Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-05-15
EVENING STAR.

EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
DURING the summer the President viii
receive by card between the hours OF eleven
and two, except on Tuesdays and Fridays,
which being Cabinet days, no one will be
received except government officials.
NAVAL ORDERS. - Commander ]. c.
Wiltse 10 the navy yard, Washington; Mas
ter t. d. Bolles TO the navy yard, Washing
ton.
INTERNAL REvENUE.-The receipts from
this source to-day were 1921 1925; total re-
ceipts for the month 10 date -, 97o,6I0. The
receipts from customs to-day at the Treasury
department were Si65:0G2.
-
CALL FOR UNITED STATES BoyDS-The
Secretary of the Treasury, thls afternoon,
Issued an additional call for five milIion
United states five-twenty bonds upon which
interest VIII cease July 18th.
THE AMOUNT of national bank note cur
rency received at the Treasury department
to-day for redemption aggregated S13iO,O00.
The total receipts for the week foot up
SASH ,i42.
THE TREASURY now holds 1919, iOS 900 in
bonds TO secure national bank circulation
and Sl6,017 200 TO secure public deposits The
national bank circulation outstanding
amounts to $3.50, 1891 of which S2,4jO,O50
are gold notes.
ATTORNEY GENERAL PIERREPoNT hav-
Ing previously taken the oath of office in
New York, walked into the office of the De-
partment of Justice at y o'clock to-day.
hung up his hat, and went TO work without
any formality.
REPENTANT BALTIMoREAN has re
Heved his conscience by sending to the
Treasury department g, 100 The amount
forwarded was one five hundred dollar bill
and twenty-uine Of the denomination of one
hundred dollars each. The money was ac-
cOmpanled by note, as follows: due the
United states Treasury for internal revenue
on manufactured goods.'
NAVAL NOTES.-The Navy department is
advised of the sailing of the U. 5. steamer
Benicia on the 18th instant from Francisco
TO kodiOck and Cooks Inlet, San Juan
Island, NOveka Sound, and Sitka. 80. Rear
Admiral Mullavey, commanding the North
Atlantic station, transferred his flag 70 the
Worcester on the 18th, and the Colorado left
for Hampton Roads, but anchored outside on
account OF head winds.
EX-SENATOR PRATT, the newly appointed
Commissioner of Internal Revenue, as
sumed the duties of his Office today. about
Only NiNiDle Clldnge Is IN Jne POSITION oil
the desk of the Commissioner, which was
changed to face the south instead of the east
as heretofore. Mr.. Douglass is, to-day, look
ing for an office in which to establish himself
IN the practise of his professon-the law.
THE JURISDICTION OF THE Boston Posi-
OFFICE The Post Office depart
ment has ordered the dlScOntinuance of eleven
post offices in and adjacent TO Bost ton. and
substituted in their stead six branch offices
20 DE under the Jurisdiction of the Boston
once and within its delivery. This makes
twenty-iour offices brought within the de-
IlVery OF the Boston office during the last
two years.
THE Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT has
brought suit against the postmaster at Cal
vert, Texas, for defalcation of postal reye-
nnes amounting TO several hundred dollars
Inc selection of postmasters for this point
Ter tour years past has been particularly I'M
fortunate, as this is the fourth successive
postmaster who has been prosecuted for en-
beZZlement.
PERsoNAL.-Colonel Fred. D. Grant left
here last night to joint the Yellowstone ex-
petition, which leaves Bismarck on the Goth
! st. '''.Ex-GOv. Shepherd visited Fortress
Monroe yesterday, and was entertained nv
Gen. VIM. +. Barry, commandment I'm
the American Social Science Convention
which adjourned its session in Detroit, yes
rday, DOrman Il. Eaton read a paper on
reform i'll the Civil Service, reitterat1ng
Jews previously expressed by him through
communications TO the public prints. -.
EX-Speaker Blaine leaves New York en-
route TO Maine this evening.
CAPTAIN THORNTON. L. s. N. who was
one Of the officers of the expedition TO Ker-
gulens land TO observe the transit of Venus,
and who received such Injuries on board the
United States steamer MOnOngahela on the
voyage between that place and Cape Town
as compelled his return home, died yester-
day III Philadelphia in the 4Sth year of his
age. Captain Thornton had spent eighteen
years at sea, and served with distinction
during the late war, having been executive
officer of Farragut's flagship in his battles
on the Mississippi, and he also served in the
same capacity on the ke9rSage when she
sunk the Alabama.
LOTTERY DEALERS AND THE Posi- OF
FICE DEPARTNENT.-The question having
ARISEN IN the minds of many as 10 the right
OF the Postmaster General to issue the oricT
prohibiting the postmaster at Cincinnati
rom payin any m0iley order in favor of r..
ID. Sine, lottery dealer in the city named
reference IS made to the act of June &, 1872.
embraced in the postal laws and regulations
oil the Post Office department, which act die
uEctly and in terms authorizes the Post
master General to take similar action, upon
evidence satisfactory to him that any per
son, hrm or corporation is engaged in CON |
ductlng any fraudulent, lottery, gift enter
prise or scheme for the distribution OF money !
OF OF any real or personal property. by lOi. |
Chance, or drawing of any kind, or In con- |
Quoting any other scheme or device for OBJ |
lalhlns money through the mails by means |
oil iaIse ana ifaudnlent pretences, &c.
IMPORTANT RULING RELATIVE TO NEWS
PAPER PosTAGE.-The Postmaster General |
has issued the following order amending sec |
ton l03 of the regulations of the Post Office |
department by striking out the words, And |
the subscription must be for not less than |
three months" in the seventh and eighth |
lines, 50 as 10 read as follows Sc Section lO3. |
"A regular subscriber is person who has &C
tually paid, or undertaken TO pay, sub |
scrption price for newspaper, magazine |
or other periodical or for whom such pay
ment has been made or undertaken to be |
made by some other person, But, in the |
latter case, such payment must have been |
made or undertaken with the consent, or at |
the previous request of the person TO whom |
such newspaper, magazine or periodical is |
sent. n person to whom any such publica-
ton is sent without his consent or request is |
not a regular subscriber within the mean |
ing of the law, and double transient rates of |
postage must be charged and collected on |