is Occasionei by
democratic gerIymantering. Remote cOun-
ties 20 hear from"
Hon. :. T. Phillips, al the Department Of
Justice. RI ceived the following this afternoon.
RALEIGH. Y. G.. August I've have
Won our majority in the convention Will
not rc les than ei cht. our ma,orif Y on popu-
lar vote = at least Il GOO"
PERsOSAT.-Captain ". j. Vance o. the
Cincinnati CDaHIeTcjol, has returuet 20 the
city after stay Of some weeks AT Rye Beach
go Mrs. Secretary Belknap is 20 spend
PORTION Of the month OF August at Newport.
$500 MISS ASH, of this city. is said To be the
best swimmer NJ Cape May. 49, \ mOng
the passengers by the steamer Ohio, sailing
from Baltimore for Bremen to-day, are Mr.
al Mr.. c. POUltuey, of this CITY. IT IL
Alexander and ID. MaUdof. OF this city, ar
rived IL san francisco. by the overland
Train last Friday evening. &c. NJ. Wight
esq. one Ofthe substantial business men OF
Washington, was married on TUESDAY last
ID Mrs Adams, n lady we'll known in this
city for her interest ia charitable affairs
The happy couple are now on their bridal
tour, which il intended to include the White
Mountains, Canada. the -. Lawrence
Niagara Falls, the upper lakes, aud the
overland trip 10 California. senator
Cameron OF Penu> ylvania. is in town.