Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-05-12

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and two, except on Tuesdays and Fridays,
which being Cabinet days, no one viii be
received except government officials.
THE RECEIPTS from internal revenue at
the Treasury to-day were 5I9i 10; from Gus
toms, SGS5,fiG.
THE AMOUNT OF national bank note cur
reucy received at the Treasury to-day lor re
compton aggregated StSoIcI.
JUICE FEERREPoNr. the new Attorney
General, viii enter rIon tho discharge Of Us
duties on Friday.
Hos. II. VI. ATKINSON, Commissioner OF
Pensions, las issued orders 20 ob~late COM
plants against the office ior not answering
letters Of inquiry.
EX-SENATOR PRATT, the recently aD-
pointed Commi sSioUer OF Internal Revenue.
arrived in this city last night. To-day ne
called ON the present commissioner, Sir.
Douglass. lie has not ye; determined when
nc viii assume the duties oI The Office.
TIE PUBLISHED STATEMENT connecting
eN-GoV. Cookies absence abroad with trans
actions in District bonds las, we learn, no
foundation in fact. His business j. of Il nri-
Nate character in which the public has no
interest
NAVAL -hrFATRs.-Dctachcd- John
II. trshur from duty ~ New Io.don. Conn.
and ordered to command the Brooklyn,
south Atlantic station. per StcaTle. Of the
! ~ June next. from New York. Cap; WIN.
I. irUE,UH. from the command OF the Brook
'yu. on The reporting OF his relief aud or
deIod 10 return home aud report arrival
\ HOARD or ENGINEERS 10 consist Of col
J. =. Nacomh. Major +. =. Farauhlr and
Major G. Il SUt"r. is appointed II meet az
IJ tE."c. Iowa, on tie 10Th inst. Il examine
and report GIuu tie plans and specifications
IfI TIE cons tltltftGE az and
nrsagc across the Mississippi rj.eTat cor near
Dubuque, submitted bT Nj. John QGie.ey
ana others.
TIE VIRGINIA MARYLAND BOUNDARY
'oG1lI-sIuS.-Ihe arbitrJtOrs. umpire ami
COUNSEL Tor tha states oi Maryland and Nir-
@in.a. in tuy case of -" disputed boundary
Zines between the two states who mat ia mis-
city ON Monday lasf. intend .oula!5a a fri &,
down the tIc~Hu "&Eeaps up Tho Potomac IN
p lg" t''y.. Tho aeNt meeting viii probably
oo LtlI al White Suiphu. Spria-S
INTEESATIgNAL POSTAGE srt,rr.-The
POSTMASTER General i having prepared a
new design for a five cent stamp 20 be used
rs international postage under the Bernie
postal treaty. which goes into operation on
The lSt al July next. The vignette will con
StNf 81 Il full-iaCcd picture of Gen. Zachary
Iat ICr, in military uniform. and the stamp
Nc. lHe WcT@~ -. :. Of America" and
"tor,isu Postage VIII encircie tie VIZ
uttje.
PROMOTIONS AND ArPoINrNENrs.-The
following promotions have beel ma ie in the
money on,cr Office Post Olicr department:
II. W. Walbridge, OF Wisconsin, from second
20 ihlrd class, and Alex. SUmmcrvill1. of
ni>iIicI 70, o. toinmhia' from first - second
class. Inc following appointments have
iceu made IN This department. VIM. J.. IlOr-
ton. temporary Waterman; HJrafiO Y.
Howard. o; Maine. q first class clerk 10 the
II u .g.y'ar. pf
-..'..t. tenn orary Clerk IN tlo blank agaGcg:
loha l. Toss, Of Virginia, regular labOrar
OUR FIFET ~ AeTATIC WATERs.-Gnar
Admiral Penn *, commanding the y static
station, under date oi Hong Kong March
list. rel cIts to The Secretary of the Navy the
location Ol vessels rs follows. Hartford al
Hon q. Kong. Iaci;a wanna sailed from Nok0-
Hama ioT san Francisco March 10th. Kear-
sarge arrived at Manila March 18th. will re-
main there ten days and then return 10 Hong
Kong: Gorccacy at Yokohama; Ashucl al
Nd@1s&k antIc at Hong Kong; PalOS A.
IieutSin. SacO when last heard from was al
Paiaya March 18th. The health OF officers
and men oh the station continues 10 be good.
PERsoNAL-Mrs Snaad Gay" of the
Louisville Cc,gioy-JO'yi0D. and her daugh-
ter. Miss AuStine Suedd, g'.Miss Grundy,"D
left Washington for Kentucky last week on
heaith-trip for the benC lit OF NJ iSSSnead. VINO
| mas iitd a severe ana pTOtracjrt Illness. She
bore the Journey well. and her friends hone
| she VIII derive much benefit from her native
| air. '''' Senator Logan has returned from
a lew weeks visit IN the west, with his
health somewhat improved. His wife. who
| ma been quite i'll. X better. 800 Senator In
gals. OF Kansas. i IN the city. 900 Speaker
Blaine had an Interview with Secretary
| HrIsiOw this al teu0On.
! REPORTS As TO THE RESIGNATION OF THE
| SINTH AUDITOR.-Thr report was again cur
| rent to-day that Colonel e. {. Sheats. Sixth
| Auditor OF the Treasury. had been requested
| To resign. As rumOr has it. his resignation
Is demanded not on the ground of ais iHetii-
cheney or Integrity as n public officer. but on
account OF his personal relations with Sena-
| tor spencer, Jerome j. Kinds irccentiy in
diCtod for contract frauds, aut others who
are believed TO have. had a. least some
| knowledge of said frauds. Colonel SheatS
on being inieuO%ajct with reference
! 10 the report. said me knew nothing
/ beyond the TUmCT in question. \ report APP
! peared ia a Baltimore paper last week To the
| eject that nc WOUld be compelled To resign.
! and he had purpOSoly abStaiaGj from visit
! i"G the President until today. He did nOt
give The details OF MS ouNerSatiou with the
President, but il was Inferred that his pres
| en-: relations with the President and Sacre-
/ jaTN Of the Treasury were not 81 an entirely
| satisfactory character. There can scarcely
D." any doubt that ne has been notified THAT
| his resignation will b. accepted whenever
| rendered.
! The Whisky Raids.
| PROGRESS OF THE RING CAMPAIGN.