Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-06-21
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

w dSuIuStoH NEWS anu CVSSIp'
THE RECEIPTS today were, from internal
revenue, sls2 ,32}Ii; from customs, SIS 1902.
THE AMOUNT OF national bank note cur
rency received at the Treasury department
to-day for redemption aggregated ssii,flj.
ATTORNEY GENERAL PEERREPoNr is ex-
pected here some time this week. His fam
ily sail for Europe on Wednesday.
SECRETARY RoBEsoS left here today for
FOR Am apolis. TO distribute the diplomas ID
the graduating class OF miIShjPmen.
SEVERAL STEAM LAUNCHES Will he
ordered To- the Rio Grande 10 cooperate with
the army III the suppression Of Mexican
raids.
SECRETARY BRI~Tow has zone 10 New
York 10 arrange COR the departure OF his ran-
lily, which sails from that city fog Europe on
the Sd inst.
Mr.. SMELLING, ef Penue ylvania. mas on
the recommendation Of Senator Cameron.
been appointed Deputy Commissioners of
Customs, the appointment to take effect on
the lst of July.
The POSTMASTER GENERAL will. soon
after his return 10 Washington, invite the
managers OF the leading telegraph companies
20 meet him in conference on the subject of 4
reduction of the rates at present charged the
government, which are represented 10 be
above tho>r charged to private parties.
THE CONTRACTS for supplies FOR the navy
yards throughout the country, bids for
which were opened in the Eureau of Con
struction and Repair few days ago, viii toe
awarded TINS Week. the list OF lowest bidders
now beln% pciOfe the Secretary of the Navy
for approval. The sum total of these CON
tracts * between three and four hundred
thousand dollars.
THE FOLLOWING CHANGES in The stations
and duties OF officers Of the medical DEPART
mcut have been maJc .-Sur-eon Jas Sim
mons from the department Of the gulf TO
baltimore, as examiner Of recruits I'm that
city; Assistant Surgeon !.iy Mcclellan 10
report for duty to the commanding general
department OF the south: Assistant surgeon
John II. JaneWaN from duty in the depart
ment of Missouri 10 New YORK city.
The NEW SYSTEM OF pre-pa yment Of post
age on newspapers by stamps seems 10
promise satisfactory results in the way of
revenue. The weight of this class ofmatter
from the New York post office during the
ms quarter OF the present year aggregate
amounted to- Sa S i1'a sis rate e2iT TeI
York city alone will pay during the year
M ch more ttan thatit ever has paid before.
or about one quarter OF the entire receipts
throughout the United States from this
source.
Ms. " G.. Netlcrutt Miss Eetrfe NTefyorO-f
o,l M Oliver : NIat,or1,, w., -, D.
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ny -, anu are now M 81 many Ny ana
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.iy, Mr. Jasper Smith, Mrs. \. WheIan and
ne Misses HeiSl Wpl' IN faflS May -.
hi; ~. T. i'd.ti' MI -. y iaafuett, General
ana ana AfS; I.ajnl. Mt. II. x. Ha'neS Mr. +. :.
itA'I>. MI l. NhteF were IN London
May 80: Mr.. I. {. HUN-leE was IN Brussels
May p: MI +. y. Lowe was in Ores Ten May
q: Mr. and Mrs. j. +. r. Davidgc, Mr.. L +.
Shirley were in Paris May -.
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