Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-06-18
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

EN ENING SIAR.
Washington News and Gossip.
THE RECEIPTS to-day were, from internal
revenue, 25,SI3.T1; from customs, $3.50, 1861.
THE AMOUNT of national bank note circu-
latiOn received at the Treasury to-day for re-
demption aggregated s755.iI9.
THE LEAVE OF ABSENCE granted First
Lieut.. e. III. Greene, Eth infantry, has been
extended five months.
APPOINTED.-The President has appoint
ell Edward Stevenson. of Michigan, 10 De
register of the land Office ~ Ioaia, Mich.
SECRETARY BELKNAP will visit the Yo
semitic Valley and the Yellowstone during
the latter part of next month.
SECRETARY RoBEsoN returned to Wash
ington last night, and was at the Navy
department to-day.
THE NEW TREAsrRER-A letter from
Treasurer New announces that he will be in
this city about the latter part of next week.
PROF. BAIRD, L. $. Commissioner of food
fishes, left for Woods Hole, Massachusetts,
day tefore yesterday. lie will remain there
all Summer.
THE INTEREST ON THE DISTRICT BONDS
The money required to pay the interest on
District bonds which is payable in New
York was forwarded to that city last night.
The amount aggregated $4,000 in gold and
$3.50 In currency, making total OF
100000.
NAVAL ORDFRs.-Lieut. Seaton Schroeder
detached from the Swatara and ordered TO
duty at the photographic Office, Washing
ton, ID. {. Lieut.. John f.. Pillsbury detached
rom the Swatara and ordered 10 duty on
Coast Survey. Gunner John T. Devlan To
receiving ship Potomac, AZ Philadelphia.
POSTMASTER GENERAL JEWELL visited
the post office at Milwaukee yesterday. and
then received a number of prominent citi-
ZenS of the state, who called to pay their
respects. He was afterwards enter aimed at
a dinner at the New-sall house, at which
Senators Howe and Cameron Were present,
ana then returned TO Chicago.
DR.. FRANKLIN b. H0UGH the welI-known
author who has been charged by the COM
missiunerof Education with preparing the
historical presentation Of colleges al the cen
telnlal exhibition, presented the subject to
the faculty of the University of virginia last
week and they cordially Endorsed his plan
ana agreed to afford him all the assistance
IN their power.
LIEUTENANT COMMANDER DOUGLAS
CAssEL, L. S. N. gallant and popular
jay last. Mr.. CasscI was one of the officers
OF our navy who entered temporarily the
service of the japanese government I'm its
campaign against FOrmOSa, and il is under
STOOD that II was in that campaign that ne
contracted the disease which finally termi-
mated his life.
BIDS were opened today by Third Assist
ant Postmaster General Barber for supply
ing post office, dead-letter, and Registered
package envelopes. There were but four bid
derS. viz George II. Reay, of New York;
George r. NeSbitt " Co. of New York the
Morgan Envelope company, of Springfield
Mass, and the PlimptOn Manufacturing
company, Of Hartford. Conn. Nesbitt IL Co.
were the lowest bidders for post office and
de1d-letter envelopes, and will receive the
contract for these articles. It is a. vet I'M
determined who will get the contract for reg
lstered package envelopes.
CLUE TO THE TREASURY ROBBERY.
But No AREFST-Thc secret service detec-
tiveS of the Treasury department were con-
>luerably eiajed yesterday over what was
ic"mtu by them clue to the apprehension
o. the person who recently got away wi In the
package OF greenhacES, valued at 81 800.
from the cash room Of the Treasury. All OF
the force was hard at work until a late hour
last night. and displayed unusual activity
tie thIel, Major WaShburne, not reaching
MS nome until midnight. To-day the oil
Gers refuse To communicate the ground of
their su> piclOrS. or the result of last nj gifts
movements. The Information conveyed,
right trail, but that 1.-The bird got away"
RESIGNATION OF INDIAN AGENT
SAYTLLE.-J. j. Saville, Indian agent at the
Red Cloud agency, just before leaving Wash
ingtOn with the Sioux delegation. wrote the
following letter 10 the Commissioner of In
dian y fairs: ''In consequence of the repeated
ATTACKS made upon me by the unwarranted
ana slanuerouS statements OF certain ire
SpOnSIble and maliciOuSly disposed parties,
Ind my influence with the Indians dam
aged and the work of the church embar-
raised. | therefore tender my resignation
OF The Red Cloud agency in Nebraska. II.
however. any charges are resting against me
which require an nveStigaLlon, / respect
fully request that yOu defer the acceptance of
my resignation until am acquitted OF such
charges"
There are at present no formal charges
against SaVilic before Commissioner Smith
but il is understood that Prof Marsh intends
To present written charges, which will of
course be Investigated, when DIR. Savi.le'S
resignation will either be accepted or he will
be dismissed. He was appointed as a repre-
sentative of the Protestant Episcopal church
Or. SaVillc, in another communication bear
ing date of the 5th inst, says i'm relation 10
the charges made against him by Prof
MasSh that the latter received from Red
Cloud and Red Dog certain samples of I'M
melchantabie provisions, with the request
lhat he show them to the President, and
that four months later he delivered the sam
pies Ia the board OF Indian commissioners i'm
New DIRK. He says the sample Of flour was
on hand, when he, Saville, took charge ana
that the -four issued al the time of the pro-
lessons visit was OF good quality. and i'm
justice 10 him Prof Marsh should have COM
pared the samples given him with the gooiS
I'm the warehouse. Agent SavllIe denies that
he ever issued any unmerchantables supplies.
ard asks the commits siOneT to fully inVe>ti-
gate the charges against him.
MIR BEACH DEPENDS MUTUAL. MoULTOS
AlIer our Geographic report OF the argument
OF Judge Beach, in the FiltOn- Beecher case
closed yesterday. counsel defended Mr.. Moul-
ton from the charges and reviingS uttered
against him. Mr.. MOulton, he said was a
young man and had felt the power of Ply
mouth church. He thought it was an hon
Orahle part TO act as the friend of Beecher-
"the heather acting for the godly minister
ana befriending the great pastor of the
greatest church in the world" l. might be-
added Mr.. Beach, that under such circum-
stances MoultOn might have been led TO for
sake integrity and truth-all for the fame
and honor Of this man. Had he been how
ever, the man that counsel would make him
Moulton would have followed the trail of
profit which Plymouth