Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-06-07
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.


THE RECEIPTS to-day were. from internal
revenue, s52G ,27s.o6; from customs, s3GI ,S7i5j.
THE AMOUNT OF national bank note cur
rency received al the Treasury today for re-
demption aggregated St@i -.
SENATOR MORTON hai an interview with
Secretary BrStOw az the Treasury depart
ment this morning.
THE PRESIDENT has signed the commits
siOns of Alfred Il. Boone To be postmaster AZ
Shelbyville, Ind, ard Martin Haven at
Albion, Mich.
PosTMAsTERS APFoINrED.-The Presi-
dent has appointed the following post
masters VIM. Miller, Tuscaloosa, Ala;
Joseph II. Parsons, Talladega, Ala: Joha
VI. Martin, jackson, Ohio.
PERsoNAL.-ScnatOr Clayton, Of Arlzan-
sas, is in town. Judge Thacher, Commits
sioneT Of Patents, has gone on a weeks visit
to Vermont. Gen. Spear assistant commits
Sioner, is acting in his stead.
EDUCATION AT THE CENTENNIUN.-ln-
formation received at the bureau of educa-
ton indicates that educational organizations
i'm many parts of the country are putting
forth every effort tc have cTeslitable repre-
sentation OF education al the centennial.
POSTMASTER GENERALJEwELLle leaves to
morrow night on his tour of inspection, and
Will ma Ike his first halt at Pittsburgh He
viii subsequently, visit Cleveland. Cmcin-
natl, Chicago, 81. LOUIS, and other impOrt-
ant points in the west.
THE AWARD OF CONTRACTS for carving
the mails on miscellaneous routes nave been
made by the Postmaster General. They are
all given To local bidders in the several states
and territories. On four routes in Oregon
there were no bids.
MAJOR WILBUR ACQUITTED.-The Sec
rotary of the Interior has approved of the
finding of the commission appointed TO in
vestigate the charges preferred by We Saw
yer against Major Wilbur, an examiner in
the patent office, of malfeasance in office
and dismissed the charge against him.
INTERNAL REVENUE APPOINTMEyTS.-
The following internal revenue appoint
ments were made to day: GaugerS-Jas. w.
I.ecman, "a Mssissippi John Debernean. 1st
cOnSln. tOrekeeprrS-An@US Mcdonald, LIST
wisconsin; CaTl Olson, Isl Wisconsin.
THE CONANCHE SURRENDER.-Col. Clum.
acting commissioner of Indian affairs, to-day
received the following telegram from Indian
Agent HawOrth, dated Fort Sill. Jnne ID
%" The OuahadaS came in yesterday with Dr.
StUrm, vino had been sent after them num-
bering 1O1 men, women and children. Tacy
surrendered about 1000 ponies. About all
the Indians belonging 10 This agency are now
fright. and have not been regarded aS hostile,
Ihey are understood To be returning
ESGLAND AND THE CENTENSIAL.-Mr
Philip Cunlife Owen, commissioner to rep
resent the English gOvernm mt at the Amer
lean centennial, and Col. Sanford of the
British army, his assistant. with Mr.. Gosh
Orn, dire ctOr- general Of the Exhibition, were
IN the city on SATURDAY, and called on Sir
Edward Thornton. the English minister. NJ
Fish, Secretary of State, Mr.. Delauo, .Srcre-
taTy of the Interior, ana others. with refer
enco TO the Centennial. Mr.. owen smoke
in the highest terms of the manage
ment at Phila1ell n a, where he hal he n
i'uI Gays NtuD wing the details and hOpefIly
the art England will take la the cXhi b.
ton. COionCI Sanford " III remain in the
United States To take charge OF the arrange
meals on the ground for Englanj's repreSen-
tatiOn. while Mr.. owen will return 10 Eng
land 10 supervise matters there.
SUDDEN DEATH OF A MEMBER OF Con
GREss.-Gcn. Henry w. Barry, member o.
Congress from Mississippi, died this morn
ing, suddenly. at the residence bf the late
MI. POuluS ThySOn, his wife'S father, No. 81
/ street. He had just returned from NisSiS-
SlpIi on saturday night Gen. Barry was
born III New York; was Self-cducdtcd; was
principal OF Locust Grove Academy. Ken
lucky, for two years; graduated at the Co
lumbar Law College, in this city; entered
the Union army "a private, early in the
war; organized the first regiment OF cOlorel
troops raised in Kentucky; commanded
brlS&deaud for time division of the army;
was DIcVctted twice for gallant AMI ulpri 10
RUS conduct. the last brevet being maipr-
general: was elected n member Of the state
constitutional convention Of Mississippi in
l>os; was elected TO the state senate of MiSSiS-
Sippi in 1sGs; and was elected to the list and
i2d Congresses, and was rc-electei to the Isl
Congress a. republican, receiving l50H
votes against t,iiO votes for w. =. Boiling.
democrat.
AND STILL 70 CLUE TO THE TREASURY
IHIEF.-Thcre i rs yet absolutely no clue
whatever 10 the theft of the packag,. of
monC yreconIiy taken from the cash room of
the Treasury. The secret service are hard al
Work, tut ~ must b. confessed that each
passing hour adds To the uncertainty of ever
recovering the amount lost. a. vet no r.
ward has been Offered for its return or infor
NATION which Will lead 10 the apprehension
OF The thieves, nor mas Secretary Bri> tow de-
cidCd whether he Will tax" ssich course.
Today an order was. a. was anticipated in
IHE STAR. issued by Secretary BriStoW. To
take elect at once" prohibiting visitors from
going III any bureau OF thed-partment whore
money - k"pt.a privilege hrTetOfOra extend
80 and Inucn abused. Boti Mr.. BriStoW am
Assistant Secretary COHaut express tnr
opinion that TN" money will be ultimately
recovered, but reserve TO themselves anE IN
formation which they may nave which IN
uuVce ne" hope. The package which
the Park National BANK ackao,yi.
Iackagc sent to il th. Ia| 49, TIl,.'c ,S,
original one intended for u was stolen.
TIE prevailing inn ra~,iOu rs to the thief
Is that he j. Cml .Oyel IN the cash room of
the Treasurer Office; that he knew lust
what package TO take and what risk .ara
wa in Inakirg the abstraction. Wbat haE
n's the detectives is tOfix about the hour The
theft was committed. The package stolen
was done up at g d. O'Clock IN the morning
aid It's loss not discovered until nearly g. III
might have been taken at any time between
- and : p. m, and during that time was ac
cess bic 10 nearly every clerk in the room. as
wei as being passed and repaSsed bv other
clerks and twenty OF more strangers who
were admitted into and through the room as
visitors.
SMITH!-The BdHimOTcdn, giving an az
count of an auction sale of fine furniture
which took place in our neighbor city a few
days ago says:
Quite an amusing little episode occurred
during The sale. Among the heaviest pur-
chaSers was gentleman named Smith
AS piece after piece of splendid furniture was
cried out at seemingly fabulous prices TO
"Smlth,' buzz ran through the crowd and
several ladies remarked in rather audible
whispers. that they did not believe such sales
were bona nde for the reason that Smith was
no name at all, even though honored with
the prefix OF John. IL had been announcer