Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-04

THE BLACK HILLS COMMISSION reached
Fort Laramie on Saturday on their return
from Red Cloud.
POSTMASTER GkNERAb JEWELL, who
wentto Connecticut on Friday last 10 all in
the preparations for his daughters maria e
on Wednesday next. will not return before
the latter part of this week.
THE INTER STATE LEyFE CONVENTION
met at Nicksburg, Miss, Saturday. Senator
Bogy, of Mo, presiding y committee will
be appointed 10 come to Washington and ap-
peal 10 Congress 10 assist in rebuilding the
levees Of the Mississippi valley.
TIE PRESIDENT arrived at Salt Lake City
yesterday afternoon. He was met at Ogden
by the governor and other officials and clti-
zens, and also by Brigham Young and party,
all CT whom accompanied him 10 Salt Lake
City.
GOVERNMENT GOLD SALES THIS MONTH
The assistant treasurer at New York has
been directed by the Secretary of the Treas
ury IN sell four million of gold during the
month of October, TO be sold In sums OF one
million on each Thursday.
1.-THE MIGHTY DOLLAR" a new drama of
four acts, every scene of which is laid I'm this
city, is meeting with great success in New
York. j. G. Saville plays Roland, the jour
nalist, who exposes the land grab railroad
scheme. Mr.. aud Mrs. Florence are the lead
ing actors.
NE. r. Fl. DUELL, the new Commissioner
of Patents, made his appearance at the office
today, and was shown through the various
rooms and introduced to the clerks by Gen
Ellis Spear. deputy commissioner. He will
enter actively upon his duties O-morrow.
MAIL CONTRACT RE-LET.-The contractor
on the mail route between Caddo and Fort
Sill, Indian territory, having failed to fulfil
l.. n24s.~
day re let it to tire next lowest bidder at
S6,iCO. Tine old price paid was Sl6,iI1 %. and
the price paid the falling contractor 81 800.
THERE NOW REMAINS in the Treasury of
the new five per cent. loan but So, 100000 OF
the whole amount authorized by law-hve
hund red million. Before the session of Con
gress the department expects that not only
will this have been taken by the syndicate.
but hopes are entertained that negotiations
will be completed for the placing of the
300 coo * per cents authorized by the
same act covering the 5 per cent. loan.
COMMIssIoNED.-The President has signed
the following commissions: Webster Eaton,
of Nebraska, TO be registrar of the land office,
Republican land district of Nebraska; G. q
Belknap, of California, agent for the Indians
at the Tule river agency, in California; +. :.
Rev is retained as collector of internal reVe-
nue. of the consolidated 18th and 2Sth dis gricts
Of New York, TO be hereafter known as the
2Sth district; W. l.. Burt, TO be postmaster at
Boston, Mass.
PERsONAL-SecretaryB elknap has been
quite sick at Keokuk, Iowa, and was unable
TO accompany the President on his western
trip. 49, Among the passengers by the
steamship MOsel, which arrived at New
York Saturday, was Mr.. j. III. De Heger-
mann LindencrOne, Danish charge d'afaires
at Washington. Sturgeon Jas +. Weeds
L. S. A, stated at Nashville, Tenn, for sew
eral years, died at Ash barracks Friday az
L rnCon. Mrs. NJ. &. Atkinson's many
friends VIII be pleased to learn that she will
remain in Washington for week. She is
IUW visiting friends at lZ35 New York ave
nue.. ''''SenatOr Sargent, of California. is
in the city.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Assistant PaymaSser
Frank Pluntlett ordered to duty as assistant
to the officer at the navy pay Office, Boston,
Mass; Assistant Engineer James III. Perry
To the Fortune; Lieutenant Commander
Charles III. Craven, detached from the navy
yard, Mare Island, California, and ordered
to the receiving ship Independence as eXecu-
tive; Lieut.. Lambert q. Palmer, from tue
naval observatory and ordered TO the For
tune as executive; Lieut. A. III. Fletcher from
the receiving ship Independence, navy yard,
Mare Island, and ordered to the ASiatic sta
tiO.I, Ter steamer of 10th instant from San
Francisco; Chaplain Thomas y. Gill, from
the receiving ship sabine aud OrIered To the
receiving ship and station at Portsmouth
y. II. Sailmaker John ROddy from the Tus-
carOra on the sd ultimO, and has been placcI
Oh waiting O1ueIs.
REVERENCE has been made In THE STAR
TO device by Joseph NJ. Toner, NJ. d., OF this
city, for designating on maps the relative
positions of the counties in states in order
that time may be saved in searching for
them. This device, which is worthy OF
special mention, was adopted by the Post
master General, and is used to great a1-
vantage In the last issue of the Postal Cutie
In the CO Sc of post offices arranged by states
and counties. The method consists in regard
ing counties Ia their relation to an imaginary
division of the area of the state into u CEN
trail, northern, eastern, southern, yves 5ern,
northwestern, northeastern, southeastern
and southwestern section, and To these sec
tlons DIR. Toner'S symbols are specially ap-
pltcable. The first consists ola simple square
while the others have, in addlti on, a short
projecting line running outward from one
OF the sides OF the square or from one of the
corners. The simple square attached To the
nameof county in list OF counties iudi-
cafes that the county is located I'm the cen
trail section of the state; the square with "A
projecting line from its upper side shows
that the county TO which the symbol il al
tached is in the northern part of the state:
when the line points downward il is in tue
southern section; when II projects from the
upper left hand corner, the county is in the
northwestern portion OF the state, &C, DC.
In a list of the counties in Ohio for instance
The counties of Licking, Franklin, Delaware,
&c, would be followed by the square sym
Dol because centrally located, while Athens
and Washington would DE followed by the
Ine square having projecting line from the
lower right hand corner indicating that those
counties are located in the southeastern part
OF Ohio, &c. The system is certainly a yery
convenient one and might be extended to
lists OF towns in counties TO advantage.
HANDS IN HIS RESIGNATIoN.-A speciat
10 the Chicago Times, dated st. Louis, Sep
TENDER SOth, says Judge G. A. Newcomb,
United States marshal of this district, the
only official In any way connected with the
internal revenue who had not resigned or
been decapitated since the whisky raid has
for warded his resignation to Washington. 1t
Is said to be the result Of pressure brought to
bear by Bfstow. The latter has been re-
peatedly told by his revenue officials that
two of Newcomb's deputies, Julius Sauer
and 9. +. Newcomb, were mixed up in the
whisky ring, although how Is not explained,
except that suspicion fastened upon them on
account OF favOrs shown Mcdonald and
Joyce. The Secretary OF the Treasury, IL is
said, demanded the removal of the two de-
Iuties, but Judge Newcomb, having confi-
dence In them, refused to be dictated to. Mr.
Bristow then made the alternative Of the re-
moval of the deputies or the resignation of
the marshal While the President was here
few days ago, Judge Newcomb called upon
him and had long conference. The result
was the forwarding OF the resignation two
days later.
SCITS TO GET BACK $4,000 IN PREMIUMS
The Louisville Courier-JOurnals st. Louis
special says that nifty policy holders of the