Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-07-12
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

THE RECEIPTS to-day were, from internal
revenue, s5OS ,345.66, Customs, 1867 1920.
THE AMOUNT of national bank note circu-
lation received at the Treasury to-day for re-
demptiOn aggregated s73O,l5j.
POSTMASTER GENERAL JEWELL returned
from Baltimore this morning from a visit to
Mr. S. NJ. Shoemaker, of that city.
FIRST LIEUTENANT ID. y. LYLE, L. S. A
has been ordered to report TO the command
ing officer Of the BenicIa arsenal, at Califor-
MIA, for duty.
The COUNT OF MONEY in the reserve vault
OF the Treasury will be finished within the
next two days, after which n count of the
bonds held to secure national bank circula-
ton and public deposits will be commenced.
APPOINTMENTs.-Mrs. Amelia Smith. of
Pennsylvania, has been appointed a regular
clerk iii the dead letter office, Post Office de
partment. Mr.. Chas. Rothrock, who was
recently discharged as labOrer at the same
department has been reinstated.
OFFICIAL RECOGNITION.-The President
has recognized Sven JOhan Jonasson as
vice consul of Sweden and Norway at Salt
Lake City, Utah. Also, Peter Headburg. as
vice consul of Sweden and Norway at DEN
yer, Colorado.
PRoMOTIoNs-The following promotions
have been made in the Sixth Auditors office:
To third-class, John 3. Cunning, of Con-
uecticut: to fourth-class. Sabina Ellis of
New York, and John b. Pey ton, of the Dis
trlct OF Columbia.
PROF. HAYDEN's ENPEDITION.-The Sec
tary of the Interior has telegraphed to GU
ray, one of the powerful chiefs in southern
Colorado, requesting him to allow Professor
Hayden'S scientific exploring expedition to
fts.fl wifi hon
ton.
THE HON. MONTGOMERY BLAIR was the
only one OF the Blair family who ATTENDED
the funeral of Gen. Frank z. Blair, in st.
Louis. yesterday. The father and mother of
the BlalrS are at present at their home at
Silver Springs, and were too feeble TO bear
Tie fatigue OF Journey TO Missouri.
DECISION OF SECRETARY BRIsTOw.-The
Secretary of the Treasury decides that an
alien cannot be legally licensed in the ca
pacity of master of an American vessel
under any circumstances. But he NAV be
licensed as an engineer or pilot, pro yideI he
has declared his intention TO become Citi-
zen Of the United States
GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AT THE
CENTENNIAL.-It has been decided by the
commissioners representing executive de
partments in the centennial exposition to
erect separate building, at a cost Of So. 600,
iIlt Ol tllt government depart
mentS, and ground Will be broken next weel,
for its erection.
PROMOTIONS IN THE PATENT OFFICE
Virgil ID. StOckbridge, of Maine. has been
transferred to be examiner OF interference
with the Patent Office. vice Philip resigned
Edward y. Callan, Of the District of Column
bia, vice MunsOn, resigned, and Frank l..
Freeman, of Massachusetts, have been pro-
NOTED from first assistant examiners To be
principal examiners in the same office.
REMOVAL OF THE y. CT. HEADQUARTERS.
The executive committee of the national
grange adjourned on Satur lay evening last
n meet at Louisville in October next Pre-
T"ratiOrS are being made by Secretary KeI-
ey for the removal Of the headquarters OF
he national grange 70 Louisville, and prob
ably they will he completed by Saturday,
when The secretary with his clerical fore =
viii depart bag and baggage from Washing
:On.
THE PRESIDENT A GRANDFATHER.-At
Long Branch Mrs. Algernon Sartoris, daugh-
of