Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-06
EVENING STAR
Washington News and Gossip.


THE RECEIPTS to-day Were, from Internal
revenue, s4)l,lsO.14; from customs, ss1 O2I ,5Oi
10.
THE national BASk NOTES received a:
the Treasury to-day for redemption aggrC-
gated SJSi9s5.
SECRETARY BRIsTow returned 20 Wash
ingtCn this morning, and resumed his OH
cial duties.
EXECUTIVE BUsINEss.-The President has
signed the commission OIL. II. Wells TO be
United States attorney for the District OF
Columbia, and Henry y. Blake, associate
justice of Montana territory. The President
has recognized Nicholas GaXiOla 10 be consul
Of Salvador at san Francisco.
EXTRA DUTY MEN.-The War department
directs that there may be detailed for each
engineer office AZ headquarters OF military
divisions and departments one enlisted man
10 serve a. draughJs.nan, who will he al
lONSu 20 Per mDhth as eStra-duty pay, TO
be paid from such allOtIaents OF engineer
funds as may be authorized for said engineer
offices.
SOME SCAMP has been representing him
sell IN Texas as the son OF Postmaster Gen
eral Jewell. This, too, in the face of the fact
that Mrs. Jewell never had son. The i'm
pO>toT on the strength Of ms representations
received lavish hospitality at Fort COncha
In that state, and had actually made ar
raugements To buy railroad.
CHANGE OF STATIONS On the recon-
mediation OF the Paymaster General Major
VIM. II. Johnston, paymaster l.. s. A, has
been relieved from duty in The department
OF the gulf, and has been ordered To report to
the commanding officer of the department OF
Missouri for duty. On the recommendation
OF the Surgeon General Assistant Surgeon
ID. l.. Huntington has been relieved from
duty in the department of California aud
~ Envl irN D
Surgeon General.
YELLOW FEvER-The following telegram
from BARRACKS, Fla, has been received by
the Surgeon General Of the army:
A1iyai,t SIN, 1s.1.-NC new case OF death
since ny report OF yesterday. DIR. StcrnDerg
is stili improving. Assistant Surgeon Brown
arrived u Pensacola this morning eSnectad
here Immediately. FOrty-fiVe ff5) cases under
treatment, Twenty-Five t-Il pronounced by
the surgeon cOnvalescent.
J. NJ. BEASvAx.
MALICIOUS REPORTS COSTRADICrED.-
Secretary Bristow today authorized the
representative of THE STAR To state that
any publication. in any newspaper. to the
effect that he had. or at the present time con-
templated, requesting the resignation of As
SlStarj Secretary CODant, was uuqualifelIv
have been male either affecting Mr. CDnant's
Integrity or his conduct of The affairs OF has
Office Is also equally without foundation i'm
TACT. On The other hand, IL may be stated
that Mr.. COnant at present, as in the past,
enjoys The fullest confidence OF Mr.. Bristow
and is regarded by him as an efficient and
honest executive officer.
NAVAL ORDERs.-LieuIenant-C Commander
George w. Wood TO ordnance duty at the
navy yard at New York. Passed-Ass!stant
Engineer J. G. BrOsnahan To the navy yard
at New York. Cadet Engineers VIM. n.
l. Il Dol
Swatara. Detached-M idShipman r. III.
Mclean has reported his return home, hav-
lEs been detached from the Pensacola on the
18th OF June last, and has been placed on
" utlng orders. Passed ssisfant Engineer
Charles II Greenleaf iron the navy ward al
New York and Ordered TO the POwhatan,
VIM. J.. NicOll from the POwhatan, Goth in
ant ami ordered u duty at The Naval acad-
e.ny 9Th instant.
IHE GOVERNMENT PRISTING.-The Sec
rotary OF the Treasury today accepted tie
proposition OF the several bank note comma
mics with respect 10 the printing of United
States notes and fractional currency This
proposition Is me result OF conference re-
Gently held, and is TO the effect That the work
shah be divided equally among the four
C'iL hahLes itnreSeil ~, the compensation 10
be paid 10 be the present rates T::iiiis iistri
button OF the work is understood To be salts
factory 20 all parties concerned, as well as
advantageous 10 the government, as under
it, operations the rulnOus Competition be-
tween companies Will come To- an end, and
~ aTly one third more Of the printing will be
done in the Treasury department than under
the present arrangements.
THE NORTH CAROLINA CONSTITUTIONAL
ELECTION took place yesterday. The latest
returns last night left the result In doubt,
the chances seeming TO be about evenly bal
anced, though the republicans were sanguine
OF having majority OF the delegates. 4
Z - ID
carry Wake, LenOir, Brunswick and Ricn-
mOnd in which they gain seven delegates.
The democrats gain two in RObesOn. Tue
Indications now are that the contest Will be
very close, with chances considerably in
favor Of the democrats having a small ma
jority in theconvention-"
MRS. Cor. MERRITT Too Ill TO CONE To
Cor RT.-The examination II the case OF
Cs-pt. Ryan, OF the tug-bOat Mike Morton,
lI-.ged with violently ASSEMBLING Mrs. Mer-
Iitt. had been set down for yesterday. bat
was adjourned, as the complainant, at Belle
NUC Hospital. was unable 20 appear. a lei
Ter was received from the attendant physi-
can certifying 10 her condition. Counsel for
Ryan minated that unless the com laInant
was able "a appear soon he would waive eX-
animation IL the case and move for "a reIdc-
ton OF baii-N !. Hlrd'I. 5't.
POISONED by EATING SrRAMoSTrN
SEEDs.-A few Gays since. a CHILD. four years
oid, OF William Latz, living in Cumberland
street, Gloucester City, was POISONED by eat
grow 30 beautifully IN all vacant and wet To-
calIties. The child was thought for a time
L. he fatally poisoned, but the prompt sppiI-
"aiior Of remedies placed its life out OF dam
geT.-EhtiG LttigcT, 5th.
y FUNCTCAL BAKER--The baker IN Ports
mouth, y. IL, whose workshop was burned
on Sunday morning, opened his ovens a
soon a. the IRE around them mad spent itself
sufficiently for him 10 approach them, took
OCt his supply of beans and brown bread
and delivered them seasonably 10 his GUS
TONERS, a. If nothing had happened.
\ FEARFUL ORDEAL FOR A WOMAN
Mrs. Ellen Y. BrOwnell, while crossing the
railroad track at FaTmingdale station, on
the line Of the New Jersey Southern rail-
road, slipped and fell between the tracks. A
train was approaching. but she laid quiet
upon the track. and the entire train passed
over her without doing her auy injury.
ANOTHER INDIAN WAR;. c. Bridge
man, Indian agent, having requested the re-
mOval OF one hundred and forty Stock bridge
Indians who were trespassing on the reser-
walton in Shawnee county, Wis. a deputy
United states marshal attempted to eject
the Indians, but they resisted, AMI further
trouble is apprehended.
FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDEST.-Thee engine
Of the construction train on the Marietta and
Cincinnati railroad ran OF the track, We'd