Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-07-29
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

washington News and Gossip.
THE RECEIPTS to-day were, from Internal
revenue, $50 IS =; from customs, sGS7 ,J6l.jS
THE National Bank currency received at
the Treasury to-day for redemption aggre-
CAT -, 2,110.
THE CONTRACT for furnishing the navy
yards with live oak timber during the pres
ent fiscal year has been awarded 10 @ orge
SoUlhard. OF New York.
THE SPANISH INDEMSITY-The amount
of the indemnity from Spain growing out of
the capture of the Nirgiuius has been received
b. this government, and is really for distrl-
button. Claimants to any share therein
should address the Depar, ment OF State.
THE PUBLICATION of the rebellion re-
cords, ordered by the last Congress. will
prove TO be very costly. Five oc .avo vol
uncs have already been prepaid for publi-
cation, each volume consisting of about 500
pages. The entire work, il is estimated, will
require one hundred volumes.
NAVAL ORDERS-R ar Admiral A. NJ
PennCck has reported his arrival at New
York, having been detached from the COM
maud Of the Asiatic station on the oath ult.
and has been placed on waiting orders; Mid
Shipma1 F. -. HOtchkin has been detached
from the POwhattan add placed on waiting
orders; Midshipman \. t. Freeman has been
detached from the late Sarauac and placed
on waiting orders.
PEBsONAL.-Secretary Robson will leave
here next Saturday for Rye Beach, expecting
to be absent for several weeks. Xxx
Secretary Browning and Mr.. lie Peer Trench
and Mr.. Haggarl, Of the British legation
were in New York yesterday. THE Office
of Senator Wall On. at Milford. n. H, was
robbed one night last week. -. II. Dodge
ant wife, OF this city. Were among the recent
visitors to that most delightful spot i'm the
country, Lake Tahoe. - Postmaster
General Jewell has returned u the city.
THE BOARD OF INDIAN COMMISSIONERS
met yesterday at Long Branch, the session
being chiefly devoted to a review OF the work
OF the standing committee for the last quar-
ter. New methods were adopted for the pre-
VentlOn OF frauds in the delivery of Indian
supplies. committee waited on President
Grant last evening and made arrangements
for conference with him at his cottage to-
day. Commissioner Smith has been tele-
graphed TO at Marblehead, Mass, AMI will
attend the conference to-day.
THE CHIEF CLERKsHIP OF THE TREAS
URY.-It is stated that Treasurer New has
asked Secretary BristOw not TO press Mr..
Gil1llan to accept the Chief-cerkship of the
Treasury, vice Avery. dismissed, iuaSmuch
as ne wants him To remain in his present po-
sitiOn as cashier of the Treasurer'S office. IL
j. likely tiat Mr.. BristOw will Weld 10
Treasurer news inclination, and anpoint
Capt. 4. &. Adams to the chief-cIerkShip
Mr.. Adams is at present in Europe on syndi-
cate business.
MILITARY INSPECTORS OF ISDIAN SrP-
PLIES General Sheridan reports to the War
department that in accordance with recent
instructions TO have all supplies OF tlour
bacon aud pork furnished for the Indians i'm
spected by regular army officers ne has an
POINTED the following named officers i'm ad,ii-
ton - those ordered two weeks ago Gen
u inf. s,T
Blackfeet Agency. Montana: Cant Tina J.
deus :. Kirkland seventh infantry, at Fort
Eelknap Agency, Montana: Capt Augustus
ii. Cambridge. fourteenth Infantry at Fort
Hall, Idaho, where he is also commanding
the pO I, and Lieut.. Thomas Il. Briggs. four
tcenth infantry, at LerDhi, on the east fork OF
Salmon river, Idaho.
MILITARY CADETSUIPS.-T The following
persons have been DESIGNATED to appear for
exam ination on the ''tk of August for ad-
mission as cadets to Tie West Point Mill
t9ry Academy. to fill vacancies cans, hv
iailuIes at the June examination: Arthur r
Sanborn, first district New Hampshire: e.
II Reavis, third district West Virginia; Ia :;
NJ. Bropley, Eth district Pennsylvania: lo
e 20 L. Brooks, seventh district Iowa; Paul
r. Gibbs, fourth district Indiana; Edward
IL. Brow n, seventh district Michigan; Jas
-. A ie ihire; eleXenth district Ohio, John l..
Sncider, eighth district Missouri; Hanson
W Bl0wder, third district Kentucky; VIM
t. Missouri.
Geo, L. Converse, twelfth district Ohio; VIM
l.. Bulf, sixth district New York.
THE FIvE-PER CENT. LOAN AND THE
SYNDIcATE-When Secretary Bristow as
sumed charge OF the Treasury Department.
on the I'd of June. 1874, the balance of the 3
Ter cent loan authorized by the refunding
acts OF July II, $50. and January 20 1871
then uniSSued. was Sl7s,5iS 800 the original
amount being $500 ,0C0 ,0JO During JULY ISI4
Domestic bids, aggregating SIO,l13. $50 were
accepted, reducing the balance OF the loan 10
that extent since that time, and s75OO0 OOO
ave been delivered TO the LOndeu syndi-
cate, which consists OF the RothschiIdS Sc
ligmaHs and Morgan & Co. Besides this the
syndicate have subscribed TO the amount of
~44.SJI 200. There are, therefore, remaining
OF the new 5-per cent. bonds SIS 537 $50 Tho
option 10 subscribe for the last namei
amount until the 18th of November gives
The syndicate the entire control of The loan
uuilng the continuance OF the option.
YELLOW FEVER NOTEs-A dispatch was
yesterday received by the Secretary OF the
Navy from Commodore Cooper, command
ant of the Pensacola navy yard, stating that
the yellow fever had not yet appeared al
lLat place or the villages in that vicinity
There were six additional deaths ami one
new case at Fort BarIancas, the latter being
Dr. Sternburg, post surgeon There had been
20 new cases reported from Fort Pickens for
tbiIty-siX hours.
Acting Assistant Surgeons w. r.. Mande-
'iitt olAb " IL Y al sOiis u -. a., nave been
ordered from New Orleans to Fort Rar-
rancas for duty during the yellow fever
epidemic.
The following telegram was received TODAY
by the Secretary of the Navy:
Nary Yard PensncOln. July 2g-Lieut.
II gals died last night Nineteen deaths al
bafIancas OUT oil Oh cases. All well in the
Saru- GEORGE +. BELKNAP,
Captain, u. 5 N
Ihe following dispatch has been received
BY Surgeon General Barnes
Fort B'1Tnacds, 18th July, 1S15-Lieut.
Leshler died at 40 p. IN. to-day.
j. w. BRANNoN,
Brevet Major General, L. s. A, commanding.
a MINISTER FATALLY INJURED-Rey.
MT. Hudson, a Presbyterian minister from
WilliamspOrt, Pa with his sister-in-law
1 L..