Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-19
EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.


GOVERNMENT RECEIPrs To-DAY.-Inter-
iai revenue, Sl93,Co297; customs, si27 ,6i5.55.
PEKsoNAL.-Mr John s. Hays, OF the
Richmond Aetcs, is In town.
THE AMOUNT OF National Bank note cur
TeBcy received at the Treasury department
to-day for redemption aggregated $685., 7O6.
THE FOLLOWING PATENTS, &C., were is
sued this week: Patents, 252; reissues, II; de-
signs, %; trade marks, Al, labels, u; total,
3J1.
ARMY ORDFEs-MsjorJ j. ]. Dana, quarter
master. has been ordered to take charge of
the national cemetery, recently established
az Firms Point, New Jersey. Acting As
SistaDt Surgeon q. W. Archibald. l.. s. A,
now at Camp Baker. Montana Territory,
has been ordered TO report i'll person to the
Secretary OF War.
EDITOR STAR: Probabilities are some
times pleasant To contemplate, but when the
reputation and character of men long in
public service, and noted for fidelity and
integrity, are assailed by means of vague
al II distinct differences. then the contem-
p'atiOn of what may he becomes distasteful.
While fraud should he exposed and crimi-
nality punished, Justice should not be over
looked.
The object OF this communication is to
invite delay In public opinion respecting
IhOSe gentlemen whose names appear SO
prominently In one OF the morning dailies in
connection with the {" Witowski claim
lately passed upon by the accounting officers
OF the Treasury. *ts
THE SOUTHERN APACHEs SATIsFAC-
TORY REPORT FROM THEIR AGENr.-U s.
Indian Agent j. NJ. Shaw writes the Com
missioner of Indian Affairs from the Office
of the Southern Apache agency, Ojo Cali
ente, New Mexico, transmitting his month
ly report, ard says take pleasure in
stating that this agency and the Indians of
ih's reservation are in every resr ect salts
factory and show a decided advance toward
main tanning good order and obedience to
law; OF this / have a practical test during
this month. l have forbidden all Indians
foua leaving re reservation on stealing ex-
petitions; but there are always some repro
bates In every community, and we cannot
expect barbarous tribe to be free from
them. A few IDdisns left on such an excur
sion and brought stolen horses on the reser-
walton. i made a demard on the chiefs that
This stolen property should be brought in
ard turned over TO me 10 return to its lawful
owner. In less than four hours five horses
were brought in and turned over to me- with
ont the necessity of military force, as has
heretofore been required. This was all the
horses they had on the reservation. Several
outside, and required each Indian 10 go aud
point out the animal and the purchaser 10
the owner OF the horses. which they also did =.
A. occurrence OF this kind. venture to say,
has never been known in the history of this
oe. This most clearly shows that they can
be controlled and made IN obey without the
presence OF military force. This. TO me.
shows progress in the right direction, and
with this lesson think they will not so 0u
attempt another raid. They seem very well
cOntented. and place great confidence in what
i tell them; very seldom do they try To de
ceive me. Our annuity goods are arriving in
very good time, and the Indians are greatly
p'eased to know that they will have their
clothing before cold weather sets in. Owing
20 The incessant rains and floods the cOntrac
tor has failed to keep us supplied with flour,
but by issues OF beef i'm lieu thereof have
Kept them comparatively satisfied. OSing
10 the same cause our buildings have been
delayed, much to our annoy ance, as well as
% cuDiary loss to the contractor. As no one
below can control the elemer IS we an blame
nc one for the delay"
TIE PROSPERITY OF WASHrSCToN.-The
Washington correspondent Of the Boston
Herald writes as follows:''T came back to
my Washington haunts and occupations a
little earlier than usual, and am at once
struck with the signs OF progress aud pros.
perity in the capital which impress upon me
more clearly than ever before the fact that
" has ceased TO be political barrack, and
has begun to be the great city which its
DOWNFALL OF the local government seem; tn
have had any material influence upon .be
prosperity of Washington. All .. &c nrophets
erief' r. -. results have come to
not strange, perhaps, tiat the
nsn;c Was so harmless to the capital. There
We re no special business interests to be pros
trated by it. The breakup of the District
government was expected to mark dismal
growth OF the city. 1t did nothing of the
sort. More houses have been built in Wash
ingtOn this summer than in any city in the
country, unless IL be Philadelphia. The i'm
proved streets are getting past that look of
pewness and fresh adOrnment which was so
apparent year or two ago