Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-11-16


nal rev enue, sl96, 3ss.ss; customs, si62, 1856.
THE AMOUNT of national bank note cur
rency received at the Treasury to-day for re-
demption aggregated s3ii 2eL
PATENTS, &c, were issued to-day as fol-
lows:-Patents, PCS; reissues, IL; designs s;
trade marks, 10; labels, Is; total, SD.
PRESIDENT GRANT having commenced
the preparation OF his annual message to
Congress, he will not receive visitors until it
is completed.
THE COMM IssIoNER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
has decided to furnish transportation to their
homes In Oregon to the Warm Spring Ia
dians now in this city.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Assistant Surgeon Chas
h. 1ancy from the naval hospital Mare
Island, California, and ordered to Washing.
ton city for examination for promotion.
CUTTING Down ExPENsEs-Secretary
Bristow will in few days Issue orders to
reduce the force in all of toe custom houses
OF the United States owing to the fact that
The appropriation for the collection OF GUS
toms Is deficient TO the extent of about
5000 600.
COST OF THE NAIL SERvICE.-Second As
sistant Postmaster General Tyner in his an
nual report states the cost of inland mail
transportation for the fiscal year, which
ends June 3Oth last, as SI5,353 1863. He es-
Inmates the cost of the same service for the
current fiscal year at SIC AZ 1885,
ARMY ORDERs.-On the Recommendation
of the Surgeon General, Assistant Surgeon
j. de b. W. Gardner is ordered to report by
letter to the commanding officer department
OF Arizona for assignment TO duty. Recruits
Tor the army are ordered as follows. 100 to
San Antonio, Texas, for the 10th infantry;
100 TO DallaX, Texas, for the 18th infantry.
AVE of tho axann,;npa, Of ,l,o I,a-o..
ment of the Interior having become dulIei
by the frequent contact with the vertabr.p
OF n large number of decapitated clerks at
the department named is being whetted to-
day preparatory for sanguinary work some
time during the present week. No changes
were made to-day.
THE BUELL-CHANDLER LIBEL CASE
To-day, Mr.. y. c. Buell., who is Indicted for
publishing a libel on Hon. T. iandler,
appeared at the Court House with his conn
Sell Mr.. VIM. Birney, and after consulta-
ion with the District Attorney, the bail was
liked at -, eco, and he was allowed to leave
on his own recOgniZance until to morrow
morning, wtSn be VIII produce his sureties.
THE REVENUE SERvICE.-By direction of
the President the following vessels are desig-
mated to peIiorm special winter cruising
The Albert Galatin at Boston, Alexander
Hamilton az Philadelphia, the u. = Grant
and the MoSSWOOd at New York Thomas
A. j. Dallas at Portland, Maine; J. c. DOB
bin at Castine, Maine; Levi Woodbury. at
Eastport, Maine; Samuel Dexter at New
port, Rhode Island.
PERSONAL Commissioner Atkinson, OF
the Pension Bureau, leaves for his home at
Brownsville, Nebraska, this evening, aud
will be absent aboHt two weeks. ..-Repre-
sentative John X. TarboX, of Massachusetts,
i III town, at J3) Missouri avenue. '.''Ex-
Senator Pease, the decapitated postmaster
IN q d on 4. al III
reSentative-elect 10 the 9Th Congress, were
at the Interior ami Post Office dspartT1 = MS
to-day.
APPOINTMENT And \ PRoMOrI0N-Nr.
J. III. HaZletOn, OF the District of Columbia,
has been appointed an assistant railway
cost office clerk between this city and Wei
doni N Z. with paJ at the rate OF 81 900 per
arfflrfi. Mr.. Fl has been acting as temporary
clerk for some time past Mr. A. T yoyneS,
of the District of Columbia, has been pro-
NOTED from assistant clerk ID clerk on TIE
cars between this city and New York: nav
increased from $1,000 10 3, 2Co per annum.
THE VICE PRESIDENTS CONDITION is-1ot
improved to-day. Yesterday he sat up for
nearly eight hours and numerous visitors
were admitted, and the consequence was
that be became very weak and nervous, and
was restless last night and unable TO sleep
soundly until nearly five O'Clock this morn
ing. To-day no admittance has been allowed
TO the sick chamber, IL being necessary that
ne have perfect quiet and IepOse Mr.. Will
son is not suffering any pain, but is restless
and nervous from over eXertiOn.
THE NATIONAL THEATER-The comedy
of "Self,' with its practical American ideas
as enforced by that sound-headed embodi-
meDt OF thrifty-g good sense ssJohn Unit" was
perfOl med last night at the National in a
manner TO crafty an unusually large and
critical audience. Mr.. Owens, a great favor
tie in Washington, of course made much of
the part of John Unit" and the pithy say
ipgs Of that worthy, enunciated with. such
JUNCTION by Mr.. o., were applauded to the
echo. But the feature OF the evening was
The unmistakable success of the young
Washington debutante, Miss Minnette
thompson, in the part of Mary Apex"
Young, graceful, pretty with an animated,
| audience at first sight, and as the
play went on and she delineated the
young heroine with the mixture OF
pathos required by the part, the satisfaction
OF The audience was manifested by hearty
ard continuous applause. She was called
before the curtain again and again, and in
the last act was the recipient of numerous
floral tributes. There can be no Question
that she has genuine dramatic talent. The
other parts of "Selr' were well presented,
and especially the part of "Mrs. Corduroy
CoburD,' by the always excellent Mrs. Ger
non sSr;r that TO Of mrs. Apsx," by Miss Rose
Pearson, who has already taken a leaiing
position in the regards of Washington play
sOe1s. MISS fugene raul, Mr.. weber, Mr.
Walters and Mr.. Kingsley were also very
good in the parts they took, as was also the
young lady miss GOnzales,) who per-
termed the part of "Chloe." Tonight "Selt'
is TO be repeated.
THE LATEST CABINET CHANGE RUMoR.
The latest Cabinet change rumor is that
Postmaster General Jewell is 10 retire after
the Christmas holidays and he succeeded by
John New, The present Treasurer of the
United States Mr.. New, when asked by
STAR reporter this morning as to the cor
rectness of the report, stated that il was
"pOppycOck." Behind this, however, there
was something in his manner which indi-
cated that the runner was based upon posi-
bilities, and that he regretted 1t had been
made public. He did not deny that he would
prefer the duties OF the proposed office much
more than the one now exercised by him.
Indeed, he indicated in a negative way that
he would accept the tender Of the portfolio
Of the Post ONCE Department. The appoint
ment OF Mr.. New, according To the rumOr, is
recommended by Senator Morton, and is
said to be the outcome of q recent visit m ade
nv him to this city, and At which time ne
had an extended interview with President
Grant.
Among the reasons given bv Madame RI.