Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-07-19

to-day o. to morrow morning.
SECRETARY ROBEsoN has returned to
Washington from a brief visit to his home
in New Jersey.
JUDGE BURNHAM Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury, has returned To Washington
# er brief visit to his home in Kentucky.
THB AMOUNT of national bank note circu-
latiOn received at the Treasury to-day for re-
demption aggregated 1919 s4.
COMMISSION SIGNED-The President has
signed the commission Of ID. ID, Cone, Of the
District of Columbia, to be Secretary TO the
President to sign land patents.
CLERICAL APPOINTMENTS VIM A.
Wayne, of Alabama, Charles Mays, OF Dis
tr'ct OF Columbia, and Ivory III. Pike. OF
Illinois, have been appointed first class
clerks IN the sixth Auditors office.
Mr.. ALONzO WEEKS. who has been con-
nected with the office of the chief clerk of the
Pension bureau for several years, has been
appointed by Commissioner Atkinson as
slstant clerk to the chief clerk, Major Clarke.
PHOTO LITHOGRAPHING PATENT OFFICE
1ssUEs-The Secretary of the Interior has
decided that the contract with Norris Peters
for photo lith0graphing the past issues OF
The PateIt Office, during the present fiscal
year. cannot he legally continued without
advertisement and inviting proposals.
NAVAL CHANG Es-Chief Engineer r. W.
Bartleman. detached from the late Saranac
and ordered To proceed To Philadelphia and
report for duty As inspector of coal at that
station. Assistant Engineer John A. Tobnn
from The Fortune on her arrival at Pensa-
cola, and ordered 10 return home and await
OTGCrs.
POSTMASTER GESERAL JEWELL returned
from q visit To President Garrett, Of the b.
o railroad, this morning. on invitation OF
Mr.. Garrett lie went over on SATURDAY even
lug 10 Nj. G.'S beautiful country residence
M0ntebel.o- near Baltimore, where ne passed
very pleasant sunday. Mr.. CARROTS cStat,
embraces nearly thousand acres, and he is
tie fortunate pOSSeSSOr of many fine speci-
mems of bioOded live stock.
IMPROVEMENT OF THE MISSISSIPPI
Capt. Fads, wno has in charge the construc-
ton OF the jetties at the mouth Of the Missis-
sIPpi, was I'm Washington recently, and re-
ports that he has now 400 men employed on
the work, which has been protected over
a-tG1 feet toward deep water. The present
depth of wafer Is eight feet, and the work is
Progressing at the rate of nearly 30 feet "A
day. The working force will soon be in
creased, aud Capt. Eads expects in wear
10 nave channel deep enough for the largest
vessels.
TIE CASE OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY
day that the President has recalled his re-
quest for the resignation OF Judge Fisher,
and that that gentleman will continue as
United States attorney for this District. We
understand that the President found nothing
affecting the integrity or ability Of Judge f.,
hui on The other hand has received many
warm endorsements and requests for his re-
ithtiOn from the Judges of the court ant
aiding members or the bar. II is aiInitt..i
that objections exist in regard 10 the f,erNO.-
'b1t OF the Office. but j Judge Fisher proposes u
rem owe all ground OF complaint on that score
DE a complete reorganization. and the ap-
p NJ in'ut az &n assistant or assistants who
>i.all uc entirely acc. piabIe To the public
Ills former assistant, Mr.. Harrington, won
al eiEt,yI. reputation a. public proSecu-
Tor, az d II Judge T. j. able now tn find "A sue
CcssCT Of equal capacity and energy il is not
u" much 10 say that 10 would greatly add to
lh, administration Of justice in the District
PROF. MARSH's RAID on THE INDIAN
IUREAC--A dispatch from New Haven avs.
Prof Marsh prOnounCes the attempted ex-
IlaLatiOu published by Commissioner Smith
IL reg;trI 60 affairs AT the Red Cloud a agency
9 Characters tic trick OF the Indian bureau.
The Old report cited by the commissioner is
the only one OF u large number on file in the
In eTiOr department that was favorable, and
IL Is row well known that the special com
mission eTs who made IT. owing mainly 10
Tie short time they Were at the agency, were
mistaken on several points, aud some, at
!ea>t, or these gentlemen have since informed
ne ltI artmeut To this effect. The report re
fCrS 10 "a different set OF transactions from
those observed by Prof Marsh, and his iuyes-
usatiGn had no connection whatever with
ILcSr mace 10y this commission or any other.
To attempt 10 meet his evidence hy Quoting
an Old report is entirely avoiding the real
lssu: and misleading the public. The charges
IrO!. Marsh has made are distinct and spc-
clfc. and al arc supported nv fndependfnt
testimony. UEtil these charges, which affect
IN department aS well as Agent Saville are
Oi>lfoNei. The Professor thinks "A general 4 =
little.
IEEsOSAL.- General Sherman and family
propose - spend "A portion OF the summer AT
Geneva Lake, Wisconsin. Prof Lang
stOn. Of this city, is billed for a speech a. a
rel uhiicar meeting 10 be held AT ChillicOthe
ohio, on the al of August. ...-COunt de La
RocEeioucali, 81 the French legation, with
n VIE ana daughter, Is staying at the
ocean House, Newport. --..Gen. Scheark
l : Minister at London, with his family
las gone 10 SweIen and Norway. and will
IsAialI III charge of the affairs of the Iega-
Ion Admiral Porter aud ex-Mini>terS
bancroft and Jay were at Newport last
week. '''-SepatOr Jones is ALWAYS buvipo,
suiuething.-OE reported 10 be. The last story
l. that he has bought the Smithsonian InSti-
tuition building for his private residence: but
thlS = probably a mistake The follow
ing foreign ministers or attaches Of legations
were al Rncssles hotel, Lake George last
week :-Aristarc Bey. the Turkish Minis
t.r; Count Litta, the Italian Charge: Chev-
amer de IaVrra, the Austrian Charge, Baron
Ihlelmann, the German Charge, and two
secretaries OF The British legation. Hon. Pow
er l. foer Trench and Y. X. O'Conor ESQ
-''' EN Gov. Cooke was registered at The 81
James Hotel I'm New York, on Saturday.
JUDGE FOSTER SHOT IN THs ARN-The
EOn. William a. Foster, chief Justice OF the
circuit court Of New Hampshire. while
riding in "a Pullman ear from Boston TO Com
cord last Thursday evening, was shot In the
right arm through an open window. The
Train was then passing Merrimac Station.
The shot was doubtless fired by n tramp. in
revenge Tor being put OF the cars the night
before.
BRITISH SCHOONER CHASED By
SPANISH hAS-OF- Wharf.-The Spanish man.
Oi-war ChuTruca chased a British schooner
into a harbOr OF Hayti, and the Haytlen au-
Ihoritles found a contraband cargo on her
The British consul, II Is reported. is making
an examination. The insurgents u Cuba
have captured two forts neal, Bar,coa, to-
gether with their garrison.
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