Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-06-25
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
THE RECEIPTS to-day were, from internal
revenue, 1887 ,ss5; from customs, siO3 ,i30.
THE AMOUNT of national bank note cur
rency received to-day at the Treasury for re-
demption aggregated 342,433.s7.
TREASURER NEW has telegraphed for
rooms at the Ebbitt house, and is expected
20 arrive in Washington tonight.
ANOTHER CALL has been made for the re-
demption OF $4,000. 600 five-twenty bonds. in
terest on which will cease on the 9th of Sep
TENDER next.
HOME AGAIN.-The Commissioner of In
diane Affairs has returned from New York,
where he was engaged in inspecting supplies
purchased for the Indians
LETTER RECALLED.-The President has
recalled his recent letter requesting Internal
Revenue Collector Anthony of Kansas, Ito
resign.
FIRST LIEUTENANT WV. L. VAN NESS
1startillery, has been detailed as professor
of military science and tactics at Cornell
University, Ithaca, Ny.
AUDITOR MCGREw was closeted all day
to-day with his chiefs of divisions, arrang-
ing for the reorganization of his bureau, in
accordance with the provisions of an act
passed by the Forty-third Congress.
COMMISSIONER EATON, of the Bureau of
Education, has gone TO Richmond, to confer
with the Hon. Mr.. Ruffner, Virginia, state
superintendent of public schools, on matters
relating TO the centennial.
ATTORNEY GENERAL PIERREPoNT de
cides that port of final destination, and not
the port OF first arrival, is the place where
customs duties are TO be liquldated and the
ocean damage is to be ascertained.
POSTMASTER GENERAL JEWELL was SER
enaded by the Hayes clubs (white and col
ored) in Columbus, Ohio, last night, who es-
corted him TO the residence of Gen. Comlev.
editor OF the OHIO STATE Journal where an ele-
CANT reception was given him. The Post
master General is expected here tonight.
TELEGRAPH TO FORT SILL COMPLETED
a dispatch has been received at the War
department announcing that the military
telegraph, INSTRUCTED by the Signal bureau
mas been completed to Fort Sill. Indian Ter
point.
unconstitutional o. f. Babcock ar
rived in Washington this morning from
Long Branch. He will remain for two or
three days. Hon. j. ID. Ward of Chicago
is at Willard's. ....Hon. Charles O'NeiIl' of
Penna., and Judge Niblack, of Ind, are in
the city.
THE BOARD OF INDIAN COMMISSIONERS
having requested that officers of the army
he detailed to inspect Indian suppIjeS AT
Kansas City, Sioux City and CHEYENNE. the
Secretary of War has directed Lieutenant
General sheridan, commanding the military
division OF the Missouri, to detail officers TO
make the inspections at the points desig-
mated.
NO IMPORTATION from the Black Hills
exploring expedition has been received at
the Interior department since Professor
Janney'S dispatch of Wednesday. IL is not
proposed TO disturb the miners found there
at present, as the government is not pre-
pared 10 furnish them transportation to
Cheyenne.
JUDGE \. SPENCE, assistant Attornev
General for the Post Office department, has
decided that the bond of Col. w. L. Burt the
postmaster at Boston. is liable for the loss of
a registe red package containing postage
stamps 10 the value of about 5000 The pack
age was lost in the Boston Office while i'm
transit 10 another office. This is rough on
tie 'mOdel postmaster
ALTHOUGH INVITED TO DO so, Prof.
Marsh has as yet made no formal (written)
charges against Indian Al gent SavflIe or the
Indian bureau, in reference to supplies furn-
shed the Indians at the Red Cloud agency
III The Professor 'means business" il is but
night that he should make formal charges
ana insist on thorough investigation. The
commissioner of Indian Affairs is ready to
cooperate in the investigation of any
charges which may be made affecting his
bureau.
LETTING READY FOR THE TREASURY
CoUNT.-The United States Treasurer re-
quests national banks to reimburse him for
their notes redeemed between now and the
LIST of July by making deposits with the
Assistant Treasurer, instead of RENTING
their notes or United States currency to
Washington. This request is made In order
10 reduce to as low point as possible the
cash on hand, and TO facilitate the count of
the money, which Is to take place before
Treasurer New enters upon the duties of his
office.
THE NATIONAL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
tendent Patrick Hart has been relieved OF
the charge OF the national cemetery at Rich.
mond, Va, to take effect July LIST, and or
dered 10 take charge of the national cemetery
at Fayetteville, Arkansas, relieving Super
intendent Matthias Glynn. who has been or
dered TO take charge of the national ceme-
Terry at Richmond. superintendent James
Kelly, Seven Pines cemetery, Virginia, has
been discharged the service of the United
States TO enable him TO enter the Soldiers
Home.
MOVEMENTS OF u. =. NAVAL VESSELS
The following information has been received
at the Navy department:
The Portsmouth was at Acapulco June
lst, and expected TO sail on the 9Th for san
Francico. The Plymouth went to sea at day.
light this morning from Port Royal. South
Carolina, bound TO the Rio Grande, to CO.
operate with the federal troops in Texas. in
efforts TO preserve the peace on the Texas
border. The Worcester has been ordered
from Port Royal to Norfolk. and will arrive
In few days. Rear Admiral Rodgers, su-
perintendent of the naval academy, will
transfer his flag from the Santee to the Con-
stellatiOn on the 26th instant, and sail for
Lynn Haven Bay. The Alert will follow two
days after. The cruising ground OF the Com
stellatiOn this summer will be in Buzzard's
Bay. The Alert, with the cadet engineers
will visit some of the yards on the coast
Rear Admiral Rodgers proposes to divide his
time between the Constellation and the
Alert.
YELLOW FEVER ON U. s. NESSELs.-The
Navy department has official reports from
the South Atlantic station, relative to the
yellow fever on board the United States
steamer Lancaster. Captain Roe the COM
manding officer of the Lancaster, reports her
arrival at Bahia, Brazil, on the 9th OF May,
having left Rio on the 22d of April en- route to
the United States. The yellow fever broke
out on the 2sth Of April, Lieutenant Matthew
BOlles being the first one attacked. On the
18th j. B. Murdoch and Medical Inspector E.
r: DENLY, fleet surgeon, were reported down