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

THE RECEIPTS to-day were, from internal
revenue, s342, 96s; from customs, s4ss ,s33.5s.
SECRETARY robson returned here this
morning.
FERNANDO c. wILLErT, of the American
legation at Mexico, is dead.
CHIEF JUSTICE DRAKE will sail for Eu
rope on the 18th instant, on the Cunard
steamer Abyssinia.
THE NATIONAL BANK NOTES received at
the Treasury to-day for redemption aggre-
gated Al ,2i6,9S4.
LIEUT.. HENRY METCALF, ordnance de-
partmcnt, u. s. A, has been relieved from
duty at the National Arnory at Springfield,
Mass, and ordered to duty al Philadelp hia
THE COUNT OF GOLD COIN In the Treasury
vaults was completed last night, amounting
to little over S1,10O,O0O. The count shows
an excess of two dollars and a half over the
amount claimed. The count of silver coin
Will be commenced to night.
APPOINTED.-The President has appointed
a. Chez interpreter to the u. s. consul at
Hong Kong, China. Thos. NJ. Hamilton, LIST
kentucky, and Rudolph w. Wolffsohn, Soth
New York, have been appointed stOrekeep-
ers of internal revenue, and James Bingham
18th pennsylvania, gauger.
NAVAL ORDERS. - Ensign John A. II.
Nickels, TO the navy yard, Boston, Mass;
Assistant Surveyor Toward Wells, to the
Worcester; Passed Assistant Engineer X
W. Milligan, TO the Brooklyn, South Allan
tic Station, per steamer of the sd instant
Detached-Lieutenant VIM. Z. Day, from
the Colorado and ordered to the Despatch.
Master Nj. +. Wright, from the Despatch
and oTde red to the coast survey; Ensign
Henry McCrea, from the Worcester aud
ordered to the coast survey; Assistant Snr-
scOn lanes Il. Wagganer, from the WOr-
ceSter and ordered to the naval hospital, Nor
folk, Va.
THE SIOUX PREPARING FOR THE GRA..D
COUNCIL.-The Commit ssioner OF Indian Al
fairs to day received the following telegram
from Rev. s Il. Human, chairman OF tI,.
sUb-co1nmissiOn of the Sioux commission.
dated Red Cloud Agency, July =: "ArTiveI
here to-day. The Indians are in good spirits
and preparing for council. From inforlna-
ton received here we think we shall succeed
In bringing IN the northern Sioux. who are
now IN camp or Tongue river, near the Vel
IOwStOHe. II will therefore be i'm DOssihfa 70
Eni>h the work here before the end of July:
ftCr can we lie ready for the council on t1n
MISSOURI river before the latter part of Au-
gust, If the Indians prefer Fort Randall to
Suily. Viii IL meet your apprOval.''
INDIAN CAPTIvEs WANT THEIR WIVES
AND PAPPOOsE s-C Characteristic IHiorsoo,.7Qt
Of Gen. SeTidon-The Secretary of the Inte-
riOr has received from the War department
copy OF report recently forwarded thrOugh
official channels to the latter department
from Lieut.. Pratt, u. 3. A. in charge of
about sixty kiOWa, COmanche and Chevenne
Indian captiVes at Fort Marion. ST AUyus-
tire, Fla. Lieut.. Pratt iEclOses report of q
talk recently held with The Indian captlveS
who were sent there about a year ago for the
murder of whites in the Indian territory in
which they earnestly request that their
wives and children be sent to them. In for
warding the report To the War department.
Gen. Sheridan says: i have heard the Indian
TAX made 10 Lieut.. Pratt; il is mere tyaI-
die. have heard the same, in about The
same language, at least one hundred times.
All the Indians at st, Augustine are unmiti-
Eated muIdererS of mel, women and chill
Gren, without single particle OF prOvOca-
ton. knowing tie present appeal would
arise, rot only from these Indians but from
when II was first proposed 10 send
dem 70 st. Augustine, that their fam
lilies should accompany them, put NV
recommendation was rejected by the Indian
department. / EOw again renew IT, not on
account of the sympathy which their simple
but diplomatic talk creates, but "a g matter
OF good policy, TO save ourselves from n9-
Inerous similar appeals which will follow
from these Indians and their families at Fort
Sill. If the wives and families are sent care
should be taken to allow rome TO 20 but the
immediate family circles"
The President indOrseS the recOnmeutla
lions OF General Sheridan, and thinks IL will
be well TO carry them out.
secretary DelanO being absent, no action
has yet been taken by the commissioner of
Indian affairs. 1t is presumed. howe
that the recommendations of the President
is mandatory, and that the request of the In
dams Will be granted, although il will ill.,
vOlve the government in the expense of
transporting 800 persons from the Indian
territory 10 ST. Au9ustine) nearly 8 600 miles