Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-11-15

nal revenue, St31,3S3 do customs, s50S, 1929.
THE AMOUNT OF national bank note cur
rency received at the Treasury to-day COR
redemption aggregated saeo90G.
AMONG THE VISITORS at the Executive
Mansion To day We're Secretary Bris:ow al
Col Samuel Smoot.
SUPERVISING INSPECTOR Of STEAM
BOATS LOWE has been exonerated from the
charges OF malfeaSance In office which were
preferred against him.
TREASURER NEW Will probably not re-
main in his present position longer than the
middle of January, but will resign in order
TO return to Indianapolis to look after his
banking interests there.
RESIDENTIAL PROMINENT Pre-
sident has appointed Bendix Ksppel to be
U. s. Consul at Bogota, L. s. c., and has
signed the commission of Thomas c. Wood
ward, OF Iowa, 10 be Examiner-iD- Chief of
the Patent Office.
THE REPORTED INTERVIEW with Collector
Casey in regard to the third term," which
has been criticised by the press generally, is
denied by Mr.. Casey, who says that he has
never expressed to any one his opinions on
that subject.
IMPORTANT VACANCY FILLED. - Mr.. T.
G. Woodward, of Iowa, has been appointed
member of the appeal board of the Patent
ONCE, to oil the vacancy OccasOned by the
resignation of Mr.. Hopkins. The contest for
this position was prOtracted one, as there
were number of aSpirants to it, each OF
Whom WAS backed up by powerful Influence
member of the bar OF the United States Su-
preme Court. He was a faithful officer during
the war, and participated in the siege OF
Nicksburg.
ARMY ORDERS. = Commissary Sergeant
ment hospital for the insane, District OF Co
lumbia,) is relieved from duty atWest Point
New York. Capt w. H. Nash, co mmissary of
subsistence, will proceed TO Columbus bar
racks. Oh o, to inspect and report upon the
subsistence stores recently purchased at that
2itn infantry; Capt. Nash will perform the
duty under detailed instructions from the
commissary general of subsistence, to whom
lie VIII report by letter on completion OF the
same. The leave of absence granted I'd Lieu
tenant Charles ii. Watts, 5th cavalry Fort
Lyon, Colorado territory is extended i've
months,
MORE FIvE-TWENrIES TO BE CALLED IN.
The Secretary OF the Treasury will to day
issue Two calls for The redemption OF five
/ twenty bonds of 1864 and 1865. The first call
being the thirtieth) will embrace twelve
million, seven hundred and eighty-fve thou
sand three hundred and fifty dollars of the
hye-twenty bonds of 1864, which will com
rlete the subscriptions TO make up the
amount OF $500 0G0. 900 of the new five per cent
bonds authorized by Congress, and closes up
the funding operations, so far as the new ii We
per cent. bouds are concerned. The second
being the thirty-firsD will be for 5000 900
on account of the sinking fund, and will eX-
haust the balance of the five-twenty bonds
OF 1864, and will commence upon the six Der
cent e i've twenty bonds of 1865 TO the amount
Of 81 81 100 The interest on these bonts Will
cease Oh the 18TH Of February, 1876.
THE $50 DISTRICT BoNDs.-An Associated
Press dispatch from New York says Large
sales of District of Columbia bonds have
been made at ,2A a.3.''
Attorney General Pratt, OF New York,
gave an opinion, published a few days ago,
that the District of Columbia $50 bonds are
legal and proper investments for savings
banks. Mr.. Fairchld, present deputy. but
eral, and will go into Office in January, mas
given notice that he does not coincide with
bis present superior, and that, in his view,
savings banks should not touch tue hJn.,s
until their status is settled by the courts or
the debt OF the District assumed by Con-
gress- III the latter is not done. Mr., Fair
rnIri ur",S'S's ~ MAKE up & test ease for the
new YORK court of appeals NJ. + lifchIld
self and bis superior, mas resigned the Office
of deputy attorney general.
PERsoNAL.-Ex- Senator Gwin, who has
been staying at WOrmley's for two or three
days past, went to Richmond yesterday. 1t
is understood that he will return here by
the trst, and that ne will spend the winter
story that Miss Risley.Seward has gone TO
Europe. She expects to spend the season ut
her residence in this city, although she may
make visit south or vest in the early part
British legation. has arrived in the city, and
is staying at WOrmley's. .'.'S Sam Ward
dined Lord HOughton at Welcker's Saturday
nj nt AvrSnn fl,0- fvnrvi fnUy 70 4.
Lordsbip were Gen. Garfield, the Chief JUS
tice, Justice Field, Sir Edward Thornton,
Justice Bradley, Attorney General Pierre
pOnt, Or. Lindermann. Justice Swayne, Sec
rotary Robson, Prof. Rogers Don. Louis De
Potestad, Secretary of the Spanish Lega-
| ton. and Assistant Secretary of State Cad
Mr.. Joseph Macfarland will be glad TO know
that since Saturday last there has been a
marked and continued improvement in his
condition. His physician is now of opinion
| with the exercise Of care and pru-
| denee, be will soon be restored TO
to her pleasant home in Georgetown, from
| Ionkers, New York, where she has been
spending the summer. The report in the
Her eyesight is perfect, and the past year has
| been the busiest and most successful in her
literary career. Her new novel, "Only a
| Girls Heart" has proved, with the single
| exception of "Self Made, the most popular
of any OF her long series of forty-ive or fifty
| popular stories.
NAVAL ORDERS.-CaptaIn Samuel +.
Carter ordered TO duty on LIST Decembe next
as member of the light house board. Captain
f. j. McCauley TO duty as captain OF the
navy ward, Boston, on Goth instant. Lieu
| tenants Charles II. Black and Webster Doty,
| Midshipmen J. A. Sherman, Charles Laird,
l j. +. Smith. Moses l.. Wood, W. B. Carpen-
ter and E b. Vinton, Pay Inspector Edward